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• Drivers rescued as Storm Bram leads to flooding

  09-12-2025 17:06 via bbc.com
  At least five people are rescued from cars in trapped flood water across Hampshire and Dorset.
  
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• Hundreds of youth centres planned to reach 'isolated' generation

  10-12-2025 01:27 via bbc.com
  The government sets aside £500m it says is needed to revive services aimed at disconnected teens and young adults.
  
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• No 10 denies failing to defend Khan against Trump

  09-12-2025 21:46 via bbc.com
  The US president takes another swipe at Sir Sadiq Khan, describing him as a "disgusting mayor".
  
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• Man pleaded for medical help days before death, inquest told

  09-12-2025 21:18 via bbc.com
  Adam Hussain, 23, called 999 and the NHS non-emergency line several times, an inquest has heard.
  
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• People rescued from flooding as Storm Bram hits

  09-12-2025 19:46 via bbc.com
  Heavy rain and strong winds brought by Storm Bram hit travel across Devon and Cornwall.
  
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• Hundreds of raw sausages fly-tipped near city centre

  09-12-2025 19:46 via bbc.com
  Current explanations haven't cut the mustard
  
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• Man charged after Antoine Semenyo racially abused

  09-12-2025 19:13 via bbc.com
  The Bournemouth forward reported racial abuse during his side's Premier League game at Liverpool.
  
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• Shop owner granted reprieve in giant gladiator statue stand-off

  09-12-2025 19:00 via bbc.com
  Mr Adamson says he is happy to have stood his ground after council backtracks over statue action.
  
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• People urged to avoid coastal areas during storm

  09-12-2025 18:47 via bbc.com
  Storm Bram hits the Isle of Man bringing storm force winds and significant coastal overtopping.
  
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• Skydiving over Everest

  09-12-2025 18:45 via bbc.com
  Hans Donner says he felt like Superman.
  
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• Pub bids to get beloved badger back home

  09-12-2025 18:36 via bbc.com
  Bertie the stuffed badger was last seen on a staff night out in Ambleside, the owner says.
  
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• 'Foam house' saved from collapse redeveloped

  09-12-2025 18:17 via bbc.com
  The house got its name in Shrewsbury after structural issues were found in June 2021.
  
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• Council leader quits following social media probe

  09-12-2025 18:02 via bbc.com
  Ian Cooper had already had his Reform UK membership revoked by the party.
  
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• Life inside the real CSI

  09-12-2025 17:59 via bbc.com
  Jo Ward is often one of the first people called to a police incident.
  
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• Christmas comeback for Halloween blaze victim

  09-12-2025 17:31 via bbc.com
  Stan Yanetta says he is putting the heartache of a Halloween arson attack behind him this Christmas.
  
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• Dad and daughter killed in caravan fire 'lived for each other'

  09-12-2025 17:13 via bbc.com
  An inquest heard the exact cause of a caravan fire that killed Lee and Esme Baker was unknown.
  
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• Driver fatally struck girl, 6, as she got off bus

  09-12-2025 16:51 via bbc.com
  Millie Gribble and two other children had just stepped off a bus when they were hit by a truck.
  
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• 'Web of deceit' fraudster plundered Covid scheme

  09-12-2025 16:40 via bbc.com
  A judge says the £1.5m fraudster and cannabis grower is the "most dishonest" man he has come across.
  
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• Heathrow attack suspects used CS spray, court told

  09-12-2025 16:24 via bbc.com
  Two men have appeared in court charged with robbery and administering a noxious substance.
  
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• Britain's most bashed bridges revealed

  09-12-2025 15:57 via bbc.com
  Network Rail reveals a low bridge in Leicestershire saw more crashes than any other crossing.
  
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• Ex-councillor behind hate mail campaign sentenced

  09-12-2025 15:54 via bbc.com
  Gerard Woodhouse, 63, targeted Labour Party colleague Christine Banks for up to two years.
  
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• Dame Judi Dench 'horrified' by theatre sale plan

  09-12-2025 15:20 via bbc.com
  Broadstairs Memorial Hall will be sold at auction with a guide price of £350,000.
  
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• Horses carry out police work again after 26-year absence

  09-12-2025 12:37 via bbc.com
  West Midlands Police now has five horses - Belgravia, Bruce, Yonkers, Yve and Yvonne.
  
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• Autistic man starts new job after Waitrose rejection

  09-12-2025 11:51 via bbc.com
  Tom Boyd has begun working at his local Asda, before beginning a new role at Waitrose in January.
  
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• 'My stoma bag is my new fashion accessory'

  09-12-2025 07:18 via bbc.com
  A Rochdale woman has put on a charity fashion show featuring models with stoma bags.
  
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• Boy with cancer gets dream firefighter day

  09-12-2025 07:10 via bbc.com
  Benjamin Bahmanizad was diagnosed with the rare and aggressive childhood cancer when he was two.
  
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• 'Ed Sheeran took time out of his day to come and hear our music'

  09-12-2025 07:03 via bbc.com
  The popstar is supporting students at Coventry Academy as part of his music education foundation.
  
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• 'It took seven years to bring my abusers to justice - I've lost faith in the system'

  09-12-2025 06:58 via bbc.com
  Steven Jones says he has been "repeatedly let down by police and court staff".
  
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• Storm Bram: amber weather warnings for damaging winds and heavy rain

  09-12-2025 05:05 via bbc.com
  Warnings come into force as .
  
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• Storm Bram: Amber warning in place as wind and rain hit UK

  09-12-2025 05:05 via bbc.com
  Warnings come into force as strong winds and rain sweep across the UK.
  
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