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• Rare vinyl sell for record-breaking prices

  29-06-2026 12:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Records and collectables from Billy Nicholls, The Who and The Rolling Stones go under the hammer.
  
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• Becky Hill returns to venue she played as a teen

  29-06-2026 21:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Bewdley-born singer tells the BBC it is "lovely to be back" at the venue she played at age 16.
  
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• Schoolchildren perform for Foo Fighters ahead of stadium show

  29-06-2026 20:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Bell Tower Beats, from Anfield Road Primary School, performed for the touring US stars in Liverpool.
  
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• Reform plan to scrap 'woke' diversity schemes

  29-06-2026 19:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Reform UK says plans in Staffordshire are a blueprint for all its councils, but issues few details.
  
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• Man inside bin saved from being crushed in lorry

  29-06-2026 19:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A full investigation is launched to understand how the incident happened, Bristol Waste says.
  
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• Student sentenced to almost four years for threatening to bomb college

  29-06-2026 19:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jagger Strang, 18, had idolised serial killers, including the Sandy Hook shooter, the court heard.
  
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• Maddy Cusack kept mental health secret over fears of stigma

  29-06-2026 19:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Sheffield United player who was found dead in her home in 2023 told parents and her doctor she feared being ridiculed by colleagues, inquest hears.
  
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• Man accused of murder is a convicted sex offender, jury told

  29-06-2026 18:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Simon Levy, 40, from Tottenham denies murdering Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo and Sheryl Wilkins.
  
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• Maresca to pay Chelsea compensation - but why?

  29-06-2026 17:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Enzo Maresca signs three-year Manchester City deal after agreeing to pay compensation to former club Chelsea.
  
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• Body found in search for boy, 15, missing in river

  29-06-2026 16:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The teenager was last seen getting into difficulty in a river at a country park in Greater Manchester.
  
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• 'I'm done' - Stokes rules out reversing retirement

  29-06-2026 16:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England captain Ben Stokes has rejects suggestions he could reverse his international retirement for next year's Ashes, saying he is "done".
  
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• Where is best to see the Strawberry Moon tonight?

  29-06-2026 16:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The first full Moon of the summer will be visible tonight, reaching its peak in the early hours of Tuesday.
  
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• Hotel where boy was fatally electrocuted fined £120k

  29-06-2026 16:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  None of the health and safety charges related to the death of Jack Piper-Sheach.
  
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• Stokes' England career ends with NZ series defeat

  29-06-2026 15:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ben Stokes’ storied England career ends in a series defeat by New Zealand, who wrap up the third and deciding Test on the final day in Nottingham.
  
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• Stalker who set up fake Tinder account to terrorise his ex is jailed

  29-06-2026 15:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Asad Hussain convinced strangers the victim had wanted to engage in a "rape fantasy".
  
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• Mum says son dancing with Madness 'still surreal'

  29-06-2026 13:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Henry says he felt nervous before going on stage but his dad and grandad helped him feel confident.
  
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• A fishy tale: How did the River Trent get its name?

  29-06-2026 12:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  There are various theories around how the UK's third-longest river was named.
  
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• The people and places that helped Andy Burnham find self-belief

  29-06-2026 09:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A teacher says the MP needed persuading to go to Cambridge, "but he did it and the rest is history".
  
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• 'Worth every penny', say England fans at World Cup

  29-06-2026 08:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As football fever sweeps the nation, England fans from Yorkshire share their World Cup experiences.
  
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• Roofer finds photo of son he hid under slates in 2002

  29-06-2026 08:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  He says he left 10 secret "time capsule" pictures of his family under slates in the North East.
  
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• Why is pregnancy sickness drug not easily accessible to all?

  29-06-2026 07:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC journalist Linzi Kinghorn finds out why a pregnancy sickness drug is not always accessible on the NHS.
  
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• 'Our lives will never be the same again after Lime bike crash'

  29-06-2026 07:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jane Ouartsi suffered severe injuries when she was crashed into by a bike ridden by a 10-year-old boy.
  
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• The dad standing up to men's breast cancer with comedy show

  29-06-2026 07:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Despite no comedy experience, Alan Wake will perform his breast cancer show at Edinburgh.
  
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• How a town helped launch the UK's first credit card

  29-06-2026 06:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sixty years ago about 200 people worked from a former shoe factory on Barclaycard's first scheme.
  
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• Classic car show raises thousands for charities

  28-06-2026 15:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The show in Staverton is set to bring in up to £7,000 for local causes say organisers.
  
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• Murder investigation launched after death of woman

  28-06-2026 13:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A 50-year-old man from Kingsteignton has been arrested on suspicion of murder.
  
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• Greyhound who refuses to race finds Stateside home

  28-06-2026 12:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Kiki, who was bred to race, will cross the Atlantic to live in California with her new family.
  
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• 'Out-of-control' deer threatening crops, farmers say

  28-06-2026 09:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Defra has set out plans to increase the culling of deer and to introduce more deer officers.
  
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• 'Magic and midsummer madness': The last of the old-school Glastonbury Festivals

  28-06-2026 08:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The original director has reworked the 30-year-old film to be screened in cinemas across the UK.
  
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• 'Social media contributed to our son's murder'

  28-06-2026 08:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The family of murdered teenager Joshua Hall are welcoming the ban on social media for under 16s.
  
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