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Mazda’s subtle CX-5 update delivers big gains where family SUV buyers need them most
Mazda’s top-selling SUV hasn’t ripped up the rulebook for its third outing; instead, it treads carefully, sticking close to a formula that’s…
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Darlington Rotary helps install 12 life-saving defibrillators
Darlington Rotary has helped install 12 publicly accessible defibrillators in and around Darlington in just two years, expanding access to…
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Clacton results in full: Farage retains seat – but Count Binface sees record support
Only two of the 34 candidates secured enough votes to take back their deposit
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Israeli officials shocked by the speed of Iran’s military recovery, report says
US officials said in May that Iran appeared to be rapidly rebuilding its drone capacity, before the conflict reignited
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Aviva earnings jump by 24% amid swift progress on Direct Line turnaround
The group reported a better-than-expected 24% surge in operating profits to £1.33 billion for the six months to June 30.
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King Charles 'dreadfully saddened' in emotional message after tragedy
King Charles III has said that he is "dreadfully saddened" in an emotional message amid a tragedy.
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Major fashion retailer returns to UK high street 7 years after all stores closed
Major fashion retailer Karen Millen has returned to the UK high street after closing all its shops in 2019.
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Teesside nursery 'needs attention' as Ofsted raises welfare and behaviour concerns
Early Miles Nursery has been told it "needs attention" after Ofsted found weaknesses in every area of their recent inspection.
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Russian Navy officer who defected from Ukraine killed by hidden bin bomb in Crimea
Russian official says suspect was acting ‘on instructions from Ukrainian intelligence agencies’. Kyiv has not publicly commented on the attack
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A-level results wait as Jersey swimmer Nowacki wins gold
Filip Nowacki delays opening his results as to not distract from the final - which he then won.
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County Durham man sentenced for child image and 'extreme' animal pornography
Paul Winstanley, 49, of Ullswater Crescent, Crook, has admitted making an indecent image of a child and possessing an extreme pornographic image…
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Trump orders Navy to return to steam catapults in obsession that could cost billions
Trump's obsession with the new technology goes back to at least 2017
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Afghanistan marks 5 years under the Taliban: safer streets but pleas for jobs and education
Afghanistan's Taliban rulers are marking five years since regaining power
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US says dozens of countries helped China dodge Trump's tariffs
A new US report said China had moved goods through nations with lower tariffs to dodge higher levies.
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‘Unprecedented’ rain kills four in Japan as thousands stranded at airport
Evacuation orders issued for 400,000 as torrential rains hit Chiba prefecture as flooding risks remain high despite rainfall easing
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Ukraine war latest: Nato jets shoot down drone after it enters Latvian airspace
Finland, another Nato member, also temporarily restricts airspace
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A look at the history and beliefs behind Japan’s controversial shrine to the war dead
Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo honors more than 2.4 million people who died serving Japan but remains one of the country’s most divisive memorial sites
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Nigel Farage wins Clacton byelection in contest boycotted by every other major party
Reform UK leader does not appear for the result, despite beating nearest challenger, Count Binface, in byelection he caused amid deepening scandal over £5m gift
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How a major oil slick started washing up on Iran's beaches
Experts tell BBC Verify pollution has spread from a ship attacked on 3 August and threatens vulnerable wildlife.
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Builders, bakers and cheeseburger-makers: the UK workers struggling in extreme heat
From chefs to paramedics, workers tell the Guardian how they are coping and unions outline the changes needed in the workplace
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World War II Memorial in DC vandalized with bubbles, graffiti
The World War II Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., has been vandalized, with bubbles filling a fountain and “Clean hands dirty $” written in red paint
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The hot weather is changing what UK house buyers want
‘This summer’s heatwaves appear to be influencing how people think about their homes,’ a property expert at Rightmove said
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How Enzo Maresca's Man City are shaping up compared with Pep Guardiola
Enzo Maresca has the difficult task of following Pep Guardiola at Manchester City. BBC Sport analyses the new manager's style and tactics from the pre-season games so far.
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NHS Blood and Transplant investigate data breach due to pager use
The medical data of transplant patients from across the UK was sent over an unencrypted pager network.
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Farage may have won the battle for Clacton, but he’s losing the country
Reform leader forced a by-election to try to escape a political crisis but may simply have postponed, and even intensified, the inevitable, writes Kate Devlin
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Iran war live: Hegseth says US can keep up naval blockade ‘indefinitely’
Iran rejects Donald Trump’s claims that the US has ‘total control’ over the Strait of Hormuz
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Hot topic: why is Burnham so reluctant to talk about the climate crisis?
Extreme heat is harming wellbeing of ordinary people the PM champions, yet little has been said on the topic
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Indonesia wildfires threaten orangutans rescued from animal traffickers
Blaze fuelled by hot, dry and windy conditions comes within metres of West Kalimantan rehabilitation centre
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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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National Code Talker day to bring 101-year-old veteran to Phoenix
Navajo Code Talkers are being honored in a longstanding national day of recognition
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Searches for UK homes with air conditioning more than double
Most owners would consider installing aircon as heatwaves lead buyers to focus on ability to stay cool, Rightmove says
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Morrison-era GST deal with WA a multi-billion dollar mistake that should be reversed, Productivity Commission finds
Interim report calls for carve-up deal that has only benefited Western Australia to be ‘reshaped’ as it has achieved almost none of its objectives
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Sydney airport incident involving Virgin and Qantas flights didn’t have to be reported, Airservices Australia says
Airservices boss says planes remained 1km apart so runway incursion ‘didn’t meet mandatory reporting requirements’ but safety bureau is ‘concerned’
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Clacton byelection: Farage beats Count Binface but skips result announcement – UK politics live
The Reform UK leader said he would not be present at vote count in byelection he tried to frame as the ‘people versus the establishment’
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Ukraine’s drones hit a major Russian oil refinery 800 miles from the border
Ukrainian drones have struck a major refinery deep inside Russia, marking the fourth attack in three days
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Japan: Record rains in Chiba kill four people as thousands stranded at Narita Airport
The storm cut power to more than 20,000 households and left 7,000 people stranded at Tokyo's Narita airport.
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Luigi Mangione set to appear in court for expected guilty plea in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO
Luigi Mangione is expected to plead guilty Friday in the federal case stemming from the killing of the former UnitedHealthcare CEO on a Manhattan sidewalk
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Documents show federal surveillance operation in Minnesota targeted progressive groups, unions
Advocates are speaking against a sweeping undercover federal surveillance operation that court documents say targeted progressive groups and unions protesting the Minneapolis immigration crackdown
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Ellen Greene revisits Audrey from 'Little Shop of Horrors' for the film's 40th anniversary
Ellen Greene is revisiting one of her defining roles for the 40th anniversary of “Little Shop of Horrors.”
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Kids keep getting hurt and killed on e-bikes. Should parents be held responsible?
As traumatic injuries and deaths continue to surge among the youngest e-bike riders, officials across the country are taking different paths to tackle a growing epidemic
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Nigel Farage beats Count Binface to win back seat in Parliament in widely mocked election
Nigel Farage beat trash-can wearing comic candidate Count Binface on Friday, regaining a seat in Parliament he quit a month ago to trigger the widely mocked special election
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Clacton by-election results in full as Nigel Farage celebrates beating Count Binface
Reform UK’s leader celebrating surpassing the 21,225 votes he received just over two years ago
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UK weather: Final day of heatwave for many before weekend cooldown
Heatwave conditions continue on Friday in south-east England but it is turning fresher for all into the weekend.
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Dog euthanized even though case to save it reached the Supreme Court
Bruce, a three-year-old Great Pyrenees and German Shepherd mix, was euthanized over several biting episodes
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Fox News airs fake quote from an Iranian general
The bogus quote from IRGC Commander-in-Chief Ahmad Vahidi said Iran would disarm its nuclear program if the US and Israel did
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20 injured in train derailment as police issue update on East Sussex ‘major incident’
Two people have been seriously injured in the incident as the RAIB are investigating the cause of the derailment
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Australia has been galvanised by ‘melon-gate’. So what is the luxury fruit at the centre of the PM’s controversy?
Shizuoka Crown melons are part of an important cultural gifting practice in Japan, where they are hand-patted by growers to achieve an even shape and texture
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Three men executed in three states on same day for first time since 2010
Having three executions in one day is a coincidence in scheduling, but it also reflected a trend of increased executions in the US
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Housing benefit freeze under pressure as calls grow for change
New analysis suggests unfreezing housing benefit would not automatically drive up rents, as ministers consider the future of Local Housing Allowance.
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North Korea threatens to exercise self-defense as it slams US-South Korea military drills
North Korea has threatened to exercise its right to self-defense in a statement that slammed the upcoming U.S.-South Korean military drills as a war rehearsal that would be more provocative than last year
