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• The millennials swapping doom-scrolling for gardening

  31-08-2026 07:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Young people say gardening offers joy, serenity and a sense of community.
  
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• Anger as human poo and 'maggot-infested' food left behind at beauty spot

  04-09-2026 00:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A national park authority says there is "no justification" after the "worst example" of fly-tipping.
  
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• Minister announces expert committee to review health services

  04-09-2026 00:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Robbie Butler says the reconfiguration committee will provide him with advice on major or controversial proposals.
  
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• Farage senior aide filmed suggesting way to avoid donations law

  03-09-2026 23:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A film broadcast by Channel 4 shows senior Reform UK figures discussing donations with an undercover reporter.
  
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• British army told to stop non-essential training exercises to save money

  03-09-2026 21:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Units in the UK not preparing to be deployed have been told to cut back on training exercises due to cost pressures.
  
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• Canada unveils new $20 bill featuring portrait of King Charles

  03-09-2026 21:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The vertical banknote features King Charles III, the first new monarch to appear on a Canadian banknote in more than 70 years.
  
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• Jive Bunny And The Mastermixers creator dies at 84

  03-09-2026 21:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tributes are paid to John Pickles, who formed the novelty pop act in Rotherham in 1989.
  
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• Reform UK promises £80bn cuts to public spending

  03-09-2026 20:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Speaking at the party's conference, economy spokesman Robert Jenrick says Reform will be the "party of fiscal responsibility".
  
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• Helicopters to be put on standby when wildfire risk is high

  03-09-2026 20:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The justice secretary says aerial water bombing was a key part of the effort to extinguish a large fire in the Cairngorms.
  
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• Fans praise Catherine Zeta-Jones for using her Welsh accent in new series

  03-09-2026 19:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Hollywood actress is starring in a new thriller series using her natural Swansea accent.
  
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• Thieves steal 70,000 pints of Guinness in two lorries

  03-09-2026 18:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than 800 barrels of the stout have been stolen from a depot in Runcorn, Cheshire, say police.
  
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• Zack Polanski says he'll run for former PM Starmer's seat in by-election

  03-09-2026 18:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Green Party leader intends to run in the Holborn and St Pancras seat following Sir Keir Starmer's resignation as MP.
  
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• Badenoch accuses Burnham of kicking defence spending into the long grass

  03-09-2026 18:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Andy Burnham has committed to reaching the Nato target of 3.5% spending by 2035, but not 3% by 2030.
  
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• Trump hints US would not back UK over Falkland Islands due to lack of Iran war support

  03-09-2026 18:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The US president says the UK was not "there to help me" in his ongoing war with Iran.
  
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• Two men convicted of £137k watch theft

  03-09-2026 17:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The fashion designer had the watch cut from his wrist outside a Mayfair restaurant.
  
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• Burnham and Macron agree to scale up action on small boats

  03-09-2026 17:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The leaders also discussed Ukraine and "the UK's drive to get closer to Europe", No 10 says.
  
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• Marks and Spencer makes major closing down announcement – September 26

  03-09-2026 17:29 via express.co.uk
  M&S is closing one store on September 26 after eight years, despite a local campaign calling for the branch to remain open.
  
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• 'Naive' police staff who leaked information jailed

  03-09-2026 17:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Two police call handlers have passed on information to their criminal boyfriends, a court heard.
  
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• Bid to withhold MI5 information from synagogue attack inquests

  03-09-2026 17:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Home Office wants the information withheld when the inquests take place next year.
  
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• Schools to close early for A66 crash funeral

  03-09-2026 17:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The funeral of one of five young men killed in the crash with a police car is due to take place.
  
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• 'Profound sadness' at death of 107-year-old 'proud' WW2 veteran as tributes pour in

  03-09-2026 17:05 via express.co.uk
  Norman Irwin was recognised in the King's Birthday Honours last year.
  
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• Heartbreak as British student, 23, disappears on boat party in Portugal

  03-09-2026 16:53 via express.co.uk
  EXCLUSIVE: Julian Amaral, 23, has not been seen since a boat party in Portugal two days ago.
  
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• Brazen Guinness thieves steal 800 barrels from depot worth over £200,000

  03-09-2026 16:53 via express.co.uk
  Eight hundred barrels of Guinness vanished in minutes, but the real punch is
  
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• Major Freeview switch-off update issued by Andy Burnham

  03-09-2026 16:51 via express.co.uk
  A major Freeview switch-off update has been issued by Andy Burnham.
  
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• From city centre busker to supporting Sam Smith

  03-09-2026 15:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Josie Oliver says she is "buzzing" with excitement to be opening for the Stay With Me singer.
  
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• Fraudsters behind £70million eco-Ponzi scheme jailed for lavish spending on supercars

  03-09-2026 15:37 via express.co.uk
  The promise of a greener future sounded so safe, yet it left thousands carrying a private kind of shame and panic they never earned.
  
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• Households warned gas price spike could pile fresh pressure on energy bills

  03-09-2026 15:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Experts warn low storage levels could push up gas prices further, leaving households with higher bills.
  
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• Trump savages UK in bombshell Falklands warning - 'Not the same country anymore'

  03-09-2026 15:19 via express.co.uk
  The US President has responded to Argentina's threats to the Falkland Islands.
  
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• M5 traffic RECAP: All traffic held on motorway northbound after horror multi vehicle crash

  03-09-2026 15:01 via express.co.uk
  Drivers could face long delays.
  
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• Hundreds of zombie knives, machetes, swords and guns seized in police crackdown

  03-09-2026 14:35 via express.co.uk
  An overseas seller was finally forced to stop feeding the UK with deadly weapons sold on the 'grey' market.
  
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