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• Radio Norwich...

  27-08-2017 12:23 via bbc.co.uk
  The story of the birth of local radio broadcasting in Norwich and the newsreader with a "heavy cough".
  
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• Families falling apart because of UK’s ‘broken’ paternity leave, study suggests - The Guardian

  12-02-2026 11:46 via news.google.com
  Families falling apart because of UK’s ‘broken’ paternity leave, study suggests  The Guardian
  
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• ‘You call it a shitshow – I say it’s unforgivable’: Lisa Nandy on Epstein, Mandelson and Labour’s torrid week - The Guardian

  12-02-2026 11:19 via news.google.com
  ‘You call it a shitshow – I say it’s unforgivable’: Lisa Nandy on Epstein, Mandelson and Labour’s torrid week  The GuardianLisa Nandy: Chaos engulfing Starmer’s government is unforgivable  The TimesLisa Nandy calls on Starmer to be 'bold and radical' in wake of Mandelson scandal  lbc.co.uk‘Act like a Labour government’: Nandy lashes out at No 10 as Mandelson scandal spirals  YahooCabinet Minister Lisa Nandy d
  
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• LIVE: F1 Bahrain pre-season testing - Red Bull and Mercedes stuck in garage | Live text - Autosport

  12-02-2026 11:08 via news.google.com
  LIVE: F1 Bahrain pre-season testing - Red Bull and Mercedes stuck in garage | Live text  AutosportF1 2026 cars in pictures at Bahrain testing  BBCF1 2026 Bahrain pre-season test: Charles Leclerc fastest as unreliability hits Mercedes, Red Bull  Motorsport.comCadillac red flag kicks off day two of F1 test  The RaceF1 Bahrain testing: Lando Norris tops timesheet on first day but Max Verstappen's Red Bull impresses rivals  Sky Sports
  
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• 'That's what it's about' - Florian Wirtz proud of Liverpool's team spirit after win at Sunderland - Liverpool FC

  12-02-2026 11:02 via news.google.com
  'That's what it's about' - Florian Wirtz proud of Liverpool's team spirit after win at Sunderland  Liverpool FCMatch of the Day: Florian Wirtz analysis - Liverpool v Sunderland  BBC'World at his feet' - Gerrard heaps praise on Wirtz  TNT SportsFlorian Wirtz stands out in dogfight to show he has finally got to grips with Premier League  The Telegraph'World class': Steven Gerrard names current Liverpool star he 'would have loved to play with'  Lond
  
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• Magnum ice cream sales slide ‘reignites’ fears over weight-loss drugs - Financial Times

  12-02-2026 10:40 via news.google.com
  Magnum ice cream sales slide ‘reignites’ fears over weight-loss drugs  Financial TimesOwner of Ben & Jerry’s shrugs off dispute while ice cream profits melt  The IndependentMagnum Ice Cream Shares Fall After Sales Guidance Disappoints  Bloomberg.comNewly independent ice cream group outperforms expanding global market  TheBusinessDesk.comSales growth for The Magnum Ice Cream Company  Punchline-Gloucester.com
  
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• Don't sack cabinet secretary until Mandelson files published, Badenoch says - BBC

  12-02-2026 10:07 via news.google.com
  Don't sack cabinet secretary until Mandelson files published, Badenoch says  BBCWho is Antonia Romeo and why is she tipped to be the next cabinet secretary?  The GuardianKeir Starmer faces backlash over ousting of Britain’s top civil servant  Financial Times‘Due diligence vitally important’ in next top civil servant appointment – Lord McDonald  Channel 4Keir Starmer’s next cabinet secretary must learn the lessons from Chris Wo
  
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• Schroders agrees £9.9bn takeover by US investment manager Nuveen - Financial Times

  12-02-2026 09:39 via news.google.com
  Schroders agrees £9.9bn takeover by US investment manager Nuveen  Financial TimesSchroders agrees £9.9bn takeover by US investor, ending 200 years of family ownership  The GuardianSurprise £9.9bn takeover of Schroders by US fund stuns City  The TimesSchroders quits London stock market in £9.9bn sale to US rival Nuveen  The TelegraphFTSE 100 Live: Schroders £9.9bn takeover, index seen above 10,500  London Evening Stan
  
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• 'Price of dignity' says Ukrainian athlete banned over helmet - BBC

  12-02-2026 09:32 via news.google.com
  'Price of dignity' says Ukrainian athlete banned over helmet  BBCWinter Olympics 2026 LIVE: Day six - watch BBC - medals, results, TV stream & updates from Milan-Cortina  BBCWinter Olympics 2026: Ukrainian athlete kicked out of skeleton over helmet tribute – live  The GuardianUkrainian Olympian Is Disqualified Over Helmet With Images of War Dead  The New York TimesIOC bans Ukrainian skeleton pilot Vladyslav Heraskevych over 'helmet of remembrance
  
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• 'Car bomb' rocks Putin's top secret presidential offices in Moscow - Daily Express

  12-02-2026 09:28 via news.google.com
  'Car bomb' rocks Putin's top secret presidential offices in Moscow  Daily ExpressIn Moscow, a car exploded near a center that develops tools for mass surveillance of Russians  Наша НіваMIA: The explosion in the parking lot in Moscow is not an explosion  EADailyPutin's secret presidential offices hit by car bomb as blast rocks Moscow  Daily Express USCar explodes outside Putin’s top secret Moscow IT cent
  
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• Bangladesh election: First poll since Sheikh Hasina ouster pits Jamaat-e-Islami against BNP - BBC

  12-02-2026 09:06 via news.google.com
  Bangladesh election: First poll since Sheikh Hasina ouster pits Jamaat-e-Islami against BNP  BBCBangladesh election: Polls close in first vote since Gen Z protests ousted former PM Sheikh Hasina  BBCBangladesh election live results 2026: By the numbers  Al JazeeraBangladesh votes in first general election since bloody ousting of Sheikh Hasina  Sky NewsThe Bangladesh Elections Are on Thursday. Here’s What to Know.  The New York Times
  
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• UK economy ends 2025 ‘in the slow lane’ after growing just 0.1% in Q4 – business live - The Guardian

  12-02-2026 07:32 via news.google.com
  UK economy ends 2025 ‘in the slow lane’ after growing just 0.1% in Q4 – business live  The GuardianRachel Reeves is slowly boiling the British economy alive  The TelegraphUK economy ekes out 0.1% growth in the fourth quarter  CNBCUK Growth Disappoints at End of Year as Services Stagnate  Bloomberg.comUK economy limps along at 0.1% growth – but there are reasons for optimism in 2026  The Guardian
  
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• Fears stolen postboxes being shipped abroad - BBC

  12-02-2026 07:25 via news.google.com
  Fears stolen postboxes being shipped abroad  BBC
  
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• Binmen 'injured in street fight' while on rounds - BBC

  12-02-2026 07:16 via news.google.com
  Binmen 'injured in street fight' while on rounds  BBCBin workers injured in suspected road rage attack on Middleton street  Roch Valley RadioOPINION | It is certainly something different, I'll give them that 🍳  facebook.comShocking moment bin men attacked by driver in ‘road-rage’ row next to skip first thing in the morning  The SunVideo of violent 'road rage' incident emerges after three binmen hurt in attack  Manchester Eveni
  
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• 'His loss is massive': Inquests show spread of deadly synthetic drugs - BBC

  12-02-2026 07:03 via news.google.com
  'His loss is massive': Inquests show spread of deadly synthetic drugs  BBCSynthetic opioids may have caused hundreds more UK deaths than thought  The GuardianI took the deadly £3 drug that’s 500 times stronger than heroin  The TimesStudy Warns UK Nitazene Deaths Undercounted  Legal ReaderPotent synthetic opioid deaths on the rise  Doctors.net.uk
  
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• 'One in a billion': Dawson's Creek stars lead tributes to James Van Der Beek - BBC

  12-02-2026 06:24 via news.google.com
  'One in a billion': Dawson's Creek stars lead tributes to James Van Der Beek  BBCView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Snow and ice warnings issued for UK after relentless rain - BBC

  12-02-2026 06:22 via news.google.com
  Snow and ice warnings issued for UK after relentless rain  BBCWeather set to worsen with snow and ice  The TelegraphSnow warnings issued as winter briefly bites back  ITVXArctic air brings snow and ice alert across Scotland after relentless rain  STV NewsCold weather health alert issued for large parts of UK as temperatures plunge as low as -4C  The Independent
  
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• Housing market in England and Wales ‘showing tentative signs of recovery’ - The Guardian

  12-02-2026 06:09 via news.google.com
  Housing market in England and Wales ‘showing tentative signs of recovery’  The GuardianLondon’s House Price Slump to Bottom Out, RICS Survey Says  Bloomberg.comUK housing market showing early signs of recovery, surveyors say  Yahoo Finance UKNew year, better residential outlook?  ColliersRICS: Surveyors expect sales rise in Scottish housing market as demand and supply ticks up  Scottish Housing News
  
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• Chris Mason: Latest vetting row raises fresh concerns over Starmer's judgement - BBC

  12-02-2026 04:13 via news.google.com
  Chris Mason: Latest vetting row raises fresh concerns over Starmer's judgement  BBCFurious female Labour MPs urge Starmer to make a woman his de facto deputy  The GuardianKeir Starmer was aware Lord Doyle backed paedophile, No 10 admits  The TimesKeir Starmer latest: Nandy turns on Starmer for giving peerage to spin doctor  The TelegraphEx-Labour comms chief suspended over links to sex offender  BBC
  
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• Thailand shooting: Hat Yai principal dies of gunshot injuries in hospital - BBC

  12-02-2026 03:41 via news.google.com
  Thailand shooting: Hat Yai principal dies of gunshot injuries in hospital  BBCThai school latest: Gunman arrested after taking students and teachers hostage  Sky NewsGunman who fired shots in Thai school detained after wounding teacher and girl  ReutersThai police arrest gunman after two injured in school siege  BBCHat Yai school director dies of injuries after gun attack  Bangkok Post
  
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• Scrap proposals for England holiday tax, hospitality bosses urge - BBC

  12-02-2026 01:04 via news.google.com
  Scrap proposals for England holiday tax, hospitality bosses urge  BBCHoliday tax could make holidays 'unaffordable' for many, campaigners say  Sky NewsHoliday tax would drive jump in cost of holidays in England, say industry bosses | ITV News  ITVXHundreds of bosses urge Reeves to scrap tourist tax  The TelegraphScrap upcoming ‘tourist tax’, hundreds of hospitality bosses tell Reeves  The Independent
  
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• Parents of children taken in to care should get more help, say experts after Victoria Marten death - The Guardian

  12-02-2026 01:03 via news.google.com
  Parents of children taken in to care should get more help, say experts after Victoria Marten death  The GuardianSex offenders should tell police about pregnancies, review finds  BBCSex offenders could return to prison over failure to report pregnancy, safeguarding review recommends  Sky NewsNational review calls for urgent action to protect vulnerable unborn babies and infants  GOV.UKCare failings behind runaway heiress Constance Marten’s baby traged
  
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• The Dutch love four-day working weeks, but are they sustainable? - BBC

  12-02-2026 01:00 via news.google.com
  The Dutch love four-day working weeks, but are they sustainable?  BBC
  
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• Police identify 18-year-old as suspect in Tumbler Ridge shootings - BBC

  12-02-2026 00:04 via news.google.com
  Police identify 18-year-old as suspect in Tumbler Ridge shootings  BBCCanadian police identify suspect in school massacre that left nine dead  The GuardianWho were the victims of the shootings in Tumbler Ridge, Canada?  BBCCanada school shooting: What we know about attack and suspect Jesse Van Rootselaar  Sky NewsFirst picture of schoolgirl, 12, shot in head by Canada attacker  The Telegraph
  
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• 'Costly and devastating' error sees GB's Fear & Gibson miss medal - BBC

  11-02-2026 22:35 via news.google.com
  'Costly and devastating' error sees GB's Fear & Gibson miss medal  BBCFear and Gibson suffer nightmare on ice as GB Winter Olympic medal drought goes on  The GuardianBrit star in floods of tears after blunder-filled ice dance at Winter Olympics  The SunHeartbreak for British figure skaters Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson as they blow chance to emulate Torvill and Dean at the Winter Olympics  Daily MailHeartbreak for Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson as Team GB&r
  
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• Apple keeps hitting bumps with its overhauled Siri - The Verge

  11-02-2026 22:08 via news.google.com
  Apple keeps hitting bumps with its overhauled Siri  The VergeApple’s Latest Attempt to Launch the New Siri Runs Into Snags  Bloomberg.comApple’s Siri revamp reportedly delayed… again  TechCrunchNew Siri Runs Into Problems, Features Could Be Pushed to iOS 26.5 and iOS 27  MacRumorsEvercore expects multi-phase release of Apple’s new AI features  TipRanks
  
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• Apple Releases watchOS 26.3 - MacRumors

  11-02-2026 19:04 via news.google.com
  Apple Releases watchOS 26.3  MacRumorsiOS 26.3 makes it easier to switch to Android  The VergeiOS 26.3 Features: Everything New in iOS 26.3  MacRumorsApple iOS 26.3 — Critical Update Now Live For All iPhone Users  ForbesApple releases iOS 26.3 with updates that mainly benefit non-Apple devices  Ars Technica
  
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• Private cannabis prescription ‘contributed to patient’s death’ - The Times

  11-02-2026 19:00 via news.google.com
  Private cannabis prescription ‘contributed to patient’s death’  The TimesView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Scientists Report “High-Confidence Detections of Artificial Objects” on the Moon—Could They Solve a Cold War-era Mystery? - The Debrief

  11-02-2026 18:34 via news.google.com
  Scientists Report “High-Confidence Detections of Artificial Objects” on the Moon—Could They Solve a Cold War-era Mystery?  The DebriefLost Soviet Luna 9 Moon Lander May Have Been Found  The New York TimesAI Helps Pinpoint the Moon’s First Soft Landing  SETI InstituteForget Waldo. Where’s Luna 9?  HackadayThe First Spacecraft to Survive a Moon Landing Vanished in 1966 and AI May Have Finally Found It  ZME Science
  
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• The Radical Plan To Build An 80-Kilometer Wall Around The "Doomsday Glacier" Of Antarctica - IFLScience

  11-02-2026 17:57 via news.google.com
  The Radical Plan To Build An 80-Kilometer Wall Around The "Doomsday Glacier" Of Antarctica  IFLScienceUpdate from Thwaites Glacier: when science doesn’t go your way  British Antarctic SurveyScientists plan 50-mile wall to block warm seas melting the ‘Doomsday Glacier’  Interesting EngineeringAntartica's environment is changing rapidly around the melting Thwaites Glacier. These seals can collect data to understand why.  facebook.comScienti
  
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