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• Could drones replace fireworks in the UK?

  26-02-2018 17:03 via bbc.co.uk
  After spectacular shows at the Winter Olympics, could LED drones take over from traditional displays?
  
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• Inquiry into fatal Stonehaven train derailment begins

  26-01-2026 12:29 via bbc.com
  Three men died when the train derailed in Aberdeenshire after hitting a landslide in 2020.
  
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• Starmer defends blocking Andy Burnham from by-election run after backlash

  26-01-2026 12:25 via bbc.com
  The Manchester mayor had applied to stand as a candidate for the upcoming parliamentary by-election in Gorton and Denton.
  
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• 'There is no evidence to back up finding that I broke ministerial code' - Gordon Lyons

  26-01-2026 12:23 via bbc.com
  Lyons was investigated over a Facebook post after immigrant families were forced to flee their homes during racially-motivated riots.
  
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• UK braces for severe wind and rain as Storm Chandra named

  26-01-2026 11:58 via bbc.com
  Chandra is the third major storm to hit the UK this month, after Goretti and Ingird caused widespread damage and destruction.
  
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• Police to be set 15-minute response target for some 999 calls

  26-01-2026 11:28 via bbc.com
  The Home Office says its plans to cut red tape will see officers spending more time out on the streets.
  
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• Bonnie Tyler's classic hits 1bn streams - but singer reveals it 'makes nothing'

  26-01-2026 11:16 via bbc.com
  The gravelly-voiced Welsh icon's hit is still loved by fans 43 years after its release.
  
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• Mum with cervical cancer begged for scan after years of being 'fobbed off'

  26-01-2026 10:32 via bbc.com
  Jessica finally received a diagnosis after "begging" for an MRI scan revealing she needed urgent treatment.
  
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• Make sure pupils don't ever use phones at school, Phillipson tells teachers

  26-01-2026 08:31 via bbc.com
  The education secretary says phones should not been seen during lessons, breaktimes or lunchtime.
  
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• Body found believed to be missing antiques dealer

  26-01-2026 07:51 via bbc.com
  The recovered body is believed to be 64-year-old Matthew Upham from Budleigh Salterton.
  
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• 'Low pay and boredom led me to get a secret second job'

  26-01-2026 07:46 via bbc.com
  Imtiaz had a public sector job but said the pay was low, he took another job in the private sector.
  
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• Can a council do five days' work in four?

  26-01-2026 07:34 via bbc.com
  Staff at one local authority are doing fewer hours for the same pay. How is it working out?
  
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• Class bias should be illegal, culture review says

  26-01-2026 07:28 via bbc.com
  More than 50% of respondents to a survey on the creative sector say they experienced class bias.
  
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• Gigs planned to celebrate independent venues

  26-01-2026 07:18 via bbc.com
  The week-long event's organiser says it is very important to "preserve and celebrate" these spaces.
  
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• I'm finally retiring aged 91, after fulfilling my wife's dying wish

  26-01-2026 07:10 via bbc.com
  Norrie McIntosh has volunteers with Dumfries and Galloway Citizens Advice Service for 25 years.
  
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• My toddler's rare disease was spotted with 24 hours to spare

  26-01-2026 07:08 via bbc.com
  Ashleigh McGeogh's daughter Delilah was diagnosed with Kawasaki disease, a condition that is the leading cause of acquired heart disease in UK children.
  
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• Tributes paid as BBC presenter John Randall dies

  26-01-2026 06:56 via bbc.com
  "A huge part of us will always be missing," says BBC Guernsey's executive producer.
  
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• Jessica Pegula defeats Madison Keys in straight sets – as it happened - The Guardian

  26-01-2026 04:36 via news.google.com
  Jessica Pegula defeats Madison Keys in straight sets – as it happened  The GuardianSpotless Pegula ends Keys’ Australian Open reign with serve of apple pie and cheese | Tumaini Carayol  The GuardianAustralian Open 2026 results: Madison Keys & Jessica Pegula - podcast co-hosts and fourth-round opponents  BBCMadison Keys won’t eat cheddar apple pie if she loses to Jessica Pegula at Australian Open  Tennis.comDefending Australian Open ch
  
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• Police in England and Wales to get new strict emergency response time limits - The Guardian

  26-01-2026 03:30 via news.google.com
  Police in England and Wales to get new strict emergency response time limits  The GuardianHome Office to launch ‘British FBI’ to deal with serious crime UK-wide  The GuardianShabana Mahmood to announce police overhaul - with 999 response targets and cuts to 'red tape'  Sky NewsEngland and Wales to hand counterterror policing to new national force  Financial TimesShabana Mahmood 'would have sacked' West Midlands Police chief  BBC
  
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• NHS to increase accuracy of bowel cancer test in England - The Guardian

  26-01-2026 03:30 via news.google.com
  NHS to increase accuracy of bowel cancer test in England  The GuardianNHS bowel cancer screening shake-up in a bid to catch cases earlier  The IndependentBowel cancer diagnosis boost as NHS tests will be fine tuned to spot tumours  thesun.co.ukNHS to lower threshold for bowel cancer screening  Pharmacy BusinessNew improved NHS bowel cancer test is still quick, simple and done at home - but the impact is HUGE  thesun.ie
  
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• Cunha’s stunner earns Manchester United thrilling late win at Arsenal - The Guardian

  26-01-2026 03:30 via news.google.com
  Cunha’s stunner earns Manchester United thrilling late win at Arsenal  The Guardian'Another unbelievable result' - but what's different about Man Utd now?  BBCPremier League LIVE: Arsenal vs Manchester United - build-up, team news, live text & radio commentary  BBC‘We got punished’: Arteta rues errors as Arsenal’s title tilt stalls with United loss  The GuardianMichael Carrick: Manchester United have bigger games to come &n
  
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• 'I spent £2,000 on one event': Why Gen Z is obsessed with Hyrox

  26-01-2026 01:45 via bbc.com
  How young millennials and Generation Z - people in their twenties to early forties - have become obsessed with this fitness craze.
  
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• UK to join major wind farm project with nine European countries

  26-01-2026 01:43 via bbc.com
  For the first time, the new wind farms will be connected to more than one country through undersea cables.
  
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• Thousands of children facing 'catastrophic' waits for NHS community care

  26-01-2026 01:37 via bbc.com
  A quarter of the 300,000 children waiting for community NHS care have spent more than a year waiting.
  
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• Murder and MI5: the extraordinary battle over what stays secret - BBC

  26-01-2026 01:25 via news.google.com
  Murder and MI5: the extraordinary battle over what stays secret  BBC
  
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• Murder and MI5: How an extraordinary battle erupted over what the state keeps secret

  26-01-2026 01:25 via bbc.com
  Can the state, especially when it is implicated in killing, be trusted as the arbiter of what should remain confidential?
  
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• Russia using Interpol's wanted list to target critics abroad, leak reveals - BBC

  26-01-2026 01:15 via news.google.com
  Russia using Interpol's wanted list to target critics abroad, leak reveals  BBC
  
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• Report sets out ‘blueprint for change’ to increase working-class representation in the arts - The Guardian

  26-01-2026 01:01 via news.google.com
  Report sets out ‘blueprint for change’ to increase working-class representation in the arts  The GuardianClass should be ‘protected characteristic’ as arts world too posh, report says  edp24.co.ukBeing working class should be protected by law to create more acts like Oasis, says report  Daily Star
  
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• Edinburgh and Glasgow top London as UK’s nightlife hotspots, Uber data shows - The Guardian

  26-01-2026 01:01 via news.google.com
  Edinburgh and Glasgow top London as UK’s nightlife hotspots, Uber data shows  The GuardianView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Gold tops $5,000 for first time ever, adding to historic rally - BBC

  26-01-2026 00:49 via news.google.com
  Gold tops $5,000 for first time ever, adding to historic rally  BBCGold heads for best week since 2008 as Trump’s Greenland threats hit dollar  The TelegraphGold Tops $5,000 as Global Upheaval Fuels Precious Metals Rally  Bloomberg.comGold Is Inching Closer To $5,000. Where Next For Investors?  ForbesEverything you need to know about gold  Robin J Brooks | Substack
  
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