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• Stradey hotel: Asylum seekers' Llanelli arrival not imminent

  22-08-2023 22:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Contractor tells 300 meeting attendees in Llanelli that only families will move into Stradey Park.
  
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• French airport to be renamed after Queen Elizabeth II in tribute

  22-08-2023 22:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Le Touquet says it has blessing from King to rename its airport after his late mother.
  
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• Sara Sharif: Surrey Police had contact with family of murdered girl

  22-08-2023 22:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A senior Surrey Police officer says contact with the murdered girl's family was "some years ago".
  
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• Thomas Hogg: Ex-DUP mayor loses MBE after sex offence conviction

  22-08-2023 22:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Thomas Hogg was given a suspended sentence after being convicted of a sexual offence involving a child.
  
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• Owen Farrell red card: England captain to miss first two World Cup pool games as ban reinstated

  22-08-2023 22:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Owen Farrell will miss England's first two pool games at the World Cup as World Rugby successfully appeals against the decision to overturn his red card.
  
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• Ex-Crewe manager Dario Gradi stripped of MBE

  22-08-2023 20:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dario Gradi says he accepts the decision and apologises again to Barry Bennell's victims.
  
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• Magaluf: Men suspected of gang-raping British teen were not all friends

  22-08-2023 20:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The woman was allegedly forced to have sex and was filmed by the suspected aggressors.
  
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• Crooked House: Wonky pub's bricks and foundations to stay

  22-08-2023 20:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Further work will be carried out to remove hazardous waste, South Staffordshire Council says.
  
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• Lucy Letby: What happens next with inquiry, prison and police review

  22-08-2023 19:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lucy Letby has been found guilty of seven child murders - but many questions are still to be answered
  
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• British Museum bosses first alerted to thefts in 2021

  22-08-2023 19:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dealer and buyer Ittai Gradel reported stolen items to the museum two-and-a-half years ago, emails show.
  
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• Lucy Letby: Claims nursing director ignored warnings to be investigated

  22-08-2023 18:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Alison Kelly, who oversaw nursing where Lucy Letby worked, is to face a fitness to practise process.
  
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• Lucy Letby: NHS managers must be held to account, doctor says

  22-08-2023 18:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The lead consultant where Lucy Letby worked tells BBC there is "no apparent accountability" for hospital managers.
  
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• Birmingham pub bombings: Relatives angry over no charge decision

  22-08-2023 18:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Families hope a public inquiry can be held into the 1974 attacks in Birmingham instead.
  
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• 'I was raped by a Metropolitan Police officer but saw him jailed - twice'

  22-08-2023 17:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lauren Taylor was 16 when she was raped by Metropolitan Police officer Adam Provan in 2010.
  
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• Child dies after falling ill at Camp Bestival Shropshire

  22-08-2023 17:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police say they are investigating after being called to Weston Park in Shropshire on Saturday.
  
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• Hospitals forced to evacuate amid deadly wildfires in Greece – video

  22-08-2023 17:22 via theguardian.com
  
  At least 18 bodies have been found in the Alexandroupolis region of north-east Greece where firefighters are battling a major wildfire. Record-breaking heatwaves continue to sear much of Europe as Greece faces a second phase of wildfires in just one month. Hundreds of firefighters were struggling to contain dozens of outbreaks, including several that are burning out of control and have forced widespread evacuationsEighteen bodies found in wildfire zone in north-east Greece Continue reading...
  
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• Man-shaming is not the way to address toxic masculinity | Letters

  22-08-2023 17:06 via theguardian.com
  
  Readers respond to an article by Humza Yousaf, Scotland’s first minister, on Andrew Tate and male behaviourI began reading the article by Humza Yousaf, Scotland’s first minister, with a feeling of hope as the issue of misogyny was being tackled by such a prominent UK politician (Misogynists like Andrew Tate hold sway over thousands of men and boys. Male leaders like me must address that, 15 August). But I was disappointed by its bland virtue-signalling and lack of any real substance.
  
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• Don’t smear our museums – they are not all institutionally corrupt | Letters

  22-08-2023 17:05 via theguardian.com
  
  Harry Dickinson and Daniel Smernicki on a report that said thefts by staff are a common problem in museumsI was shocked by your report (Thefts by staff a common problem in UK museums, say experts, 18 August). It is all too easy for an anonymous staff member in an unidentified organisation to smear the whole sector by making insinuating comments about it being “institutionally corrupt” and suggesting that selling or appropriating objects in museums is considered “fair game&rdquo
  
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• Autistic man should not be forced to have dialysis, judge rules

  22-08-2023 17:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A judge says the man, who has "chronic" kidney disease, should not be made to undergo treatment.
  
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• UK students: what’s your advice for people applying to university?

  22-08-2023 14:26 via theguardian.com
  
  We would like to hear from students about what they have loved about going to uni – and what freshers should look out forWe would like to hear from students about what they have loved about going to uni – and what freshers should look out for.What have you valued most about going to university? And what advice would you give to people applying to uni? Continue reading...
  
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• Jude Bellingham’s flying start, Harry Kane mania and more – Football Weekly

  22-08-2023 13:33 via theguardian.com
  
  Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Nicky Bandini, Semra Hunter and Archie Rhind-Tutt for the first Euro pod of the seasonRate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email.Today; we cover the news that Mason Greenwood is to be let go by Manchester United – the panel question why it took the club so long to reach this decision. Continue reading...
  
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• The hidden homeless families forced to live in hotels - video

  22-08-2023 12:30 via theguardian.com
  
  The number of people in temporary accommodation is higher than ever and families living in hotels past the six-week legal limit is at a 20 year high. Often families are all living in one room together, with no cooking facilities, waiting to hear from the council about whether they will be placed in more permanent accommodation, or told to pack up and move hotels with a day’s notice.  The Guardian spoke with three families living in the hotel about the impact it’s having on their
  
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• Could decriminalisation solve Scotland's drug problem?

  22-08-2023 10:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Can lessons be learned from Portugal, which relaxed its drugs laws more than 20 years ago?
  
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• Edinburgh Fringe funniest joke: Lorna Rose Treen's zookeeper pun

  22-08-2023 07:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Comedian Lorna Rose Treen's one-liner tops the public vote at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
  
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• Apple cider vinegar gummies: what’s the science behind the weight loss trend?

  22-08-2023 06:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Apple cider vinegar is touted as a cure-all for everything from excess weight to digestion issues and blood sugar spikes. Supplement ‘gummies’ are the latest trend, billed as a tastier way to incorporate apple cider vinegar into our diets. Posts promoting them have been viewed millions of times on TikTok, but are the health claims backed up by the science? Madeleine Finlay speaks to Carol Johnston, a professor in the College of Health Solutions at Arizona State University who has bee
  
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• Cotton Capital: The Brazilian connection – episode 4 – podcast

  22-08-2023 04:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Revisited: The fourth episode in the Cotton Capital series explores how during the transatlantic slave trade, more enslaved African people were taken to Brazil than any other country. Today, more than half of Brazil’s population identify as Black and there are more Black people in Brazil than any other country except Nigeria. But the country is still grappling with deep structural racismThis week we are revisiting our Cotton Capital series that originally ran in April 2023. Today in Focus
  
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• The Patch: BBC radio show's postcode lottery unearths stories in random places

  22-08-2023 01:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A random postcode generator decides where Polly Weston must go for her BBC Radio 4 series The Patch.
  
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• Storm Hilary: flooding and mudslides triggered in California – video

  22-08-2023 00:07 via theguardian.com
  
  Storm Hilary flooded streets and downed power lines across southern California and the US south-west on Monday after unleashing record-breaking downpours overnight, but there were no deaths reported in the US and fears of widespread damage were dissipating.Hilary triggered California’s first ever tropical storm warning, extending from the Mexican border to just north of Los Angeles.The storm made landfall on Sunday in Mexico, where it caused flash flooding in the Baja Peninsula that killed
  
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