3 h. ago M&S cyber attack update and 6 rival sites to shop clothes, beauty and home in the interim

As tomorrow marks two weeks since Marks & Spencer ceased online orders due to a cyber attack, we look at the updates and where to shop instead

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3 h. ago Police issue update following investigation after woman found dead near former cricket club

Officers have been looking into the circumstances

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8 h. ago Germany will turn away migrants without papers at the border under pledge by new chancellor Friedrich Merz as he scraps Angela Merkel's disastrous open doors policy on first day in office

Newly elected German chancellor Friedrich Merz has scrapped Angela Merkel's open border policy, and has issued orders to turn undocumented migrants away from the nation. 

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24 h. ago US reportedly planning to deport migrants to Libya despite ‘clear’ violation of court order

Judge confirms move would breach order as Libya’s rival governments say both would refuse any US deporteesThe Trump administration is reportedly planning to deport a group of immigrants to Libya, despite a judge’s efforts on Wednesday to block any such flights and the state department’s previous condemnation of the “life-threatening” prison conditions in the country.Reuters cited three unnamed US officials as saying the deportations could happen this week. Two of the officials said the immigrants, whose nationalities are not known, could be flown to the north African country as soon as Wednesday, but they added the plans could still change. The New York Times also cited a US official confirming the deportation plans. Continue reading...

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25 h. ago Police issue update on death of 'loving' boy, 14, who was killed in fire at derelict warehouse after 16 children arrested in manslaughter probe were released on bail

Police investigating the death of 14-year-old boy in a fire at an industrial estate in Gateshead have released 16 boys and girls on bail following their arrest for suspected manslaughter.

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29 h. ago M&S issues update on stock levels in stores after cyber attack

Shoppers can normally use the M&S website to check if an item is available at their local store - however, this option has been temporarily disabled

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32 h. ago Gang member who had flings with prison officer and nurse sparks week

Harri Pullen, 27, was jailed after he injured himself resisting officers who caught him drug-dealing on an e-bike following his release from a four-year sentence

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32 h. ago Police issue update as pedestrian, 71, dies after being hit by car

An investigation is underway

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47 h. ago Police issue statement after armed officers storm streets and raid house

Officers investigated a report of a suspected abduction

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48 h. ago Inmate had inappropriate relationship with prison nurse then went on the run

Harri Pullen made headlines for alleged romantic flings including phone sex with a prison officer

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49 h. ago Police issue update after murder arrest following death on cruise ship

A homicide investigation has been launched following the death of a man in his 60s on the MSC Virtuosa

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49 h. ago Jailhouse Romeo who had behind bars fling with prison nurse and phone sex with guard is locked up after 'escaping from hospital and spending a week on the run'

Harri Pullen, 27, had alleged romances with a prison officer and jail nurse during a four-year period.

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53 h. ago Romeo lag who had flings with TWO prison workers banged up after week on the run

On-the-run Harri Pullen, who had a romantic relationship with prison nurse Elyse Hobbs and phone sex with officer Ruth Shmylo, is back behind bars after a week on the run

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54 h. ago Does Nayib Bukele’s campaign against democracy give a blueprint for Trump?

El Salvador’s populist leader extols a hardline approach to crime and an assault on civil society – drawing envy from many in the Trump administration“I have no doubt the government are watching,” said Ingrid Escobar, an activist lawyer who has proved a thorn in the side of El Salvador’s authorities. “There are cars that follow me – I have them identified.”Since president Nayib Bukele launched a sweeping crackdown on gangs, Escobar has advocated for the tens of thousands locked up without due process. She points to a photo of Geovanni Aguirre, a childhood friend and trade unionist who worked in San Salvador’s mayor’s office. He disappeared into the prison system in 2022. Continue reading...

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55 h. ago Pictures show police on scene in Rochdale as counter terror investigations continue for third day

Police stormed the home as part of a 'pre-planned operation' on Saturday

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56 h. ago Everything you need to know about Trump’s bizarre plan to reopen Alcatraz

Trump has directed officials to reopen a ‘substantially enlarged and rebuilt’ prison on Alcatraz Island - but is it really viable?

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56 h. ago Britain 'secretly preparing for attack by Russia' as decades

British officials have been asked to update a 20-year-old contingency plan in case of threats of an attack, reports say

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58 h. ago LIVE: Counter terror raids carried out across Greater Manchester as four held in custody

Three men were arrested across the region on Saturday

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3 d. ago Critics blast Trump’s Alcatraz plan over cost: Everything you need to know about reopening the notorious prison

Trump has directed officials to reopen a ‘substantially enlarged and rebuilt’ prison on Alcatraz Island - but is it really viable?

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3 d. ago Trump orders reopening of Alcatraz prison for ‘most ruthless offenders’

Plan to expand and reuse long-shuttered penitentiary off San Francisco described as ‘not serious’ by Nancy PelosiDonald Trump has said he is directing the administration to reopen and expand Alcatraz, the notorious former prison on an island off San Francisco that has been closed for more than 60 years.California lawmakers called the idea “absurd on its face” and part of the US president’s strategy of political distraction. Other officials pointed to the closure of the prison complex in 1963, known for its brutal conditions, due to operational expense and the high number of (unsuccessful) escape attempts. Continue reading...

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