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Longer Severn bridge tolls deal

BBC - News - Sat, 2025-05-03 17:38
Tolls on the Severn bridges are likely to continue at their current level for longer than expected after a new deal with the company collecting the charge.
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Boy accused over terror line hoax

BBC - News - Sat, 2025-05-03 17:38
A teenager from Birmingham is charged by police investigating hoax calls to a Scotland Yard counter-terrorism hotline.
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Son succeeds Afghan talks chief

BBC - News - Sat, 2025-05-03 17:38
The son of murdered former president Burhanuddin Rabbani is appointed to replace him as Afghanistan's lead peace negotiator with the Taliban.
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Megrahi 'given blood transfusion'

BBC - News - Sat, 2025-05-03 17:38
Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi is said to have been admitted to hospital in Libya to receive blood transfusions.
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Unlikely bond in lifeboat eight

BBC - News - Sat, 2025-05-03 17:38
A Titanic crewman and a countess who made friends
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VIDEO: Unlikely bond in lifeboat eight

BBC - News - Sat, 2025-05-03 17:38
The families of two Titanic survivors have met for the first time, 100 years after the ship sank.
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Ministers stick to strike plans

BBC - News - Sat, 2025-05-03 17:38
The government says it is right to continue with contingency plans for a fuel strike, despite a deal appearing to be near.
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Khartoum 'bombs' South Sudan town

BBC - News - Sat, 2025-05-03 17:38
South Sudan says Sudan has bombed several places in its territory including a market in Bentiu.
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Arson attack on pensioner's home

BBC - News - Sat, 2025-05-03 17:38
A pensioner's home is damaged in an arson attack in Ballycastle.
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AUDIO: Fancy a National flutter?

BBC - News - Sat, 2025-05-03 17:38
As the annual Grand National fever hits the country once more the Today programme presents its own pinsticker's guide to the big race.
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Hijackers surround woman's car

BBC - News - Sat, 2025-05-03 17:38
A woman is dragged from her car by four men who threatened her with a knife in Londonderry.
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Tickets for banned football match

BBC - News - Sat, 2025-05-03 17:38
Tickets go on sale for a League Two football match between Gillingham and Swindon Town in spite of all fans being banned from the game.
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Spain king in surgery after fall

BBC - News - Sat, 2025-05-03 17:38
Spain's King Juan Carlos undergoes hip replacement surgery following a fall on a private trip to Botswana, the Royal Palace says.
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VIDEO: 'Mass show of loyalty' in N Korea

BBC - News - Sat, 2025-05-03 17:38
North Korea has staged a mass rally to show support for the country's new young leader Kim Jong-un, just a day after a failed rocket launch that provoked international criticism.
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Death row Scot threatened judge

BBC - News - Sat, 2025-05-03 17:38
A Scot who spent two decades on death row could be sent back to jail in America after admitting threatening a judge.
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VIDEO: Journey to the Titanic wreck site

BBC - News - Sat, 2025-05-03 17:38
It has been 100 years since the Titanic hit an iceberg and sank in North Atlantic, with the loss of more than 1,500 lives.
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World famous shoe museum reopens

BBC - News - Sat, 2025-05-03 17:38
A museum with a collection of world famous shoes officially reopens in Northamptonshire after a £310,000 refurbishment.
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Whooping cough cases on increase

BBC - News - Sat, 2025-05-03 17:38
The number of cases of whooping cough in Wales rose to 67 in 2011 from 13 in 2010, figures show.
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VIDEO: Meet the West End stars of Matilda

BBC - News - Sat, 2025-05-03 17:38
The BBC's David Sillito meets the girls who play Matilda at the Cambridge Theatre in London.
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Iranian nuclear talks 'positive'

BBC - News - Sat, 2025-05-03 17:38
Key talks on Iran's controversial nuclear programme, which have resumed after a 15-month impasse, are described as "positive" and "constructive".
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