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• Second escaped prisoner arrested

  13-11-2016 19:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police recapture a second prisoner who escaped from London's Pentonville prison on Monday.
  
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• First UK government flight for Britons stuck in Middle East yet to take off

  05-03-2026 07:41 via bbc.com
  The UK government says more than 130,000 British nationals have registered their interest in leaving the Middle East region.
  
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• The Papers: 'Trump's war goes global' and 'Labour ensnared by China spy probe'

  05-03-2026 07:36 via bbc.com
  Many of the papers on Thursday have honed in on an expanding war zone in the Middle East.
  
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• 'We were sexually abused by our driving instructor'

  05-03-2026 07:22 via bbc.com
  Two women want tighter regulations after being sexually assaulted by their driving instructor.
  
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• I invested in Brewdog in my husband's memory. He would be turning in his grave

  05-03-2026 07:20 via bbc.com
  Early investors in Brewdog are sharing their stories after the company's collapse wiped out their stakes.
  
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• Call for first minister to answer China spy arrest questions at Senedd

  05-03-2026 07:13 via bbc.com
  A former advisor to Welsh Labour politicians was one of three men arrested on suspicion of spying for China.
  
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• Allergy training to become compulsory in schools in England

  05-03-2026 06:22 via bbc.com
  The plans, due to come into force in September, follow support for Benedict's Law, a campaign to improve allergy safety in schools.
  
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• Dentists return £900m for not seeing NHS patients

  05-03-2026 03:34 via bbc.com
  Sum represents £1 out of every £7 they have been given by NHS as dentists opt to chase private work.
  
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• Bereaved mother says 'no time to waste' on school bus safety

  05-03-2026 01:02 via bbc.com
  Stella McGinn's daughter Caitlin-Rose died a year ago after getting hit by a car when exiting a bus.
  
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• Spring sunshine means parts of the UK to bask in temperatures of 19C

  05-03-2026 00:57 via bbc.com
  Warm temperatures for many are expected on Thursday but spring is showing its fickle nature with the weather is set to change next week as Darren Bett explains.
  
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• Mahmood to set out curbs to asylum seeker support

  04-03-2026 23:31 via bbc.com
  The home secretary will say in a speech the move is required to restore "trust" to the asylum system.
  
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• UK warship HMS Dragon not expected to sail to Cyprus until next week

  04-03-2026 23:06 via bbc.com
  HMS Dragon is being loaded with ammunition in Portsmouth having just recently come out of maintenance.
  
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• Drug breakthrough for children with severe form of epilepsy

  04-03-2026 23:06 via bbc.com
  Families say the groundbreaking medicine is transforming the lives of children with Dravet syndrome.
  
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• Sisters drowned after paddle at national park beauty spot

  04-03-2026 20:05 via bbc.com
  Mountain rescuers told the inquest the women somehow fell or slipped and were unable to get out of the water.
  
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• MP not seen anything to suspect husband has 'broken any law', after China spy arrests

  04-03-2026 19:39 via bbc.com
  The Met Police suspect three men of assisting Chinese intelligence services in the UK.
  
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• Rabies victim's deterioration was 'traumatic'

  04-03-2026 18:57 via bbc.com
  Yvonne Ford's daughter tells an inquest they do not want another family to endure the same loss.
  
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• Starmer defends Iran response as Badenoch calls for more action

  04-03-2026 18:46 via bbc.com
  It comes after Trump criticised the PM for refusing to allow the use of UK bases in the initial US-Israel strikes.
  
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• Men on trial accused of 'shadow policing' for China on British soil

  04-03-2026 16:39 via bbc.com
  The duo are alleged to have carried out surveillance on Hong Kong pro-democracy campaigners.
  
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• Al Fayed abuse should be investigated as human trafficking, says former senior Met officer

  04-03-2026 16:20 via bbc.com
  Investigation into claims of sex abuse by the late Harrods owner should include trafficking, says former head of Met's Anti-Trafficking Unit.
  
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• Brewdog founder admits 'many mistakes' as hundreds lose jobs in sale

  04-03-2026 13:45 via bbc.com
  James Watt apologises to staff and investors after hundreds of jobs were lost with the sale of the brewer and pub chain.
  
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• Middle East crisis live: Israel launches ‘wave of strikes’ on Tehran as Iran prepares for Ali Khamenei’s funeral

  04-03-2026 09:39 via theguardian.com
  US-Israeli war on Iran enters fifth day, with Iranian state media reporting explosions in east of TehranTrump administration has still not settled on reasons for warMiddle East attacks intensify as Trump rejects Iran’s attempt to talkLebanese state media said that four people were killed and six more were wounded in an Israeli strike on a building in Baalbek in eastern Lebanon on Wednesday.“The initial toll is four killed and six wounded, and work is underway to rescue families from
  
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• Middle East crisis live: explosions reported in Tehran as Iran prepares for Ali Khamenei’s funeral

  04-03-2026 09:34 via theguardian.com
  US-Israeli war on Iran enters fifth day, with Iranian state media reporting explosions in east of TehranTrump administration has still not settled on reasons for warMiddle East attacks intensify as Trump rejects Iran’s attempt to talkLebanese state media said that four people were killed and six more were wounded in an Israeli strike on a building in Baalbek in eastern Lebanon on Wednesday.“The initial toll is four killed and six wounded, and work is underway to rescue families from
  
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• Spain’s Sánchez says ‘no to war’ after Trump’s threats over Nato spending and use of bases – Europe live

  04-03-2026 09:32 via theguardian.com
  Spain’s prime minister Pedro Sánchez says he opposes ‘repeating the mistakes of the past’Sánchez says his position is not naive – and says “what is naive is thinking that violence is the solution” or that “democracies or respect between nations can come from ruins.”He says Spain’s position is “not at all naive, but consistent.”“We will not be complicit in something that is bad for the world and that is also con
  
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• James Talarico wins Democratic primary for US Senate in Texas

  04-03-2026 09:25 via theguardian.com
  State lawmaker beats Jasmine Crockett in fiercely contested election marked by record turnout and confusion at pollsJames Talarico won the Democratic nomination for a US Senate seat in Texas on Tuesday, capping a remarkable rise from state lawmaker and seminary student to the party’s standard-bearer in one of the key races of the 2026 midterm cycle.With his blend of faith-based populism, bipartisan appeal and generational energy, Talarico defeated Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett, a firebran
  
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• War in Middle East threatens UK living standards growth, as markets brace for energy shock – business live

  04-03-2026 09:24 via theguardian.com
  Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsReeves’s spring statement? The economy is great, don’t worry about the Middle EastGlobal stock markets tumble as Trump bid to avert oil crisis in strait of Hormuz fails to reassureUK government bond prices are recovering a little of yesterday’s losses.This has pushed the yield, or interest rate, on UK two-year, 10-year and 30-year gilts down by around 3 basis points (0.03 percentage points). A small move, but one that su
  
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• Why Sinners should win the best picture Oscar

  04-03-2026 09:00 via theguardian.com
  Ryan Coogler’s artful action-horror offers superb performances, rich storytelling, historical detail – and a jook joint scene that tears the roof offIt’s a symptom of the modern entertainment landscape that movies are now either commercially successful or critically acclaimed, but rarely both. Look over the highest-grossing films of 2025 and it’s a familiar roll call of sequels and spin-offs; look over the critics’ favourites and they are mostly fine movies that not
  
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• The US and Israel gravely underestimated Iran’s response – here in the UAE, we are seeing the consequences | Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi

  04-03-2026 09:00 via theguardian.com
  My family is in Tehran; I am in Abu Dhabi. Across the region, ordinary people are paying the price for these attacksSince Saturday, my mind has been torn between the place I live, Abu Dhabi, and Tehran, which has been the focus of my work and research for more than 15 years, and where I still have family. When I saw that Israel and the US had attacked Iran, I started worrying for family, thinking about potential consequences. But I barely had time to consider that before Donald Trump announced t
  
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• Pregnant women's brains shed grey matter to prime them for motherhood, study suggests

  04-03-2026 08:05 via bbc.com
  It is time to move beyond the “baby brain” cliche, say scientists who scanned dozens of women’s brains.
  
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• Cuba charges six exiles with terrorism in wake of deadly speedboat attack

  04-03-2026 08:01 via theguardian.com
  Detainees accused of coming from the US with intent to sow chaos and attack military units on Communist-ruled islandCuban prosecutors have formally charged six people with crimes of terrorism after a US-flagged speedboat was involved in a deadly shootout with Cuba’s coast guard last week.The US-based Cuban defendants are accused of packing a boat with weapons and heading toward Cuba in hopes of destabilising the government in Havana. Continue reading...
  
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• Women behind the lens: ‘The women watched the fuel tanker advance with uncertainty and fear’

  04-03-2026 08:00 via theguardian.com
  On the Ecuador-Peru border the Siekopai people fight to protect the Amazon from the oil industry and other threats – and women are at the forefront of the resistanceIn June 2025, I accompanied a group of Siekopai women along the Aguarico River in the Ecuadorian Amazon. Mothers, daughters, cousins and granddaughters had reunited to participate in the Binational Ceramics Gathering in Siekoya Remolino, a community that has remained free from oil extraction, mining and African palm monoculture
  
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