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£11m site of London’s oldest restaurant given to the National Trust
The site at 34-35 Maiden Lane in Covent Garden, central London, has been home to Rules since 1798
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Some hake and coley stocks suffering from population decline, consumers warned
Some fish stocks have seen their ratings upgraded, including some North Sea herring and Atlantic bluefin tuna in UK waters.
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Robot seized by German police after allegedly groping teenage girl
Police have launched an investigation on suspicion of sexual harassment after the robot's owner, 16, and his companion are said to have streamed the incident.
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Arsenal 3-0 Lille: Bukayo Saka responds to challenge as fringe players have mixed night
Bukayo Saka responds to the challenge set by Mikel Arteta as he comes off the bench to change the game against Lille in the Champions League.
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Half of Britons unwilling to fight for UK in the event of war, poll finds
Nato's top military commander said the alliance is ‘ready to fight tonight’ amid fears over Russia
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Royal Mail losing 400 postal workers a week, says union
The CWU says more posties are leaving since a new delivery system was brought in, that it claims is not working in hundreds of offices.
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More French anti-riot police to patrol beaches to stop small boat crossings to UK
New data shows 50,000 UK crossing attempts stopped since 2024 election
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A Wyoming grad student who allegedly poisoned a colleague has been arrested fleeing to China
A Wyoming microbiology graduate student from China has been arrested on accusations she poisoned the tea of a fellow student who had pending patents and with whom she didn’t get along, then tried to flee the country after police questioned her
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Germany puts Ukrainian on trial accused of blowing up Nord Stream pipelines
Four years after the attacks, Serhii K will appear in court accused of a plot to destroy Russia's gas pipelines to Germany.
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1.7 million UK households 'will not turn heating on this winter'
More than 15 million homes say they are worried about being cold this winter, a survey has found
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Average child has spent almost 53 school days on social media since ban announcement
Teachers continue to see harmful online content shaping students’ behaviour everyday, National Education Union chief warns
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1.7 million households will not turn heating on this winter, survey suggests
A 4% hike to Ofgem’s energy price cap took effect from October 1 as forecasters warned household bills could soar by almost another £300 from January.
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Dinosaur fossil ‘sitting in a drawer’ for 100 years identified as new T-rex relative
Dinosaur would have been more dangerous for humans than a T-rex, scientists say
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Stop making sense: focus on sounds to help learn a language, study suggests
Research shows that the best linguists process unfamiliar foreign speech sounds more like non-speech sounds
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What happened in the Yorkshire tiger attack?
William Chapman was mauled to death when he entered the tiger enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park in Doncaster on Saturday
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Cryptocurrency exchange founded by Reform donor Ben Delo sued for £20m
Former investor alleges BitMEX sold products in UK despite not being regulated by Financial Conduct Authority
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Winning entries for Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026
Striking images including an urban coyote and an elephant carrying a dead calf are among this year's winners.
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Is it OK for jobseekers or employers to use AI?
Graduates are increasingly using AI to misrepresent themselves in job applications, research suggests. But some say their peer group has no choice.
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Actress Selma Blair faces additional charges for assault after plane incident
The Legally Blonde actress faces two counts of assault for allegedly kicking a police officer and a nurse after allegedly attacking attendants on a flight.
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Man who died in Six Flags rollercoaster fall in Georgia was a father and educator
Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem was a father of 10-year-old daughter, and overcame two bouts of cancer, his family says
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Even MAGA stalwart Lauren Boebert is speaking out against the Iran war
‘I never wanted us to be in war,’ Boebert said, describing the conflict as ‘detrimental on many levels’
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ECHR rules in favour of BBC Scotland over journalist barred from court hearing
ECHR rules for BBC Scotland after journalist Steven Duff was excluded from Aberdeen Sheriff Court, finding a breach of Article 10, media freedom and open justice.
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Burnham to host Zelenskyy at No 10 in show of ‘rock-solid’ support
Prime minister reiterates UK backing after the Ukrainian president’s latest round of difficulties with Donald Trump
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Keffe D sentenced to 40 years to life for Tupac Shakur’s murder decades later
The murder remained unsolved for decades until Davis, a former leader of the South Side Compton Crips, discussed his role in media interviews and detailed it in his 2019 tell-all memoir
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Anti-abortion activists boasted of getting pills. Now they’re sued under their law.
The lawsuit seeks nearly $460,000 from the defendants — a figure representing the estimated average cost of raising two children to adulthood in Texas
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Death toll rises to 6 as Hurricane Simon and Rachel remnants unleash floods in Mexico
Hurricane Simon and the remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel have led to six deaths along Mexico’s Pacific coast
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Battle-scarred flag from Trafalgar to go on show in North East 221 years on
Today's Object of the Week is a battered survivor of one of Britain's most famous battles, with a remarkable story stitched deep into the history of the North East.
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Burnham sends fresh message to Ukraine after Trump's diesel deal with Russia
Burnham will hold talks with Zelensky on Wednesday at Downing Street
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'Heartbreakingly poignant' shot of dead elephant calf nets Wildlife Photographer win
Other winning images include fluorescent fungi and a Sisyphus-like dung beetle
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Historic distillery dating back to 1888 launches new bottle your own whisky
Stirling Distillery is launching a £45 experience allowing visitors to fill, label and take home their own 50cl bottle of whisky.
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John Cleese urges St Andrews students not to vote for Green MSP Q Manivannan
John Cleese urges University of St Andrews students not to elect Green MSP Q Manivannan as rector, citing comments about rape and its psychological effects.
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Glasgow area could be completely transformed under new green plans
Glasgow City Council consults on greener Anderston Station plans, with a new plaza, safer crossings and cycle link connecting the city centre and West End.
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Cornell cancels fraternity parties over sexual assault case
The school has faced an uproar over how it handled assault allegations brought by a woman known as Jane Doe.
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Florida officials say six people dead from Hurricane Isaias
Governor Ron DeSantis says death toll ‘sad’ but praises work of local officials for helping to minimize storm’s impact
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Los Javis storm global cinema with 'La Bola Negra.' It might mean Oscar glory for Netflix
“La Bola Negra,” a $15 million Spanish queer epic, is expected to challenge “The Odyssey” for best picture
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Watch: Katie Zacharia's hosts first White House briefing
The BBC's Sarah Smith was in the room and describes Zacharia's performance and the moment she broke news about Kimberly Guilfoyle being asked to resign.
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DNA ties a former Chicago detective to unsolved murder of 8-year-old girl
More than 1,300 people were interviewed and over a dozen individuals were questioned under polygraph throughout the investigation, police said
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Trump shares footage of man being fatally attacked by tiger in UK wildlife park
The US president accompanied the short clip with the signed message: ‘Don’t ever mess with nature’
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Less than half of Americans believe midterm votes will be counted accurately: poll
Doubts about election fairness appear to be growing since July
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Humanoid robot ‘sexually assaults’ teenage girl
Detectives investigate whether a boy and man were controlling machine
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Man arrested for confronting IHOP cook he accused of sleeping with his wife
An employee told investigators that Austen Wable pushed the cook while yelling, ‘You f***** my b**** bro’
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Pictures show damage to home on Kinninvie crossroads hit yet again
A house near Barnard Castle has been damaged for the second time in just over three years after a car crashed into it on Tuesday (October 13).
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Police confiscate robot that groped 16-year-old girl, probe whether young men were at the controls
German authorities have opened an investigation into possible sexual harassment involving a robot
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Japanese journalist arrested in Russia's Sakhalin region on spying charges
Russia's top domestic security agency has arrested a Japanese journalist suspected of spying on Sakhalin Island
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Lisandro Martinez attacks Man Utd board after Atletico Madrid defeat
Lisandro Martinez launches a blistering attack on Manchester United's hierarchy for not strengthening the squad following qualification for the Champions League.
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Lena Dunham to bring back 'Girls' for a 5-episode run on HBO 10 years after its finale
“Girls” will return for a limited five-episode run a decade after its finale
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Ed Davey retains Liberal Democrat leadership after challenge collapses
Ed Davey was expected to face a challenge to his leadership but a vote failed to take place
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Britain's Got Talent winner's rise to fame from County Durham town to big screen
How has Lee Ridley has gone from local journalist to one of Britain’s favourite comedians? His story is one driven by determination, humour and North East pride.
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Santis rebuilds the case for an operation some men may hesitate to consider
A dedicated private prostate cancer clinic in London argues that the concern keeping men from removal of their cancerous prostate can be answered with data
