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Parts of town centre under water after burst main

The flooding has impacted a construction site in the town.

Starmer 'acutely aware' of farm difficulties but can't rule out budget cuts

'We need law to protect our students' - dad who lost daughter to suicide

Double-decker bus crashes into railway bridge

Fashion designer used discarded festival tents to make Fashion Week dress

Ex-Bristol City footballer charged after £600,000 of cannabis seized

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'We need law to protect our students' - dad who lost daughter to suicide

Parts of town centre under water after burst main

Starmer 'acutely aware' of farm difficulties but can't rule out budget cuts

Fashion designer used discarded festival tents to make Fashion Week dress

Man who sexually assaulted woman as she slept before raping her twice jailed

Three teenagers sentenced after stabbing that left boy needing seven stitches

Double-decker bus crashes into railway bridge

Cyclist in hospital with potentially life-changing injuries after hit-and-run

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Storm warnings issued as thunderstorms set to batter swathes of the UK

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Mum who lost daughter at 26 days old reaches £1million charity milestone

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Scientists store human genome on crystal which can last billions of years

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Footballer sacked by club after being charged over cannabis seized at airport

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Meet the sober TikTok star challenging the stigma of cocaine addiction

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Nigel Farage gives up ownership of Reform UK ahead of party conference

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Two dogs found dead in bush at park playing fields

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Black actor who faced death threats calls for industry-wide action

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Pensioner 'devastated' after losing £140,000 in supermarket gift card scam

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Director steps down after police raid animal rescue centre

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German tourist killed in shark attack near Canary Islands

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Why zoo teams have 'paused' efforts to return escaped capybara to her home

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Lincolnshire residents say village is becoming a 'rat run for lorries'

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Jersey man given thousands of pounds in cash at a bar jailed for drug dealing

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Coronation Street actor Geoff Hinsliff who played Don Brennan dies aged 87

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Netanyahu: Starmer's 'misguided' Labour party has 'undermined' Israel

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Watchdog warning that poor maternity care could become normalised 'disgusting'

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Thousands evacuated in Italy over flood risk as Europe death toll rises

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Dad who took two-year-old son to riot jailed

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Fire crews tackle bungalow fire following explosion in Kent village

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Woman who stabbed man and poured bleach in his eyes is jailed

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Restaurant owned by celebrity chef announces 'heartbreaking' closure

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Mother who lost her three-year-old finds out her daughter is also at risk

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Russian diplomatic ties completely broken