Day: January 12, 2026
JD Sports reveals plans to enable shoppers to buy products through AI platforms
January 12, 2026The JD Sports store in Oxford Street, London (Jonathan Brady/PA) PA Archive JD Sports has revealed plans to allow customers to directly buy their products through AI platforms without leaving the apps. It is the latest move by a major retailer to adapt to a shift by consumers towards using AI platforms such as ChatGPT […]
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Sepa increases number of flood warnings and alerts as heavy rainfall worsens
January 12, 2026Scotland’s environmental agency has increased the number of flood warnings and alerts for Scotland after a weekend of harsh weather conditions. As of Monday morning the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) had ramped up the number of flood warnings in place to 18 and increased the number of less severe flood alerts to 12, spanning […]
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London’s murder rate drops to lowest in a decade after organised crime gang blitz
January 12, 2026The murder rate in London is the lowest for more than a decade after a blitz on organised crime gangs and the expansion of facial recognition technology. There were 97 homicides in the capital in the year to January compared with 109 in 2024. That represents an 11 per cent drop and a huge improvement […]
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