1 hour ago Mobile phone stolen every 44 minutes on UK rail network, staggering data shows

British Transport Police data revealed around 12,150 handsets were taken on trains and in railway stations in 2024, representing a massive 135 percent rise since 2020

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3 h. ago 'Sex noises' prank spotted just before Keir Starmer took stage at PMQs

The phone was planted near the front bench and was supposed to go off as Keir Starmer faced Kemi Badenoch on Wednesday, only to be discovered beforehand by parliament security

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3 h. ago Manhunt launched after teenage boy 'assaulted and robbed of phone' on Dockland Light Railway platform

A 15-year-old boy disembarked at Prince Regent station before being pounced on by two men

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3 h. ago Mobile phone ‘hidden in Commons’ as part of prank to play ‘sex noises’ during PMQs

A phone was reportedly planted near the front bench in what is being investigated as a “major breach” of parliamentary security

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3 h. ago Moment Father Ted creator Graham Linehan 'damages trans woman's mobile phone after harassing her in a series of X posts' is shown to court

The Irish comedy writer, 57, is on trial at Westminster Magistrates' Court accused of harassing trans woman Sophia Brooks.

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4 h. ago Prankster 'hid phone to play sex noises' in Parliament like on Match of the Day

The joke was foiled when the mobile phone was discovered planted near the front bench in the House of Commons during a security sweep ahead of Prime Minister's Questions

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4 h. ago The Voice of Hind Rajab review – docufiction is fierce, vehement and heart

In an audacious move, director Kaouther Ben Hania reconstructs the killing of the five-year-old in Gaza using her real voice as she is bombarded by the Israeli armyThere can be no doubt about which movie has set the Venice film festival ablaze – it is this one, from Tunisian film-maker Kaouther Ben Hania. The Voice of Hind Rajab is about the horrifying ordeal of the five-year-old Palestinian girl Hind Rajab, who was killed in 2024 by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in Gaza in her uncle’s car along with six family members, and two paramedics who tried to come to her rescue. Rajab herself, who survived the original assault by the IDF which killed those around her, stayed on the phone for hours to the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS), desperately begging for help. With startling audacity, Ben Hania has used the real audio recording of Rajab’s heart-wrenching voice, while fictionally reconstructing the drama of the emergency responders in their call-centre office, with real people ...

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4 h. ago Man Utd pick up fresh injury blow as statement released following Matheus Cunha update

Matheus Cunha and Mason Mount both went off injured during Manchester United's last match prior to the international break and they've been joined on the sidelines by Diogo Dalot

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4 h. ago British drugs boss who ran gang pushing heroin, cocaine and cannabis is jailed for six years after he was traced to Morocco via his Encrochat phone

Conor McGregor , 32, masterminded an organised crime group that made 'significant' amounts of money dealing in drugs including cocaine, heroin and cannabis.

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4 h. ago More than 100,000 patients getting faster care thanks to GP advice scheme – DHSC

The initiative, known as advice and guidance, allows family doctors to seek advice from specialists on the phone or online.

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5 h. ago Trump’s Fed nominee Miran to be grilled by Senate banking committee

President’s pick to join board of governors has vowed to ‘preserve [the] independence” of the central bank’ if elected

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5 h. ago England vs South Africa live: Latest score and updates as hosts pick up quick wickets in second ODI

After a hammering at Headingley, England host South Africa at Lord’s in need of a response

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5 h. ago Queen Camilla leaves primary school teacher in stitches as she crams into phone box with a group of giggling children during sculpture park visit

Queen Camilla 78, (pictured) braved the gloomy weather in an uplifting patterned dress this afternoon as she arrived at Dulwich Picture Gallery.

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6 h. ago Full list of people who will NOT get UK Emergency Alert on their phone this weekend

The government is running a national test of its Emergency Alert system this weekend

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6 h. ago Millions of Android users must act now as hackers actively exploit flaws in software

Anyone with an Android phone must act immediately or their device could be overtaken by a cyber crook.

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7 h. ago Queen bundles into phone box with schoolchildren as she visits gallery

Camilla was at Dulwich Picture Gallery in south London to see its new developments.

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7 h. ago Graham Linehan 'smashed phone of trans activist he branded a terrorist and an incel'

Linehan denied harassing a trans activist and damaging a mobile phone in a confrontation at an LGB Alliance conference

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7 h. ago Back to school, work, reality: what to eat now summer is over

The shift from August to September can be brutal, so we’ve compiled the best dishes to avoid the dread of the work canteenSeptember arrives and, with it, the sudden, brutal gear shift from slow, lazy August, the mad rush to catch up on all the work you’ve been neglecting, to reconnect with the friends who’ve been away during summer. It’s back to the commute, back to work, back to school We are also back at school – every Thursday for the past few years we’ve been taking pottery classes at college. From 10 in the morning until five in the evening we are covered in clay; our muddy fingers cannot check the phone every five minutes, and everyone at work knows not to contact us unless it’s an emergency – and even then, only if there’s something we can actually do about it. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Father Ted's Graham Linehan grabbed transgender woman's phone and threw it across road, court hears

A court has heard how Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan grabbed a transgender woman's phone and threw it across a road while making a string of vile comments

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8 h. ago Graham Linehan threw away trans woman's phone after she challenged him over 'vindictive' tweets, court hears: Live updates

LIVE UPDATES: Follow the latest from Westminster Magistrates' Court where Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan stands trial accused of harassing a transgender woman.

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