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  2. Wennington wildfire - Wikipedia

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    The Wennington wildfire was a wildfire that took place in Wennington, east London, on 19 July 2022 during the 2022 United Kingdom heatwave. No-one was killed, but the wildfire destroyed about 18–19 houses, including all the possessions of many residents. [3] One resident said her house burned down "within two minutes".

  3. List of current BBC newsreaders and reporters - Wikipedia

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    BBC News provides television journalism to BBC network bulletins (on BBC One and BBC Two) and programmes as well as the BBC News Channel available around the world and in the United Kingdom. BBC News runs BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC World Service as part of its rolling news coverage, journalists and presenters also contribute to podcasts produced by BBC News for BBC Radio 4 , as well as solely ...

  4. 2002–2003 United Kingdom firefighter dispute - Wikipedia

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    John Prescott. The 2002–2003 UK firefighter dispute was a period of nationwide strike action which began when the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) voted to strike in an attempt to secure better salaries. The FBU demanded a 39 percent increase in pay, which would have brought the average firefighter's wage to around £30,000 (equivalent to £61,642 ...

  5. Deborah Turness - Wikipedia

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    Deborah Turness. Deborah Mary Turness (born 4 March 1967) is an English journalist, former CEO of ITN (2021), and as of 2022, CEO of BBC News. [ 3][ 7] Prior to this she was president of NBC News (2013–2017) and then president of NBC News International. [ 8] Before NBC, Turness was editor of ITV News (2004–2013), which made her the UK's ...

  6. Censorship in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Freedom of speech by country. Internet censorship and surveillance by country. v. t. e. In the United Kingdom censorship has been applied to various forms of expression such as the media, cinema, entertainment venues, literature, theatre and criticism of the monarchy. While there is no general right to free speech in the UK, [ 1] British ...

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  8. Dover firebomb attack - Wikipedia

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    Motive. Far-right extremism. On 30 October 2022, a petrol bomb attack was perpetrated against a Border Force centre for processing migrants in Dover, Kent, England. Two people suffered minor injuries. After the attack, the suspect, a 66-year-old man from High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, drove to a nearby petrol station where he killed himself .

  9. John Simpson (journalist) - Wikipedia

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    John Simpson (journalist) from the BBC programme From Our Own Correspondent, 12 July 2013. [1] John Cody Fidler-Simpson CBE (born 9 August 1944) [2] is an English foreign correspondent who is currently the world affairs editor of BBC News. [3] He has spent all his working life with the BBC, and has reported from more than 120 countries ...