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https://www.maldonandburnhamstandard.co.uk/news/national/26702698.pound-highest-level-since-brexit-vote-2016/?ref=rss Thu, 05 Nov 2026 16:12:34 +0000 b7dace12af517a00b4492fba492c1c3c digitalmedia@digitalmedia.newsquest.co.uk | PA News Agency Channel 4 axes Married At First Sight UK after review following misconduct claims https://www.maldonandburnhamstandard.co.uk/news/national/26701306.channel-4-axes-married-first-sight-uk-review-following-misconduct-claims/?ref=rss Thu, 05 Nov 2026 12:42:16 +0000 919a9da2e7effdfbffb90926dd447ab1 digitalmedia@digitalmedia.newsquest.co.uk | PA News Agency Book about Alexander the Great wins Baillie Gifford Prize for non-fiction https://www.maldonandburnhamstandard.co.uk/news/national/26700477.book-alexander-great-wins-baillie-gifford-prize-non-fiction/?ref=rss Wed, 04 Nov 2026 23:52:10 +0000 04cc0a0d3d2983f13672ea04f27ad452 digitalmedia@digitalmedia.newsquest.co.uk | PA News Agency British man infected with Ebola to be flown back to the UK 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