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Warning over ‘Hi Dad’ impersonation scams ahead of Father’s Day

Some £160,000 has been reported stolen because of “Hi Dad” impersonation scams so far this year, according to data from a major bank. Santander UK is warning parents to be aware of the fraud ahead of Father’s Day on Sunday June 21. Fraudsters will target potential victims via messages or an AI-generated phone call, pretending […]

Grooming gangs hearings in Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry to begin next year

The Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry will examine grooming gangs and the failures of institutions to protect children in care when a new phase begins. Lady Smith’s inquiry, which began in 2015, will focus on the exploitation of children who were in care at the time of the abuse. This could include grooming or exploitation which […]

Archaeologists unearth 5,000-year-old ‘prototype’ for Stonehenge solstice stones

Archaeologists have discovered a 5,000-year-old structure that may have served as an early “prototype” for the alignment for the solstice at Stonehenge. A Wessex Archaeology team led by TV’s Time Team archaeologist Phil Harding has announced the discovery three miles from the world-famous stone circle, a few days before the summer solstice when thousands will […]

Voters go to polls in crunch by-election for Starmer’s leadership

“There is a path that carries on and makes Britain look more and more like the United States of America, and we do not, in my view, want to end up there, where people can’t talk to each other in the street. That’s not the Britain I know, and the Britain that I love, and […]

Boy’s life saved at London hospital as UK-first procedure reverses heart failure

A boy’s life has been saved after he became the first child in the UK to have an angioplasty for heart failure – a procedure typically reserved for adults with cardiac conditions. Elliot Atkins’s parents were told that, without action, he was unlikely to survive following his diagnosis with heart failure and a “one in […]

In pictures: Kate returns to Royal Ascot

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Harry and Meghan to bring children to UK

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FTSE 100 nudges up ahead of expected US rate hold

Stocks posted modest gains on Wednesday after better-than-hoped inflation data, and as investors eye interest rate decisions in the US and UK. The FTSE 100 closed up 14.40 points, 0.1%, at 10,508.61. The FTSE 250 ended up 38.15 points, 0.2%, at 23,364.73, while the AIM All-Share firmed 3.90 points, 0.5%, to 807.83. The oil price […]

Giles Peaker obituary

My friend Giles Peaker, who has died suddenly aged 60, was a housing lawyer whose work had a lasting and positive impact on the lives of many people. Qualifying in 2008, after a first career as a lecturer in art history, Giles went from paralegal to partner at the London law firm Anthony Gold Solicitors […]