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Three-quarters of UK’s popular plug-in hybrid cars unable to use rapid chargers
Only 26% of PHEVs sold across top 20 models can use chargers with power of 50kW or more, analysis findsThree-quarters of the 20 top-selling plug-in hy…
Rare sale of David Hockney painting of beloved dog Stanley could fetch £2.5m
Exclusive: Dog Painting 17 is believed to be one of only six of works from Dog Series in private hands and first to be auctionedDavid Hockney adored h…
Vast Casino Secrets leak exposes inner workings of offshore gambling firms
Files could have seismic consequences for online casinos, including those accused of illegally targeting consumersThe secrets of thousands of online c…
Turning Point USA knew of security concerns yet insisted Charlie Kirk speak outdoors, report says
According to report, school staff recommended event move to a more secure location weeks before Kirk was fatally shotA new report says that Turning Po…
Which countries walked out of Netanyahu’s UNGA speech?
Which countries walked out of Netanyahu’s UNGA speech?…
Idaho cold case may be tied to unsolved 1982 Tylenol murders, authorities say
Idaho officials say man found dead in a church decades ago may be tied to unsolved poisonings in Chicago area in 1982A man found dead in an Idaho chur…
Alberta’s ‘rat patrol’ ramps up operations as vermin makes inroads in province
‘Rat-free’ Canadian province recently took a verminous hit when a dead rodent turned up in town of BowdenFor more than seven decades, residents of Alb…
Ed Sheeran’s concerts in Massachusetts canceled due to severe weather
The singer was set to perform at Gillette Stadium as part of his Loop tour, which faces backlash over Macklemore’s removal following his pro-Palestini…
‘Major milestone’: TfL to launch new public bus operator in London
Buses for London aims for ‘greener, safer and better-value’ service but private operators say move will not fix problemsLondon buses in decline? Why p…
Civil rights lawyer Ben Crump releases data from Nolan Wells’ cellphone
Messaging ‘very telling’, says Crump after grand jury said it found no evidence of criminal conduct in teen’s deathCivil rights attorney Ben Crump rel…
Tour Montparnasse renovation halted amid disagreements between owners
Plans to modernise ‘Paris’s ugliest building’ at a standstill after clashes over plans and pricingIt has been called a carbuncle on the Paris skyline,…
Daniel Thomas pleads not guilty after alleged dinghy slashing in Channel
Thomas appeared at Basingstoke magistrates court on Friday after being charged with criminal damageThe far-right activist Daniel Thomas has pleaded no…
Why this Pokémon set is dropping in value
How does one price a cemetery plot? Are they using dynamic pricing to figure it out? We tackle that question and many more in this week's Indicator ne…
Daniel Thomas pleads not guilty after dinghy slashed
Daniel Thomas is accused of criminal damage after a video appeared to show him slashing at a dinghy.…
Watch: The world’s two most powerful men just met. How did it go?
The BBC’s China correspondent Laura Bicker unpacks how the trip panned out for Beijing and Washington.…
Met chief criticises court system after paedophile granted bail
Officers left feeling ‘hamstrung’, says Mark Rowley after offender allowed to return to flat overlooking playgroundPressure to cut the number of priso…
New York sues Polymarket over allegations of illegal gambling operations
The lawsuit comes two months after the state filed a similar lawsuit against competitor Kalshi.…
US citizen injured after wrongly arrested by ICE in Illinois
US citizen injured after wrongly arrested by ICE in Illinois…
Anti-migrant activist charged after dinghy slashed in Channel
Anti-migrant activist Daniel Thomas is charged in connection with an incident in the English Channel.…
‘Cracking auction, Gromit!’ Original Aardman puppets go under the hammer
Wallace and Gromit stop-motion models and other beloved creations raise money to train new generations of animatorsWallace’s reaction as the auction g…
Australia’s newest chicken factory looks like a modern art gallery – but will it improve animal welfare?
Three million chickens a week will be processed at the state-of-the-art facility in Tamworth – a fifth of all those eaten nationwideIt is for birds? I…
Democrats demand answers after man dies in car crash during ICE traffic stop in Michigan
Mario David Coronado Juarez was killed when his car struck a tree and burst into flames as he attempted to avoid ICELeading Democrats and immigration …
Reported assaults on Britain’s railways rise to nearly 25,000 a year
Unions say record high figures, including assaults on rail workers as well as members of public, show need for more staff and policingBusiness live – …
Police arrest far-right activist Daniel Thomas after dinghy slashed in Channel
Thirty-seven-year-old in custody on suspicion of crimes including criminal damage with intent to endanger lifeDaniel Thomas, the far-right agitator an…
Millions in England unaware they have ‘silent killer’ condition, research reveals
Approach to treating high blood pressure ‘not fit for purpose’, say researchers, with 59% of cases undiagnosedOnly half of people being treated by a G…
Pupils to be offered vocational GCSEs in radical shake-up of system in England
Courses such as finance and construction form part of PM’s push for education ‘that offers a path for everybody’Teenagers are to be offered a range of…
UK survivor of Canadian poison seller says he exploited her despair
Elisabeth Belien tells Kenneth Law's sentencing hearing she took the poison when she was just 23 years old.…
Teenagers to be offered new vocational GCSE subjects in school
New GCSE subjects could include child development and building and construction as vocational courses are being introduced.…
Michael Kiwanuka has suffered a stroke and faces ‘long, tough journey’ to recovery
The Mercury prize-winner said ‘quite severe’ bleed was why he’d missed support slots with Mumford & Sons earlier this yearThe British singer-songw…
Texas to execute death-row prisoner over 2005 triple killing
Ker’Sean Ramey, 41, set to die by lethal injection, sixth person to be executed by Texas officials this yearA man found guilty of fatally shooting thr…