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• Three unusual things about the King's tax bill

  27-06-2026 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  King Charles paid £12.9m in tax for 2024-2025 - here's what we know about his unique tax situation.
  
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• Body of missing man, 22, recovered from River Severn in another heatwave tragedy

  27-06-2026 11:25 via express.co.uk
  It was reported the man had got into difficulty in the water during the heatwave.
  
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• NHS GP's simple '15-minute trick' to reduce morning stress and anxiety

  27-06-2026 11:17 via express.co.uk
  An NHS GP has shared a simple '15-minute trick' that could help reduce morning stress and anxiety
  
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• Popular restaurant with 50 UK branches confirms 3 closures - 1 closing today

  27-06-2026 11:07 via express.co.uk
  The restaurant chain is proposing a Company Voluntary Agreement to allow it to sort out debts whilst still trading at its remaining stores.
  
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• Homeware business which supplied Aldi plunges into liquidation - in business since 2017

  27-06-2026 11:01 via express.co.uk
  A UK wholesaler based in the North of England has entered liquidation just seven years after a significant investment.
  
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• Cheetham Hill fire LIVE: 'Close windows and doors' warning as smoke engulfs area

  27-06-2026 10:41 via express.co.uk
  Firefighters have been trying to tackle the blaze for hours.
  
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• Horror as 4 migrants rape teenage girl in UK city after plying her with alcohol

  27-06-2026 10:28 via express.co.uk
  The girl said 'I just wanted to go home'.
  
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• Baby Preston’s evil killer Jamie Varley’s jail 'hell' - ‘bounty on his head’

  27-06-2026 10:11 via express.co.uk
  There is 'no way out of hell' for the evil baby abuser and killer.
  
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• Items not allowed in new food waste bins being sent out under England rule change

  27-06-2026 09:45 via express.co.uk
  Households across England are receiving their new food waste recycling bins, which come with their own rules people must follow
  
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• Major blow for UK high street as garden shop closes down – July 18

  27-06-2026 09:14 via express.co.uk
  The store has announced a closing-down sale for customers to take advantage of as it prepares for closure.
  
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• Tesco issues new 'kids eat free' rule in 330 stores

  27-06-2026 09:11 via express.co.uk
  Tesco's Kids Eat Free scheme has been extended to include weekends over the summer, now lasting until September 1, 2026.
  
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• Chilling moment police knew Henry Nowak’s killer was lying

  27-06-2026 09:02 via express.co.uk
  Police body-cam footage shows Vickrum Digwa lying to an officer as Henry lays dying just metres away.
  
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• Popular nursery cot urgently recalled as parents given 'risk of death' warning

  27-06-2026 02:43 via express.co.uk
  The cot, which is being sold on Amazon, poses an entrapment and suffocation hazard, creating a risk of serious injury or death.
  
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• UK supermarkets could drop chocolate and everyday items under deforestation rules

  27-06-2026 02:06 via express.co.uk
  The government has announced a new initiative that could see everyday items including chocolate, cooking oils and shampoo dropping off UK supermarket shelves.
  
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• How messages between two dads helped expose the largest NHS maternity scandal

  27-06-2026 02:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Among the hundreds of affected families in Nottingham, two sets of parents led the fight to get answers.
  
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• Home Office to introduce new asylum routes to UK

  27-06-2026 01:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The home secretary said "capped safe and legal" routes would help to restore confidence in the asylum system.
  
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• PSNI officer 'had intelligence on Donaldson abuse a year before complaint'

  27-06-2026 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A BBC investigation has been told a detective and a child safeguarding expert identified Donaldson after speaking to a victim.
  
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• Conservatives offer tax incentive as part of 50,000 reservist pledge

  26-06-2026 23:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Labour accused the Conservatives of trying to "rewrite history" after making defence cuts while in power.
  
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• UK search team joins Venezuela earthquake rescue effort

  26-06-2026 22:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The 68-strong team left Brize Norton airbase on Friday onboard an RAF plane carrying aid supplies.
  
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• Hottest June day record broken for third day in row as temperature hits 37.3C

  26-06-2026 21:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Suffolk saw the highest temperature on Friday - but many will feel the heatwave begin to ease over the weekend.
  
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• Watch: Lightning strikes seen across UK

  26-06-2026 21:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lightning strikes lit up the sky across the UK during the early hours of Friday as thunderstorms were triggered by the intense heat.
  
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• Starmer rebuffs Home Secretary's request to sack immigration minister

  26-06-2026 21:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood's request for Mike Tapp's removal came after he wrote an unauthorised article.
  
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• David Miliband says he is optimistic about potential Burnham government

  26-06-2026 21:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The former foreign secretary says Burnham has "this openness and energy that I think is very attractive and positive".
  
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• Nicholas Rossi: Rapist who faked death and fled to Scotland dies in US hospital

  26-06-2026 20:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rossi fled to Scotland in 2021 in an attempt to evade justice but was arrested in the Covid ward of a Glasgow hospital.
  
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• Disgraced newsreader Huw Edwards' blog shows staggering lack of awareness, campaigners say

  26-06-2026 19:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Edwards admitted to accessing 41 images of children, including seven of the most serious type.
  
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• Man who punched female police officers at Manchester Airport jailed

  26-06-2026 18:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mohammed Fahir Amaaz assaulted PC Lydia Ward, PC Ellie Cook and a Starbucks customer, a court heard.
  
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• Pilot dies after plane crash near airfield

  26-06-2026 18:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police say the pilot believed to be a woman in her 40s was pronounced deceased at the scene.
  
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• A gay sauna visit and an 'exploited' young woman – the double life of Jeffrey Donaldson

  26-06-2026 18:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC NI Spotlight investigates the long-serving Christian politician jailed for child sex offences.
  
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• Green Party returns inadmissible donation from Polanski

  26-06-2026 17:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Under UK electoral law parties can only accept money from people on the UK electoral register.
  
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• BBC DJ and presenter Trevor Nelson taking a break from work due to health issues

  26-06-2026 17:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Radio 2 and 1Xtra presenter said he was now "concentrating on getting better".
  
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