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In July, 25 boats and 25 engines were seized in a maritime consignment at Felixstowe in Suffolk. The boat carrying them had stopped there on the way to Germany. The NCA said, had the latest shipment made its way into the hands of people smugglers, “each could have been used …

Ofcom is investigating whether Meta breached its duties under the UK’s online safety laws with the launch of its “Instants” feature on Instagram. The tool – allowing users to take and share an instant image with close friends, that disappears once viewed – was launched on Meta’s photo-sharing app in …

Middleton, herself a former pupil at the school, grew up in the mining community and recalls the moment she was contacted by John’s family’s solicitors. “We were obviously over the moon, but also perplexed as to who this person was,” she said. “Because of the roots I’ve got within the …

Responding to the Green Party conference vote, the Board of Deputies of British Jews and the Jewish Leadership Council said: “Branding most British Jews and Jewish institutions ‘racist’ stokes anti-Jewish hatred after a year in which British Jews have been murdered attending their synagogue, stabbed in the streets, and seen …

A vineyard owner has said it was “disheartening” to discover the theft of about 500kg (1,100lb) of grapes worth about £1,000. Lee Dyer, from Winbirri Vineyard in Surlingham, Norfolk, realised some of his rows had been “completely stripped” while harvesting the crop on 28 September. “The biggest impact is that’s …

A man has been charged after a protest over migrant arrivals in a Hampshire town. The Home Office said 149 migrants were picked up on Sunday in a mid-Channel rescue operation by the RNLI, alongside a French vessel, and were brought ashore at Gosport. Flares were set off and there …

A police and crime commissioner (PCC) said he would fight government plans to turn a former RAF base into accommodation for asylum seekers. Suffolk and Norfolk police currently lease RAF Barnham near Thetford for specialist training programmes, and had made plans to buy the site. Speaking at the Conservative party …

The area served by Wimbleball reservoir would be impacted by the proposed NEUB, if it was introduced. That includes parts of Mid Devon, all of East Devon and extends into part of Dorset and Exmouth, Crediton, Honiton and Lyme Regis. South West Water has applied to the Department for Environment, …

Sally Kidson, from Salisbury, is a champion in the sport of boccia, but needs a new partner. BBC News

More than 100 scooter and motorbike riders answered a care home’s appeal to help fulfil the wish of a resident living with dementia to be reunited with the mod community he loves. Meadow Croft care home in Garstang, Lancashire, issued a public appeal after staff learned the resident wanted to …

Nicole said she decided to tell her loved ones about the abuse, and with their support they began to form a plan to help her escape. “I couldn’t take it anymore,” she said. “I didn’t want my child to grow up and believe that this is how a normal family …

Hayley said: “And that’s what makes me so angry because that’s the bit that could have been avoided.” She said the PolSA told the inquest the location information from Alan’s phone “might not be that accurate”. “It just felt like one excuse after another,” she said. In a prevention of …

Xie said poker had also helped her to “develop resilience”, and become more aware of her emotions. “Poker has shaped me into a stronger person. You have to be resilient and mentally strong. It teaches you social skills, reading body language, reading the flow of the game and understanding your …

One of the UK’s biggest oil refineries spilled pollution into local rivers and the Mersey Estuary on dozens of occasions in 2023 and 2024, documents shared exclusively with the BBC suggest. EET Fuels, formerly known as Essar, which runs Stanlow refinery, pleaded guilty this year to 12 charges of breaching …

A couple married for 60 years have said the only time they ever disagree with each other is when Liverpool play Everton. Pat and Dave Hughes, who both live at St Joseph’s Hospice in Thornton, Sefton, celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary on Friday, and said they were congratulated by every …

Broadhurst acknowledges that term is “politically loaded” and the modern care system is very different from the coercive practices that took place mainly between 1949 and 1976 – and for which the government recently apologised for cases in England. But she says it “is actually what’s happening because parents do …

By Wednesday, the autumn chill will be firmly established and it is expected to be the first day since 11 June when temperatures fail to reach 20C anywhere in the UK. Cooler north-westerly winds will bring sunshine and scattered showers to many areas, while rain could be heavy and persistent …

Meanwhile, Finland’s aerospace firm ICEYE specialises in synthetic aperture radar (SAR), satellites, which can produce images of the Earth’s surface through cloud and darkness. Macdonald says these have been used in the war in Ukraine, where satellite imagery can provide intelligence – for example, spotting a Russian vessel in a …

Several of Tuesday’s papers lead on a Tory pledge to devote £10bn to an Iron Dome-style defence system. Source link

The government states that local councils can issue parents a fine of £80 per child for missing school, rising to £160 if they received a second fine, external within three years. Parents could also be taken to court for keeping their child out of school if the fine was not …