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Secondary school bans mobile phones and smartwatches

Remembering the friend she lost spurs fundraiser to nearly £300,000 total

Dad keeps son's memory alive through sports foundation for children

Channel crossings continue after eight migrants die trying to reach UK

Outrage after council asks paralysed grandad to ‘blink’ to end tenancy agreement

ITV Weather Forecast for the South of England

Dog dies in 'deliberate' house fire

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Son charged with mum's murder a week out of prison

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Man appears in court charged with murders of mother and two siblings

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England could be banned from Euro 2028, UEFA warns

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Outrage after council asks paralysed grandad to ‘blink’ to end tenancy agreement

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Heads of the Valleys road construction leaves 'cracks in homes', say locals

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Speeding train driver 'did not react appropriately' to signal

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Father Ted writer Linehan 'discriminated' against in pub after rally

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Secondary school bans mobile phones and smartwatches

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Aston Villa legend Gary Shaw dies aged 63

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Succession battle: Who is likely to take over the Murdoch family fortune?

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Lancaster University graduate dies in Peru surrounded by loved ones

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Mum who lost 'soulmate' to rare cancer takes on epic trek for charity

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Huw Edwards given six month suspended sentence

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Investigation after pub destroyed by fire

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'Somebody has to be held responsible for mistake that cost our daughter's life'

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Starmer to lobby Italy, France and Germany over missiles for Ukraine

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Family of baby killed in horror crash mark his first birthday

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Meta to use social media posts for AI training in the UK - how can I opt out?

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Greater Anglia and West Midlands could be first nationalised trains under Labour

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