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UK weather: thunderstorms and rain forecast for bank holiday weekend
The unsettled forecast comes as large numbers of people head to outdoor events across the UK. Reading and Leeds Festivals and Creamfields…
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Elizabeth Quigley: I’m leaving the BBC after MS pain made it hard to carry on
I have lived and worked with multiple sclerosis for 26 years, almost as long as I have been a BBC Scotland journalist,…
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Blood Moon partial lunar eclipse: Stunning photos capture August’s full Moon
As with the other full Moons across the year, it gets its name from events happening in nature around the same time.…
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Sports Direct’s Ashley attacks Burnham over ‘populist’ High Street revival plans
Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley has criticised Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s cost of living and retail policies as “populist reactions”. In a…
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Matt Lucas and Hugh Bonneville call for law on AI voice clones
More than 80 performers have signed the letter, with Derry Girls actor Siobhán McSweeney saying she was “deeply worried” that the government…
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18 deaths from battery fires show hidden danger of UK’s e-bike boom
Several coroners have warned about the dangers posed by these batteries and have issued at least five Prevention of Future Deaths reports…
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Serial rapist police officer passed vetting despite warnings
When the BBC revealed the story last month, Assistant Chief Constable Lynn Ratcliff was asked if there had been any opportunities to…
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King Charles ‘heartbroken’ by deadly Nepal flash floods
The prime minister and the Foreign Office in the UK have urged people to follow local guidance and remain alert to the…
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NHS bosses warn of chaos in ADHD and autism care
Autism and ADHD care is at risk of descending into chaos, NHS bosses are warning, as costs spiral out of control and…
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Anne Donaghy: Ex-council chief investigated in DUP mayor clothing probe
The case centres on questions over clothing expenses claimed by Audrey Wales, 80, who was mayor between 2016 and 2017. The Ballymena…
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I used to live in a quiet area – now there’s a data centre overlooking my garden
The campaigners are also concerned about the potential impact on the environment. “The data centre planned would be an environmental nightmare both…
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Two streets to be demolished in mining subsidence village of Coalsnaughton
Some 256 residents in four streets in the former mining village were moved out of their homes after ground movement was discovered…
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