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1 - All doctors in England warned to watch for meningitis symptoms after Kent outbreak
2 - Why has this meningitis outbreak spread so fast?
3 - Two men charged with allegedly spying on London Jewish community for Iran
4 - Fly tippers in England face clearing up own rubbish as punishment
5 - King praises 'living bridge' with Nigeria at glitzy banquet
6 - UK temperature reaches 21C in warmest day of year so far
7 - Sony removes 135,000 deepfakes of its artists' music
8 - Sadiq Khan says Labour should pledge to rejoin EU
9 - Cost of online passport application could rise to over £100
10 - Government increases BBC World Service funding by £33m over three years
11 - 'This is the first time I've left my room since the outbreak'
12 - Why is MenB vaccine not given to teenagers in UK and should they be offered it?
13 - Was response to outbreak too slow?
14 - Computer says no. Are AI interviews making it harder to get a job?
15 - Higgs boson breakthrough was UK triumph, but British physics faces 'catastrophic' cuts
16 - Angela Rayner's explosive speech reignites leadership speculation
17 - Spider-Man: Brand New Day gets unusual trailer rollout
18 - Mean Girls actress says being cast as Regina George is 'monumental'
19 - 'It's not a waste of time' - young people defend the gap year
20 - 'The longest VAR check in history' - the fallout from shock Africa Cup of Nations decision
21 - Oil nears $110 a barrel after gas field strike
22 - Iran's intelligence minister Esmail Khatib killed
23 - Israel destroys river bridges in southern Lebanon
24 - 'Very difficult to stop': BBC visits scene of Iran cluster bomb strike on Israel
25 - Police deny Nottingham attacks killer was charged early to 'shut down stories'
26 - PM swerves questions on whether he spoke to Mandelson over Epstein friendship
27 - Body of 16-year-old girl found after car entered river
28 - Fire-hit Glasgow building being demolished by hand
29 - Average age of first time buyer in England climbs to 34
30 - Nursery employee worked with children after arrest
31 - Rhinos back in the wild in Uganda for the first time in 40 years
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33 - (Another) Labour Leadership Challenge?
34 - Trump threatens TV networks over unpatriotic Iran coverage
35 - Four English teams out in 24 hours - what just happened and why?
36 - Slot needed a performance - and Liverpool delivered one
37 - 'One of a kind' Messi hits 900 career goals - numbers behind milestone
38 - Even when they win it still ends in defeat - Spurs' season summed up
39 - From hope to humiliation, so what now for Newcastle?
40 - Tudor gets first Tottenham win but Spurs lose tie against Atletico Madrid
41 - England's World Cup-winning captain Stratford announces pregnancy

1 - All doctors in England warned to watch for meningitis symptoms after Kent outbreak

Health workers across England are urged to look out for signs of infection as thousands have jabs.

3/18/2026 2:41:54 PM

2 - Why has this meningitis outbreak spread so fast?

There have been 20 cases since the weekend in one small area of Kent - but this isn't the normal pattern, so what could have happened?

3/18/2026 12:34:33 PM

3 - Two men charged with allegedly spying on London Jewish community for Iran

Counter Terrorism Policing had been investigating alleged surveillance of locations and individuals linked to London's Jewish community.

3/18/2026 5:58:34 PM

4 - Fly tippers in England face clearing up own rubbish as punishment

Fly tippers could face up to 20 hours of community service removing rubbish they have illegally dumped.

3/18/2026 1:13:28 PM

5 - King praises 'living bridge' with Nigeria at glitzy banquet

At the state banquet in Windsor Castle, King Charles praises the UK's partnership with Nigeria.

3/18/2026 5:24:14 PM

6 - UK temperature reaches 21C in warmest day of year so far

The UK has seen its warmest day of the year so far with temperatures reaching 21C.

3/18/2026 11:41:47 AM

7 - Sony removes 135,000 deepfakes of its artists' music

The company says the proliferation of AI has enabled people to upload fake songs to streaming sites.

3/18/2026 1:19:41 PM

8 - Sadiq Khan says Labour should pledge to rejoin EU

Downing Street has repeatedly said the government will not rejoin the single market or customs union.

3/18/2026 7:45:37 PM

9 - Cost of online passport application could rise to over £100

The Home Office says the increase will help it "move to a system that meets its costs through those who use it" and rely less on taxpayers.

3/18/2026 3:32:09 PM

10 - Government increases BBC World Service funding by £33m over three years

The funding increase is about 8% up on the previous financial year, the government will announce on Thursday.

3/18/2026 6:00:04 PM

11 - 'This is the first time I've left my room since the outbreak'

Twenty people are confirmed or suspected to have fallen ill with meningitis in the Canterbury area.

3/18/2026 12:42:10 PM

12 - Why is MenB vaccine not given to teenagers in UK and should they be offered it?

Students and older teens have not been vaccinated against the meningitis strain behind the Kent outbreak.

3/18/2026 8:36:44 AM

13 - Was response to outbreak too slow?

Questions are being asked about whether the NHS and authorities should have raised the alarm sooner.

3/18/2026 4:47:57 AM

14 - Computer says no. Are AI interviews making it harder to get a job?

Bhuvana Chilukuri has sent more than 100 job applications and is convinced very few have been seen by a human.

3/18/2026 1:03:33 PM

15 - Higgs boson breakthrough was UK triumph, but British physics faces 'catastrophic' cuts

Britain is preparing to cancel its contribution to one of the Large Hadron Collider's next major upgrades.

3/18/2026 3:40:16 PM

16 - Angela Rayner's explosive speech reignites leadership speculation

The ex-deputy PM did not name Keir Starmer in her attack on Labour's direction and policies - but she did not have to.

3/18/2026 5:21:14 AM

17 - Spider-Man: Brand New Day gets unusual trailer rollout

Fans react to the unusual release of the trailer for the new Spiderman film

3/18/2026 1:47:46 PM

18 - Mean Girls actress says being cast as Regina George is 'monumental'

Vivian Panka is the first black actress to play the character full-time in in the UK production of Mean Girls.

3/18/2026 12:25:17 AM

19 - 'It's not a waste of time' - young people defend the gap year

Gwen and Mia are among thousands of young people each year who opt to take a gap year before university

3/18/2026 2:09:34 AM

20 - 'The longest VAR check in history' - the fallout from shock Africa Cup of Nations decision

BBC Sport journalists and pundits look at what happened at the chaotic Afcon final, and what comes next.

3/18/2026 11:41:46 AM

21 - Oil nears $110 a barrel after gas field strike

Iran's military warned it would take "decisive action" in response to the strike on its energy infrastructure.

3/18/2026 7:45:39 PM

22 - Iran's intelligence minister Esmail Khatib killed

Israel said it had killed Khatib, whose death was confirmed by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Wednesday.

3/18/2026 1:05:46 PM

23 - Israel destroys river bridges in southern Lebanon

The health ministry says that 968 people, including more than 100 children, have been killed since 2 March.

3/18/2026 3:40:15 PM

24 - 'Very difficult to stop': BBC visits scene of Iran cluster bomb strike on Israel

An elderly couple was killed after a bomb flew into their apartment in central Israel and exploded.

3/18/2026 12:04:29 PM

25 - Police deny Nottingham attacks killer was charged early to 'shut down stories'

Retired Det Supt Leigh Sanders has told a public inquiry that Valdo Calocane was charged early.

3/18/2026 1:49:38 PM

26 - PM swerves questions on whether he spoke to Mandelson over Epstein friendship

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch repeatedly asks if the prime minister spoke to Peter Mandelson about his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein before picking him to be a UK ambassador.

3/18/2026 11:01:16 AM

27 - Body of 16-year-old girl found after car entered river

Searches continue for a missing male teenager who remains unaccounted for.

3/18/2026 4:15:03 PM

28 - Fire-hit Glasgow building being demolished by hand

Demolition workers are using hand tools to dismantle the remaining facade of a B-listed Victorian building in Glasgow which went up in flames.

3/18/2026 8:50:42 AM

29 - Average age of first time buyer in England climbs to 34

A new report looks at how conditions have changed for first time buyers since the 1990s.

3/18/2026 10:00:10 AM

30 - Nursery employee worked with children after arrest

Kristian Parry, 26, found work at another nursery despite being arrested for making indecent images.

3/18/2026 2:31:58 PM

31 - Rhinos back in the wild in Uganda for the first time in 40 years

The return of southern white rhinos from the country comes after Ugandan poachers once wiped them out.

3/18/2026 1:36:05 PM

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