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• Uplifting Notes Torn Down By Local Council

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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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• 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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• Letter by young Queen Elizabeth II to be auctioned

  18-02-2026 18:40 via bbc.com
  The letter from Queen Elizabeth II asks if "the birds are well, and the goldfish haven't died".
  
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• Children injured by NHS can claim damages for lifetime of lost earnings, court rules

  18-02-2026 18:37 via bbc.com
  The decision from the Supreme Court, on the case of a child who sustained a brain injury at birth in 2015, could have significant cost implications for the NHS.
  
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• Teenage girls lured into forced sex by gangs in London, BBC finds

  18-02-2026 18:01 via bbc.com
  Our investigation reveals gangs from a range of ethnic backgrounds are operating widely in the capital, exploiting girls and young women.
  
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• Islanders lose legal challenge over new school location

  18-02-2026 17:55 via bbc.com
  Argyll and Bute Council want to build the new school near to the only other high school on the island - a source of division among the population.
  
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• Heartbreaking to consider what Noah experienced, witness tells inquest

  18-02-2026 17:48 via bbc.com
  The 14-year-old's naked body was found in a storm drain tunnel a week after he went missing in June 2020.
  
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• I hated my appearance. Here's how I learned to accept it

  18-02-2026 17:23 via bbc.com
  Tilly and Charlotte share their experiences of body dysmorphic disorder and how they recovered from it.
  
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• Masseur charged with 55 sexual offences

  18-02-2026 17:22 via bbc.com
  Terence McBrien from Alnwick is charged with sexual offences against 14 women.
  
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• Plan to increase youth minimum wage could be delayed

  18-02-2026 17:13 via bbc.com
  Government sources tell BBC News they could slow down plans to make minimum wage equal across age groups.
  
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• Swinney was told of Murrell charges weeks before they became public

  18-02-2026 16:43 via bbc.com
  Former SNP chief executive Murrell is accused of embezzling £459,000 from the party over a 12-year period.
  
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• Double decker hits London theatre in two-bus crash

  18-02-2026 16:39 via bbc.com
  Six people are taken to hospital after two buses collide and one hits a theatre in south London.
  
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• Driver guilty over fatal smart motorway crash

  18-02-2026 16:16 via bbc.com
  Barry O'Sullivan killed 68-year-old Pulvinder Dhillon after driving into a stationary car on the M4.
  
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• How a fatal crash happened on a smart motorway

  18-02-2026 16:04 via bbc.com
  Pulvinder Dhillon, 68, from London, died after the crash on the M4 in Berkshire in March 2022.
  
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• Flooding may worsen as unsettled weather expected to last for another month at least

  18-02-2026 15:54 via bbc.com
  With wet and unsettled weather expected to continue flood affected areas will have to wait longer for any respite as Sarah Keith-Lucas explains.
  
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• 'Meeting my dad was a D:Ream' - pop star's 50-year search for his birth father

  18-02-2026 15:50 via bbc.com
  The musician, who was born in a mother and baby home, only found out who his natural father was when he was 59.
  
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• Met making 'initial inquiries' into claims about Andrew protection officers

  18-02-2026 15:36 via bbc.com
  It comes after claims emerged that protection officers "turned a blind eye" during visits to Jeffrey Epstein's island.
  
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• Reporter confronts council over punchbag photo

  18-02-2026 14:01 via bbc.com
  A council officer has apologised for the "bad joke" that left councillors in shock.
  
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• Man who threw corrosive liquid on guest at spiritual retreat and fled country is jailed

  18-02-2026 13:59 via bbc.com
  A wellness retreat owner went on the run in several countries after throwing liquid into a guest's face.
  
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• Reform UK would reimpose two-child benefit cap

  18-02-2026 13:52 via bbc.com
  Robert Jenrick says the country cannot afford to "help working families have more children".
  
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• Otter cubs rescued after sheltering in car engine

  18-02-2026 13:47 via bbc.com
  The tired and cold cubs were taken in for the night by Karen Watson, who kept them in a cardboard box in her bathtub.
  
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• Palestine Action activists to face retrial

  18-02-2026 13:37 via bbc.com
  Deanna Heer KC says a retrial will be pursued on all charges which did not end in verdicts.
  
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• Police assessing Stansted Airport private flights over Epstein ties

  18-02-2026 11:30 via bbc.com
  Essex Police says it is assessing information in relation to private flights into and out of the airport.
  
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• Child abuse increasing and more complex to police, crime agency says

  18-02-2026 10:15 via bbc.com
  Police cannot tackle the issue alone, the NCA says, and technology companies must do more.
  
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• William says it has taken 'long time to understand my emotions'

  18-02-2026 09:15 via bbc.com
  Prince William has offered his advice to those struggling with their mental health, in a special Radio 1 panel discussion.
  
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• I invested £12,000 in Brewdog - I think I've lost it all

  18-02-2026 07:24 via bbc.com
  More than 200,000 people bought Equity for Punks shares in the craft brewer but many now believe they are worthless.
  
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• Tighter restrictions on Brazilian butt lifts needed immediately, say MPs

  18-02-2026 03:03 via bbc.com
  A committee of MPs warns tighter restrictions on high-risk cosmetic procedures are needed immediately.
  
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• 'Just push us into the sea': The frustration of an area failed by politics

  18-02-2026 02:31 via bbc.com
  In Horden, County Durham, Westminster slogans have long been left unmet as the population has plummeted.
  
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