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• £200,000 raised by Guardian and Observer readers five days into appeal

  14-12-2022 00:26 via theguardian.com
  Money will go towards charities providing much-needed support services in cost of living crisisDonate to our charity appeal hereAn incredible £200,000 has been donated already to our Cost of Living Crisis charity appeal by generous Guardian and Observer readers, just five days after the appeal was launched.We are raising money for grassroots charities providing much-needed support services to people struggling at the frontline of the crisis, via our two charity partners, Citizens Advice an
  
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• Up to 50 Scottish police officers suspended over alleged crimes against women

  08-10-2026 15:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Chief constable Jo Farrell says more officers are likely to be suspended as officers are re-vetted.
  
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• Three sisters who drowned in sea off Brighton took own lives, inquest finds

  08-10-2026 15:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jane Adetoro, Christina Walters and Rebecca Walters, who lived in London, drowned in the sea in May.
  
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• Police to issue interview letters as part of Garvaghy Road investigation

  08-10-2026 15:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Politicians say they do not want the Drumcree dispute to spark disagreements about other parades.
  
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• Royal Navy sailor in court accused of preparing to spy for Russia

  08-10-2026 14:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The 24-year-old man appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Thursday after being arrested at his home in Bedfordshire.
  
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• 'Ominous signs' of winter pressures as NHS waiting list grows

  08-10-2026 14:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  NHS winter pressures appear to be building already, with rises in waiting times for planned surgery.
  
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• Ex-councillor guilty of running sham Covid-19 lab

  08-10-2026 14:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Faisal Shoukat is convicted of fraudulent trading and money laundering after a trial.
  
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• UK and Germany will face threats together, says Burnham in Berlin

  08-10-2026 14:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ahead of a UK-EU summit next month, Burnham said he was committed to "see if we can bring the UK closer to Europe".
  
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• Asos hackers took more personal details than first revealed, BBC finds

  08-10-2026 13:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Retailer issues update after BBC contacted by cyber criminals who said this week's breach went beyond "basic contact details"
  
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• Seventh man bailed in connection with RAF Fairford incident

  08-10-2026 12:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A 22 year-old British national was arrested on Tuesday as part of the investigation into the incident near the airbase in Gloucestershire in September.
  
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• 'Bendy tree' named UK Tree of the Year

  08-10-2026 12:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It is the first time a tree in Northern Ireland has won the national title since it was launched in 2014.
  
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• Husband accused of GP murder appears at Crown Court

  08-10-2026 12:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mark Cain is accused of murdering his wife Hannah Cain, who was found dead at home on Sunday.
  
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• Most UK diplomats to leave East Jerusalem consulate, Israel says, as Miliband says 'vital services' to remain

  08-10-2026 10:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Israel said in September it would act in response to UK sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
  
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• We spent thousands on a Tui river cruise but ended up on coach trips

  08-10-2026 09:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Passengers have described their anger after their itineraries changed to involve hours spent on coach trips instead.
  
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• Holborn and St Pancras by-election gets under way

  08-10-2026 08:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Voters in north London are going to the polls to choose a new MP after Sir Keir Starmer resigned.
  
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• Why hotter summers are making British potatoes smaller

  08-10-2026 07:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Farmers say yields are down because they have had to harvest smaller potatoes earlier than normal.
  
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• 'I was blamed for my baby's death, now NHS needs to change'

  08-10-2026 07:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Neil and Katie Russell are working with the hospital where their daughter died on the scheme.
  
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• My magical daughter went to school and never came home - I want everyone to remember her

  08-10-2026 07:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Olivia-Grace's father says his world crumbled when his daughter died after falling in school.
  
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• 'You're made to feel like a criminal' - cancer survivor screamed at for stoma at airport

  08-10-2026 07:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Paul Scanlon says airport travel can be "degrading and humiliating" for people with stomas.
  
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• UK bluefin tuna comeback shows nature can recover, says WWF

  08-10-2026 07:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The tuna is one of several wildlife recoveries highlighted in a major new report from WWF.
  
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• 'Come all the way' back to EU, French finance minister tells UK

  08-10-2026 06:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Roland Lescure tells the BBC that being in the bloc enables members to better address the challenges facing the world.
  
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• The wildlife winners set to appear on your banknotes revealed

  08-10-2026 01:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The decision comes after nearly half a million people voted on a shortlist of 18 creatures.
  
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• 'Stop throwing shade' - the woman trying to stop firms leaving the UK

  08-10-2026 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  British people need more incentives to invest in big firms listed in the UK, Dame Julia Hoggett, boss of the London Stock Exchange, says.
  
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• Badenoch says Tories would scrap inheritance tax on family homes

  07-10-2026 16:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tory leader says her party is "coming back", as she aims to convince voters it has changed after 2024 election defeat.
  
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• 'My father abused me in the countryside. I felt trapped'

  07-10-2026 15:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Growing up on a farm, Tracy Lewis loved being around its animals but said the physical and emotional abuse from her farmer father was "torture".
  
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• Footage shows Dexter 'kill room' murderer's arrest

  07-10-2026 14:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police footage shows arrest of Benjamin William Day, 20, in hospital.
  
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• Royal Mail announces plans for major overhaul as up to 2500 jobs at risk

  07-10-2026 11:27 via express.co.uk
  The announcement was made on Wednesday morning.
  
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• Royal Mail boss issues update on UK delivery delays - 'not good enough'

  07-10-2026 11:24 via express.co.uk
  Chief exec Alistair Cochrane says Royal Mail's "biggest transformation" will be rolled out almost everywhere by Christmas.
  
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• Brussels Airport chaos as 140 flights set to be cancelled - UK routes affected

  07-10-2026 10:32 via express.co.uk
  Services to and from London and Manchester are set to be impacted.
  
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• M5 tragedy as man, 39, dies in crash involving lorry and car - motorway shut for hours

  07-10-2026 10:23 via express.co.uk
  The carriageway was closed for several hours as the scene was forensically examined.
  
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