METABLOKS / BRITAIN

BBC

Black children eight times more likely to be strip searched by police, report says

A new report says while the number of strip searches has decreased, ethnic disparities in their use persist.

12 minutes ago

BBC

Black children eight times more likely to be strip searched by police, report says

The Independent

Cornish estate linked to former PM William Wyndham saved after £1.2m inheritance tax blunder

The error had ‘grave and unintended tax consequences’

17 minutes ago

The Independent

Cornish estate linked to former PM William Wyndham saved after £1.2m inheritance tax blunder

The Independent

Man accused of driving wife to suicide acquitted of manslaughter in landmark case

Christopher Trybus was alleged to have strangled Tarryn Baird and isolated her from her family

27 minutes ago

The Independent

Man accused of driving wife to suicide acquitted of manslaughter in landmark case

The Independent

Starmer-Mandelson latest: First Labour MP urges PM to resign over ex-ambassador vetting ‘psychodrama’

Jonathan Brash said he does not believe anyone ‘reasonably expects’ PM to lead Labour into next election

30 minutes ago

The Independent

Starmer-Mandelson latest: First Labour MP urges PM to resign over ex-ambassador vetting ‘psychodrama’

The Independent

‘Fuel theft has cost my petrol station £2,000 since Iran war started – my family can’t carry on like this’

Family-run petrol stations are suffering significantly as fuel theft rises by nearly 30 per cent

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The Independent

‘Fuel theft has cost my petrol station £2,000 since Iran war started – my family can’t carry on like this’

The Independent

UK puts ‘freeze’ on bringing families from Afghanistan to Britain, court hears

Afghans found eligible for relocation to the UK as a result of their previous work alongside the British are no longer being helped to flee the Taliban-run country, lawyers say

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The Independent

UK puts ‘freeze’ on bringing families from Afghanistan to Britain, court hears

The Independent

Who is Morgan McSweeney? Starmer’s former right-hand man set to face Mandelson scandal grilling

Starmer’s right-hand man was considered the driving force behind Mandelson’s appointment as US ambassador

39 minutes ago

The Independent

Who is Morgan McSweeney? Starmer’s former right-hand man set to face Mandelson scandal grilling

BBC

Lufthansa cuts 20,000 summer flights as fuel prices surge

The airline is the latest to cut flights as the US-Israel war with Iran sends jet fuel prices soaring.

1 hour ago

BBC

Lufthansa cuts 20,000 summer flights as fuel prices surge

BBC

Husband cleared of manslaughter over wife's suicide

Christopher Trybus is found not guilty of the manslaughter of Tarryn Baird after a five-week trial.

1 hour ago

BBC

Husband cleared of manslaughter over wife's suicide

BBC

PM's ex-chief of staff to give evidence on Mandelson vetting

The prime minister's former chief of staff will face questions about his role in the appointment of Lord Mandelson.

1 hour ago

BBC

PM's ex-chief of staff to give evidence on Mandelson vetting

The Guardian

Met police in talks to buy Palantir AI tech for use in criminal investigations

Exclusive: Internal concerns over allowing US firm linked to ICE and Israeli military to process highly sensitive data The Metropolitan police has held talks with Palantir that could lead to the London force buying the US spy-tech company’s AI technology to automate intelligence analysis for criminal ...

2 hours ago

The Guardian

Met police in talks to buy Palantir AI tech for use in criminal investigations

The Guardian

Jennie Formby, Labour’s former general secretary, says she has joined Greens

Exclusive: Formby, an ally of Jeremy Corbyn who quit role in 2020, says Labour is now ‘in hock to corporate sponsors’ UK politics live – latest updates A former Labour general secretary has defected to the Green party, in the latest sign that allies of Jeremy Corbyn are moving in large numbers ...

2 hours ago

The Guardian

Jennie Formby, Labour’s former general secretary, says she has joined Greens

The Guardian

Man whose wife killed herself cleared of rape and manslaughter

Christopher Trybus, of Swindon, also found not guilty of coercive and controlling behaviour towards Tarryn Baird A man has been cleared of waging a campaign of domestic abuse and sexual violence on his wife, who went on to take her own life. Christopher Trybus, 43, was charged with manslaughter, as ...

2 hours ago

The Guardian

Man whose wife killed herself cleared of rape and manslaughter

BBC

Starmer admits No 10 asked about job for aide Matthew Doyle

The prime minister was questioned at PMQs about allegations that Downing Street had asked about a diplomat role for the then-communications chief.

2 hours ago

BBC

Starmer admits No 10 asked about job for aide Matthew Doyle

Sky News

Predators have a new business model - and humans, not AI, need to catch them, experts warn

For a long time, images and videos of child abuse were hidden away in the darkest corners of the internet, intentionally hard to find.

3 hours ago

Sky News

Predators have a new business model - and humans, not AI, need to catch them, experts warn

Sky News

British-born man suspected of killing three people in 'act of pure evil' dies in US jail

A British-born man suspected of killing three people in the US state of Georgia has died in jail.

4 hours ago

Sky News

British-born man suspected of killing three people in 'act of pure evil' dies in US jail

The Guardian

Stern warning: one man’s mission to clear the rotting boats poisoning Cornwall’s creeks

Unwanted vessels left to decay release fibreglass shards into the water, harming marine life. Steve Green – with his trusty van Cecil – is determined to clean things up Steve Green, a boat engineer from Cornwall, was pulled over by the police just before Christmas. He was driving a decrepit-looking ...

5 hours ago

The Guardian

Stern warning: one man’s mission to clear the rotting boats poisoning Cornwall’s creeks

BBC

'Superstar' runners praised for helping exhausted man finish marathon

Two runners go viral for helping carry exhausted man over the finish line.

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BBC

'Superstar' runners praised for helping exhausted man finish marathon

Sky News

Second man in court charged with murder after fatal shooting of young father

A second man has appeared in court charged with murder after a young father was shot dead last year.

7 hours ago

Sky News

Second man in court charged with murder after fatal shooting of young father

The Guardian

ToddlerSkincare: the ‘dark and exploitative’ world of children’s beauty videos on TikTok

Skincare videos are featuring children as young as two, Guardian analysis finds, prompting fears about the industry’s reach and lack of safeguards ‘An element of exploitation’: the world of TikTok child skincare influencers Children as young as two are appearing in TikTok videos demonstrating ...

9 hours ago

The Guardian

ToddlerSkincare: the ‘dark and exploitative’ world of children’s beauty videos on TikTok

The Guardian

To see or not to see? Every single Shakespeare play – ranked!

Antony and Cleopatra" Exhausting. Lear" Magnificent but flawed. Hamlet" Limitless. For Shakespeare’s birthday, the Guardian’s former theatre critic ranks all the plays *** 35 Continue reading...

12 hours ago

The Guardian

To see or not to see? Every single Shakespeare play – ranked!

Sky News

Pet owners warned of new EU travel rules

Some pet passports become invalid today due to new EU travel rules.

16 hours ago

Sky News

Pet owners warned of new EU travel rules

Sky News

Children subjected to 'humiliating and traumatising' strip searches

Too many children are still being subjected to "intrusive and traumatic" strip searches, the Children's Commissioner has warned.

17 hours ago

Sky News

Children subjected to 'humiliating and traumatising' strip searches

Sky News

Man cleared of rape and manslaughter after wife took her own life says domestic abuse is 'very real'

A man cleared of the rape and manslaughter of his wife, who took her own life, has said "domestic abuse is a very real and serious issue, and victims must always be supported".

1 day ago

Sky News

Man cleared of rape and manslaughter after wife took her own life says domestic abuse is 'very real'