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• Cancelling park festivals would be 'devastating'

  17-05-2025 14:09 via bbc.com
  Thousands of people will be affected if Brockwell Park's festivals are called off, the NTIA warns.
  
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• 'I bring a circus' - ringmaster Fury in 'prime' for Makhmudov fight

  16-02-2026 19:18 via bbc.com
  Showman Tyson Fury says he is "coming back to make boxing great again" as he prepares to fight Russia's Arslanbek Makhmudov in April.
  
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• Government abandons plans to delay 30 council elections

  16-02-2026 19:07 via bbc.com
  All English elections will now go ahead as originally planned after Reform UK brought a legal challenge over the decision to delay some polls.
  
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• Teenagers guilty of killing man they thought was a paedophile

  16-02-2026 18:45 via bbc.com
  Alexander Cashford was lured to a beach, chased and hit with rocks before he died.
  
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• Woman ordered by court not to go near Earl Spencer

  16-02-2026 18:35 via bbc.com
  Marinela Atomei appears in court charged with stalking involving serious harm or distress.
  
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• Leaving woman with 10 XL bully dogs was 'tragedy waiting to happen'

  16-02-2026 14:57 via bbc.com
  A jury hears it is "ludicrous" to think Esther Martin, 68, could have looked after the big dogs.
  
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• Inquiry after woman found dead in police cell

  16-02-2026 14:37 via bbc.com
  A 44-year-old was found in a custody block at Bloxwich Police Station in Walsall on 2 February.
  
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• England progress at World Cup despite Italy scare

  16-02-2026 14:25 via bbc.com
  England given another major fright but hold off tournament debutants Italy by 24 runs to secure a place in the Super 8s of the T20 World Cup.
  
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• Bereaved mum in tears as data campaign to become law

  16-02-2026 13:59 via bbc.com
  The data of deceased children will now be preserved by social media companies within five days.
  
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• Rioter attacked police with bricks and metal poles

  16-02-2026 13:13 via bbc.com
  Leyton Kennedy, 22, is jailed for two years for his part in the August 2024 Sunderland riots.
  
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• Measles outbreak could see unvaccinated pupils excluded from schools

  16-02-2026 12:55 via bbc.com
  Children identified as close contacts of people with the disease could be excluded for three weeks
  
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• Man bought house and McLaren with £9m fraud cash

  16-02-2026 12:34 via bbc.com
  Declan Nowell used a fake company to fleece more than 600 investors across North Lincolnshire.
  
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• Devon snow carver comes second in Italian contest

  16-02-2026 12:31 via bbc.com
  Pippa Unwin says she is delighted to succeed with her "ridiculously complicated" design.
  
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• 'He'll get gold' - the teacher who knew Matt Weston would be a champion

  16-02-2026 11:44 via bbc.com
  Matt Weston's former coaches pay tribute to the double Winter Olympics skeleton gold medallist.
  
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• Man jailed for 27 years after dad shot on doorstep

  16-02-2026 11:25 via bbc.com
  Ryan Walsh-Westhead, 25, was in a car that drove in tandem with the gunman who killed Rikki Berry.
  
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• The 17th Century document that nearly became a lampshade

  16-02-2026 07:59 via bbc.com
  1950s owner of unique document had no idea of its significance and nearly turned it into furnishing.
  
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• 'Nail-biting' Lego victory gets boys to final

  16-02-2026 07:32 via bbc.com
  The team End-Tech overcame 21 schools from as far away as Bradford to make the national final.
  
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• E-scooter crash victim says 'do not legalise them'

  16-02-2026 07:23 via bbc.com
  Marija Ignjatovic broke her leg in Redditch and says road are too dangerous for the machines.
  
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• Coach ban in 'Venice of Cotswolds' could 'backfire'

  16-02-2026 07:21 via bbc.com
  Businesses in Bourton-on-the-Water say extending restrictions on coaches will not reduce traffic.
  
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• 'Free childcare policy is a birthday lottery'

  16-02-2026 07:07 via bbc.com
  Parents say the starting date of government-funded childcare hours can "catch you by surprise".
  
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• 'I've applied for over 200 jobs - and I'm still unemployed'

  16-02-2026 07:06 via bbc.com
  The BBC speaks to job-seekers in a deprived Yorkshire city where it seems opportunity rarely knocks.
  
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• 'Being given fake cash is a slap in the face'

  16-02-2026 07:05 via bbc.com
  Fiona Watts is training her team to identify fake notes, as police warn of a rise in reported cases.
  
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• Police framed man for murder, new evidence suggests

  16-02-2026 07:00 via bbc.com
  Officers knew CCTV discredited their key witness in murder conviction of Omar Benguit, Panorama finds.
  
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• Blind couple say sight loss is no barrier to love

  16-02-2026 07:00 via bbc.com
  Malcolm and Sarah, from Scarborough, say they hope they can inspire other visually impaired people.
  
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• Gorton and Denton by-election 'too close to call'

  16-02-2026 06:58 via bbc.com
  All eyes are on the Greater Manchester constituency ahead of 26 February's hugely important by-election.
  
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• What is behind spike in pothole related call-outs?

  16-02-2026 02:54 via bbc.com
  The AA says pothole-related call outs in January were up by 18% across the UK, with 6,235 in the East of England alone.
  
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• Why this school will ditch a shirt, tie and blazer from its uniform

  16-02-2026 02:49 via bbc.com
  The school says the move is practical - but it echoes a wider debate over the role of uniforms.
  
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• 'The officials looked petrified' - was Villa Park chaos advert for VAR?

  14-02-2026 22:04 via bbc.com
  Newcastle United beat Aston Villa in the FA Cup fourth round in a match dominated by a number of controversial decisions without VAR.
  
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• Rejuvenated Scotland sweep England aside in stunning Calcutta Cup win

  14-02-2026 19:41 via bbc.com
  Rampant Scotland bounce back from Six Nations defeat by Italy to blow England away in a bonus-point win in a pulsating Calcutta Cup at a riotous Murrayfield.
  
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• Pregnant wife pays tribute to man killed in attack

  14-02-2026 19:36 via bbc.com
  Suhail Choudry, 35, died in hospital after he was found with serious head injuries in Keighley.
  
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