Another record number of students are expected to secure a place at their first choice of university.
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Burnham urges shops not to sell disposable BBQs over wildfire risks
The PM wants the public to avoid using single-use grills during the current spell of extremely dry weather.
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New Forest wildfire continues as temperatures rise
A crew of around 100 firefighters have been battling the wildfire since it began on Sunday 9 August.
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Ministers push ahead with housing asylum seekers on ex-military sites
The government says former MoD sites are the best option despite protests from people living nearby.
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Double killer and rapist given whole life sentence
Simon Levy, from Tottenham, will spend the rest of his life in prison for the murder of two women and rape of a third.
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Woman assaulted by double murderer says nightmare became ‘real life’ when police let him attack again
Serial sex offender Simon Levy went on to murder two women and rape a third after a series of disastrous decisions that left him free to roam the streets.
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Wealthier areas must play their part in housing asylum seekers, Burnham suggests
The prime minister was asked about protests over plans to use a former military base to house asylum seekers.
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Criticism as thousands of seats empty at Europeans Athletics Championships
Nearly 10,000 seats were empty at Birmingham’s Alexander Stadium on Monday.
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Eclipse chasers scramble for glasses as stocks run low
Specialist glasses are all but sold out online ahead of the UK’s most significant eclipse since 1999.
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Summer 2026 on course to be UK’s hottest on record, says Met Office
Only average conditions are needed for the remainder of August to break the record, which was set just last year.
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Forest firefighting to continue overnight as cars abandoned
One woman says she thought her family’s car might go up in flames as the fire took hold on Sunday.
