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• Manchester attack fundraisers say they still have £21,000 to spend

  11-01-2018 17:18
  Tributes left to victims of the Manchester Arena bombing.Two people who personally received more than £70,000 in charity donations pledged for a homeless man hailed a hero after the Manchester Arena attacks say they have yet to spend £21,000 of the money.The Guardian asked last week where the cash, donated by members of the public via the crowdfunding site JustGiving for a man called Steve Jones, had gone.
  
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• US designates Palestine Action a terrorist group

  26-08-2026 20:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Supporting Palestine Action became illegal in the UK in 2025 after the government banned it under anti-terror legislation.
  
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• Woman told 'nobody wants to see a pregnant person' in work by her boss, tribunal finds

  26-08-2026 19:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A sales manager from Swansea was told by a male colleague that "nobody wants to see a pregnant person".
  
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• Prince Harry and Meghan land in UK days after announcing move

  26-08-2026 19:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Prince Harry, Meghan, and their two children are believed to have flown into the country privately from California.
  
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• Nepalese authorities say 33 UK nationals missing after flash floods

  26-08-2026 18:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Flooding and mud slides hit the Rasuaw region in the morning on Wednesday, killing at least 95 people, Nepali police said.
  
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• 'Ironing board' seats to be replaced on Thameslink

  26-08-2026 18:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Greater Thameslink Railway says these upgrades are part of the wider renationalisation plans.
  
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• Murder arrests over house fire that killed two, including child

  26-08-2026 18:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Cleveland Police says it "cannot rule out any links to wider organised crime" after the fire.
  
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• Murder arrests after fire kills two including child

  26-08-2026 18:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Cleveland Police says it "cannot rule out any links to wider organised crime" after the fire.
  
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• We saw signs of domestic abuse, but we didn't know how to protect Stacy

  26-08-2026 17:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Stacy Hunter was killed by her estranged husband weeks after he was released on bail - her family wish the authorities had intervened further.
  
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• Ex-council chief convicted of two charges over deleting email

  26-08-2026 17:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The charges Anne Donaghy was convicted of relate to an email she sent to the private email address of then-Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader Arlene Foster.
  
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• Stourbridge fires that razed 19 homes accidental

  26-08-2026 17:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Investigators say the fires started accidentally in fields where farming machinery was being used.
  
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• Call with couple in Iran prison 'enormous relief'

  26-08-2026 16:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Joe Bennett says he has spoken to his mother properly for the first time in three months.
  
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• Boy, 15, arrested over stabbing at Brent Council HQ

  26-08-2026 16:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The victim, believed to be a 17-year-old, was found fatally injured at Brent Council's headquarters.
  
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• Reform proposes £30 tax rebate for HMRC phone delays

  26-08-2026 16:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  People on hold to HMRC for more than 30 minutes would get a tax credit under plans announced by Robert Jenrick.
  
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• Major Scottish gangland figure Steven Daniel arrested in organised crime raid

  26-08-2026 16:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  He was arrested on Wednesday at his home in the north of Glasgow and later charged.
  
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• Inquest begins into death of Jason Arday

  26-08-2026 16:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dr Julian Morris Morris said he had "reason to suspect that Professor Arday died an unnatural death".
  
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• King and Queen to visit the Caribbean in autumn tour

  26-08-2026 16:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The eight-day visit will see the royal pair travel to Antigua before King Charles travels to the Bahamas and Guyana.
  
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• Ex-chief constable investigated over Israeli fan ban

  26-08-2026 15:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Craig Guildford, three police officers and a staff member face IOPC investigation.
  
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• Household energy bills to hit three-year high as Ofgem announces 4% rise from October

  26-08-2026 13:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A household using a typical amount of gas and electricity will pay £60 a year more, regulator Ofgem says.
  
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• Yellow warnings remain in force as rain and thunderstorms hit parts of UK

  26-08-2026 11:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Yellow warnings updated as torrential downpours affect parts of England and Wales, delivering some of the wettest weather in several weeks.
  
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• Libyan who was cleared after Lockerbie bombing trial dies aged 70

  26-08-2026 10:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A Facebook post by Libyan Airlines announced the death of Al Amin Khalifah Fhimah and expressed the company's condolences to his family.
  
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• Calls for GPS monitoring of domestic abuse suspects after murder

  26-08-2026 07:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An online petition calls for greater use of technology to protect women from abusive partners following the killing of Stacy Hunter in Renfrewshire.
  
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• Dad of woman who took her own life says Treasury failed in its duty of care

  26-08-2026 07:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Chloe Moffat died last year, after she was told of allegations she had shared sensitive confidential information about colleagues, which she denied.
  
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• 'I'm still paying a mortgage for a home destroyed by a fire'

  26-08-2026 06:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sarah Williams's flat was destroyed in a fire two years ago. Why is she still paying a mortgage on it?
  
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• NHS failing child sexual abuse victims in adulthood, say psychiatrists

  26-08-2026 06:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  There have been decades of mistreatment and mismanagement of those who seek help later in life, say experts in a new, damning report.
  
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• A nosy polar bear and a lucky squirrel: Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026 shortlist

  26-08-2026 01:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The polar bear image taken by Audun Rikardsen was among the 'highly commended' entries in this year's competition.
  
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• Nicotine vapes best chance to quit smoking, major review finds

  26-08-2026 01:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  They work better than patches, gum or pills, the most up-to-date evidence suggests.
  
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• Why Pride is facing a backlash - from inside and outside the LGBT community

  26-08-2026 01:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Big companies used to go out of their way to support Pride. Now, there's a nervousness in the air, Darren Milby writes
  
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• Back to school: How parents can save on uniform costs

  26-08-2026 01:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  From baby banks to supermarket deals, there are many ways parents can ease the back-to-school burden.
  
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• 'We just want to get home' - dozens stranded in Tunisia after cancelled Belfast flight

  25-08-2026 18:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  One man says he has spent more than £4,000 to get his family of five home after being told they may have to wait 10 days for another flight.
  
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