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'Hidden house' farmer hits back after conviction
Source: BBC News Author: BBC News 2026-06-11T09:22:27.8912831Z 'Hidden house' farmer hits back after conviction Helen Lowe was found in contempt of court for failing to remove a house she built inside a barn. Lowe also said she had written to the council for "some lenience" after lambing season and her health problems. She said they refused. In addition, she claimed the council continued to pursue enforc… [+1123 chars] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy20de67l1o
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Cramlington crash police officer, 19, dies in hospital
Source: BBC News Author: BBC News 2026-06-11T11:37:33.8729317Z Cramlington crash police officer, 19, dies in hospital Jess Turnbull "had so much to look forward to in her career and her life", the chief constable says. A 19-year-old police officer hurt in a crash while responding to a report of a separate collision has died of her injuries. Northumbria Police said Jess Turnbull was a "dedicated and committed" offi… [+672 chars] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c621l2nkz4ko
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England midfielder Declan Rice on his sunburn and World Cup heat
Source: BBC News Author: BBC News 2026-06-11T11:37:39.4809045Z England midfielder Declan Rice on his sunburn and World Cup heat The Arsenal midfielder admits he was a touch pink in pre-tournament photos as players try to adjust to scorching conditions. England's final warm-up game against Costa Rica in Dallas on Wednesday was delayed by thunderstorms - something which could become a regular feature of this World Cup as the brutal heat generates mas… [+1001 chars] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq61l6d870vo
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Rapist jailed for trafficking and abusing girls in Doncaster
Source: BBC News Author: BBC News 2026-06-11T13:07:23.8248929Z Rapist jailed for trafficking and abusing girls in Doncaster Bawan Harwe is jailed for a series of child abuse offences against girls aged 12 to 16. Muhamadi, who is from Iran, was found guilty of two counts of arranging or facilitating travel of another person with a view of exploitation. He was cleared of two other counts of arranging or facil… [+1675 chars] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy0v8741pxo
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El Niño has begun, scientists say, and could bring record heat
Source: BBC News Author: BBC News 2026-06-11T13:37:17.671499Z El Niño has begun, scientists say, and could bring record heat An El Niño event has officially started, say US scientists, raising fears of extreme weather and higher temperatures. No two El Niños are alike, but the disruption is felt most sharply in the tropics. Flooding is common in northern Peru and southern Ecuador, and can reach parts of East Africa, Central Asia and the … [+2011 chars] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c75ylx7g00xo
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Chris Mason: Healey's resignation is a devastating critique of Starmer's government
Source: BBC News Author: BBC News 2026-06-11T13:52:20.0779439Z Chris Mason: Healey's resignation is a devastating critique of Starmer's government An already politically weakened prime minister has been weakened further by the resignation of the defence secretary. Healey's resignation as defence secretary comes on the day so many in Westminster expected would be when the government's long anticipated Defence Investment Plan was published. It was becoming abun… [+1529 chars] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm20vznj2p2o
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Jilted Swansea bride Kayley Stead who still held wedding gets engaged
Source: BBC News Author: BBC News 2026-06-11T14:52:27.2423758Z Jilted Swansea bride Kayley Stead who still held wedding gets engaged Rather than cancel the £12,000 big day, Kayley Stead went ahead with it, posting videos and photos online. When Kayley Stead was left alone at the altar on her big day, she did what few would think to do - let the wedding continue. Kayley, now 30, became a social media sensation off the back of her decis… [+1560 chars] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gyx8gxpzvo
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UK immigration: Asylum appeal backlog at record high, figures show
Source: BBC News Author: BBC News 2026-06-11T15:07:29.9142813Z UK immigration: Asylum appeal backlog at record high, figures show While the government has cut the backlog of cases waiting for a decision, the number of appeals has risen. The government has cut the number of outstanding asylum cases awaiting a first decision. At the end of March there were 35,744, down from 85,839 just before Labour took office in June 2024. However,… [+1132 chars] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyld5rnw9vo
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Weight-loss drug Wegovy to be available in pill form in UK for first time
Source: BBC News Author: BBC News 2026-06-11T15:22:27.8829758Z Weight-loss drug Wegovy to be available in pill form in UK for first time Manufacturer Novo Nordisk says a daily tablet of the drug could be more convenient for some people than weekly injections. A pill version of the blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy has been approved in the UK, meaning people can soon buy it with a prescription. It is the first tablet of its kind to get cleared by the M… [+1991 chars] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9d2pl10lqzo
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Mean Girls: Lead actress 'scared' after disorder as Belfast shows cancelled
Source: BBC News Author: BBC News 2026-06-11T15:37:20.9157118Z Mean Girls: Lead actress 'scared' after disorder as Belfast shows cancelled The Mean Girls musical's run in Belfast is cancelled following disorder in the city. Panka said she had received angry messages from fans about the cancellation of the shows and she asked that people consider how she is feeling at the moment. "I just wanted to address something bec… [+630 chars] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyex90nkvgo
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Lauren and Reece James's dad: 'I'm proud my children play for England'
Source: BBC News Author: BBC News 2026-06-10T09:07:22.3174988Z Lauren and Reece James's dad: 'I'm proud my children play for England' Nigel James says "I still pinch myself" that two of his children represent England's football teams. Nigel's son Reece is expected to start at right back for England in the World Cup, which begins on Thursday. Speaking at his academy in Wimbledon, Nigel said: "Reece used to train with us on a Frida… [+668 chars] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2x5l2yyqpo
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Scotland fan has US visa revoked an hour before flying to World Cup
Source: BBC News Author: BBC News 2026-06-10T11:07:22.6046007Z Scotland fan has US visa revoked an hour before flying to World Cup Michael Wright was at airport security when his visa status changed to "travel not authorised". Acting assistant secretary of US Homeland Security, Lauren Bis, previously told the BBC that the tightening of granting ESTAs was because "the Trump administration is enforcing immigration laws". "U… [+1217 chars] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c15y4l2zgnxo
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Doctor Who: BBC cancels planned Christmas special
Source: BBC News Author: BBC News 2026-06-10T11:22:22.5791649Z Doctor Who: BBC cancels planned Christmas special The BBC said the decision was made "after careful consideration" and had "not been taken lightly". A planned Christmas special of Doctor Who has been cancelled while the BBC plans the next phase of the sci-fi show. The corporation had announced last year that there would be a festive special in … [+1148 chars] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c621ln7vx7qo
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Ukraine says missiles hit military plant deep inside Russia
Source: BBC News Author: BBC News 2026-06-10T12:37:23.422737Z Ukraine says missiles hit military plant deep inside Russia Ukraine's military also says it has struck a Russian oil refinery and a "shadow fleet" oil tanker in the Black Sea. In a post on Telegram on Wednesday, President Zelensky wrote: "Overnight, Ukrainian FP-5 Flamingos hit a military plant in Cheboksary that supplies the occupier's army with components for drones and … [+1186 chars] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yzm2nzgr2o
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Three arrested over Glasgow disorder and racist assaults after Belfast knife attack
Source: BBC News Author: BBC News 2026-06-10T13:22:24.3035896Z Three arrested over Glasgow disorder and racist assaults after Belfast knife attack Police Scotland said members of the public were attacked "because of the colour of their skin" on Tuesday evening. Police Scotland said three members of the public were injured during the disorder in Glasgow. Three men two aged 18 and one aged 31 were arrested and charged in connection with various offences in t… [+1411 chars] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr5jme6ld54o
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Belfast knife attack disorder: I will never get over watching my home of 13 years burn down
Source: BBC News Author: BBC News 2026-06-10T13:37:21.0892342Z Belfast knife attack disorder: I will never get over watching my home of 13 years burn down A night of disorder in Belfast saw people forced to flee their homes, in protests that followed a knife attack in the north of the city. However, scenes of violence emerged at protests in Belfast, Newtownabbey and Portadown. Some of the worst scenes were in Belfast, particularly in the Newtownards Road, where a Translink Glider bus w… [+680 chars] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cevl9j9y8dmo
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Trump and Iran trade new threats after strikes exchanged
Source: BBC News Author: BBC News 2026-06-10T13:52:20.9115721Z Trump and Iran trade new threats after strikes exchanged The US president warns Iran "will have to pay the price" for taking too long to agree a deal, after Tehran vows retaliation to any attacks. US President Donald Trump and Iran's senior officials have traded new threats of further action, after the two sides exchanged strikes. Trump said Tehran had taken "too long to negotiate a deal" and… [+3084 chars] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce371kw2ex2o
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Two migrants jailed under new small boats law
Source: BBC News Author: BBC News 2026-06-10T14:22:19.7562574Z Two migrants jailed under new small boats law A Sudanese national and Afghan national were jailed for piloting small boats across the Channel. Wednesday's double-hearing also laid bare the circumstances in which some migrants decide to risk the Channel crossing. The court was told Ali fled Sudan in 2019 after his village was targeted by th… [+3365 chars] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjrg4031nglo
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Strictly Come Dancing: Lacey Turner confirmed as first 2026 celebrity contestant
Source: BBC News Author: BBC News 2026-06-10T14:52:28.8366966Z Strictly Come Dancing: Lacey Turner confirmed as first 2026 celebrity contestant The actress is best known for her role as Stacey Slater on EastEnders, the BBC One soap she joined in 2004. Turner is best known for her role as Stacey Slater on EastEnders, which she joined in 2004. She has won a British Soap Award and National Television Award for her role on the show, and has also star… [+738 chars] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cg74gvy8lgjo
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What can one Essex pothole tell us about the state of UK roads?
Source: BBC News Author: BBC News 2026-06-10T14:52:31.7109787Z What can one Essex pothole tell us about the state of UK roads? The BBC follows the ups and downs of a single pothole for more than a year. To try to establish the scale of England's current pothole issue, the BBC trawled through every council's highways transparency report, revealing a huge variation in the average cost of repairing a p… [+1262 chars] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3w3y6qp18jo
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Kemi Badenoch to call for scrapping of legal equality duty
Source: BBC News Author: BBC News 2026-06-08T23:37:23.2434058Z Kemi Badenoch to call for scrapping of legal equality duty The Conservative leader will argue that the rules have become a "minefield that exposes almost every significant public decision to legal challenge". The Public Sector Equality Duty,, external which applies in England, Scotland and Wales, requires public bodies and bodies carrying out public functions to eliminate unlawful discrimination. It als… [+1540 chars] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy5vyqykpx5o
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‘Pay ransom or lose a kidney’: Illegal migrants bound for UK kidnapped in Libya
Source: BBC News Author: BBC News 2026-06-09T05:37:27.0605079Z ‘Pay ransom or lose a kidney’: Illegal migrants bound for UK kidnapped in Libya The Iraqi Kurds were captured by a militia who demanded a ransom of $5,000 (£3,700) per person. More than 300 migrants heading to the UK last summer were kidnapped, tortured and threatened with forced organ removal, the BBC has learned. The young men, all from Iraqi Kurdistan, were captured in… [+881 chars] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8xwxdgvx8lo
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Man taken to hospital with serious injuries following stabbing
Source: BBC News Author: BBC News 2026-06-09T07:37:21.7401925Z Man taken to hospital with serious injuries following stabbing Police attended an incident Kinnaird Avenue following a report made shortly after 22:30 GMT on Monday 8 June. "One lady said she had to go to hospital herself because of the stress of witnessing such a brutal attack," he said. McCusker praised the "brave residents" who he said intervened to stop the attack.… [+310 chars] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdejnjdg08eo
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Manchester schoolgirl arrested after three hurt in knife attack
Source: BBC News Author: BBC News 2026-06-09T10:52:22.4578246Z Manchester schoolgirl arrested after three hurt in knife attack Three people suffer knife wounds and a pupil is arrested at the school in Blackley. A girl has been arrested after three people were injured at a school in Manchester. She was arrested after they suffered knife injuries at the Co-op Academy on Plant Hill Road in Blackley. The vict… [+250 chars] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gydjpdwy2o
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Man who asked woman for kiss on train sentenced in legal first
Source: BBC News Author: BBC News 2026-06-09T11:52:21.7046557Z Man who asked woman for kiss on train sentenced in legal first David Stroud was convicted in a first-of-its-kind sex-based harassment charge in May. The court previously heard Stroud sat next to the woman, who was on the phone to her boyfriend at the time, on the train. He was "constantly leaning" on her and called the woman "magical", it was to… [+630 chars] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp8rl45jmv7o
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Clifton George jailed for life for murder of Annabel Rook
Source: BBC News Author: BBC News 2026-06-09T12:07:21.6866847Z Clifton George jailed for life for murder of Annabel Rook Clifton George stabbed Annabel Rook 31 times before starting a fire at their house in north London. The trial heard evidence that George was an aggressive and bullying partner who was prone to angry outbursts over trivial matters. After killing Rook, he started a fire in the basement in order to c… [+447 chars] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cddl4jq9d3do
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Sea drone rescues US army helicopter crew near Strait of Hormuz
Source: BBC News Author: BBC News 2026-06-09T14:07:24.330258Z Sea drone rescues US army helicopter crew near Strait of Hormuz An uncrewed vessel picked up two crew members of an Apache helicopter that went down on Monday, US officials tells CBS News. In its statement on Tuesday, Centcom said the two crew members had been rescued at 19:33 EDT (23:33 GMT) on Monday. "Rescue efforts were led by US Naval Forces Central Command and the 82nd Airborne … [+793 chars] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy0l44ex5wo
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Final piece of 'iconic' Denby Pottery signed by designer
Source: BBC News Author: BBC News 2026-06-09T14:07:37.8425042Z Final piece of 'iconic' Denby Pottery signed by designer The firm, founded in 1809, appointed administrators due to rising energy and labour costs. Another petition, titled "support the ceramics industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills", has reached more than 105,000 signatures, passing the threshold to be considered for a deba… [+589 chars] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2vljzw5ego
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Wiltshire woman sentenced for manslaughter of her elderly mother
Source: BBC News Author: BBC News 2026-06-09T14:22:26.5078102Z Wiltshire woman sentenced for manslaughter of her elderly mother Stefania Glowka pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of her mother based on diminished responsibility. Nicholas Corsellis, for the defence, said on Monday that Glowka was not making rational judgements because she was "acting in the fog of despair". He also said she was "devoted to her mother" but wa… [+827 chars] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp8re26zl7do
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Family who died in London high-rise flat block fall named
Source: BBC News Author: BBC News 2026-06-09T14:37:25.0579125Z Family who died in London high-rise flat block fall named Aditi Vijay Paralkar, Rakesh Narayan Pai and their nine-year-old son Sid died in the fall last month. A family of three who died after falling from a high-rise block of flats in south London have been named. A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said that while they have not been formally identified, t… [+399 chars] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2d4m8525qo
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Vulnerable women being lured by illegal sperm donor 'delivery services' advertised on social media
Source: BBC News Author: BBC News 2026-06-07T21:52:22.0666743Z Vulnerable women being lured by illegal sperm donor 'delivery services' advertised on social media A BBC investigation paid £100 for one donor’s “baby batter” delivered by post with a carton of passata. Licenced clinics in the UK are regulated by the HFEA, which has created a page on their website, external where people can familiarise themselves with the law. The HFEA said it had referred several … [+1785 chars] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1j2349j8zjo
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'A World Cup for them not us': Fans' anger at US travel bans and visa restrictions
Source: BBC News Author: BBC News 2026-06-07T23:37:25.9154205Z 'A World Cup for them not us': Fans' anger at US travel bans and visa restrictions Fans across the world say US travel bans and visa regulations make them feel excluded from the World Cup. A State Department spokesman told the BBC that the administration was "prepared to welcome visitors from around the globe for the largest and greatest Fifa World Cup in history" and that "most overse… [+2252 chars] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx212p8r28eo
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US firm’s vaccine shows promise in first phase, tests to be expanded
A Covid-19 vaccine that has been developed by an American biotechnology company has been found to be safe and able to stimulate an immune response in the humans against the virus, its manufacturer, Moderna, announced on Monday. This is the first coronavirus vaccine to be tested in people. The findings are based on results from the first eight people who each received two doses of the experimental vaccine. In the phase one clinical trial, eight patients who received the vaccine at the lowest and middle doses developed neutralising antibodies to the virus. When measured, the levels of their antibodies were found to be similar to those of people who had recovered from the disease. Although the results of the study, which was led by the National Institutes Health, are yet to be peer-reviewed or published, the findings have been hailed as encouraging. Results on eight of the healthy volunteers aged 18 to 55 revealed that they developed antibodies that when subjected to a test in infected cells in the laboratory were able to stop the virus from replicating. This means that the vaccine which has been shown to work in the small study will now be tested in larger, longer studies. Moderna’s technology, which involves genetic material from the virus called mRNA, is relatively new and has yet to produce any approved vaccine. Meanwhile, Kenyan researcher Dr F. George Njoroge and his team of scientists at Merck Pharmaceutical Company have said that a drug approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for treatment of hepatitis C has now demonstrated good potency in inhibiting Covid-19 proliferation in cells. Dr Njoroge said the drug, boceprevir, had a strong binding to the enzyme that Covid-19 uses to process its proteins. The paper on the study was recently published by Jun Wang and researchers at the University of Arizona. Dr Njoroge said he was excited to undertake further studies on the drug. He now wants the World Health Organization to review the available data and determine whether the drug could be added to the list of others that are undergoing clinical trials as a single agent or in combination with other antiviral inhibitors such as remdesivir. https://www.nation.co.ke/news/US-Covid-19-vaccine-shows-promise-/1056-5557980-b761xfz/index.html
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Covid-19 WHO Stats as at 19th April
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak situation.\r\n2,245,872 Confirmed cases
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The US is still leading by more than 400k
