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• Is the convertible heading into the sunset?

  15-06-2026 01:25 via bbc.com
  
  UK drivers have taken a shine to the SUV but could the fate of the convertible be reversed?
  
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• 'Rip your teeth out' council enforcement officers 'reported to police' after viral video

  16-06-2026 01:58 via express.co.uk
  A viral video appeared to show the contractors disabling body-worn cameras before threatening a member of the public during a confrontation in Harrow.
  
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• Captain charged after oil tanker intercepted by Royal Marine commandos in Channel

  16-06-2026 00:33 via express.co.uk
  The vessel was interdicted in the early hours of Sunday.
  
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• Teen allegedly shoved headfirst into bollard by police at anti-immigration march

  15-06-2026 23:34 via express.co.uk
  The incident sparked angry shouts from supporters at the Raise the Colours march before the boy was carried away by officers.
  
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• Man, 21, stabbed to death at UK park pictured as heartbroken family pays tribute

  15-06-2026 23:18 via express.co.uk
  The man has been described as "a kind soul".
  
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• Row as £600k new build owners claim neighbours built an office on their lawn

  15-06-2026 22:56 via express.co.uk
  The homeowners have vowed to tear down the fence to force the case to go to court.
  
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• New Labour plans could mean 100% tax on UK caravan holidays

  15-06-2026 22:54 via express.co.uk
  Under proposed new plans, flat rates on overnight stays in holiday camps such as Butlin's and Haven could push low-income families out, experts have warned.
  
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• Weapons fanatic 'shot lodger dead and hid body in concrete barrel for six years’

  15-06-2026 22:27 via express.co.uk
  DISTRESSING CONTENT WARNING: The court heard Mr Dyson had spent several years living and sleeping in one of three vehicles parked at Wright's home in Barnsley.
  
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• Huge parking crackdown at popular UK seaside towns - 543 roads impacted

  15-06-2026 22:18 via express.co.uk
  Some fines will more than double from £70 to £160 as the council hopes to clamp down on illegal parking in the busy summer months.
  
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• Building in Manchester city centre evacuated as police cordon off entrance

  15-06-2026 20:38 via express.co.uk
  Firefighters and police officers were seen at the scene
  
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• Henry Nowak killer sentence sent to Court of Appeal

  15-06-2026 16:14 via bbc.com
  
  The sentence of Vickrum Digwa, who was convicted of the murder of Henry Nowak, has been referred to the Court of Appeal.
  
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• Reports nurses told by police to show ID to masked men during trouble - O'Neill

  15-06-2026 15:52 via bbc.com
  
  International healthcare workers have told BBC News NI they faced intimidation and some feared for their safety.
  
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• Boy, 2, seriously hurt in nursery playground car crash

  15-06-2026 15:41 via bbc.com
  
  A 63-year-old woman is arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
  
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• Reform pledges new tax on hiring foreign workers

  15-06-2026 15:28 via bbc.com
  
  The party says the move would allow it to reverse last year's National Insurance rise for British workers.
  
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• Russia was behind arson attacks targeting PM, BBC reveals

  15-06-2026 15:10 via bbc.com
  
  Evidence shows Russians directing the plot and stoking tensions with fake far-right and Muslim groups.
  
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• 'Positive' or 'unnecessary'? - UK teens on social media ban

  15-06-2026 15:08 via bbc.com
  
  The prime minister announced that under-16s will be banned from social media by spring 2027.
  
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• Palestine Action ban is lawful, Court of Appeal rules

  15-06-2026 14:44 via bbc.com
  
  The Home Office had challenged a High Court ruling that the group's proscription should be quashed.
  
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• Social media ban - bold and blunt, but no silver bullet

  15-06-2026 14:41 via bbc.com
  
  The BBC's technology editor Zoe Kleinman on the big changes coming down the line for young people online.
  
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• Man arrested for allegedly pushing woman in front of bus in 2017

  15-06-2026 13:52 via bbc.com
  
  A 44-year-old man is in custody over the incident where a woman appeared to be shoved into the path of a bus.
  
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• Commissioner 'disappointed' by social media ban for children

  15-06-2026 13:51 via bbc.com
  
  Nicola Killean warned that a ban "may inadvertently push children to less regulated or riskier parts of the internet".
  
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• When will social media ban start, and which apps will be affected?

  15-06-2026 13:09 via bbc.com
  
  The measures will see apps including TikTok and Snapchat banned for UK teens early in 2027.
  
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• Assisted dying returns to Parliament as MP urges peers to 'finish the job'

  15-06-2026 12:57 via bbc.com
  
  Lauren Edwards says she will bring the exact same bill which was narrowly passed by the Commons but ran out of time in the Lords.
  
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• Summer warmth to return this week with highs of up to 30C

  15-06-2026 12:56 via bbc.com
  
  A warmer week is ahead, though rain remains in the forecast for some.
  
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• Farage vows to ban foreign nationals from social housing

  15-06-2026 12:20 via bbc.com
  
  The Reform UK leader says tenants would have three months to find a new home or face potential deportation.
  
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• Linkin Park ignore the noise with triumphant set at Download Festival

  15-06-2026 11:45 via bbc.com
  
  Limp Bizkit and Guns N' Roses were the other headliners at this year's metal and rock extravaganza - we went along.
  
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• Canadian lynx one of big cat sightings in Welsh countryside

  15-06-2026 11:01 via bbc.com
  
  Fifteen "big cats" were reported to authorities in Wales between January 2020 and July 2025.
  
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• Seaside town 'dying on its feet' — 'even the charity shops are closed'

  15-06-2026 10:38 via express.co.uk
  It was once a jewel among UK seaside towns.
  
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• Roy Hattersley, former Labour deputy leader, dies aged 93

  15-06-2026 10:35 via bbc.com
  
  Paying tribute, Sir Keir Starmer said Lord Hattersley "was a giant of the Labour movement".
  
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• Can you block a driveway without a dropped kerb?

  15-06-2026 07:14 via bbc.com
  
  What are the rules over this issue, which caused division in one Bristol suburb recently?
  
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• Barman raises a glass after £3.5m Omaze house win

  15-06-2026 07:10 via bbc.com
  
  Darren Summers thought he was being pranked when a caller rang to tell him.
  
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