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'I'm 67 and they've finally given me a cap'

BBC Front page Apr 8, 2026

Former Gloucester flanker John Gadd says it is "surreal" to be given England cap 44 years after he played for his country.

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Your sarcasm is showing — and its history is surprisingly violent

NPR Apr 8, 2026

Some people use sarcasm jokingly. But funnily enough, we tend not to find it witty when we're on the receiving end.

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Colleges are trying to boost student voting. A Trump probe freezes data for that work

NPR Apr 8, 2026

To figure out how to boost student voting, colleges have relied on a study about campus voter registration and turnout rates. A Trump administration investigation has cut schools off from new data.

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Abortion clinics are closing nationwide. Could urgent care help fill the gap?

NPR Apr 8, 2026

When the only clinic that offered abortions in Michigan's rural Upper Peninsula closed, an urgent care decided to step in to fill the gap. Now, others are considering similar moves as brick-and-mortar clinics close in blue states.

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Almost a third of ferry fleet out of action on Scotland's west coast

BBC Front page Apr 8, 2026

CalMac's chief executive says an "unprecedented situation" has worsened, with 10 vessels currently unable to sail.

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Morning news brief

NPR Apr 8, 2026

U.S. and Iran agree to two week ceasefire, how Iranians are responding to the ceasefire, the effects of the war in Iran give investors around the world whiplash.

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Watch: Iranians gather in Tehran following ceasefire announcement

BBC Front page Apr 8, 2026

Pro-government demonstrators poured onto the streets of the Iranian capital after the announcement of the two-week conditional ceasefire between the US and Iran.

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Oil prices plunge on agreement to reopen Strait of Hormuz

BBC Front page Apr 8, 2026

Crude prices tumbled by as much as 15% on the conditional pause but remain far higher than before the war.

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Katie Price banned from driving for seventh time

BBC Front page Apr 8, 2026

The former glamour model, from Brighton, has received bans totalling more than six years since 2010.

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Katie Price banned from driving for seventh time

BBC Entertainment Apr 8, 2026

The former glamour model, from Brighton, has received bans totalling more than six years since 2010.

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Garcia is good for boxing but a liability - Benn

BBC Front page Apr 8, 2026

Conor Benn believes WBC welterweight champion Ryan Garcia is "good for boxing" but says the American is a "liability".

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Forecast for UK to peak at 26C before temperatures plunge

BBC Front page Apr 8, 2026

Temperatures could nudge as high as 26C (79F) in some places on Wednesday.

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Frank Gardner on why Iran-US ceasefire is 'not the whole story'

BBC Front page Apr 8, 2026

Our security correspondent offers his analysis on the two-week ceasefire.

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I felt really alone after World Cup win - Kildunne

BBC Front page Apr 8, 2026

England full-back Ellie Kildunne admits feeling "really alone" after experiencing an emotional dip following their Rugby World Cup win.

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Books changed my life, says Queen's first reading hero

BBC Entertainment Apr 8, 2026

Selina Brown, from Birmingham, says she is delighted to be the UK's first National Reading Hero.

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Books changed my life, says Queen's first reading hero

BBC Front page Apr 8, 2026

Selina Brown, from Birmingham, says she is delighted to be the UK's first National Reading Hero.

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Seve's dance to Tiger's triumph - the art of a great golf photo

BBC Front page Apr 8, 2026

Some of golf's iconic images - from Seve Ballesteros' celebration to Rory McIlroy's roar and Tiger Woods' exhilaration - and the stories behind them.

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Earliest known octopus is not an octopus after all

BBC Front page Apr 8, 2026

Reading scientists use new technology to discover teeth within the fossil meaning its not an octopus

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Family of one-punch attack victim fear £500k compensation could run out

BBC Front page Apr 8, 2026

Craig Lewis-Williams needs specialist care for the rest of his life following the November 2021 attack.

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Arrest as £200k stolen from scouts trip fund

BBC Front page Apr 8, 2026

The money had been raised towards a scouts trip to Canada, leaving 100 children in the lurch.

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Student-athletes more likely to attend school than peers, new research finds

Washington Post Apr 8, 2026

Students who participate in sports are a third less likely to be chronically absent, according to a study released by the American Enterprise Institute. 

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