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• British Museum announces changes to ease Bayeux Tapestry queues

  04-10-2026 15:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Measures include extended opening hours, as well as an audio guide and additional seating for visitors.
  
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• Court of Appeal to hear residents' parade challenge over Drumcree dispute

  05-10-2026 07:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A challenge to the decision to allow a contentious Orange Order parade to go ahead is to be heard later.
  
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• Radical change needed to cut Scottish child poverty, says charity

  05-10-2026 07:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Joseph Rowntree Foundation says Scotland is on course to miss legally-binding poverty targets "by a wide margin".
  
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• Polanski banned from Israel after party's motion declaring 'Zionism is racism'

  05-10-2026 07:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The vote has caused divisions among figures at the top of the party at its conference in Brighton.
  
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• I only found out I had cancer after my four-year-old kicked me in the testicles

  05-10-2026 07:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dad discovers he has cancer after he was accidentally kicked in the testicles.
  
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• US removes all bombers from RAF Fairford base

  05-10-2026 06:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A statement says all bombers deployed to RAF Fairford have been "re-deployed to their home stations" in the US.
  
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• Protesters scuffle with police as migrants brought ashore on south coast

  05-10-2026 06:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Home Office said 149 migrants were brought ashore and taken by coach to a processing centre in Kent.
  
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• Potty training scheme to roll out to 20 more areas

  05-10-2026 05:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The government wants 75% of children to end their first year of school with a good level of development by 2028.
  
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• Gosport protest LIVE: Crowds shout 'send them back' as two boats carrying migrants arrive

  05-10-2026 04:01 via express.co.uk
  Police are at the scene.
  
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• The Papers: Badenoch's 'bonfire of green laws' and 'Drop in global dealmaking'

  05-10-2026 02:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Monday's front pages include stories about Kemi Badenoch at the start of the Tory conference, plus reports on global finance , abuse in schools and a BBC romance.
  
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• Man in his 20s found dead after bomb squad called to 'assess substance'

  05-10-2026 01:54 via express.co.uk
  Merseyside Police have launched an investigation after a man in his 20s was found dead inside a house in Oxton, Wirral, with his death being treated as unexpected
  
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• The job interview question you don't have to answer

  05-10-2026 01:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Experts explain what you should do if you are asked for your current salary during a job interview.
  
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• Bellamy bemoans new schedule after Denmark loss

  05-10-2026 00:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Craig Bellamy suggests the new four-match international window has counted against Wales after Sunday's Nations League defeat against Denmark.
  
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• RAF pilot's 'cause' of death revealed after horror Spitfire crash

  04-10-2026 23:55 via express.co.uk
  Squadron Leader Mark Long, 43, was killed when the historic Supermarine Spitfire he was flying came down.
  
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• Shadow chancellor to unveil Tory plans to cut taxes and regulations

  04-10-2026 23:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Shadow ministers will unveil a series of policies on day two of the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham.
  
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• 'Money-grab' or celebration? NFL kicks off London series

  04-10-2026 22:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The NFL kicked off this season's series of London games on Sunday but the build-up was overshadowed by anger from long-term fans over ticket prices.
  
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• Kneecap visit Garvaghy Road to show support for residents

  04-10-2026 22:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Protesters have remained on the Garvaghy Road since last Sunday as the fallout over the proposed Portadown District Orange Lodge march continues.
  
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• Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland to close 28 bank branches in October - full list

  04-10-2026 21:36 via express.co.uk
  Lloyds Banking Group and Bank of Scotland are closing branches across the UK this month as more customers switch to digital banking.
  
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• Nine fire engines called to Glasgow city centre bar fire

  04-10-2026 20:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than 40 firefighters are attending and sections of some streets have been cordoned off.
  
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• Britain’s second-richest billionaire flees UK for Monaco in huge blow to Labour

  04-10-2026 19:30 via express.co.uk
  The billionaire property tycoon has become the latest to flee Britain after the Labour Government's tax changes.
  
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• Rugby league fans in Wakefield for bus parade

  04-10-2026 19:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The city has been alive with celebrations after Trinity brought home the Super League trophy.
  
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• M25 traffic RECAP: Drivers stuck on major UK motorway with 50-minute delays after crash

  04-10-2026 18:53 via express.co.uk
  National Highways has issued a four-word warning following the crash.
  
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• Triathlete was 'very sick' in hospital after swimming in 'dirty' open water

  04-10-2026 18:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A new project is using small sampling devices on triathletes to help test the water quality in Wales.
  
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• I'm a classic old school Conservative, says Kemi Badenoch

  04-10-2026 18:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Tory leader seeks to echo Margaret Thatcher as she sets out her guiding political principles.
  
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• Sir Ranulph Fiennes mystery continues over claims he ‘wrote will on Everest’

  04-10-2026 16:48 via express.co.uk
  The 82-year-old adventurer has not been seen in public for two years, with growing calls for an investigation into his wellbeing.
  
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• Mike Tindall's concern that if children follow wife Zara in one way 'we are all f****d'

  04-10-2026 16:11 via express.co.uk
  Zara and Mike Tindall welcomed three children after tying knot in Edinburgh back in 2011 - and their life in sport seems to be playing a role in their upbringing
  
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• POLL: Should the Home Office pay for hijabs for small boat migrants?

  04-10-2026 15:45 via express.co.uk
  New figures suggest that British taxpayers have paid for more than 1,000 free hijabs for small boat migrants so far this year.
  
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• 'Hundreds' heading for UK today as 'multiple' dinghies set to arrive on South Coast

  04-10-2026 13:56 via express.co.uk
  More arrivals are expected on Sunday.
  
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• Glastonbury 2027 tickets sell out in 42 minutes

  04-10-2026 13:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Thousands of people joined the queue in the hope of securing tickets to Worthy Farm.
  
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• Courts backlog will fall despite scrapping of jury trial plan, minister says

  04-10-2026 13:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Speaking to the BBC, the justice secretary vows to reduce delays in the system after scrapping plans from the previous government.
  
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