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Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper pledged to do more to protect businesses after a 25% rise in shoplifting offences nationally.

More heavy rain is expected over Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Angus, Dundee, and Perth and Kinross.

Surrey Police said he was also arrested on suspicion of possessing controlled substances.

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt said he wanted all schools to be able to offer care either side of the school day by September 2026.

Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper said the suspended Wellingborough MP should ‘recognise the seriousness of this’ and resign.

Eight-month-old Indi Gregory is critically ill with mitochondrial disease.

The selections were announced on Thursday.

British citizens fleeing the conflict in Israel and Gaza will be exempt from residency tests and able to get easier access benefits.

Campaign groups hit out at the sector and the Government on Thursday.

Leo Varadkar said he hoped the European Council could agree a joint call for a humanitarian ceasefire.

Charles held an audience at Buckingham Palace with charities including the Medical Aid for Palestinians and the British Red Cross on Thursday.

Rocket Factory Augsburg plans to have its first blast-off from SaxaVord Spaceport on Unst in 2024.

She takes over from Rachel Jupp who is moving to the US.

The legislation places new obligations on social media platforms to keep users, and particularly children, safe online.

Two medics were held on suspicion of criminal damage after orange paint was poured over a dinosaur skeleton.

Neither of the juries at the former Manchester City footballer’s trial or retrial were shown the messages as the judge ruled them inadmissible.

Charles hosted a reception on Thursday, ahead of the Powerlist Black Excellence Awards.

Louis Saha Matturie was a friend of former Man City defender Benjamin Mendy.

Every year Ken Carraher takes weeks of annual leave to transform his home into a terrifying Halloween haunt.

A campaign group supporting the baby’s family said an application to the European Court of Human Rights had been rejected.