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Kent Police has trained two new police dogs who are able to detect spiking drugsAs part of Project Vigilant, Kent Police officers, both in plain clothes and uniform, are working to safeguard those who are out enjoying the holiday season(Image: Steve Parsons/PA Wire)Arrests have been made in neighbourhoods across Kent as police officers step up patrols over the Christmas period.Project Vigilant is being conducted across towns and cities in Kent to ensure women can socialise safely and confidently over the festive season.Over the weekend of December 12- 15 officers were deployed into the centres of Canterbury, Medway and Maidstone to…

Gillingham’s former boss Steve Evans is back in management with one of their League 2 rivals.Evans has been without a job since his second spell at Rotherham United ended in the sack towards the end of last season. He’s the new man in charge at struggling Bristol Rovers, agreeing a deal until the end of the season to be their new head coach.Steve Evans has taken over as the new boss at Bristol RoversEvans had led Stevenage to promotion from League 2, alongside trusted no.2 Paul Raynor, in their first job following their Priestfield exit.The pair had enjoyed a couple…

Digantara, an Indian space surveillance startup, has raised $50 million in a new funding round as it moves beyond space situational awareness into missile tracking, citing growing demand from governments for space-based defence capabilities. The all-equity Series B round included new investors such as 360 ONE Asset and SBI Investments of Japan, as well as serial entrepreneur Ronnie Screwvala, with existing backers Peak XV Partners and Kalaari Capital also participating. The funding comes more than two years after the startup’s $10 million Series A1 round, bringing its total capital raised to $64.5 million. Globally, governments are investing more heavily in…

A haven for locals and visitors for generations, The King’s Arms takes centre stage in the Lake District village of Hawkshead. The whitewashed walls of this 17th-century coaching inn are a picture postcard scene, whatever the Cumbrian weather happens to throw at you. And, after an extensive, sympathetic renovation, the inn reopened its doors in August of this year, stepping into a new chapter that honours its past while making room for contemporary comfort. The refurbishment is unapologetically local in spirit — led by Cumbrian tradespeople, respectful of oak beams, stone fireplaces and slate floors, and shepherded by owner Jo…

Emergency services were called to a report that a woman had been stabbed in the leg on Terminus Road, Eastbourne, at around 8.30 pm on Monday, December 15. A police cordon was set up outside Poundland on Terminus Road last night. The victim, a woman in her 20s, was taken to hospital for treatment, but police said that she has since been discharged. An 18-year-old man, from Eastbourne, has now been arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm. He remains in custody at this time, police added. The location where the stabbing occurred (Image: Dan Jessup) A Sussex Police…

Adrien Harmel is the Co‑Founder and Chief Marketing Officer of Weenect, a French pet tech scale-up that has grown steadily since 2012 into one of Europe’s leading names in pet technology. From the beginning, the company’s mission has been straightforward: to help owners keep their pets safe and prevent them from getting lost. Today, more than 250,000 pet owners across Europe use Weenect’s GPS trackers, which have been recommended by veterinarians and animal‑protection organisations. The company has also forged partnerships with national registries, combining identification with safety in a way that reflects both innovation and responsibility. In 2025, Weenect was…

Catherine Rishworth was reported missing on Thursday, December 11Catherine Rishworth has been sighted at Ashford railway station and along along the A20 in Dover.(Image: Kent Police)Officers searching for an Ashford woman who has been missing for five days, are appealing for drivers to check their dashcam footage.Catherine Rishworth was reported missing from Ashford at around 9.30am on Thursday, December 11 2025.Following investigations, subsequent sightings of Catherine on that date were confirmed at Ashford railway station, and later, at around 11.20am, as she walked along the A20 in Dover.Motorists who were travelling in the Dover area near Limekiln Street at that…

Bitcoin treasury companies have been hit hard by Bitcoin’s disappointing price action throughout 2025. Publicly traded firms holding significant BTC reserves are suffering the most, with leaders like (Micro)Strategy pushing aggressive accumulation amid headwinds—yet most now trade below net asset value, creating a rare opportunity for risk-tolerant strategic investors. Figure 1: Tracking BTC holdings of the top public Bitcoin Treasury Companies. View live chart. The Bitcoin Treasury Companies Landscape Not all Bitcoin treasury companies are created equally. Strategy stands apart as the industry standard-bearer, the “Bitcoin among treasury companies,” as it were. The company has maintained its accumulation discipline even…

Adobe is updating its AI video-generation app, Firefly, with a new video editor that supports precise prompt-based edits, as well as adding new third-party models for image and video generation, including Black Forest Labs’ FLUX.2 and Topaz Astra. Until now, Firefly only supported prompt-based generation, so you would have to recreate the entire clip if any part of the video was not to your liking. With the new editor, you can use text prompts to edit video elements, colors, and camera angles, and we also get a new timeline view that lets you adjust frames, sounds and other characteristics easily.…

Tuesday 16 December 2025 1:40 pm Share Facebook Share on Facebook X Share on Twitter LinkedIn Share on LinkedIn WhatsApp Share on WhatsApp Email Share on Email FCA chair Ashley Alder said the watchdog “may well have” investigated the leaks The pedestrian pace of government and parliament is preventing City watchdogs from introducing pro-growth measures fast enough, the boss of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said as he called for the introduction of statutory timetables to ensure the Treasury ratifies deregulation faster.Nikhil Rathi told the Treasury Committee that the FCA was “moving as fast as [it] can” to meet…