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Baroness Mone-linked PPE firm misses deadline to pay £122m

Baroness Mone-linked PPE firm misses deadline to pay £122m

A company linked to Baroness Michelle Mone has failed to meet a deadline to repay £122m for breaching a Covid-19 personal protective equipment (PPE) contract. The Department of Health and Social Care …

BBC must be free of political interference, viewers say

BBC must be free of political interference, viewers say

Fewer than half of BBC viewers who responded to a major questionnaire sent out by the broadcaster think the corporation is effective at being independent from the government. More than 870,000 members …

Bitcoin worth $14bn seized in US-UK crackdown on alleged scammers

Bitcoin worth $14bn seized in US-UK crackdown on alleged scammers

The US government has seized more than $14bn (£10.5bn) in bitcoin and charged the founder of a Cambodian business empire, the Prince Group, with allegedly masterminding a massive cryptocurrency scam, …

British veterans with hearing loss start legal battle over 'faulty' earplugs

British veterans with hearing loss start legal battle over 'faulty' earplugs

Thousands of British military personnel have started legal action after being given ear protection they say was faulty and led to life-changing injuries such as tinnitus and deafness. The US industria …

Caffeine pouch craze: A teenage trend troubling some experts

Caffeine pouch craze: A teenage trend troubling some experts

A growing number of US teenagers are using caffeine pouches to get an energy rush, say experts who worry the trend could soon take off in the UK. The small teabag-like pouches, placed between the lip …

Captain Scott’s famous polar shipwreck as never seen before

Captain Scott’s famous polar shipwreck as never seen before

One of the most famous polar shipwrecks has been filmed in detail on the sea floor for the first time. The Terra Nova carried Captain Scott and his men on their doomed expedition to reach the South Po …