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Result due soon in Clacton by-election - Farage won't attend declaration, but says he has won
Reform UK says police told Farage not to attend the count - the BBC understand that is not the case. The by-election was boycotted by other major Westminster parties.
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Multiple fires destroy homes and cause devastation in West Midlands
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England
Watch: Aerial footage shows homes engulfed in flames in Stourbridge. Video, 00:01:04
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England
Two seriously hurt as passenger train derails in East Sussex
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Sussex
Final day of heatwave for many before weekend cooldown
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Weather
'Two out of four, baby' - Hunt wins 200m as she eyes historic quadruple
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Athletics
Engine parts smashed Ryanair window that man's head was sucked out of, report says
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Europe
Son of 102-year-old says father died after being 'pushed off stage'
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Wales
Palestinians told to leave homes in village where Israeli settlers besieged houses
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What's going wrong for Rangers and McInnes?
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'This is her stage!' - Hunt takes 200m gold. Video, 00:01:02
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Athletics
Man City's Reijnders set for £52m Saudi move
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LIV set to cancel season-ending Team Championship
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Rashford, Mainoo & transfers - Carrick calls for more signings
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Eurovision Song Contest 2027 host city announced
The Black Sea location has been selected after Bulgarian singer Dara won this year's contest.
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Culture
Casualty faces its darkest hour in landmark 40th anniversary trailer
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Media Centre
Bonnie Tyler's classic hit spiked in streams during solar eclipse
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Wales
Acting pals Cumming and Henderson put 40-year friendship onto paper
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Tayside & Central Scotland
Rooney to co-host new Man Utd show with Goldbridge
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Man Utd
Taron Egerton says he is estranged from his dad after 'pushing ejector seat'
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Wales
Nicholas Hoult joins Harry Potter TV show - see the cast so far
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Evil or genius: Russell Kane's verdict on 'bonk-buster' writer Jilly Cooper. Audio
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Paul Sinha hosts the quiz show that'll get your sides splitting. Audio
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Comedian and computer scientist Olga Koch tackles the thorny issue of love. Audio
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Vegans, hotels and coffee shops: David Sedaris compares the US and the UK. Audio
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Natalie Haynes's fun facts about figures from ancient Greece and Rome. Audio
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Your guests will love these summer dishes.
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Highly-rated healthy oven chips
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Seven foods you're not freezing but should, according to an expert
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Food
Chef shares the 'number one mistake' people make with barbecues. Video, 00:01:17
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Are you stacking your dishwasher wrong?
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Money

'I paid £400 for a Prada bag on Vinted - only to find it was fake'
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Manchester
You could be missing out on £150 off your energy bill - here's how to check
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Business
Mars Bar from 1991 found - and it's 56% bigger than today's
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Lincolnshire
Five tips to help your teenager find work in a challenging climate
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The music-tech boss who laid the groundwork for streaming platforms. Audio, 17 minutes
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Health and wellbeing

The surprising foods that can cause kidney stones
They're an issue for more than 10% of UK adults and can be incredibly painful.
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How a former GB Olympian curbed his porn problem - and the signs and steps to recovery
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Health
'I've got a prosthetic nose for every occasion'
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Hereford & Worcester
I went for a full body MOT and the results came as a shock
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Health
How much water should kids drink every day?
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Uplifting stories

Man makes 1,700-mile round journey to save rare phone box
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UK
'Her jaw dropped, so did mine': How a stare-off with Zendaya got 19m views
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Culture
Stray cats showing up at raves, gigs and pubs now have own merchandise
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Coventry & Warwickshire
1991: What do the men of Manchester keep in their manbags? Video, 00:04:48
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Archive
Why this Londoner goes on holiday to Stoke-on-Trent. Audio, 00:04:01
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Stunning eclipse turns daylight into darkness across Europe
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These seaside apartments were a ghost city - then police say scammers moved in
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Asia
Why is the women's 800m record so tough to break?
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Athletics
Seaside visitors going home earlier, traders say
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Lincolnshire
Is working from home holding you back in your career? Audio, 11 minutes
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Science and nature

The best pictures from this week's stunning eclipse
Photographers captured the awesome spectacle of the Moon's shadow sweeping across our planet.
What are the strange sea creatures washing up on British beaches?
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Cumbria
Why do dogs eat grass?
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Hydrogen car hits 406 mph to smash land speed record. Video
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Science & Environment
Four UK natural wonders that are shrouded in myth
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When two girls are abducted, DI Helen Weeks can't run from her past
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A YouTube influencer shocks a nation when she is arrested
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Two seriously hurt as passenger train derails
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Sussex
Victims call for sex attackers to be excluded from early release plans
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Son of 102-year-old says father died after being 'pushed off stage'
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Councillors say 'salary not attractive' to young candidates
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