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• Sheep stolen from Clarkson's Diddly Squat Farm

  04-09-2026 15:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Thames Valley Police said 11 sheep were stolen from the farm in Chadlington.
  
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• Reform promises to increase tax-free personal allowance to £15,000

  05-09-2026 14:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The party says the tax cut will be paid for by reducing public spending by £80bn.
  
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• Disruption at Port of Dover as masked men hold protest

  05-09-2026 14:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Protesters, all dressed in black and with their faces covered, are heard chanting "stop the boats".
  
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• The Grand Tour's new presenters: 'I hope we prove the critics wrong'

  05-09-2026 14:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A new trio has taken the wheel of the motoring TV show from Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May.
  
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• Clock starts ticking on race to buy Scotland's 'forgotten Einstein' church

  05-09-2026 09:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A Galloway village community hopes to turn the building into a centre celebrating James Clerk Maxwell.
  
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• Rock stars gather on tiny Scottish island for world stone skimming championships

  05-09-2026 09:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Some 400 challengers and 2,000 spectators are expected at the world stone skimming championships.
  
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• Offord pledges to scrap tax system and boost jobs under Reform

  05-09-2026 09:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Reform UK's leader in Scotland will set out his priorities in a speech to the party conference later on Saturday.
  
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• 'It made me feel like I was lying': How two thirds of NI people denied disability benefit win at tribunal

  05-09-2026 09:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A woman who has multiple health issues says she was made to feel she was "telling lies" after being turned down for Personal Independence Payment.
  
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• Trump's response is key as Argentina's Falklands demands get louder

  05-09-2026 08:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  With Argentina's President Milei promising "winds of change" over the Falklands, will Donald Trump shift his stance on British rule?
  
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• Moment mum catches suspected arson attack on CCTV

  05-09-2026 08:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Holly Cham, 33, from Bootle, says the incident has left her unable to sleep with worry.
  
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• Ancient cave art discovery suggests first known humans in Ireland walked over from Wales

  05-09-2026 07:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  During the most recent Ice Age, researchers believe there was a "lost land bridge" between Wales and Ireland.
  
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• Tonnes of rubble including 'bits of old toilets' being dumped in village, residents claim

  05-09-2026 07:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Site owners SOS Aggregates deny dumping waste, and claims it is creating a horse training area.
  
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• Cleveland police chief proud of force but being 'let down' by funding

  05-09-2026 07:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Victoria Fuller tells the BBC the force's resources need a rethink, speaking after the A66 crash in Middlesbrough which killed seven including two officers.
  
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• Lauryn Hill, Wyclef and Giggs among surprise guests at Jay-Z's long-awaited UK show

  05-09-2026 03:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The US rapper rolled back the years for more than two hours at the first of his two shows in London.
  
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• Recipe for success - the Chicken Shop Date moments that created a YouTube star

  05-09-2026 02:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  After more than 10 years, Amelia Dimoldenberg announced Chicken Shop Date was shutting up shop.
  
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• How hunger for a new weight-loss drug is feeding an industry of fakes

  05-09-2026 01:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Counterfeit versions of a drug which is still in clinical trials are flooding the black market.
  
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• Why on average it rains more in August than September

  05-09-2026 00:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  September for the UK as a whole is actually a dryer month than August.
  
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• BBC visits area at heart of police investigation after A66 crash

  04-09-2026 22:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC's Ed Thomas has visited Grangetown, an area which has been the focus of an investigation following the deadly A66 crash.
  
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• 'I'd rather die than ring the police': Distrust and fear in Middlesbrough after A66 crash

  04-09-2026 21:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News visits town where violence has escalated after the fatal crash and residents say they are living in fear.
  
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• Cambridge launches review into support for Jason Arday before death

  04-09-2026 21:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The University of Cambridge says the review will look at its "decision-making and actions" before the former professor's death.
  
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• Transgender surgery halted over concerns patients were not properly assessed

  04-09-2026 21:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The decision to pause surgeries at the Welsh Gender Service has been met with mixed reaction.
  
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• Planes grounded at Gatwick after aircraft stuck on runway

  04-09-2026 20:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Gatwick Airport said the runway was closed "due to a technical issue with a departing aircraft".
  
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• Gavin and Stacey star Rob Brydon's regret at turning down Dolly Parton interview

  04-09-2026 19:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The comedian visited Dollywood in his BBC series Rob Brydon's Honky Tonk road trip.
  
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• Man who died near Notting Hill Carnival is named

  04-09-2026 15:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Karnell Kelly, 25, died in hospital after entering the Grand Union Canal off Kensal Road, west London.
  
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• How Oasis fans cracked the Celtic Park gigs code in chip shop video

  04-09-2026 14:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Internet sleuths spotted sets of numbers in posters suggesting the map co-ordinates for Celtic's Parkhead stadium in Glasgow.
  
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• 'No reports' made to Stormont's Donaldson review

  04-09-2026 14:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A review by the assembly into Donaldson's conduct during his time at Stormont has found "no relevant information".
  
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• UK support for Falkland Islands 'unwavering' after Argentina restates claims, No 10 says

  04-09-2026 13:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The comments come as Argentinian president Javier Milei says the "winds of change" favoured his country's claim on the British overseas territory.
  
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• Russell Howard 'devastated' after his baby son died shortly after birth

  04-09-2026 13:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The comedian says his son Felix died earlier this year shortly after his wife Cerys had given birth.
  
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• Mason: 'Not what Farage wanted today to look like'

  04-09-2026 13:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Chris Mason speaks from the Reform UK conference as two of its senior officials step down following a Channel 4 investigation.
  
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• Woman whose XL bully dog killed her cousin given suspended prison sentence

  04-09-2026 13:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Kelcie Reed admitted being in control of a dangerous dog which killed 19-year-old Morgan Dorsett.
  
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