Man admits dressing as fake navy admiral at Remembrance event
Jonathan Carley, 64, attended a wreath-laying service in Llandudno on 9 November.
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Scotland to get public holiday to celebrate World Cup return
Scotland will face Haiti in Boston on Sunday 14 June before taking on Morocco and Brazil in the US.
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Soft drinks, cereal and chocolate included as junk food advert ban comes into effect
A new online and TV ban on the advertising of unhealthy food comes into full effect today after voluntary restrictions were introduced in October.
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Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim sacked
05-Jan-2026 - Source: Sky News
New powers to seize phones from migrants come into force
The government says it will help gather intelligence on smuggling gangs.
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US action in Venezuela not legal, senior Labour MP says
UK must make clear US operation is unacceptable, chairwoman of the Foreign Affairs Committee Emily Thornberry says.
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Head hits back after Root 160 in Ashes finale
England's Joe Root makes a sublime 160 before Australia opener Travis Head replies with an unbeaten 91 on day two of the fifth Ashes Test in Sydney.
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Transport and schools impacted by yellow snow and ice warning
A yellow warning for snow and ice in Northern Ireland remains in place until midday on Monday.
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Junk food TV and online advert ban comes into force
Soft drinks, chocolate, pizzas and ice creams will be targeted in the UK government's plan.
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Schools closed and travel disrupted after heavy snowfall
Hundreds of schools are shut on Monday, while roads, trains and air travel has been heavily disrupted by freezing conditions.
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'My parents didn't know if I was going to live' - chickenpox vaccine welcomed
A teenager who had to learn to walk again after contracting chickenpox aged two welcomes new free vaccinations.
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Blizzard conditions forecast - and amber warnings in force - as UK returns to work and school
Blizzard conditions are forecast as Britons return to work and school today - with amber warnings in force across parts of the UK.
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'A 14-year-old girl and a man are in this hotel': How police are stepping up to protect children
"There's a 14-year-old girl with a man in the hotel and we need the police to come," says the caller.
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How police are changing tactics to protect vulnerable children
"There's a 14-year-old girl with a man in the hotel and we need the police to come," says the caller.
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Teen girl educated in UK confirmed to have died in Swiss bar fire
The family of Charlotte Niddam announced her death "with great sadness" as Swiss authorities confirmed all victims had been identified.
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Watch: BBC reporter tests AI anti-shoplifting tech
Some major retailers and independent stores have introduced AI body scans, CCTV or facial recognition equipment to identify crimes like shoplifting.
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Van Tulleken brothers: The three wellness issues we've stopped worrying about
Dr Xand and Dr Chris van Tulleken explain why they're not worrying about eating more protein, taking magnesium or avoiding microplastics.
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Steve Coogan on his Roy Keane film - and his part in Posh and Becks' first meeting
Coogan stars as football boss Mick McCarthy in the film Saipan, about the fall-out between him and captain Roy Keane.
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The myth of willpower - and why some people struggle to lose weight more than others
Thousands of genes that have an influence on weight, say experts - which means weight loss isn't a level playing field
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Eva Schloss, Holocaust survivor and stepsister of Anne Frank, dies aged 96
Eva Schloss, the stepsister of diarist Anne Frank, has died aged 96.
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