25 m. ago London phone thefts hit record high with 37 people having mobiles stolen every DAY in the West End alone

New data has revealed that almost 231,000 phone thefts and robberies were recorded over the past four years in the capital, a threefold increase.

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53 m. ago Labour should introduce minister for porn, Conservative peer says

Baroness Gabby Bertin, who led a review into online pornography, has proposed banning violent and misogynistic content online

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54 m. ago Fake dentist treats dozens of patients for two years using instructions he found online

The 22-year-old man and two of his relatives, a 50-year-old woman and 44-year-old male, opened up a dental clinic in Havickluv Brod where they treated dozens of patients and earned £137,000

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93 m. ago Russian TV in meltdown as guest urges station to stop lying about destroying Patriot systems

A debate on how many Patriot systems were being destroyed by the Russian army erupted into chaos as former ministers pleaded with the TV channel not to lie about the true figure

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1 hour ago ‘He left us with nothing’: the British investors swindled by a German property firm

Investors in the Dolphin/GPG ponzi scheme run by Charles Smethurst are angry that more is not being done to recover the €1bn owed to them “He took everything, left us with absolutely nothing,” says David Middleton, one of thousands of British and Irish investors who racked up huge losses from the collapse of a German property ponzi scheme.The 72-year-old pensioner from Northern Ireland is referring to Charles Smethurst, the German-British businessman who set up Dolphin Capital in 2008, later renamed Dolphin Trust, then German Property Group (GPG), with 200 affiliated companies. In July 2020, the business filed for insolvency, owing more than €1bn to up to 25,000 investors around the world. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Carrie Johnson warns mothers about dehydration from hospital bed

Mrs Johnson, the wife of former prime minister Boris Johnson, gave birth to her fourth child in May.

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2 h. ago Starmer urged to act after Trump threatens Commonwealth ally Canada

Exclusive: Labour prime minister facing calls to act ahead of US President’s state visit to the UK, where he will meet King Charles

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2 h. ago Horror moment meat cleaver wielding thug launches attack on terrified shop staff

The thug was seen waiting outside for half-an-hour plotting his attack before barging through the shop door, terrifying staff, and stealing £2,000 from the till with police launching an investigation

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3 h. ago At 100, this globetrotting Catholic priest still bakes pies, enjoys opera and performs daily Mass

The Rev. James Kelly baptized and married thousands of people, ministered to the ill at hospitals, and traveled the world

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3 h. ago Labour will not drag away 'safety net' from the vulnerable, says Starmer

The Prime Minister's speech to the Welsh Labour conference came after a U-turn on welfare reforms

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3 h. ago Barry Hills dies aged 88 as tributes are paid to trainer of more than 3,000 winners

Barry Hills had a brilliant career and he won four of the five British Classics at least once, before he handed over the stable's licence to son Charlie in 2011

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3 h. ago From England stars' sex tape scandal to Jack Grealish's wild night out in Tenerife: Footballers' most outrageous holiday controversies after Oldham star floored woman during Ibiza pool brawl

Oldham Athletic striker Kian Harratt has found himself embroiled in controversy this week after footage emerged of him throwing a plastic chair at a woman.

Sport

3 h. ago Wall Street shivers over ‘hot commie summer’ after Mamdani’s success

New York’s financial elite compare the city to crime-riddled Gotham after democratic socialist bests Cuomo in Democratic mayoral primaryWhen Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old self-described socialist, won New York’s mayoral Democratic nomination last week over a seasoned but scandal-scarred veteran, the city’s financial elite had a meltdown.This was the start of “hot commie summer” in the city, New York hedgevfund billionaire Daniel Loeb posted to X. John Catsimatidis, billionaire CEO of grocery chain Gristedes and friend of Donald Trump, warned on Fox Business: “If the city of New York is going socialist, I will definitely close, or sell, or move.” Continue reading...

Politics

4 h. ago Starmer: Labour will not take away ‘safety net’ from vulnerable people

The Prime Minister told the Welsh Labour conference the ‘broken’ welfare system must be fixed ‘in a Labour way’.

Politics

4 h. ago Man arrested and charged after '£2,000 armed raid' at Scots Premier shop

The 46-year-old is due to appear at Livingston Sheriff Court on Monday.

Economics

4 h. ago How will Israel’s war with Iran affect Benjamin Netanyahu’s future?

Loyalists hope for boost after apparent victory, but political divisions and 7 October security failures still loom largeWhen Benjamin Netanyahu described the opportunities for peace that Israel’s successes in its brief war with Iran might bring, supporters took him at his word.“This victory presents an opportunity for a dramatic widening of peace agreements. We are working on this with enthusiasm,” Israel’s longest-serving prime minister said on Thursday in a pre-recorded statement. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago ‘Everything is opportunistic’: Can Netanyahu expect more years in power after Israel’s war with Iran?

Loyalists hope for boost after apparent victory, but political divisions and 7 October security failures still loom largeWhen Benjamin Netanyahu described the opportunities for peace that Israel’s successes in its brief war with Iran might bring, supporters took him at his word.“This victory presents an opportunity for a dramatic widening of peace agreements. We are working on this with enthusiasm,” Israel’s longest-serving prime minister said on Thursday in a pre-recorded statement. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Keir Starmer warns Wales that Nigel Farage will treat us like 'fools' in scathing attack

The Prime Minister said Nigel Farage 'takes people for fools'

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5 h. ago Katie Price forced to delete birthday post for daughter Princess in awkward blunder

Katie Price reportedly took to social media to wish her eldest daughter Princess a happy birthday but ended up deleting the post as she'd got her dates mixed up

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5 h. ago Qatar sees ‘window of opportunity’ for Gaza truce as dozens reported killed by Israel – Middle East crisis live

At least 34 people were killed across Gaza by Israeli strikes, health staff sayIran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said on Saturday that Iranians had given their “blood” during a 12-day war with Israel but “not honour”, AFP reports.“Iranians gave blood, not land; gave their loved ones, not honour; they withstood a thousand-ton rain of bombs, but did not surrender,” Abbas Araghchi said on his Instagram account, adding that Iran does not recognise the word “surrender”. Continue reading...

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