3 h. ago Tech firms suggested placing trackers under offenders’ skin at meeting with justice secretary

Exclusive: Shabana Mahmood told companies she wanted ‘deeper collaboration’ to tackle prisons crisisAnalysis: Whitehall’s ambition to cut costs using AI is fraught with riskTracking devices inserted under offenders’ skin, robots assigned to contain prisoners and driverless vehicles used to transport them were among the measures proposed by technology companies to ministers who are gathering ideas to tackle the crisis in the UK justice system.The proposals were made at a meeting of more than two dozen tech companies in London last month, chaired by the justice secretary, Shabana Mahmood, minutes seen by the Guardian show. Amid an acute shortage of prison places and probation officers under severe strain, ministers told the companies they wanted ideas for using wearable technologies, behaviour monitoring and geolocation to create a “prison outside of prison”. Continue reading...

Society

8 h. ago Melbourne childcare worker charged with sexual abuse offences as 1,200 children to be tested for infectious diseases

Victoria police allege Point Cook man Joshua Brown sexually assaulted infants and children in his care at a western suburbs childcare centreFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVictorian health authorities are recommending 1,200 children get tested for infectious diseases after a Melbourne childcare worker was charged with allegedly sexually abusing infants and children in his care.Police on Tuesday confirmed Point Cook man Joshua Brown, 26, was charged last month with more than 70 offences relating to eight alleged victims aged between five months and two years old.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Melbourne childcare worker charged with more than 70 offences against children in his care

Victoria police allege Point Cook man Joshua Brown sexually abused eight children at a western suburbs childcare centreFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA Melbourne childcare worker has been charged with more than 70 offences after allegedly sexually abusing eight children in his care.Victoria police issued a statement on Tuesday confirming they charged 26-year-old Point Cook man Joshua Brown last month with offences including sexual penetration of a child under 12, attempted sexual penetration of a child under 12, sexual assault of a child under 16 and producing child material for use through a carriage service. Continue reading...

Economics

18 h. ago Kirkcudbright Bridge to finally reopen to traffic after closure lasting more than three months

Single file traffic will be allowed to use the near 100-year-old crossing from 7am on Wednesday.

Politics

19 h. ago Bodies of slain gangsters Ross Monaghan and Eddie Lyons Jnr released to families

They were shot dead in front of horrified tourists at Monaghans, in Fuengirola in the Costa Del Sol last month.

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20 h. ago Gregg Wallace charging fans £200 a month in career move after MasterChef exit

Gregg Wallace has announced his new career move after he stepped down from MasterChef last year, as he is now charging fans £200 a month to be their personal trainer

Economics

20 h. ago ‘Smellmaxxing’ and ‘frag heads’: how the gen Z perfume boom came up roses for indie brands

The global fragrance market is bigger than ever as small makers are buoyed by PerfumeTok – and teenage boys“Will the girl who I just met at the perfume store please comment the perfume you recommended,” wrote Chappell Roan on Instagram last month. “You said it smelled like lipstick.”The post went viral and the scent – Girl of the Year by the Los Angeles perfume house Thin Wild Mercury – instantly sold out. Continue reading...

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23 h. ago Manchester United preparing to announce signing who is travelling to Manchester

Man Utd have signed a handful of young players with big potential in the last 12 months and Diego Leon is the latest addition.

Sport

26 h. ago Life on the street at the foot of Greater Manchester's 'Mount Everest of rubbish'

The landfill site caused a horrid stink last year that plagued the area for months

Politics

35 h. ago Rangers transfer 'target' told he's ready for Europe while Ianis Hagi could land jackpot move following Ibrox exit

South Africa star Relebohile Mofokeng has been linked with Gers inside the last 12 months

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40 h. ago Gary Lineker reopens war of words with the BBC, accusing it 'of having an agenda', before telling Glastonbury crowd 'Free Palestine'

The former England football captain, who signed off as Match Of The Day presenter after three decades last month, accused corporation chiefs of having 'lost their way'.

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48 h. ago Who is Grace Clinton? ‘Fearless’ midfielder brings fresh edge to Lionesses at Euro 2025

The 22-year-old Manchester United midfielder has emerged as a key player for Sarina Wiegman over the last 18 months

Sport

55 h. ago DAN HODGES: Keir Starmer's time as Prime Minister is over. This is everything I've heard about his U

To be fair, Keir Starmer did better than Liz Truss . Her benighted premiership lasted 49 days. His has effectively ended after 11 months, almost six whole terms in Truss Years.

Politics

55 h. ago What’s it like to be 23 and starting a new life? I’m unpacking a lot of emotions as my son heads to the US | Emma Beddington

Can he really be that old? Was I ever that young? A trip to clear out his student flat has brought back so many memoriesThere’s an accurate, if snide, thing I’ve seen online that reads “No parent on Facebook can believe their child has turned any age”, and yes, OK, not the “on Facebook” bit, but there is a rote astonishment at time passing that I sometimes slip into, contemplating my adult sons. But, allow me, just this once, a Facebook parent moment. My elder son turned 23 last month and we’ve just been to London to collect his stuff at the end of his degree. On the way, I realised I was 23 when I moved there myself.You can’t often pre-emptively pinpoint parenting “lasts”, but when you can, they’re strange and melancholy – even when they’re not, objectively, things a person would choose to do again. This trip involved (I hope) my last time standing, hips screaming from the drive, texting “We’re outside” as we waited for our son to wake up (my husband ended up throwing a ball at his...

Politics

63 h. ago England fall to heaviest T20 defeat as Mandhana century sparks India rout

1st T20i: India 210-5 beat England 113 by 97 runsDefeat is first of Edwards-Sciver-Brunt eraEngland’s one-sided series against West Indies last month was merely a dress rehearsal: India were always going to be the main event. And so the curtain finally went up on the Charlotte Edwards-Nat Sciver-Brunt era for a Trent Bridge Saturday matinee.The audience, though, went home disappointed after witnessing an England performance akin to The Play That Goes Wrong – bowled out for 113 inside 15 overs, to give India a 97-run win, England’s heaviest T20 international defeat in terms of runs. Continue reading...

Politics

2 d. ago Brad Rea shows true colours with Shakan Pitters title fight claim – 'not for one second'

BOXING CLEVER: Brad Rea has had plenty of bad luck in boxing over the last six months but will face Shakan Pitters tonight hoping to turn the tables

Politics

3 d. ago Boris Johnson's wife issues urgent warning to new mums after being rushed to hospital

Boris and Carrie Johnson's fourth child was born was born last month and now she has given a message to new mums from hospital after suffering from severe dehydration

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3 d. ago Doctor who sent racist WhatsApp messages allowed to return to work

Dr Mohammad Sohail was suspended for 10 months in July last year after a disciplinary tribunal ruled he was guilty of serious misconduct

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3 d. ago Boris Johnson's wife Carrie is hospitalised with severe dehydration as she issues warning to breastfeeding mothers

The wife of former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who last month gave birth to her fourth child, Poppy, was admitted for two nights this week.

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3 d. ago Horror in search for missing woman as police make find on beach 140 miles away

Anne Potter went missing in Jersey last year and after eight months of torment for her family, police have confirmed they made a horrifying discovery on a beach 140 miles away

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