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BBC News • Aug 17, 2026

Dutch GP in pictures as F1 prepares for Zandvoort farewell

A selection of images from the Dutch Grand Prix, as Zandvoort prepares to host a Formula 1 race for the final time.

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BBC News • Aug 16, 2026

Unauthorised sites are growing but travellers say they are forced to break the law

The government says such developments are unacceptable – so why do they keep springing up?

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BBC News • Aug 14, 2026

Count Binface to perform at Fringe after by-election defeat

The alter ego of comedian Jon Harvey finished second to Nigel Farage in the Clacton by-election.

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BBC News • Aug 14, 2026

Electric vehicle sales targets could be cut after pressure from car makers

The government says it is considering cutting the new electric car sales target from 80% to 50% by 2030.

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BBC News • Aug 14, 2026

Farage's by-election victory won't stop questions about finances

Nigel Farage triggered the Clacton by-election and the result was predictable - so what did he achieve?

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BBC News • Aug 13, 2026

Polls open in Clacton by-election

Voters will choose between 34 candidates - the most to stand in any British parliamentary election.

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BBC News • Aug 11, 2026

Lebanon parliament votes to abolish death penalty

The new law - which next goes to the cabinet for approval - would make Lebanon the first country in the Middle East to end capital punishment.

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BBC News • Aug 10, 2026

Trump signs order to limit childhood vaccines and split MMR shots

The Trump administration recommends separating the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine into three different shots administered in separate visits.

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BBC News • Aug 9, 2026

Ancient Roman shipwreck discovered off Sicily coast

Italy's culture minister says it is one of the most important underwater archaeological finds in years.

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BBC News • Aug 9, 2026

Hundreds arrested over French wildfires, but who is to blame?

The government is trying to attribute blame for the unprecedented fires which tore through the country last month.

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BBC News • Aug 6, 2026

Nigerian security forces rescue more than 300 abductees

The government says the rescue is the country's largest single-day operation by joint security forces.

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BBC News • Aug 5, 2026

Police chief considers joining legal action over PC Harper killers' early release

Two of PC Andrew Harper's killers are set to be included in the government's early release scheme, which begins in October.

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BBC News • Aug 4, 2026

Why Does The Government Keep Releasing Prisoners Early?

Government defends early release scheme, blaming prison capacity crisis.

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BBC News • Aug 4, 2026

What's behind having to release some prisoners early?

More people going to prison, and for longer, is why governments including the current one have had to release prisoners early.

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BBC News • Aug 3, 2026

Reform UK's Richard Tice investigated by parliamentary standards watchdog

Tice says the complaint related to a debate on Israeli influence and whether he should have referenced his register of interests.

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BBC News • Aug 3, 2026

Conservatives call for greater use of facial recognition from police

Conservatives have called for all images of suspects to be run through facial recognition software.

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BBC News • Aug 3, 2026

Reform UK would use Royal Navy to stop small boats

The party's home affairs spokesman Zia Yusuf says it would be the "largest military operation in the English Channel since World War Two”.

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BBC News • Aug 1, 2026

Sir John Curtice: The "Burnham bounce" is real but it's not massive

The governing party's poll ratings have improved but they're only just ahead of Reform

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BBC News • Jul 31, 2026

Burnham faces criticism over plans for mayors to get share of income tax

Tory mayor Lord Houchen wants to offer a rebate, but the prime minister says it should be reinvested in communities.

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BBC News • Jul 28, 2026

Uefa and PM criticise Infantino World Cup plan

Uefa and Prime Minister Andy Burnham criticise proposals from Fifa to seek private investment in its competitions, including the World Cup.

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BBC News • Jul 28, 2026

Man jailed for abduction and rape of girl, 15, in Edinburgh basement

Aaron Strachan was told he may never be released from prison after abducting and raping the girl in Edinburgh last year.

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BBC News • Jul 28, 2026

New technical education routes to be offered at 14 in England

The government wants pupils to take subjects like AI and manufacturing which are linked to local jobs.

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BBC News • Jul 28, 2026

Reform UK reports Zack Polanski to police over guillotine T-shirt post

The post included a photo of a man wearing a top featuring the name "Nigel" alongside an image of a guillotine.

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