Plot to kidnap child hatched a week before Madeleine McCann disappeared (news.sky.com)
Expat Ken Ralphs said that Christian B, the German drifter suspected of abducting Madeleine, tried to recruit a mutual friend to help find a youngster to sell to a childless couple.
Disgraced singer Gary Glitter refused jail release (www.bbc.co.uk)
The Internet Didn’t Kill the High Street, Inequality Did (novaramedia.com)
Growing skincare use by children is dangerous, say dermatologists (www.bbc.co.uk)
UK National Crime Agency ‘on its Knees’ says NGO. (www.occrp.org)
Sanctioned Russian oligarchs take stake in largest UK oil firm (www.bbc.com)
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TIL there's a direct number to your bank via a short code and reporting fraud (stopscamsuk.org.uk)
Was aware of the 7726 short code for spammers...
Restrained and scared - the £100k schools failing vulnerable children (www.bbc.co.uk)
UK government to equip teachers with AI tools to help them "mark and plan lessons" (www.theregister.com)
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NHS 111 offers new mental health service (www.bbc.com)
People in crisis with mental health problems can now access services through NHS 111, giving them another way to get urgent help....
BBC Accused of Doing PR for Major Polluters. (www.desmog.com)
England riots: Emergency move to ease prison overcrowding activated (www.bbc.com)
Foreign Office official resigns in protest over Israel arms sales (www.bbc.co.uk)
More than 200 pharmacies closed in 2024 - and funding crisis could shutter more (inews.co.uk)
Pupils achieve best A-level results in a generation but regional gap widens (www.theguardian.com)
Pupils achieved their best A-level results in a generation on Thursday with marks that highlighted the growing gap between the strongest and weakest-performing parts of the country....
Net-zero transition will deliver at least ‘£164bn in benefits’ to UK. (www.carbonbrief.org)
Church of England paid-off priest assessed as a risk to children (www.bbc.co.uk)
Photos of 12 people released in riot probe appeal (www.bbc.com)
Police have released photographs of 12 people they want to speak to over riots which took place on Merseyside days after the deaths of three girls in Southport.
Video doorbells, CCTV, facial recognition: how the police tracked UK rioters (www.theguardian.com)
The hunt to find the rioters and the people who incited them began the moment the first brick was thrown. But the efforts to catch them will last weeks or months, and involve super-recognisers, specialist software, video doorbells and, in a few cases, criminal stupidity....
UK shortage of drug used to prevent brain damage in alcoholics (www.theguardian.com)
Drone pictures show extent of Grantham Aldi supermarket fire (archive.is)
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