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• Calls for Government to support universities after ‘late’ U-turn on A-levels

  17-08-2020 19:09
  
  Education Secretary Gavin Williamson said temporary cap on the number of places that universities can offer to students has been lifted.
  
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• Which? online tool writes Christmas parcel complaints 'in seconds'

  14-12-2025 07:00 via express.co.uk
  In the whirlwind of holiday deliveries, mistakes are bound to happen. When your parcel doesn't arrive as expected, how do you ensure you get what you deserve?
  
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• Crack police teams coming to take rapists off nation's streets

  14-12-2025 07:00 via express.co.uk
  The biggest ever crackdown on violence against women and girls is promised
  
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• The real reason we started putting lights on Christmas trees

  14-12-2025 06:00 via express.co.uk
  The answer is revealed in a new BBC documentary that goes behind the scenes of three National Trust homes as they prepare for the festive season
  
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• The once-thriving UK town where huge £114m revamp can't come soon enough - ‘it’s a dump’

  14-12-2025 05:03 via express.co.uk
  EXCLUSIVE: One town is in need of a major upgrade say locals - and it could finally be getting it.
  
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• UK’s coldest village where temperatures once dropped to -27C

  14-12-2025 04:14 via express.co.uk
  This is the UK's coldest village, where temperatures once plummeted to a staggering minus 27C, and conditions are still bitterly chilly as heating costs soar.
  
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• UK seaside town rated ‘best for short break’ given £20m funding boost

  13-12-2025 23:08 via express.co.uk
  The money, which will be spent over a decade, will upgrade community spaces and heritage sites across the town.
  
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• Rapist boasted about signing for Premier League football club after attacking three women

  13-12-2025 22:27 via express.co.uk
  Sahil Ali preyed on vulnerable women who were not capable of looking after themselves.
  
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• Sick child murderer Axel Rudakubana enjoys Harry Potter books in jail

  13-12-2025 21:09 via express.co.uk
  The Southport killer has seen some of his restrictions in prison lifted.
  
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• Vile predator who abducted young girls from UK streets before raping them

  13-12-2025 21:01 via express.co.uk
  Kassam Hussain was unanimously found guilty of nine offences following a two-week trial at Birmingham Crown Court.
  
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• Nigel Farage has hit the bullseye with Britain's darts fans

  13-12-2025 20:42 via express.co.uk
  Tennis and athletics fans still lean Labour but Reform UK is by far the most popular party among darts lovers
  
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• Kemi Badenoch’s European 'WhatsApp buddy' as pair bond over love for Margaret Thatcher

  13-12-2025 19:18 via express.co.uk
  Kemi Badenoch said she has "a lot to learn" from the European politician.
  
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• Andrew will not face police action over bodyguard claim - BBC

  13-12-2025 15:49 via news.google.com
  Andrew will not face police action over bodyguard claim  BBCView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Everton vs Arsenal LIVE: WSL score, stats & updates - BBC

  13-12-2025 14:58 via news.google.com
  Everton vs Arsenal LIVE: WSL score, stats & updates  BBCOlivia Smith erases all doubt for Arsenal after frenetic first-half spell at Everton  The GuardianTeam news: Three changes at Goodison Park  Arsenal.comMatchday Guide: Everton Women v Arsenal  Everton Football ClubLive Commentary - Everton Women vs Arsenal Women | 13.12.2025  Sky Sports
  
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• Strictly Come Dancing's Amy Dowden unsure if she can be a mum - BBC

  13-12-2025 14:29 via news.google.com
  Strictly Come Dancing's Amy Dowden unsure if she can be a mum  BBCStrictly's Amy Dowden says cancer 'never leaves you' as she makes emotional 'lucky' admission  Manchester Evening NewsAmy Dowden shares positive health update on BBC's It Takes Two following second mastectomy  Nottinghamshire LiveStrictly’s Amy reveals she 'desperately wants to become a mum' despite cancer  The SunAmy Dowden flooded with support after sharing fresh update with fans&nbs
  
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• Liverpool v Brighton, Chelsea v Everton, and more: football – live - The Guardian

  13-12-2025 14:00 via news.google.com
  Liverpool v Brighton, Chelsea v Everton, and more: football – live  The GuardianMohamed Salah named on Liverpool bench for Brighton game  BBCConfirmed Liverpool line-up v Brighton & Hove Albion  Liverpool FCArne Slot explains Mo Salah and Alexander Isak bench decisions vs. Brighton  This Is AnfieldLiverpool vs. Brighton LIVE: Latest updates as Ekitike gives Liverpool the lead in opening minute  ESPN
  
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• Lionel Messi’s India tour starts in chaos as angry fans throw seats in stadium - The Guardian

  13-12-2025 13:59 via news.google.com
  Lionel Messi’s India tour starts in chaos as angry fans throw seats in stadium  The GuardianAnger at Lionel Messi 'GOAT' India tour as fans throw chairs and bottles at stadium event  BBCLionel Messi fans cause chaos as star visits Kolkata stadium on first day of India tour  Sky NewsWatch: Indian fans revolt after Lionel Messi appearance lasts only 20 minutes  The TelegraphLionel Messi statue unveiling in India marred by fan unrest  ESPN
  
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• Two dead after reports of explosion in garden of house - Sky News

  13-12-2025 13:33 via news.google.com
  Two dead after reports of explosion in garden of house  Sky NewsNelson fire kills two after explosion at Caerphilly house  BBCHouse fire in Nelson  Gwent PoliceLive updates as forensic teams arrive at scene of fatal explosion at house  Wales OnlineTwo killed after garden explosion and house fire  BBC
  
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• Scots homes 'likely to be flooded' as amber weather warning for 'very heavy rain' issued - STV News

  13-12-2025 13:23 via news.google.com
  Scots homes 'likely to be flooded' as amber weather warning for 'very heavy rain' issued  STV NewsUK weather: 'Danger to life' warning as heavy rain and floods set to hit parts of country this weekend  Sky NewsScots warned of possible danger to life as up to FIVE INCHES of rain set to fall within hours  The Scottish SunAmber rain warning issued for persistent heavy rain  Met OfficeMet Office map shows UK weather warnings as danger-to-life alert issued 
  
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• BMA warns of flu 'scaremongering' ahead of doctor strikes - BBC

  13-12-2025 13:22 via news.google.com
  BMA warns of flu 'scaremongering' ahead of doctor strikes  BBCView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Live updates as main road crashes cause delays - North Wales Live

  13-12-2025 13:06 via news.google.com
  Live updates as main road crashes cause delays  North Wales LiveMotorists warned of crashes on two Wrexham Industrial Estate roads  Wrexham LeaderCrash reported on Flintshire-Denbighshire border road this afternoon  Rhyl JournalDelays on A541 near Wrexham following crash  Wrexham LeaderCrash closes A541 in Flintshire  North Wales Live
  
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• Chelsea vs Everton: Premier League - LIVE - London Evening Standard

  13-12-2025 12:30 via news.google.com
  Chelsea vs Everton: Premier League - LIVE  London Evening StandardCole Palmer: Chelsea forward's groin injury makes no 'sense', says Enzo Maresca  BBCConfirmed Chelsea line-up versus Everton | News | Official Site  Chelsea Football ClubPremier League news: Palmer not fully recovered, Moyes plans Tarkowski chat  The GuardianChelsea vs Everton LIVE! Premier League match updates, news, score, and highlights  Sky Sports
  
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• Next plots swoop on family-owned shoe chain Russell & Bromley - Sky News

  13-12-2025 12:26 via news.google.com
  Next plots swoop on family-owned shoe chain Russell & Bromley  Sky NewsView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Laughing at Britain: Czech drug dealer posing in £1,500 Moncler jacket on suburban street symbolises everything that is wrong with soft touch UK - Daily Mail

  13-12-2025 11:43 via news.google.com
  Laughing at Britain: Czech drug dealer posing in £1,500 Moncler jacket on suburban street symbolises everything that is wrong with soft touch UK  Daily Mail
  
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• Less than half of NHS staff get flu jab despite virus ‘tidal wave’ - The Times

  13-12-2025 11:34 via news.google.com
  Less than half of NHS staff get flu jab despite virus ‘tidal wave’  The TimesFlu in five charts - how this year's winter outbreak is different  BBCWhat the new superflu feels like: a drill inside my head  The TimesAs NHS braces for record flu cases, is the strain active in continental Europe too?  The GuardianHow serious is the H3N2 ‘superflu’ variant? Symptoms and advice  The Telegraph
  
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• Dispatch dev says there's one super-rare game-state no one's got yet - Eurogamer

  13-12-2025 11:30 via news.google.com
  Dispatch dev says there's one super-rare game-state no one's got yet  Eurogamer
  
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• Australia’s social media ban has given us a way to fight big tech – and get my son back on his skateboard - The Guardian

  13-12-2025 11:06 via news.google.com
  Australia’s social media ban has given us a way to fight big tech – and get my son back on his skateboard  The GuardianAustralia social media ban: Why isn't gaming included?  BBCWill social media’s week of reckoning finally wake up Silicon Valley?  The TimesAustralian users flock to new platforms after social media ban for under-16s  Financial TimesAustralian teens were kicked off social media this week. Some are back already  C
  
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• Actor Peter Greene, known for villainous roles in Pulp Fiction and The Mask, dies at 60 - Sky News

  13-12-2025 10:12 via news.google.com
  Actor Peter Greene, known for villainous roles in Pulp Fiction and The Mask, dies at 60  Sky NewsPeter Greene, actor known for 'Pulp Fiction' and 'The Mask,' dead at 60  NBC NewsPeter Greene death: Pulp Fiction and The Mask star dies at 60  The IndependentPeter Greene Dies: ‘Pulp Fiction’ & ‘The Mask’ Actor Was 60  Deadline‘Pulp Fiction,’ ‘The Mask’ actor Peter Greene found dead at 60 inside his NYC apart
  
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• ‘Our perfectly healthy daughter caught flu. Now she faces having to learn to walk and talk again’ - The Independent

  13-12-2025 10:10 via news.google.com
  ‘Our perfectly healthy daughter caught flu. Now she faces having to learn to walk and talk again’  The IndependentView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Men arrested after Shotton Colliery Christmas tree cut down - BBC

  13-12-2025 10:10 via news.google.com
  Men arrested after Shotton Colliery Christmas tree cut down  BBCTwo men arrested after Christmas tree in Durham village chopped down  The GuardianVillagers try to put felled Christmas tree back up  BBC'Disgraceful' vandals felled Christmas tree hours after lights switch-on  Sky NewsChainsaw-Wielding Vandals Chop Down Monumental Christmas Tree  People.com
  
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