No 10 said no large UK public-facing critical services have been affected, but some ‘limited’ Government websites have temporarily gone dark.

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Downing Street did not provide details of which websites are affected.

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The High North has become crucial for the UK’s defence and security, with Vladimir Putin’s Russia increasingly sending spy ships based there into British waters

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Kiran Kaur was jailed for three years for removing the knife used by her son to kill Henry Nowak

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