MoD giving Ukrainian soldiers in the UK free cigarettes to 'boost morale' (metro.co.uk)
Despite a recently proposed smoking ban, it’s been revealed the UK government has been providing cigarettes to Ukrainian troops training in the country....
Afghanistan interpreter told his British citizenship bars family from UK visa (www.theguardian.com)
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Grindr sued for allegedly revealing users' HIV status (www.bbc.com)
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Deadly nitazene drug adverts on X and SoundCloud, investigation finds (www.bbc.com)
Evidence suggests dozens of suppliers are advertising openly on the internet and sending nitazenes in the post from China, where they are manufactured in laboratories. The majority of suppliers claimed to work for companies that otherwise appeared legitimate, with professional websites and business addresses in Chinese cities....
Tories ease performance targets for train bosses to scupper renationalisation plans, Aslef says (morningstaronline.co.uk)
Former British spy in IRA who allegedly admitted murder will not be prosecuted (www.theguardian.com)
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Not just mums go to Iceland: supermarket drops slogan to be more inclusive (www.theguardian.com)
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Thames Water nationalisation plan could move bulk of £15bn debt to state (www.theguardian.com)
Market Harborough: Council reviews CCTV use over China government links (www.bbc.com)
Harborough District Council uses cameras made by Chinese firm Hikvision in Market Harborough and Lutterworth, but a councillor has called for the cameras to be replaced over “security” concerns....
Sunak accused of making mental illness ‘another front in the culture wars’ (www.theguardian.com)
Infected blood scandal: Children were used as 'guinea pigs' in clinical trials (www.bbc.com)
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Oxford shuts down institute run by Elon Musk-backed philosopher (www.theguardian.com)
Oxford University this week shut down an academic institute run by one of Elon Musk’s favorite philosophers. The Future of Humanity Institute, dedicated to the long-termism movement and other Silicon Valley-endorsed ideas such as effective altruism, closed this week after 19 years of operation. Musk had donated £1m to the FIH...
'They don’t have enough’ – schools in England are running food banks for families as millions struggle to feed their children, researcher says (theconversation.com)
“The peak of the cost-of-living crisis may have passed, but millions of families are struggling to buy enough food to feed their children. Experiencing food insecurity can be deeply damaging for children and negatively affects their achievement at school.,” says Will Baker, Senior Lecturer for the School of Education at...
Sunak to cite Britain’s ‘sicknote culture’ in bid to overhaul fit note system (www.theguardian.com)
24% of 5-7 year olds now use smartphones: UK watchdog (www.theregister.com)
The UK’s telecoms regulator has found that nearly a quarter of children between the ages of five and seven own a smartphone while a similar percentage use social media unsupervised....
UK will not ‘turn on’ post-Brexit checks of EU goods for fear of border delays (www.ft.com)
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UK inflation falls as meat and crumpet prices drop (www.finance.yahoo.com)
The cost of some items including meat, crumpets, chocolate biscuits, furniture and household items fell. However, petrol and diesel prices rose....
Tory MP suspended over alleged misuse of campaign funds (www.bbc.co.uk)
Peter Murrell charged with embezzlement in SNP finance probe (www.bbc.co.uk)
Drug shortages, now normal in UK, made worse by Brexit, report warns (www.theguardian.com)
Capel Manor College: Boys 11 and 12 sentenced for animal cruelty (www.bbc.co.uk)
UK police say they disrupted cyber fraud network that stole personal data from thousands (abcnews.go.com)
Hoaxer who waged 6-week terror campaign in Britain in 2013 faces near 10-year prison term (abcnews.go.com)
Why craft breweries are under threat as closures leap 49% (www.thisismoney.co.uk)
Royal Mail insists it will keep fining innocent victims of counterfeit stamps (www.thisismoney.co.uk)
