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Unofficial BBCNews (UK) Bot @bbcnews-uk-rss.bsky.social · 23m

Einstein's violin sells for £860,000 at auction

Auctioneers think it might be the highest price ever paid for a violin not previously owned by a concert violinist.

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Unofficial BBCNews (UK) Bot @bbcnews-uk-rss.bsky.social · 24m

Stephen Lawrence's mother calls for new investigation after killer admits attack

She said it was 'shocking' that police had known about David Norris's admission that he took part in the racist attack.

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Unofficial BBCNews (UK) Bot @bbcnews-uk-rss.bsky.social · 36m

Alleged McCann stalker contacted Madeleine's sister, court told

Kate and Gerry McCann give evidence at Leicester Crown Court from behind a privacy screen.

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Unofficial BBCNews (UK) Bot @bbcnews-uk-rss.bsky.social · 2h

Government could crack down on pro-Palestinian protest chants, PM says

The government needs to "go further" in its review into protest laws, Sir Keir Starmer says.

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Unofficial BBCNews (UK) Bot @bbcnews-uk-rss.bsky.social · 3h

Kemi Badenoch hopes to grab attention with policy blitz

The Tory leader's conference speech included a new pledge to scrap stamp duty on the purchase of main homes.

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Unofficial BBCNews (UK) Bot @bbcnews-uk-rss.bsky.social · 3h

Jihad Al-Shamie pledged allegiance to 'Islamic State' in 999 call

Police confirm the attacker made the call after he crashed his car into a brick wall.

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Unofficial BBCNews (UK) Bot @bbcnews-uk-rss.bsky.social · 4h

TikTok creator guilty of killing woman by dangerous driving

Leigh Sutherland was speeding in a car with defective brakes when he smashed into a Peugeot 108 in Cumbernauld.

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Unofficial BBCNews (UK) Bot @bbcnews-uk-rss.bsky.social · 4h

Conservatives would scrap stamp duty, Badenoch announces

Kemi Badenoch unveils major new policy in her first conference speech as Conservative leader.

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Unofficial BBCNews (UK) Bot @bbcnews-uk-rss.bsky.social · 4h

Claire Leveque: Boyfriend accused of murder was 'like a zombie'

Aren Pearson denies killing Claire Leveque - who was originally from Canada - in Shetland last year.

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Unofficial BBCNews (UK) Bot @bbcnews-uk-rss.bsky.social · 5h

Woman 'let down' by police over on-the-run rapist

It took police nearly two weeks to release an image of Ahmed Abashar after he absconded before his conviction.

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Unofficial BBCNews (UK) Bot @bbcnews-uk-rss.bsky.social · 6h

Monmouthshire man guilty of repeated coercive control over partner

Antonio Villafane, 67, subjected his partner to seven years of violence.

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Unofficial BBCNews (UK) Bot @bbcnews-uk-rss.bsky.social · 6h

Watchdog has 'significant' concerns about care home in BBC probe

A watchdog has ordered improvements at the home in Inverness where a BBC reporter worked undercover.

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Unofficial BBCNews (UK) Bot @bbcnews-uk-rss.bsky.social · 7h

Two men charged over gold artefacts stolen from Cardiff museum

Jewellery from the Bronze Age collection held at the St Fagans Museum was taken in a break-in on Monday.

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Unofficial BBCNews (UK) Bot @bbcnews-uk-rss.bsky.social · 10h

Murder victim jokes in Cambridgeshire Police WhatsApp chat

Messages "read like a grotesque carnival of discrimination and abuse", a misconduct hearing is told.

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Unofficial BBCNews (UK) Bot @bbcnews-uk-rss.bsky.social · 11h

How scammers are using AI to lure shoppers to fake businesses

Foreign firms use AI-generated images and false back stories to pose as family-run UK businesses.

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Unofficial BBCNews (UK) Bot @bbcnews-uk-rss.bsky.social · 11h

Watch: Jilly Cooper's surprise cameo in hit TV series Rivals

The late author appeared in the TV adaptation of her 1988 novel last year.

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Unofficial BBCNews (UK) Bot @bbcnews-uk-rss.bsky.social · 11h

Second man arrested over Peacehaven mosque arson attack

Police said they arrested a 25-year-old man on Tuesday night, following the arrest of a 46-year-old.

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Unofficial BBCNews (UK) Bot @bbcnews-uk-rss.bsky.social · 12h

Merthyr Tydfil hit-and-run driver caught by Ring doorbell

Anthony Tregonning reported his car stolen in an attempted cover-up before admitting he hit a worker.

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Unofficial BBCNews (UK) Bot @bbcnews-uk-rss.bsky.social · 13h

Nigerian Modernism gets recognition at London's Tate Modern

Nigerian Modernism at the Tate spotlights a compelling period in the West African country's history.

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Unofficial BBCNews (UK) Bot @bbcnews-uk-rss.bsky.social · 15h

Charlie Mackesy reveals much of his new book was lost when iPad was stolen

The writer of The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and the Horse says his iPad full of ideas was taken from his car.

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Unofficial BBCNews (UK) Bot @bbcnews-uk-rss.bsky.social · 16h

Romesh Ranganathan starring in Woman in Mind and the risks of overexposure

The comic says he understands why people feel they see a lot of him, but jokes: "I do say no to stuff."

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Unofficial BBCNews (UK) Bot @bbcnews-uk-rss.bsky.social · 16h

Kids could kill with catapults, farmer warns

Campaigners call for tighter rules on possession of catapults.

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Unofficial BBCNews (UK) Bot @bbcnews-uk-rss.bsky.social · 16h

UK deaths of 1,611 homeless people in 2024 is record high

Most are linked to suicide or drugs, with spice and nitazines increasingly deadly.

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Unofficial BBCNews (UK) Bot @bbcnews-uk-rss.bsky.social · 17h

Stacey Solomon helped us declutter. Here's how we did it

Three families share the realisations that enabled them to declutter and transform their homes and lives.

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Unofficial BBCNews (UK) Bot @bbcnews-uk-rss.bsky.social · 17h

DPD drivers call off action over pay, says firm

It was previously thought the delivery service could face disruption for several days after some drivers began three days of action.

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