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Prison security systems not being fixed amid drug crisis, report finds

A report has found that key security systems in Britain’s prisons are being left unrepaired

The Independent UK

Soldiers wade through ‘chest-deep’ snow during training close to Russian border

British forces are taking part in Operation Winter Camp at the Tapa range in Estonia, where temperatures as low as minus 30C have been reported.

Evening Standard

British troops tackle freezing temperatures and ‘chest-high’ snow near Russian border

Temperatures have plummeted as low as minus 30C at the camp

The Independent UK

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Nato ‘feels stronger than ever’, says British commanding officer

Troops took part in a large-scale exercise on Tapa military base, only 70 miles from the Russian border.

Evening Standard

Mother of 10 found guilty of keeping ‘house slave’ for 25 years

Gloucester Crown Court heard the woman was regularly beaten and also hit with a broom handle by Amanda Wixon – knocking out her teeth.

Evening Standard

Immersive Sun installation lights up Bristol swimming pool

‘I like creating artwork that brings people together,’ says artist Luke Jerram

The Independent UK

Sun artwork suspended above water at community swimming pool

An installation created by artist Luke Jerram has been placed above water at a swimming pool in Bristol.

Evening Standard

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Royal Mint unveils new 50p coin to mark 50th anniversary of first Concorde flight

The new coin ‘honours both the aircraft and the engineers whose genius made supersonic travel a reality’

The Independent UK

Concorde 50p coin takes off as Royal Mint celebrates supersonic aircraft

The new coin ‘honours both the aircraft and the engineers whose genius made supersonic travel a reality’, the Royal Mint said.

Evening Standard

Warnings for wind, rain and snow remain in place after Storm Goretti

A man in his 50s was found dead in a caravan after a tree fell onto it in Helston, Cornwall, police said.

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In Pictures: Storm Goretti batters Britain with snow, wind and rain

Thousands of people were left without power while drivers faced dangerous conditions in many areas.

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Gordon Ramsay's speech at daughter Holly's wedding to Adam Peaty ‘made everybody cry’

The celebrity chef said the speech ‘was perfect’ even though he felt like a ‘hot mess’

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Holly Ramsay: Wedding dress was inspired by Princess of Wales and Grace Kelly

The model, whose father is Michelin-starred chef and TV personality Gordon Ramsay, married Olympic swimmer Adam Peaty on Saturday in Bath Abbey.

Evening Standard

In Pictures: From fire festival to foam fight, the lighter side of life in 2025

A look at the some of the quirkier events the Press Association covered in the last 12 months.

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Coin designs 2026: London Zoo and Queen Elizabeth II celebrated by Royal Mint

Five new coin designs have been revealed by The Royal Mint, commemorating milestones and anniversaries in 2026

The Independent UK

Queen Elizabeth II and British Grand Prix celebrated in 2026 coin designs

Five new coin designs have been revealed by The Royal Mint, commemorating milestones and anniversaries in 2026.

Evening Standard

'Greatest humans': Police officer pays heartbreaking tribute to family killed in Boxing Day fire

Tom Shearman vowed to continue the legacy left by his wife and their two children who died in the Boxing Day fire at their Gloucestershire home

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£125,000 raised to help police officer after his wife and children die in fire

Tom Shearman attempted to rescue his family but was beaten back by the severity of the fire that destroyed his home near Stroud on Boxing Day.

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The Independent UK

Fashion designer and two children killed in Boxing Day house fire identified

Fionnghuala Shearman, behind bespoke handbag manufacturer Hide & Hammer, died alongside her children, Eve and Ohner

Evening Standard

Fashion designer and two children die in Boxing Day house fire

Fionnghuala Shearman, known as Nu, died alongside her children, Eve, aged seven, and four-year-old son Ohner.

Evening Standard

Adam Peaty changes username on Instagram following wedding to Holly Ramsay

The 31-year-old has updated his username on the social media site to include the surname of his new wife.

Evening Standard

The most controversial moments from Adam Peaty and Holly Ramsay's glitzy December wedding

From the original hen do drama to Gordon Ramsay’s ‘explosive’ wedding speech, here’s why the Peaty-Ramsay nuptials have proven to be so divisive

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Mother and two children died in Boxing Day house fire, police say

Emergency services were called to a property on Brimscombe Hill, near Stroud, Gloucestershire, at about 3am.

Evening Standard

Celebrity guests praise Holly Ramsay and Adam Peaty’s ‘beautiful’ wedding

The Beckhams, Dragons’ Den star Sara Davies and celebrity chef Marcus Wareing were all invited to the ceremony.

The Independent UK

Holly Ramsay and Adam Peaty tie the knot at star-studded wedding in Bath Abbey

Adam Peaty’s parents were absent from the couple’s nuptials

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