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BBC News • Aug 23, 2026

'We're not going to run from it': Sydney Marathon laughs off medal error

Runners will receive a medal at the 2026 Sydney Marathon with an engraving of a German stadium.

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BBC News • Aug 23, 2026

Police officers killed in wrong-way crash mourned in 'unimaginable loss'

PC Matthew Blades, PC Tom Clough and five young people were killed when a car drove the wrong way on the A66 and struck the police vehicle.

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BBC News • Aug 23, 2026

Nobody can stop Fury-Joshua from happening - Hearn

Promoter Eddie Hearn says "no-one can pull out" of the proposed fight between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua.

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BBC News • Aug 23, 2026

Fear and fallout three months on from Northern Ireland's race riots

Northern Ireland saw consecutive nights of violence following a knife attack - but how are victims faring now?

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BBC News • Aug 23, 2026

Why we can't look away from hoarder home clean-ups

Videos of extreme cleaning posted on social media often go viral and are watched millions of times.

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BBC News • Aug 23, 2026

How a new era of heatwaves could shake up the school calendar

Teachers warn it could be increasingly difficult for classrooms to function during the hottest months.

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BBC News • Aug 22, 2026

Norris expects challenge after back-to-back poles

World champion Lando Norris says he expects other teams to challenge for victory after securing pole position for Sunday's final Dutch Grand Prix.

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BBC News • Aug 22, 2026

How new-look Spurs are shaping up under De Zerbi

Roberto de Zerbi has had time and money over the summer to start creating a new-look Tottenham. So how are they shaping up?

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BBC News • Aug 22, 2026

Multiple deaths after police vehicle and car crash during pursuit

"A number of patients died at the scene" after the collision near Middlesbrough, ambulance officials say, as the police watchdog opens an investigation.

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BBC News • Aug 22, 2026

Fab Four and Fleming on the phone - England's first-Test takeaways

Have England improved or were Pakistan really poor? BBC cricket correspondent Stephan Shemilt analyses the first-Test talking points from Headingley.

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BBC News • Aug 22, 2026

Second set of twins a good distraction from injury - Maddison

Tottenham midfielder James Maddison says having five children aged four and under - including a second set of twins - helpfully distracted him from his ACL injury last season.

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BBC News • Aug 22, 2026

Lindsay Clancy suffering 'command hallucination' when she killed children, court hears

The defence brought their final witness - a forensic psychiatrist - to the stand to testify about the effects of postpartum psychosis.

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BBC News • Aug 22, 2026

A split in the spectrum? The ongoing battle to define autism

There is a continuing row over whether it matters if such a broad spectrum of people are defined as having autism

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BBC News • Aug 22, 2026

Supreme Court temporarily unfreezes Trump ballroom construction

The temporary order will allow the $400m (£297m) project to continue while the high court mulls a final decision on the case.

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BBC News • Aug 22, 2026

More students planning to live at home for university over 'insane' living costs

Students like Jessica say they worry about missing out on student life, but feel they have no choice but to stay at home.

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BBC News • Aug 21, 2026

Brighton reject Liverpool's new £60m Minteh bid

Liverpool have an improved bid of £60m for winger Yankuba Minteh rejected by Brighton but talks between the clubs continue.

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BBC News • Aug 21, 2026

'Hungry to win' - Villa's Konsa joins Arsenal in £55m deal

Arsenal complete the £55m signing of England defender Ezri Konsa from Aston Villa.

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BBC News • Aug 21, 2026

Men admit trying to tunnel into jewellery shop

Three men who tried to break into a Tooting jewellers plead guilty to conspiring to commit burglary.

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BBC News • Aug 21, 2026

Meghan in talks for role in Netflix series The Gentlemen, BBC understands

This would be Meghan's first significant acting role since her marriage to Prince Harry.

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BBC News • Aug 21, 2026

Tigers head coach Carr leaves for 'personal reasons'

Castleford Tigers head coach Ryan Carr leaves the club for "personal reasons".

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BBC News • Aug 21, 2026

Antonelli leads Norris in Dutch GP first practice

Mercedes' Kim Antonelli heads McLaren's Lando Norris in practice at the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort.

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BBC News • Aug 21, 2026

Dave Bautista confirmed as new God of War star

The ex-wrestler replaces Ryan Hurst as Kratos in the upcoming adaptation of the popular PlayStation series.

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BBC News • Aug 20, 2026

Closer to retiring than changing teams - why Verstappen stayed at Red Bull

After signing a contract extension with Red Bull to 2030, Max Verstappen says he was "closer to retiring" from F1 "than changing teams".

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BBC News • Aug 20, 2026

Five key takeaways from GCSE results day 2026

Resits are up, the gap between boys and girls has shrunk and England's regional divide has widened.

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