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Illegal working arrests double in two years, Home Office says

The Home Office says illegal working arrests have doubled since Labour took office, with more than 17,000 arrests since July 2024 and a record number of raids in the past six months.

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A stock photo of a Home Office immigration enforcement van from 2017.

Meta ordered to pay $567m in child safety ruling

A US judge in New Mexico ordered Meta to pay another $567m over child safety failings, calling the company a “public nuisance” and adding to $375m in existing fines.

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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg looking at a camera while walking into a Los Angeles courthouse, wearing a blue suit, tie and white shirt.

Diary entry helped solve missing man’s murder

A diary entry about an old trailer led police to the body of Richard Dyson, missing since 2019. Christopher Wright was jailed for murder and Karl Schwalbe for perverting justice.

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A composite image of Wright (right) and Richard Dyson on the left. The image shows the diary entry and a blue animal trailer in the background.

Beloved live-cam eagle Jackie is in critical condition

Jackie, the bald eagle watched worldwide through the Big Bear Eagle Nest Cam, has been diagnosed with anemia and is in critical condition at the Ojai Raptor Center.

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Bald eagles perched and nesting on tree branches under a clear blue sky.

Sturgeon’s Swinney criticism exposes SNP tensions

Nicola Sturgeon has criticised John Swinney’s SNP election campaign, triggering backlash from party figures and fresh questions about their relationship.

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John Swinney and Nicola Sturgeon walking through the corridors of the Scottish Parliament. He wears black-rimmed spectacles, a blue suit, a purple tie and a white shirt. She is dressed in a red blazer and smiles at the camera.

Family shocked as 50-year review of sibling deaths finds no new evidence

A forensic review into the 1976 deaths of Martha and Griff Thomas has ended without new findings, leaving relatives disappointed and still believing they were both murdered.

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A black and white photograph showing a young man with very dark hair wearing a suit, and a woman with dark hair down to her chin wearing a black blouse.

Conservatives pledge to ban foreign nationals from social housing

The Conservatives have pledged to ban foreign nationals from social housing in England if they win power, a move condemned by Labour, Shelter and the Royal College of Nursing.

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A social housing estate in London, 2018. There are several blocks of flats, grass and trees.

Businesses hit by Cairngorms wildfire to get support from £3m fund

The Scottish government has created a £3m fund to support businesses affected by the Cairngorms wildfire, which has burned for three weeks near Aviemore.

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A person wearing protective clothing, including a hard hat and overalls uses a beater to extinguish flames in the Cairngorms in July.

Trump denies US weapons shortage, vows action against leakers

Trump denied US munitions shortages, said leakers were being hunted down and defended Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth as questions grow over missile stockpiles during the war with Iran.

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Trump at Camp David in blue jacket and blue tie holding both hands up

Former PC cleared over baton strike on autistic man

Former Derbyshire Police constable Shaun Elliott was cleared at Derby Crown Court of assault occasioning actual bodily harm after striking Kian Green with a baton during an arrest outside Buxton Police Station on 30 December 2022.

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A man in a suit wearing a rucksack outside Derby Crown Court

Met Police admits mistake in Cambridge plagiarism complaint

Sir Mark Rowley said the Met "dropped the ball" after investigating a complaint linked to journalist Jack Grove’s reporting on Cambridge professor Jason Arday.

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Jason Arday holds his headphones as he smiles at the camera on the set of BBC Radio 4 Today

Judge pauses Trump BBC financial-records disclosure

A judge has paused the release of Donald Trump's financial records to the BBC in his $10bn lawsuit, while the court considers a request to amend the case.

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U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks at Red Rock Casino Resort Spa in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., August 5, 2026.