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• Chaplain settles LGBT sermon unfair dismissal case

  10-09-2026 02:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rev Bernard Randall reaches a confidential agreement with Trent College.
  
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• MPs vote against fresh attempt to legalise assisted dying

  12-09-2026 03:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The proposed law sought to introduce one of the biggest societal changes in recent years.
  
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• The Papers: 'Military jet tripped chaos' and 'A failure for dying people'

  12-09-2026 02:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Several of the papers consider on the fall of the assisted dying bill in the House of Commons on Friday.
  
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• I never got to experience my baby's scan but blind parents like me can now feel them

  12-09-2026 02:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  New innovations and workarounds are constantly being made to support blind parents in the challenges they face.
  
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• We've followed their lives for six decades - now the stars of 7 Up are bowing out

  12-09-2026 02:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  70 Up is the final instalment in a series which began in 1964 and has followed the lives of 14 people.
  
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• Is a September heatwave forecast for the UK?

  12-09-2026 01:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Temperatures will return to summerlike levels over the weekend, despite some heavy rain.
  
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• Reform receives record £36m donation from crypto billionaire

  12-09-2026 01:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ben Delo's donation, the biggest single sum ever given to a political party in the UK, comes amid scrutiny of Reform's finances.
  
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• Masked men, lorries and road blocks: How anti-migrant activists are changing tactics

  12-09-2026 01:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Patriot Platform wants to build a group of working-class voters to influence political parties on the right.
  
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• President Trump to arrive in Ireland for two-day visit

  12-09-2026 01:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump will arrive on Saturday morning at Dublin Airport ahead of a two-day visit to Ireland.
  
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• Battle to save the tiny, gooey snail only found in one lake in the UK

  11-09-2026 23:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Once prevalent across the UK, this mollusc is now only found in one lake in Wales.
  
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• Mum died from aggressive cancer after nine-month wait for test results

  11-09-2026 23:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sarah Catherine Daniels did not receive potentially life-extending treatment fast enough, an inquest heard.
  
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• Children and woman injured on fairground ride

  11-09-2026 23:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police say the three people have been taken to hospital for treatment, with the fair shut for the evening.
  
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• Police to crack down on face coverings at protests

  11-09-2026 22:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary says it will use powers under the Crime and Policing Act.
  
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• Engine fault behind Royal Navy helicopter death

  11-09-2026 20:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An investigation examined the causes of Lt Rhodri Leyshon's death during a helicopter exercise.
  
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• Running costs of vaccine damage scheme more than double amount paid to victims

  11-09-2026 19:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The cost of administration and medical checks has now topped £83m, according to new figures.
  
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• Girls given legal right to wear trousers in schools in Northern Ireland

  11-09-2026 19:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Guidelines stipulate that school uniform policies for the 2027/28 school year onwards must include the option for girls to wear trousers.
  
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• Amazon seeks to expand UK drone deliveries

  11-09-2026 18:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The US company now wants to deliver to the whole of Darlington after launching a smaller service.
  
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• An extraordinary result - why did MPs reject assisted dying bill this time?

  11-09-2026 18:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Although supporters say they will try again, for now the momentum has fallen away from a change in the law.
  
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• Sacked Grand Theft Auto worker claims Rockstar staff placed on 'watch list'

  11-09-2026 17:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The makers of Grand Theft Auto deny staff were sacked for union organising and were instead dismissed for sharing confidential information online.
  
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• UK government rejects 'kill switch' idea for dangerous AI

  11-09-2026 17:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Cabinet Office, which leads on AI safety, says the UK "cannot simply turn AI off".
  
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• Family tributes to 'amazing' cyclists killed in crash

  11-09-2026 17:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Steven Anscomb, 60, and Natasha Lewis, 51, died at the scene of the crash near Gravesend on Sunday.
  
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• Man admits murder of woman missing for 28 years

  11-09-2026 17:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Trevor Dunkley told police he disposed of Patricia Lashley's body months after killing her in 1998, a court hears.
  
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• Men jailed for 'serious incident' outside airport

  11-09-2026 16:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police said witnesses believed at the time "this was an active act of terror".
  
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• Families of British victims mark 25th anniversary of 9/11

  11-09-2026 16:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An event in London featured a video from Prime Minister Andy Burnham as well as speeches from family members of victims of the attacks
  
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• Kate visits cancer patients in hospital she helped fund with climb

  11-09-2026 16:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The princess completed the Three Peaks Challenge in aid of the hospital where she was treated for cancer.
  
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• Eight held over Bromley KFC multiple stabbing

  11-09-2026 15:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man and seven boys are held on suspicion of attempted murder after four people were stabbed.
  
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• Man loses appeal against murder conviction of British soldier

  11-09-2026 14:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  John McDevitt was jailed for the murder of Private Neil Clarke in Derry on Easter Monday in 1984.
  
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• Man who let mum die on bathroom floor jailed

  11-09-2026 14:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Veronica Irwin, 74, lay dying for two weeks in a flat she shared with her son Stewart.
  
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• Fraud-accused former Southern Water boss in court

  11-09-2026 14:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Matthew Wright is among seven ex-employees accused of manipulating water quality tests.
  
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• Princess Diana's 'revenge dress' goes up for auction

  11-09-2026 14:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Auction house Sotheby's expects the dress to sell for up to $300,000 (£220,000) when it goes under the hammer on 9 December.
  
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