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• Back Jeremy Corbyn on Brexit or 'step aside', Labour frontbenchers warned

  22-09-2019 23:19
  Union boss Len McCluskey, a prominent ally of the Labour leader, says the party "must go into an election united".
  
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• Mum and boyfriend guilty of girl's murder

  28-07-2026 14:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Prosecutors say Isabelle Welsh was subjected to a "wicked" campaign of abuse before her death.
  
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• GP walk-in clinics see low attendance leading to accusations of failure

  28-07-2026 13:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scotland's health secretary says it's early days for the scheme and she is enouraged "thus far" - but critics say it should be scrapped.
  
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• Naga Munchetty to leave BBC Breakfast after 17 years

  28-07-2026 13:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC One show's co-host will swap the TV sofa for the presenter's chair on Radio 5 Live Breakfast.
  
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• 'We lost all of our morning trade' - businesses fearful after more break-ins

  28-07-2026 13:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A café owner warned the situation was at a "tipping point" after his premises were targeted.
  
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• Man admits taking ambulance with patient inside

  28-07-2026 13:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Marshall Leese stole the ambulance from outside a hospital in Stoke-on-Trent.
  
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• Love Island UK crowns winners of twist-filled series

  28-07-2026 13:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  For the first time in the history of the UK series, only three couples were in the final after several twists.
  
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• Former boxing world champion denies assaulting man, court hears

  28-07-2026 13:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Joe Cordina, 34, was charged in connection with an incident outside a petrol station in February.
  
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• Badenoch calls for emergency legislation to stop early release scheme

  28-07-2026 13:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Last week Andy Burnham announced he was pausing early release plans for September after backlash from survivors and victims.
  
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• Schools to offer technical subjects to pupils from age 14 in England, Burnham says

  28-07-2026 12:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The government wants pupils to take courses like AI and manufacturing which are linked to local jobs.
  
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• Reform UK reports Zack Polanski to police over guillotine T-shirt post

  28-07-2026 12:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The post included a photo of a man wearing a top featuring the name "Nigel" alongside an image of a guillotine.
  
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• Unsolved Suzy Lamplugh case 'haunts' detectives

  28-07-2026 08:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Suzy Lamplugh (pictured second left) disappeared 40 years ago and her case is set to be closed in a year's time.
  
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• Second home owners 'feel unwelcome' while locals struggle to buy

  28-07-2026 07:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Are second homes - a hotly contested topic in Wales - pricing young people out of areas they grew up in?
  
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• How afraid should we be of Scotland's jellyfish?

  28-07-2026 07:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Many people are scared of the jellyfish due to the fear of painful stings and the creature's unpredictable nature in the water.
  
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• Burnham appoints Phillipson as Labour Party chair

  28-07-2026 03:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  She will work closely with Lucy Powell, having lost out to her in the deputy leadership contest.
  
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• Why attachment theory is everywhere right now and how it can help you

  28-07-2026 02:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Attachment theory is everywhere right now, but what is it and how can you use it to improve your relationships?
  
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• Fourth heatwave grips parts of UK with 35C forecast

  28-07-2026 02:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A fourth heatwave of the year is now under way for parts of the UK, with temperatures expected to climb into the mid-30s Celsius later this week.
  
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• Hundreds of thousands of women get morning-after pill via free pharmacy service

  28-07-2026 02:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Since October, the morning-after pill has been made available free-of-charge at high street pharmacies under a new scheme in England.
  
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• Fit schools, hospitals and new homes with air con, say Lib Dems

  27-07-2026 20:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The party says the country is "woefully unprepared for extreme heat", as parts of the UK prepare for another heatwave.
  
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• Ex political advisor admits fraud over expense claims

  27-07-2026 19:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Matthew Torbitt was working for Bury South MP Christian Wakeford at th etime of the offences.
  
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• Funeral director who left people unburied breached families' trust 'on industrial scale', court hears

  27-07-2026 18:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The sentencing hearing of Robert Bush hears how the funeral parlour was likened to a "horror scene".
  
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• NHS 'will collapse' without social care reform, PM tells BBC

  27-07-2026 18:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The prime minister says he would not want to leave office without bringing in "substantial change" to the social care system.
  
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• 'Cruel' carer jailed for abuse yelled 'I hope you die' at 81-year-old victim

  27-07-2026 18:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Louise Harris was on a trial shift when she shouted in the face of the woman who has dementia.
  
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• Bill Oddie: Comedian who found nature a welcome refuge from mental illness

  27-07-2026 18:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  One of Britain's best known comedians and naturalists, his life was plagued by bouts of acute depression which saw many visits to psychiatric hospitals.
  
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• Zelensky visit sends clear message of support for Ukraine, Burnham says

  27-07-2026 17:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Ukrainian president became the new prime minister's first international visitor since taking office.
  
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• Teen denies endangering lives of 165 people on migrant boat crossing

  27-07-2026 17:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Chan Mathok Atak, 19, from Sudan, is accused of endangering life during a sea journey to the UK.
  
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• Teens in court accused of murder after stabbing

  27-07-2026 15:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A 16-year-old boy and two 17-year-olds face three charges, including murder and violent disorder.
  
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• Very strong tide led to West Mersea drownings, relative says

  27-07-2026 14:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Shahin Ahmed's seven-year-old son remains in a critical condition after being pulled from the water.
  
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• TV presenter and comedian Bill Oddie dies at 85

  27-07-2026 14:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  His agent pays tribute to the "multi-talented" broadcaster, comedian and conservationist.
  
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• UK's iconic Jodrell Bank telescope faces axe in science cuts

  27-07-2026 13:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Astronomers warn it would tear the heart out of UK science, and leave a generation untrained.
  
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