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      <title><![CDATA[Nottingham ex-sheriff abused role for £20k vehicle discount, investigation concludes]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cloudy wines and pét nat surge as supermarkets embrace unfiltered trend]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[Father guilty of causing death of six-year-old son in car crash]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A 47-year-old father has pleaded guilty to causing the death of his six-year-old son in a car crash in County Londonderry on 20 June 2022. Declan McCourt admitted to dangerous driving and driving without a valid licence. Sentencing is due to be fixed on 5 November.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Severe drought declared across southern England as reservoir levels plummet]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A severe drought has been declared across parts of southern England after months of low rainfall and record summer heat. Major reservoirs including Wimbleball are at critically low levels.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Police Officer Convicted of Raping Teenage Girl and Woman in Shetland]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A 32-year-old police officer has been found guilty of raping a teenage girl and a woman in Shetland. He was convicted of sexual activity with a minor between 2014-2015 and of raping a second woman in 2020 and 2022. Sentencing is scheduled for 8 December.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Orkney town hall faces extended closure to combat rat infestation]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[Harry and Meghan make first joint UK appearance since California return]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[Hibs bans Block Seven for three matches following Tannadice disorder]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Hibernian has banned its Block Seven supporter group from three matches following disorder at the Dundee United fixture, while police charge additional individuals connected to earlier disorder at St Johnstone.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Five Free London Art Shows: Celebrity Relics, Leaky Buildings and Gloopy Sculptures]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Five free London art exhibitions showcase Amy Winehouse's personal collection, a leaky Barbican transformed into music, artificial light as dystopian threat, imperfect sculptures, and a South African city's decline.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Irish Police Social Media Accounts Compromised in Cryptocurrency Scam]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[An Garda Síochána's official social media accounts on X have been compromised by hackers promoting cryptocurrency. The @GardaTraffic and @GardaInfo accounts, with a combined 900,000 followers, were breached on Wednesday night.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Why Starlink's Speed Limits Are Crippling Ukraine's Drone War]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ten more charged over St Johnstone-Hibernian match disorder in Perth]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[Man killed by tiger suffered multiple traumatic injuries, inquest hears]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[Royal Navy helicopter lifts 300-year-old cannons from Cornish island for restoration]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[Man hospitalized after being shot in the leg in County Down]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[Healey pledges to protect UK economy's resilience as growth beats forecasts]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[Lewis fishing boat tragedy: one man named, two crew members still missing]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Police have named Douglas Craigie, 49, whose body was found after the fishing boat Kilda went missing off Lewis. Two crew members, Norman Murray, 40, and Murdo Morrison, 23, remain missing.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Musk claims US government restricted Starlink speeds in Ukraine as tensions escalate]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Elon Musk suggests the Trump administration ordered speed restrictions on Starlink in Ukraine, as tensions escalate over US support. The limitations have caused military operational failures, though some restoration may be underway.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[UK threatens Eritrea with entry ban over migrant returns]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Home Secretary has threatened to ban all Eritreans from entering the UK unless the government accepts more returns of small boat migrants and foreign national offenders. Eritrean diplomats face movement restrictions and VIP visa suspensions.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Signalling cable theft causes major rail disruption across eastern England]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fewer than 800 Scots access weight loss jabs on NHS despite three-year approval]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[Little tern colony records worst breeding season since 2019 arrival]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[UK set for 23C warmth Thursday before autumn chill sweeps in]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[Thick orange smog engulfs Indonesian city as air quality reaches hazardous levels]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fish urges Cardiff to translate home dominance into away victories]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[Anthropic's quarterly revenue hits $16.8bn as IPO plans advance]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[Wales faces education crisis as test scores lag UK rivals]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[West Midlands sheds gun crime capital status as shootings plummet]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[Scottish labrador named animal of the year for hunting invasive sea squirt]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[Mourinho slams 'shameless' timing as Vinicius Jr banned for four games]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[Zelenskyy accuses Trump of betrayal over Starlink restrictions to Ukraine military]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Zelenskyy expresses deep disappointment with Trump after Ukraine's military experiences sudden restrictions on Starlink satellite access, raising concerns about American support durability as the conflict continues into its fifth year.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[UK minimum wage rates rise to £12.71 for over-21s from April 2026]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[Women advised to consult GPs as HRT patch shortages persist]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[Australia's First Michelin Stars Awarded to 11 South Australian Restaurants]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[Contraceptive coil led to cancer discovery that saved her life]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[Martinez's future uncertain at Old Trafford amid contract doubts]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[Health minister vows to reintroduce private insurance rebate bill; Albanese rejects 'monoculture' vision]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Health Minister Mark Butler commits to reintroducing legislation on private health insurance rebates for over-65s. Communications Minister Anika Wells addresses execution livestream concerns and introduces digital duty of care bill. Prime Minister Albanese rejects characterisation of Australia as...]]></description>
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