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A teenage boy has pleaded guilty to manslaughter of Alexander Cashford – he and two other teens all deny murdering the 49-year-oldEliana Nunes, Laura Hill and Georgia Bates16:19, 15 Jan 2026A teenage boy accused of luring a 49-year-old man he said was a paedophile to a beach before his death has pleaded guilty to manslaughter.Alexander Cashford, an electrician from Kent, was found lying face down in mud with multiple head and face injuries in Leysdown-on-Sea on the Isle of Sheppey on August 10. A 16-year-old girl and two boys, aged 15 and 16, are on trial at Woolwich Crown Court…

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On paper, an increasing number of Britons are starting their own businesses – sounds promising, right? Well, yes and no. From the outset, it certainly sounds like a good thing, and we’re not about to say it’s bad. However, what makes things more complicated is the why. Indeed, the motivation behind this trend is shifting, and it’s not necessarily the positive news we think it is. Increasingly, entrepreneurship isn’t about chasing a dream or creating the next big innovation. Instead, according to a report recently published by BusinessForSale.com, many are launching businesses as a “Plan B” – a safety net…

A man in his 50s has been taken to a London hospital16:21, 15 Jan 2026Updated 18:53, 15 Jan 2026Castle Hill with Rochester Cathedral in the background.(Image: Gregory Warran/Getty Images)A man in his 50s has been taken to a London hospital following reports of a ‘fall from height’ at a Kent castle. Emergency services rushed to Rochester Castle in Castle Hill this morning (January 15) at around 8.40am.A Kent Police spokesperson said: “Kent Police was called at 9.33am on Thursday to reports of a medical incident at Rochester Castle, Castle Hill. Officers attended the scene to assist colleagues from the South…

The Trump administration signed a notable multi-billion-dollar trade deal with Taiwan that’s designed to help the United States boost domestic semiconductor manufacturing. Under the deal announced by the U.S. Department of Commerce on Thursday, Taiwanese semiconductor and tech companies have agreed to make direct investments of $250 billion into the U.S. semiconductor industry. These investments will span across semiconductors, energy and AI “production and innovation,” according to a press release. Taiwan currently produces more than half of the world’s semiconductors. Taiwan will also supply an additional $250 billion in credit guarantees for additional investments from these semiconductors and tech enterprises,…

The non-statutory investigation held its first public meeting todayAnahita Hossein-Pour, Press Association18:59, 15 Jan 2026The Manston Immigration Processing Centre in Manston(Image: Gareth Fuller/PA)An inquiry into the “overcrowded, squalid and unsanitary” conditions for asylum seekers at Manston processing centre in 2022 has been told to put those detained there “at the heart” of the probe. The non-statutory investigation held its first public meeting on Thursday (January 15) after it first launched on March 17 last year.The investigation is looking at the “decisions, actions and circumstances” which led to the conditions experienced by people at Manston Short-Term Holding Facility in Kent between…

Through an extension to its previous $50 million Series A round that closed in September, AI video generation startup Higgsfield has sold another $80 million worth of stock, bringing its total Series A to $130 million. The company says it has now hit a $1.3 billion valuation. Higgsfield offers a tool that allows consumers, creators, and social media teams to create and edit AI-generated videos. The company was founded by Alex Mashrabov, former head of Generative AI at Snap, who landed at the company after it bought his previous startup, AI Factory, in 2020 for $166 million. Mashrabov was a…

6,500 properties are still without waterKate Gale, deputy scheme manager at Sherborne Close in Hawkenbury: “I think the impact of this is more upsetting to them than it ever was with Covid as it is impacting their homes and their day-to-day lives.”(Image: Mary Harris)There’s plenty of water in Tunbridge Wells where it’s rained heavily all day today (January 15) – it’s everywhere apart from coming out of the taps to 6,500 properties still without water. Yesterday evening South East Water (SEW) announced its recovery plan.It may be good news in the long term but, for now, that means the taps…

As of Thursday, 92 million Iranians have been completely blocked from accessing the internet for more than a week, in what is now one of the longest nationwide internet shutdowns ever, according to experts. Last Thursday, Iran’s leadership blocked internet and phone access across the whole country in response to massive anti-government protests, which began at the end of last year and have prompted a brutal and deadly crackdown from authorities.  As of this writing, Iranians have not been able to access the internet for more than 170 hours. The previous longest shutdowns in the country lasted around 163 hours…