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Mercury Prize winner to be named on Thursday

Paul McCartney, Olivia Dean, Raye and Florence + The Machine are among the nominees for the album award in Newcastle.

19 October 2026 Source: Euronews

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The medals, never before displayed side by side, will be at the heart of a new £15m museum in Portsmouth opening on 24 October.

18 October 2026 Source: The Guardian

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Former ambulance call handler Rachel Green gave CPR and used a defibrillator after a 75-year-old collapsed while walking his dogs.

17 October 2026 Source: BBC News

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Lion Green Road in Coulsdon, with 157 homes in five brick blocks, took Britain's top architecture award in its 30th year.

16 October 2026 Source: Royal Institute of British Architects

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The beer writer and broadcaster, one of the UK's first accredited female beer sommeliers, won at the Be Inclusive Hospitality awards.

15 October 2026 Source: British Guild of Beer Writers

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Simbarashe Kundizeza says The Blue Fighter is drawn from his family's life, as organisers review the claims.

14 October 2026 Source: Associated Press, via News4JAX

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The Rep's production was among the winners in London, where Adrian Lester and Jodie Comer were also honoured.

13 October 2026 Source: WhatsOnStage

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The two US economists built the theory behind the models central banks use to smooth out booms and slumps.

12 October 2026 Source: The Guardian

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Lucy Harrison won an Outstanding Citizens' Award for supporting families bereaved on the roads.

11 October 2026 Source: Birmingham Live

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Two Medals of Honour go to haematologist Paul Moss and autism education expert Karen Guldberg.

10 October 2026 Source: University of Birmingham