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BBC News • Aug 10, 2026

The team behind Hodgkinson's golden rise and the hunt for a world record

BBC Sport looks at the team behind Great Britain 800m star Keely Hodgkinson's golden rise and pursuit of a world record.

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BBC News • Aug 10, 2026

Could your tattoo stop you from getting a job?

A quarter of the UK population – including the new prime minister – have at least one tattoo, but they still divide opinion in the workplace.

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BBC News • Aug 10, 2026

Burnham brings forward ban on 'subscription traps' to ease cost of living

The prime minister is embarking on a UK tour with a series of announcements aimed at easing living costs.

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BBC News • Aug 9, 2026

Sabalenka and Norrie exit Canadian Open in last 16

World number one Aryna Sabalenka suffers a surprise defeat at the Canadian Open, while Britain's Cameron Norrie also bows out in the last 16 in Toronto.

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BBC News • Aug 9, 2026

Andy Burnham to embark on cost of living tour through the UK

No 10 says the prime minister's plans will "give people some room to breathe", but opposition figures accuse him of "hypocrisy".

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BBC News • Aug 8, 2026

St Mirren start strongly using relegation scare as 'fuel'

St Mirren were many people's favourites for relegation, so how come they have started with two opening wins in the Scottish Premiership?

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BBC News • Aug 8, 2026

Sciver-Brunt guides Rockets to Hundred knockouts

Nat Sciver-Brunt makes a stylish unbeaten 67 as Trent Rockets book their spot in the knockout stage of The Hundred with an emphatic nine-wicket win over MI London.

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BBC News • Aug 8, 2026

Scotland closing in on head coach to replace Clarke

The Scottish FA is closing in on the appointment of a new head coach to succeed Steve Clarke.

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BBC News • Aug 8, 2026

The papers: 'Sex predator let out to kill' and 'net zero plans rolled back'

Several papers are leading on a serial sex offender who has been found guilty of murdering two women and raping a third in London.

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BBC News • Aug 8, 2026

Child among three killed in Russian missile attacks near Kyiv

Russia continued its overnight attacks after President Volodymyr Zelensky warned of Ukraine's dwindling supplies of missile interceptors.

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BBC News • Aug 7, 2026

Is The Ukraine War Entering A New Phase Of Aggression?

Factories and warehouses targeted in weeks of aggression in Ukraine War.

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BBC News • Aug 7, 2026

Two firms guilty over man killed by falling window

Mick Ferris was hit by the glass which fell from a luxury tower block on London's Albert Embankment.

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BBC News • Aug 7, 2026

Campaigners call for Jared Leto's concerts to be cancelled after criminal sexual conduct claims

The musician - who denies the claims - is due to perform with his band at two of the UK's biggest arenas next year.

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BBC News • Aug 7, 2026

Why there is a row about standing up while drinking in central London

Westminster Council has more licensed venues than anywhere else in the UK - and it thinks 'vertical drinking' should be curbed.

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BBC News • Aug 7, 2026

Six-hour train services between London and Stirling running with no toilets

Services have been stopping for longer at stations to allow passengers to get off and use toilets on platforms.

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BBC News • Aug 7, 2026

Norrie saves match point in superb Montreal fightback

Britain's Cameron Norrie saves a match point as he produces a superb fightback to beat world number seven Alex de Minaur at the Canadian Open.

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BBC News • Aug 7, 2026

UK papers: 'Tories to end social housing for foreigners' and 'Bottoms down'

The Conservatives' social housing plans and Westminster City Council's pub proposals lead Friday's papers.

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BBC News • Aug 6, 2026

Andrew chased by alleged stalker near Sandringham home, court hears

Alex Jenkinson, 39, is accused of causing the former duke to "fear unlawful violence" as he walked his dogs.

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BBC News • Aug 6, 2026

Woman charged after four stabbed near Covent Garden

A 47-year-old woman is charged following a stabbing in central London in which four men were injured.

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BBC News • Aug 6, 2026

Man charged with killing Scottish aid worker in Greece

Sharif Ahmadzai, who is 26 and from Afghanistan, faces charges of homicide with intent, robbery and weapons offences.

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BBC News • Aug 6, 2026

UK papers: 'Plagiarism row professor resigns' and 'West End stab rampage'

A Cambridge University professor's resignation dominates many of Thursday's papers.

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BBC News • Aug 6, 2026

In Odesa, no-one is safe from Russia's new Black Sea strikes

Blackened ships and smashed docks mark Russia's recent surge of attacks on Ukraine's coastline.

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BBC News • Aug 6, 2026

Reform UK pledges to jail bosses employing illegal workers

The party says its aim is to stop companies profiting from illegal workers "without consequences".

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BBC News • Aug 5, 2026

Buttler breaks T20 runs record in Super Giants win

Jos Buttler stars as Manchester Super Giants beat Welsh Fire by nine wickets in The Hundred

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