Government pledges crackdown on phone theft after 150% spike in incidents
An estimated 78,000 people had phones or bags snatched from them on British streets in year to March 2024.
An estimated 78,000 people had phones or bags snatched from them on British streets in year to March 2024.
The charity has previously forecast that by 2048 there will be an additional 147,000 people in the UK who need palliative care before they die.
The figure was well below last August’s growth of 4.1% and below the 12-month average of 1.2%, according to the BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor.
Local authorities said the accounting system for council housing is ‘in a perilous state’ and a new rent settlement alone cannot fix it.
The Finance Secretary will update MSPs on Tuesday as Holyrood returns from the summer recess.
The Opposition has put forward an amendment to the Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill.
Russell Findlay said colleague Murdo Fraser’s questioning of his candidacy was ‘fanciful, to say the least’.
The poet, who appeared in hit BBC show Peaky Blinders as Jeremiah Jesus, died aged 65 in December 2023.
The offer for the 29-year-old was for an initial £4million to take him on loan with an obligation to make the move permanent next summer for £25m.
The Home Secretary also pledged ‘thousands more’ neighbourhood police officers and community support officers.
The social media platform will remain blocked until it complies with Justice Alexandre de Moraes’ orders and pays outstanding fines.
The walkout, the fifth by members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union since the row flared, coincides with Merchant Navy Day.
Salah does not appear to be troubled by the fact he has yet to receive a renewal offer to extend a contract which is due to expire in the summer.
Max Verstappen bemoaned his Red Bull and Lando Norris called for more help from McLaren as Charles Leclerc claimed a famous Ferrari victory at Monza.
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