August 2026
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'Thought-provoking' play by Riot Act Theatre conjurs up presence of Knaresborough's historic figure Blind Jack
What a night as Knaresborough was enthralled by a new Riot Act Theatre production which took the 30 or so brave enough to turn out on an evening when the ‘heavens opened’ for the first time in months.
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Italy and Spain hit by floods and heavy rain weeks after 40C heatwave and wildfires
Urgent weather warnings have been issued in Spain and Italy as heavy rain causes chaos after dramatic swing in conditions
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7 new movies and TV shows to watch on Netflix and more this weekend (August 21) — Outer Banks season 5, Mother Mary, and more
From Outer Banks' final season to Anne Hathaway's recent A24 film, here's what you'll want to be seated for this weekend.
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Prince Harry and celebrities must pay £9.5m to Daily Mail over failed court bid
The celebrities could be forced to pay millions more to the publisher, which spent £34m defending the claims
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Video. Latest news bulletin | August 21st, 2026 – Midday
Video. Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this August 21st, 2026 - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.
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Specialist North Yorkshire coffee shop applies for changes
A SPECIALIST coffee shop in North Yorkshire has applied for a new licence from the council.
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Video. Hungary’s lakes and rivers hit record lows as severe drought deepens
Video. Hungary is facing a severe water crisis, with prolonged heat and drought driving water levels sharply lower. Around 99% of the country is under severe or extreme drought, while desertification threatens the Great Hungarian Plain.
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EasyJet shares 48-hour Bank Holiday trips you can take without using any leave
EasyJet has shared a list of 48-hour trips you can take over the Bank Holiday without having to use any annual leave.
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Three thieves caught trying to tunnel their way into London jewellery shop
Metropolitan Police officers foiled the suspected jewellery heist
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What is El Nino and is climate change making it worse?
Meteorologists warn El Nino could contribute to record global temperatures and the hottest year ever in 2027
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Trump joked Natalie Harp could replace Karoline Leavitt as press secretary: report
Trump has also posted an AI picture of himself with the caption ‘The Best Press Secretary’, as speculation mounts over who could replace Leavitt following her unexpected announcement
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The Patrick Clancy Conspiracy Theories Are Rooted in the Harsh Realities of Motherhood
Lindsay Clancy’s defense argues she killed her three kids because of postpartum psychosis. But armchair detectives, including many fed-up mothers, are laying blame with her ex-husband.
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Airbus bows to remote working demands after series of strikes
Aeroplane maker said to have watered down plans to restrict working from home to one day a week
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Major supermarket launches 1,000 apprenticeships to get young people into work
Morrisons wants to help more young people get into work by offering 1,000 apprenticeships.
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Forget Wetherspoons — patchwork bans won't fix the Meta glasses' privacy crisis, so what comes next?
Could the UK actually ban Meta AI 'pervert glasses' for good?
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Singer-songwriter to perform original climate change anthem at awareness event
Singer-songwriter to perform original climate change anthem at Bingley awareness event
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Slack will now let you code as a team to get those tricky tasks done
Slack Code makes coding multiplayer
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The surprising reason hurricanes get human names — and why some are banned forever
Humans have always named the things around them, but formally naming hurricanes, military operations and global health emergencies is a relatively modern practice
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One person taken to James Cook Hospital after crash that partly closes road
Emergency services were called to Plantation Road at around 6.10am on Friday (August 21), following reports of a crash.
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'It’s going to be a very special night' - North Yorkshire venue celebrates 200th show
A top North Yorkshire venue is celebrating its 200th show since reopening and bringing a record-breaking season to a close.
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Investigation launched after gambling machine hit in coastal North Yorkshire pub
An investigation is underway after a person has stolen from a gambling machine inside a pub in Whitby.
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Micron commits $10 billion to new US-based Research Labs — Boise hub to target post-DRAM and NAND technologies and packaging
It is always better to work together.
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Shibden Mill Inn: ‘If these walls could talk they’d have interesting things to say’
There is so much history to the Shibden Mill Inn ‘if the walls could talk, they would have a lot of interesting stories to share’.
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DR Congo Ebola outbreak 'growing exponentially,' UN warns
The Ebola outbreak is already the biggest in the country's history and is spreading faster than any outbreak on record.
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LIV Golf: What does the future hold without Saudi Arabian investment?
BBC Sport visits LIV Golf's final event in its current guise to investigate what the future holds for the circuit that shook up the sport.
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Specialist North Yorkshire coffee shop applies for changes
A SPECIALIST coffee shop in North Yorkshire has applied for a new licence from the council.
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The Super El Niño Won’t Fix the West’s Water Crisis
“People have talked about the Colorado River crisis for decades—we’re now in it,” says one expert. “Everyone you talk to is like, ‘Shit, man.’”
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Iran executes 'foreign national' over involvement in January protests
Iran executed another protester on Thursday over the deadly 2026 Isfahan unrest, as rights groups warn of forced confessions and death sentences used to stifle dissent.
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Snake at Chester Zoo undergoes 'world-first' human cancer therapy
The python is believed to be the first snake in the world to receive the treatment.
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Progressive defies millions in AIPAC-linked spending to win Swalwell’s old seat
California state Sen. Aisha Wahab will serve out the rest of former Rep. Eric Swalwell’s term after securing victory
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German police discover huge Russian-linked gun stash in forest near Berlin
German security authorities discovered handguns stashed in a forest near Berlin last year
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CPU-Z gets biggest update since 2001 with V3 — 100+ health checks, built-in stress testing, and XOC effective clock tracking
The entire validation system has been revamped to better diagnose problems and better detect CPU and GPU frequencies for extreme overlockers.
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FCDO issues important warning to all Brits going abroad this year
The FCDO has warned holidaymakers to make sure they know what to do if their passport becomes lost or is stolen.
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Sorry, OpenAI — people are using your god-level AI for these weirdly specific everyday tasks, not to change the world
Here are 5 weirdly specific and clever ways people are actually using AI for everyday tasks.
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'Every single month the update breaks something': Windows 11 users are getting sick of bugs as August patch crashes some games, including Arc Raiders
Microsoft is investigating reports of a nasty bug that breaks some PC games following the latest Windows 11 update.
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Bradford man who dragged woman out of toilet and 'lashed out' at another is jailed
A Bradford man with a history of domestic violence has been jailed for two assaults on separate women.
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Minister accuses Reform and Conservative politicians of making racist statements
Equalities minister warns racism and sexism are ‘becoming normal’ in the UK
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Employer ‘backs down on four-day return-to-office’ after protests
Airbus workers in Spain, France and Britain had protested the plans to work on-site four days a week by September
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Discover more about Semiconductor with insights from the experts at Tom's Hardware.
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Revealed: How trams could return to York in bold vision that would ‘transform’ city life
A bold vision showing how trams could return to York and ‘transform people’s lives’ has been revealed today (Friday). It’s part of what would be the biggest integrated transport, planning and housing strategy in the city’s long history....
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Film of the Week: 'Fjord' - A worthy 2026 Palme d'Or winner?
A deeply religious Romanian family clashes with Norway's liberal principles when the couple is suspected of child abuse. This year’s Palme d’Or winner will polarise. And that’s the point. #Cinema
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Joshua vs Fury: Anthony Joshua fight doesn't look like it will happen - Tyson Fury
Tyson Fury says his fight with Anthony Joshua "doesn't look like it's going to happen" in a verbal tirade against his British rival and promoter Eddie Hearn posted on social media.
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Slovakia discovers Russian backdoors in 279 new traffic cameras — SMS-triggered shell access and passwordless live feeds found in EU-funded rollout
The camera access web interface also has a no-password vulnerability.
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‘It could only have been one person’: top former detective says system failed the murdered journalist Lyra McKee
Jason Murphy believes he knows who killed McKee in Derry, but culture of silence and mistrust of police is denying her family justice
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Sandisk's new $2,200 NAS SSD lets you fill the drive every day for five years — 7.68TB M.2 flaunts eye-popping 14,000 TBW rating
Sandisk NAS 800 SSD crosses into enterprise endurance territory
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Pets at Home to launch new service for dog and cat owners from September
UK pet retailer Pets at Home is launching a new service with three new products for cat and dog owners.
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School caretaker given bad reference for being ‘rude’ to women gets £32k payout
A headteacher claimed that Mark Steward was ‘unwilling to take instruction from women’
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‘This is so much better’: a new app gives the Pixel 11 Pro’s HiLight LED the functionality it should have had to begin with
HiLight Studio is a new app that makes HiLight what it should have been out of the box, but this isn't the simplest of things to install.
