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• Lucy Letby will not face further criminal charges

  20-01-2026 20:18 via bbc.com
  Former nurse Lucy Letby is serving 15 whole-life terms for murder and attempted murder.
  
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• Homes evacuated after counter-terror raid

  20-01-2026 20:12 via bbc.com
  A suspicious item was found during the arrest of a man suspected of trying to join Islamic state.
  
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• Prison officer jailed for having sex with inmates

  20-01-2026 20:04 via bbc.com
  Isabelle Dale had relationships with two prisoners at HMP Coldingley in Surrey, a judge says.
  
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• Supermarket cash machine stolen in ram-raid

  20-01-2026 19:34 via bbc.com
  Norfolk Police say it happened at about 02:24 GMT on Tuesday and has appealed for witnesses.
  
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• New Gatwick runway 'profoundly concerning', court told

  20-01-2026 19:20 via bbc.com
  A legal challenge is being heard over Gatwick Airport's plans for a second permanent runway.
  
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• Tribute to man who died on school grounds

  20-01-2026 18:58 via bbc.com
  Police say Neil Thompson was found with fatal injuries in the grounds of Smestow Academy.
  
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• Police fined after officers hurt by petrol bombs

  20-01-2026 17:29 via bbc.com
  Three serving officers were taken to hospital after the riot training exercise.
  
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• Muslim family in shock after pig's head left on gate

  20-01-2026 17:29 via bbc.com
  Camran Butt, 41, says the attack had left him feeling 'not welcome' in the town he grew up in.
  
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• A&E death shows NHS is completely broken, says MP

  20-01-2026 16:26 via bbc.com
  Marie Goldman says she wants a "very swift" investigation following Thomas Casey's death.
  
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• Murder hunt after 15-year-old boy stabbed to death

  20-01-2026 16:22 via bbc.com
  Police were called to woodland off Lido Road in Stoke Park on Monday evening.
  
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• Man denies blowing up Ulez camera with explosive

  20-01-2026 16:07 via bbc.com
  Kevin Rees, 63, denies damaging the camera with an improvised explosive device in Sidcup in 2023.
  
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• Group tortured one man and hit another with an iron

  20-01-2026 14:53 via bbc.com
  Police say the four men and one woman used "shocking levels of violence" against the victims.
  
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• Spaniel 'absolutely fine' after falling down cliff

  20-01-2026 14:07 via bbc.com
  Bracken the spaniel was saved by a firefighter who was lowered down the cliff to retrieve him.
  
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• Skipper releases seahorse caught on fishing pot

  20-01-2026 13:26 via bbc.com
  Chris Puncher says he sent the short-snouted seahorse "on its way" after finding it off Salcombe.
  
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• England's top treasure finds revealed by county

  20-01-2026 11:12 via bbc.com
  Most finds are made by detectorists, building a richer picture of the past, says the British Museum.
  
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• Woman reunited with purse stolen 16 years ago

  20-01-2026 07:31 via bbc.com
  Beth Heath's purse was found behind roof tiles in the toilets of Birmingham's NEC.
  
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• 'I was paralysed by a pull-up bar - now I want to design aircraft'

  20-01-2026 07:13 via bbc.com
  Alan, from Ripon, says life is better than he could have imagined after treatment overseas.
  
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• Collapsing nuclear bunker was my secret workplace

  20-01-2026 07:05 via bbc.com
  A Cold War volunteer recalls life in a bunker now about to collapse into the sea due to erosion.
  
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• 'Dad died in hospital 18 months ago - we won't bury him until we get answers'

  20-01-2026 07:01 via bbc.com
  Bill Trotter's family say he will stay in the hospital mortuary as they dispute he died of natural causes.
  
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• 2025 ends as one of the toughest years for UK tractor sales - South West Farmer

  19-01-2026 13:06 via news.google.com
  2025 ends as one of the toughest years for UK tractor sales  South West Farmer
  
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• Government pulls Hillsborough Law debate after backlash

  18-01-2026 23:52 via bbc.com
  It was facing a potential rebellion by some Labour MPs over how the law would apply to security services.
  
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• Protest against plan to fill Victorian railway tunnel

  18-01-2026 21:21 via bbc.com
  About 150 people gathered at Queensbury Tunnel near Bradford to protest a decision to fill it in.
  
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• Water supply issues affect more than 4,000 homes

  18-01-2026 20:49 via bbc.com
  South East Water says the latest disruption was due to an electrical fault at a treatment works.
  
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• Campaigners protest against plans for 700 homes

  18-01-2026 20:11 via bbc.com
  About 100 people protest against plans for homes close to protected areas of heathland.
  
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• Dog rescued from cliff after exploring went wrong

  18-01-2026 19:38 via bbc.com
  A dog had to be rescued from a cliff after he "got carried away" when exploring his family's garden.
  
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• Police officer dragged along pavement by quad bike

  18-01-2026 18:40 via bbc.com
  An officer is injured trying to stop one of the bikes being driven "recklessly" around a town.
  
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• Milk prices 'dropping like a stone', MP warns

  18-01-2026 18:16 via bbc.com
  An "unprecedented" oversupply of milk is driving prices down for dairy farmers.
  
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• Todaro hat-trick seals Saints home last-16 tie

  18-01-2026 18:15 via bbc.com
  Impressive teenager Edoardo Todaro scores a first-half hat-trick to help seal Northampton Saints a home last-16 tie in the Investec Champions Cup and eliminate Scarlets.
  
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• Murder probe after 'kind-hearted soul' died at petrol station

  18-01-2026 17:40 via bbc.com
  Daniel Ambler died at the New Seaham Service Station after being hit by a car, police say.
  
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• Chiefs rout Cardiff to seal home tie in last 16

  18-01-2026 17:19 via bbc.com
  Bachuki Tchumbadze scores an early double as Exeter Chiefs overcome a reshuffled Cardiff side to book a home tie in the last 16 of the European Challenge Cup.
  
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• Man arrested after woman dies in street

  18-01-2026 16:36 via bbc.com
  Police believe the man arrested on suspicion of murder knew the woman who died.
  
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• Two rescued after supermarket car park crash

  18-01-2026 16:29 via bbc.com
  Two people sustained minor injuries and were helped out of the car by passers-by, the fire service says.
  
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• E-bike rider dies days after being found in road

  18-01-2026 15:07 via bbc.com
  The rider is taken to hospital but dies three days after the incident, police say.
  
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• Attempted murder charge over attack on woman in her 70s

  18-01-2026 14:31 via bbc.com
  The woman, in her 70s, was taken to hospital with injuries and has since been discharged.
  
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• Thousands of chips wash ashore on beach

  18-01-2026 14:06 via bbc.com
  The chips washed up in Sussex after shipping containers containing "food and packaging" came ashore.
  
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• Plan to back nature reserve with £1.1m confirmed

  18-01-2026 13:55 via bbc.com
  Invested funds are to be used to fund the maintenance of Clyst Meadows Countryside Park.
  
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• Public asked to help shape future of fire service

  18-01-2026 13:54 via bbc.com
  The feedback with help shape the Service's Community Risk Management Plan for the next five years.
  
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• Photographic society welcomes Gary Holpin for south west landscapes - mnrjournal.co.uk

  18-01-2026 13:02 via news.google.com
  Photographic society welcomes Gary Holpin for south west landscapes  mnrjournal.co.uk
  
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• Eleven-year-old lands role in Oscar-tipped Hamnet

  18-01-2026 13:00 via bbc.com
  James Lintern from Gloucestershire only started acting lessons to boost his confidence.
  
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• Spurs chiefs consider sacking Frank as fans turn

  18-01-2026 10:43 via bbc.com
  Tottenham head coach Thomas Frank is under significant internal scrutiny with the club considering calling time on his seven-month reign.
  
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• Sifting through the Roman rubbish of 'the London lasagne'

  18-01-2026 09:14 via bbc.com
  Extraordinary finds are being discovered in the city, which are changing perceptions about our past.
  
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• Soldiers' memorial to be 'place to reflect'

  18-01-2026 08:28 via bbc.com
  Anthony Frith, who was on patrol with the men in Iraq when they died in 2005, led the fundraising drive.
  
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• Accounting errors and 'incompetence' led to City of Culture charity collapse

  18-01-2026 08:27 via bbc.com
  Documents released to the BBC show a series of costly errors led to a £1m bailout by the council.
  
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• Plans to excavate 'world's oldest train platform'

  18-01-2026 08:15 via bbc.com
  The platform looks like it is original to the building which dates back to 1827, a charity says.
  
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• 'My artificial pancreas makes running ultra-marathons much easier'

  18-01-2026 08:15 via bbc.com
  Jonty Brown, from Harrogate, says new technology helps keep him running while managing his diabetes.
  
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• Father Christmas taken to court over parking error

  18-01-2026 08:15 via bbc.com
  He entered his registration incorrectly when paying, and has now been ordered to pay £285.
  
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• Councils abolished and elections cancelled - why?

  18-01-2026 08:15 via bbc.com
  The biggest reform of local government in more than 50 years is set to bring major changes to Devon.
  
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• Girls Aloud singer's legacy funds young women cancer study

  18-01-2026 08:14 via bbc.com
  "We couldn't do this without Sarah," says the new Young Women's Breast Cancer Fellow researching the disease.
  
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• 'I won't get to kiss my son on his 21st birthday'

  18-01-2026 08:09 via bbc.com
  Ellis Cox was 19 when he died after being shot in the back in an industrial estate on Merseyside.
  
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• 'We've rescued stricken turtle during Atlantic row'

  18-01-2026 08:03 via bbc.com
  A world record-holding rower is midway through a daring 3,000-mile (about 5,000km) ocean challenge.
  
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