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• Raducanu outclassed by Zheng at Queen's

  13-06-2025 22:08 via bbc.com
  
  Britain's Emma Raducanu is outclassed by world number five Zheng Qinwen in the quarter-finals at Queen's.
  
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• Water company apologises as hundreds cut off again

  07-01-2026 10:45 via bbc.com
  The company says water is returning on Wednesday but supplies are likely to be intermittent.
  
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• McCullum and Key given chance to retain roles

  07-01-2026 10:29 via bbc.com
  Head coach Brendon McCullum and director of cricket Rob Key will be given the chance to stay on and show they can improve the England set-up.
  
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• 'My son died in a car crash - new road safety plans are flawed'

  07-01-2026 09:46 via bbc.com
  Crystal Owen says the governments proposals do not do enough to protect newly-qualified drivers.
  
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• Bethell century gives England Ashes silver lining

  07-01-2026 08:14 via bbc.com
  Jacob Bethell's majestic maiden century gives England a lead of 119 after day four but Australia look on course to win the fifth Ashes Test.
  
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• 'Retraining my retired racehorse saved my life'

  07-01-2026 07:31 via bbc.com
  Claire Howie describes 12-year-old Skeaping as her best friend who saved her from a "dark place".
  
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• 'City planners should ask women what they want'

  07-01-2026 07:29 via bbc.com
  Women should be consulted in the planning of safer public spaces, says an academic in Leeds.
  
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• 'Why Fletcher could be what Man Utd fans have been waiting for'

  07-01-2026 07:28 via bbc.com
  In his BBC Sport column, ex-Premier League boss Tony Pulis explains why Manchester United's interim manager Darren Fletcher would be the perfect choice to take the job on a longer-term basis.
  
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• 'Canal breach may mean our 25th year is the last'

  07-01-2026 07:20 via bbc.com
  Businesses along the Llangollen Canal say the time it will take for repairs could kill livelihoods.
  
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• Beaver family fells trees in new home

  07-01-2026 07:19 via bbc.com
  The beavers, some born last year, are the first at the nature reserve in about 400 years.
  
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• Detective paid 'vulnerable' boy, 17, for sex

  07-01-2026 07:18 via bbc.com
  The officer is in prison on remand awaiting sentence for paying for the sexual services of a child.
  
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• 'I've been denied cervical screening four times'

  07-01-2026 07:14 via bbc.com
  A woman who uses a wheelchair says she is unable to have a smear test due to inaccessible facilities.
  
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• Dawn French reveals whether she can keep a secret

  07-01-2026 07:14 via bbc.com
  Dawn French stars in the BBC's new sitcom Can You Keep a Secret? which was filmed in Somerset.
  
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• Huge Roman factory was 'hidden in plain sight'

  07-01-2026 07:12 via bbc.com
  The volunteers who discovered the Roman factory say it made whetstones used to sharpen tools.
  
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• 'I think I run for the feeling, the freedom'

  07-01-2026 07:09 via bbc.com
  Sarah Perry had a record-breaking 2025 and this year she wants to go even further to push the limits.
  
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• Waste mountain clearance 'to start in February'

  07-01-2026 07:08 via bbc.com
  The government gives details of plans to remove a vast illegal waste tip in an Oxfordshire field.
  
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• Seven-week-old smuggled puppy finds forever home

  07-01-2026 07:05 via bbc.com
  Elsa the Yorkshire terrier was illegally smuggled into the UK but has found a home in Yorkshire.
  
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• Schools want help in 'lonely battle' against vapes

  07-01-2026 07:04 via bbc.com
  Schools say they are spending thousands on vape detectors as pupils struggle with addiction.
  
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• Rare Iron Age war trumpet and boar standard found

  07-01-2026 07:02 via bbc.com
  The discoveries are "extraordinarily rare", say the archaeologists who helped find them.
  
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• AI robots and plastic made from peas - science to watch in 2026

  07-01-2026 06:59 via bbc.com
  Why scientists in Cambridge are "optimistic" they can improve our lives and the UK economy in 2026.
  
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• Reward of £10,000 to find love rival murder suspect

  07-01-2026 06:45 via bbc.com
  Detectives believe Ceyhan Dinler fled to Turkey after Cumali Turhan was killed in Chelmsford.
  
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• Record number of London pupils need Send support

  07-01-2026 06:45 via bbc.com
  The number of pupils needing Send support has risen by a third in a decade, government data shows.
  
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• Couple hunt for wedding venue after golf club fire

  07-01-2026 06:45 via bbc.com
  Joe Mintz thought someone was winding him up when he was told of the devastating fire.
  
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• Poor decisions in extending prison lease, MPs say

  07-01-2026 02:48 via bbc.com
  A committee report says "poor commercial decisions" were made when the lease was signed.
  
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• 'An impossible task?' Winless run leaves West Ham facing drop

  07-01-2026 01:10 via bbc.com
  Booed off the pitch after conceding a late winner at home against their relegation rivals and on a 10-game winless run - these are desperate times for West Ham.
  
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• Stuck gate stopped ambulance getting to dying man

  06-01-2026 18:17 via bbc.com
  Paramedics were unable to leave their station to get to 62-year-old Peter Coates, his inquest hears.
  
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• Ice skating on a frozen-over meadow

  06-01-2026 17:00 via bbc.com
  Port Meadow in Oxford has become a favourite for ice skaters when the temperatures freeze the field.
  
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• London Zoo's count of more than 8,000 animals begins

  06-01-2026 14:31 via bbc.com
  London zoo is home to more than 8,000 animals, which all need counting for the annual stock take.
  
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• Brothers spend 15 hours building igloo

  06-01-2026 11:15 via bbc.com
  Isaac and Jakob say they used plastic tubs to make blocks of snow to construct their chilly hut.
  
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• 'Tough few days' as thousands left without gas

  06-01-2026 08:59 via bbc.com
  Engineers are working to restore supplies following damage to a mains pipe.
  
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