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Reform UK councillor charged with rape and sexual assault
The Crown Prosecution Service has charged George Madgwick with 35 offences including 12 rapes.
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Reform UK councillor charged with 12 counts of rape and multiple other offences
Charges against party’s leader on Hampshire county council, George Madgwick, linked to events alleged to have taken place in Portsmouth and Wales
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International
‘Well-known individual’ fails in bid for injunction against Guardian and ITN
Person’s anonymity remains in place subject to any appeal against high court decision
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International
Six flights across Europe searched after suspected bomb threats
Planes in Poland, Spain, Bulgaria and Italy have been checked for explosives following separate threats.
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International
Europe on alert after supermarket freezers hit by cyber-attacks in 10 countries
Supermarkets have reported problems from Estonia and Sweden to Portugal and Italy and many retainers have been forced to discard food.
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UK meat industry hit by cyber-attack which targeted European supermarket freezers
Supermarkets in countries including Ireland, Sweden and Belgium reported fridges being hiked in temperature on Monday.
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International
UK and EU agree draft deal to scrap Brexit red tape over food exports
The food deal, ahead of a UK-EU summit later this month, is the most significant part of the so-called Brexit reset agreed so far.
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Mahmood refuses to put cost on care worker settlement climbdown
The home secretary says the full cost of dropping plans to extend the wait for settlement will be laid out in future.
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Entertainment
‘Mogging’ crowned Collins English dictionary word of the year
Bodybuilding slang referring to making someone else look inferior beat entries concerning AI and climate crisis Mogging – meaning to outperform or outshine someone or something – has been named Collins’s word of the year 2026. Announcing the winner in an article for Collins, the copywriter Rachel Quin said the term describes making someone or something look inferior in terms of appearance, confidence or status. Friendslop A term adopted by gamers to describe low-budget, multiplayer indie titles focused on social fun over high-end graphics. Fricy A portmanteau of “fruity” and “spicy”, reflectin
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Politics
Labour MPs pull their punches on immigration changes
Angela Rayner previously said plans were "un-British" and ministers shouldn't shift "the goalposts".
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International
Australia seeks to change visa deal with UK after influx of Britons
Australia says easing of rules has led to surge in British visitor numbers, putting pressure on local workforce
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Politics
Henry Nowak ‘would have hated’ riots after his murder, says family
Parents of teenager stabbed in Southampton last year hit out at political ‘game’ played with son’s murder Henry Nowak’s family have said he “would have hated” the riots that followed his death, as they accused some politicians of playing a “game” with their son’s murder. Nowak, who was fatally stabbed by Vickrum Digwa in December 2025, was handcuffed by police as he lay dying after his attacker falsely accused him of racial abuse. Continue reading...
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