South West news

• Council defends use of Dr Dre hit at mayor handover

  23-05-2026 08:06 via bbc.com
  The outgoing mayor chose to depart to the intro from the rapper's 1999 hit Still D.R.E.
  
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• Watch: Hull City fans celebrate on Wembley Way

  23-05-2026 19:51 via bbc.com
  Hull City fans celebrate the club's promotion to the Premier League
  
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• Hull City open-top bus parade confirmed

  23-05-2026 19:14 via bbc.com
  The Tigers will celebrate the club's return to the Premier League with a bus parade through Hull.
  
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• Qareqare hat-trick helps Castleford beat St Helens

  23-05-2026 19:01 via bbc.com
  Jason Qareqare's hat-trick of tries help Castleford Tigers impressively beat a below-par St Helens 30-10 in Super League.
  
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• France suspends extra EU border checks at Dover after hours-long queues

  23-05-2026 18:55 via bbc.com
  The port said extra checks would be suspended, after travellers faced queues as temperatures soared.
  
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• Tributes to presenter who was 'the best of local radio'

  23-05-2026 18:16 via bbc.com
  Emma Britton spoke openly after being diagnosed with stage four lung cancer last April.
  
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• Artist's delight as lion statue 'comes home'

  23-05-2026 17:40 via bbc.com
  Sam Morris said she was relieved to have the lion back in her home town.
  
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• Hull City's team coach damaged ahead of Wembley final, police say

  23-05-2026 17:36 via bbc.com
  A window was smashed but no players were onboard at the time, the Met says.
  
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• Queue forms at 5am for new NHS dental places

  23-05-2026 17:12 via bbc.com
  The practice was the site of an infamous queue of hundreds in 2024.
  
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• Van driver prosecuted for tooting horn at friend

  23-05-2026 16:06 via bbc.com
  A police officer tells a court the horn had not been sounded to warn other road users of danger.
  
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• Tributes to 'brave, strong' man killed in Ukraine

  23-05-2026 15:53 via bbc.com
  Ayrton Redfearn, 23, died on 9 May having joined a unit supporting the Ukrainian army in 2025.
  
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• E-scooter and officer collide near Buckingham Palace

  23-05-2026 12:23 via bbc.com
  Two men were taken to a major trauma centre and the area around the palace gates was cordoned off.
  
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• Reform councillor assaulted woman while working pub doors

  23-05-2026 10:19 via bbc.com
  Emma Beck was found guilty of assault by beating after shoving a woman in her 60s to the floor.
  
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• Van driver saves taxi fire driver and passengers

  23-05-2026 10:18 via bbc.com
  The taxi driver was unaware his car was on fire, according to the van driver who alerted him.
  
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• Attorney general to review teen boys' rape sentences

  23-05-2026 09:23 via bbc.com
  The three teenagers were not given custodial sentences for their roles in the rape of two girls.
  
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• Battersea dogs enjoy Monty Don garden

  23-05-2026 09:01 via bbc.com
  After the 2025 show ended, the garden was transported across the river to the animal rescue centre.
  
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• Farmer's delight at rare triplet calves

  23-05-2026 08:24 via bbc.com
  The chance of triplets being born is about one in 100,000, the National Farmers' Union estimates.
  
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• Thumbs up from the mountain rescuer dragged by a helicopter

  23-05-2026 08:22 via bbc.com
  Mountain rescuer Judith Cantrell remembers escaping death in a miraculous Lake District rescue.
  
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• 'Our punk baptism': When the Sex Pistols brought anarchy to Yorkshire

  23-05-2026 08:16 via bbc.com
  The infamous punk band played North Yorkshire in May 1976, their first ever gigs outside the South.
  
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• US bounty hunter flies in for Magpies Wembley final

  23-05-2026 08:11 via bbc.com
  Chris Bowman, from North Carolina, described the League Two play-off final as "unmissable".
  
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• Surprise party marks RAF veteran's 105th birthday

  23-05-2026 07:21 via bbc.com
  The veteran eats "more cake" and does "more partying" than ever before.
  
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• Heat health alert as holiday temperatures near 29C

  22-05-2026 16:55 via bbc.com
  A yellow heat health alert is issued with warnings of NHS pressure, coastal risks and a heatwave.
  
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• Plymouth striker Oseni's 'disbelief' at Nigeria call-up

  22-05-2026 15:52 via bbc.com
  Plymouth Argyle striker Owen Oseni says he was in "disbelief" after being called up to the Nigeria squad.
  
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• UK's heat alert in South West: what you need to know - www.dawlish-today.co.uk

  22-05-2026 15:07
  UK's heat alert in South West: what you need to know  www.dawlish-today.co.uk
  
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• Wheelbarrows and woolsacks - quirky events happening this weekend

  22-05-2026 12:55 via bbc.com
  The Gloucestershire cheese rolling is just one of many odd events set to take place this weekend.
  
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• Views sought on possible police force merger

  22-05-2026 12:35 via bbc.com
  It follows government plans to reform policing and reduce the number of regional forces.
  
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• 'Tremendous' start to three-day agricultural show

  22-05-2026 09:49 via bbc.com
  Chief executive of Devon County Show Lisa Moore says there was a "really good" turnout.
  
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• 'Selling Dad's flat after he died was a nightmare'

  22-05-2026 07:15 via bbc.com
  A woman says she paid hundreds in fees and charges after inheriting her father’s retirement flat.
  
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• 'Scab-picking' report at 'toxic' council blasted

  22-05-2026 07:01 via bbc.com
  A row erupts at Teignbridge District Council over a review into councillor behaviour.
  
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• Latin Americans in the UK campaigning for recognition - South West Londoner

  21-05-2026 22:28
  Latin Americans in the UK campaigning for recognition  South West Londoner
  
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