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As many as half of convenience stores and vape retailers in some areas are estimated to have links with organised crime, according to a Trading Standards report. Similarly, up to a third of American candy stores and one in four fast food takeaways in specific areas are suspected of being a front for criminal activity, the organisation’s Hidden In Plain Sight report said. A survey […]

The King and Queen have said farewell to the US president and first lady as they near the end of a frenetic four-day state visit. Charles and Camilla have fulfilled a packed agenda since touching down in Washington on Monday, while smoothing transatlantic tensions over the Iran war. Their busy and varied schedule took the royal couple from taking tea at the White House with Donald Trump and […]

Bank of England policymakers have signalled that interest rates could rise later this year if the Middle East energy shock has a longer-lasting effect on the cost of living. The outlook comes as interest rates were held at 3.75% on Thursday. The Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) said it had decided to hold borrowing costs steady but that it was alert to the evolving situation in the Middle […]

A young neo-Nazi has been found guilty of planning a mass gun attack after being snared by MI5 in an undercover sting. Alfie Coleman, 21, from Great Notley in Essex, was convicted of preparing for terrorist acts on Thursday after an Old Bailey retrial. From the age of just 14, Coleman began to trawl the internet for extreme right wing material including a neo-Nazi text which he downloaded […]

The man suspected of carrying out a knife attack in north London was previously referred to the Government’s counter-extremism programme, police have said, as Sir Keir Starmer was heckled on a visit to the site. The 45-year-old was born in Somalia and came to the UK legally as a child in the 1990s, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said earlier on Thursday. The Metropolitan Police said he was known […]

Scott Parker has left Burnley following the club’s relegation from the Premier League. Burnley announced on Thursday they had parted company with their head coach by mutual consent. Parker led the Clarets to promotion to the top flight last year but this season has been a struggle with the team winning just four league games and relegated with four matches remaining. A statement from the club read: “Scott […]

Shaun Murphy was reminded his mission of ending a 21-year wait for a second World Snooker Championship crown will not be straightforward as he was pegged back by four-time champion John Higgins in their semi-final. The 2005 champion has moved through the gears since squeaking out a 10-9 first-round win over Fan Zhengyi, easing past Xiao Guodong in round two before conquering reigning world champion Zhao Xintong in […]

Comedian Bob Mortimer has said he is “very, very sad” after the death of Ted, the dog who starred in Mortimer And Whitehouse: Gone Fishing. Ted first appeared in the BBC show during its third series in 2020 and quickly became popular with fans, being given a lifetime achievement award during the show’s 2025 Christmas special, as he appeared alongside Mortimer and fellow comedian Paul Whitehouse. Mortimer said: […]

The UK terrorism threat level has been raised to “severe” in the wake of the Golders Green stabbings, meaning a terror attack is “highly likely”. The Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre announced the decision on Thursday, the day after two Jewish men were stabbed in north London and in the wake of a spate of attacks in Jewish neighbourhoods in recent weeks. The body, which is […]