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• Don’t use ‘admin’: UK’s top 20 most-used passwords revealed as scams soar

  07-12-2025 08:00 via theguardian.com
  Easy-to-guess words and figures still dominate, alarming cysbersecurity experts and delighting hackersIt is a hacker’s dream. Even in the face of repeated warnings to protect online accounts, a new study reveals that “admin” is the most commonly used password in the UK.The second most popular, “123456”, is also unlikely to keep hackers at bay. Continue reading...
  
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• Doctor strike during flu outbreak would be 'reckless', says Starmer

  13-12-2025 03:20 via bbc.com
  The prime minister says it would be "reckless" for resident doctors to strike with the NHS at a "precarious" moment.
  
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• 'King's cancer fight boost' and 'EU freezes' Russian assets

  13-12-2025 02:21 via bbc.com
  The King's cancer treatment update leads Saturday's papers.
  
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• Young care leaver facing homelessness was 'left to own devices'

  13-12-2025 01:31 via bbc.com
  A growing number of households in England have a young care leaver facing homelessness, data shows.
  
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• Evri apologises to customers after parcel delivery complaints

  13-12-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  Evri has apologised to customers and says it's continuing to invest in its delivery service in NI.
  
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• Disabled woman was left to sit outside flat for hours during flooding

  13-12-2025 00:20 via bbc.com
  Blackwood Homes and Care declared a major incident at MacLehose Court earlier this week.
  
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• Terminally ill mum gets thousands of cards for her last Christmas after plea

  13-12-2025 00:00 via bbc.com
  Clare Jones gets thousands of cards after a plea to make her last Christmas "special" goes viral.
  
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• 'I thought I'd struck lucky on a dating app but invited a monster into my life'

  13-12-2025 00:00 via bbc.com
  Katie Yates wants to warn women to be wary of strangers posing as "nice guys" on dating apps.
  
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• King says he can 'share the good news' his cancer treatment will be reduced

  12-12-2025 22:10 via bbc.com
  The 77-year-old says the milestone is a "personal blessing" and testimony to advances in cancer care.
  
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• No plans to force drivers to report collisions with cats, government says

  12-12-2025 20:30 via bbc.com
  Nearly 11,000 people have signed a Parliamentary e-petition calling for a new law to report collisions.
  
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• Funeral directors guilty of neglecting bodies

  12-12-2025 19:57 via bbc.com
  Richard Elkin and Hayley Bell kept 46 bodies in an uncooled mortuary in Gosport.
  
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• No 10 says it backs pubs as landlords bar Labour MPs in tax protest

  12-12-2025 19:28 via bbc.com
  The government says it delivered a £4.3bn support package for pubs and restaurants in the Budget.
  
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• Tributes to comedian Stanley Baxter after death aged 99

  12-12-2025 19:23 via bbc.com
  Baxter, who was born in Glasgow, was one of the biggest stars on British television for several decades.
  
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• Reform claims to now have more members than Labour

  12-12-2025 19:18 via bbc.com
  Nigel Farage's party says it has overtaken Labour to have more members than any other party in the UK.
  
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• Hundreds tell BBC of adopted children's struggles amid calls for lifelong support

  12-12-2025 19:08 via bbc.com
  A charity says the system is “under severe strain” as parents recount addiction and mental health battles.
  
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• Man guilty of wife's murder after child reveals plot

  12-12-2025 17:03 via bbc.com
  Robert Rhodes was convicted of killing his wife Dawn Rhodes in Redhill, Surrey.
  
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• Chief constable on £170k to retire for just one day to protect pension

  12-12-2025 16:54 via bbc.com
  Chief Constable Amanda Blakeman will retire for a single day next month to protect her pension.
  
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• 'Do you want to get rid of Mum?' - The plot to kill Dawn Rhodes

  12-12-2025 16:37 via bbc.com
  Robert Rhodes killed his wife Dawn in their Earlswood home, coercing his child into the plans.
  
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• Venue apology in Primal Scream antisemitic image row

  12-12-2025 15:34 via bbc.com
  A London music venue says it is "appalled" by alleged antisemitic images shown on stage at a gig.
  
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• Flu in five charts - how this year's winter outbreak is different

  12-12-2025 15:01 via bbc.com
  NHS England says it's facing a "worst-case scenario" after flu hospital cases jump 55% in a week.
  
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• Author Joanna Trollope dies aged 82

  12-12-2025 13:42 via bbc.com
  The writer was famous for her stories about romance and intrigue in rural middle England.
  
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• Stanley Baxter: Scottish comedian with a gift for sketches, mimicry and song

  12-12-2025 12:25 via bbc.com
  The actor and impressionist, known for comic parodies and his love of dressing up, was one of the biggest stars of the 1970s and 1980s.
  
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• Prince William shares a Christmas pint with Welsh Guards

  12-12-2025 12:16 via bbc.com
  The future king said he was proud to be their colonel and thanked them for their service.
  
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• 'It was little kids': Taylor Swift breaks down as she talks of Southport attack

  12-12-2025 11:28 via bbc.com
  The singer met met families and victims of the Southport stabbing attack, backstage during her Eras tour last year.
  
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• The pretty little seaside resort that has the most empty homes in England

  12-12-2025 11:12 via express.co.uk
  The holiday hotspot has a huge disparity between its visitors and residents.
  
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• Major UK high street shop to shut down 33 stores - full list

  12-12-2025 10:22 via express.co.uk
  The retailer will shut the stores over the coming weeks.
  
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• M4 traffic: Delays near London Heathrow Airport as vehicle fire sparks long queues

  12-12-2025 09:44 via express.co.uk
  Drivers on the M4 are facing traffic delays near Heathrow Airport.
  
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• 'No empty shelves at Christmas' as Guinness workers strike

  12-12-2025 09:39 via bbc.com
  About 90 workers at a Guinness canning factory in Belfast have walked out in protest over pay.
  
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• The new breed of 'shoplifting entrepreneurs' fuelling the UK's petty crime problem

  12-12-2025 09:21 via bbc.com
  With "sharp rises" in shop theft in recent years, the nature of it is changing too - as retail workers in the area dubbed England's shoplifting capital have seen
  
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• Aldi opens five new stores in UK before Saturday - full list

  12-12-2025 09:02 via express.co.uk
  The supermarket has opened five new stores in just 24 hours.
  
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