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• Hundreds of holiday lets operating without planning permission

  19-10-2026 23:50 via BBC News
  
  Hundreds of holiday-let properties are operating in Edinburgh despite being refused planning permission, new figures show.
  
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• Burnham vows end to 'rip-off parking charges' under new rules - BBC

  19-10-2026 23:30 via news.google.com
  
  Burnham vows end to 'rip-off parking charges' under new rules  BBCAndy Burnham outlines new rules to outlaw ‘rip-off’ private parking fines  The GuardianPM puts the brakes on rip-off parking charges and car scams  GOV.UKPrivate parking firms told to cap fines for motorists  The TimesParking fines capped at £100 in purge on ‘cowboys’  The Telegraph
  
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• Burnham vows end to 'rip-off parking charges' under new rules

  19-10-2026 23:30 via BBC News
  
  Penalties are seen as too harsh on motorists who are penalised for parking on private land.
  
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• Man held after three Jewish women report assaults

  19-10-2026 22:51 via BBC News
  
  Three women, one pushing a baby in a pram, reported being assaulted in Clapton Common, Hackney.
  
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• Reform UK mayor investigated over naked photo claims

  19-10-2026 22:41 via BBC News
  
  Reform UK's Luke Campbell denies claims that he showed nude photos of himself to a female colleague.
  
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• Elizabeth Holmes’ Partner Worked At Failed Startup Luminar Before Starting His Own Blood-Testing Company - Forbes

  19-10-2026 22:38 via news.google.com
  Elizabeth Holmes’ Partner Worked At Failed Startup Luminar Before Starting His Own Blood-Testing Company  ForbesYou Can See Everything seen by many on huge box office debut  BBCThe reviews are in! Is You Can See Everything the greatest film ever?  The GuardianThe Story of Billy Evans and ‘Theranos 2.0’  WIREDThe Elizabeth Holmes documentary has a secret star. She is absolutely extraordinary  The Independent
  
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• M1 traffic RECAP: Motorway closure after 'serious crash' in Derbyshire - 60min delays

  19-10-2026 21:16 via Daily Express :: UK Feed
  'There is no estimated time of when the carriageway will reopen'
  
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• China’s economy grows faster than forecast after AI boom boosts exports - The Guardian

  19-10-2026 21:12 via news.google.com
  China’s economy grows faster than forecast after AI boom boosts exports  The GuardianChina's growth accelerates as AI boom helps boost exports  BBCWorld in Brief: China’s healthy GDP growth; curfews in France  The EconomistChina's economic growth picks up as exports boom, consumers balk  ReutersChina’s economy picks up pace with 4.5% growth  Financial Times
  
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• Foreign prisoners in UK jail 'make bread and do breathwork - 'sounds like a yoga retreat'

  19-10-2026 21:04 via Daily Express :: UK Feed
  A new report said inmates at the prison, which holds 600 foreign criminals from just under 100 countries, combine cold-water therapy with breathing exercises.
  
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• Tragedy as man dies in M6 crash involving van and lorry - police name victim

  19-10-2026 20:40 via Daily Express :: UK Feed
  Police have launched an urgent appeal for information following the collision.
  
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• UK resident ‘did everything he could to join IS’ - ambition was ‘martyrdom’

  19-10-2026 20:29 via Daily Express :: UK Feed
  Mohamed Mohamoud, 22, travelled to Somalia in a bid to join IS after viewing extreme material on social media.
  
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• Woman says she 'closed eyes and tried not to be there' during alleged Russell Brand rape

  19-10-2026 20:22 via BBC News
  
  The 51-year-old faces three counts of rape, three charges of sexual assault and one of indecent assault.
  
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• Leicester to visit Oxford City in FA Cup first round - see full draw

  19-10-2026 20:13 via BBC News
  
  Leicester City will travel to National League North side Oxford City in the 2026-27 FA Cup first round - five years after winning the competition.
  
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• Troubles legacy bill is not an amnesty for soldiers - NI secretary

  19-10-2026 20:05 via BBC News
  
  Amendments to the bill are being debated by MPs, as the long-awaited legislation returns to the House of Commons.
  
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• Poll: Would You Pay $1,000 for a PS6? - Push Square

  19-10-2026 20:00 via news.google.com
  
  Poll: Would You Pay $1,000 for a PS6?  Push SquarePS6 RAM and Storage Alone Reportedly Cost Sony Over $680, Claims Leaker  TechPowerUpSony’s PS6 faces a bigger problem than its rumoured $1,000 price tag  GAMINGbibleExpect Next-Gen Consoles to Cost More Than $1,000, According to Leaks  CNETPS6 for $1000? Poll Shows How Much Players Are Willing to Pay for the Console  iXBT.games
  
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• AYN Odin 3 Portal handheld confirmed with Dragonwing Q8 chip and 9,000mAh battery - VideoCardz.com

  19-10-2026 19:40 via news.google.com
  AYN Odin 3 Portal handheld confirmed with Dragonwing Q8 chip and 9,000mAh battery  VideoCardz.comAYN reveals Odin 3 Portal specs ahead of release, including larger battery and Hall Effect thumbsticks  PC GuideAYN named the processor for the Odin 3 Portal handheld console and showed the first trailer for the device  iXBT.gamesFirst AYN Odin 3 Portal Trailer Highlights Dragonwing Q8 CPU, Larger Grips and Thumbsticks  Time ExtensionThe final nail in Steam Dec
  
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• Horror Victorian disease outbreak forces closure of hospital ward - spreads quickly

  19-10-2026 19:30 via Daily Express :: UK Feed
  The latest outbreak comes after visiting restrictions were lifted on Wards 4 and 7 at the same hospital following earlier cases of scabies.
  
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• Trial hears Robinson 'intimidated' Daily Mail reporters

  19-10-2026 19:24 via BBC News
  
  The activist is accused of "bully-boy tactics" and denies harassment causing fear of violence.
  
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• Police issue school 'bomb threats' update after calls from hundreds of terrified families

  19-10-2026 19:11 via Daily Express :: UK Feed
  Several schools were evacuated on Monday morning.
  
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• France’s riots expose the impotence of its political class - Financial Times

  19-10-2026 19:07 via news.google.com
  
  France’s riots expose the impotence of its political class  Financial Times'The French correction' and 'Labour cuts £2bn from Army'  BBCAfter the violence and chaos in France, there’s only one beneficiary: Marine Le Pen  The GuardianFrance protests: Overnight curfews helped keep the calm, French PM says - as Trump blames unrest on immigration  Sky NewsFrance riots: Paris, Lille and Lyon under curfew after disorder  The Times
  
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• Cyclist was 'physiologically alive' while trapped under car, court hears - Warrington Guardian

  19-10-2026 18:56 via news.google.com
  
  Cyclist was 'physiologically alive' while trapped under car, court hears  Warrington GuardianTrafford head teacher dragged to his death under car, murder trial told  BBCMoment driver 'overtakes car before hitting cyclist headteacher and dragging him over a mile to his death'  The SunLive court updates as car passenger set to give evidence in murder trial  Warrington GuardianEverything heard in murder trial of Stretford Grammar headteacher  Manche
  
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• Horror as veteran beaten to death in savage night-out attack

  19-10-2026 18:46 via Daily Express :: UK Feed
  CCTV and mobile phone footage showed the women following Mr Chadburn and his friend after the men had walked away from the initial confrontation.
  
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• Police issue major update after boy, 14, stabbed at Manchester Arndale Shopping Centre

  19-10-2026 18:35 via Daily Express :: UK Feed
  The stabbed teenager was rushed to hospital on Saturday.
  
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• Schools 'explosive device' email a hoax, say police

  19-10-2026 18:28 via BBC News
  
  Assistant Chief Constable Ryan Henderson said police consider the risk to the public "as low".
  
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• Two women found dead at house in UK town after neighbours raised alarm

  19-10-2026 18:16 via Daily Express :: UK Feed
  Police have issued a statement following the tragic discovery.
  
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• 'Heartbroken' family pay tribute to dad, 27, killed on M56 after police chase

  19-10-2026 17:52 via Daily Express :: UK Feed
  Cody Lowndes' family said his baby daughter had given him a new purpose in life.
  
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• Four arrested after police officer injured in shooting

  19-10-2026 17:50 via BBC News
  
  The officer was shot in the foot and remains in hospital in a stable condition, police say.
  
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• Bikes 'not for jousting,' says Lime after duel video

  19-10-2026 17:44 via BBC News
  
  Footage emerged on social media of hundreds of people gathered in east London to watch a bike joust.
  
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• Prime minister visits Aberfan ahead of 60th anniversary of 'horrifying tragedy'

  19-10-2026 17:02 via BBC News
  
  A total of 116 children and 28 adults were killed on 21 October 1966 when a colliery spoil tip collapsed.
  
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• PM says youth unemployment is a 'catastrophe and a moral failure'

  19-10-2026 16:59 via BBC News
  
  The UK faces "economic catastrophe" with one million young people not in work or training, the prime minister says.
  
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• Wales' 'oldest man' turns 107

  19-10-2026 16:44 via BBC News
  
  Owen Filer was born in 1919 and served with the Royal Welsh Fusiliers during World War Two.
  
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• Southport killer faces trial for alleged prison attacks

  19-10-2026 16:24 via BBC News
  
  Axel Rudakubana appeared at Monday's hearing via a videolink from Broadmoor Hospital.
  
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• Energy Secretary attacks Mahmood’s migrant crackdown - The Telegraph

  19-10-2026 16:09 via news.google.com
  Energy Secretary attacks Mahmood’s migrant crackdown  The TelegraphMinister says Mahmood’s migration policy will ‘prolong integration’  The GuardianCabinet minister is latest to attack Shabana Mahmood’s migration reforms  The TimesBritain’s settlement rules face a reckoning as ministers delay immigration crackdown  London Business NewsFury as 39,621 more migrants told they can stay in UK than last year  AOL.co.
  
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• Charging battery believed to have caused house fire

  19-10-2026 15:34 via BBC News
  
  The fire caused extensive damage to the property, especially in the kitchen, officials say.
  
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• Masts from explosives-packed ship taken to museum

  19-10-2026 15:18 via BBC News
  
  Removing the poles has reduced the risk of them toppling on to the bombs, a junior minister says.
  
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• Home sellers cut asking prices on 3,000 properties a day

  19-10-2026 14:54 via BBC News
  
  More property asking prices are being cut than at any time in 15 years, data shared with the BBC shows.
  
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• Baby died from cold sore virus - medics told mum her ulcers were 'just hormonal' - The Sun

  19-10-2026 14:04 via news.google.com
  
  Baby died from cold sore virus - medics told mum her ulcers were 'just hormonal'  The Sun'We didn't know a cold sore could kill a baby'  BBCMy newborn daughter caught the cold sore virus — she died 10 days later  Metro.co.ukCan Cold Sores Kill a Newborn Baby?  GamepurHSV Kills 10-Day-Old Baby In UK: Mother Warns Of Little-Known Danger Of Cold Sores  Health and Me
  
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• Virtual ward patient died due to failure to transfer him to hospital - HSJ | Health Service Journal

  19-10-2026 13:29 via news.google.com
  Virtual ward patient died due to failure to transfer him to hospital  HSJ | Health Service Journal
  
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• Man accused of mass train stabbing admits wounding

  19-10-2026 13:22 via BBC News
  
  Anthony Williams is in court after multiple stabbings on a train that was forced to stop in Huntingdon.
  
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• Disentangling microbiota-dependent and -independent impacts of antibiotics on host physiology - Nature

  19-10-2026 12:13 via news.google.com
  
  Disentangling microbiota-dependent and -independent impacts of antibiotics on host physiology  Nature
  
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• People playing loud music on buses could face £100 fine

  19-10-2026 11:49 via BBC News
  
  Antisocial behaviour on buses in England could lead to fines while a new campaign is also being launched for trains.
  A national campaign asking rail passengers "share the carriage, not the noise" is being launched.
  
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• Arrests over Israeli settler attacks on US photojournalist and European diplomats in West Bank - Sky News

  19-10-2026 10:17 via news.google.com
  Arrests over Israeli settler attacks on US photojournalist and European diplomats in West Bank  Sky NewsIsraeli police detain 10 people in rare raid against West Bank settlers  The GuardianIsraeli police arrest 10 over settler attacks on journalist and diplomats in West Bank  BBCIsrael police arrest ten over settler attacks on westerners  The TimesNew wave of violent settler attacks hits Americans and others in lead-up to key election  NBC News
  
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• Halley’s Comet Returns To The Night Sky — Sort Of - Forbes

  19-10-2026 08:00 via news.google.com
  Halley’s Comet Returns To The Night Sky — Sort Of  ForbesOrionid meteor shower peak: How and when to see it this week  BBCStarwatch: Catch the Orionid meteor shower streak across the night sky  The GuardianThe Sky This Week from October 16 to 23: The Orionid meteor shower peaks  Astronomy.comHow to see the Orionid meteor shower 2026 peak this week — and when to look  Space
  
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• The portraits that helped bring the lost Aberfan children home

  19-10-2026 07:28 via BBC News
  
  An artist living hundreds of miles away felt compelled to help the village that lost its children.
  
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• 'I could die before my family's murder is solved'

  19-10-2026 07:26 via BBC News
  
  The deaths of a mother and her five children in a house fire are now being treated as a cold case.
  
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• Companies exploiting welfare system by using residents as 'cash cows', BBC finds

  19-10-2026 06:59 via BBC News
  
  Agents try to attract people on housing benefit by using social media videos that offer free rooms and holidays.
  
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• Don't fall for this - how to protect yourself from AI scams

  19-10-2026 01:24 via BBC News
  
  Trading standards officers say AI is "super-charging" existing scams through clones and fake websites.
  
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• Three Important MacBook Pro Touch Release Dates - Forbes

  19-10-2026 00:11 via news.google.com
  Three Important MacBook Pro Touch Release Dates  ForbesApple announces product launch event for Oct. 28. Analysts expect touchscreen laptop  CNBCApple to Launch Touchscreen MacBook Pros, New iMac, and iPad Mini Next Week  Thurrott.comApple's October 28 'Pro and Tell' Launch: What's Coming  MacRumorsApple India in sweet spot as FY26 revenue crosses Rs 1 lakh crore, profit soars  The Economic Times
  
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