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• Happy New Year

  11-09-2017 17:11
  It's been two weeks but it feels more like a month - being back at school already feels completely normal.
  
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• Family-run UK ice cream company crashes into liquidation after 125 years

  19-02-2026 14:20 via express.co.uk
  The business was established by Italian migrant Domenico di Rollo in 1899.
  
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• Smiling killer's chilling 3-word reply as he's jailed for arson attack on elderly couple

  19-02-2026 14:17 via express.co.uk
  Kevin Weetman, Kylie Maynard and Lee Owens have been sentenced for the manslaughter of Eric Greener and Sheila Jackson
  
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• Chilwell tram crash LIVE: Nottingham chaos as bus and tram collide in horror smash

  19-02-2026 14:13 via express.co.uk
  The tram was left derailed with debris everywhere
  
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• Bombshell pubs update as football fans fear World Cup time difference horror

  19-02-2026 14:06 via express.co.uk
  Pubs will also be able to apply for a temporary licence for any very late kick-offs that could finish beyond 2am,
  
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• Morrisons makes free food change in all cafes until Friday

  19-02-2026 14:05 via express.co.uk
  Customers only have a day to make use of the supermarket's offer.
  
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• 'Monster' raped girl, 13, who had been passed 'from man to man' since age 11

  19-02-2026 13:39 via express.co.uk
  The woman he abused said: "You didn't just steal my childhood, you stole the rest of my life."
  
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• UK space rocket giant collapses into administration with more than 160 jobs lost

  19-02-2026 12:21 via express.co.uk
  The company had been on the cusp of the first test launches of its microlauncher Prime later this year.
  
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• Sadiq Khan's biggest scandal just got even worse - he's on the brink

  19-02-2026 12:20 via express.co.uk
  EXCLUSIVE: The Express was the first title to expose the London grooming gangs scandal and now fresh revelations casting more doubt on the mayor's response.
  
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• UK pub in pretty village collapses into liquidation - closed in June 2025

  19-02-2026 11:42 via express.co.uk
  The pub closed its doors in June 2025 without disclosing the reason for its closure.
  
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• Netflix has just added one of the most iconic American TV shows of all time

  19-02-2026 10:38 via express.co.uk
  The beloved drama is one of the best to ever do it.
  
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• Child poverty figures in the UK expected to be revised down - BBC

  19-02-2026 02:03 via news.google.com
  Child poverty figures in the UK expected to be revised down  BBC
  
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• Visit Irish Bloodstock Sales With ITM EBF Mares' 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) - Huntingdon Racecards - Sporting Life

  19-02-2026 02:00 via news.google.com
  Visit Irish Bloodstock Sales With ITM EBF Mares' 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) - Huntingdon Racecards  Sporting Life
  
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• Bono lambasts ICE, Putin, Netanyahu and more as U2 release first collection of new songs since 2017 - The Guardian

  19-02-2026 01:16 via news.google.com
  Bono lambasts ICE, Putin, Netanyahu and more as U2 release first collection of new songs since 2017  The GuardianU2: Days of Ash review – six new tracks reaffirm the band as a vital political voice  The Guardian'U2 - Days of Ash' New EP Out Now  U2 > HomeU2 are back on the barricades with their most political work in years  The TelegraphU2 releases Renee Good tribute song 'American Obituary'  NBC News
  
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• Tech firms must remove ‘revenge porn’ in 48 hours or risk being blocked, says Starmer - The Guardian

  19-02-2026 00:48 via news.google.com
  Tech firms must remove ‘revenge porn’ in 48 hours or risk being blocked, says Starmer  The GuardianUK to require tech firms to remove abusive images within 48 hours  Financial TimesSocial media firms will have 48 hours to take down revenge porn  The TimesTech firms must take down abusive images in 48 hours - or face being blocked from UK  Sky NewsOfcom to speed up decision on rules enforcing tech companies to block illegal images online &n
  
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• Oxygen metabolism in descendants of the archaeal-eukaryotic ancestor - Nature

  19-02-2026 00:26 via news.google.com
  Oxygen metabolism in descendants of the archaeal-eukaryotic ancestor  NatureHow Microbes Got Their Crawl  The New York TimesAncient microbes may have used oxygen 500 million years before it filled Earth’s atmosphere  ScienceDailyA break in a longstanding mystery about origin of complex life  EurekAlert!Deep Sea Discovery Reveals How Life’s Evolution Was Fueled by Oxygen  Indian Defence Review
  
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• 'I thought I had indigestion - it turned out to be liver cancer' - BBC

  19-02-2026 00:17 via news.google.com
  'I thought I had indigestion - it turned out to be liver cancer'  BBC
  
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• Etsy sells second-hand fashion app Depop to eBay for $1.2bn - BBC

  18-02-2026 23:40 via news.google.com
  Etsy sells second-hand fashion app Depop to eBay for $1.2bn  BBCEBay buys Depop for $1.2bn in bid to capture younger shoppers  The GuardianeBay buys second-hand clothing app Depop for $1.2bn  BBCEtsy Sells Depop, a Secondhand Clothing App Popular With Gen Z, to eBay  The New York TimesEtsy stock pops 14% on sale of Depop to eBay for $1.2 billion  CNBC
  
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• As Trump retreats from climate goals, China is becoming a green superpower - BBC

  18-02-2026 23:09 via news.google.com
  As Trump retreats from climate goals, China is becoming a green superpower  BBCThe Guardian view on Donald Trump and the climate crisis: the US is in reverse while China ploughs ahead | Editorial  The GuardianUS Disorder vs. China's New Energy  BullionVaultAs U.S. Engagement Wavers, Southeast Asia Finds a New Climate Partner in China  The China-Global South ProjectNew Report | The Evolving Politics of Climate Change in China  Asia Society
  
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• Tens of thousands more students join legal action over Covid-hit studies - The Guardian

  18-02-2026 23:02 via news.google.com
  Tens of thousands more students join legal action over Covid-hit studies  The GuardianUCL students win £21mn over Covid disruption in watershed UK settlement  Financial TimesStudents begin Covid compensation claim against 36 more universities  BBCWho calls the shots when resolving students’ complaints?  WonkheVet schools caught up in students’ COVID-19 legal claim  Vet Times
  
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• That irritating feeling that France was right - The Economist

  18-02-2026 22:31 via news.google.com
  That irritating feeling that France was right  The Economist
  
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• Do not give away Diego Garcia, Trump tells UK in fresh attack on Chagos deal

  18-02-2026 21:41 via bbc.com
  The US president says "it will be a blight on our great ally" if the Chagos Islands are handed over to Mauritius.
  
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• Bone cement shortage likely to lead to joint surgery delays, NHS warns

  18-02-2026 21:25 via bbc.com
  Around 1,000 operations a week rely on the product as patients are warned delays are inevitable.
  
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• Starmer ‘not being honest’ on defence spending, say ex-military chiefs - The Telegraph

  18-02-2026 21:21 via news.google.com
  Starmer ‘not being honest’ on defence spending, say ex-military chiefs  The TelegraphReeves blocking spending boost for defence  The TelegraphIs It The End Of The Global Order As We Know It?  BBCGilt investors warn about ‘ruse’ to fund higher UK defence spending  Financial TimesBoss of BAE Systems urges ministers to publish delayed military spending plan  The Guardian
  
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• Trump sends fighter jet squadron to ‘kick the door down’ in Iran - The Telegraph

  18-02-2026 21:00 via news.google.com
  Trump sends fighter jet squadron to ‘kick the door down’ in Iran  The TelegraphSatellite image confirms US aircraft carrier 150 miles off Oman as pressure builds on Iran  BBCHow US military is assembling within striking distance of Iran  Sky NewsU.S. Navy’s Supercarrier Deployment Could Surpass Post-Cold War Records  ForbesTrump moves closer to a major war with Iran  Axios
  
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• Sir David Attenborough's 100th Birthday celebrated across the BBC with special programming - BBC

  18-02-2026 21:00 via news.google.com
  Sir David Attenborough's 100th Birthday celebrated across the BBC with special programming  BBCBBC unveils week of special shows for Sir David Attenborough's 100th birthday - including new series  Digital SpyHow BBC plans to celebrate Sir David Attenborough’s monumental 100th birthday  The IndependentDavid Attenborough fans call for national bank holiday as BBC unveils major plans for his 100th birthday  GB NewsThe BBC have announced its plans to hon
  
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• Team news: Three changes in UWCL second leg - Arsenal.com

  18-02-2026 20:03 via news.google.com
  Team news: Three changes in UWCL second leg  Arsenal.comArsenal vs OH Leuven: UEFA Women's Champions League stats & head-to-head  BBCArsenal set up Champions League showdown with Chelsea  RTE.ieArsenal beat Leuven to reach CL quarter-final - commentary  Sky SportsArsenal 3-1 (7-1 on agg) Leuven: Women’s Champions League – as it happened  The Guardian
  
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• Scotland's top law officer not considering position over Murrell memo - BBC

  18-02-2026 19:57 via news.google.com
  Scotland's top law officer not considering position over Murrell memo  BBCView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Scotland's top law officer not considering position over Murrell memo

  18-02-2026 19:57 via bbc.com
  The lord advocate has been grilled by MSPs over her email about a criminal charge against the ex-SNP chief executive.
  
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• Huge number of Londoners to vote tactically to stop Nigel Farage becoming Prime Minister, polling reveals - London Evening Standard

  18-02-2026 19:25 via news.google.com
  Huge number of Londoners to vote tactically to stop Nigel Farage becoming Prime Minister, polling reveals  London Evening Standard
  
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