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• Revealed: how teachers could unwittingly trigger counter-terrorism inquiries

  21-02-2020 19:51
  
  Revealed: how teachers could unwittingly trigger counter-terrorism inquiriesExclusive: campaigners say leak shows Prevent strategy is more about monitoring extremists than safeguarding vulnerable people
  
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• Bristol Airport LIVE: Major update for passengers after flights cancelled and diverted

  08-08-2026 09:59 via express.co.uk
  Frustrated passengers have been venting their fury at the chaos.
  
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• Abandoned primary school left to rot for 8 years finally set for change

  08-08-2026 09:31 via express.co.uk
  For several years, the site was protected by government legislation that prohibited its sale without the Secretary of State for Education's written consent.
  
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• Chaos as angry crowd storm housing estate after child sex abuse allegation

  08-08-2026 09:05 via express.co.uk
  People of all ages took to the streets to protest.
  
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• Cliff Lyons Dobbie: Urgent manhunt after child rapist escapes from staff while on leave

  08-08-2026 08:14 via express.co.uk
  Cliff Lyons Dobbie, a restricted patient, absconded from a UK city while on community leave on Friday.
  
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• Andy Burnham can't be allowed to get away with this – there's plenty he can still do

  08-08-2026 08:01 via express.co.uk
  OPINION - CAROLE MALONE: This is a grotesque mockery of justice
  
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• Tesco confirms major change to wine aisles

  08-08-2026 07:45 via express.co.uk
  Tesco has revealed the change it is making to its wine range, and it is good news for lovers of vino.
  
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• Pensioners given £10,000 HMRC warning as errors mean repayments

  08-08-2026 07:01 via express.co.uk
  New figures show extent of overcharging on withdrawals, with £4,000 on average handed back
  
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• The UK village abandoned by shoppers after high street closes for 18 months

  08-08-2026 07:00 via express.co.uk
  EXCLUSIVE: Local authorities are celebrating, but local businesses have warned that fixing the tarmac will not magically bring back 18 months of lost trade.
  
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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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• Popular US fried chicken chain to open first UK restaurant in months – 50 more will follow

  08-08-2026 04:57 via express.co.uk
  The chain's menu features sandwiches, tenders, nuggets, Belgian waffles, loaded fries, salads, house-made lemonades and its signature house sauce.
  
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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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• Prison officer 'sent explicit messages' to ‘Latvian Pablo Escobar’

  08-08-2026 01:11 via express.co.uk
  The former prison officer was arrested in July 2024 and previously pleaded guilty to two counts of misconduct in a public office.
  
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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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