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'Boil in a bag' funerals where bodies are liquified and flushed down drain could get go-ahead

The Co-op is hoping to bring water cremation to UK customers in what it called the ‘biggest change to funerals in over 120 years’

Evening Standard · Jun 10, 2025

M&S resumes online orders six weeks after cyber-attack

Retailer estimated to have lost about £25m a week after it was forced to pause online shopping

The Guardian - UK · Jun 10, 2025

Alleged sword attacker ‘smiled’ after slashing man in the neck, court hears

A victim said he feared he would die after being hit by a van and attacked with a samurai sword.

Evening Standard · Jun 9, 2025

Over 364,000 people have personal info leaked following hack on data broker LexisNexis

Hundreds of thousands have been affected in the leak.

TechRadar · May 29, 2025

Tell us: have cyber attacks affected your shopping habits?

We would like to hear from people who have changed the way they shop in light of retail hacks

The Guardian - UK · May 29, 2025

Adidas warns cyber attack stole customer data

Sportswear giant says criminals had accessed customer data through a third-party customer service provider

The Independent UK · May 27, 2025

Firms ‘rebranding’ diversity initiatives to avoid unwanted political attention

British business figures say many companies in UK and US disguising inclusion policies in face of rightwing attacks

The Guardian - UK · May 26, 2025

Anger over £116,000 trophy hunting holidays for tourists to shoot leopards

Exclusive: More than 700 body parts of big cats were exported in 2023 – including to the UK – after repeated promises to crack down failed

The Independent UK · May 25, 2025

‘Something has gone very wrong’: how the carers scandal was exposed

A Guardian investigation revealed how hundreds of thousands of people were plunged into debt – and some criminalised – for looking after their loved ones

The Guardian - UK · May 24, 2025

M&S contractor ‘investigating whether it was gateway for cyber-attack’

Tata Consultancy Services said to be holding internal inquiry into whether its staff or systems were used to gain access

The Guardian - UK · May 23, 2025