Category: UK
Second UK supermarket introduces ‘checkout VAR’ after widely-mocked Tesco scheme
Shoplifting offences have reached a record high with police recording over half a million incidents last year
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Ex-PE teacher charged with string of sex offences against children
A former PE teacher has appeared in court charged with 13 sexual offences against three children.
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Donald Trump preparing to visit UK in coming weeks
Police Scotland said planning is underway for the July visit, saying it would involve a ‘significant policing operation’
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London heatwave killed 263 people – with climate crisis to blame for most, study says
Study finds around 1,500 of the 2,300 estimated heat deaths in Europe during recent weeks were the result of the climate crisis
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Jewellery shop worker, 60, loses case over claim boss called him an ‘old git’
Judge rules Ashok Ahir failed to prove boss made ‘belittling’ comment during meal with colleagues
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Which tax rises could the government introduce to fill the black hole in Britain’s finances?
Labour’s pledge not to raise taxes on ‘working people’ leaves the chancellor with a limited number of workable options to fill the £5bn hole in the public finances left by last week’s welfare climbdown
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Doctors announce five-day strike over pay dispute
Previous strikes by resident doctors and other staff groups saw some 1.5 million appointments, procedures, and operations postponed
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Meta opens Cambridge lab as part of AI glasses expansion
It comes amid reports the Facebook and Instagram owner has purchased a minority stake in Oakley and Ray-Ban owner EssilorLuxottica SA.
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Where in the UK is in drought – and will it spread to the rest of the country?
Thames Water has warned it could introduce a hosepipe ban unless water shortages ‘change significantly’
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Married banker sacked over affair with his co-worker sues for sex discrimination
Stanislav Stepchuk is suing his employer for direct sex and age discrimination, sex-related harassment, and unfair dismissal
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