South West news

• Two arrested over major fire at Folkestone hotel

  21-09-2026 16:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A 38-year-old man and 21-year-old woman were arrested on suspicion of arson, police say.
  
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• Man charged with causing death by dangerous driving over crash that killed 6

  21-09-2026 18:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Four members of the same family and a married couple on a motorbike died in the 2024 collision.
  
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• Palmer & Rice among five withdrawals from England squad

  21-09-2026 18:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tino Livramento, Kobbie Mainoo, Cole Palmer, Marcus Rashford and Declan Rice all pull out of England's squad for forthcoming Nations League matches.
  
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• Carse needs time away, says 'good mate' Brook

  21-09-2026 17:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England white-ball captain Harry Brook says his "very good mate" Brydon Carse needs time away from international cricket.
  
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• Council withdraws football racism charity backing

  21-09-2026 16:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Reform ends Sunderland Council support for Show Racism the Red Card in a row with the charity's head.
  
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• Hawkins among five World Cup winners in England squad

  21-09-2026 16:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rob Hawkins is among five Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup winners who will attempt to help England defend the trophy in Australia this autumn.
  
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• Council leader found guilty of fraud and tax evasion

  21-09-2026 16:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jason Zadrozny, leader of Ashfield District Council in Nottinghamshire, is convicted of 13 offences.
  
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• Dentist who defrauded NHS of £92,500 jailed in absence

  21-09-2026 16:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Worthing dentist Fariba Shameli is sentenced to three years in her absence at Lewes Crown Court.
  
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• Man raped teenage girl after abducting her in park

  21-09-2026 16:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jay Savage is found guilty at Lincoln Crown Court of the attack in Boston earlier this year.
  
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• Teen drove at about 90mph before fatal river crash

  21-09-2026 16:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An inquest into the teenager's death hears about the moments leading up to the incident.
  
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• Way off target! Player goes to wrong Ashford for FA Cup

  21-09-2026 16:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Leatherhead FC says forward Marcel Barrington went to Ashford in Kent instead of Ashford in Surrey.
  
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• Man accused of attacking driver and stealing bus

  21-09-2026 15:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ali Balhad, 33, is accused of driving a stolen bus into parked cars in Telford on Friday.
  
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• Teen drowned in river trying to save friends - inquest

  21-09-2026 14:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Baltazar Da Costa died near Donnington Bridge in Oxford in May.
  
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• 'Dangerous' spectacled caiman found in suburban semi

  21-09-2026 14:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A python has also been recovered from the semi-detached house in Hale, Greater Manchester
  
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• Forger jailed over £2.7m fake vinyl record sales

  21-09-2026 14:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rehan Ahmed's counterfeiting operation took place over several years, City of London Police says.
  
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• Chris Martin joins busker for impromptu duet

  21-09-2026 12:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Busker Hanny Junee says he did not realise who had joined him in Trafalgar Square until afterwards.
  
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• Actor Mellor's gurning beaten by Cumbria man

  21-09-2026 11:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The World Gurning Championship is held annually in the small Cumbrian town of Egremont.
  
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• 'I've asked for forgiveness' - Eckert and Southampton braced for Spygate verdict

  21-09-2026 07:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As Southampton manager Tonda Eckert awaits the FA hearing into his 'Spygate' misconduct conduct charge BBC sports editor Dan Roan speaks to him and club chief executive Phil Parsons on what happens next.
  
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• Family builds Ganesha statue out of 4,500 Tic Tacs

  21-09-2026 07:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The family used thousands of the miniature mints to complete their festive creation.
  
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• Bake Off star says 'going sober' has been 'glorious'

  21-09-2026 07:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Briony May Williams has been sober since 2023 after deciding to make "big changes" in her life.
  
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• 'I see my abusers in the supermarket' - Oxford grooming gang survivors' ongoing torment

  21-09-2026 07:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Men who sexually abused them as underage girls are still walking around the city, they say.
  
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• How climate change is reshaping Britain's trees

  21-09-2026 07:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hotter summers are forcing growers to rethink which trees thrive in the UK.
  
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• Nipple tattooist 'frustrated' by online censorship

  20-09-2026 08:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lauren Carter says her tattoos on post-mastectomy patients are flagged as nudity and banned.
  
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• I loved capybaras before they were viral - I'm so glad they're having a moment

  20-09-2026 08:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Filmmaker Sharon Walia explores the craze for capybaras in her latest documentary.
  
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• Husband's 'bittersweet' tribute as NHS approves cancer drug

  17-09-2026 22:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Fionnuala Quinlan-Bennett died in June, months before Enhertu was greenlit for the NHS in England.
  
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• Man jailed for raping 14-year-old girls he plied with vodka

  17-09-2026 19:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  One victim escaped and told a neighbour her friend was being raped by the Afghan national, the court heard.
  
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• The English town where most young people just can't get a job

  17-09-2026 19:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rotherham has just 46 vacancies online for every 1,000 young people, according to a new study.
  
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• Family of 'Putney pusher' suspect say he was innocent

  17-09-2026 18:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The family of Nicholas Brandram said there was no forensic evidence linking him to the incident.
  
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• Tributes paid as murder investigation continues

  17-09-2026 18:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The family of Ian Davis said he would be "missed and loved" after he was found dead on Sunday.
  
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• Police hold press conference in search for girl, 13, missing for six days

  17-09-2026 17:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lillia went missing from Bolton, Greater Manchester, on Friday and was last seen boarding a bus on Saturday.
  
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