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• Benn 'dragged down to pits of hell' by weight cut

  10-09-2026 08:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Conor Benn says making the welterweight limit for his world-title challenge against Ryan Garcia has felt like being "dragged down to the pits of hell" but insists he is healthy and will make weight.
  
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• London among cities to be given tourist tax powers

  10-09-2026 12:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hospitality leaders warn the uncapped levy would risk jobs and push prices up for families holidaying in England.
  
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• Spurs should be awarded 2016-17 title - Pochettino

  10-09-2026 10:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mauricio Pochettino believes Chelsea should be stripped of the Premier League title for 2016-17, when his Tottenham team finished runners-up.
  
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• Jones, Matos, Peixoto & Stephan up for August award

  10-09-2026 09:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Charlton Athletic boss Nathan Jones, Swansea's Vitor Matos, Cesar Peixoto of Wolves and QPR head coach Julien Stephan are nominated for August's Championship manager of the month award
  
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• GB's Salisbury & Ram beat champions to reach semis

  10-09-2026 07:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Three-time US Open doubles champions Joe Salisbury and Rajeev Ram beat last year's winners Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos to reach the semi-finals.
  
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• Open water swimming returns to lake after hiatus

  10-09-2026 07:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Supervised open water swimming sessions are returning to Bedfont Lakes Country Park in Hounslow.
  
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• London crime concerns outweigh reality, study suggests

  10-09-2026 07:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Many people see London as less safe than the data suggests, researchers find.
  
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• Jewish Londoners hope for change after 'horrible' year

  10-09-2026 07:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As Jewish Londoners look forward to the year ahead, many are thinking of the challenges they face.
  
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• Star subs rescue Chelsea as Alonso 'takes blame'

  10-09-2026 01:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Chelsea get the better of Leeds in a cup thriller, but Blues boss Xabi Alonso has food for thought after needing rescue act from his star substitutes.
  
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• Arsenal are passing every test - and Odegaard is in form of his life

  10-09-2026 00:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Another Arsenal win, another Martin Odegaard goal - the Gunners captain looks back to his best, writes Phil McNulty.
  
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• Camden leader to stand for Keir Starmer's old seat

  09-09-2026 22:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sagal Abdi-Wali will contest Holborn and St Pancras for Labour on 8 October.
  
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• Star Trek fans break Vulcan salute record

  09-09-2026 22:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Science Museum hosted the record for the largest Vulcan salute on Star Trek Day.
  
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• Death of Sir Richard Branson's wife linked to lack of medication

  09-09-2026 21:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lady Joan Branson died after suffering a cardiac arrest at the private Lister Hospital in Chelsea last year.
  
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• Tear helps Sussex edge absorbing day against Surrey

  09-09-2026 19:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Charlie Tear makes his highest first-class score and Oli Carter and John Simpson score fifties as Sussex edge an absorbing day against Surrey at Hove.
  
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• Du Plooy in limbo as Middlesex fight ECB overseas ruling

  09-09-2026 14:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Middlesex remain hopeful their captain can play again this season, despite being classified as an overseas player.
  
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• 'Mum and Dad are still missing after the flooding in the Himalayas'

  09-09-2026 14:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Prajval Haldia's parents have been missing since since the floods in Tibet and Nepal of 26 August.
  
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• Drug gangs exploited and raped us as teens, then police failed us, women tell BBC

  09-09-2026 06:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Four victims describe being targeted by criminals and then not being taken seriously by the authorities.
  
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• More flight delays expected after hundreds cancelled by air traffic control glitch

  09-09-2026 01:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Departures from a number of airports are affected by a technical problem affecting air traffic control provider Nats.
  
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• Morgan stars as Middlesex bowl out battling Durham

  08-09-2026 20:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ben Raine leads a Durham fightback with the bat after Seb Morgan's four wickets had put Middlesex in the driving seat on day one at Chester-le-Street.
  
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• Parakeets found shot by catapults in London park

  08-09-2026 19:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Greenwich Wildlife Network says the birds have been killed by young people using catapults.
  
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• Sutton sign Stevenage's Knight on loan

  08-09-2026 19:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sutton United sign midfielder Joe Knight on a three-month loan deal from League One club Stevenage.
  
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• Hoops hero Taarabt hangs up his boots

  08-09-2026 18:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mercurial former Queens Park Rangers midfielder Adel Taarabt retires from football at the age of 37.
  
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• No action against Tube passengers in exposure case

  08-09-2026 17:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Passengers forced the man off a train in east London after he refused to pull up his trousers.
  
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• Man who harassed London MP on Tube sentenced

  08-09-2026 17:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Clifford Wilby is given a suspended prison sentence for intimidating Walthamstow MP Stella Creasy in a Tube carriage.
  
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• Attacks victim's death 'potentially preventable'

  08-09-2026 17:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Nottingham Inquiry hears there was a chance one of Valdo Calocane's victims may have survived.
  
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• Russo and Greenwood nominated for Ballon d'Or

  08-09-2026 16:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England stars Alessia Russo and Alex Greenwood are among 30 players nominated for the women's Ballon d'Or.
  
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• Fundraiser for woman who tried to save stabbed mum

  08-09-2026 16:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than £4,000 has been raised to help Keeley Turner who was stabbed as she tried saving her mum.
  
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• Garcia v Benn - all you need to know

  08-09-2026 08:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  All you need to know about Ryan Garcia's WBC welterweight title defence against Conor Benn in Las Vegas on Saturday night.
  
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• Heatwaves ruined 40% of our peppers, says grower

  08-09-2026 07:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lea Valley Growers' Association says it has lost 27,000kg of sweet peppers during picking season.
  
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• 'Calm space' installed at busy Tube station

  08-09-2026 07:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The space is being trialled to support passengers who find travelling in London overwhelming.
  
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