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• Bafta bits you may have missed

  19-02-2023 23:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  All Quiet On The Western Front wasn't the only winner in town at 2023's Bafta Awards.
  
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• Son describes disappearance of Laurel Aldridge as 'a nightmare'

  19-02-2023 16:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Laurel Aldridge, sister-in-law of actor Mackenzie Crook, vanished from her home on 14 February.
  
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• Co-op cuts best before dates from 150 fruit and veg products

  19-02-2023 16:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Shoppers will be asked to use their judgement as to whether fruit and veg has gone off.
  
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• Nicola Bulley: Police find a body in River Wyre

  19-02-2023 16:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Officers searching for the missing mother-of two say they have found a body in the River Wyre.
  
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• Keith Brown will not stand to replace Nicola Sturgeon

  19-02-2023 16:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  He is one of three more ministers to rule themselves out of the race to become SNP leader.
  
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• Londonderry: Explosive found after gang tried to hijack car

  19-02-2023 16:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Four men have been arrested after it was left just metres away from a sports pitch, says police.
  
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• Humza Yousaf and Ash Regan launch bids to become SNP leader

  19-02-2023 15:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Justice Secretary Keith Brown, Neil Gray and Mairi McAllan rule themselves out.
  
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• Aberhosan: Farmer dies and son seriously injured in accident

  19-02-2023 14:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Residents are described as being in shock, with a concert cancelled as a mark of respect.
  
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• Closest Known Black Hole to Earth Identified Using ESA's Gaia Astrometry Mission - SciTechDaily

  19-02-2023 14:17 via news.google.com
  
  Closest Known Black Hole to Earth Identified Using ESA's Gaia Astrometry Mission  SciTechDailyResearchers discover a potential supermassive black hole wandering through space  TechSpotView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Boris Johnson NI intervention not entirely unhelpful, says Mordaunt

  19-02-2023 14:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The former PM has urged Rishi Sunak not to drop the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill, which he introduced.
  
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• Exeter: Man held over murder of woman in Ludwell Valley Park

  19-02-2023 12:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police launch a murder investigation after a woman dies in a suspected knife attack.
  
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• UK defence spending is top priority, says Mordaunt

  19-02-2023 12:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Penny Mordaunt says the government has committed to increasing its defence spending to support Ukraine.
  
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• How Much Will Sons Of The Forest Cost? - GINX Esports TV

  19-02-2023 12:26 via news.google.com
  
  How Much Will Sons Of The Forest Cost?  GINX Esports TVSons of the Forest Multiplayer Trailer Is a Tense Look at Survival with Friends  The EscapistSons of the Forest price - early access cost & more  WePC - PC Tech & PC Gaming NewsSons of the Forest Multiplayer Showcased in New Gameplay Trailer  GamingBoltSons of the Forest Shows Off Co-op, Combat, and Caves Ahead of its Early Access Launch  Samachar CentralView Full coverage on Google N
  
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• Cattle, not coca, drive deforestation of the Amazon in Colombia – report

  19-02-2023 11:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Authorities have blamed the growing of coca – the base ingredient of cocaine – for clearcutting, but a recent study shows otherwiseCattle-ranching, not cocaine, has driven the destruction of the Colombian Amazon over the last four decades, a new study has found.Successive recent governments have used environmental concerns to justify ramping up their war on the green shrub, but the research shows that in 2018 the amount of forest cleared to cultivate coca, the base ingredient of coca
  
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• Trei Daley: Further arrest after man fatally stabbed near nightclub

  19-02-2023 09:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Trei Daley took himself to hospital but later died, after suffering stab wounds in east London.
  
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• Johnny Vegas: Comedian to open glamping site at Melbourne Hall

  19-02-2023 09:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The comedian is opening a glamping site full of restored vintage vehicles in Derbyshire.
  
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• ‘Greenwashing’ firms face steep new UK fines for misleading claims

  19-02-2023 09:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Legislation could see companies fined millions of pounds for making unproven environmental assertions to sell their productsWhen the hydrogen-powered Hyundai Nexo car was launched in the UK in the spring of 2019, it was described as “so beautifully clean” that it “purifies the air as it goes”.Hyundai Motor UK claimed that if 10,000 of its cars were on the road, carbon emission reduction would be “equivalent to planting 60,000 trees”. Continue reading...
  
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• The Papers: Johnson ready to derail PM's plan and 'eviction for Andrew'

  19-02-2023 06:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former PM says it is a mistake to scrap NI Protocol bill and Duke of York might lose £30m mansion after grant cut.
  
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• New Zealand v England: Tourists win first Test by 267 runs

  19-02-2023 04:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England swiftly wrap up a superb 267-run victory over New Zealand on the fourth day of the first Test in Mount Maunganui.
  
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• Baftas 2023: Stars gather for ceremony as awards season intensifies

  19-02-2023 02:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Richard E Grant will host this year's ceremony on BBC One from London's Royal Festival Hall.
  
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