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Birmingham Airport announces £2bn expansion

The first stage of development, upgrading baggage systems and terminals, could start in 2027.

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BBC axes long-running Radio 4 show You and Yours in push towards podcasts

Thinking Allowed, The Artificial Human and Free Thinking among other programmes hit by £500m cutsBBC Radio 4’s consumer rights show You and Yours is to be axed after more than 50 years, becoming one o...

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UK politics: Polls open in Holborn and St Pancras byelection – as it happened

Voters choosing replacement for Keir Starmer, who announced he was standing down last monthThe UK’s military is too focused on global commitments at the expense of domestic defence, meaning the govern...

Two Latvian nationals arrested on suspicion of trespassing at RAF base

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of breaching the perimeter fence at an RAF base used by NATO and US military intelligence.

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‘Grand Theft Auto 6’ reveals first six in-game radio station soundtracks

Featuring Latin, pop, crushing metal and renegade country music The post ‘Grand Theft Auto 6’ reveals first six in-game radio station soundtracks appeared first on NME.

Rosalía shares that Bono reached out for Spanish advice on U2 song about her: “Feel free to invent your own language”

The band have written ‘The Mirror Maker (Rosalía)’ about her for their new album ‘Carnaval De Luz’ The post Rosalía shares that Bono reached out for Spanish advice on U2 song about her: “Feel free to...

Cummins not worried about potential Khawaja revelations

Pat Cummins confirms he has spoken to Usman Khawaja about his former team-mate’s upcoming autobiography but the Australia captain says he has no concerns about potential sandpapergate revelations.

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'Bold and inventive' Canadian poet Anne Carson wins Nobel Literature Prize

Carson, 76, is celebrated for works that often cross boundaries between poetry, fiction and scholarship.

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Former Labour MP cleared over role in fraudulent Covid-19 testing company

Court hears former justice minister Shahid Malik had only ‘very limited’ role in business that made £6.67m in three weeksA former Labour MP and justice minister has been found not guilty of charges ar...

Hate crimes rise after more offences motivated by religion and race

Figures supplied by police forces suggest nearly 150,000 hate crimes were recorded between April 2025 and March 2026

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Fierce, frantic and loaded with menace: Fontaines DC’s 20 greatest songs – ranked!

Ahead of the Irish alt-rockers’ highly anticipated fifth album, Dopamine Chamber, we count down their potent, occasionally political, catalogueA single inspired by the birth of guitarist Carlos O’Conn...

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‘Metaphor: ReFantazio’ composer Shoji Meguro wants to keep surprising you

The 'Persona' musician's latest creation is getting a world orchestral tour, which kicks off this week The post ‘Metaphor: ReFantazio’ composer Shoji Meguro wants to keep surprising you appeared firs...

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Asos says customers’ names, contact details and search histories hacked

Experts say breadth of data accessed could help attackers devise “highly convincing” phishing scamsAsos hackers gained access to millions of customers’ recent search histories as well as names, addres...

Boy, 3, 'becomes youngest person to hike Lake District's 214 famous peaks'

A three-year-old boy is thought to be the youngest person ever to conquer all of the Wainwright fells - a famous group of 214 peaks in the Lake District.

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Teacher unleashed 'traumatic' attack on BBC's Nicky Campbell when he was a schoolboy, court hears

A private school teacher attacked BBC broadcaster Nicky Campbell in a "complete frenzy" when he was a pupil in the 1970s, a court heard.

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Russell to take further grid penalty this season

George Russell says he will be taking a further grid penalty this season in addition to the one he has been hit with for the Singapore Grand Prix.

Olivia Rodrigo shares “hard line” stance on using AI in music

“I would never use AI in any of my music. Absolutely no” The post Olivia Rodrigo shares “hard line” stance on using AI in music appeared first on NME.

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Racial and religious hate crimes at record high in England and Wales, data shows

Offences targeting Muslims increased most in 12 months to March – up 15% – while antisemitic hate crimes rose by 10%Racially and religiously motivated offences have reached record highs in the UK as t...

Three sisters who drowned in Brighton took their own lives, inquest finds

Jane Adetoro, Christina Walters and Rebecca Walters from London visited late mother’s former home shortly before their deaths in MayThree sisters who drowned in the sea in Brighton collectively decide...

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Three sisters who drowned in sea off Brighton took own lives, inquest finds

Jane Adetoro, Christina Walters and Rebecca Walters, who lived in London, drowned in the sea in May.