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• Maddy Cusack's coach her 'nemesis', mum tells inquest

  02-07-2026 17:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Cusack would still be alive if the coach of the women's team had not been employed, her mother says.
  
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• Henry Nowak killer 'applies to have sentence reduced or conviction quashed'

  03-07-2026 08:39 via express.co.uk
  Vickrum Digwa claimed Mr Nowak had shouted racist abuse, punched him and knocked off his turban - allegations the trial judge dismissed as lies.
  
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• UK weather maps turn volcanic red from Cornwall to Yorkshire - 38 counties over 30C

  03-07-2026 08:36 via express.co.uk
  June saw record temperatures and it looks like the heat is here to stay, with the mercury reaching higher than 30C
  
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• Schools letting pupils start late on Monday after England's World Cup game vs Mexico – ful

  03-07-2026 07:54 via express.co.uk
  A number of UK schools are allowing pupils to arrive late on Monday after England's World Cup last-16 clash with co-hosts Mexico
  
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• UK outdoor chain shuts store and launches 'closing down' sale

  03-07-2026 06:10 via express.co.uk
  The branch is the only GO Outdoors store in the town
  
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• Humiliating blow to Starmer as US Nato envoy brands Britain ‘incomplete’ on defence spend

  03-07-2026 06:05 via express.co.uk
  Britain has been branded "incomplete" on defence spending by the US Ambassador to Nato, in a fresh warning over the Government's military readiness.
  
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• Morrisons brings back major in-store feature axed in 70 supermarkets

  03-07-2026 05:16 via express.co.uk
  Morrisons is the UK's sixth largest supermarket
  
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• UK butchers plunges into administration after 8 years - 'time to call it a day'

  03-07-2026 04:03 via express.co.uk
  Smiths Butchers Limited, based in Middlesbrough, was appointed liquidators on July 2, 2026 after announcing it would be closing its doors permanently on June 6
  
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• British men probed for 'drugging and arranging for their wives to be sexually assaulted'

  03-07-2026 03:41 via express.co.uk
  DISTRESSING CONTENT Police are investigating British men suspected of drugging their wives and arranging for them to be sexually assaulted by other men.
  
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• Outraged public call for law change over grooming gang leader's release 'enough is enough'

  03-07-2026 02:45 via express.co.uk
  Public anger has erupted following the release of a grooming gang ringleader from prison, with growing calls for urgent changes to immigration law.
  
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• Major 'Migrant Street' asylum seeker update issued: 'Credit to local residents'

  03-07-2026 02:01 via express.co.uk
  Ministers have paused plans to move more asylum seekers into a Shropshire housing estate after a backlash from residents and intervention by local MPs.
  
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• I take responsibility to fund defence plan extremely seriously, says Burnham

  02-07-2026 21:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Makerfield MP also rejects attacks on his economic stance, insisting he would not be "indisciplined" on finances.
  
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• Mini-mart at centre of investigation closed down

  02-07-2026 21:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Cradley Market shop, in Sandwell, is closed for three months following an investigation.
  
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• Pubs allowed to stay open until 5am for England Mexico match

  02-07-2026 20:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The government had initially said it would not relax licensing laws further for the World Cup.
  
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• Culture secretary quits X in protest at 'misinformation'

  02-07-2026 19:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lisa Nandy says her department is also leaving Elon Musk's platform, which she claims "isn't healthy for our democracy".
  
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• Attempted murder arrest over shooting of boy, 16

  02-07-2026 18:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A 17-year-old is in custody as a boy, 16, remains in a critical condition in hospital, say police.
  
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• Watch: Kate gives out tickets and meets public in surprise Wimbledon visit

  02-07-2026 18:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  After greeting queuing fans and handing out tickets to attendees, the princess took a seat on court 18.
  
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• Frankie Dettori is 'very sore' after car crash

  02-07-2026 18:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The jockey is in hospital recovering from the collision which happened on Wednesday evening.
  
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• King Charles takes part in historic Borders hand ba' game

  02-07-2026 18:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The King gets proceedings under way in the Jedburgh sporting battle which dates back centuries.
  
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• Boys who raped teen girls given custodial sentences at Court of Appeal

  02-07-2026 18:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Two teenage boys convicted of rape had initially been given non-custodial sentences.
  
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• Boys who raped teen girls given custodial sentences

  02-07-2026 18:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Two teenage boys convicted of rape had initially been given non-custodial sentences.
  
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• Woman dies after suspected assault as man's body found at reservoir

  02-07-2026 18:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Zoe Dixon died from her injuries in hospital a week after the incident at an address in Merthyr Tydfil.
  
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• Burnham meets trade union leaders ahead of expected premiership

  02-07-2026 17:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Andy Burnham's possible chancellor could be among the conversations between unions and the prospective prime minister.
  
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• Zoo describes horror when boy attacked by crocodile

  02-07-2026 17:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Johnsons, who own the site, say staff responded to the incident "within minutes".
  
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• Police officer who raped two women and abused a third jailed for 10 years

  02-07-2026 17:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Cameron Ross carried out attacks in Stornoway in 2012 and 2014, before abusing another woman in Inverness between 2019 and 2022.
  
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• Married at First Sight UK star arrested on suspicion of rape

  02-07-2026 17:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It follows a BBC Panorama investigation, broadcast in May, into the hit Channel 4 reality TV show.
  
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• Taxi driver who fled Southport attack has licence stripped

  02-07-2026 17:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Gary Poland did not call 999 for 50 minutes after hearing the screams of children fleeing the attack.
  
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• Call for rabbit owner training courses labelled 'hare-brained'

  02-07-2026 16:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mike Hedges said people should be restricted from being owners until "they understand the needs of rabbits".
  
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• Grooming gang leader released from prison

  02-07-2026 16:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Shabir Ahmed, known as 'Daddy' by his victims, was jailed for a total of 22 years in August 2012.
  
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• Home Secretary admits failures led to Southport attack

  02-07-2026 16:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Shabana Mahmood says the government accepts the "fundamental failures" identified by an inquiry.
  
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