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I re-visited one of England's most spectacular hikes after a £5.5m upgrade

I re-visited one of England's most spectacular hikes after a £5. 5m upgrade 5 hours ago Danny SavageCoast to Coast trail The tradition at the start of the Coast to Coast walk is to dip your boots in the sea near the village of St Bees. Just don't get them …

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Rap legend Slick Rick on Mobo honour and shaping hip-hop: 'We took novels to the next level'

Rap legend Slick Rick on Mobo honour and shaping hip-hop: 'We took novels to the next level' 4 hours ago Mark SavageMusic Correspondent If hip-hop is the folk music of the post-industrial age, then Slick Rick is it's Woody Guthrie. Born in London and raised in the Bronx, the rapper …

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Iran's foreign minister says there are no negotiations with US

9 hours ago Paulin Kola Iran's foreign minister says the country is not currently negotiating with the US to end the war and "does not intend" to do so. Abbas Araghchi's comments came as US President Donald Trump's press secretary said talks were "ongoing" and "productive". Araghchi said the US …

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CO2 plant in UK to reopen in war contingency plan

The UK government is set to invest £100m to reopen a shuttered plant which produces carbon dioxide (CO2) in a contingency plan against supply disruption caused by the war in Iran. The Department for Business is expected to announce on Thursday that a site in Teesside, operated by Ensus, will …

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Who wants what and why from US-Iran peace talks?

Who wants what and why from US-Iran peace talks? 8 hours ago Frank GardnerSecurity correspondent, Doha When one side, the US, says there are ongoing, productive negotiations to end the war and the other side, Iran, says "no, there are not", then who to believe? What exactly is going on …

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Iranians mark their New Year with anger, fear, and defiance

7 hours ago Fergal Keane Zahra is cleaning the windows of her flat for Nowruz, the 3,000-year-old festival marking the arrival of spring and with it the start of the Iranian New Year. A grandmother living in a Tehran suburb, Zahra would normally be looking forward to a Nowruz family …

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Camilla's love of books explored in BBC documentary

The Queen will reflect on the childhood experiences that sparked her passion for reading and reflect on the comfort she still finds in books. In what programme-makers describe as a "special and intimate contribution", Queen Camilla will talk about her father Major Bruce Shand's love of the written word and …

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Dogs became man's best friend far earlier than thought, scientists find

Dogs became man's best friend far earlier than thought, scientists find 14 hours ago Pallab GhoshScience Correspondent A fragment of a jawbone found deep underground in a cave in Somerset has rewritten the story of when and how dogs became our best friends. DNA analysis shows the jaw belonged to …

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Parents should monitor children '24/7' on Roblox, says developer

In an exclusive interview with BBC Radio 5 Live, the developer - whom the BBC is not naming at their request - said parents should monitor their children on the platform "24/7, and if that's not possible then they shouldn't be playing Roblox". A spokesperson for Roblox said "safety is …

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Calls for urgent inquiry into high street child abuse claims

Calls for urgent inquiry into high street child abuse claims 9 hours ago Ed Thomas ,UK editor , Rebecca Wearnand Patrick Clahane Senior politicians have called for an urgent and thorough investigation into alleged child sexual exploitation linked to high streets in the West Midlands. The government said it was …

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