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      <title><![CDATA[Nvidia in talks to acquire Hugging Face for $12.9bn, expanding into AI software]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[Two men convicted in £137k Mayfair watch robbery]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[Trump Becomes First Living President on US Currency in Over a Century with $1 Commemorative Coin]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[Scotland to keep helicopters on standby for high wildfire risk]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Scotland's justice secretary has announced that commercial helicopters will be placed on standby when wildfire risk is high, following delays in aerial support during the Cairngorms blaze that burned for nearly five weeks.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Clinton hails Steinem as architect of women's equality in emotional tribute]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[Four schools to close early on Friday for A66 crash funeral as traffic disruption feared]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sarr faces emotional reckoning after Liverpool transfer falls through]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[£21m Newhaven health hub opens as 'major milestone' for East Sussex town]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A £21 million health and wellbeing hub has opened in Newhaven, combining two GP practices, a pharmacy, leisure facilities and creative workspace. The facility will serve over 15,000 residents with more than 5,500 appointments monthly.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ferrari engine upgrade 'a step forward' but Hamilton needs more for Monza win]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Lewis Hamilton says Ferrari's new engine upgrade for the Italian Grand Prix is progress but not a complete solution to the team's straight-line speed deficit. The package, fitted to both his and Charles Leclerc's cars, comes as championship leader Kimi Antonelli faces a grid penalty.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[UK Mortgage Rates Face Pressure as Bond Yields Hit 18-Year Highs]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[UK households face winter energy bill spike as gas storage crisis deepens]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[Badenoch demands immediate 3% defence spending as Burnham delays commitment]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[Delivery Driver Killed When Van Hit by Train at Lancashire Crossing]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Simon Gettings, 55, died when his delivery van collided with a Northern train at a level crossing in Burscough, Lancashire. His family described him as the centre of their world. The crossing was manually operated with gates left open at the time.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Over 600 UK firms ordered to repay £4m in minimum wage arrears]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The government has named 658 employers for failing to pay staff minimum wage, with £4 million returned to workers and £7 million in penalties issued. B&Q, Five Guys and several NHS trusts were among those identified.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Badenoch warns Farage would wield state power against opponents]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has accused Reform UK of authoritarianism after the party barred journalists from its conference, warning that Nigel Farage would use state power against opponents if elected. She also defended plans to cut housing benefit to fund increased defence spending.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Chicken Shop Date ends after 12 years: how YouTube's breakout hit redefined celebrity interviews]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Amelia Dimoldenberg announces Chicken Shop Date is ending after 12 years. The YouTube series, which generated 34 million hours of views and reached 97% of countries, helped establish web video as a rival to traditional television.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Glasgow's next leader calls for help with refugee housing costs]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Glasgow's next council leader demands government action on refugee homelessness costs, which are projected to reach £74m by 2027-28. Almost 43% of recent homelessness applications came from refugees or those with leave to remain.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Orange Order Seeks Fresh Drumcree Parade After Court Overturns Ban]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[Toxic haze from Indonesian wildfires chokes Southeast Asia as El Niño peaks]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[MG Alba chief warns of funding gap as Gaelic services lag Welsh and Irish counterparts]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[36 Northern Ireland firms publicly named for underpaying staff minimum wage]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nine arrested in immigration crackdown targeting Scottish fishing ports]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[Three men jailed for £14m tree-planting pension fraud scheme]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[Driver admits killing 12-year-old in Coventry hit-and-run]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[England seek series victory over Ireland in second women's ODI]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[England face Ireland in the second women's ODI in Derby, seeking to extend their series lead after a record-breaking 282-run chase victory in Leicester. Play starts at 1pm BST.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[16-year-old sentenced to four-and-a-half years for stabbing teacher in head]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ludlow Food Festival seeks more visitors as costs soar]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ludlow Food Festival warns it cannot continue in its current format unless visitor numbers rise. The 32-year-old event, running 11–13 September at Ludlow Castle, faces mounting costs and economic pressures despite new attractions.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Man jailed for sexual assault on intoxicated 15-year-old in Aberdeenshire]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[Alan Carr Submits Plans to Convert Castle Potting Shed into Café]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[Trial set for November in Chloe Mitchell murder case]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Brandon Rainey, 30, will stand trial on 3 November at Belfast Crown Court for the murder of Chloe Mitchell, 21, on 3 June 2023. A psychological assessment is underway to be completed by mid-October.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Rangers seal £9.6m deal for Timbers striker Kelsy; Celtic's Gineitis move collapses]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[Gloria Steinem, pioneering feminist activist and journalist, dies at 92]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[WRU Workplace Now Safer After Overhaul, Watchdog Confirms]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[County Cricket Day Two: Somerset Seize Advantage as Rain Disrupts Rivals]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[Lasers and drones deployed in Dumfries battle against urban gulls]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ex-Defence Minister Accuses MoD of Deliberately Hiding Nuclear Veterans' Medical Records]]></title>
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