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• Ian McKellen stars in teenage director's film debut

  12-04-2025 17:35 via bbc.com
  
  Dragged Through Time explores 1,000 years of gay history to the present day, says 14-year-old Jacob.
  
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• Dart apologises for asking Boisson to 'put on deodorant'

  15-04-2025 23:09 via bbc.com
  
  British number four Harriet Dart apologises after asking the umpire to tell her opponent to put on deodorant during her first-round loss at the Rouen Open.
  
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• 'Don't give up' - why Peaty was convinced to go again

  15-04-2025 21:29 via bbc.com
  
  Two-time Olympic breaststroke champion Adam Peaty says he is motivated to continue in the sport to the next Olympics by the message it sends to his son.
  
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• Burglar convicted of killing victim with own car

  15-04-2025 20:58 via bbc.com
  
  A burglar who ran over the resident of a property he had just burgled is convicted of manslaughter.
  
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• Rock-dropping seagull closes university building

  15-04-2025 20:23 via bbc.com
  
  The Blavatnik School of Government is closed for almost a week to fix damage caused by the bird.
  
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• Ancient oak tree cut down by Toby Carvery

  15-04-2025 19:21 via bbc.com
  
  The felling of a much-loved and centuries-old north London oak tree was initially reported to police.
  
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• Cheese rolling could be added to UK heritage list

  15-04-2025 18:55 via bbc.com
  
  The government is compiling a list of traditional events that take place around the country.
  
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• 'Mum to many' celebrates 50 years of fostering

  15-04-2025 18:52 via bbc.com
  
  Christine Lunn, 80, is still looking after children and has no plans to retire.
  
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• Conman who posed as Greggs boss jailed over £710k scam

  15-04-2025 18:51 via bbc.com
  
  Aftab Baig made fraudulent small business grant claims from Leeds City Council during the pandemic.
  
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• Former chip-shop worker 'amazed' to be royal sketch artist

  15-04-2025 18:44 via bbc.com
  
  Fraser Scarfe reflects on his "pinch-me moment" as official sketch artist for the King and Queen.
  
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• 'Cold and calculated' care home worker stole £17k from residents

  15-04-2025 18:26 via bbc.com
  
  Cheryl Pratt, from York, is jailed for two years after stealing from the accounts of five residents.
  
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• Soldier who defrauded MoD of almost £1m jailed

  15-04-2025 18:13 via bbc.com
  
  Former corporal Aaron Stelmach-Purdie used other bank accounts to hide the money and lied to his family.
  
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• 'I saved a life just four days after learning CPR'

  15-04-2025 17:54 via bbc.com
  
  Ella McCauley, 21, says the experience was "like something out of a film".
  
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• Birmingham bin waste to be cleared by weekend, says council

  15-04-2025 17:47 via bbc.com
  
  Bin workers remain in a stand-off with the council after an all-out strike started on 11 March.
  
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• Attack on 85 graves treated as Islamophobic crime

  15-04-2025 17:16 via bbc.com
  
  Officers say they were being cautious before treating it as a religiously motivated hate crime.
  
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• Man sheds 17 stone after getting trapped in turnstile

  15-04-2025 16:57 via bbc.com
  
  Steven Duffield, who weighed nearly 30 stone when he got stuck in a turnstile, walks back to health.
  
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• Man murdered partner and neighbour on Christmas Day

  15-04-2025 16:55 via bbc.com
  
  Police describe 49-year-old Jazwell Brown's attack on the two women as "brutal".
  
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• Woman who faked baby's DNA results to lie to ex-partner sentenced

  15-04-2025 16:32 via bbc.com
  
  A woman lied to her ex-partner about him being the father of her child, a court heard.
  
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• Darts prodigy beats Luke Littler's record

  15-04-2025 15:02 via bbc.com
  
  Kaya Baysal,14, pipped Littler's record of winning a WDF event by 13 days.
  
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• Scout group’s surprise visit from Princess Kate

  15-04-2025 14:56 via bbc.com
  
  A scout group from Cumbria is surprised by a visit from Princess Kate while on an excursion.
  
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• Watch: Shoplifters steal £100 of Easter eggs

  15-04-2025 14:52 via bbc.com
  
  A shoplifter caught on CCTV stealing £100 worth of Easter eggs has been sentenced.
  
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• Gladiators champ describes win as 'best moment of my life'

  15-04-2025 12:00 via bbc.com
  
  Joe Fishburn, from Scarborough, says winning the show in front of his grandma made it extra special.
  
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• Viral star 'felt trapped in my mind' after stroke

  15-04-2025 09:48 via bbc.com
  Danny Malin, from Leeds, says he has been recovering with mental health support since his stroke.
  
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• Margaret Aspinall's plea to PM over Hillsborough law

  15-04-2025 07:19 via bbc.com
  On the 36th anniversary of Hillsborough Margaret Aspinall calls for the strongest new legislation.
  
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• 'Sylvie was stillborn. It was tough to hear other babies cry'

  15-04-2025 07:05 via bbc.com
  Juliet O'Sullivan wants to prevent others having harrowing experiences of stillbirth in hospital.
  
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• Living hell for 'forgotten' skin patients

  15-04-2025 07:00 via bbc.com
  Patients with diseases such as eczema and acne are waiting up to two years for appointments.
  
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• Inside HS2: Meet London's tunnelling miners

  15-04-2025 06:38 via bbc.com
  The Northolt tunnels are part of the HS2 project which is 93% complete, the project managers say.
  
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• Blood test firm blamed for 'catalogue of disasters'

  15-04-2025 06:36 via bbc.com
  Synnovis' failure to provide the correct blood-test results amounts to a "scandal", the BBC is told.
  
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• Firefighters tackle roof and first-floor blaze

  14-04-2025 14:20 via bbc.com
  
  Power supplies to six properties are also affected by the incident, Devon firefighters say.
  
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• Aerial footage reveals moorland wildfire damage

  14-04-2025 13:45 via bbc.com
  Drone footage shows the scale of damage following the blaze on Marsden Moor last week.
  
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