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20 hours ago | bbc.co.uk | Emily Coady-Stemp |Zac Sherratt

Image source, GoogleImage caption, Greenfield School in Woking has loans of £13.2m from Woking Borough CouncilA cash-strapped council in Surrey owed more than £13m by a private school wants "immediate discussions" with its governors after they announced a merger with another school. Greenfield School in Woking has loans of £13,257,756 from Woking Borough Council, according to documents published to Companies House in September.

1 day ago | bbc.co.uk | George O'Neill

Jimmy Thelin shrugged off questions surrounding Aberdeen's mentality following their collapse at Ibrox on Sunday, but they shipped goals with alarming ease once more against Celtic. Maik Nawrocki was being marked by Topi Keskinen for the opener, a complete mismatch by anyone's reckoning, and James Forrest was allowed to drift into the box far too easily for the second. Luke McCowan was left in acres of space for the third and Adam Idah had the simplest of tasks to tap in the fifth and final goal.

1 day ago | bbc.co.uk | Helen Briggs |Gwyndaf Hughes

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, The blackbird is one of the UK's most common and familiar birds, known for its cheerful songBBC environment correspondentBBC climate and science teamA mosquito-borne disease freshly arrived in Britain has spread large distances, with scientists racing to understand the risks to wild birds. Infected insects can spread the deadly Usutu virus to blackbirds, raising fears for the famous songsters.

1 day ago | bbc.co.uk | Sara Smith |Craig Buchan

Image caption, Mr Barr is concerned that his plants are shorter and paler than expectedFarmers in Kent say they are facing reduced yields at their next harvest due to exceptionally dry weather. The Environment Agency warned in May that, although there was not currently a drought in England, there was a "medium risk of one this summer". Andy Barr, an arable farmer in the village of Lenham, said his crops "haven't had any meaningful rain for three or four weeks now".

1 day ago | bbc.co.uk | Kate Baldock

Image caption, Work to redevelop Oakengates started in 2023Businesses in a Shropshire town centre that is being redeveloped have asked for extra support from their local authority. Work in Oakengates, Telford, began in 2023, and traders have said it has caused shoppers to stay away. The work, which also involves the building of a new theatre, is due to continue until the end of 2026.