Passengers are looking at alternative routes as fire disrupts travel options A major industrial fire near Wembley Stadium has sent huge amounts of smoke across west London as blazes broke out on an industrial estate in Hannah Close, Neasden. The London Fire Brigade (LFB) said around 125 firefighters are tackling the fire with twenty fire […]

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The Bees sign Senegalese full-back from West Ham Brentford have signed West Ham defender El Hadji Malick Diouf in a deal worth up to £40m, with the Senegal left-back signing a five-year contract. The 21 year-old moves for an initial £35m plus a further £5m in add-ons, and the club holds an option to extend […]

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Scotland First Minister pushes Westminster to hand over powers The Scottish government has published its draft independence referendum bill, setting out the question it wants put to voters and who would be allowed to answer it. First Minister John Swinney called on the UK government to “respect the voice of the Scottish people and parliament […]

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Sacha Baron Cohen intentionally baited modern outrage culture with his Ali G revival Ali G’s return has sparked a growing backlash in the U.K. following the release of his latest film trailer with the character returning in Amazon MGM’s ‘Ali G: Who Iz I?’, a new mockumentary starring Sacha Baron Cohen. However, the comeback has […]

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Andy Burnham following the steps Keir Starmer The number of people housed in asylum hotels has halved in a year, comparing from June 2025 where more than 32,000 people were in hotel rooms awaiting a decision on their claim. However, by June of this year it was closer to 16,000. The drop, set out in […]

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Performers demanding greater protection against AI voice cloning Matt Lucas, Hugh Bonneville and Nicola Coughlan are among more than 80 performers who have written to the government demanding greater protection against AI voice cloning. They want Prime Minister Andy Burnham to introduce legislation giving every person in the UK a legal right to their own […]

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Over 2,000 e-bike fires spread through the UK E-bike fires and e-scooter blazes in the UK are killing riders, with eighteen people confirmed to have died and nearly 700 have been injured in relations to the incidents, in new data shows. More than 2,000 fires were started by e-bikes, e-scooters or their batteries between 2019 […]

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Holiday tragedy as flight plunges 178ft under five seconds Flight SQ321 in provenance form London Heathrow suddenly pummeled 178ft (around 54 metres) in under 5 seconds after being hit by sever turbulence over Myanmar. Linda Kitchen, 74, is among several passengers from the UK who are suing Singapore Airlines for damages. Linda’s husband, Geoff, 73, […]

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Experts issue warning over ‘aggressive’ drunk wasps in parts of UK As summer comes to an end, swarms of insects are feasting on rotten and fermented fruits in parts of the UK. Experts are issuing warnings as some of these are becoming tipsy and ‘agressive’ from the fermented fruits. The warning is largely concentrated on […]

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Why the Tennessee singer wanted to live in this UK town Dolly Parton, the Locust Ridge born singer, actor and author shared an unlikely love for a UK town in 2007. She became known to the world through her singing, topping charts with country music that spoke to many. The singer was most notably known […]

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Topless criminal repeatedly botches throwing drugs into UK prison Joshua Smith, 30, was comically seen failing to throw drugs at a prison three times as he failed again and again to get the package above the walls. Smith, who was topless when caught on CCTV, tried to hurl the class A drugs from the roadside […]

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A breakdown of the latest true-crime release that is sparking overnight binging A new Netflix documentary has just landed on 26 August as viewers have already binged all three episodes overnight. According to TV reviewer Luke Eccleston, known as Eccy Reviews, this series is guaranteed to be number one in trending by the end of the week. […]

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The former Skins star opened up on decision to join the subscription platform Almost 20 years after her appearance on the critically acclaimed show taking place in Bristol, Skins, this actress has turned to the subscription based platform, Only Fans. The series, featuring the likes of Nicolas Hoult and Daniel Kaluuya, followed the lives of […]

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Lunar eclipse will turn the moon blood red over the UK this thursday A lunar eclipse will paint the moon a deep blood red over the UK on the night between Thursday and Friday morning, just weeks after the UK’s best solar eclipse in 30 years swallowed roughly 90 per cent of the sun. Early […]

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4 missing people found dead within 72 hours The discovery of four bodies has peaked the curiosity of police as investigations for missing people has led to beliefs of a serial killer. A man in his 60s was found dead on Saturday, 50 days after a missing person’s report was filed with local police and […]

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The Serena Slam back on the court in US Open mixed doubles Serena Williams walked back out onto Arthur Ashe Stadium on Tuesday night for the first time in four years, and roughly 15,000 people came to watch. Partnering Carlos Alcaraz in the US Open’s revamped mixed doubles, Serena Williams won her opening tie before […]

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Why heat deaths are climbing The Office for National Statistics (ONS) points to a rise in heat-related deaths in recent years, with circulatory disease, respiratory conditions and dementia among the health impacts linked to extreme heat. Crucially, the figures stop before 2026, a summer of five back-to-back heatwaves that hit 38.1C in London and prompted […]

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Joe Root ‘Really Hacked Off’ as Brydon Carse Dropped for Lord’s Test England captain Joe Root says he is “hacked off” and “disappointed” after Brydon Carse was dropped from the squad for this week’s second Test against Pakistan, following an incident outside a Derby nightclub. Root opened his Lord’s news conference on Tuesday with it, […]

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What we know about the A66 crash investigation Five more people have been arrested over the A66 crash near Middlesbrough that killed seven people, including two Cleveland Police officers, taking the total number of arrests to 17. A 16-year-old boy and two men, aged 18 and 21, were held on suspicion of participating in an […]

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PM likely to attend general assembly after Kyiv meeting The Prime Minister has said he is likely to attend the UN general assembly in New York, from 22 to 28 September, for the first time in his Premiership. Burnham spoke to Bloomberg in an interview, saying he is “looking forward to going to New York […]

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Thunderstorm Warning Covers 70 Areas With 2cm Hail and Flood Risk The Met Office has issued its second thunderstorm warning of the week, with 70 areas of England and Wales facing lightning, hail of up to 2cm, flooding and strong winds on Thursday. The yellow warning runs from 6am to 10pm and follows a separate […]

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Sir Billy Boston Dies Aged 92 as Rugby League Mourns Its First Knight Sir Billy Boston, the first player knighted in rugby league’s 130-year history, has died aged 92. The Wigan winger died overnight in hospital, the Welsh Rugby Union confirmed on Tuesday, four days after the funeral of Lady Joan, his wife of 70 […]

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NHS attempts to make cervical screenings available for all DIY smear tests are being rolled out by the NHS to four million women in England who have rarely or never attended cervical screening, the Department of Health has confirmed. The self-sampling kits will be offered over the next year in an effort to reach an […]

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A simple action taking over a quiet part of social media Certain fads come and go, and with today’s reach through social media, they are pretty much inevitable for you or your friends to have not witnessed the latest trend. However, with the over saturation of trends, videos and AI slop content, many are retrieving […]

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What’s next for The Gentlemen Netflix has officially renewed The Gentlemen for a third season, confirming an eight-episode run on the same day the first trailer for season two arrived. Guy Ritchie’s high-society, high-octane caper, starring Theo James and Kaya Scodelario, will return for a third outing. Variety first reported the renewal, which understands the […]

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Middlesbrough Police confirmed arrest Twelve people have been arrested by detectives investigating the events that led to the A66 crash near Middlesbrough, in which seven people died including two police officers. Cleveland Police confirmed the arrests on Monday: nine men and three women aged 19 to 61, held on suspicion of ranging offences. From possession […]

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Online Safety Act powers on the table over dangerous driving content Social media firms have been told to pull dangerous driving videos immediately, after seven people, including two police officers, were killed in a crash on the A66 near Middlesbrough at the weekend. Defence minister Luke Pollard said platforms could act “today” against a viral […]

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‘She never did anything by halves’: tributes to Jo Gardiner Jo Gardiner, who appeared on the second series of BBC One’s Race Across the World with her son Sam, has died aged 61. Her family said she died “following a long and courageous battle with cancer”, a little over a year after Sam was killed […]

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Itauma on the edge of an IBF title Fourteen fights. Twelve knockouts. Not one defeat. Moses Itauma has spent three years being talked about as the most exciting thing to happen to British boxing in a generation. On Saturday night at London’s O2 Arena he finally gets asked the only question that matters: can he […]

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Kremlin reacts to Burnham’s missile plan Speaking on Monday morning, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said helping Ukraine build its own long-range cruise missiles would “add fuel to the fire” in British-Russian relations. He claimed Britain was already a participant in the war on Ukraine’s side and accused London of working to prevent progress towards a […]

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What the American rap producer’s thought process looks like Dr Dre has dismissed the idea that artificial intelligence is a threat to musicians, arguing instead that it is another tool in the music-tech toolbox in the same tradition as the synthesiser. The producer made the comments in an interview alongside his longtime business partner Jimmy […]

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What the Russian ambassador’s exit signals The Russian ambassador to the UK has been withdrawn without a replacement. Andrey Kelin left London last month after seven years in the post, the Russian embassy confirmed, as Moscow continues to press Britain over its support for Ukraine. A spokesperson said the Kremlin concluded his mission on 21 […]

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Why one salary goes further in some areas Buying a first home on one salary is not the lost cause it can feel like, according to new research reported by Metro, which has identified the areas of England where a single buyer on an ordinary wage can still get on the property ladder. Crucially, the […]

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Who is Ayyoub Bouaddi? Manchester City have agreed a deal in principle worth 100m euros (£85.6m) to sign Ayyoub Bouaddi, the 18 year-old Lille midfielder. The Ligue 1 club accepted an initial £81.4m plus £4.2m in add-ons. BBC Sport reported earlier this week that the two clubs were in advanced talks, and the Moroccan national […]

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How Savinho was moved through the network In 2022, a teenage winger signed for Troyes, a mid-table French club few English fans could place on a map, and never played a single minute for them. Four years later, Savinho is about to leave Manchester City for Tottenham for £75m plus £10m in add-ons, a record […]

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Which CrossCountry routes are affected CrossCountry has cancelled services on almost all of its routes on Sunday after a power cut in Birmingham city centre knocked out the building housing its control centre. The outage began on Saturday and has left many of the systems used to manage the railway unavailable, with cancellations running from […]

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Here’s what Andy Burnham is proposing Andy Burnham will give England’s metro mayors the power to take control of local planning decisions and wave through large-scale developments, under proposals due to be presented next week. Mayors would be able to “call in” applications and direct councils to approve or refuse them, and to grant upfront […]

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Why Thomas Markle shared his disappointment towards the couple Thomas Markle says he feels “hurt and upset” that his daughter Meghan and Prince Harry are returning to the UK. The Sussexes are due to return later this month and will live in a non-royal residence outside London, with both children already enrolled in British schools. […]

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Brand New Day closes in on the all-time domestic top three Spider-Man: Brand New Day is on course for a fourth straight weekend at the top of the domestic box office, with Sony projecting that the Tom Holland film will add $36.5m across three days. Brand New Day took $9.8m on Friday, enough to stay […]

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Third National Treasure confirmed by franchise director National Treasure 3 is happening. Director Jon Turteltaub confirmed the long-rumoured sequel at a live taping of the National Treasure Hunt podcast in Philadelphia on Friday night, telling the audience the project was “finally real” and that a script now exists, according to The Hollywood Reporter. What Turteltaub […]

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What Mark Ruffalo actually said Mark Ruffalo has rejected Paramount’s claim that his criticism of the studio’s proposed takeover of Warner Bros was “antisemitic”. Calling the accusation “appalling and fundamentally dishonest” in a statement posted on X on Saturday morning, The Hollywood Reporter reports. The actor, a vocal opponent of Paramount’s $111 billion deal for […]

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Where Reform UK’s crypto money came from When Nigel Farage talks about his party’s war chest, he tends to frame it as evidence of momentum: an insurgent outgrowing the establishment it wants to replace. The composition of that war chest is now under a rather different kind of scrutiny. Reform UK has received £20m in […]

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Why the cyber attack did not hit the grid A power plant in Great Britain was forced to close for four days after a cyber attack by what is said to be Iran-linked hackers, the Mirror reported. The site was disabled “while staff fought to bring it back online” after the July incident. The exact […]

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What the FIFA ruling means for Mateta and Palace Jean-Philippe Mateta says the remaining 10 months of his Crystal Palace contract are invalid, and FIFA has decided the matter is not its to settle. Mateta is challenging the final year of a deal running to June 2027, multiple sources have told BBC Sport. The France […]

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Tributes paid after the A66 crash Seven people, including two serving police officers, have died in the A66 crash near Middlesbrough after a car travelling the wrong way along the dual carriageway. The Volkswagen Passat, carrying five teenagers, struck a marked police vehicle in the early hours of Saturday morning. Cleveland Police said all occupants […]

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What are the precedents facing Kyrgios The length of the ban facing Nick Kyrgios after a positive cocaine test hinges on a single question: when he took it. Kyrgios, the 2022 Wimbledon finalist, tested positive for cocaine at June’s grass-court event in Mallorca. The Australian player has since then served a mandatory provisional suspension that […]

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She took the case to the employment tribunal Working from home has been normalised for half a decade now, with it being one of the few good things coming out of the Coronavirus pandemic. More and more companies have opted for this style of work, as employees and employers alike are able to have a […]

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This British actor talks on his contention for the 007 role Several names have been tied to the take-over of one of Britain’s most famous roles in cinematic history. From Sean Connerie bringing Bond, James Bond, to life for the very first time in 1962, to Daniel Craig’s 2021 No Time To Die, fans are […]

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Why Savinho and Marmoush are available Tottenham are in talks with Manchester City over a double deal for forwards Savinho and Omar Marmoush, with negotiations between the clubs progressing but no agreement yet reached. The move, revealed on Thursday morning, would hand Roberto De Zerbi the attacking reinforcements he has spent the summer transfer window […]

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Petrol bombs hurled at high-end cars outside Birmingham venue Five petrol bombs have been thrown at guests and supercars outside a Birmingham venue hosting a wedding party. Party goers and other guests located at the venue were only missed by a fraction by the petrol bombs. Two supercars were hit by the bombs during the […]

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