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Putin ready to cripple Britain with cyber attacks, minister warns




Russia is prepared to launch a wave of cyber attacks on Britain that could “turn out the lights for millions”, a Cabinet minister will warn at a Nato conference on Monday…

Starmer and his Justice Secretary represent two of England’s most crime-ridden constituencies




Sir Keir Starmer and Shabana Mahmood, the Justice Secretary, are the MPs for two of the constituencies with the highest crime rates in England and Wales, new analysis shows…

Storm Bert: ‘Worst is to come’ as thousands of homes without power




Britons were warned on Saturday that the worst of Storm Bert was “yet to come” after a man in his 60s was killed by a falling tree, thousands of homes were without power and travel descended into chaos…

Lucy Letby hospital outlines 15 reasons why ‘baby killer’ was innocent




A neonatal ward manager at Lucy Letby’s hospital outlined 15 reasons why the nurse could not be to blame for the deaths and collapse of babies, it has emerged…

Dirty pants on washing line recorded as non-crime hate incident by police




Police recorded a soiled pair of underwear hung on a washing line as a non-crime hate incident (NCHI), it has emerged…

Britain’s best-paid inmates earn more than officers who guard them




Britain’s highest-paid inmates are earning more on average than the prison officers who guard them, it can be revealed…

Cop29 signs off $300bn climate deal after poorer nations stage walk-out




Cop29 ground out a last-minute compromise deal on Saturday night that offers at least $300 billion (£240 billion) per year by 2035 to help poorer countries confront global warming and allows China’s contributions to remain voluntary…

Ukraine has lost more than 40pc of land it captured in Russia’s Kursk




Ukraine has lost more than 40 per cent of the territory in Russia’s Kursk region that it seized in August, a senior Ukrainian military source said…

Angela Merkel: Brexit ‘felt like a humiliation’ to the EU




Brexit felt like a humiliation and a disgrace for the EU, according to the bloc’s longest-serving leader…

‘Visibly startled’ garden gnome made of ecstasy found in Netherlands drugs raid




Police found a garden gnome weighing nearly 2kg and made of the drug ecstasy during a raid in the Netherlands…

Putin’s new hypersonic missile is a warning to Britain – this footage shows why




It may be innocently called “the hazelnut”, but this is a fig leaf disguise…

Trump could sanction British lawyer leading ICC push for Netanyahu arrest




Donald Trump is considering sanctions against a British lawyer over the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu…

Watch: Rhodes scholars demand scheme stops ‘aiding genocide’ in protest at formal dinner




Rhodes scholars have demanded the Oxford University programme stop “aiding and abetting genocide” in a protest at a formal dinner…

‘We got XL bullies banned – now I am setting my sights on jailing career criminals for good’




Career criminals are more likely to be spared jail than at any time in the last two decades, official figures show…

Welby criticised for ‘egregious failure’ to act over convicted paedophile




The Archbishop of Canterbury is facing fresh criticism for an “egregious failure” to act in the case of a convicted paedophile…

Starmer ‘standing with Hamas’ by backing Netanyahu arrest warrant, Johnson claims




Boris Johnson has accused Sir Keir Starmer of “effectively standing with Hamas” over the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu…

Animal rights activists demand Sly Old Fox pub change its ‘derogatory’ name




It’s a historic pub that has played host to a cast of famous faces including Charlie Chaplin and Laurel and Hardy since it opened its doors in 1891…

Paddy McGuinness to sue over claim he went to a Michelin-star restaurant during charity bike ride




Paddy McGuinness, presenter for Radio 2, has launched legal action over claims he stopped at a Michelin-starred restaurant during his 300-mile Children in Need charity bike ride…

‘I tried the banned maggot-ridden cheese you can only get on the black market’




Costanzo Carta takes a big knife, cuts into a chunky wheel of tawny cheese and there they are, white and wriggling in a lively fashion: maggots…

Whiskey wars: How bourbon and Scotch could become Trump’s bargaining chips in British trade talks




Donald Trump could ignite a whiskey war with the UK as part of negotiations over tariffs after he takes office in January, industry insiders fear…

Angela Merkel: Brexit ‘felt like a humiliation’ to the EU




Brexit felt like a humiliation and a disgrace for the EU, according to the bloc’s longest-serving leader…

The shots stop flowing in Laos party town amid fears for 12 ‘poisoned’ tourists




They have stopped serving shots in the backpacker bars of Vang Vieng…

How assisted dying lobby used UK’s favourite soap to sway public opinion




Within months of Labour coming to power, MPs will vote on the assisted dying Bill – one of the most controversial pieces of legislation ever to be laid before the House of Commons…

Cat wedged inside drainpipe found with head poking out




A cat that became wedged inside a drainpipe has been rescued by firefighters…

Police accused of ‘turning blind eye’ to anti-Semitism to pursue ‘nonsense’




Police chiefs have “turned a blind eye” or even “looked for reasons” not to pursue charges against anti-Semites and instead spent their time investigating “nonsense”, a charity boss has said…

Police accused of ‘turning blind eye’ to anti-Semitism to pursue ‘nonsense’




Police chiefs have “turned a blind eye” or even “looked for reasons” not to pursue charges against anti-Semites and instead spent their time investigating “nonsense”, a charity boss has said…