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Alec Baldwin claims there is 'more to come out' from the Rust tragedy
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Gavin and Stacey star Mathew Horne rushed off stage after West End injury
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The Replacements guitarist Slim Dunlap dies age 73
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Michael Fassbender finally 'understood' ABBA after scary brush with death
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Courteney Cox signs up for Scream 7 return
Gig & Music News
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Comedian Emer Maguire announces Waterfront Hall show
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Lush! Classical is back in Belfast for The Summer Series
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The Summer Series Presents: The Beach Boys & The Kooks
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The Farmer's Bash announced for Belsonic 2026
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Lily Allen announces her biggest ever headline tour
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Starmer wants to lift half a million children out of poverty - but does his plan go far enough?
A new long-awaited child poverty strategy is promising to lift half a million children out of poverty by the end of this parliament - but critics have branded it unambitious.
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Dozens of delivery drivers to be deported amid crackdown to deter illegal migrants
The UK is deporting 60 delivery riders found to be working illegally after an immigration crackdown.
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'I don't know how I'm going to cope': Teens will be banned from social media in Australia next week
Australia will introduce one of the world's toughest social media policies for children next week, with a ban that comes into effect on Wednesday.
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Officials accused of 'failing' to tell Lords about three large-scale illegal waste sites
Environment Agency bosses have been accused of "failing" to tell a cross-party committee of peers about three large-scale illegal waste sites - including one that was recently exposed by Sky News.
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Israel allowed to take part in Eurovision 2026 - as several countries withdraw
Israel will be allowed to compete in next year's Eurovision Song Contest, organisers have said - with several broadcasters saying they will now boycott the event.
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Salisbury novichok poisonings: Putin 'morally responsible' for woman's death after authorising botched spy assassination bid
The assassination attempt on a former Russian spy was authorised by Vladimir Putin, who is "morally responsible" for the death of a woman poisoned by the nerve agent used in the attack, a public inquiry has found.
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Nigel Farage launches tirade at BBC over allegations he was racist at school
Nigel Farage has launched a tirade against the BBC after he was asked about claims he used racist and antisemitic language when he was at school, which he denied.
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Derby police evacuate around 200 homes as men arrested on suspicion of explosives offences
Around 200 homes have been evacuated in Derby after police arrested two men on suspicion of explosives offences.
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Rats and fleas get blamed for the Black Death - but here's how it could have spread so fast
The rapid spread of the Black Death through medieval Europe could have its origins in a massive volcanic eruption, according to new research.
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Four arrested in Eastbourne and Brighton in right-wing terror investigation
Three men and a woman have been arrested in East Sussex as part of an investigation into extreme right-wing terrorism.
Q Radio World News
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Fresh sanctions on Russia seem futile - Putin is more belligerent than ever
There is a sense of impotent futility to the latest sanctions imposed by the UK on Russia in the wake of the Dawn Sturgess public inquiry report released today.
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Gaza longs for normality, but quasi-anarchy reigns and Hamas is once again exerting control
There is a desperate desire for normality in Gaza - for full shops, functioning hospitals, open schools, habitable homes and usable roads. For electricity that comes on reliably, skies that don’t hum with drones and days that don’t crackle with gunfire.
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'I don't know how I'm going to cope': Teens will be banned from social media in Australia next week
Australia will introduce one of the world's toughest social media policies for children next week, with a ban that comes into effect on Wednesday.
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Salisbury novichok poisonings: Putin 'morally responsible' for woman's death after authorising botched spy assassination bid
The assassination attempt on a former Russian spy was authorised by Vladimir Putin, who is "morally responsible" for the death of a woman poisoned by the nerve agent used in the attack, a public inquiry has found.
Q Radio National Sport
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Ref Watch: Newcastle penalty against Tottenham analysed as Dermot Gallagher questions why referee noticed grappling but 'ignored' it
Ref Watch's Dermot Gallagher has questioned why referee Thomas Bramall noticed grappling between Rodrigo Bentancur and Dan Burn, but then "ignored" it and needed VAR to help award a penalty.
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Kimi Antonelli: F1 drivers condemn abuse towards Mercedes driver with Oliver Bearman leading criticism against 'sad people'
Britain's Oliver Bearman has led criticism against online abuse after Kimi Antonelli was threatened on social media following the Qatar Grand Prix.
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Liverpool's vulnerability to long passes exposed again by Sunderland, and Leeds could profit next - The Radar
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Scottie Scheffler in five-way tie for lead after first round of Hero World Challenge
Scottie Scheffler is in a five-way tie for the lead after the first round of the Hero World Challenge.
Q Radio Entertainment News
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Israel allowed to take part in Eurovision 2026 - as several countries withdraw
Israel will be allowed to compete in next year's Eurovision Song Contest, organisers have said - with several broadcasters saying they will now boycott the event.
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Industrial action on agenda as actors balloted by Equity over AI scanning concerns
Thousands of members of actors' trade union Equity are being asked whether they would support industrial action over artificial intelligence protections.
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Spotify Wrapped: How does it work - and who are this year's top artists?
The hotly anticipated Spotify Wrapped is revealing our top tracks, artists and albums for 2025.
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Doctor who supplied ketamine to late Friends star Matthew Perry jailed
A doctor who pleaded guilty to illegally supplying ketamine to Matthew Perry in the weeks before the star's death has been jailed for two-and-a-half years.
Q Radio Business News
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Bank of America boss Brian Moynihan warns countries to 'be careful' when raising tax
The chairman and chief executive of one of the world's biggest banks has said countries have "got to be careful" with their budgets and ask themselves what a tax rise is for.
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Direct trains from UK to Germany 'one step closer', but nothing yet on journeys to Berlin
The UK has come a "step closer" to having direct, high-speed rail connections to Germany, the Department for Transport has said.
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Energy grid £28bn upgrade to add £108 to household bills
The energy regulator has confirmed plans for a massive upgrade to the UK's energy grids, adding £108 to customer bills by 2031.
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Construction activity shrank 'at fastest pace since COVID' ahead of budget
The UK's construction sector suffered its sharpest contraction in activity since May 2020, according to a closely-watched survey taken before this month's budget.
Q Radio Quirky News
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'Drop and cover' earthquake alert turns out to be false alarm
An earthquake alert preparing people to "drop, cover, hold on" buzzed on phones in the US on Thursday - but turned out to be completely false.
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Spirit animal: Raccoon gets drunk as a skunk in a booze store - and sleeps off hangover in the toilet
A raccoon has gotten as drunk as a skunk.
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Is Die Hard a Christmas film? The public have spoken - and you might not like the result
It's a debate that's torn families apart for years - with selection boxes thrown in rage, and stony silences around the dinner table.
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Runaway reindeer sparks emergency rescue operation in Merseyside
"Christmas is saved" after a large search operation for a runaway reindeer found the animal on a beach in Merseyside, emergency services have said.
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Oxford Dictionary publisher reveals Word of the Year 2025 - do you know it?
Don't get too upset, but 'rage bait' has been named by Oxford University Press as this year's Word of the Year, beating other online terms.
Q Radio Politics
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Starmer wants to lift half a million children out of poverty - but does his plan go far enough?
A new long-awaited child poverty strategy is promising to lift half a million children out of poverty by the end of this parliament - but critics have branded it unambitious.
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Nigel Farage launches tirade at BBC over allegations he was racist at school
Nigel Farage has launched a tirade against the BBC after he was asked about claims he used racist and antisemitic language when he was at school, which he denied.
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Reeves between a rook and a hard place after claims she 'made up' chess championship
As an opening gambit at PMQs, Kemi Badenoch attacked Labour's knight, the prime minister, over his Treasury queen, Rachel Reeves.
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How record-breaking Reform UK donor Christopher Harborne made his millions
Who is the man behind the record-breaking multi-million pound donation to Reform UK?
Q Radio Tech News
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'I don't know how I'm going to cope': Teens will be banned from social media in Australia next week
Australia will introduce one of the world's toughest social media policies for children next week, with a ban that comes into effect on Wednesday.
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Hundreds of UK moderators have left TikTok - sparking safety fears, whistleblowers reveal
Hundreds of UK online safety workers at TikTok have already signed agreements to leave the company, whistleblowers have told Sky News, despite the firm stressing to MPs that the cuts were "still proposals only".
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Rats and fleas get blamed for the Black Death - but here's how it could have spread so fast
The rapid spread of the Black Death through medieval Europe could have its origins in a massive volcanic eruption, according to new research.
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Industrial action on agenda as actors balloted by Equity over AI scanning concerns
Thousands of members of actors' trade union Equity are being asked whether they would support industrial action over artificial intelligence protections.
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