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• Arsenal ready if Julián Álvarez transfer door opens - sources - ESPN

  24-08-2026 13:17 via news.google.com
  Arsenal ready if Julián Álvarez transfer door opens - sources  ESPNFootball transfer rumours: Alvarez set for Arsenal after being booed at Atlético?  The GuardianArsenal step up record obliterating Julian Alvarez transfer as key double factor fuels Berta belief  LiveScoreJulian Alvarez: Does Atletico Madrid fans booing their own striker increase his chances of an Arsenal or Barcelona move?  Sky SportsWhat Atletico Madrid fans booing Al
  
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• Family of boy, 3, 'thrown' into crocodile enclosure at UK zoo issue major update

  25-08-2026 12:35 via express.co.uk
  The boy was attacked after landing in the croc enclosure.
  
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• Debt-ridden Labour council announces eye-watering £51.2m in cuts

  25-08-2026 12:12 via express.co.uk
  The latest savings package looks like tidy numbers on paper, but it may hit the community in a series of financial blows.
  
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• UK pottery giant launches closing down sale after plunging into administration

  25-08-2026 12:11 via express.co.uk
  Fans of the brand have less than a week to make their last visit.
  
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• Ikea announces huge change as it takes on eBay and Vinted

  25-08-2026 12:01 via express.co.uk
  The service is expected to launch in the UK in the coming months.
  
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• Stratford: Man dies in horror police chase sparking huge multi-car crash

  25-08-2026 11:58 via express.co.uk
  Police have issued a major update.
  
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• Iconic UK brand closes all shops this week after more than 200 years

  25-08-2026 11:16 via express.co.uk
  The company has been handcrafting at its flagship site since 1809
  
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• UK owl sanctuary run by 87-year-old to close after complaints

  25-08-2026 11:03 via express.co.uk
  The UK sanctuary has been open to the public seven days a week since it opened in 1998.
  
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• Popular US fried chicken chain reveals first UK location - 50 more will follow

  25-08-2026 10:45 via express.co.uk
  Its chicken is marinated in buttermilk and cooked to order, with customers able to choose from several different spice levels.
  
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• Inmates 'forced to convert to Islam in UK prisons by gangs'

  25-08-2026 09:09 via express.co.uk
  A senior Tory has urged ministers to investigate.
  
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• Family of man killed in A66 crash blames police as 'lives might have been saved'

  25-08-2026 09:02 via express.co.uk
  The family member said he "wants answers."
  
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• Lockerbie bombing trial postponed days before it was due to start

  25-08-2026 00:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The trial of a Libyan man is delayed for a third time, after new evidence on the 37-year-old case came to light three days ago.
  
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• 70,000 social and affordable homes to be built across England as part of £39bn plan

  24-08-2026 23:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Funding has been granted to Greater Manchester, the West Midlands and West Yorkshire as well as £6bn for London.
  
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• Asbestos killed my mum in her 40s – was her school to blame?

  24-08-2026 23:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Caroline Bryan died three months after being diagnosed of an incurable cancer linked to asbestos.
  
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• Man charged with manslaughter in burglary case

  24-08-2026 22:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rose Smith, 75, died in hospital the day after a suspected burglary in Finsbury Park, north London.
  
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• Teenager arrested after four viable devices found in security alert

  24-08-2026 22:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police said four viable explosive devices were found and removed from the property for forensic examination.
  
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• Man charged with murder after house fire

  24-08-2026 22:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Pawel Kulpa is accused of one count of murder, eight of attempted murder and one count of arson.
  
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• Charity? Acting? The Cotswolds? What will Harry and Meghan's UK life look like?

  24-08-2026 21:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The couple's return to the UK is imminent - and what they'll be focusing on here is gradually becoming clearer.
  
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• Teen pleads guilty over Channel boat with 165 migrants

  24-08-2026 21:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man admits endangering lives at sea after piloting a dinghy with a then-record number of migrants.
  
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• Police pass Mohamed Al Fayed case file to prosecutors

  24-08-2026 21:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Crown Prosecution Service will review evidence relating to a man in his 80s gathered by police investigating allegations against the late Harrods owner.
  
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• Boy died after leaping from window, inquest finds

  24-08-2026 21:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The inquest into the death of five-year-old Aalim Ahmed concludes at East London Coroner's Court.
  
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• Organised crime arrests in A66 crash investigation

  24-08-2026 19:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nine men and three women are arrested as police investigate the lead-up to the crash that killed seven people.
  
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• Organised crime arrests as police investigate crash that killed two PCs

  24-08-2026 19:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nine men and three women are arrested as police investigate the lead-up to the crash that killed seven people.
  
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• Snooker champion Graeme Dott guilty of child sex abuse

  24-08-2026 19:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The former world champion was found guilty of lewd and libidinous behaviour towards a girl and boy.
  
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• Burnham vows support for Ukraine despite 'outrageous threats' from Russia

  24-08-2026 19:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It comes after Moscow warned of "consequences" over the reported use of British drones by Ukraine.
  
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• How the deadly A66 crash unfolded leaving seven dead

  24-08-2026 18:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  At 03:30 BST on Saturday, two police officers were killed when a Volkswagen Passat collided with their marked car on the A66 motorway.
  
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• Graduate job vacancies drop by almost 50% in a year, survey suggests

  24-08-2026 18:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Job site Adzuna said the number of graduate vacancies was the lowest since 2016
  
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• Rail companies sued for £5m over oil spill caused by derailment

  24-08-2026 18:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than 400,000 litres of fuel spilled in the area causing an "environmental disaster".
  
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• Briton fighting for Russia killed in Ukraine

  24-08-2026 18:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bradley Townsend left South Yorkshire in April, telling his family he was going to Romania.
  
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• Sharing dangerous driving videos is 'truly reprehensible', PM says

  24-08-2026 18:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  His comments come as the government urged TikTok and other social media firms to remove wrong-way driving videos.
  
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