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BBC News • Aug 22, 2026

Canada says it will match US tariffs 'dollar for dollar' as trade talks break down

A new 50% levy on $20bn of Canadian imports comes into force after a last-minute breakdown in trade talks.

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BBC News • Aug 22, 2026

TikTok to pay $400m to US in one of largest child privacy settlements

The deal stems from a 2024 lawsuit alleging TikTok and its parent company ByteDance collected "vast amounts of data" on millions of users under the age of 13.

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BBC News • Aug 22, 2026

Girl, 6, dies days after Shoreham sea tragedy killed three family members

Saja El-Khawas is the fourth person to die after her family got into difficulty in water off West Sussex.

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BBC News • Aug 21, 2026

Is Andy Burnham Actually Popular Or Just New?

And, Sue Gray gives her first interview since leaving Downing Street.

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BBC News • Aug 21, 2026

Two teenagers seriously injured after sword attack at Swedish school

Police say one man has been arrested, while several other local schools were locked down.

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BBC News • Aug 21, 2026

Germany investigates Russia links to weapons cache discovered in woods, reports say

German intelligence believes guns found last year were for carrying out assassinations on behalf of Moscow, reports say.

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BBC News • Aug 21, 2026

How will Trump’s former personal lawyer run the US justice department?

Attorney General Todd Blanche won’t pledge to act “independently” from the White House.

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BBC News • Aug 21, 2026

Killer jailed for murdering second flatmate

Eugeniu Neamtu murdered Gheorghe Trica, three years after completing a sentence for killing another housemate.

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BBC News • Aug 21, 2026

Why the US economy is ringing alarm bells

The US hit a debt milestone this week, but just how worried should we be about the world's largest economy?

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BBC News • Aug 21, 2026

Millennials have found it hard to buy homes – but things may be turning a corner

Twenty-somethings are much less likely to own a home than previous generations. But data suggests things may be improving.

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BBC News • Aug 21, 2026

Steve Rosenberg: Shortage of petrol but not patriotism as Russians feel growing impact of war

Drivers are waiting hours in fuel queues, as Moscow prepares to celebrate Russian Flag Day.

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BBC News • Aug 21, 2026

Hong Kong's Tiananmen activists guilty in national security trial

Three activists were accused of inciting others to subvert state power under the China-introduced law.

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BBC News • Aug 21, 2026

What happened to Harry and Meghan's American dream?

Harry and Meghan enjoyed some showbusiness success, but their Hollywood reign proved short-lived.

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BBC News • Aug 21, 2026

British rapper Yung Filly to face retrial on rape charges in Australia

A jury last month cleared the YouTuber of several sexual assault offences, but it couldn't reach a decision on three others,

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BBC News • Aug 20, 2026

US says sanctions will 'squash' Iran's economy and 'collapse' its regime

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says allies will need to decide whether they "are with us or against us".

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BBC News • Aug 20, 2026

The Premier League's new plan to end corner chaos

Holding, pushing, shoving, jostling and grappling. It became something of an epidemic in the Premier League last season - here's what's being done to fix it.

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BBC News • Aug 20, 2026

Tinder conman who stole thousands pretended to be multi-millionaire cancer patient

Joseph Gibson stated he was worth hundreds of millions of pounds, was an ex soldier, and owned yachts.

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BBC News • Aug 20, 2026

Man charged over Manchester synagogue attack

Police say the man is accused of failing to disclose information regarding terrorist activity.

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BBC News • Aug 20, 2026

US national debt passes $40tn after doubling in a decade

It comes after the interest rate on 30-year bonds reached the highest level in almost 20 years.

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BBC News • Aug 20, 2026

How do the 9-1 GCSE grade boundaries work in England?

The previous alphabetical system has been replaced in England, but is still used in Wales and Northern Ireland.

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BBC News • Aug 20, 2026

I quit my £80,000 job to make ice cream - here's how

The co-founder of Little Moons shares her advice for anyone thinking about starting a business of their own.

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BBC News • Aug 20, 2026

Weekly type 2 diabetes jab could replace daily injections

Hundreds of thousands of people with type 2 diabetes could get access to a new weekly insulin jab to replace daily injections.

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BBC News • Aug 20, 2026

Russia unleashes 'massive attack' on Kyiv, killing at least five

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said a children's hospital had been damaged in the overnight strikes.

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BBC News • Aug 19, 2026

Robinson and Tongue guide England to strong start against Pakistan

Ollie Robinson and Josh Tongue both took five-wicket hauls to put England in early control of the opening Test against Pakistan at Headingley, as the home side closed on 112-2 at stumps on day one, just 59 runs behind the tourists' first-innings total of 171.

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