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Bankrupt England rugby legend Lawrence Dallaglio auctioning 2003 World Cup winner’s medal following divorce lbc.co.uk/article/lawrence-d…

Bankrupt England rugby legend Lawrence Dallaglio auctioning 2003 World Cup winner’s medal following...

The 54-year-old is selling off medals, trophies and caps from his glittering career. His World Cup medal is expected to fetch between £50,000 and £80,000

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US Ivy League student 'drugged and gang-raped by seven fraternity members' as accused escaped punishment by 'writing essays' lbc.co.uk/article/ivy-league…

US Ivy League student 'drugged and gang-raped by seven fraternity members' as accused escaped...

The case has sparked outrage on campus and online after it emerged that the alleged perpetrators were reportedly told to write essays as punishment

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'They care too much to avail themselves of the correct information.' James O'Brien explains how the media has 'persuaded people to believe dangerously and demonstrably untrue' things.
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‘Don’t bother calling me to make that argument…’ James O’Brien debunks this 'pointless and false myth’ about the triple lock.
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‘Go on, Andy – make my day and scrap the triple lock’ ✍️ @jhansonradio for LBC Opinion lbc.co.uk/article/andy-burnh…

Go on, Andy - make my day and scrap the triple lock, writes James Hanson | LBC

The triple lock is the most blatant example of how successive governments have entrenched generational inequality

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'You wouldn't give all your money away to every Tom, Dick, and Harry, and watch your own family struggle.' Caller Mark wants the UK to cut spending on 'silly projects' abroad and tighten the borders.
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The Russian Embassy in the UK has threatened to use "all means... including nuclear weapons" in response to any British or NATO military action against Russian territory. lbc.co.uk/article/russia-nuk…

Russia issues nuke warning to Britain in bizarre response to hypothetical wargame TV show | LBC

Intelligence agencies and officials in Europe have recently issued warnings that suggest Russia may be intensifying its hybrid attacks on the West, with the potential for a "limited military attack"

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"What have you been doing for the past three years?" "I've been in my bedroom." Alan Milburn tells @NickFerrariLBC about meeting a 19-year-old NEET now training to be an electrician.
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'They can't pay any more!' Unite the Union's Sharon Graham tells @NickFerrariLBC that working class people's pockets have been 'raided'.
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Police swoop at dawn to arrest 17 in major crackdown on suspected crime gang lbc.co.uk/article/police-arr…

Police swoop at dawn to arrest 17 in major crackdown on suspected crime gang | LBC

Police have arrested 17 people in a major operation targeting a suspected organised crime group.

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'Remarkable' temperatures expected in parts of UK as temperatures set to hit 27C lbc.co.uk/article/temperatur…

'Remarkable' temperatures expected in parts of UK as temperatures set to hit 27C | LBC

Met Office spokesman Stephen Dixon said that a high of of 27C is expected in London on Tuesday, which he said will feel “fairly unseasonable for many”

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Family and friends of Sir Ranulph Fiennes say they don't know where he is - but police say he's getting 'appropriate care' lbc.co.uk/article/ranulph-fi…

Family and friends of Sir Ranulph Fiennes say they don't know where he is - but police say he's...

Police have batted away mounting alarm about the welfare of Sir Ranulph Fiennes, insisting the explorer is receiving "appropriate" care and that there are "no safeguarding concerns"

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Splits emerge as Labour's Deputy Leader says party 'committed to triple lock' but Burnham prepares to signal its end lbc.co.uk/article/splits-eme…

Splits emerge as Labour's Deputy Leader says party 'committed to triple lock' but Burnham prepares...

Andy Burnham is poised to signal the end of the pensions triple lock in his major speech today at the Labour Party conference.

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"Wow. Now there's a moment..." Michael Gove jokes that if Andy Burnham abandons the pension triple lock then he'll campaign for the Labour Party.

Michael Gove for Labour?

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‘More than four in five offenders convicted over child sexual abuse images avoid prison. It’s time to crack down on paedophiles.’ ✍️ @JAshEdwards for LBC Opinion lbc.co.uk/article/child-safe…

More than four in five offenders convicted over child sexual abuse images avoid prison. It’s time...

Every child sexual abuse image has a victim at its heart who lived through horrific abuse and exploitation, writes Hertfordshire Police & Crime Commissioner Jonathan Ash-Edwards

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Oxford Street to be pedestrianised from October lbc.co.uk/article/oxford-str…

Oxford Street to be pedestrianised from October | LBC

Vehicles will be prohibited from accessing almost a kilometre between Orchard Street and Great Portland Street from October 26

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'This has been a catastrophic failure, hasn't it?' With five arrests made near RAF Fairford over terrorism and explosive charges, @NickFerrariLBC asks if the Government's response has been 'acceptable'.
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New York Times tech executive shot dead in car park by couple who 'took turns shooting him' - as elderly in-laws arrested lbc.co.uk/article/new-york-t…

New York Times tech executive shot dead in car park by couple who 'took turns shooting him' - as...

A software engineer for the New York Times was shot dead by his 77-year-old in-laws in a California car park, police said.

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OpenAI scraps rollout of latest model amid safety concerns lbc.co.uk/article/openai-scr…

OpenAI scraps rollout of latest model amid safety concerns | LBC

The decision follows calls from industry leaders for a slower pace of AI development and tougher safety safeguards

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Victims ‘put at risk’ by major delays in fitting electronic tags, report warns lbc.co.uk/article/victims-at…

Victims ‘put at risk’ by major delays in fitting electronic tags, report warns | LBC

It found only 55% of GPS and radio frequency tags were fitted on time

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