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• Social landlord plans staff cuts

  One of Herefordshire’s largest social landlords is consulting with staff on cutting a number of jobs.

• Lake View Nursery to receive a special award for supporting children's health

  Staff at Lake View Nursery are celebrating their achievement of becoming the first early years provider in Herefordshire to gain the 'Healthy Tots' public health accreditation.

• Herefordshire Council reveals six more roadworks closures

  Herefordshire Council has revealed six more roads in the county that are to be repaired – and how much this will cost.

• County’s top spots for sewage spills named

  Pollution from sewage treatment works into Herefordshire’s vulnerable waterways rose for the second year running last year.

• Herefordshire primary school places announced

  Parents in Herefordshire join those across England today (Wednesday 16 April 2025) with finding out which primary school their child will be attending in September 2025.

• Get ready to walk this May and enjoy the 'Walk This May Challenge'

  Take the first steps towards a healthier lifestyle with the 'Walk This May Challenge', organised by Herefordshire's local Wellbeing Walks groups and Worcestershire Health Walks.

• New EV charging points planned for Hereford, Leominster and Kington

  Residents are being contacted about the first batch of public on-street electric vehicle (EV) chargepoints being installed by Wenea in collaboration with Herefordshire Council.

• Non-farmers win fight to remove rule from house

  A Herefordshire couple have won a planning battle to have the agricultural occupancy condition removed from their house.

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Worcestershire News

• Get ready to walk this May and enjoy the 'Walk This May Challenge'

  Take the first steps towards a healthier lifestyle with the 'Walk This May Challenge', organised by Herefordshire's local Wellbeing Walks groups and Worcestershire Health Walks.

• Plan for new Lidl in St John’s

  Lidl is planning to build a new supermarket on the old Meco site in St John’s.

• New University Building Set to Open After Easter

  A brand-new building is set to open at the University of Worcester, marking a major milestone in the development of the University’s Severn Campus for Health, Well-Being and Inclusive Sport.

• Residents urged to buy local in wake of Trump tariffs

  Worcestershire Lib Dems are urging residents to buy local in the wake of trade tariffs announced by Donald Trump.

• Three charged with conspiring to commit robbery

  One man and two boys from Worcestershire have been charged after reports of disorder between two groups at Kempton Court in Bromsgrove on Friday evening.

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UK News

• Husband describes 'horror' as wife fatally hit by van at golf course after police chase

  A husband has described how he watched in "helpless horror" as his wife was fatally hit by a van at a golf course after the vehicle was involved in a police chase.

• Prince Andrew joins King and Queen at Easter Sunday church service

  Prince Andrew was among members of the royal family who attended the traditional Easter Sunday service in Windsor.

• Woman stabbed to death in Enfield, north London

  A murder investigation is under way after a woman was stabbed to death in north London.

• Police appeal over 'senseless' damage to seven statues during trans rights rally in London

  Police are appealing for information after seven statues - including one of suffragette Millicent Fawcett - were daubed with graffiti during a trans rights rally in London.

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National News

• Israeli military fires deputy commander as it releases findings of investigation into deadly attack on aid workers

  The Israeli military has said its investigation into the killing of aid workers in Gaza has found there were "several professional failures, breaches of orders, and a failure to fully report the incident".

• Husband describes 'horror' as wife fatally hit by van at golf course after police chase

  A husband has described how he watched in "helpless horror" as his wife was fatally hit by a van at a golf course after the vehicle was involved in a police chase.

• Prince Andrew joins King and Queen at Easter Sunday church service

  Prince Andrew was among members of the royal family who attended the traditional Easter Sunday service in Windsor.

• Woman stabbed to death in Enfield, north London

  A murder investigation is under way after a woman was stabbed to death in north London.

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Sport

• Saudi Arabian GP: Oscar Piastri beats Max Verstappen to win after Red Bull driver's penalty, with Lando Norris fourth

  Oscar Piastri leads the Formula 1 world championship for the first time after winning the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix after Max Verstappen's hopes of victory were scuppered by a five-second penalty.

• Newcastle squad depth exposed in defeat at Aston Villa as Nico O'Reilly shines for Man City - Premier League hits and misses

• Ollie Watkins: Aston Villa striker 'fuming' over PSG benching in Champions League quarter-final

  Ollie Watkins says he let Aston Villa boss Unai Emery know he was "fuming" to be benched against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League.

• Ben Whittaker vs Liam Cameron 2 - who wins? Big fight predictions ahead of Sunday's high stakes rematch

  Ben Whittaker faces Liam Cameron for a second time after last year's contentious draw. Experts give their view on Sunday night's rematch, live on Sky Sports.

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Showbiz News

• The Who drummer Zak Starkey rejoins band days after departure

  The Who's Zak Starkey is back in the band after reports earlier this week he'd been sacked.

• The Last Of Us: The science behind the real 'zombie' fungus - and is it an actual threat?

  Could the next public health crisis be caused by a fungus?

• Clodagh Rodgers: Eurovision star and face of Bisto gravy dies

  Clodagh Rodgers, a singer best known for representing the UK at the 16th Eurovision Song Contest, has died aged 78.

• Sean 'Diddy' Combs loses bid to delay sex-trafficking trial

  Hip hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs has lost a bid to delay his upcoming sex-trafficking trial by two months.

• Warfare's Alex Garland: 'Being anti-war is not the same as saying it should never happen'

  Alex Garland says while it's "the most obvious statement about life on this planet" that the world would be a better place without war, it "doesn't mean it should never happen", and there are "circumstances in which war is required".

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Technology

• Touch down! ISS crew returns after seven months in space

  A NASA astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts have returned to Earth from the International Space Station (ISS).

• The Last Of Us: The science behind the real 'zombie' fungus - and is it an actual threat?

  Could the next public health crisis be caused by a fungus?

• Farage accused of peddling 'nonsense and lies' - as he predicts 'the new Brexit'

  Ed Miliband has accused Nigel Farage of peddling "nonsense and lies" about the government's commitment to net zero, as the Reform UK leader said the issue could become the "new Brexit".

• 'Andrew Tate phenomena' surges in schools - with boys refusing to talk to female teacher

  Social media influencers are fuelling a rise in misogyny and sexism in the UK's classrooms, according to teachers.

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Strange News

• China hosts world's first half-marathon race between humans and robots

  Robots have raced against humans in a half-marathon for the first time.

• Four-foot-long caiman found and seized by police at property in Essex

  A four-foot-long caiman has been seized by police during a search of a property in Essex.

• Millions tune in to see Sweden's annual moose migration

  Millions of viewers are expected to tune in to one of TV's unlikely hits over the next few weeks, as herds of moose make their annual spring migration toward summer grazing pastures.

• Toby Carvery criticised for felling ancient oak tree - as council reports incident to police

  An ancient oak tree thought to be more than 400 years old has been cut down in what has been called a "depressing" and "devastating" incident in north London.

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Videos

• Millions tune in to see Sweden's annual moose migration

  Millions of viewers are expected to tune in to one of TV's unlikely hits over the next few weeks, as herds of moose make their annual spring migration toward summer grazing pastures.

• Labour WhatsApp messages on Supreme Court ruling point to future tensions on trans issues

  It's no great surprise that members of a Labour MPs' LGBT+ WhatsApp group would be raising concerns about the impact of this week's Supreme Court ruling on the trans community.

• Warfare's Alex Garland: 'Being anti-war is not the same as saying it should never happen'

  Alex Garland says while it's "the most obvious statement about life on this planet" that the world would be a better place without war, it "doesn't mean it should never happen", and there are "circumstances in which war is required".

• Israeli military fires deputy commander as it releases findings of investigation into deadly attack on aid workers

  The Israeli military has said its investigation into the killing of aid workers in Gaza has found there were "several professional failures, breaches of orders, and a failure to fully report the incident".

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