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The UK Home Office is set to deport some 60 migrants, following a police swoop targeting workers in the gig-economy. Immigration enforcement officers arrested 171 people in raids on business across the country, as the government cracks down on illegal workers.

They were once a treasure trove of finds for bargain hunters. But many charity shops are struggling for survival as costs rise and sales slump in a challenging economic climate.

The warning comes after Cancer Research UK recently announced its plans to close 200 shops. Disability charity Scope is also shutting 56 stores across England and Wales, while Oxfam and Barnado’s have reported sluggish sales.

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Separately, industry experts say a deterioration in the quality of donations is also harming sales, more of which to follow.

The accident comes as National Highways confirmed the full details on all of the roadworks impacting travel along Kent's busiest A-roads and motorways this week.

Between Monday, October 6 and Sunday, October 12, various projects and schemes will see stretches of key routes closed overnight, typically between the hours of 8pm and 6am.

Each night between Monday and Friday, the M20 coastbound will close between Junction 7, near Maidstone, and Junction 9, for Ashford, from 8pm to 6am. This is to allow for surface works to be completed along this section of the motorway.

The latest figures show there were 16,344 police recorded knife or sharp instrument offences in 2024-25.

This is the highest recorded by Statista in a series stretching back to 2015-16.

Figures for 2023-24 show there were 15,016 such offences, up from 12,786 in 2022-23, 11,122 in 2021-22 and 10,50 in 2020-21, according to Statista.

The pollster said the increase in knife crime seen in London has happened alongside a general increase in overall crime throughout England and Wales.

Naga Munchetty isn't her real name

BBC Breakfast presenter Naga Munchetty has been a staple of the show since 2009, but viewers are only just realising that Naga isn’t actually her real name. Born in 1975, Naga grew up in Streatham, south London, but her mother originally hailed from Tamil Nadu in India, while her dad moved to the UK from Mauritius.

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John Torode has become one of TV's most recognisable chefs (especially lately) but behind the scenes, the former BBC MasterChef star once lived a surprisingly low-key life with his rarely-seen first wife Jessica.