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• Watch: BBC crew catch thieves in act while filming shoplifting report

  16-09-2026 08:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC crew catch thieves in act while filming shoplifting report.
  
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• The deadly new drugs making Scotland's fight against addiction even harder

  20-09-2026 10:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Experts warn potent new substances are making an already deadly crisis more dangerous.
  
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• JLR suppliers call for shift to aerospace

  20-09-2026 08:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Suppliers tell the government that Britain's manufacturing future lies beyond car production.
  
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• Matthew Rhys' sister 'so proud of him' after historic Emmy wins

  20-09-2026 08:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rhys, from Cardiff, became the first person to win two lead acting Emmy prizes in one night.
  
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• Tens of thousands of fridge freezers left at docks as household collections suspended

  20-09-2026 08:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A recycling firm collapsed in 2025, leaving the appliances in limbo until a takeover is complete.
  
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• Watch: Diana's brother says press has 'cancerous influence' on Harry and Meghan's lives

  20-09-2026 07:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Earl Spencer says that he can see echoes of Princess Diana's treatment from the press in the way Harry and Meghan are scrutinised.
  
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• Harry and Meghan's media treatment echoes what happened to Diana, Earl Spencer tells BBC

  20-09-2026 07:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Princess Diana's brother describes press coverage of Prince Harry and Meghan as a "cancerous influence in their life" and says he saw his sister cry "tears of despair" over interest in her.
  
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• Maddy Cusack 'more than a number on a shirt' as anniversary falls during inquest delay

  20-09-2026 01:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The third anniversary of Maddy Cusack's death falls during a pause in the footballer's inquest.
  
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• 'I'm often stopped on the street for confessions' - Retiring bishop reflects on a life at the heart of the community

  20-09-2026 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bishop Donal McKeown has no regrets about choosing a religious life, but "would have loved to have been married".
  
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• Strictly returns with new hosting trio as celebrities find out dance pairings

  19-09-2026 23:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Emma Willis, Josh Widdicombe and Johannes Radebe take over from long-running presenting duo Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman.
  
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• Major seaside hotel fire treated as suspicious

  19-09-2026 22:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  About 280 people were evacuated from the premises at Folkestone's Grand Burstin Hotel.
  
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• Davey says Lib Dems are 'firewall against Farage' as conference begins

  19-09-2026 20:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lib Dem leader Ed Davey claimed the party was aiming to beat its 2024 record of 72 MPs in any snap election.
  
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• Parents could lose benefits or face prison for child's crimes, minister says

  19-09-2026 14:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The reforms to Parenting Orders could also see parents losing benefits, Jake Richards MP told the Times.
  
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• Michael Marra announced as new Scottish Labour leader

  19-09-2026 12:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Anas Sarwar's replacement has been announced as the MSP for the North East region.
  
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• From 'fusty' to fashionable - is it cool to wear M&S clothes now?

  19-09-2026 12:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The retailer hosted its first-ever London Fashion Week show this week, celebrating 100 years of producing clothing.
  
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• Bitter row over Diana book brings back unhappy times for royals

  19-09-2026 11:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Many of the Royal Family's current troubles can be traced back to the aftermath of the then-Princess of Wales' death.
  
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• Politician who switched from Reform to Plaid 'lied about her beliefs', says Richard Tice

  19-09-2026 10:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sarah Cooper-Lesadd, who left Reform this week, also revealed she had voted Remain in the 2016 EU referendum.
  
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• 'Our flat has been for sale for four years': Why is the market so weak?

  19-09-2026 09:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  James Schaife and his partner are among the many Londoners struggling to sell their flat.
  
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• 'Fast, furious and dangerous' - a city's quad bike menace

  19-09-2026 08:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Videos show groups of riders weaving through busy city centre traffic in Birmingham.
  
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• RNLI video receives 'pure hatred' after anti-migrant protests

  19-09-2026 08:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Elizabeth Evans, who shared a video of an RNLI training exercise, says the comments were "really, really bad".
  
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• Bluebird at centre of new legal dispute

  19-09-2026 08:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The claim for nearly £150,000 revolves around whether items provided were donated or not.
  
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• A village familiar with tragedy mourns Noah Woods

  19-09-2026 07:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  "This is a community that knows tragedy and has had to contend with tragedy in recent years," says rector.
  
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• Billionaire Man United owner says he has lost confidence in the UK

  19-09-2026 01:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ineos founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe tells the BBC he thinks the country is "on the slide" and calls for more investment in the North Sea.
  
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• Temperatures could peak at 26C as summerlike warmth returns next week

  19-09-2026 01:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  After a changeable week, drier and warmer conditions will dominate for some next week, but with little rain for those who need it.
  
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• Daisy Edgar-Jones: I try and bury my emotion when it comes to love

  19-09-2026 01:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  In real life the actress says she is just like the character she's playing in Sense and Sensibility.
  
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• Jagtar Singh Johal granted bail nine years after being detained in India

  18-09-2026 19:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Sikh activist from Dumbarton was arrested in 2017 in India in connection with alleged terror offences.
  
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• Men lose appeal for harrassing BBC journalist over A Very British Cult documentary

  18-09-2026 18:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Kristofer Deichler, Jatinder Kamra and Sukhraj Singh were given community service and restraining orders for their harassment of Catrin Nye.
  
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• Sisters of 'Putney pusher' suspect say DNA will clear his name

  18-09-2026 18:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nicholas Brandram's sisters tell the BBC he did a DNA test to speed up the inquiry but never got the results.
  
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• Man admits to killing woman in Londonderry, court hears

  18-09-2026 18:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ciaran Edward Murray, 30, of Malvern Terrace in Derry is charged with the murder of a 65-year-old Spanish national in 2024.
  
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• Watch: Diana's brother says Charles 'went ballistic' in phone call after her death

  18-09-2026 17:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Earl Spencer spoke exclusively with the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg about claims he has made in a new book.
  
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