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• Firm fined after worker hurt in electric explosion

  13-05-2024 20:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The man suffered burns to his face and body and broke his ribs and an arm in the explosion.
  
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• Police tried to revive machete victim, jury told

  13-05-2024 20:11 via bbc.com
  
  Two 12-year-old boys deny murdering Shawn Seesahai, 19, on playing fields in Wolverhampton.
  
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• Second funeral for great-gran found in Legacy probe

  13-05-2024 20:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A funeral is held for one of the 35 people found at a funeral home at the centre of a police probe.
  
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• Intervention might have prevented Arthur's murder - report

  13-05-2024 19:56 via bbc.com
  
  A report says authorities missed three critical opportunities to save the six-year-old.
  
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• Footage shows gang who attacked ATMs across the UK

  13-05-2024 19:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A total of 17 attacks were committed by the group against cash machines, police say.
  
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• Teacher 'liked attention' but denies sex with boys

  13-05-2024 19:30 via bbc.com
  
  A teacher denies the allegations of sexual activity with boys claiming she only wanted attention.
  
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• Huddersfield Town appoint Duff as head coach

  13-05-2024 19:27 via bbc.com
  
  Huddersfield Town appoint former Barnsley and Swansea City boss Michael Duff as their new head coach on a three-year contract.
  
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• Pair arrested after baby dies in hospital

  13-05-2024 19:25 via bbc.com
  
  Police are continuing their inquiries at an address in Colchester after the "unexpected" death.
  
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• Baby who choked may have had non-pureed food - mum

  13-05-2024 19:20 via bbc.com
  
  Oliver Steeper died aged nine months after choking at Jelly Beans day nursery, an inquest hears.
  
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• Man murdered woman in random slash attacks

  13-05-2024 18:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mohamed Nur embarked on a series of slash attacks with homemade weapons, culminating in murder.
  
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• Midfielder Lallana to leave Brighton this summer

  13-05-2024 18:34 via bbc.com
  
  Adam Lallana says he "needs time to reflect" before deciding on his future after choosing to leave Brighton at the end of this season.
  
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• Body found in search for missing Thames swimmer

  13-05-2024 18:24 via bbc.com
  
  Identification is yet to take place but officers believe it to be the missing swimmer, the Met said.
  
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• Postecoglou says '100% of fans' want to beat Man City

  13-05-2024 18:22 via bbc.com
  
  Ange Postecoglou will "never understand" any Tottenham fans wanting their own team to lose even if it helps deny Arsenal the Premier League title.
  
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• Mother and son jailed over XL bully attack on boy

  13-05-2024 17:57 via bbc.com
  
  The dog caused the boy "catastrophic and life changing injuries", a court is told.
  
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• Driver 'frightened by spider' flips car

  13-05-2024 17:51 via bbc.com
  
  Police say the arachnid "remains outstanding".
  
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• Skivington 'absolutely' has Gloucester backing

  13-05-2024 17:38 via bbc.com
  
  Gloucester director of rugby George Skivington "absolutely" has the backing of the club hierarchy, says chief executive officer Alex Brown.
  
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• Bereavement charity receives community donation

  13-05-2024 17:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Families in Grief, which helps bereaved children and their families, has been given £2,380.
  
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• Emergency power supply work starts in Plymouth

  13-05-2024 17:13 via bbc.com
  
  Bosses say the work is "urgently needed and essential to ensure the security of the power supply".
  
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• Man who killed his mother filmed her mutilation

  13-05-2024 17:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man who killed his mother in a schizophrenic attack has been given an indefinite hospital order.
  
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• 'If no one is carrying a knife, then everyone is safe'

  13-05-2024 16:42 via bbc.com
  
  Lyndsey Kirwan-Blythe says a part of her died the day her husband was fatally stabbed outside an Asda store.
  
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• Campaigners celebrate new bathing water sites

  13-05-2024 15:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Community groups say their push for new bathing water sites in Devon had "unprecedented support".
  
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• Ashley Cain raises £37k in memory of baby daughter

  13-05-2024 14:57 via bbc.com
  
  The challenge includes a 900-mile run, a 925-mile cycle and a 950-mile kayak sea crossing.
  
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• The town losing its last bank branch

  13-05-2024 14:27 via bbc.com
  
  It will be the first time in hundreds of years that Frome will not have a bank branch.
  
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• UK Anti-Doping athlete chair Agbeze welcomes strengthening of powers - South West Londoner

  13-05-2024 13:01 via news.google.com
  
  UK Anti-Doping athlete chair Agbeze welcomes strengthening of powers  South West Londoner
  
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• Heavy rainfall at Old Trafford after Man Utd defeat by Arsenal

  13-05-2024 11:40 via bbc.com
  
  Manchester United's Old Trafford stadium experienced heavy rainfall during Sunday's 1-0 home loss to Arsenal.
  
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• Baxter criticises 'madness' of Premiership schedule

  13-05-2024 11:30 via bbc.com
  
  Exeter boss Rob Baxter says giving Harlequins six days between their European Champions Cup semi-final loss at Toulouse and their match at Exeter was 'absolute madness'.
  
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• Woman dies after being pulled from harbour

  13-05-2024 10:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A woman has died after she was pulled from the water near the Barbican in Plymouth, police say.
  
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• Heavy rain warning for Devon and Cornwall

  13-05-2024 09:34 via bbc.com
  
  The Met Office warns heavy rain could bring travel disruption.
  
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• Roundabout improvement work enters final phase

  13-05-2024 07:49 via bbc.com
  
  Devon County Council expect the improvement work will be completed in June.
  
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• Torquay sex club gets green light

  13-05-2024 07:47 via bbc.com
  
  The club had been operating without a licence from Torbay Council.
  
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• The home nurseries filling the childcare gap

  13-05-2024 07:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Childminders talk about how they are helping fight long waiting times and high nursery costs.
  
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• Etiquette expert on how to behave on the Tube

  13-05-2024 07:15 via bbc.com
  
  Etiquette expert and podcaster William Hanson goes through the dos and don'ts of Tube travel.
  
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• How Roblox is being used by groomers

  13-05-2024 07:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  'James' looks back at his experience of being approached on Roblox and asked for sexual images.
  
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• New pan-disability football team launches

  13-05-2024 07:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Banwell Beacons offer free training to anyone with a disability in Weston-super-Mare.
  
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• New swimming sites for England but are they clean?

  13-05-2024 03:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Twenty-seven new sites have been designated for summer pollution monitoring.
  
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