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British backpacker jailed for 4 years over deadly drunken e-scooter crash
The 25-year-old had an alcohol level three times the legal limit when she hit 51-year-old Thanh Phan. Source link
The Papers: 'Worst winter flu crisis' and 'World Cup of greed'
Soaring cases of serious flu and pressure on the NHS dominates Friday’s papers. Source link
'My dad was killed by a drug-driver. Now I want tougher laws'
Bereaved families demand roadside licence bans after drug driving deaths surge 78% in a decade. Source link
The new breed of 'shoplifting entrepreneurs' fuelling the UK's petty crime problem
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 Source link
Google asks UK experts to find uses for its powerful quantum tech
UK researchers will get a chance to develop applications for the tech giant’s quantum processor. Source link
King to share personal message on cancer in TV broadcast
King Charles has recorded a message about his experience of cancer for the Stand Up To Cancer campaign. Source link
Operations and treatments cut back as NHS orders hospitals to save money
Documents seen by BBC show hospitals being ordered to slow down on activity to help balance the books. Source link
US sanctions six more ships after seizing oil tanker off Venezuela
The White House plans to move the tanker to a US port and seize the oil on board, a move Caracas has labelled as an act of “international piracy”. Source link
Councils to get £3bn for thousands more school spaces for Send pupils
The government is promising 50,000 more places for children with special educational needs in schools in England. Source link
Celebrity Race Across the World winners revealed
The four pairs of contestants had to make their way more than 3,500 miles through Central America. Source link