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• Claire Ptak’s alternative Christmas puddings

  17-12-2016 07:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Does ‘Christmas pudding’ have to come in only one form? This year, take traditional flavours – dried fruit, booze, spices – and shape them into seasonal sweet goods with a differenceSweet aromatics infuse the winter months: ginger, nutmeg, clove, clementine, spiced rum and brandy. Their exotic, warming flavours wrap around you like a warm blanket. My California blood almost curdled when I was first faced with Christmas pudding, but now I crave the concentrated sweetness o
  
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• Burnham cancels engagements after death of father

  14-09-2026 20:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Burnham has previously said his father did not know he had become prime minister due to his Alzheimer's.
  
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• Farage says £72m donations are compliant 'with the law today'

  14-09-2026 19:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ministers are seeking to put a £100,000 annual cap on donations from British expats, backdated to 25 March 2026.
  
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• Police confirm 'targeted attack' after man named in suspected shooting

  14-09-2026 19:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  William Watson, known as Billy, was killed in the incident in West Lothian on Saturday.
  
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• Farm tax a mistake, Lord Blunkett says in call for Burnham 'rural reset'

  14-09-2026 19:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The former mentor to Prime Minister Andy Burnham has joined ex-PM Lord Cameron in criticising rural policies.
  
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• No police collusion in sectarian murder but multiple RUC failings included tip-off to suspect

  14-09-2026 19:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Robert Hamill died after he was beaten by loyalists in Portadown, County Armagh.
  
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• Man admits drugging and raping wife over 20 years

  14-09-2026 18:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A husband, who cannot be named to protect his wife's anonymity, pleads guilty to more than 60 offences, including rape and administering a substance with intent.
  
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• Key convicted Palestine Action member on the run

  14-09-2026 18:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sean Middlebrough is convicted in his absence over a break-in at a British defence firm in Bristol.
  
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• I had 11 years of chemotherapy for a cancer I didn't have

  14-09-2026 18:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Becky Jones is among more than 40 people taking legal action against a hospital trust.
  
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• Uganda will now take part in Harry's Invictus Games after King's reassurance

  14-09-2026 17:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  After a phone call with Buckingham Palace, Uganda now says it will take part in the Invictus Games.
  
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• Westminster's time is coming to an end, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish leaders say

  14-09-2026 17:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The leaders of Plaid Cymru, SNP and Sinn Fein say the UK government should prepare for constitutional change.
  
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• Member of UK armed forces dies in road traffic incident in Ukraine

  14-09-2026 17:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The incident is not the result of hostile action, the BBC understands.
  
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• Chief coroner calls for inquiry into Manchester synagogue attack

  14-09-2026 16:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The chief coroner says sensitive MI5 evidence means inquests may not be suitable.
  
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• 'Culture shift' needed in how UK does business, PM urges

  14-09-2026 16:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Burnham says those who take risks should be backed by government, but his government has been criticised for increasing business costs.
  
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• Two runners died during Great North Run

  14-09-2026 16:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The men, both aged 25, collapsed on the course on Sunday, the Great Run Company says.
  
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• Opera singer leads Scottish takeover of the Last Night of the Proms

  14-09-2026 15:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nicky Spence from Dumfries got the crowd laughing and cheering with a mash-up of traditional and modern music combined with dance moves and patriotic outfits.
  
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• This is what women in sport look like - female athletes hit back

  14-09-2026 15:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  British sprinter Amy Hunt is among an array of female athletes criticising the controversial betting advert starring actress Sydney Sweeney.
  
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• London musical cancelled after Ariana Grande and Jonathan Bailey pull out

  14-09-2026 14:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sunday in the Park With George was supposed to make its debut next year at the Barbican.
  
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• Removal of US Embassy staffer from UK 'unforgivable'

  14-09-2026 14:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Charlotte Charles says the situation has "all the hallmarks" of her son's case.
  
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• Russia hits Ukrainian train shortly after Boris Johnson and top European officials leave station

  14-09-2026 14:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The former UK PM said: "I don't know what warped logic drove Putin to blow up a stationary Ukrainian locomotive on the Polish border this morning".
  
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• Speedboat killer jailed for attack on girlfriend

  14-09-2026 13:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jack Shepherd was sentenced at Isleworth Crown Court after previously admitting the violent assault.
  
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• Driver who killed Team GB triathlete to be deported

  14-09-2026 13:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Romanian van driver Visile Barbu's appeal against deportation was dismissed by a judge.
  
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• Heading off to uni? Here's what to insure against theft

  14-09-2026 10:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  What should new students consider to keep your belongings safe and covered by insurance?
  
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• MPs and Lords call for new law to address AI threat to human rights

  14-09-2026 10:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Existing laws are not equipped to address the risks to human rights being posed by artificial intelligence, UK politicians say.
  
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• Police had councillor's fingerprints on hate mail - but dropped case

  14-09-2026 07:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Gerard Woodhouse's fingerprints were found on an offensive letter before he targeted another victim.
  
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• The Papers: 'Compulsory lentils' and 'Boris flees Vlad drone blitz'

  14-09-2026 07:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  New school food rules for England and ex-PM Boris Johnson "flees Vlad drone blitz" are the top stories in Monday's papers.
  
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• My son was jailed indefinitely for stealing a mobile - we've waited 21 years to see him released

  14-09-2026 07:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Leroy Douglas has spent almost as long in prison as one of Wales' most notorious murderers.
  
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• Speedboat killer Jack Shepherd to be sentenced for assaulting partner

  14-09-2026 05:47 via express.co.uk
  Shepherd was released from prison part-way through his sentence for the manslaughter of Charlotte Brown
  
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• UK holiday home company plunges into administration with almost £2m in debt

  14-09-2026 04:59 via express.co.uk
  The UK holiday home company has stopped trading due to financial issues
  
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• Centre-left opposition bloc leads in Swedish vote, poll shows - Al Jazeera

  14-09-2026 02:50 via news.google.com
  Centre-left opposition bloc leads in Swedish vote, poll shows  Al JazeeraSwedish party blocs tied after Sunday vote, projections say  bbc.co.ukSwedish opposition's slight lead in election dead heat  RTE.ieSweden’s hard Right on brink, with election too close to call  The TelegraphSwedish election on a knife-edge  Financial Times
  
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