Day: May 26, 2026
Birds of prey in Scotland persecuted 182 times over 10 years – study
May 26, 2026Golden eagles are among the persecuted raptors (Andrew Milligan/PA) PA Archive There were 182 confirmed persecution incidents involving birds of prey in Scotland over a 10-year period, a report has shown. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) documented cases of raptors being shot, poisoned and trapped between 2015 and 2024. Victims of […]
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Four-fifths of UK firms impacted by Iran war fallout – report
May 26, 2026A majority of UK firms are already suffering a hit from the Iran war, according to a report (Alamy/PA) Eight in 10 UK firms are suffering a hit from the Iran war and a fifth of businesses are putting investment plans on hold because of the geopolitical uncertainty, according to a report. The latest Barclays […]
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Betting ads featuring Harry Kane and Erling Haaland banned
May 26, 2026Two ads for online betting platform Oddschecker featuring images of footballers Harry Kane and Erling Haaland have been banned for being likely to appeal to under-18s. The first Instagram post on the oddscheckertv account, seen in November, used a photo of Kane with the caption: “Harry Kane is the most backed player to win the […]
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Police issue warning over Post Office scandal probe
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Family pay tribute to woman found dead in suspected murder
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Heatwave latest: Hottest May day record broken again as temperatures soar to 35.1C in London
May 26, 2026The UK has experienced its hottest day in May ever, breaking the record for a second day in a row, as the thermometer hit 35.1 in Kew Gardens. The Met Office revealed the temperature recorded in west London, which beat the 34.8C recorded on Monday. Heathrow airport recorded 35C on Tuesday. The weather agency said: […]
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Sonny Rollins obituary
May 26, 2026The flyers for his shows often called the saxophonist Sonny Rollins “the greatest living improviser”. On the face of it, that statement appeared to collide with the evidence, because many of the elements of a Rollins gig were repeated from one show to another. But you had to listen beyond the themes of favourite Rollins […]
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Stocks climb but BP knocked by chairman’s sudden exit
May 26, 2026The FTSE 100 closed higher on Tuesday, although a fall in oil major BP after the unexpected departure of chairman Albert Manifold limited gains. The FTSE 100 closed up 25.13 points, 0.2%, at 10,491.39. The FTSE 250 ended up 160.02 points, 0.7%, at 23,327.49, and the AIM All-Share rose 12.23 points, 1.5%, at 812.46. The […]
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Man accused of killing judge’s daughter and blowing up home denies having ‘short fuse’
May 26, 2026A man accused of stabbing to death his girlfriend and blowing up their home has claimed has claimed he suffered racist abuse, alleging her judge father named a black fish after him, a court heard. Clifton George, 45, stabbed to death charity worker Annabel Rook, 46, at their home in Dumont Road, Stoke Newington, north […]
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Tess Jaray obituary
May 26, 2026In 1960, on a travelling scholarship from the Slade School of Fine Art, Tess Jaray, who has died aged 88, made her first trip to Italy. At the Slade she had been taught by Ernst Gombrich, then Britain’s foremost historian of early Renaissance art. She arrived in Florence with her head full of painting, of […]
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