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• Everton show the way by promoting community rather gambling | David Conn

  10-02-2020 20:45
  
  If Premier League clubs want recognition for work off the pitch, then rejecting sponsorship from bookies is the way forwardIn a climate of serious concern finally rising about football’s drenching with gambling adverts, Everton showed a glimpse of a better future at their home match with Crystal Palace on Saturday. Rather than promoting to the watching world Everton’s sponsor, the Kenyan betting giant SportPesa, the players wore a name across their shirts that looked very much more a
  
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• 'Sex predator let out to kill' and 'net zero plans rolled back'

  08-08-2026 06:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Several papers are leading on a serial sex offender who has been found guilty of murdering two women and raping a third in London.
  
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• Police officers investigated over handling of sex offender who murdered two women

  08-08-2026 01:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Simon Levy was a serial sex offender who was being monitored by police when he killed two women.
  
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• Belfast university to investigate work co-authored by academic in plagiarism row

  08-08-2026 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Arday resigned from his University of Cambridge roles on Wednesday following allegations of plagiarism.
  
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• Counter-terror police reopen attempted burglary probe as part of Widdecombe inquiry

  08-08-2026 00:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  No arrests were made at the time and the investigation was closed.
  
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• What happened to Lisa Ross? Reporting from Athens as a murder case unfolds

  07-08-2026 23:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The death of Lisa Ross has attracted significant attention from international media and has horrified the people who lived near where her body was found.
  
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• Our homes shake and pictures fall off the wall when quarry blasts rocks

  07-08-2026 23:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  People living near a quarry in Pontypridd say their children are frightened when huge rocks are blasted.
  
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• Police failings revealed as sex offender left free to murder and attack women

  07-08-2026 23:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Simon Levy’s second murder victim, Sheryl Wilkins, could have been saved, senior Met officer admits.
  
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• Serial sex offender guilty of double murder and rape

  07-08-2026 21:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Simon Levy, from Tottenham, was left free to kill due to a string of police and court blunders.
  
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• Obesity rates have doubled in England since 1993 - what's going on?

  07-08-2026 20:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Around seven million more adults are living with obesity than would have been if obesity rates had stayed the same as 1993.
  
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• 'Like a bus seat back in the day' - new Wales kit leaves fans divided

  07-08-2026 20:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Some are claiming the new home football shirt is the worst in Wales' history.
  
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• Cambridge to review process for hiring senior academics after Jason Arday resignation

  07-08-2026 19:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Prof Priyamvada Gopal, who is part of the group, says Cambridge should not be "marking its own homework".
  
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• Streeting 'sickened' by sex abuse claims at Army college

  07-08-2026 18:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The defence secretary promises to look into what went wrong at the college in North Yorkshire.
  
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• Girl, 11, found dead after search at Midlothian beauty spot

  07-08-2026 18:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Emergency crews were called to Gore Water in Midlothian after the alarm was raised on Thursday afternoon.
  
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• Madonna and Blur producer William Orbit dies aged 69

  07-08-2026 18:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tributes are paid to the musical "genius and pioneer", who also worked with All Saints, Pink and U2.
  
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• Why there's a row about standing up while drinking in central London

  07-08-2026 18:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Westminster Council is under fire as part of its plans to update a licensing policy. Why?
  
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• How a 90-second power outage sparked chaos for rail commuters

  07-08-2026 18:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The incident raised questions about how a disrupted power supply can have such a widespread impact.
  
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• Police make further arrests as Thetford disorder continues

  07-08-2026 18:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The arrests follow disturbances linked to anti-immigration protests in the market town.
  
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• Officer who led PC Harper investigation 'appalled' killers could be released early

  07-08-2026 17:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former Det Sup Stuart Blaik, who led the investigation into the police officer's death, has publicly shared his views on the case for the first time.
  
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• Prisoner release row proving to be Burnham's first big test as PM

  07-08-2026 17:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The prison overcrowding crisis presents the new PM with a dilemma for which there are only unpalatable choices.
  
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• How a diary entry solved the murder of a missing man

  07-08-2026 16:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A detective shares how a six-year long investigation brought answers to a family in turmoil.
  
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• Two firms guilty over man killed by falling window

  07-08-2026 15:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mick Ferris was hit by the glass which fell from a luxury tower block on London's Albert Embankment.
  
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• Brothers jailed for killing man and injuring his son while racing cars home

  07-08-2026 13:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Abubakr Ben Yusaf and Umar Ben Yusaf were racing near Welshpool, Powys, in November 2024.
  
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• Assistant referee Massey-Ellis retires to take FA role

  07-08-2026 13:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Assistant referee Sian Massey‑Ellis announces her retirement from officiating to take up a position with the Football Association.
  
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• Data breach investigation into Minnie Merriman's medical records

  07-08-2026 11:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Minnie Merriman, from West Yorkshire, died after being found seriously injured at an industrial estate in Arbroath.
  
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• England footballer Toney charged with assault in Soho

  07-08-2026 11:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The 30-year-old former Brentford striker is due to appear in court next month.
  
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• Divers find 162-year-old Guinness in shipwreck off the English coast

  07-08-2026 07:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Samples from the bottle have been sent for analysis, with researchers hoping to learn more about what the stout would have tasted like.
  
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• Jason Arday claimed he was paid ‘1.4 million’ by publisher for memoir - The Guardian

  07-08-2026 03:30 via news.google.com
  Jason Arday claimed he was paid ‘1.4 million’ by publisher for memoir  The GuardianMet Police boss admits mistake over plagiarism row  BBCDons call for Cambridge leaders to take blame for Jason Arday appointment  The GuardianJason Arday: Cambridge professor in plagiarism row quits  BBCStatement about Professor Arday  University of Cambridge
  
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• No 10 urges council to 'work with' London pubs amid row over 'vertical drinking' - Sky News

  07-08-2026 03:20 via news.google.com
  No 10 urges council to 'work with' London pubs amid row over 'vertical drinking'  Sky News‘It is British life’: No 10 vows to stop councils trying to limit standing in pubs  The GuardianCouncil calls time on being served at the bar in Soho pubs  The TelegraphSoho pubs won’t take plan to ban ‘vertical drinking’ lying down  The TimesStanding in pubs could 'die out' as councils crack down on 'vertical drinking'  Daily S
  
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• Astronomers capture highest-resolution image ever of the Sun’s surface - Physics World

  07-08-2026 02:44 via news.google.com
  
  Astronomers capture highest-resolution image ever of the Sun’s surface  Physics WorldUbiquitous Kelvin–Helmholtz instabilities driving plasma mixing on the Sun  NatureSharpest-ever pictures reveal the sun’s restless surface  The TimesSee the Sun like never before with most detailed images yet  BBCNSF Inouye Solar Telescope Enables Major Discovery of a Hidden Solar Process - NSO  NSO - National Solar Observatory
  
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