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• Wetherspoons confirms pub closure in ‘heartbreaking’ statement

  05-11-2026 15:45 via Daily Express :: UK Feed
  The beloved pub will close this week.
  
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• Ex-Met Police inspector lied about wife's death in Barbados hotel room, BBC learns

  15-11-2026 07:01 via BBC News
  
  Warren Arter faced claims of sexually exploiting crime victims - his wife was found in a blood-stained room.
  
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• UK papers: 'I was only 16' says alleged Brand victim, as disgraced comedian 'moved to soft jail'

  15-11-2026 06:16 via BBC News
  
  Russell Brand continues to feature on Sunday's front pages, nearly a week after he was jailed.
  
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• Hannah Fry feels 'unbelievably lucky' after cervical cancer treatment - BBC

  15-11-2026 01:09 via news.google.com
  
  Hannah Fry feels 'unbelievably lucky' after cervical cancer treatment  BBC
  
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• Hannah Fry feels 'unbelievably lucky' after cervical cancer treatment

  15-11-2026 01:09 via BBC News
  
  The presenter says she has received a 'five-year clear' after having a hysterectomy in her thirties.
  
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• How to shake hands and make eye contact - the lessons preparing pupils for the world of work

  15-11-2026 01:05 via BBC News
  
  Year 10 pupils are learning employability skills to reduce the number of young people who end up "Neet".
  
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• Beauty advent calendars can cost hundreds - but are they value for money? - BBC

  15-11-2026 01:01 via news.google.com
  
  Beauty advent calendars can cost hundreds - but are they value for money?  BBCA sweet treat every day: the best chocolate Advent calendars in 2026  The GuardianWho Put Pickles and Protein Powder in My Advent Calendar?  The New York TimesAdvent Calendars Are Already on Sale for Black Friday  New York MagazineI've opened more than 25 Advent calendars and these are the best countdowns still available: Anthropologie, Bonne Maman, Lego and more  Yahoo
  
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• Beauty advent calendars can cost hundreds - but are they value for money?

  15-11-2026 01:01 via BBC News
  
  Beauty calendars have become a Christmas staple and have become particularly popular with female shoppers.
  
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• Grand Slam of Darts results: Luke Littler beats Beau Greaves to begin title defence - BBC

  15-11-2026 00:10 via news.google.com
  
  Grand Slam of Darts results: Luke Littler beats Beau Greaves to begin title defence  BBCGrand Slam of Darts: Luke Littler beats Beau Greaves to begin title defence  BBCGrand Slam of Darts: Luke Littler turns on magical display to defeat Beau Greaves as Ross Smith suffers shock defeat  Sky SportsStakes raised as Grand Slam of Darts begins  BBCPDC Darts | Darts Live Scores, Darts Results & Darts Tickets  PDC TV
  
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• Wales bury 73-year All Blacks hoodoo with seismic victory over New Zealand - The Guardian

  14-11-2026 23:40 via news.google.com
  
  Wales bury 73-year All Blacks hoodoo with seismic victory over New Zealand  The Guardian'One of the greatest wins' - Wales stun All Blacks to go from no-hopers to heroes  BBCWales beat the All Blacks for first time since 1953  Sky NewsNations Championship - Wales 35-28 New Zealand: Hosts display immense defence to pull off first win vs All Blacks since 1953  Sky SportsBeauden Barrett: All Blacks could not get through Wales' brick wall  BBC
  
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• Alleged Russell Brand rape victim wants age of consent law changed - BBC

  14-11-2026 23:37 via news.google.com
  
  Alleged Russell Brand rape victim wants age of consent law changed  BBCRussell Brand 'forced' girl, 16, against headboard and orally raped her  Daily StarRussell Brand rape accuser reveals identity for first time, details alleged abuse at age 16  Page SixWoman who accuses Russell Brand of raping her when she was 16 waives her anonymity  LBC'I was only 16' says alleged Brand victim, as disgraced comedian 'moved to soft jail'  BBC
  
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• Alleged Russell Brand rape victim wants age of consent law changed

  14-11-2026 23:37 via BBC News
  
  Mia Latter, who says she was 16 when she met the convicted rapist, wants a staggered age of consent.
  
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• New Orleans port sues tanker owners over cruise ship collision for $1m - BBC

  14-11-2026 23:27 via news.google.com
  
  New Orleans port sues tanker owners over cruise ship collision for $1m  BBCNew Orleans officials file $1m lawsuit after ‘Mississippi miracle’ tanker crash  The Guardian‘Miracle on the Mississippi’: Tanker collides with cruise boat carrying 180 people in New Orleans  The TelegraphTanker ‘lost control’ and hit cruise ship in New Orleans, spurring massive evacuation, officials say  CNN'Miracle on the Mississippi': 180 rescued after cruise ship collides with tanker  Sky News
  
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• Copper wire upgrade grounded flights in US, transport secretary says - ITVX

  14-11-2026 22:50 via news.google.com
  Copper wire upgrade grounded flights in US, transport secretary says  ITVXUS officials say flight stoppage stemmed from ‘routine maintenance’ as travel chaos continues  The GuardianLosing communications and surveillance at the same time ‘disturbing,’ analyst says. Live updates on U.S. travel issues  CTV NewsUS aviation shutdown blamed on L3 Harris installed router  ReutersUS air travel chaos exposes system held together by ‘string and duct tape’  Financial Times
  
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• UK ethics watchdog chief steps back from role over sexual misconduct claims

  14-11-2026 22:14 via BBC News
  
  The government says Stuart Sterling has stepped back from his role after claims made during the early 2000s emerged.
  
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• EU red tape ‘threatens British food supplies’ - The Telegraph

  14-11-2026 22:12 via news.google.com
  
  EU red tape ‘threatens British food supplies’  The TelegraphUK-EU deal will ‘dissolve’ £60m a year of costs for plant trade, says Angela Eagle  The GuardianDynamic alignment: a fundamental change  UK ParliamentShellfish firms hope EU deal will 'lift a burden'  BBCFreeing up the red tape is a massive sigh of relief | Western Daily Press - newspaper  Magzter
  
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• England 78-15 Japan: Will Joseph makes sensational Test comeback - BBC

  14-11-2026 22:06 via news.google.com
  
  England 78-15 Japan: Will Joseph makes sensational Test comeback  BBCSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News
  
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• Body of man, 26, found in canal days after Corrie star issued urgent plea - The Sun

  14-11-2026 21:52 via news.google.com
  
  Body of man, 26, found in canal days after Corrie star issued urgent plea  The Sun
  
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• A petition to reinstate Jensen Huang as Nvidia CEO has over 100,000 signatures, including some big names - Yahoo Finance UK

  14-11-2026 21:35 via news.google.com
  
  A petition to reinstate Jensen Huang as Nvidia CEO has over 100,000 signatures, including some big names  Yahoo Finance UKNvidia’s cult of personality was bound to end badly  Financial TimesEXCLUSIVE: Former Nvidia CEO Huang had a relationship with a second employee, sources say  ReutersBehind Jensen Huang’s spy scandal, a shadow war for Trump’s ear on China  The Washington Post‘I’m a Piece of Sh--’: Jensen Huang’s Last Hours as Nvidia CEO  Bloomberg.com
  
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• Mike Johnson: ‘Leaders have to take responsibility when things go wrong’ - The Guardian

  14-11-2026 20:40 via news.google.com
  
  Mike Johnson: ‘Leaders have to take responsibility when things go wrong’  The GuardianMike Johnson Chose To Step Down From GOP Leadership ‘Pretty Quickly’ After Midterms Bloodbath  HuffPostMike Johnson blasts voters for making the ‘wrong choice’ on Election Day  The IndependentSpeaker Johnson Addresses Press as Congress Reconvenes  Congressman Mike Johnson (.gov)Mike Johnson Falls on His Sword in First Post-Midterm Interview.mp4  Yahoo
  
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• 'One of the greatest wins' - Wales stun All Blacks to go from no-hopers to heroes

  14-11-2026 20:33 via BBC News
  
  Wales end a 73-year hoodoo against New Zealand with a win hailed as their greatest of all time.
  
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• Arrest after suspected stolen car crashes on M62 - BBC

  14-11-2026 20:30 via news.google.com
  
  Arrest after suspected stolen car crashes on M62  BBCMotorway closed after crash between police car and vehicle driven by suspected car thieves  LBCRecap - Queues build on M62 near Oldham with police at the scene  Oldham TimesDrivers face 25-minute delays on M62 after vehicle overturns - latest  Yorkshire Evening PostWarning for Bradford drivers heading over to Manchester - average speeds of 10mph  Yahoo News UK
  
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• What Grand Theft Auto tells us about Britain’s forgotten young men - The Times

  14-11-2026 20:10 via news.google.com
  What Grand Theft Auto tells us about Britain’s forgotten young men  The Times
  
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• Horror crash shuts down major UK motorway after high-speed police chase

  14-11-2026 19:13 via Daily Express :: UK Feed
  An 18-year-old man was arrested.
  
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• Furious protest erupts outside Indian restaurant as owner bans halal food

  14-11-2026 19:12 via Daily Express :: UK Feed
  Protesters could be heard shouting "Allahu Akbar," "Shame on you" and "Free Palestine".
  
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• Thomas Oduro: Murder investigation launched over 21-year-old's death - BBC

  14-11-2026 18:56 via news.google.com
  
  Thomas Oduro: Murder investigation launched over 21-year-old's death  BBCMan, 21, stabbed to death in London  Sky NewsMurder investigation launched after man, 21, stabbed to death in Tottenham park  My LondonMurder probe as man, 21, stabbed to death in north London  ITVXForensic tent spotted as police cordon off north London road after incident  Tottenham Independent
  
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• Thousands turn out in Edinburgh to protest against AI data centres

  14-11-2026 18:20 via BBC News
  
  Demonstrators armed with placards - and some dressed in costume - assembled at the top of the Royal Mile before marching towards the Scottish Parliament.
  
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• NHS England on track to miss key cancer treatment target by 10,000 patients - The Guardian

  14-11-2026 18:03 via news.google.com
  NHS England on track to miss key cancer treatment target by 10,000 patients  The GuardianMichelle Mitchell: How Long Should People Have to Wait to Find Out If They Have Cancer?  OncodailyWaiting times stall on diagnosis for people with cancer  Cancer Research UK - Cancer NewsCancer Diagnosis Begins Before the Referral  Distilled PostNHS England risks failing to start treatment on time for 10,000 cancer patients — The Guardian  UA.NEWS
  
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• Russell Brand's desperate question in prison reveals how he's really coping

  14-11-2026 18:02 via Daily Express :: UK Feed
  The disgraced comedian, 51, is said to be struggling to adjust to conditions at HMP Wandsworth
  
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• MAGA’s Lauren Boebert roasted over midterms concession video: ‘God’s got this’ - The Independent

  14-11-2026 18:00 via news.google.com
  MAGA’s Lauren Boebert roasted over midterms concession video: ‘God’s got this’  The IndependentLauren Boebert, once a MAGA star, loses her Colorado seat  BBCTrump-backed Maga firebrand Lauren Boebert defeated in Colorado congressional race  The GuardianLauren Boebert will lose her seat in Congress to Democrat Laubacher, AP projects  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and VideosMeet Eileen Laubacher, the Navy Veteran Who Beat Lauren Boebert  The New York Times
  
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