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Reuters Precious crown jewels were taken during the theft earlier this month Five more suspects have been arrested over their involvement in the Louvre heist, Paris' public prosecutor has said. They were arrested on Wednesday night in the Paris region, Laure Beccuau's office said. A main suspect was among those taken into custody, AFP reported.

Cruise operator 'failed' woman who was left on island and died, family says Supplied Suzanne Rees was found dead hours after her cruise boat left Lizard Island The daughter of a woman who was left behind by a cruise ship on a remote island and later died has accused the operator of a "failure of

Gordon Corera BBC Security Analyst BBC It is a question that successive governments have struggled with: what kind of threat does China really pose to the UK? Trying to answer it may have contributed to the high-profile collapse of the case in which two British men, Christopher Cash and Christopher Berry, were accused of spying

Zoe Kleinman Technology editor Getty Images Virgin Media O2 is set to become the first mobile network operator to offer UK customers automatic connectivity via satellite in places without phone signal. O2 Satellite will be an optional service due to launch in the first half of 2026, following a partnership with Elon Musk's satellite business

Kevin Peachey Cost of living correspondent Getty Images Energy debt and arrears in England, Wales and Scotland rose by £750m last year Nearly 200,000 people on benefits could have their debts to their energy supplier cancelled, if they make some effort to pay what is owed. Unpaid bills and fees have soared in recent years

President Donald Trump called on US military leaders to resume testing US nuclear weapons in order to keep pace with other countries such as Russia and China. "Because of other countries testing programs, I have instructed the Department of War to start testing our Nuclear Weapons on an equal basis," he wrote on social media

Henry Zeffman Chief political correspondent PA Media Sir Keir Starmer round the back of Downing Street being handed a disposable camera to take with him to India. Ed Miliband in front of a fake pub backdrop eating from a bag of crisps while talking about green energy. The senior cabinet minister Darren Jones drinking from

Shutterstock When now 16-year-old Helen got her first period, it was her dad who helped her with it as he was the parent who happened to be at home. Chatting about periods with young people can be awkward, even more so if you don't experience them yourself, but Helen says her dad had always spoken

Disclaimer: Thursday's papers carry spoilers for The Celebrity Traitors Many of the papers continue to look ahead to next month's Budget. The Daily Telegraph reports that Chancellor Rachel Reeves is considering a 2p increase to income tax - which would be the first hike to the basic rate since the 1970s. The Telegraph also notes

Josh Martin, Business reporter and Haider Saleem, Journalist BBC Lancashire gift shop and café owner Charlotte Brennan says autumnal trends have "snowballed", with customers buying in to homeware trends to mark the shorter days "It's been our busiest year yet for Halloween," says cafe and gift shop owner Charlotte Brennan. "People have been asking for