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• How long can Labour's feel-good factor last?

  26-09-2026 13:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The party’s spirits have been transformed since Burnham became PM, but what's coming down the tracks, asks Laura Kuenssberg.
  
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• The ecstasy of buying our first home was short-lived after we found 150 faults

  26-09-2026 22:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Getting the keys to a new home felt like a dream come true, until this couple found 150 faults.
  
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• Orange Order to appeal High Court injunction stopping Drumcree parade

  26-09-2026 21:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Portadown District Orange Lodge had declined a request from Judge Patricia Smyth to postpone the parade along the Garvaghy Road
  
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• 'Our wedding present left us gutted': Couple join dozens in car seller dispute

  26-09-2026 19:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Thirty-four customers battling for refunds on faulty cars as Trading Standards investigates.
  
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• WW2 sailor who lied about his age to sign up dies aged 101

  26-09-2026 18:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The decorated veteran of the Royal Marines and SBS carried out missions behind enemy lines.
  
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• Heathrow Airport warns third runway could be delayed by four years

  26-09-2026 18:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The UK's busiest airport cautions it may miss the government target of 2035 as ministers say the deadline has "always been ambitious".
  
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• Mayfair club shuts as Met investigates weapon claim

  26-09-2026 18:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Popular celebrity venue Maison Estelle is temporarily closed and has had its alcohol licence suspended.
  
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• 'No turning back' in independence journey, says first minister at rally

  26-09-2026 17:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It is the first time the first minister of Wales has attended a Yes Cymru march.
  
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• Man City chairman confident club will prove innocence

  26-09-2026 17:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Manchester City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak says he is still confident of proving the club's innocence after they were found guilty of breaking Premier League financial rules.
  
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• Met to re-examine CCTV from Jill Dando murder case

  26-09-2026 15:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police are reviewing footage of a man at Putney Bridge station after the Crimewatch presenter was shot in 1999.
  
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• British national among six dead in building explosion close to Acropolis in Athens

  26-09-2026 14:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Four Americans and a Greek national are among those killed in a suspected gas explosion, officials said.
  
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• Prince Harry says it is 'great' to be back in Britain after six years in US

  26-09-2026 14:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  He says his children are “happy in school” and the family returned to the UK for "lots of reasons".
  
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• PM pledges £210m to regenerate UK's high streets

  26-09-2026 13:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Burnham said the fund would would support communities to transform derelict buildings and keep businesses open
  
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• Rayner criticises visa rule proposals ahead of Labour conference

  26-09-2026 12:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The housing secretary says the government's plans to change wait times for permanent residency are unfair because they "change the goalposts".
  
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• Memorial for pupils contaminated with HIV and hepatitis

  26-09-2026 11:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  During the 1970s and 1980s pupils received medical treatments using contaminated blood products.
  
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• Weekend of mixed UK weather with sunshine before showers arrive for some on Sunday

  26-09-2026 11:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Expect a dry and pleasant Saturday with rain for northern and western areas on Sunday, ahead of some strong wind and rain early next week.
  
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• Murder or medical mix-up? New questions in the case of killer nurse Colin Norris

  26-09-2026 10:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A BBC podcast reveals a scenario in which the nurse's murders may never have taken place at all.
  
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• Burnham not doing enough to boost growth, says former business secretary

  26-09-2026 09:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ex-Business Secretary Peter Kyle calls for more urgency on the economy, as Labour members head to the party's annual conference.
  
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• Coroner appeals to families linked to jailed surgeon

  26-09-2026 08:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Surgeon Ian Paterson is serving a 20-year sentence for his botched and unnecessary operations.
  
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• Inside iconic horror game Silent Hill's Scottish makeover

  26-09-2026 01:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  One of gaming's biggest horror franchises has come to the UK. Can it live up to the original?
  
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• Your child has left home. Here's why it's time to stop checking up on them

  26-09-2026 01:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Parents say social media groups and tracking apps are feeding their anxiety about children who have recently gone to uni.
  
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• E-motorbikes seized by police sold on at auction, BBC finds

  26-09-2026 01:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Thousands of electric motorbikes are confiscated annually because they are suspected of being driven illegally or used in a crime - most are destroyed, but last year police sold at least 161.
  
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• Relegation? Titles stripped? Appeals? What next for Man City

  25-09-2026 22:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It has taken more than two years, but a judgement finally appears to have been made on the financial rule breaches levelled against the club. Here's what it means.
  
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• Jeffrey Donaldson victim describes 'profound impact' of child sex abuse

  25-09-2026 17:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The former DUP leader was found guilty of 18 counts of child sex abuse, including one of rape, in June.
  
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• Daniel Thomas pleads not guilty after dinghy slashed

  25-09-2026 17:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Daniel Thomas is accused of criminal damage after a video appeared to show him slashing at a dinghy.
  
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• Watch: What could the potential sanctions for Man City be?

  25-09-2026 16:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Football finance expert Kieran Maguire says the potential sanctions for Manchester City will be 'significant' after the sources told BBC Sport that the club has been found guilty of breaking the majority of the 115 financial rules they were accused of breaching.
  
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• The Papers: 'Xi urges rivals to coexist in peace' and 'It's on at last'

  25-09-2026 07:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Many of the papers include photographs of Chinese President Xi Jinping's historic visit to the White House.
  
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• Cotswolds home to UK's first air taxi centre

  25-09-2026 07:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The futuristic air taxis will be built at a new centre at Cotswolds Airport in Gloucestershire.
  
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• British rapper Yung Filly to face rape retrial in Australia next June

  25-09-2026 06:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos was cleared of several sexual offences in July but a jury was undecided on three rape charges.
  
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• Sex offender bailed to flat near playground

  25-09-2026 02:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Victims of Zapher Dogen were living close to the 32-year-old, who admitted multiple offences.
  
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