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'Panic buying' at petrol stations

BBC - News - Fri, 2025-04-25 03:51
Queues form at petrol stations as demand for fuel shoots up after ministers call for people to top up in case of a tanker drivers' strike.
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New battles over grammar schools

BBC - News - Fri, 2025-04-25 03:51
Latest battle lines drawn in the debate over selective schools
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VIDEO: What would you do with $500m?

BBC - News - Fri, 2025-04-25 03:51
Lottery fever has swept the United States, where the Mega Millions jackpot has reached an all-time record of $500m (£314m).
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Cassini spies Saturn moon geysers

BBC - News - Fri, 2025-04-25 03:51
The Cassini spacecraft captures striking images from flying by three moons of Saturn, including new pictures of Enceladus's gushing geysers.
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VIDEO: Scott remembered 100 years on

BBC - News - Fri, 2025-04-25 03:51
A National Service of Commemoration for Captain Robert Falcon Scott has been held on the centenary of his final diary entry.
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Tide reveals V2 rocket in harbour

BBC - News - Fri, 2025-04-25 03:51
Royal Navy bomb disposal teams work to ensure a World War II German rocket found in the mud flats at Harwich Harbour is made safe.
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VIDEO: Long queues for fuel in New Malden

BBC - News - Fri, 2025-04-25 03:51
Aerial footage shows long queues for fuel in New Malden, London, as Ministers clarify advice to motorists ahead of a possible fuel drivers' strike.
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Hong Kong billionaires arrested

BBC - News - Fri, 2025-04-25 03:51
Thomas and Raymond Kwok, who run one of Hong Kong's biggest property companies, are arrested on suspicion of corruption.
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Mobile firms 'leaking' billions

BBC - News - Fri, 2025-04-25 03:51
A new report suggests fraud and billing errors are creating huge revenue gaps for mobile phone firms.
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'Several hundred jobs' for city

BBC - News - Fri, 2025-04-25 03:51
Several hundred new jobs are being created by an Indian firm in Cardiff, the Welsh government announces.
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Gunman 'denied Toulouse burial'

BBC - News - Fri, 2025-04-25 03:51
The mayor of Toulouse says gunman Mohamed Merah's burial in the city would be "inappropriate" and announces it has been delayed for 24 hours.
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Abuse victims offered up to £60k

BBC - News - Fri, 2025-04-25 03:51
Victims of child abuse at Jersey care homes, such as Haut de la Garenne, can claim compensation from the States.
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Ukraine rape scandal victim dies

BBC - News - Fri, 2025-04-25 03:51
An eighteen-year-old Ukrainian woman dies, weeks after a brutal sexual assault that prompted a campaign against political corruption.
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Saudi rape case dropped in Spain

BBC - News - Fri, 2025-04-25 03:51
A court in Spain drops a rape case against a Saudi prince over "contradictions and vagueness" in evidence from the alleged victim.
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Murdoch declares war on 'enemies'

BBC - News - Fri, 2025-04-25 03:51
Media mogul fights back against the 'lies and libels' levelled at News Corporation.
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VIDEO: Husband speaks out on assisted suicide

BBC - News - Fri, 2025-04-25 03:51
A man who helped his terminally ill wife to die has broken his silence about his arrest and the 15 months he spent on police bail.
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Pensioner's killer given 30 years

BBC - News - Fri, 2025-04-25 03:51
A man is jailed for life and must serve at least 30 years after being convicted of the "brutal and heartless murder" of his mother's next-door neighbour.
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PM promises more services choice

BBC - News - Fri, 2025-04-25 03:51
The right to choose a particular school or hospital will be enshrined in law, if new legislation announced by Prime Minister David Cameron is passed.
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VIDEO: Solar tornadoes caught on film

BBC - News - Fri, 2025-04-25 03:51
Scientists at Aberystwyth University have discovered a group of solar tornados - several times wider than the Earth - on the face of the sun.
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Mineshaft rescue 'lacked focus'

BBC - News - Fri, 2025-04-25 03:51
A second inquiry into the death of a woman who fell down a mineshaft in Ayrshire finds that fire commanders did not act quickly enough to save her.
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