65 m. ago London’s homicide rate drops to lowest in more than a decade

Sadiq Khan says ‘public health’ approach has made the capital one of the safest cities in the western worldLondon’s murder rate has dropped to its lowest in more than a decade with police in the capital and the mayor saying it is now one of the safest cities in the western world.The figures come as those on the radical right criticise the city for having a crime problem, hoping to gain politically from such claims being believed. Continue reading...

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65 m. ago Reform will win councils in London at May local elections, says Tice as it races to recruit 1800 candidates

Nigel Farage’s party is hoping to gain control of a string of councils in Outer London

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2 h. ago What can the EU and Nato do to stop Trump from trying to claim Greenland?

The territory and the European bloc are trying to see off the US president, who has said control of Greenland is essential to national securityThe Trump administration has said repeatedly that the US needs to gain control of Greenland, justifying its claim from “the standpoint of national security” and warning that it will “do something” about the territory “whether they like it or not”.This puts the EU and Nato in a difficult spot. Greenland, a largely self-governing part of Denmark, is not a member of the bloc but Denmark is; while the Arctic island is covered by the defence alliance’s guarantees through Denmark’s membership. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Average home seller last year ‘gained £91,260 more than they paid’

Rising gains in the North have helped offset shrinking returns in the South, property firm Hamptons said.

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7 h. ago People receiving two scam calls each week on average, survey indicates

Fraudsters may ask victims to share personal details, provide security codes, transfer money or lie to their account provider, Nationwide warned.

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7 h. ago Where in the UK the average home seller gained the most last year

The proportion of loss-making sales in the North East fell to 13.9% in 2025

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11 h. ago Fallon Sherrock suffers PDC heartbreak as she misses out on Pro Tour card leaving just one female in 2026 competition

FALLON SHERROCK has not gained her PDC tour card after losing four matches in a row at Q School. The qualifying event, which took place at Milton Keynes for the UK and Kalkar for the European cards, saw her continue a horrid run. Sherrock's results mean that Beau Greaves, 22, is the only female player...

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13 h. ago Manchester city centre road named UK's second most expensive street to rent in 2026

The average rent price is a staggering £12,500 per month

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21 h. ago Full list of Cold Weather Payments as 802 postcode areas awarded up to £50

Cold Weather Payments are triggered if the average temperature where you live hits zero degrees or below over seven consecutive days

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29 h. ago Cancelling 'unnecessary' payments could add £37,000 to your pension

The average Brit wastes nearly £40 a month on direct debits they no longer need or regularly use, such as streaming services, gym memberships and old insurance policies

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32 h. ago Heated Rivalry review – these physically perfect people have so much sex it’s tedious

This steamy queer romance between ice hockey rivals is packed with constant shots of muscular bottoms in fancy hotel rooms. But a bit more character development or emotional investment wouldn’t go amissI suspect that Chala Hunter is still on a recuperative retreat somewhere. Until about May, I would think. For she was the intimacy coordinator on Heated Rivalry and she has earned a break.For those not aware: intimacy coordinators gained prominence in the aftermath of the #MeToo movement, when assorted testimonies from actors (largely female) made public and unignorable the shocking fact that actors (largely male) and directors (largely male) will often (largely always) try to get away with more than has been contracted for once they are naked with A N Other person. An intimacy coordinator is there to help arrange scenes and advocate for actors. Think of them as somewhere between a bureaucrat and a contraceptive. Continue reading...

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32 h. ago Nearly 630 drivers dodge jail in last five years despite being found criminally responsible for death crashes

An average of ten a month are given community service orders, suspended sentences or fines instead of being sent to prison for triggering killer car crashes.

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43 h. ago Hollywood couple gain Guinean citizenship after tracing ancestry to West African country

MeaganGood began dating Jonathan Majors in 2023

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44 h. ago Hollywood couple Meagan Good and Jonathan Majors gain Guinean citizenship

Hollywood couple Meagan Good and Jonathan Majors have received Guinean citizenship after tracing their ancestry to the West African country

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47 h. ago Trump may be the beginning of the end for ‘enshittification’ – this is our chance to make tech good again | Cory Doctorow

The US president is weaponising tech, but his tariffs and Brexit provide a surprising opportunity to gain back digital control of our livesIt’s been 25 years since I started working for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, an American nonprofit dedicated to preserving and promoting human rights on the internet. I’ve found myself in dozens of countries working with activists, politicians and civil servants to untangle the complex technical questions raised by the internet, and every one of our discussions ended in the same place. “OK,” they’d say, “you’ve definitely laid out the best way to regulate tech, but we can’t do it.”Why not? Because – inevitably – the US trade rep had beaten me to every one of those countries and made it eye-wateringly clear that if they regulated tech in a way that favoured their own people, industries and national interests, the US would bury them in tariffs.Cory Doctorow is a science fiction author, activist and journalist. He is the author of dozens of bo...

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47 h. ago Dog owners urged to check their pets for serious risk amid Met Office weather warnings

A simple wound treatment claim for a dog averages around £313 in the UK

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49 h. ago How Audit Scotland revealed SNP's scandalous misuse of taxpayers' money

The average daily cost of a hospital bed is about £620, compared to just £145 for one in a nursing home, yet legions of people well enough to leave remain stuck on wards

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59 h. ago 'Exceptional' Scottish airline named UK’s most punctual major carrier in 2025

The airline had 81 percent of its flights on time, well above the UK average of 72 percent.

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61 h. ago The foods that actually block the body from gaining weight... even in people who eat high

Researchers at the University of Utah have found that eating certain foods may help someone to avoid weight gain.

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67 h. ago Hiring was likely modest in December to end a year of weak job growth

Hiring likely remained subdued last month as many companies have sought to avoid expanding their workforces, though the job gains may be enough to bring down the unemployment rate

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