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Hundreds more prisoners to be freed in second phase of early release scheme
Second tranche of prisoners will include those serving up to two and a half years for crimes.
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Why the prime minister wants to talk about Brexit again
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Europe
Heating oil customers face tough winter despite shake-up promise
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Publicly owned rail is popular. But is it making the trains run on time?
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Government expands police support to political figures who are not MPs
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Abramovich's close associate misled UK court in £1bn oil-fields case, documents suggest
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Breaking Bad actor RJ Mitte dies aged 34
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On Yemen's desert battlefield, a war with global consequences is being waged
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Middle East
Britain won't tolerate threats on our soil, Miliband says as he summons Iran ambassador
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Sport headlines

Coventry announce themselves back in the big time
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Coventry
Who has made Troy's Premier League team of the week?
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Premier League
Coventry thrash Newcastle to claim first home win of season. Video, 00:09:04
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Newcastle
Saracens sack academy player Auvaa after latest incident
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Hincapie and Zubimendi injured in post-match training session
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Tom Cruise film Digger forecast to become one of Hollywood's biggest flops
The satirical black comedy, which stars Cruise as an oil magnate, dropped by around 60% in its second weekend.
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Culture
Breaking Bad actor RJ Mitte dies aged 34
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US & Canada
Delta Goodrem to miss Strictly Come Dancing Icons Week
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US actress Selma Blair accused of assault after incident with flight attendants
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US & Canada
Jonathan Ross's daughter Honey is learning Welsh and practising on her dog
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Wales
Amy Dowden praised for 'iconic' clapback at ex-Strictly professional dancer
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Wales
Stella Lefty performs breakout hit Boston in R1's Live Lounge. Video, 10 minutes
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The Celebrity Traitors: Outside the castle

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Michael Sheen plays a father faced with a heartbreaking choice. Video
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Life beyond the age of 150? Hannah Fry meets pioneers on the cusp of a breakthrough. Video
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Miranda gets overexcited by the prospect of her first real date. Video
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Will Amol Rajan find peace in a pilgrimage to India? Video
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Romesh Ranganathan holidays in some of the most unlikely places on earth. Video
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Food and recipes

Weeknight dinners for when speed is king
From a smoky chorizo dish to pasta, these recipes will be ready to eat in minutes.
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Brilliant broths to warm and soothe
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Jesse Jenkins shares three brilliant ways to cook cabbage
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How student went from YouTube to Bake Off
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Birmingham & Black Country
The foodie craze that swept the nation in 1986. Video
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Health and wellbeing

Actor Simon Pegg reveals ADHD diagnosis: 'It's just who I am'
The Shaun of the Dead and Mission: Impossible films star had previously put symptoms down to "character fault".
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Culture
'I was blamed for my baby's death, now NHS needs to change'
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Health
'Strongwomen are trying to grow the sport's visibility'
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North Yorkshire
'That nagging feeling of dread': Is 'hang-xiety' a real thing?
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Health
How do seasonal changes affect us?
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Money

Halloween 'bigger than Christmas', say businesses
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England
How to avoid getting stung if you miss credit card payments
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Business
Ticket rises and more TV packages - why is price of sport increasing?
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Premier League
Boots has a new owner: Three ways it could affect you
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Why is there growing anger over the Plan 2 student loan? Video, 15 minutes
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Uplifting stories

Bendy elm crowned UK Tree of the Year
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Northern Ireland
I thank heart donor's family for my 'fantastic mundane' life
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Hampshire & Isle of Wight
Faster than F1: The extreme motorsport where women keep winning
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Motorsport
'It's a visual feast!': Simon Reeve flies high above the Yukon River. Video, 00:01:37
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Wilderness with Simon Reeve

Insight and analysis

A closer look at the week's stories

Wildlife park fatal tiger attack - what we know so far
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South Yorkshire
Public executions in the US stopped nearly a century ago - why are they resuming now?
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World
'People use AI to avoid paying for school photos, but they don't realise the consequences'
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UK
Will El Niño and the polar vortex bring snow to the UK this winter?
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Weather
Smart glasses or ‘pervert glasses’ - who is this new tech actually for? Audio
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Mel B, Ruby Wax and Emily Atack go on a historic, raucous road trip
Three generations of trailblazing women come together to retrace the famous footsteps of intrepid Victorian explorer Isabella Bird.
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Josh and James challenge comics to grapple with a host of daft dilemmas
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Why is this production often named the worst movie ever made?
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A sparkling sitcom about growing up in the '90s, with Olivia Colman
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Piecing together how a song released in 1969 became a sport anthem
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Around the UK

The top stories from England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

Katie Price 'really shocked' by ex-husband rape claims
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Sussex
Lockerbie bombing suspect seized from Libya in 'cloak and dagger' operation
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I've woken from operations to find the surgery hasn't been done - women's health is broken
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Votes of no confidence in Sinn Féin ministers fail
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