Day: September 2, 2025
Cost of Afghan data breach scheme unknown to Government – watchdog
September 2, 2025The NAO said the MoD had not given it confidence in the accuracy of its estimates (PA) PA Wire The Government is unable to calculate the total cost of a secret relocation plan it set up following the Afghan data leak, Britain’s public spending watchdog has said. In Ministry of Defence (MoD) accounts, the amount […]
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Police dealt with more than 3,000 protests in three months over the summer
September 2, 2025Police across the UK dealt with more than 3,000 protests over three months this summer, amid what a senior officer called “a climate of increasing tension and polarity”. Figures from the National Police Chiefs’ Council showed that there were 3,081 protests in June, July and August across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. This compares […]
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Teenage murders at 13-year low in London, as Met Police chief insists capital’s streets are ‘safer’
September 2, 2025Scotland Yard chief Sir Mark Rowley has insisted London’s streets are “safer” after no teenagers were murdered across the school summer holidays. More specialist teams are disrupting organised crime groups exploiting youngsters to get them involved in drug dealing and county lines. Hundreds of arrests have been made and weapons seized. City Hall said provisional […]
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Yellow warning for rain in force as heavy rain and strong winds forecast
September 2, 2025Tourists shelter from the rain under umbrellas (Ben Whitley/PA) PA Wire A yellow weather warning has come into force as heavy rain and strong winds are forecast which may cause flooding and travel disruption, the Met Office said. The warning for rain is in place from midnight until 2pm on Wednesday for south-west England and […]
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New Green leader reveals he spoke to Jeremy Corbyn – and doesn’t rule out pact
September 2, 2025The new leader of the Green Party has revealed he spoke to Jeremy Corbyn this week amid suggestions there could be a pact between their two parties. Zack Polanski, who comfortably beat his rivals Adrian Ramsay and Ellie Chowns to win the Green Party’s leadership election, told the Politics Hub with Sophy Ridge that he […]
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The perfect property listing in England for a buyer with a bunker mentality
September 2, 2025It’s a unique historical English property that could be perfect for a doomsday prepper. In fact, it was built to survive a nuclear blast. A Cold War era bunker is going up for auction later this month in the Bristol area in western England with a low starting bid of 20,000 pounds ($26,740). The entrance […]
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What to know about Russia’s GPS jamming operation in Europe
September 2, 2025Bulgaria will not investigate suspected Russian electronic interference with a top European official’s plane, officials said Monday — because this kind of GPS jamming is now so common. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was flying to Plovdiv, Bulgaria on Sunday when her plane was hit by GPS jamming. It landed safely but the […]
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Tube passengers trapped inside carriage for hours after faulty Jubilee line train
September 2, 2025Noora Mykkanen Published September 2, 2025 5:08pm Updated September 2, 2025 6:15pm Transport for London has apologised after commuters were stuck in a Tube train carriage for hours. Monday morning travel on the London Underground ground to a halt after a Jubilee line train ran into trouble yesterday evening. The culprit for the problem was […]
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Police probe after Sky interview with businessman disrupted by women shouting about rape
September 2, 2025Police are investigating after a Sky News interview with a local businessman in Nuneaton was disrupted by women shouting about rape. Zahin, 32, was speaking to correspondent Shamaan Freeman-Powell about tensions in the community over asylum when the incident happened. “You’re trying to rape our kids,” shouted one of the women. They were accompanied by […]
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Grenfell Tower demolition begins this week eight years after disaster
September 2, 2025Sarah Hooper Published September 2, 2025 3:38pm Updated September 2, 2025 3:38pm A lengthy process to demolish Grenfell Tower, where 72 people died in a deadly fire in 2017, has begun in London. The process will likely take two years, authorities said, with preparations beginning over the summer and work to remove parts of the […]
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