Retailers say theft is “spiralling out of control”, with an increase in organised crime hitting stores.
Month: July 2025
Security ramped up ahead of Trump arrival
Trump’s golf clubs in South Ayrshire and Aberdeenshire are the focus of a huge security operation before the president visits on Friday.
Suffering in Gaza is indefensible, says Starmer
The prime minister warns of a “humanitarian catastrophe” ahead of emergency talks with France and Germany.
Man jailed for selling fake halal meat to restaurants
Chicken was falsely distributed as halal meat to restaurants and takeaways across south Wales.
Scammers conned elderly investors out of £6m
Police say fraudsters hounded vulnerable people into parting with life savings ‘out of pure greed’.
Public frustrated by asylum seeker housing – minister
The business secretary acknowledges concern about accommodating asylum seekers and housing shortages.
Shooting victim was ‘devoted mum to Sara and James’
Ex-colleagues of a woman fatally shot alongside her two children share their shock over the murders.
Airport trial jurors told stamp ‘a distraction’
Prosecutors tell jurors to focus on the actions of the two brothers accused of assaulting police.
‘See story through my eyes’, says UK teen on trial for drug smuggling in Georgia
The teenager from Billingham, Teesside, is on trial in Georgia on drug smuggling charges.
Starmer and Modi sign £6bn India-UK trade deal
The free trade deal is expected to cut tariffs on goods and increase market access for both countries.
