Greggs rolls back self-service cabinets in shoplifting hotspots

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Staff are handing over sandwiches from behind a theft-proof counter as the high street fights back

Greggs has axed self-service display cabinets in bakery stores that have been most severely hit by shoplifters.

The move is the latest aimed at combating a problem plaguing the high street. Last year official figures revealed annual shoplifting offences in England and Wales had passed half a million offences for the first time, and since then many retailers have reported high levels of crime in their shops.

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Trump tells Fox News Iran can call US if it wants to negotiate – Reuters

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  1. Trump tells Fox News Iran can call US if it wants to negotiate  Reuters
  2. Live updates: Iran foreign minister presses on with regional tour despite Trump canceling envoys’ visit  CNN
  3. Live Updates: Iran's foreign minister returns to Pakistan after U.S. envoys' trip canceled  CBS News
  4. Live updates: Top Iranian diplomat arrives back in Pakistan after talks with US canceled  AP News
  5. Iran War News Live Updates: Trump Says Iran Peace Talks Can Happen by Phone. ‘They Can Call Us.’  WSJ
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Trump claims gala shooting gives urgency to White House ballroom plan

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President presses case for controversial $400m project following White House correspondents’ dinner shooting

The shooting at the Washington Hilton hotel gives new urgency to the project to construct a 1,000-seat ballroom at the White House, Donald Trump claimed after the incident on Saturday night.

The US president pressed the case for his controversial ballroom initiative at the press conference he held at the White House on Saturday and a social media post on Sunday, after an armed attacker was arrested as he rushed towards the Hilton’s ballroom, where Trump was attending the White House Correspondents Association’s annual dinner.

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40 years after Chernobyl, war brings new rounds of disaster and displacement – The Washington Post

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  1. 40 years after Chernobyl, war brings new rounds of disaster and displacement  The Washington Post
  2. Surviving in a poisoned land: Chernobyl's wildlife is different, but not in the ways you might think  BBC
  3. 40 Years After the Meltdown, War Layers Another Disaster on Chernobyl  The New York Times
  4. Rare photos from the 1986 Chornobyl nuclear disaster  Reuters
  5. Chernobyl’s wildlife: the real story isn’t the presence of radiation – it’s the absence of humans  The Conversation
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Mood in Russia turns bleak as war in Ukraine drags on and economy suffers – The Washington Post

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  1. Mood in Russia turns bleak as war in Ukraine drags on and economy suffers  The Washington Post
  2. Putin's approval rating falls to lowest since before Ukraine war, state pollster says  Reuters
  3. Nearly 1 in 4 Russians say they distrust Putin, highest share since start of full-scale war  Meduza
  4. Russian government poll shows lowest support for Putin since start of war in Ukraine  Новая газета Европа
  5. Putin’s Approval Rating Hits Four-Year Low Amid Economic Slump and Internet Ban  Kyiv Post
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In Japan, the Fight Is on Against Unruly Tourists – The New York Times

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  1. In Japan, the Fight Is on Against Unruly Tourists  The New York Times
  2. Travel Japan Now: Mount Fuji’s Fujiyoshida Takes Action Against Overcrowding and Disruptive Tourist Behaviour in 2026  Travel And Tour World
  3. This Japanese town cancelled its cherry blossom festival to stop overtourism. It didn’t work  CBC
  4. ‘TOURISM POLLUTION’ TAINTS BLOSSOM BEAUTY: Japanese town sours on cherry blossom season  Travel Industry Today
  5. In the foothills of Mount Fuji, the fight is on against unruly tourists  The Business Times
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Peru’s Fujimori, leftist Sanchez deadlocked in presidential runoff poll – Reuters

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  1. Peru's Fujimori, leftist Sanchez deadlocked in presidential runoff poll  Reuters
  2. Police raid Peru’s election authorities after outcry over slow vote count  Al Jazeera
  3. Peru grapples with selecting new leader amid ongoing election chaos  Financial Times
  4. Peru’s Electoral Chaos Is an Ugly Regional Omen  Bloomberg.com
  5. Peru confirms election runoff date, court says no to Lima re-vote  The Anniston Star
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‘State of war’: Why Israel has escalated attacks in Gaza – Al Jazeera

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  1. ‘State of war’: Why Israel has escalated attacks in Gaza  Al Jazeera
  2. Israeli fire kills 12 in Gaza, medics say  Reuters
  3. Palestinians hold funerals for pregnant woman and her children killed in Israeli strikes  AP News
  4. Israeli strikes kill eight Palestinians in Gaza, first responders say  BBC
  5. U.S. Asked IDF to Curb Gaza Strikes; Source: Israel Agreed, but Failed to Comply  Haaretz
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Syria’s first public trial of Assad-era officials opens in Damascus – AP News

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  1. Syria’s first public trial of Assad-era officials opens in Damascus  AP News
  2. Syria puts first Assad-era official on trial in Damascus  Al Jazeera
  3. Syria opens first public trial of former Assad regime official Atef Najib  The Jerusalem Post
  4. On trial for atrocities: Proceedings against Assad regime officials start in Syria  The National
  5. Syrian court begins proceedings against Assad and allies  The Mountaineer
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‘This has to be a wake-up call’: NSW attorney general urged to order inquest into death of Sydney’s ‘birdman’

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Alex Greenwich says inquest crucial to understand what failures led to Bikram Lama’s death and avoid similar deaths

The New South Wales attorney-general, Michael Daley, has been urged to order an inquest into the death of Nepali rough sleeper Bikram Lama in Hyde Park.

The death of Lama – who was also known as “the birdman” for his love of the area’s pigeons – has prompted widespread calls for change, after Guardian Australia revealed last week that the young migrant’s body lay unnoticed for up to a week in bushes near a busy thoroughfare into St James station.

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New IRA suspected over car explosion outside Belfast police station

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Police say incident in Dunmurry in which no one was hurt shows ‘murderous intent still exists’ in paramilitaries

“Murderous intent and capability” still exists within paramilitaries in Northern Ireland, officers have said after a car exploded outside a police station on the outskirts of Belfast.

Detectives said they believed the New IRA was involved and are treating it as attempted murder.

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Palestinian leader’s loyalists win local elections, including some seats in Gaza – Reuters

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  1. Palestinian leader's loyalists win local elections, including some seats in Gaza  Reuters
  2. Gaza holds first elections in 20 years amid stalled ceasefire process – but only in one city  CNN
  3. Loyalists of President Abbas win big in Palestinian municipal elections  CBC
  4. Gaza Set to Hold First Local Election in Two Decades  The New York Times
  5. What’s at stake as Palestinians go to the polls for the first time in years  +972 Magazine
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