1 hour ago England and Wales's burglary hotspots: Interactive map of 37,000 neighbourhoods lays bare streets with most break

London's Oxford Street and the upmarket area of Soho to its south stretching to Piccadilly Circus is the nation's number one burglary hotspot, MailOnline can reveal.

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2 h. ago Met Police under fire after recruiting more than 1,000 officers without checking their references over the course of more than a year

The Met police hired more than 1,000 officers without checking their references before they started at the force.

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2 h. ago DWP benefits boost for millions of UK residents in one month

Millions of people in the UK will see a rise in their benefits in just over a month

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2 h. ago Starmer pledges ‘ironclad support for Ukraine’ while Trump claims deal ‘close’

Sir Keir Starmer will meet Donald Trump in Washington later this week.

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3 h. ago The area of Wales that has rejected getting rid of 20mph on 143 roads, and people are not happy

The default 20mph speed limit was piloted in the county and now the council has rejected every application to change routes back to 30mph

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3 h. ago More than 10,000 First Nations people killed in Australia’s frontier wars, final massacre map shows

‘Horrendous’ eight-year long project has ended with final fact check, leaving a legacy ‘nobody can argue’ with, says researcherThe Killing Times map of sites where violence occurred on the Australian frontierFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe final findings of the “horrendous” eight-year long “massacre map”, tracing the violent history of the Australian colonial frontier have been released.The Colonial Frontier Massacres Digital Map Project, spearheaded by the late emerita professor of history at the University of Newcastle, Dr Lyndall Ryan, officially concluded in 2022.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news emailAt least 10,657 people were killed in at least 438 colonial frontier massacres.10,374 of them were Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people killed by colonists.Only 160 of those killed were non-Indigenous colonists.There were 13 massacres of colonists by Aboriginal or Torres Strait ...

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4 h. ago Doting Demelza's special delivery! Poldark star Eleanor seen with her new baby for first time

The 32-year-old actress stepped out with the broadest of smiles as she pushed her baby along a busy shopping street in a designer pram that costs more than £1,000.

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5 h. ago Cycle lane snowflakes: Council duo cancel meeting with opponents of 'barely used' 50

Councillors Andy Hadley and Richard Herrett were due to face a public meeting in Dorset to discuss the £120 million spent on 50 miles of cycle lanes.

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5 h. ago Cost of paying civil servants in the Housing Ministry balloons by £20 MILLION in five months

The total spent on staff in the Housing Ministry and its associated quangos has gone up by £20 million since Angela Rayner took over the department.

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5 h. ago Scots benefits system in shambles as welfare cheats and civil servants' mistakes cost taxpayers £45million a year

Benefit cheats and cash handed out in error by bungling civil servants are costing Scottish taxpayers a massive £45million a year, the Scottish Mail on Sunday can reveal.

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6 h. ago Taylor Swift LOSES nearly 150,000 followers after getting booed at the 2025 Super Bowl

Taylor Swift has reportedly lost nearly 150,000 followers on Instagram after she was booed while attending Super Bowl LIX earlier this month in New Orleans.

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7 h. ago Alex Carey’s acrobatics lay foundation for Josh Inglis’ fireworks | James Wallace

A pair of of stunning catches to dismiss dangerous England batters helped set Australia up for making record run chaseCatches win matches? Well, they certainly help set them up. Alex Carey’s brace of afternoon wonder-grabs sent the dangerous duo of Phil Salt and Harry Brook trudging back to the sheds blinking not from the afternoon Lahore sun but in disbelief.Carey’s acrobatic, sinew straining exertions in the outfield (gloves? who needs ’em) exemplified a razor sharp Australian performance in the field that kept England’s progress constantly in check and eventually paved the way for a historic run chase, the highest ever in International Cricket Council tournaments no less. The Aussies can turn it on in major tournaments, who knew? Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Winning Lotto numbers tonight: full National Lottery results with Thunderball for Saturday, February 22, 2025

It's a £4m rollover jackpot and there is £500,000 on Thunderball

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8 h. ago Christian Horner hits back at Adrian Newey after parting shot at Red Bull

Red Bull saw some difficulties last season despite Max Verstappen earning yet another world championship title but Adrian Newey has suggested lack of experience cost the team in performance

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8 h. ago England regain Calcutta Cup as Finn Russell misses cost Scotland dear in Six Nations nail

Scottish star off the mark with last-gasp conversion to deny his side unprecedented fifth straight win in famous fixture

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8 h. ago How London's 'Baltic Gladiator' Modestas Bukauskas will 'make noise' vs Raffael Cerqueira

Modestas Bukauskas faces Raffael Cerqueira in the UFC and the Londoner is looking to "make some noise" and prove he belongs in the big time at the Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle

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8 h. ago The pill hasn’t been improved in years. No wonder women are giving up on it | Martha Gill

When contraception has stagnated for decades, it is hardly surprising it’s fallen victim to culture wars and a wellness cultSomething is changing when it comes to contraception. Lots of people aren’t using it. Last week we heard that this includes a third of young Irish people. Meanwhile, there has been a significant rise in abortions in England and Wales. Prescriptions for the contraceptive pill in England dropped from 432,600 in 2014 to 188,500 in 2021. And this month data from abortion clinics found that demand is being fuelled by women coming off the pill and using natural methods instead.When the study compared contraception used by women seeking abortions in 2018 and in 2023, it found that the proportion using smartphones to track their menstrual cycle had increased from 0.4% to 2.5%. The use of hormonal contraception among this group fell from 19% to 11%, while the group not using any form of contraception when they became pregnant increased from 50% to 70%. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago FIA condemn ‘tribalist’ booing of Verstappen and Horner at launch

Red Bull duo jeered at season launch in London this weekFIA: ‘It was disappointing to hear the crowd’s reaction’Formula One’s rulers have condemned the “tribalist” booing of Max Verstappen and Christian Horner at the sport’s season launch in London.Both world champion Verstappen and his Red Bull team boss Horner were subjected to jeers by some of the 15,000 fans inside the O2 Arena earlier this week. The FIA was also targeted with boos, and on Saturday the sporting federation moved to stand up for the pair. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago FIA condemns ‘tribalist’ booing of Verstappen and Horner at launch

Red Bull duo jeered at season launch in London this weekFIA: ‘It was disappointing to hear the crowd’s reaction’Formula One’s rulers have condemned the “tribalist” booing of Max Verstappen and Christian Horner at the sport’s season launch in London.Both world champion Verstappen and his Red Bull team boss Horner were subjected to jeers by some of the 15,000 fans inside the O2 Arena earlier this week. The FIA was also targeted with boos, and on Saturday the sporting federation moved to stand up for the pair. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago West Lothian community centres given more time to look at funding plans

In an update to councillors the head of Housing Customer and Building Services Julie Whitelaw said that the revised saving plans which were scheduled to come to the council Executive in early March would be pushed back to the April meeting.

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