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• Whitehall 'blob' explodes as taxpayers pay for 'Left-wing apparatchiks'

  18-07-2026 21:00 via express.co.uk
  Andy Burnham is urged to cut 'blob down to size', not surround himself with 'more of the same people who have failed to tackle the country's biggest problems'
  
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• TV Licence rule that could save UK households £180 a year

  24-07-2026 05:30 via express.co.uk
  You might not need a TV Licence after all
  
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• Passengers with carry-on luggage given warning from major UK airport - 'save lots of time'

  24-07-2026 04:30 via express.co.uk
  It's the start of airports' busiest period of the year, and carry-on luggage passengers are being urged to plan ahead
  
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• UK supermarket announces huge change as heatwaves create fears of food shortages

  24-07-2026 04:28 via express.co.uk
  The recent conditions have caused many farmers to change their schedule in order to reduce food shortages
  
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• Beloved 100-year-old British shoe chain closes another store in blow for historic UK town

  24-07-2026 03:58 via express.co.uk
  Charles Clinkard was founded in 1924
  
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• Mysterious 1987 death of 'loner with Russian accent' may finally be solved

  24-07-2026 03:53 via express.co.uk
  Police believe they have made a breakthrough in solving the mysterious death of the 'friendly loner' found in woodland near Lichfield
  
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• One dead and three hospitalised after Bedford 'explosion' that 'sounded like a bomb'

  24-07-2026 00:12 via express.co.uk
  The 'suspected explosion' has left three people in hospital
  
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• M6 traffic RECAP: Drivers hit by 'severe' 2 hour delays after 'significant spillage'

  23-07-2026 22:34 via express.co.uk
  Motorway camera footage shows traffic at a complete standstill.
  
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• Ed Miliband's first week as Foreign Secretary hit by civil servant strikes

  23-07-2026 21:35 via express.co.uk
  Ed Miliband's first week as Foreign Secretary has been mired in trouble as thousands of civil servants stage strikes over job cuts at the foreign office.
  
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• Southport killer Axel Rudakubana transferred to Broadmoor secure hospital

  23-07-2026 20:31 via express.co.uk
  The move has been confirmed by the Ministry of Justice.
  
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• The hidden health risk when you get in a car this summer

  23-07-2026 18:47 via express.co.uk
  A quick drive in the heat looks harmless enough...
  
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• No helicopters to fight wildfires as 'crisis management' plans activated in Wales

  23-07-2026 09:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  One campsite owner in Trawsfynydd says she went to bed "seeing the mountain literally ablaze".
  
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• Airport drop-off fees up by a third - here are the priciest

  23-07-2026 09:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The cost of parking closest to the terminal has hit £10 at two of the UK's airports.
  
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• Main ferry out of service for longer than planned

  23-07-2026 08:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Manx ferry operator says "essential" repairs were identified while the Manxman was in drydock.
  
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• Ann Widdecombe public memorial to be held later this year, family says

  23-07-2026 07:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It will follow a private funeral for family and close friends, which will be held in the coming weeks.
  
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• Coastguard called to 'tragic' West Mersea incident

  23-07-2026 07:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police are warning people to avoid Seaview Avenue and the beach area of West Mersea.
  
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• Is 2026 the Commonwealth Games' last dance or a future-proofing revamp?

  23-07-2026 07:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It's been going for 96 years - but many doubted the 2026 Commonwealth Games, which open in Glasgow on Thursday, would happen. So what could the future hold for the event?
  
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• Crystal Palace sports centre set for £130m revamp

  23-07-2026 07:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bromley Council is to meet to discuss plans for a major revamp of the world famous sport centre.
  
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• I became a nurse after my husband died from Covid - now I'm determined to get a job

  23-07-2026 07:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rachel Ohene-Adjei took her GCSEs after her husband died, and has now graduated with a nursing degree.
  
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• Jet pioneer celebrated with new Royal Mail stamps

  23-07-2026 07:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The 30th anniversary of Sir Frank Whittle's death is marked with the special set of stamps.
  
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• River levels approach all-time low as drought announcement looms

  23-07-2026 07:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An announcement is expected from NRW as some river levels are reported to be nearing all-time lows.
  
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• Police officer was violent rapist who attacked women over 14 years

  23-07-2026 07:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC can reveal that detectives have so far uncovered nine victims of PC Alan Greer but many more are anticipated.
  
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• Fatboy Slim helps to save 'lifeblood' music venue

  23-07-2026 07:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The DJ is among investors including Andy Burnham helping to buy the Brighton home of The Pipeline.
  
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• What's behind the teenage mass gatherings known as link-ups?

  23-07-2026 07:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  In March hundreds of teens running down Clapham High Street hit news headlines - but what actually happened?
  
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• Most sewage spills in England may be illegal, new research suggests

  23-07-2026 01:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The new analysis from a prominent water campaigner emerged after secret court documents were leaked.
  
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• Life-changing MS drug to help people walk now on NHS in England

  23-07-2026 01:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Fampridine boosts nerve signals to make it easier to walk, with up to 5,000 eligible.
  
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• Rain to return this weekend as parts of UK on brink of drought

  23-07-2026 01:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Following weeks of mainly dry weather, we can welcome some rain this weekend, but it is not going to be that much, as Chris Fawkes explains.
  
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• Glasgow set to welcome the world for scaled back Commonwealth Games

  22-07-2026 23:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Athletes from 74 countries and territories will compete for 215 gold medals over 10 days of competition.
  
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• Police formally investigate woman after Brit stabbed to death in French village

  22-07-2026 21:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Karen Carter was found with stab wounds in the Dordogne village she had lived in for over a decade.
  
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• Young people 'urged to attack police' in west Belfast disorder

  22-07-2026 19:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jim Donnelly said youth workers who had been trying to help young people had since received threats.
  
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