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Premier League clubs looking to EFL for next Semenyo & Eze

Premier League clubs are continuing to recruit young players from EFL and Scottish academies for their U21 and B-team squads....

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Fresh rivals & forced to settle for silver - but Hodgkinson up for fight

Keely Hodgkinson says she is proud of her ability to "continue to fight" after taking silver behind Audrey Werro at the European Athletics Championships....

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Heathrow Airport warns of disruption following floods

Water in the central terminal area means passengers cannot use roads to the airport...

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Europe's scorched landscapes seen from space after summer heatwaves

BBC Verify examines the impact of drought and extreme heat on western European rivers, fields and mountains....

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Fires prompt national alert as 19 homes destroyed

The prime minister said 37 fires were currently burning across England and Wales...

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One dead after 7.7 magnitude earthquake strikes Indonesia

The earthquake struck off Flores island in the country's east early on Saturday morning....

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'Row professor found dead' and 'barbecue ban'

Former Cambridge Professor Jason Arday's death and the ban on barbecues in Britain lead Saturday's papers....

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I wish I had been a more rebellious teenager, says Bella Ramsey

Ramsey stars in a new film about a cancer survivor who attends “chemo camp” and finds friendship, love and freedom....

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BBC seeks to subpoena Trump's family members in Panorama lawsuit

The BBC's lawyers argue Trump's family members "have personal knowledge" of his intentions in the speech he gave outside the US Capitol on 6 January 2021....

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Scheffler equals course record to lead first play-off event

Scottie Scheffler equalls the course record with a nine-under 61 as he opens up a three-stroke lead at the end of the second round of the St Jude Championship in Memphis....

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Hodgkinson beaten to European gold by rival Werro

Keely Hodgkinson is forced to settle for European silver as Switzerland's Audrey Werro denies the Briton a third consecutive title in a thrilling 800m final....

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Walter puts dominant Super Giants in Hundred final

All-rounder Paul Walter is the unlikely star with 80 off 46 balls as Manchester Super Giants comfortably beat Sunrisers Leeds to reach the men's Hundred final....

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Ex-Cambridge professor at centre of plagiarism row found dead

Jason Arday was found "unresponsive" at an address in Battersea, south London, on Friday afternoon, officials said....

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Derailed Essex to London train leads to travel chaos

It has happened less than 24 hours after a train came off the tracks in East Sussex....

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Mangione admits killing healthcare CEO and pleads guilty to federal charges

"I shot Mr Thompson in Manhattan and he died," the 28-year-old said after pleading guilty to charges of stalking resulting in death....

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Trump asks Supreme Court to allow ballroom work to continue

Forcing the US president to go "hat-in-hand to Congress" for permission would be "dangerous", the administration says....

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Two people dead after light aircraft crash

The aircraft was found in a remote location close to Trawsfynydd, near Porthmadog, Gwynedd....

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Activists try to deliver aid to Palestinians in homes besieged by Israeli settlers

Two families have been trapped in their homes in the occupied West Bank for several days....

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British cyclist Tarling dies in Volta a Portugal accident

British cyclist Finlay Tarling dies at the age of 19 in a serious accident during the eighth stage of the Volta a Portugal....

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Woman cleared of owning XL bully which fatally bit man

Chanel Fong’s partner’s father, Keven Jones, died from severe blood loss after he was bitten on the leg....

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What we know so far about the West Midlands fires

Several fires swept across the West Midlands on Thursday destroying homes and forcing residents to flee....

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Electric vehicle sales targets could be cut after pressure from car makers

The government says it is considering cutting the new electric car sales target from 80% to 50% by 2030....

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Free agent Sancho favours move abroad

Free agent Jadon Sancho is believed to prefer a move abroad despite receiving offers from Premier League clubs....

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Farage faces renewed watchdog probe after Clacton by-election victory

The investigation into a £5m gift received by Farage reopens, as he returns as the MP for Clacton....

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Temporary ban on sale of disposable BBQs over wildfire risk

Government issues a temporary ban on the sale of disposable barbeques as they pose a "significant risk to the public"....

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Prisoners charged over attack on Sara Sharif's father

Steven Sansom, 47, and Adam Watson, 39, are also charged with other offences relating to the Belmarsh Prison incident....

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A pivotal day for Chelsea, Man City and Fernandez - what's going on?

Chelsea's deadline to Manchester City for an Enzo Fernandez bid is 17:00 BST on Friday - will the deal happen?...

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What do people in Clacton think of Farage's by-election win?

The Reform leader wins the by-election he triggered, and gains more votes than last time....

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Disability campaigners call for Burnham to delay assisted dying bill

Activists say introducing assisted dying without reforming care puts "sick and disabled people's lives at risk"....

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VAR, timewasting and subs - new rules for the new season

The 2026-27 season will feature an unprecedented number of new laws, mostly designed to tackle tempo disruption and make the game quicker....

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Stolen Matisse artworks recovered by police in Brazil

A man is arrested after eight works by the French artist are found at a home in greater São Paulo....

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Eurovision proposes new rules to tackle mass voting

Organisers reportedly say politically motivated voting is "persistent" and is seen as "deeply worrying"....

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Killer who hid wife's body refused prison release

Judges at the High Court overrule the Parole Board's decision to release Glyn Razzell....

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Mother jailed for killing baby by burning her with a hairdryer

Courtney Gartshore, 28, used the appliance to subject three-month-old Dahlia-Rose to "significant and sustained heat" on her head and body....

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Teens who fled Venezuela after deadly quakes caught in another disaster in Colombia

Deivi Delfín and his brother moved to Colombia after a quake in Venezuela killed their mother, but were caught in another deadly disaster....

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I got an £89 refund – how to cancel and avoid unwanted subscriptions

After the PM announced a crackdown on subscription traps, readers share how they got into and out of unwanted plans....

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Watch: Video shows scale of devastation in Stourbridge

Multiple fires tore through the West Midlands on Thursday, with firefighters still working to control the blazes....

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'Unprecedented' rains in Japan kill six people

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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Rising golf star, 18, dies after brain haemorrhage

Promising Australian golfer Jessica Bang dies at the age of 18 after suffering a brain haemorrhage as she prepared for a tournament in Thailand....

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New Zealand break with OFC to withdraw Infantino support

New Zealand break rank with Oceania's football governing body to become the latest nation to withdraw support for Fifa president Gianni Infantino....

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'She was just Gaynor from up the road' - villagers ready for emotional Bonnie Tyler goodbye

She was the global superstar that people in a small Welsh village felt they all knew personally....

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Count Binface scores best ever by-election result in Clacton

His 9,455 votes were over a quarter of those cast by the local electorate...

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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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How Maresca's Man City are shaping up compared with 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 service admits 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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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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The Papers: 'Houses burn and train derails on hottest day' and 'Britain on fire'

Many of today's papers lead coverage with the fires and train derailment under headlines about Thursday being the hottest day....

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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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What's going wrong for Rangers and McInnes?

After Rangers' Europa League qualifying defeat by Jagellonia Bialystok, what is going wrong for new manager Derek McInnes and his side so far this season?...

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