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Clock starts ticking on race to buy Scotland's 'forgotten Einstein' church
A Galloway village community hopes to turn the building into a centre celebrating James Clerk Maxwell.
6d ago 3 min 0
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Rock stars gather on tiny Scottish island for world stone skimming championships
Some 400 challengers and 2,000 spectators are expected at the world stone skimming championships.
6d ago 5 min 0
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Moment mum catches suspected arson attack on CCTV
Holly Cham, 33, from Bootle, says the incident has left her unable to sleep with worry.
6d ago 3 min 0
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The two-year trail of financial controversy dogging Reform and Farage
Six claims the party has faced – from an undisclosed £5m gift to an alleged plot to bypass election laws As Reform UK’s annual conference unfolded in Birmingham, the party was once again facing heightened scrutiny over its finances. Two senior officials have been suspended after they were filmed in an undercover invest
6d ago 6 min 0
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Tonnes of rubble including 'bits of old toilets' being dumped in village, residents claim
Site owners SOS Aggregates deny dumping waste, and claims it is creating a horse training area.
6d ago 3 min 0
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Cleveland police chief proud of force but being 'let down' by funding
Victoria Fuller tells the BBC the force's resources need a rethink, speaking after the A66 crash in Middlesbrough which killed seven including two officers.
6d ago 4 min 0
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Black Box: The Chatbots | Spirals | Ep 1 – podcast
Across the world, hundreds of people have come to believe they have made extraordinary scientific discoveries with AI chatbots such as ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini. Others say their AI has ‘awakened’, or is leading them to a higher spiritual realm. The Guardian journalist Michael Safi investigates a phenomenon labelled ‘
6d ago 1 min 0
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Lauryn Hill, Wyclef and Giggs among surprise guests at Jay-Z's long-awaited UK show
The US rapper rolled back the years for more than two hours at the first of his two shows in London.
6d ago 3 min 0
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Why on average it rains more in August than September
September for the UK as a whole is actually a dryer month than August.
6d ago 1 min 0
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BBC visits area at heart of police investigation after A66 crash
The BBC's Ed Thomas has visited Grangetown, an area which has been the focus of an investigation following the deadly A66 crash.
4 Sept 2026 1 min 0
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'I'd rather die than ring the police': Distrust and fear in Middlesbrough after A66 crash
BBC News visits town where violence has escalated after the fatal crash and residents say they are living in fear.
4 Sept 2026 7 min 0
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Cambridge launches review into support for Jason Arday before death
The University of Cambridge says the review will look at its "decision-making and actions" before the former professor's death.
4 Sept 2026 4 min 0