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How online sleuths are making life hell for families of the missing
"When will it end, when will it stop?" It's the question that Jay Slater's mother still can't answer.
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 14:05:00 +0000
"When will it end, when will it stop?" It's the question that Jay Slater's mother still can't answer.
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 14:05:00 +0000
Foreign Office has been hacked - ministers 'fairly confident' individual data not at risk
Foreign Office data has been compromised by hackers, a minister has confirmed to Sky News, but he said the government is "fairly confident" that no individual data has been accessed.
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 08:19:00 +0000
Foreign Office data has been compromised by hackers, a minister has confirmed to Sky News, but he said the government is "fairly confident" that no individual data has been accessed.
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 08:19:00 +0000
'Jaw-dropping revelations' of alleged Holyrood office bugging
Reports a female MSP had a secret recording device planted in her office by a member of her own staff are "completely and utterly unacceptable", SNP leader John Swinney has said.
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 15:06:00 +0000
Reports a female MSP had a secret recording device planted in her office by a member of her own staff are "completely and utterly unacceptable", SNP leader John Swinney has said.
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 15:06:00 +0000
Too late to investigate Farage election expenses, Essex Police say
It is too late to investigate whether Nigel Farage broke election law on spending at the general election, Essex Police has said.
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 06:46:00 +0000
It is too late to investigate whether Nigel Farage broke election law on spending at the general election, Essex Police has said.
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 06:46:00 +0000
Teenager to face trial over murder of nine-year-old Aria Thorpe
A teenager charged with the murder of nine-year-old Aria Thorpe will stand trial in June next year.
Mon, 15 Dec 2025 17:18:00 +0000
A teenager charged with the murder of nine-year-old Aria Thorpe will stand trial in June next year.
Mon, 15 Dec 2025 17:18:00 +0000
Kate Winslet: I never wanted to direct, but couldn't say no to this
Kate Winslet says she never set out to become a director - but after reading her son's first screenplay, she simply "couldn't let it go".
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 17:54:00 +0000
Kate Winslet says she never set out to become a director - but after reading her son's first screenplay, she simply "couldn't let it go".
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 17:54:00 +0000
Police seize £80,000 of suspected stolen tools from car boot sale
Around £80,000 worth of suspected stolen power tools have been seized by police at a car boot sale in west London.
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 18:11:00 +0000
Around £80,000 worth of suspected stolen power tools have been seized by police at a car boot sale in west London.
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 18:11:00 +0000
PM calls the doctor after disaster demise of the Prince of Darkness
Christian Turner is a mandarin's mandarin. His appointment to the most glamorous posting in the UK diplomatic service is a victory for the Sir Humphreys over the politicians.
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 21:06:00 +0000
Christian Turner is a mandarin's mandarin. His appointment to the most glamorous posting in the UK diplomatic service is a victory for the Sir Humphreys over the politicians.
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 21:06:00 +0000
Why the government's violence against women and girls target includes men, but not girls
Almost two in five victims of what the government defines as violence against women and girls are neither women nor girls, but adult men.
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 10:28:00 +0000
Almost two in five victims of what the government defines as violence against women and girls are neither women nor girls, but adult men.
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 10:28:00 +0000
King pours 'perfect' pint of Guinness
The King was commended for pouring the "perfect" pint of Guinness on a visit to mark the opening of a new brewery in London.
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 13:33:00 +0000
The King was commended for pouring the "perfect" pint of Guinness on a visit to mark the opening of a new brewery in London.
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 13:33:00 +0000