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• Five four-week-old kittens saved from house fire

  07-08-2026 08:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Firefighters say they gave the animals oxygen with specialised masks after rescuing them.
  
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• British couple held in Iran end hunger strike

  10-08-2026 19:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Craig and Lindsay Foreman's family say they were on hunger strike for 93 and 84 days, respectively.
  
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• Sciver-Brunt cameo helps Rockets into Hundred final

  10-08-2026 19:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nat Sciver-Brunt's breezy 32 helped Trent Rockets to a three-wicket win over Southern Brave which rubber stamps their place in the final of The Hundred.
  
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• Derby 'off market' as takeover deal collapses

  10-08-2026 18:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Saudi Arabia government official Turki Alalshikh abandons his proposed takeover of Championship club Derby County.
  
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• 'Gun obsessed' man jailed for printing 3D gun

  10-08-2026 18:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The 62-year-old was 15 minutes away from making it work, the National Crime Agency says.
  
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• Mothers say maternity unit closure is 'stressful'

  10-08-2026 18:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Birthing services at North Devon District Hospital are due to be suspended from Tuesday.
  
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• Crews remain at scene of country park fire

  10-08-2026 17:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Firefighters were sent to the Stoke-on-Trent park after reports of fire, the fire service says.
  
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• Drivers used dead man's identity to dodge fines

  10-08-2026 17:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Three Bradford drivers and one from Leeds used a dead man's details to avoid charges, police say.
  
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• Hope of finding mum's body 'lost if killer released'

  10-08-2026 17:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Glyn Razzell was sentenced to life in prison in 2003 for the murder of his estranged wife.
  
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• England hopeful Gay will be fit for Pakistan opener

  10-08-2026 17:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Opener Emilio Gay will have further treatment on a shoulder injury this week in a bid to be available for the first Test against Pakistan.
  
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• Farmers battle blaze as flames threaten nearby house

  10-08-2026 17:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man's quick thinking prevented a farmland fire at Worlaby, near Brigg, from spreading to a house.
  
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• Student murdered over fake Rolex debt, trial told

  10-08-2026 17:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Harper Dennis denies murdering Khaleed Oladipo, who was fatally stabbed in Leicester.
  
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• Best places to see partial solar eclipse across England

  10-08-2026 17:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Some parts of England could see up to 96 per cent of the moon covering the sun on 12 August.
  
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• Six arrested after woman found dead

  10-08-2026 17:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Four women and two men were arrested after a 23-year-old woman died in Clerkenwell on Thursday.
  
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• Record 230 people cross Channel in one small boat

  10-08-2026 16:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Home Office says it shows the "reckless and dangerous tactics" used by gangs "cramming ever greater numbers on to unseaworthy vessels".
  
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• Lineside fire disrupts South East rail services

  10-08-2026 16:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Damage to overhead signalling cables is causing delays of up to 30 minutes on Southern Railways.
  
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• Haystack 'as tall as house' catches fire

  10-08-2026 15:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A villager says he spotted the flames shooting up above the roof line of properties.
  
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• Consortium advances talks for stake in Liverpool

  10-08-2026 15:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A group including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos advances its talks to buy about a 30% stake in Liverpool, BBC Sport has been told.
  
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• Asylum seeker who groomed and raped girl, 13, jailed

  10-08-2026 14:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Abdul Khan attacked the girl at a nature reserve after pretending to be 14 on Snapchat.
  
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• Farmer bride rides favourite cow to own wedding

  10-08-2026 14:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Victoria Lee wanted her favourite cow, White Chocolate Button, to deliver her to the church in Mark.
  
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• Airport passengers forced to fly without luggage felt 'locked' on plane

  10-08-2026 14:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More holidaymakers share their frustration following Birmingham Airport baggage problems.
  
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• Mars Bar from 1991 found - and it's 20g bigger than one from today

  10-08-2026 14:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The woman who found the chocolate bar during a house clearance compares it with today's Mars Bars.
  
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• 'I won Commonwealth gold with a splinter in my bum'

  10-08-2026 14:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Will Tidball took victory in his Commonwealth debut as part of Team England's 4,000m pursuit team.
  
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• Man, 18, dies after getting into difficulty in sea

  10-08-2026 14:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sussex Police says it was called to Camber Sands beach just before 19:00 BST on Sunday.
  
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• Comedian confident of double world records for microphone runs

  10-08-2026 13:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dan Hudson ran the Solihull Half Marathon as a microphone and is confident he has the record.
  
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• Two bungalows ablaze following hedgerow fire

  10-08-2026 13:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Fire crews were called to the incident on Rollestone Road, Holbury, on Sunday evening.
  
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• Ferrari worth £3.7m seized in police crackdown

  10-08-2026 11:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ninety vehicles worth more than £8m were seized in a weekend operation in central London.
  
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• New discovery puts 'women at the centre of early Bronze Age society'

  10-08-2026 07:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The 4,000-year-old skeleton of a metalworker was first found in 1803.
  
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• 'We're not under siege any more' say shopkeepers

  10-08-2026 07:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Businesses in the Shirley area of Southampton saw months of harassment from teenagers last summer.
  
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• 'You could smell someone' who worked at Raleigh

  10-08-2026 07:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The company was more than just a employer. For years, it was part of the fabric of Nottingham.
  
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