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The mother of Heather Preen, the eight year-old who died after contracting E.coli on a Devon beach, has made a direct plea to Andy Burnham to prevent any other family going through the same heartache.“Put public health before profit, simple as that,” said Julie Maughan in a blunt ask of the new PM. “You have to do everything you can.“Somebody could die again, and how is that going to be on your watch and you have done nothing to stop this? The thought of having another child die, or significant harm for doing what comes…

Facial recognition AI triggered 1,317 arrests last year - including of 450 suspected violent offenders - but critics say millions are getting dragged into the 'net of surveillance' by the 'Orwellian tech'17:46, 26 Jul 2026Real life Robocop triggers arrest every 90 minutes(Image: Getty Images)Face-scanning Robocops catch suspects every 90 minutes. Around 9.25 million faces in England and Wales were probed by the AI-linked cameras last year, leading to 1,317 arrests.Of those, 450 were suspected violent offenders. Facial…

Rio Ferdinand left Leeds United fans furious in 2002 when he joined their arch-rivals Manchester United but their anger remains a mystery to him.The former England centre-back spent two years at Elland Road after completing a British record £18million move from West Ham in 2000, making him the most expensive defender in the world. However, Ferdinand was breaking the same record again when he moved to Old Trafford on July 22, 2002.Having qualified for the UEFA Cup in his two seasons with Leeds, Sir Alex Ferguson came knocking…

Trina Parks, who played assassin Thumper in Diamonds Are Forever, said the new 'James' should be a one-woman man who has to prove his worth to his new love16:55, 26 Jul 2026Updated 16:56, 26 Jul 2026New Bond should trade in licence to kill for marriage licence (Image: AFP via Getty Images)007 should be stripped of his licence to flirt - and settle down with one woman, a former Bond girl reckons.Trina Parks, who starred alongside Sean Connery as assassin Thumper in 1971's Diamonds Are Forever, reckons the new James Bond…