8+ hour, 57+ min ago  (242+ words) If you're heading abroad this year and need a new passport, new fees will set you back further than they have before. Here's what we know about the price increase, including how much adult and child passports will cost. In…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (361+ words) Some of you may have noticed Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary's live facial recognition vans in Basingstoke and Andover in the last few weeks. They are a great resource in our efforts to catch and charge wanted criminals. Following…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (250+ words) Facial recognition is coming to Andover to spot criminals. Live Facial Recognition vans will be heading to Andover High Street for the first time next week, to help our teams target criminals and keep our communities safe. Officers will be…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (345+ words) A new "2 million Innovation Fund has been launched to help transform frontline policing. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Police and Crime Commissioner Donna Jones announced the fund to support ideas from police officers and staff focused on improving community visibility,…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago  (406+ words) Net zero migration to the UK could shrink the economy and result in taxes rising to plug a funding shortfall, an influential economic think tank has warned. The National Institute of Economic and Social Research (Niesr)said such a scenario…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (418+ words) A judicial review of the ban on Palestine Action can go ahead, a judge at Scotland's highest civil court has ruled. Lord Young issued his decision following a hearing at the Court of Session earlier this month into whether to…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (264+ words) A new independent review launches today to examine the economic and social contribution of refugee entrepreneurs in the UK, with the aim to support the growth of a more competitive and inclusive UK economy through innovation, job creation, and community…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (702+ words) First Minister Michelle O'Neill has denounced social media site X as "woefully inadequate" after reports its AI chatbot Grok created and shared sexualised images of children. Regulator Ofcom has announced it has launched an investigation into the social media platform…...

3+ mon, 1+ day ago  (620+ words) A major supplier of small boats and engines believed to be used in thousands of Channel crossings to the UK has been jailed for 11 years and fined 400,000 euro (more than "346,000). Turkish national Adem Savas, 45, was sentenced at a Belgian court…...

3+ mon, 3+ day ago  (515+ words) A Salvation Army worker responsible for refugees has been sacked after he said they should be sent back "on a boat, a tribunal has heard. An employment tribunal ruled the Salvation Army was justified in dismissing Charles Markie, 56, after he…...