15 h. ago How AI cops will be used to patrol Britain's streets: From live facial recognition to virtual chatbots

Britain's police forces will be getting a high-tech upgrade as Orwellian artificial intelligence ( AI) tools are rolled out to tackle crime.

Politics

16 h. ago Shabana Mahmood defends rollout of live facial recognition to all police forces

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said the technology is ‘a really big opportunity’ and there is ‘no true liberty’ if people are scared of crime.

Events

21 h. ago ‘It could be a shoe or a stick’: Sajid Javid on being beaten by his father, petty crime – and turning his life around

As a young teenager, Javid and his brother were caught stealing from slot machines, arrested and held in a cell. His future hung in the balance. How did he get from there to the top of UK politics?In 2019, when Sajid Javid was home secretary, he spoke about growing up on “the most dangerous street in Britain” and said how easy it would have been to fall into a life of crime. Fortunately, he said, he managed to avoid trouble. But it turns out that Javid was being a little economical with the truth. He did get into trouble. Serious trouble.Now 56, he has just published his childhood memoir, The Colour of Home. It’s crammed with incident – arranged marriages, savage beatings and boys behaving badly. I think there’s one key moment in your story, I tell him. “What, just one?” he hoots. Javid is not lacking for confidence. Continue reading...

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33 h. ago Live facial recognition nationwide rollout amid major policing reforms

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood set out how the policing structures are outdated and called policing the ‘last great unreformed public service’.

Events

63 h. ago Alarming truth about the cocaine being sold on Britain's streets: Experts warn that the Class A drug is now more dangerous than ever after Daily Mail investigation

Our findings come after an inquest earlier this month heard that a champion horse rider took her own life after arguing with her husband while high on cocaine.

Events

4 d. ago Rebranded high street chain to shut branch in just DAYS after £76m rescue deal

A REBRANDED high street chain is set to shut one of its branches in just days, despite being rescued by a £76million deal. The shutdown comes as part of a wider slump on Britain’s high streets, with major names also pulling back. The TG Jones store in Clapham, south London, will close its doors for...

Economics

8 d. ago London's 'crime hotspot' where new live facial recognition lead to 100+ arrests

London's 'crime hotspot' where new live facial recognition lead to 100+ arrests  MyLondon

Events

8 d. ago More than 100 wanted criminals arrested by Met police in live facial recognition cameras pilot

Live facial recognition cameras have been fixed to lamp posts in Croydon, and their feeds monitored remotely, for the first time in London

Events

9 d. ago Live facial recognition pilot leads to 100 arrests in first few months

The Metropolitan Police says the pilot in Croydon has so far led to 103 arrests

Events

1 week ago Residents living on Britain's 'prettiest street' furious over Bulgarian neighbour's plans to list chocolate box cottage on Airbnb

Yani Minkov bought his stunning Cotswolds property in 2012 but locals claim he barely lives in the peaceful Bibury hamlet where average house prices sit at £1.5million.

Technology

1 week ago 154 high street store closures confirmed including shops to shut within 24 hours — full list

Britain's high streets face another challenging year as major retailers announce store closures - find out if your local branch is affected.

Economics

1 week ago Armed police swoop on Britain's 'prettiest street' in the Cotswolds after reports of 'gunshot' towards builders working on 'nightmare' renovation

Gloucestershire Constabulary officers headed to the picturesque Cotswolds village of Bibury on Monday morning after the window of an excavator was shattered.

Events

2 w. ago Live facial recognition cameras used at UK ports to try and snare illegal migrants

Immigration Enforcement, Border Force and local police said 15 cameras in total were used to identify people in breach of deportation orders.

Events

2 w. ago The high street that holds the recipe for success to broken Britain

As high streets crumble under the rise of online shopping, unsustainable business rates and Labour's Budget, Petworth has not only survived but continues to thrive.

Politics

2 w. ago Deported Czech drug dealer who boasted about sneaking back into Britain by posing on streets in £1,500 Moncler jacket is jailed for 12 months

Czech drug dealer and failed asylum seeker Patrik Durac, 27, who defiantly 'sneaked' back into Britain just months after he was deported has now been jailed for 12 months.

Economics

3 w. ago Uproar on Britain's 'prettiest street' after family behind 'warzone' renovation cover palm trees in lights

The Daily Mail exclusively revealed the owners are Metin Dener and his wife Gulbin - a wealthy couple from Turkey - who are said to be living outside the UK while their house is transformed.

Events

3 w. ago Coronation Street David Platt star Jack P Shepherd hints at shock exit after 25 years

Coronation Street star Jack P Shepherd had Good Morning Britain hosts gasping when he joked about leaving the ITV soap after 25 years during tonight's dramatic Corriedale crossover episode

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3 w. ago Revealed: Owners of home accused of RUINING Britain's 'prettiest street' with 'warzone' renovation are a wealthy Turkish family who 'love' the Cotswolds

The homeowners at the centre of a major planning row on Britain's 'prettiest street' are a wealthy couple from Turkey, the Daily Mail can reveal.

Society

3 w. ago Revealed: Owners of home RUINING Britain's 'prettiest street' with 'warzone' renovation are a wealthy Turkish family who 'love' the Cotswolds

The homeowners at the centre of a major planning row on Britain's 'prettiest street' are a wealthy couple from Turkey, the Daily Mail can reveal.

Society

3 w. ago ‘Once whispered, now discussed’: the rise of dubious claims of civil war in the UK

Dystopian warnings once reserved for the far right have found a wider audience – but there are good reasons for scepticismIt is a darkly dystopian vision of Britain’s future, in which tens of thousands die in a bitter civil war in just a few years time.Yet such forecasts are no longer limited to niche corners of the internet or the X feed of Elon Musk, condemned by Downing Street for claiming that war in Britain was inevitable after the post-Southport rioting. Continue reading...

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