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Smart devices can testify against you: How data from home robots is being used in court

Household data can convict, exonerate or mislead. That makes digital forensics indispensable and demands careful guardrails

Why Andy Burnham and the BBC need to stop being so ignorant about Scotland and the SNP – Joyce McMillan

The statement signed by the SNP, Plaid Cymru and Sinn Fein in Cardiff outlined a better future for the nations of these islands but the reaction from some quarters was decidedly hostile, writes Joyce McMillan

Unions meet Healey to set out Budget demands

Unions who donate to Labour will meet John Healey on Thursday to press home their demands ahead of next month's Budget.

The big questions for Tuchel's first England squad since World Cup

Before Thomas Tuchel names his first squad since the World Cup on Friday, BBC Sport looks at the big questions facing the England boss.

Sandhills is not 'too small' claim transport bosses hours after fans stranded

City region officials said the station is doing "exactly what it should do" despite concerns from Evertonians

Christian Pulisic snubbed for first USMNT roster since World Cup

Mauricio Pochettino could hand an international debut to 16-year-old Cavan Sullivan

Garda whistleblowers say they were ‘sidelined and penalised’ – Doherty

Children's nurse shaved head to fake leukaemia in £185,000 pension scam

Amanda Reid has been struck off after managing to convince family and friends that she was 'at the point of death'

East Lothian farming family win fight to create area's first indoor padel courts

Planning officers said padel courts were not a "countryside leisure activity" but councillors disagreed after the plans received overwhelming support locally and nationally

Flasher suspect arrested in Sutton Coldfield after woman chased near primary school

A man has been arrested after a woman was left 'inconsolable' after allegedly being chased with the suspect having his bottom half exposed

MLA pay increase announcement ‘grotesque’, says Michelle O'Neill

The board’s latest recommendation will mean the basic Assembly Member salary increases from £67,200 to £69,216

Family of ‘Putney pusher’ suspect say he’s innocent and Met police to blame for his death

Nicholas Brandram’s family say he ‘took his own life after months of immense pressure caused by a Metropolitan Police investigation’ after living with the ‘shame, anxiety and humiliation’ of the probe

Michail Antonio guilty of failing to name driver suspected of committing offence in his Lamborghini

Michail Antonio is West Ham’s all-time top Premier League goalscorer

Man savagely attacked by drunk pal after trying to end row at Nottinghamshire club

His attacker also dragged an ex-girlfriend around 'like a ragdoll'

Readers' letters: Follow Canada's example and build bridges with the EU

Canada is showing the UK the way with its moves to become an associate member of the EU, a reader says

Barnsley teenager missing LIVE as police say he has links to Brighouse

Ryan has not been seen since Tuesday

'It wasn't until he died I could fully start healing' - Domestic abuse survivors reflect on years of trauma

​After the Attorney General visited a refuge run by Sheffield Women’s Aid, Laura Reid spoke to some of those who have experienced domestic abuse.

Arena security review into mass brawls among crowds at Misfits Boxing event as further arrests made

Videos circulating online show men and women involved in chaotic fighting

Man charged over gunshot 'murder' of dad in Armadale

A 57-year-old man has since been arrested and charged in connection with Billy Watson's death.

Met says investigation into the ‘Putney pusher’ remains ongoing

Nicholas Brandram, who had been arrested in June, was found unresponsive inside a property in Chiswick, Hounslow, on Tuesday evening.

London stocks rise as investors digest Bank of England’s ‘hawkish’ hold

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee voted 6-3 to maintain bank rate at 3.75%, repeating July’s split.

This posh Cornish enclave boasts a gorgeous new hotel with rooms from £155 a night

This beautifully restored property opened to fanfare in July 2026, with Gordon Ramsay in attendance at the opening party, says Emilee Tombs

King sounded ‘giddily elated’ after Diana’s death, Earl Spencer claims

Excerpts from the Earl’s book Swan Song: Diana, My Sister, were published in the Daily Mail on Thursday.

Tottenham injury update: Sandro Tonali, Pedro Porro, Dejan Kulusevski latest news and return dates

Winless and goalless Spurs hoping for major double boost against Aston Villa