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'Huge explosion' after lightning strikes waste tank at recycling plant

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'Huge explosion' after lightning strikes waste tank at recycling plant

'People die on these roads' - Calls for councils to decide on 20mph limits

Teen world judo champion fights for 'more inclusive' sport

Crimestoppers offers £5000 reward following discovery of baby’s placenta

Criminal investigation after 12 dogs abandoned in 'inhumane conditions'

Water restored to hundreds of homes after nine days without supply

Russell Brand: Second police force believed to be investigating allegation

Huge barn fire extinguished five days after hundreds of cattle rescued

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E-fit released after dog walker sexually assaulted by man hiding in overgrowth

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'Huge explosion' after lightning strikes waste tank at recycling plant

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Criminal investigation after 12 dogs abandoned in 'inhumane conditions'

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Limitless owner gutted as fire tears through trampoline park

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