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For many months after her older sister Sarah was abducted, Charlotte Payne believed that one day soon she would turn up at the front door.
“When I was small I used to convince myself that they had got the wrong girl ... I used to fantasise about that,” she says.
Sarah was eight when she was taken on July 1, 2000, while playing in a field behind her grandparents’ house near Littlehampton, West Sussex, with Charlotte, who was five at the time, and their older brothers Lee and Luke, then 13 and 12. Sixteen days later Sarah’s body was found in a field in the nearby village of Pulborough.
The case provoked nationwide debate about child safety and eventually led to a new law around sex offenders. The child sex offender disclosure scheme allowed parents and carers to ask police if someone with access to their child has been convicted or suspected of child sexual abuse. It was launched nationally in 2011.
Charlotte wants to talk now because “I wanted to show what Mum has achieved and the hard work she put into everything”.
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08 Nov 2026
One of Britain’s top state schools has become the first in the UK to open overseas branches in a bid to raise money for itself.
Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School, a selective boys’ secondary in Barnet, north London, has launched affiliate private schools in Dubai and Gurugram, India, this term, and will receive a proportion of the revenue. A third school is planned elsewhere in India.
The schools have the same name and branding, wear the same navy and pale blue uniform and follow an adapted version of its British curriculum. But, unlike QEB, the new schools are fee-paying, charging up to £27,600 a year.
Could we see more state schools making similar moves in order to bolster their budgets?
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08 Nov 2026
Celebrity chef Prue Leith is on a mission to improve school dinners, joking that she is “one of those interfering women who like to go around primary schools checking how good their food is”.
The 86-year-old recently visited Rotherfield primary school in Islington to see the culinary impact of Chefs in Schools, a charity that has transformed lunches for nearly 250,000 children across the country. Through an intensive year-long transformation programme, the charity trains chefs to cook fresh meals, upskills internal kitchen teams, and provides the resources needed to teach pupils about nutrition.
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08 Nov 2026
The King led the nation in a two-minute silence on Sunday morning to remember those who have died in conflict.
He was joined by senior members of the royal family, including the Prince of Wales, the Duke of Edinburgh, and the Princess Royal, for the national service of remembrance at the Cenotaph in central London.
On the eve of Remembrance Sunday, the Prince and Princess of Wales also accompanied the King and Queen Camilla to the Royal Albert Hall to pay tribute to those who lost their lives in service.
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08 Nov 2026
The shortlist is revealed for the 39th year of The Sunday Times Sportswomen of the Year Awards — and you can vote for your favourites in the team, grassroots and young sportswoman categories.
In the 39th year of the awards, athletes feature prominently on the shortlist in the overall Sunday Times Sportswoman of the Year category with @amy.hunt, who won four golds at the European Athletics Championships, @georgiahunterbell, who won the Commonwealth Games 800m and European Championships 1,500m titles, and @keely.hodgkinson, who broke the indoor 800m world record that had stood for 24 years. @britishathletics
Also featuring on the seven-woman shortlist are the cyclist @__annamorris, who achieved an unprecedented endurance treble at the World Track Championships, and @saffie.osborne, who became the first woman to win a British Classic when she won the St Leger at Doncaster. Two Winter Olympians are nominated: @charlotte_bankes, who won gold in the mixed team snowboard cross, Team GB’s first Olympic gold medal on snow, and @tabbystoecker, who won gold in the inaugural mixed team skeleton.
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08 Nov 2026
Will King Charles visit China despite his long-held stance on the country?
The King is open to visiting China and would “think about it very carefully” if the government asked him to travel. This willingness represents a significant change in his position, as Charles has historically avoided the country due to his views on the regime's treatment of Tibet.
During the last Chinese state visit to the UK in 2015, he notably skipped the Buckingham Palace state banquet hosted by Queen Elizabeth for President Xi, which William and Kate attended.
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08 Nov 2026
Russell Brand’s barrister tried to have his case thrown out by making allegations of criminality — later found to be false — against the journalists who exposed the comedian.
Ian Winter KC, who defended Brand during his sexual assault trial, claimed that the publication of anonymous allegations in 2023 by The Sunday Times and Channel 4’s Dispatches was “unlawful and criminal”.
Winter alleged journalists had perverted the course of justice by not reporting the women’s claims to the police so they could be investigated as crimes — an argument rejected by Mr Justice Bennathan, the judge who oversaw the case.
Brand’s barrister also questioned whether the women who accused the comedian of rape and sexual assault had ever existed.
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07 Nov 2026
🔺 EXCLUSIVE: Russia is suspected of waging a hybrid war on Ireland ahead of a flagship EU summit in Dublin this week.
Irish security sources believe the Kremlin could be behind an orchestrated wave of bomb threats which targeted at least 50 commercial flights to and from Britain, Ireland and continental Europe.
A series of hoax alerts have been directed at schools on both sides of the Irish border, broadcasters and supermarkets in Ireland in recent weeks.
The hybrid campaign — actions carried out on behalf of a state which are designed to cause havoc, but evade blame — has focused heavily on Ireland as it prepares to host a major European presidency gathering on Thursday.
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07 Nov 2026
🔺 EXCLUSIVE: The Duchess of Sussex wants to help the FBI investigation into her father, Thomas Markle, who has been charged with possession of child abuse images.
A source close to Meghan confirmed she will fully co-operate with all global authorities’ investigations into her father. “Absolutely she will. She would very much like to,” the source said.
It can also be revealed today that Meghan’s mother, Doria Ragland, helped the FBI identify her ex-husband as an alleged paedophile. The couple divorced in 1987.
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07 Nov 2026
🔺BREAKING: Five people were killed and a dozen more were injured after a gunman shot at people “at random” in the main market square in Krakow.
The suspect was arrested after being shot by police officers on Saturday afternoon at about 3pm local time in Poland’s second largest city.
“A police operation is under way in Krakow’s Main Market Square,” police said in a statement. “A man who had driven onto the square began firing at random people from his car.
“The perpetrator was shot by police officers and is currently being taken to hospital.”
This is story is developing
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07 Nov 2026
After recently ruling himself out of the running to be the next 007, the 41-year-old actor is taking on the role of a "hot Santa" alongside Lucy Punch in this year's festive M&S advert.
James Norton admits he didn't expect to be playing Saint Nicholas quite so early in his life, but says he feels great about where he is in his career and wishes good luck to whoever lands the Bond role.
The new advert, described as Love Actually meets Miracle on 34th Street, sees a post-beard Norton leave the North Pole incognito to experience Christmas—and M&S party food—like the rest of us.
🔗 Tap the link in bio to read the full story by Claire Cohen.
07 Nov 2026
Has working from home gone too far?
Work from home was vital during COVID - but the emergency is over and it's time to get back to the office.
Research from King's College London has suggested that working from home could have a negative impact on your career, including missing out on promotions.
Hannah Prevett explains how we may have become over-reliant on working from home, and how it's not just employers that need to be flexible with work locations.
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07 Nov 2026
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