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• Egyptian dissident should be deported from UK, Tories say

  28-12-2025 20:27 via bbc.com
  Alaa Abdel Fattah flew to the UK on Friday after a travel ban imposed by Cairo was lifted.
  
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• Child dies and another in hospital after house fire

  28-12-2025 20:26 via bbc.com
  One child has died at the scene of the "intense" house fire in Hamstreet, Kent Fire & Rescue says.
  
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• 'Remarkable' WW2 veteran dies aged 100

  28-12-2025 19:58 via bbc.com
  Tributes are paid to Douglas Baldwin, who fought in Normandy when he was 18 and mined coal as a PoW.
  
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• Assaults on police 'utterly unacceptable', says justice minister

  28-12-2025 19:15 via bbc.com
  14 officers were assaulted on Friday 26 and Saturday 27 December across Northern Ireland.
  
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• Cold weather to ring in New Year as amber health alerts issued

  28-12-2025 19:06 via bbc.com
  Temperatures will fall to lows of -4C in the North West of England, with snow expected in some areas.
  
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• Suspect arrested over death of man on Christmas Day

  28-12-2025 18:52 via bbc.com
  The 38-year-old was discovered injured on Napiershall Street, in Glasgow's west end, at about 23:40 on Thursday.
  
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• Second man charged over murder of 15-year-old boy

  28-12-2025 16:50 via bbc.com
  Abdel Dedour is charged with the murder of teenager Adam Henry who was killed earlier on in December.
  
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• Off-the-shoulder tops and a signature hair-do: Brigitte Bardot’s style legacy

  28-12-2025 16:46 via theguardian.com
  Model turned actor never lost the poise from her dancing days – but she also made gingham and leopard print her ownFrench screen legend dies aged 91Brigitte Bardot: a life in picturesObituary: star who shot to fame in the 1950sAnd God Created Woman, the title of the 1956 film that made Brigitte Bardot a global star, is the phrase that captures the magic of her. Bardot had an allure that was dazzling in its glamour, yet so natural that to gaze on it felt like a gift from the heavens.In styl
  
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• Jazz musicians recreate 46-year-old pub record

  28-12-2025 16:39 via bbc.com
  Joe Trudgeon and Paul Archibald recorded a follow-up to a 1979 album recorded live at the Old Duke.
  
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• Ex-England and Glamorgan batter and ECB boss Morris dies

  28-12-2025 16:33 via bbc.com
  Hugh Morris, the former England and Glamorgan batter and England and Wales Cricket Board chief executive, has died at the age of 62.
  
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• Man who died after pub attack was 'devoted dad'

  28-12-2025 15:45 via bbc.com
  Police launched a murder inquiry after David Darke, 66, died in hospital days after an assault.
  
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• ‘What other silences filled my childhood?’: Tareq Baconi on excavating his queer and Palestinian identities

  28-12-2025 15:00 via theguardian.com
  In his memoir, the author recalls the boy he loved while growing up in Jordan – and weaves the tale with his family’s history of dispossessionSeven decades after Tareq Baconi’s grandmother fled in terror from the port city of Haifa, carrying a Bible, a crucifix and a week’s worth of clothes, he followed her directions to the family home a few blocks from the sea.The building was still standing, almost as she had left it in 1948, instantly familiar from childhood stories.
  
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• The kindness of strangers: when I was stranded at the edge of the world, two campers helped me get home

  28-12-2025 15:00 via theguardian.com
  After breaking his leg on a mountain bike trail, my husband was airlifted to hospital. I felt relief – then reality hitRead more in the kindness of strangers seriesFor our long-service leave, my husband and I decided to travel around Tasmania with our camper trailer. We were coming all the way from Albany in Western Australia and drove across the Nullarbor to get there – not exactly a “lap of the map”, but still a big trip. We’d packed our bikes, surfboards and our
  
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• Body found after attempted murder of two people in Bangor

  28-12-2025 14:23 via bbc.com
  A man and woman were injured in the attack on Christmas Eve and taken to hospital for treatment.
  
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• The internet can't get enough of this Edinburgh cobbler

  28-12-2025 14:06 via bbc.com
  The internet can't get enough of this Edinburgh cobbler, who has become a viral sensation with his shoe repairs.
  
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• Forgotten festive Steptoe and Son script unearthed

  28-12-2025 13:40 via bbc.com
  The unseen Steptoe and Son script, intended for Christmas 1963, was discovered by archivists in York.
  
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• ‘When you plant something, it dies’: Brazil’s first arid zone is a stark warning for the whole country

  28-12-2025 13:00 via theguardian.com
  The Caatinga in the north-east has been transformed by the heating climate in just a generation and could become the country’s first desertEvery Tuesday at dawn, Raildon Suplício Maia goes to the market in Macururé, in Brazil’s Bahia state, to sell goats. He haggles with buyers to get a good price for the animals, which are reared in the open and roam freely.Goats are the main – and sometimes only – source of income for the people of Macururé, a small
  
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• Dining across the divide: ‘There’s nothing more irritating than being told you’re an idiot by a teenager’

  28-12-2025 13:00 via theguardian.com
  Two film producers discuss second homes, the use of the word ‘woke’, and the importance of the BBC. Could they find any common ground?Alex, 28, LondonOccupation Assistant producer for documentaries Continue reading...
  
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• 'It's the golden age of spreadsheet geekery'

  28-12-2025 12:46 via bbc.com
  Two co-founders behind the competitive Excel UK chapter explain how the game works.
  
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• Ex-England striker Carroll due in court after arrest

  28-12-2025 12:07 via bbc.com
  Former Newcastle United, Liverpool and England forward Andy Carroll is due to appear in court on Tuesday after he was charged with breaching a non-molestation order.
  
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• Diogo Jota's widow thanks Liverpool fans for their 'love'

  28-12-2025 11:44 via bbc.com
  Rute Cardoso says it has been an "incredibly difficult time" after Jota's death in a car crash.
  
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• New archbishop urged to scrap £100m fund over slavery links

  28-12-2025 11:00 via bbc.com
  A group of MPs and peers claims the funds can only legally be spent on churches and payment of clergy wages.
  
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• Brigitte Bardot – a life in pictures

  28-12-2025 10:58 via theguardian.com
  The French actor Brigitte Bardot has died – we look back at her life, relationships and films• Peter Bradshaw on Bardot: a zeitgeist-force and France’s most sensational export Continue reading...
  
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• Fireworks and first-footing: Your guide to Hogmanay in Edinburgh

  28-12-2025 10:20 via bbc.com
  Thousands of people are expected to travel to the city for three days of celebrations.
  
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• Ten things I love (and hate) about restaurants in winter

  28-12-2025 10:00 via theguardian.com
  Topjaw’s Jesse Burgess is known for asking chefs and celebrities their favourite places to eat and drink. Time to turn the tables …As the wildly popular social media platform celebrates its 10th year, we ask the Topjaw frontman what he loves – and hates – about eating out during the festive season. Continue reading...
  
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• ‘Have sex to my own music? That sounds repugnant’: KT Tunstall’s honest playlist

  28-12-2025 10:00 via theguardian.com
  The Scots singer thought Kim Wilde was cool and got talked into buying a Cocteau Twins record but which song gives her a slap in the face?The first song I fell in love with
  I remember seeing Kim Wilde do Kids in America on Top of the Pops, and thinking she looked like Marilyn Monroe wearing a leather biker jacket. I loved that she was this cool British chick, doing this amazing American-sounding song.The first album I boughtI grew up in the 80s and loved Wham!, Bros, Madonna and Bon Jovi. Then I
  
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• ‘Hardcore had a level of violence I was really interested in’: the thrash solos and beatdowns of False Reality

  28-12-2025 09:00 via theguardian.com
  The band may be relatively new but its members have spent years steeped in the scene, giving them edge and an ear for tracks that rip through a roomFrom London, UK Recommended if you like Metallica, Terror, Trapped Under Ice Up next Performing at Collision festival, Bedford, 11 AprilOne of the surprise success stories of the last year has been the resurgence of hardcore. From the ascent of the young, Grammy-nominated bands Turnstile and Knocked Loose to the comeback of Deftones and their fresh g
  
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• My alligator is placid - except at dinnertime

  28-12-2025 08:16 via bbc.com
  Pam Mansfield, who founded Exotic Pet refuge, says the animal charity's monthly feed bill is £5000.
  
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• Inside elite unit hunting most wanted fugitives

  28-12-2025 08:16 via bbc.com
  GMP's Force Critical Wanted Unit hunts the area's most 'dangerous and devious' fugitives.
  
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• Rare brain leak made it feel like my head had exploded

  28-12-2025 08:05 via bbc.com
  While at a conference in Malta, she was hit by a rare, debilitating brain condition.
  
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• I ran 1,000km to test the best running watches in the UK – here are my favourites

  28-12-2025 08:00 via theguardian.com
  We ran more than 1,000km to test top-rated GPS fitness watches including Apple, Garmin and the best for beginners• The best running shoes for men and womenWhether you’re hitting the pavements for the first time, running with a club or racing for personal glory, the ability to track your workouts has become an essential part of any training regime. Not only can it help you improve, but you can also use it to avoid injury and share in the social experience. A running watch isn’t t
  
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• Baggy, carrot, flared or barrel – which were the jeans of 2025?

  28-12-2025 08:00 via theguardian.com
  If you think a year is a long time in politics, it’s even longer in the world of denim. Where once there was a universal shape that was ‘trendy’, now jeans of all shapes and sizes are enjoying moments in the saddleNever has there been a more fickle or divisive piece of clothing.Jeans, patented 152 years ago as workwear, have the power to make a wearer feel either on-trend or old fashioned, depending on their cut, wash and length and, most importantly, timing. As we bid farewell
  
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• ‘Many over-hyped London restaurants left me cold’: Grace Dent’s best restaurants of 2025 | Grace Dent on restaurants

  28-12-2025 07:00 via theguardian.com
  Zinging hospitality and heart-thumpingly good foodFor reasons that may already be apparent, and that are currently playing on BBC One, I have spent much of 2025 watching people cook scallops and souffles in a windowless television location unit in Digbeth, Birmingham. MasterChef, despite being one of the most exhilarating jobs a girl can do, sucked up most of my waking hours this year, and made my free time extra-precious. So the very best restaurants I found this year – those with zinging
  
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• Finding out I've got ADHD has saved my life

  28-12-2025 02:26 via bbc.com
  The actor says starting ADHD medication has allowed him to put on a one-man show about his life.
  
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• MCG curator in 'state of shock' at two-day Test

  28-12-2025 01:04 via bbc.com
  Melbourne Cricket Ground head curator Matthew Page says he was in a “state of shock” during England’s two-day defeat of Australia in the Boxing Day Test.
  
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• Godfather of Ethiopian jazz plays his last live concert

  28-12-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  Mulatu Astatke has been blending jazz influences from home and abroad for the past six decades.
  
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• Artist and author Oliver Jeffers returns with Disasters and Interventions exhibition

  28-12-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  The collection of works called "Disasters and Interventions" is being exhibited at the Naughton Gallery at Queen's University.
  
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