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PwC under investigation by accounting watchdog over WH Smith audit

WH Smith admitted last year it overstated profits for its North American business by as much as £50 million because of an accounting blunder.

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Laura Whitmore ‘never more appreciative of body than during and post pregnancy’

The 41-year-old broadcaster recently welcomed her second child.

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Electrician who killed his partner then blew up their Stoke Newington home jailed for life

Clifton George, 45, was sentenced to life with a minimum term of 23 years at Snaresbrook Crown Court on Tuesday for the murder of 46-year-old Annabel Rook

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Kanye West drops raunchy music video featuring wife Bianca Censori

The American rapper has released a surprise single titled Gemini Season.

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Pret ‘encouraged’ by start to 2026 despite pressure on customer finances

The high street chain said it has been buoyed by new openings, with the group expanding into more transport hubs and roadside locations.

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Goldsmiths University staff go on 'indefinite' strike over job cuts

The strike comes ahead of the third round of redundancies at the university in the past five years

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Kemi Badenoch agrees with Idris Elba that Bond should not be ‘woke’

‘It is for the writers and the people who own the rights to make that decision,’ the Conservative leader said.

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Fear of being called racist meant authorities did not stop tragedies – Badenoch

The Conservative leader said her party would seek to abolish a duty for teachers, nurses and police officers to consider equalities law.

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Inside Byron Bay’s first five-star hotel

Rooftop cocktails, rainforest modernism and whale watching at Byron Bay’s most polished address

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Simple Minds and Chaka Khan to headline BBC Radio 2 In The Park

Radio 2’s flagship live music event will take place in Scotland this September.

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Car finance payouts likely to be delayed until at least 2027, warns watchdog

The Financial Conduct Authority said it has already spent more than £20 million developing the plans and that further costs lie ahead.

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Man who harassed woman on London-bound train sentenced in legal first

David Stroud made sexually motivated comments to his victim on a train from Hastings to London in April

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England vs Costa Rica: Thunderstorms could disrupt final World Cup warm-up friendly

Stormy weather is forecast ahead of kick-off in Orlando on Wednesday

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Second teenager charged with murder after boy stabbed to death in Hackney

A 17-year-old was also charged with possession of an offensive weapon

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Madonna unveils racy short film featuring Sabrina Carpenter and Kate Moss

The singer released the film to accompany the release of her album Confessions II next month.

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Initiative helping people to access banking services is expanded to more banks

Banks will work with Shelter and UK Finance to help improve access to banking services for people who are financially excluded.

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‘Young people aren't snowflakes and shirkers', insists minister as youth unemployment crisis sweeps London

The capital's youth unemployment rate is the highest in the country at almost 25%

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Hidden camera found in ceiling panel at government offices in Westminster

The security services have been notified of the discovery

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Belfast attack horror: Knifeman arrested after 'barbaric' assault leaves victim in hospital

Footage shows an attacker kneeling on top of another man and stabbing him several times in the head, with Sir Keir Starmer calling the incident ‘sickening’

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Hugh Laurie apologises for his scathing 'drunk' takedown of critic's House review

The actor, 66, admitted he was ‘already upset about something’ when he hit back at the review

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Marc Almond: Final Soft Cell album will be fitting farewell to Dave Ball

Ball died in October 2025, aged 66, just two days after completing the record.

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Storm at The Tempest: 'Bohemian' woman brings baby to sell-out Shakespeare play starring Sir Kenneth Branagh

The ‘gurgling’ and ‘cooing’ infuriated theatregoers during the sell-out show

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From VAR changes to covering mouths: Every new rule at World Cup 2026

FIFA have confirmed new regulations ahead of this summer’s tournament

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New calls for Scottish Government to end guga hunt amid animal welfare concerns

The hunt on Sula Sgeir cannot be considered humane, according to a new report from two leading animal welfare organisations.

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Fifth person charged over Golders Green ambulance arson attack

Subhan Ahmed, 18, was charged with assisting an offender in connection with the attack on Jewish community ambulances in March

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