Pubs can stay open late for the World Cup - but there's a catch
Pubs will be allowed to stay open until 2am during the World Cup knockout stages this summer - but only if any of the home nations have got that far.
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Cornish village expected to be confirmed to have had 50 days of rain
The exceptionally wet start to 2026 will see one Cornish village expected to be confirmed as recording 50 continuous days of rain as Matt Taylor explains.
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Child poverty figures in the UK expected to be revised down
Official figures going back to 2018 are set to take billions in under-reported benefits income into account.
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Why there's no quick fix in sight for the problem of dazzling headlights
Road users say headlight glare is an issue - but experts warn a solution might not be straightforward.
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Lack of support to scrap AS-Levels, public consultation finds
The NI Department of Education proposed AS-levels would be removed, making A-levels a two-year linear course.
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Army failed him, says mum of soldier found dead days after marching in Queen's funeral
Jack Burnell-Williams, from the Household Cavalry, was found dead at Hyde Park Barracks in London in September 2022.
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Farmer Tony Martin leaves £2.5m to 'loyal friend'
Martin, jailed in 2000 for the killing of a burglar, leaves his estate to a former pub landlady.
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Police name suspect in knife murder as £10,000 reward offered
Detectives have named a man they want to speak to in connection to the murder of Dariusz Serafin, who died a year ago after he stumbled into a London pub with knife wounds.
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How a fatal crash happened on a smart motorway
Pulvinder Dhillon, 68, from London, died after the crash on the M4 in Berkshire in March 2022.
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NHS operations disrupted by shortage of bone cement
NHS operations are facing disruption due to a global shortage of bone cement.
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Do not give away Diego Garcia, Trump tells UK
The US president says "it will be a blight on our great ally" if the islands are handed over to Mauritius.
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Scotland's top law officer not considering position over Murrell memo
The lord advocate has been grilled by MSPs over her email about a criminal charge against the ex-SNP chief executive.
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Children can claim 'lost years' damages caused by medical negligence, Supreme Court rules
Children can receive damages for the years of their life that will be lost because of medical negligence, the Supreme Court has ruled.
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BGT dancer found dead at home had been accused of 'child sex offence', inquest hears
A Britain's Got Talent dancer found dead at home had been arrested over a child sex offence just days earlier, an inquest has heard.
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CCTV shows the moments before Saudi student fatally stabbed
CCTV shows the moments before a Saudi student was fatally stabbed in the neck by a stranger as he sat with friends outside his university accommodation.
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Plans to raise minimum wage for young people could be delayed
Plans to increase the minimum wage for 18 to 20-year-olds to the same level as for other adults could be delayed, Sky News understands.
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Illegal dump to finally close after lorry tipping out waste gets stuck in mud
The Environment Agency (EA) has been granted a restriction order to shut Britain's latest large-scale illegal dump due to "serious harm to human health" and fire concerns.
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Teenage girls lured into forced sex by gangs in London, BBC finds
Our investigation reveals gangs from a range of ethnic backgrounds are operating widely in the capital, exploiting girls and young women.
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Reporter confronts council over punchbag photo
A council officer has apologised for the "bad joke" that left councillors in shock.
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Heartbreaking to consider what Noah experienced, witness tells inquest
The 14-year-old's naked body was found in a storm drain tunnel a week after he went missing in June 2020.
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