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DWP confirms early benefit and pension payment date for millions this month
Sir Stephen Timms has issued an update to people receiving universal credit, Pip, and the state pension
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Police investigate death of 75-year-old woman following burglary
Detective leading the investigation says police are awaiting the post-mortem examination
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Nigel Farage set for decisive but arguably empty victory in Clacton
Leader of Reform UK on course to defeat Count Binface and an assortment of fringe candidates as polls close in Essex
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Family make ‘desperate’ appeal for answers after grandmother killed in her home
Rose Johnston was found with a blunt-force head injury at her home in Dovecot, Liverpool, on Saturday October 4 last year
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Judge tosses Trump administration’s antisemitism lawsuit against Harvard University
The legal complaint had claimed Harvard failed to adequately shield Jewish students amid pro-Palestinian protests following the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attacks on Israel
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Flock moves to increase oversight of camera use after police surveillance misuse
Flock CEO Garrett Langley stated that key platform updates will convert previously optional safeguards into mandatory features for all users by Jan. 1
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Two seriously injured as train derails in south England, police say
The ambulance service said there were around 150 passengers on board the train which departed from London Victoria station and veered off the tracks shortly before 4:00 pm local time. #EuropeNews
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The top photos of the day by AP's photojournalists
From front page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today's top photos, chosen by Associated Press photo editors.
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Bonnie Tyler's 80s hit spiked in Spotify streams during solar eclipse
Bonnie Tyler's friend Mal Pope heard Total Eclipse of the Heart playing throughout Mumbles in Swansea.
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Several homes ablaze as firefighters try to contain West Midlands grassfire
About 60 crew responding to blaze covering about 16 hectares near Stourbridge golf course
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Who will be the next White House press secretary?
Karoline Leavitt’s abrupt departure has sparked a tough race inside Trump’s circle for the prominent position
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Ukraine ‘offering Russia deal to halt attacks on civilian ships in Black Sea’
Kyiv reportedly suggested mutual agreement in attempt to reopen crucial grain corridor
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How many bears are there in CT? Here’s what it takes to find out.
Researchers in Connecticut are conducting the first scientific survey of the state's black bear population in over a decade
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US cancer patients are facing longer waits for surgery - the consequences are dire
Longer wait times have been tied to an increased risk of death
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Film academy to honor Colman Domingo, Charlize Theron and John Carpenter at museum gala
Actors Colman Domingo, Charlize Theron, and filmmaker John Carpenter are set to be honored at the Academy Museum Gala this fall
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Passengers hurt as train derails, flinging carriages sideways
Carriages ‘jumped upwards’ says survivor as air ambulance and rail crash investigators attend scene in Lewes, East Sussex
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Golf: LIV golfers told season-ending team event set to be cancelled
LIV Golf players have been warned that the season-ending Team Championship later this month is set to be cancelled.
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Over 200k magnetic toy sets recalled after children suffer severe injuries
The CPSC warned that the small internal magnets could create a critical ingestion hazard for children
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Feds issue Line 5 tunnel permit, call it ‘not contrary to the public interest’
The US Army Corps of Engineers has permitted the controversial Line 5 tunnel project in Michigan's the Straits of Mackinac
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Forbes editor out; report says he took $6M from founder of firm that does business with magazine
The top editor of Forbes has left his job after reportedly being fired for accepting $6 million from the founder of a firm that works with the magazine
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FACT FOCUS: Conspiracy theories falsely blame Colombia earthquake on Alaska research program
An enduring conspiracy theory has resurfaced on social media after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake hit western Colombia on Monday, with users blaming a research program in Alaska for the disaster
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Marco Rubio brags US citizenship is not for sale - forgetting Trump’s $1M ‘Gold Card’
The Trump administration has vowed to crack down on ‘birth tourism’ while offering U.S. residency in exchange for a $1 million contribution
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There is only one thing Trump has talked more about than his construction projects
A new analysis determined Trump talks more about the Iran war and his ongoing construction projects than policies such as immigration and the economy
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The top photos of the week by AP photojournalists
Aug. 7-13, 2026
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Hegseth pushes back on ‘misrepresented’ claims about USS Abraham Lincoln’s conditions
The deployment had been expected to end in May but has been extended with no current return date, families said
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Government could pay higher rents to spread asylum accommodation across UK
Greater use of private rental properties would form part of PM’s plan to spread accommodation more evenly across UK
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Three death row killers to be executed on same day in three different states
The last time three executions were held on the same day was in 2010
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Luigi Mangione expected to plead guilty in federal court: reports
Mangione faces two charges of stalking resulting in death in federal court
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Michael Ryan: Family of Irish plane crash victim awarded $29m in damages
A jury in Chicago in the US awarded the sum to Michael Ryan's family after his widow Naoise Connolly Ryan brought a civil suit against Boeing.
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Authorities in Vietnam discover more than a ton of concealed ivory illegally shipped from Africa
Vietnamese authorities have seized a large shipment of ivory illegally shipped from Africa
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Kennedy Center finds workaround to etch Trump’s name on the building — again
Trump-controlled board agrees to add the president’s name to the venue, directly below the sign
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LA’s famous Pink’s Hot Dogs to open first restaurant in Japan by end of year
A specific opening date and location remain unannounced
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Millions across Europe swelter under fresh wave of extreme heat
Repeat heatwaves and drought have fuelled a historically hot summer of wildfires, and contributed to the deaths of thousands of people. #EuropeNews
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European Athletics Championship: The potential consequences of Audrey Werro's fall
Having suffered a fall in the 800m semi-finals, Audrey Werro may have to contend with physical and mental consequences in the finals as she faces stiff competition in Keely Hodgkinson and Femke Broeders-Bol.
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UK universities face ‘financial crisis’ amid collapse in international students
Higher education figures call on Labour to reverse tax on fees and warn institutions at risk of ‘going under’
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Search of Philly home could unlock clues to multiple missing women
Images found at Eugene Horsch’s Philadelphia home appear to show the deaths of two missing women, police say, as they also seized urns of ashes, drugs, guns and strong chemicals
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Russian plot to kill American citizen in Warsaw thwarted by Poland
It marks the first time that ‘someone on the order of Russia’ sought to attack a U.S. citizen on the territory of another NATO country, Poland says
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Big Issue says vendors struggling as sales hit by heatwaves
Sales have fallen by as much as 30% in some areas of the UK as people retreat from the heat.
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A new expedition could offer answers into Amelia Earhart’s disappearance
Earhart vanished somewhere in the Pacific without a trace in 1937 when attempting to become the first woman to fly around the world
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The Global Story - Is Iran really trying to kill Trump? - BBC Sounds
How developed is the Tehran regime’s assassination operation abroad?
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Dad says deadly Airbnb fire has left him haunted by trapped wife’s screams: lawsuit
Exclusive: John Hubbard IV, 40, who lost his wife and their 1-year-old daughter, ‘will never be able to recover from hearing [her] through a trapped door while their lives ended in flames and smoke,’ the former patrolman’s complaint states.
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Trump’s DOJ could be held in contempt over unredacted Epstein files, judge says
Federal judge holds public hearing in lawsuit over withheld documents to hear ‘what the hell is going on in this case’
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Rescuers call for silence around earthquake rubble in Colombia
Rescuers in Colombia are racing against time to find survivors after a devastating 7.4-magnitude earthquake hit the country on Monday
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Greek wildfires force tourists to flee resorts at peak holiday season
Over 300 individuals were evacuated by vessel from Siviri
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Russian plot to kill Ukrainian American thwarted in Warsaw, says Polish PM
Donald Tusk says it is first time ‘someone on the order of Russia’ has sought to attack US citizen in Nato country
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Romania shuts only nuclear plant as heat causes drop in Danube River level
The Cernavodă plant, which produces 20% of Romania's electricity, is not expected to be restarted within the next 10 days.
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Swimmer who beat Adam Ramsay-Peaty delays opening A-level results to compete for GB
Filip Nowacki does not know his A-level results as he is focused on competing at the European Championships
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'I worked really hard and it all paid off': Elation, nerves and proud parents as students get results
A Ukrainian refugee, a firefighter and triplets are among the students reacting to their results.
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Wall of US Embassy in Brazil's capital is vandalized as relations remain tense
One of the walls of the U.S. Embassy in Brazil’s capital has been vandalized as the two countries live under stressed relations
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Behind England’s bumper A-level results lie record levels of regional disparities
Need for Burnham to tackle regional inequality could not be clearer as London becomes ‘educational outlier’
