The mystery of why so many black Britons still can’t swim
Every summer, as temperatures climb and Britons flock to lakes, rivers, and coastlines, the country's drowning toll ticks upward. Black children and…
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This actor was told he had Alzheimer’s, now he’s performing a one-man show
For four consecutive days in early summer, Peter Marinker arrived at a theatre expecting to rehearse a play. The sessions simply were…
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Parents of seriously ill children should get paid leave, says commissioner
The UK government's ongoing consultation on how to financially assist families and unpaid carers in England, Scotland, and Wales is set to…
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Patel to be replaced by Tugendhat as shadow foreign secretary
Kemi Badenoch is set to execute the most consequential personnel change in her shadow cabinet since assuming the Conservative leadership, swapping out…
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Lola Young surprises Reading Festival with final day set
The Grid stage at Reading Festival's closing day carried an extra charge of anticipation that no ticketed lineup could have manufactured. Singer…
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Seven arrested after death of newborn baby girl
A newborn baby girl was confirmed dead at a residential address in Sheffield's Wincobank district on Sunday morning, prompting the arrest of…
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‘A giant leap forward’: Nasa launches powerful new space telescope
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket roared off the pad at Kennedy Space Center on a Sunday morning, carrying aboard its payload the…
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US strikes Iranian launchers on Larak Island in first known attack in weeks
The Strait of Hormuz — the narrow waterway through which roughly one-fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas flows — has…
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Prisoners freed early are returning to jail at rapid rate, governors tell BBC
Prisoners freed early are returning to cells at a pace that has alarmed the people running England and Wales' custodial estate. Facilities…
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Police release one of two fatal fire suspects
Cleveland Police have freed a 31-year-old man who had been detained on suspicion of murder following a devastating house fire in Grangetown,…
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