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UK to roll out AI facial recognition at borders/Representative Image The UK government is moving ahead with plans to introduce artificial intelligence technology at the border to help identify asylum seekers who falsely claim to be children.The system, expected to be introduced in 2027, will estimate a person’s age by analysing facial photographs taken during…

A woman has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of her 19-day-old daughter following what a judge described as a “violent and brutal” attack in Scotland.Nicole Blain was ordered to serve a minimum of 19 years at the High Court in Glasgow on Thursday over the death of baby Thea Wilson in Greenock,…

An Indian-origin delivery driver has been sentenced to 29 years in prison for the murder of a woman whose body was found dumped on a roadside in England’s West Midlands last year.Tanveer Singh, 32, was convicted of killing 41-year-old Shara Millar after her body was discovered in Smethwick in August 2025.During sentencing at Wolverhampton Crown…

Britain is facing growing concern over the number of young people classified as “NEET”, not in education, employment or training, as experts warn the country could be heading towards a “lost generation”.A major review led by former Labour cabinet minister Alan Milburn has warned that the number of young people outside work and education could…

At least nine people, most of them teenagers and children, have died in separate water-related incidents across the UK during the recent heatwave and Bank Holiday weekend, according to a BBC report. The deaths have triggered urgent warnings from water safety experts, who are calling for immediate action to educate young people about the dangers…

What started as another adventure for three best friends from South Yorkshire ended in tragedy on the rocky ridges of north Wales. 23-year-old Jack Carne, died after plunging nearly 600ft from Glyder Fawr in Eryri, also known as Snowdonia, when a rock he grabbed during a climb suddenly broke loose.His closest friends, Matty Belcher and…

A 37-year-old man has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of an award-winning young farmer in Derbyshire, more than two years after the incident shocked the local farming community in the UK.According to a BBC report, the body of 23-year-old Charles Kinston was found in a field off Brizlincote Lane in Bretby, near…

The mother of a British teenager who allegedly died after attempting a dangerous online challenge has criticised the UK government for moving too slowly on plans to restrict children’s access to social media, saying ministers are “kicking it down the road”.Ellen Roome, whose 14-year-old son Jools Sweeney died in 2022, is among a group of…

Turki Alalshikh closes in on Championship deal Turki Alalshikh, the influential Saudi government adviser who has become one of the most powerful figures in global boxing through Riyadh Season, major heavyweight fight promotions and his close involvement with Saudi Arabia’s expanding sports investments — is reportedly closing in on a potential investment agreement with Derby…

Ex-SNP chief Peter Murrell Peter Murrell, the former chief executive of the Scottish National Party (SNP), has pleaded guilty to embezzling more than £400,000 from the party over a 12-year period, in one of Scotland’s biggest political finance scandals in recent years.Murrell appeared before the High Court in Edinburgh on Monday, where prosecutors said he…