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Dating costs
First-date bill debate sharpens as dating costs climb
With UK daters spending more than £111 a month on dates and apps, old assumptions about who pays are colliding with tighter budgets
United Kingdom
Starmer backs national inquiry into grooming gangs after Casey audit
The British prime minister said the statutory inquiry will cover England and Wales and follow a recommendation from Baroness Louise Casey’s review of group-based child sexual abuse
U.K. courts
Two Men Found Guilty in Arson Attacks Linked to Keir Starmer
An Old Bailey jury convicted Roman Lavrynovych and Stanislav Carpiuc over fires at north London properties and a car connected to the U.K. prime minister
United Kingdom
U.K. stabbing suspect had been referred to Prevent, police say
The Golders Green attack injured two Jewish men and has intensified pressure on the government over security for Jewish communities
U.K. investigation
Nine arrested in U.K. raids on AROPL religious group
Cheshire Police said about 500 officers searched three addresses tied to the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light after allegations from a former member