23 m. ago Shoppers are learning what the name SPAR really means – over 90 years since opening

The Dutch multinational franchise, which was founded by Adriaan van Well in 1932, now has more than 13,900 stores across 48 counties and serves 14.7 million customers every day

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25 m. ago Fake AI voice impersonating Secretary of State Marco Rubio contacts foreign ministers and US officials

The impostor used the Signal messaging app, according to a diplomatic cable

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46 m. ago UK Foreign Office issues 'highly dangerous' Portugal warning

Warnings have been issued ahead of many summer holidays

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57 m. ago Marco Rubio impostor reportedly using AI to contact multiple senior officials – US politics live

According to a state department cable seen by the Washington Post, the Rubio impostor sent fake messages to three foreign ministers, a US governor and a member of CongressDavid Axelrod, who served as senior adviser to Barack Obama, said the AI scam using Rubio was “only a matter of time” and urged urgent action to defend against such attacks.“A Marco Rubio impostor is using AI voice to call high-level officials,” Axelrod wrote on X. “This is the new world in which we live and we’d better figure out how to defend against it because of its implications for our democracy and the world.” Continue reading...

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79 m. ago Urgent ‘do not eat’ warning issued on popular treat amid health concerns

Shoppers are urged to return the product to the store where they bought it

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1 hour ago School staff warned care home that resident posed danger to others, inquest told

Melissa Mathieson, 18, was strangled by Jason Conroy at Alexandra House, in Bristol, in 2014.

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2 h. ago East Kilbride MP urges ministers to 'get tough' on knife crime after death of Kayden Moy

Joani Reid is pressing ministers to get tough with social media companies who let teens pose with dangerous weapons.

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2 h. ago All the 38 New Look closures as chain 'may be auctioned off'

New Look has announced it will be closing another store in August, with its Neath branch in Wales shutting up shop, as the chain may be 'auctioned off' in the future

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2 h. ago NHS set for months of strike chaos after doctors vote to walk out over 29% pay rise demand

Hundreds of thousands of hospital appointments could be cancelled as doctors seek a 29 per cent pay rise

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2 h. ago Budding Ayrshire costume creators could work with Amazon on new course

The King's Foundation have launched a new costume craft programme for budding costume designers with support from Amazon MGM Studios.

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2 h. ago Ayr nursing home praised for "significant strengths" in its care provision

Airlie House Care Home, in Victoria Park, Ayr, was graded ‘very good’ across three quality indicators - the second highest gradings possible.

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2 h. ago Hundreds of military personnel and volunteers search for soldier missing from his base since Sunday

Alex Cairnie, 30, sergeant in the Queen's Royal Hussars regiment, was last seen at around noon on July 6 leaving Tidworth camp in Wiltshire. Police dogs have also been sent out as part of the search.

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2 h. ago Voices: As the world gets more dangerous – the UK has to build peace through aid as it prepares for war

It is much cheaper to steer communities away from violence than to respond to its devastating impacts, write Labour MP Alex Ballinger and Lord Jack McConnell

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2 h. ago Scotland's most dangerous areas named by government as major city tops list

The latest crime rate statistics also name the least dangerous areas across the country

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3 h. ago WeightWatchers announces major changes after writing off £840m debts

The weight loss company filed for bankruptcy in the US in May in order to eliminate 1.15 billion US dollars worth of debt

Economics

3 h. ago Oasis fans could lose out on hundreds if they do this one thing after the reunion tour

If you're headed to the Oasis reunion tour, keeping your ticket could be a gateway to a fortune.

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3 h. ago New Look announces another store closure with 38 locations shutting down

Fashion retailer New Look has announced it's closing another store in the UK in August, bringing the total number of locations to shut in 2022 to 38

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3 h. ago Man left with swollen 'marshmallow face' and needing nappies after taking dangerous party drug that's become a 'rite of passage' for young people

Recreational use of a common party drug has surged in recent years, putting people at serious risk of heart attack, organ failure and bladder problems.

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3 h. ago Did National Weather Service cuts lead to the Texas flood disaster? We don’t know | Rebecca Solnit

We all need to be careful about how we get information and reach conclusions – especially nowWhy exactly so many people drowned in the terrible Independence Day floods that swept through Texas’s Hill Country will probably have multiple explanations that take a while to obtain. But it’s 2025, and people want answers immediately, and lots of people seized on stories blaming the National Weather Service (NWS).There were two opposing reasons to blame this vital government service. For local and state authorities, blaming a branch of the federal government was a way of avoiding culpability themselves. And for a whole lot of people who deplore the Trump/Doge cuts to federal services, including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Weather Service, the idea that the NWS failed served to underscore how destructive those cuts are. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Amazon Prime Day 2025 warning as Which? says 'contact your bank immediately'

The consumer rights champion has discovered a fake Amazon advert and website that claims to sell 'unwanted stock' - but this is nothing to do with Amazon

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