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• U.K. Approves Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger - Variety

  06-08-2026 13:27 via news.google.com
  
  U.K. Approves Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger  VarietyParamount concessions lead UK to approve takeover of Warner Bros  The GuardianParamount agrees safeguards for UK approval of $110bn WBD deal  Financial TimesBritain clears $110 billion Paramount-Warner Bros. merger  CNNHollywood billionaire Ellison pledges to make more British TV  The Telegraph
  
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• 'My son's killers were under supervision but allowed to reoffend'

  20-08-2026 00:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Paul Moy, 38, said he believes his son, Kayden, might still be alive had action been taken by South Lanarkshire Council.
  
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• Thousands to get GCSE results amid major changes in schools

  20-08-2026 00:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  GCSE grades are published on Thursday, with a mix of old and new qualifications for pupils.
  
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• Prince Harry and Meghan moving back to UK

  19-08-2026 23:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The couple's children, Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 5, are enrolled to start at a school in September.
  
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• Male prisons in England and Wales have fewer than 1,800 spaces

  19-08-2026 22:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Male prisons have less than 1,800 spaces available in England and Wales, the lowest level since March
  
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• Two accused of drug trafficking after UK-Nigeria investigation

  19-08-2026 21:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Metropolitan Police say the man and woman were arrested following the seizure of more than 180kg (397lb) of cocaine this month.
  
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• Behaviour guidelines for life in UK published for asylum seekers

  19-08-2026 21:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The nine-page booklet covers issues including respect in public, sex and consent, and gender equality.
  
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• Family named after three die in sea off Shoreham beach

  19-08-2026 20:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police say the family travelled from their home in London and went into the sea for a swim.
  
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• Family named after three die in sea off Shoreham

  19-08-2026 20:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police say the family travelled from their home in London and went into the sea for a swim.
  
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• Single guilty verdict in Palestine Action trial

  19-08-2026 20:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Old Bailey jury is discharged after 37 hours of deliberations, after reaching one guilty verdict.
  
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• Students wait for GCSE and BTec grades as app launches for 750 schools in England

  19-08-2026 19:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Some pupils in England will be able to see their grades on their phones from 11:00 BST on Thursday.
  
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• Salmonella outbreak: What we know so far

  19-08-2026 18:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hundreds have fallen ill with salmonella infections in an outbreak linked to imported eggs.
  
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• 81,000 warning letters sent to crypto holders in HMRC tax crackdown

  19-08-2026 18:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  According to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request the number of letters sent has almost tripled since 2024.
  
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• Jump in energy bills drives UK inflation to highest rate for four months

  19-08-2026 18:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A 2.9% rise in inflation had been widely expected by economists, with Chancellor John Healey saying the Iran war “continues to impact prices here at home”.
  
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• PM unveils plan to get rough sleepers off streets for Christmas

  19-08-2026 17:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rough sleepers in England will be offered housing, in a move likened to the “Everyone In” initiative during the pandemic.
  
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• 'Missing' Baptiste jailed in Morocco for sexual assault

  19-08-2026 17:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  English athletics coach Leon Baptiste was given a 10-month prison sentence in Morocco for sexually assaulting a minor.
  
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• 'I'll announce a new health minister on Thursday,' says Burrows, after Nesbitt row

  19-08-2026 17:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It comes following a clash between the UUP leader and former health minister over withdrawing emergency general surgery services from Causeway Hospital.
  
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• Snooker champion Dott told boy to stay out while in room with girl, jury told

  19-08-2026 16:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A witness claimed that the former world champion became "quite angry" when the they walked in.
  
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• Track defect found near derailment site - report

  19-08-2026 16:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Initial findings from an RAIB investigation show an "irregularity" at the site near Lewes.
  
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• Two jailed for violent disorder at asylum hotel

  19-08-2026 15:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jonathan Glover and Charlie Land receive custodial sentences following disorder in Epping.
  
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• Emma Barnett reveals she 'had the hysterectomy I never wanted to have'

  19-08-2026 15:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC Radio 4 Today programme presenter explained her recent absence on her return on Wednesday.
  
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• Thunderstorm warnings issued for parts of UK with flash flooding expected

  19-08-2026 14:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Warnings for northern England, eastern Scotland and Northern Ireland will come into force later on Wednesday.
  
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• Rain arrives for some but is another UK heatwave on the way in September?

  19-08-2026 09:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Some long range forecasts are suggesting autumn could be hotter and drier than average. Simon King explores whether a warm spell might be on the cards.
  
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• How will your club fare? Phil McNulty's Premier League predictions

  19-08-2026 07:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How will your club fare in the 2026-27 Premier League? BBC chief football writer Phil McNulty makes his annual predictions.
  
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• Ovarian cancer and menopause at 19 mean I can't have kids, but it's changed me for the better

  19-08-2026 07:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Enlli Thompson's symptoms were dismissed until a scan revealed a cyst in her pelvis.
  
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• How one man gets new laws passed - again and again

  19-08-2026 02:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ron Bailey has been quietly changing the law for the past 40 years - how does he do it?
  
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• Scientists 'stunned' by children's lung recovery in ultra low emission zone

  19-08-2026 01:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Children's lung capacity caught up with their peers in less polluted areas once a clean air zone came in, a study shows.
  
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• 'Banned over a pair of £2 sandals': Why some sellers are complaining about Vinted

  19-08-2026 01:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Several thousands of Vinted users say they have been wrongly suspended or permanently banned from the preloved app.
  
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• The Papers: 'Look at my husband' and 'Vlad plots revenge'

  19-08-2026 00:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Queen Camilla's first remarks about the King's cancer journey are prominent across Wednesday's papers.
  
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• Why has Russia threatened the UK and what happens next?

  18-08-2026 23:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said London will continue "to support Ukraine 100%".
  
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