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Car washes and vape shops still sponsor foreign workers despite visa changes

BBC Verify found more than 1,900 small high street businesses still licensed to sponsor foreign workers after visa rules were tightened in July 2025.

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Packs of vapes are lined up on shelves inside a BBC Verfiy blue frame

Uniform bank helps working families in Kent

Kent's Community Cupboard is offering pre-loved school uniforms over the summer, with working families among those relying on its support.

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Tracey Wood in a Community Cupboard polo shirt. Uniform items are hung on a washing line and blue boxes containing clothing are seen behind her.

North Northamptonshire seeks to extend holiday food scheme

North Northamptonshire Council plans to re-commission the Holiday Activities and Food Programme, which offers free holiday activities and meals for eligible children, with a decision due on 11 August.

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An orange plate is sat on a silver ledge on the right. It has three compartments, two with food in it and one with a blue cup. There is food lined up at the top left of the image.

Nato moves to urgently bolster Ukraine’s air defences

Nato says it is working to urgently supply Ukraine with air defences after Kyiv failed to intercept any Russian ballistic missiles on Wednesday, as Zelenskyy warned of rising missile production and worsening shortages.

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Rescuers work at the site of a Russian missile strike on a goods storage in Kyiv on Wednesday.

Man extradited to UK charged over alleged hit-and-run death of Keaton Slater

Dolars Aleksanders has been extradited from Latvia and charged over the alleged hit-and-run death of 12-year-old Keaton Slater in Coventry in June 2024.

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A boy in a sky blue Coventry City home shirt is smiling at the camera

UK papers lead on Arday resignation and West End stabbing

UK front pages lead on Jason Arday's resignation, a Covent Garden stabbing, early prisoner release plans, and other national and international stories.

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"Plagiarism row professor resigns from Cambridge" reads the headline on the front page of the Times.

Man and pregnant woman found dead after siege in outback Queensland home

A 45-year-old man and a 23-year-old woman were found dead in a Charleville home after an almost eight-hour police siege that locked down nearby streets.

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A man and a woman were found dead in a Charleville home in outback Queensland after a long siege by police.

Why phones on loudspeaker may become just another noise

Why loudspeaker phone use on public transport annoys so many people, why it is growing, and whether tougher enforcement is likely.

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Two teenage girls laugh as they look at a phone together. One wears a wite polo neck jumper and the other wears a darker fleece. The image is black and white and there are lightning bolts and exclamation marks coming out of the phone

NSW man charged over alleged threats against female MP

A NSW man was charged over alleged threats against a female MP as News Corp reported higher revenue, the government moved on ebike safety standards and regulators shut nearly 600 childcare services.

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A NSW man has been charged for allegedly threatening a female MP over social media.

Repair work approved to safeguard 15th Century Comlongon Castle

Structural repair work has been approved to safeguard Comlongon Castle near Dumfries, after the category A-listed 15th Century venue closed in 2019.

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A classic Tower House building against a bright blue sky

Iran says it has agreed Strait of Hormuz shipping route with Oman

Iran says it has agreed with Oman on a shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz, but says the deal would not by itself guarantee safe passage.

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Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, August 3, 2026

Irish police seize 166 e-scooters in Dublin operation

Gardaí seized 166 e-bikes and e-scooters, plus other vehicles, during a Tuesday operation in Dublin. Four of five people arrested have been charged.

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Several orange and black e-scooters beside a white An Garda Síochána van