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A teenage girl was forced to work as a “house slave” for a woman and her 10 children for more than 25 years, a court heard. The woman, who is now in her mid-40s, was 16 when she moved into the squalid home of mother-of-10 Amanda Wixon, 56, in 1995 and remained there until 2021. Gloucester Crown Court heard the woman was regularly beaten and also hit with a broom […]

UK inflation bounced back in December as tobacco duty hikes and Christmas getaways helped push up the cost of living, official figures show. The rate of Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation rose to 3.4% in December from 3.2% in November, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. It marks the first time in five months that the headline rate has risen. Inflation has been static or falling since last summer, […]

Donald Trump has doubled down on his threats to annex Greenland, saying only the US could secure the Arctic territory, but ruled out using force. The US president said he wanted “immediate negotiations” to “discuss the acquisition” of the mineral-rich Arctic island, claiming “this not be a threat to Nato” but would instead “enhance” the alliance’s security. Earlier, Sir Keir Starmer said he would “not yield” in his stance over […]

The UK will not be pushed around by Donald Trump’s tariff threats, Rachel Reeves said as she defended Sir Keir Starmer’s attempts to cool tensions over Greenland. The US president has threatened to slap a 10% tariff on imports from the UK and other European allies opposed to his efforts to annex the Danish territory. The Chancellor said the UK had an economic plan which would “get us through challenging times” and the […]

NHS pre-diabetes clinics for children are to be set up after a “landmark” study confirmed the feasibility of using finger-prick blood test as a screening tool to spot the disease before symptoms arise. The new study found that children can be diagnosed in the earliest stage of type 1 (T1) diabetes – paving the way for a potential screening programme in the future. Experts said that the finding could lead […]