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The IndependentShoplifting offences soar to highest level in 20 years, new figures show
More than 100,000 more shoplifting offences were recorded in 2023 than the previous year, figures reveal
- Yahoo Finance UK
Trending tickers: Microsoft, Google, Anglo American, IBM, Astrazeneca, Unilever and Sainsbury's
The latest investor updates on stocks that are trending on Thursday.
- BBC
Rebel Wilson book published in the UK with blacked out text
Some sections of the UK edition of the book, released on Thursday, have been redacted.
- The Guardian
Why is Spain’s prime minister considering resigning from office?
Pedro Sánchez accuses opponents of ‘bullying operation’ conducted against him and his wife, Begoña Gómez
- PA Media: Sport
Sunderland mourn death of club great ‘the king’ Charlie Hurley at age of 87
The defender won 40 caps for the Republic of Ireland.
- Yahoo Finance
Meta stock slides over 12% after second quarter outlook disappoints
Meta reported its Q1 earnings after the bell, beating analysts' expectations on the top and bottom, but a disappointing Q2 forecast sent shares falling.
- Reuters
UPDATE 1-Chinese military officials met US and Russian naval officials this week
Senior Chinese military officials held separate meetings with U.S. and Russian naval counterparts during a Western Pacific naval symposium in Qingdao this week, a Chinese defence ministry spokesperson said on Thursday. Spokesperson Wu Qian told a media briefing in Beijing that China's naval commander Admiral Hu Zhongming and political commissar Yuan Huazhi had a "deep exchange of views" with U.S. Pacific Fleet chief Admiral Stephen Koehler and Russia's naval commander Admiral Alexander Moiseyev.
- Reuters
Russian court suspends X5 unit's corporate rights in step toward forced redomiciling
A Moscow region court on Thursday suspended the corporate rights of X5's Russian subsidiary, a step that will effectively force Russia's largest retailer to redomicile from the Netherlands to Russia. Many Russian companies are registered in the Netherlands or Cyprus. The decision by the Moscow region's arbitration court suspends X5's shareholder rights in its subsidiary, X5 Corporate Centre LLC, and transfers X5's shares in the subsidiary to the subsidiary itself, X5 said in a statement.
- Associated Press
What do weight loss drugs mean for a diet industry built on eating less and exercising more?
Ever since college, Brad Jobling struggled with his weight, fluctuating between a low of 155 pounds when he was in his 30s to as high as 220. A little over a year ago, the 58-year-old Manhattan resident went on a new weight loss drug called Wegovy.
- Digital Spy
EastEnders airs character exit in early iPlayer episode
EastEnders aired Jade Masood's final scenes in the show's latest episode.
- BBC
SNP's power-sharing deal with the Scottish Greens collapses
It follows the government's decision to scrap key climate targets and its response to a review into gender services.
- Reuters
Kenyan government recommends regulating, not banning, TikTok
Kenya's government has advised lawmakers against banning TikTok over concerns about content shared on the platform, and instead recommended stricter oversight by regulators. A panel in parliament has been considering a petition from a Kenyan citizen to ban the Chinese-owned platform. "Rather than imposing a ban on TikTok, the ministry proposes adoption of a co-regulation model," the information and communication ministry said in an advisory to the panel, which was shared with Reuters on Thursday.
- Evening Standard
Injured Household Cavalry horses undergo operations after six-mile rampage through central London
Three cavalry officers who were injured in the incident are all expected to ‘recovery fully and return to duty’
- Evening Standard
Sainsbury's shoppers left without deliveries as chain hit with technical issue again
Frustrated shoppers said deliveries failed to turn up on Thursday morning
- The Conversation
Why reading and writing poems shouldn’t be considered a luxury in troubling times
Gradually, with more life experience, I have gained perspective and poetic nerve.
- USA TODAY Sports
2024 NFL Draft: How to watch every draft pick on your phone
The 2024 NFL Draft here and the biggest names in CFB will be ready for their names to be called. Here's how to watch all the picks on your phone.
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Bright, dry and mild Thursday
WLKY Meteorologist Matt Milosevich has the latest on a pleasant Thursday, but rain chances sneak in for the end of the week.
- Evening Standard
Rudy Giuliani among 18 Donald Trump allies indicted in Arizona over alleged 2020 fake elector scheme
Arizona is the fourth state where allies of former president have been charged with using false or unproven claims about voter fraud related to the 2020 election
- Reuters
Turkey offers Iraq technical help to bolster border security
Turkey is in discussions with Iraq to provide technical assistance to Baghdad for securing its borders to prevent movements of outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants around the region, a Turkish defence ministry official said on Thursday. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan visited Baghdad and Erbil this week as Ankara ramped up cross-border operations against PKK militants based in mountainous, mainly Kurdish northern Iraq.
- BBC
Sainsbury's says more people shopping in-store
Nearly 90% of business now comes from its stores, the retailer says, as it reports a rise in food sales.