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• SQA appeals process 2020: Can you appeal SQA exam results?

  04-08-2020 21:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  SQA, or the Scottish Qualifications Authority, released the results for thousands of pupils across Scotland today . So can you appeal SQA exam results?
  
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• UK borrowed more than expected in November amid pre-budget pressure - The Guardian

  19-12-2025 14:58 via news.google.com
  UK borrowed more than expected in November amid pre-budget pressure  The GuardianUK borrowing rises to second-highest level ever  The TimesUK budget pain persists with bigger-than-expected deficit in November  ReutersGovernment borrowing higher than expected after winter fuel payments U-turn  Peterborough MattersGovernment borrowing falls to four-year low in November  Sharecast.com
  
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• Ukraine strikes Russian shadow fleet tanker in Mediterranean for the first time - politico.eu

  19-12-2025 14:23 via news.google.com
  Ukraine strikes Russian shadow fleet tanker in Mediterranean for the first time  politico.euView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Ukraine war latest: EU agrees €90bn loan for Ukraine as Putin tells BBC the West is 'making Russia the enemy' - BBC

  19-12-2025 14:17 via news.google.com
  Ukraine war latest: EU agrees €90bn loan for Ukraine as Putin tells BBC the West is 'making Russia the enemy'  BBCEurope has just failed Ukraine again  The TelegraphUkraine war live: Zelenskyy says EU’s €90bn loan is a ‘signal to Russians’ despite frozen assets not being part of deal  The GuardianEU agrees €90bn loan to Ukraine after frozen Russian asset plan fails  Financial TimesHow the EU's reparations loan for Ukraine f
  
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• VAWG strategy to better protect children from misogyny and abuse - GOV.UK

  19-12-2025 13:49 via news.google.com
  VAWG strategy to better protect children from misogyny and abuse  GOV.UKViolence against women and girls strategy: Boys to be sent on courses to tackle misogyny in schools  BBCUK government strategy to protect women and girls from violence ‘seriously underfunded’  The GuardianDemonising teenage boys won’t produce a generation of good men  The TelegraphWhy the government's violence against women and girls target includes men, but not girls
  
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• Woman who plotted with lover to murder her husband jailed - Sky News

  19-12-2025 13:32 via news.google.com
  Woman who plotted with lover to murder her husband jailed  Sky NewsWife and lover who plotted husband's caravan murder jailed for 19 years  BBCWoman and secret lover who plotted to kill her husband in Wales jailed  The GuardianWoman in love triangle plotted to kill husband and fake his suicide  The TelegraphMurder plot wife and lover learn fate - live  Wales Online
  
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• Retail sales fall as Black Friday deals fail to lure shoppers - BBC

  19-12-2025 13:20 via news.google.com
  Retail sales fall as Black Friday deals fail to lure shoppers  BBCView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Trump says war with Venezuela is possible – US politics live - The Guardian

  19-12-2025 12:13 via news.google.com
  Trump says war with Venezuela is possible – US politics live  The GuardianJustice department will release ‘several hundred thousand’ Epstein files today, says deputy attorney general – live  The GuardianTrump not ruling out war with Venezuela  NBC NewsTrump has vowed to strike Venezuela ‘soon’ for months  CNNTrump counts on incremental pressure, for now, to make Maduro cry uncle  Politico
  
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• British family are accused of wheeling a DEAD grandmother on to easyJet flight from Spain after 'telling cabin crew she was tired' - Daily Mail

  19-12-2025 12:13 via news.google.com
  British family are accused of wheeling a DEAD grandmother on to easyJet flight from Spain after 'telling cabin crew she was tired'  Daily MaileasyJet flight halted as British family ‘accused of trying to wheel their dead grandmother on board’  lbc.co.uk'Dead woman' wheeled onto EasyJet plane by family members, claim witnesses  dailystar.co.ukEasyJet passengers' outrage as Brit family's 'dead gran wheeled on to flight'  The MirrorBrit family &ls
  
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• Pope appoints Richard Moth as new leader of Catholic Church in England and Wales - BBC

  19-12-2025 12:04 via news.google.com
  Pope appoints Richard Moth as new leader of Catholic Church in England and Wales  BBCBishop Richard Moth appointed new Archbishop of Westminster  Diocese of WestminsterRichard Moth appointed Roman Catholic archbishop of Westminster  The GuardianPope Leo appoints social justice campaigner as new Archbishop of Westminster  CNNNew Archbishop of Westminster announced as Richard Moth  The Times
  
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• Elections may be cancelled in Plymouth and Exeter - BBC

  19-12-2025 11:46 via news.google.com
  Elections may be cancelled in Plymouth and Exeter  BBCElections face further delays over councils shake-up  BBCLocal elections could be delayed again for millions of voters  The TimesCouncils offered flexibility to complete reorganisation  GOV.UKLocal elections face further delays as councils struggle to reorganise in time  The Guardian
  
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• WH Smith probed by regulator over accounting error - BBC

  19-12-2025 11:32 via news.google.com
  WH Smith probed by regulator over accounting error  BBCWH Smith tries to recover bonuses from ex-bosses as watchdog investigates accounting error  The GuardianUK regulator launches investigation into WHSmith following accounting errors  Financial TimesWH Smith investigated over accounting scandal  The TelegraphWH Smith: investor confidence sorely lacking  Interactive Investor
  
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• Grief inspired so much of the year’s best music – and that’s something AI won’t ever feel - The Guardian

  19-12-2025 11:00 via news.google.com
  Grief inspired so much of the year’s best music – and that’s something AI won’t ever feel  The Guardian
  
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• Enzo Maresca: Chelsea boss denies Manchester City links - BBC

  19-12-2025 11:00 via news.google.com
  Enzo Maresca: Chelsea boss denies Manchester City links  BBCView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Lancashire village hit by second earthquake in two weeks - BBC

  19-12-2025 10:17 via news.google.com
  Lancashire village hit by second earthquake in two weeks  BBC‘Radiator rattling’ earthquake hits Lancashire village for second time in two weeks  The GuardianSecond earthquake in a month shakes Lancaster and Morecambe Bay  Beyond RadioEarthquake hits village for second time in a month | ITV News  ITVXMinor earthquake felt for second time in South Cumbria  Cumbria Crack
  
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• Chase Infiniti: ‘My parents freaked out more than me when I said I was acting opposite Leonardo DiCaprio’ - The Guardian

  19-12-2025 10:15 via news.google.com
  Chase Infiniti: ‘My parents freaked out more than me when I said I was acting opposite Leonardo DiCaprio’  The GuardianChase Infiniti was named after Batman and Toy Story characters  Yahoo News UKChase Infiniti Gave Leonardo DiCaprio's Reputation A Major Boost With This One Move  thelist.com'One Battle After Another' breakout Chase Infiniti details shaving Leonardo DiCaprio's face in early meeting  Entertainment Weekly'One Battle After Another'
  
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• UK government was hacked in October, minister confirms - Reuters

  19-12-2025 09:19 via news.google.com
  UK government was hacked in October, minister confirms  ReutersGovernment data stolen in hack, minister confirms  BBCChina blamed for UK government cyber attack  Financial TimesUK politics: ‘Not clear’ who was behind FCDO hack, says minister, amid reports of China link – as it happened  The GuardianChinese cyber gang hacks Foreign Office visa records  The Telegraph
  
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• Rory McIlroy pips Lando Norris and Lionesses stars to 2025 SPOTY title - London Evening Standard

  19-12-2025 08:56 via news.google.com
  Rory McIlroy pips Lando Norris and Lionesses stars to 2025 SPOTY title  London Evening StandardAll the Sports Personality 2025 winners  BBCMalachy Clerkin: Rory McIlroy is special because of his vulnerabilities as much as his victories  The Irish Times‘A great night for golf’: McIlroy hails Spoty success after individual and team awards  The GuardianRory McIlroy wins Sports Personality of the Year 2025 award  BBC
  
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• Woman struck and killed in Oldham Asda car park crash - BBC

  19-12-2025 08:45 via news.google.com
  Woman struck and killed in Oldham Asda car park crash  BBCPolice issue appeal following fatal collision on Asda car park in Shaw  Oldham ChroniclePensioner dies after being struck by van in supermarket car park  Wales OnlineWoman, 78, dies after being hit by car in Asda car park  Oldham TimesPolice race to Asda car park and tape off area amid reports of serious incident  Manchester Evening News
  
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• 'No fear' but spectacle and serious risk looms large over Paul v Joshua - BBC

  19-12-2025 08:45 via news.google.com
  'No fear' but spectacle and serious risk looms large over Paul v Joshua  BBCView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Violence continues in Bangladesh after youth protest leader's death - BBC

  19-12-2025 08:40 via news.google.com
  Violence continues in Bangladesh after youth protest leader's death  BBCViolent protests in Bangladesh after pro-democracy figure dies in hospital  The GuardianTrapped journalists rescued after mob sets fire to Bangladesh newspaper offices  Sky NewsBangladesh on edge after killing of 2024 uprising activist triggers unrest  Al JazeeraBangladesh newspaper staff 'gasping for air' as offices set ablaze  BBC
  
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• Travis Head piles on pain with hometown hundred as Australia tighten grip on Ashes - The Guardian

  19-12-2025 08:32 via news.google.com
  Travis Head piles on pain with hometown hundred as Australia tighten grip on Ashes  The GuardianAshes 2025-26: Travis Head's switch to opener is the Australian masterstroke that changed the series  BBCThe Ashes 2025 LIVE: Australia vs England, third Test, Adelaide - cricket score, radio & highlights  BBCThe Ashes: Travis Head century has England's Ashes hopes in tatters as Australia build big lead in third Test  Sky SportsWith Bazball buried, Ben Stoke
  
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• New hate speech laws cracking down on ‘dehumanising’ rhetoric will go to constitutional limit, Tony Burke says - The Guardian

  19-12-2025 08:18 via news.google.com
  New hate speech laws cracking down on ‘dehumanising’ rhetoric will go to constitutional limit, Tony Burke says  The GuardianAustralia announced gun buyback scheme in wake of Bondi attack  BBCAustralian PM announces crackdown on hate speech after Bondi shooting  BBCAustralia launches biggest gun buyback in 30 years after Bondi beach terror attack  The GuardianAustralia Announces Plan to Buy Back Guns in Wake of Bondi Attack  The New Yo
  
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• Bone marrow transplant Durham siblings have Christmas together - BBC

  19-12-2025 07:17 via news.google.com
  Bone marrow transplant Durham siblings have Christmas together  BBC
  
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• NHS offers alternative to A&E for people in mental health crisis - BBC

  19-12-2025 07:01 via news.google.com
  NHS offers alternative to A&E for people in mental health crisis  BBC
  
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• Kate Winslet: I never wanted to direct, but couldn't say no to this - Sky News

  19-12-2025 05:31 via news.google.com
  Kate Winslet: I never wanted to direct, but couldn't say no to this  Sky NewsKATE WINSLET  Hollywood AuthenticBorder Hunters  The Fan CarpetFilm Reviews  ParikiakiThe Play's the Thing for Kate Winslet  Santa Fe New Mexican
  
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• Brown University shooting suspect died from self-inflicted gunshot wound, officials say - The Guardian

  19-12-2025 03:29 via news.google.com
  Brown University shooting suspect died from self-inflicted gunshot wound, officials say  The GuardianBrown University and MIT professor shooting suspect found dead, police say  BBCTipster hailed for helping authorities identify suspect in Brown shooting  The GuardianHow a Reddit post blew Brown University shooting investigation wide open  Sky NewsRemoval of Uzbekistanis from the United States  U.S. Embassy in Uzbekistan (.gov)
  
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• Films to show black holes warping space and time - The Telegraph

  19-12-2025 01:00 via news.google.com
  Films to show black holes warping space and time  The TelegraphView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Waterfox browser goes AI-free, targets the Firefox faithful - theregister.com

  18-12-2025 23:20 via news.google.com
  Waterfox browser goes AI-free, targets the Firefox faithful  theregister.comMozilla’s next chapter: Building the world’s most trusted software company  blog.mozilla.orgMozilla’s new CEO is doubling down on an AI future for Firefox  The VergeFirefox Dev Clarifies New AI Feature Killswitch: "I Hope We Can (Re)gain Your Trust Here"  TechPowerUpAI could spell the final end of Firefox - unless Mozilla does this  ZDNet
  
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• NHS England says South East flu admissions rise as doctors strike - BBC

  18-12-2025 21:46 via news.google.com
  NHS England says South East flu admissions rise as doctors strike  BBCFlu: How are hospitals in your area affected?  BBCNHS latest: Hospitals on 'high alert' after new flu data released - as resident doctors' strike continues  Sky NewsStay at home if you have flu symptoms, experts urge amid fears of second surge  The GuardianFlu surge piles pressure on hospitals  The Telegraph
  
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