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• Illegal tobacco crackdown in Hereford sees arrests, seizures and fire safety action

  Herefordshire Council Trading Standards, working in partnership with West Mercia Police and Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service, has carried out enforcement activity at two premises in Hereford linked to the sale of illegal tobacco.

• BBC Bargain Hunt brings the Herefordshire Hoard and History Store onto TV screens nationally in June.

  BBC Bargain Hunt is shining a spotlight on Herefordshire’s incredible Viking‑era coins and jewellery collection this Friday 12 June at 12.15pm on BBC One.

• More police officers confirmed for community-based teams

  As part of a shared commitment from the Chief Constable and Police and Crime Commissioner, West Mercia Police will be increasing the number of officers working in neighbourhood policing roles across communities.

• Revealed: The main roads in Herefordshire prioritised for repairs

  A list of main roads in Herefordshire to be resurfaced in the coming weeks has been revealed.

• Appeal to find missing Monmouthshire man

  Police in Monmouthshire are concerned for the welfare of Darren Thurgood, 40, who is reported as missing.

• Man arrested in connection with stabbing incident

  A man has been arrested in connection with a stabbing incident last week in Hereford.

• New Food and Drink group launched at online event

  A new group to help food and drink businesses across the Marches work more closely together, develop international markets and access specialist support has been launched at an online event.

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Worcestershire News

• Investigation launched after two deaths in Redditch

  Police are investigating the deaths of two people in Redditch.

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UK News

• Kevin Sinfield knighted in King's Birthday Honours - as Helen Mirren and England's Lionesses receive awards

  Rugby league star Kevin Sinfield has been knighted in the King's Birthday Honours, with Dame Helen Mirren and members of the England women's football team among those receiving awards.

• Industry attacks government over 'crippling' delay to defence spending plan | Mark Kleinman blog

• Man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after 17-year-old girl stabbed in neck

  A 17-year-old girl has been stabbed in the neck and taken to hospital.

• Body found in former TGI Fridays restaurant in Sheffield - as two women arrested

  Two women have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man's body was found in a former TGI Fridays restaurant.

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National News

• Kevin Sinfield knighted in King's Birthday Honours - as Helen Mirren and England's Lionesses receive awards

  Rugby league star Kevin Sinfield has been knighted in the King's Birthday Honours, with Dame Helen Mirren and members of the England women's football team among those receiving awards.

• Leader of Venezuelan gang killed in US military strike, Trump says

  President Donald Trump has said a "swift and lethal kinetic" US military strike has killed "the infamous leader" of Venezuela's Tren de Aragua street gang.

• Man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after 17-year-old girl stabbed in neck

  A 17-year-old girl has been stabbed in the neck and taken to hospital.

• Industry attacks government over 'crippling' delay to defence spending plan | Mark Kleinman blog

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Sport

• Northampton reach Gallagher Prem final with fine win over East Midlands rivals Leicester at Franklin's Gardens

  Northampton claimed East Midlands bragging rights and a place in the Gallagher Prem final after eventually subduing Leicester in a thrilling 45-31 victory at Franklin's Gardens.

• World Cup of Darts: Wales, Ireland, Belgium, Germany progress as Spain set up clash with England's Luke Littler and Luke Humphries

  England’s Luke Humphries and Luke Littler will face Cristo Reyes and Jose Justicia in the second round of the World Cup of Darts after the Spain duo topped Group K in Frankfurt.

• Women's T20 World Cup: England's Danni Wyatt-Hodge lights up tournament opener with century in hosts' dominant win over Sri Lanka

  Danni Wyatt-Hodge lit up the opening game of the Women's T20 World Cup with a magnificent hundred as England posted a tournament-record total in a dominant win over Sri Lanka at Edgbaston.

• World Cup 2026: Thomas Partey refused entry to Canada ahead of Ghana's opener with Panama in Toronto

  Thomas Partey has been refused entry to Canada ahead of Ghana's World Cup opener with Panama on Thursday - but he is set to face England.

• Nat Sciver-Brunt hails England's ruthlessness against Sri Lanka following emphatic win in T20 Women's World Cup opener

  Captain Nat Sciver-Brunt hailed England's ruthlessness as they kicked off the ICC Women's T20 World Cup with a 'massive' victory over Sri Lanka at Edgbaston.

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Showbiz News

• Taylor Swift makes musical history - again

  Taylor Swift has become the youngest woman ever inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, aged 36.

• Doctor Who Christmas special cancelled as showrunner leaves sci-fi programme

  The Doctor Who special planned for this Christmas has been cancelled and Russell T Davies is leaving the long-running sci-fi TV series.

• Why football legend hit out at 'arrogant' Three Lions song - as it's re-released (again)

  It's three decades since Frank Skinner, David Baddiel and The Lightning Seeds famously sang that football was "coming home" at Euro 96.

• Singer-songwriter to the stars Talay Riley stabbed to death in London

  A singer-songwriter who worked with Dua Lipa, Britney Spears and Zendaya has died aged 35 after he was stabbed in east London.

• Former Channel 4 News presenter Jon Snow reveals Alzheimer's disease diagnosis

  Former Channel 4 News presenter Jon Snow has revealed his Alzheimer's disease diagnosis.

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Technology

• First tablet version of weight-loss jabs to be available in UK in weeks

  The first tablet version of the blockbuster weight-loss jabs will be available in the UK within weeks, following approval by the medicines regulator.

• Risk of 'very strong' El Nino raising global temperatures, scientists warn

  Forecasters say there is a risk of a "very strong" El Nino, which typically leads to higher global temperatures and drought in some areas, but heavy rainfall in others.

• Prince William tells tech industry it could help prevent homelessness

  Prince William has told the tech industry that homelessness rarely happens without warning - and technology could help to solve the issue.

• 'Cutting-edge' prostate cancer treatment to be rolled out by NHS from next week

  Thousands of men with prostate cancer will be offered a more targeted radiotherapy by the NHS which requires just five doses.

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Strange News

• Wild black bear captured in Japan after multi-day hunt through major city

  Japanese authorities have captured a bear following a multi-day search that saw nearly 100 schools close.

• Viral 'Donald Trump' buffalo spared from Eid sacrifice in Bangladesh

  A viral buffalo nicknamed "Donald Trump" for its blond tuft has been spared from Eid al-Adha sacrifice after a last-minute government intervention.

• Cheese-rolling legend beaten by German YouTuber

  The Gloucestershire cheese rolling contest's most successful ever competitor has been beaten by a German YouTuber. 

• Driver filmed with football net on top of car

  Police say a driver made an "own goal" by dangerously driving with an unsecured football net on top of their car.

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Videos

• Kevin Sinfield knighted in King's Birthday Honours - as Helen Mirren and England's Lionesses receive awards

  Rugby league star Kevin Sinfield has been knighted in the King's Birthday Honours, with Dame Helen Mirren and members of the England women's football team among those receiving awards.

• Little love lost for Labour government among focus group of Makerfield voters

  Andy Burnham makes a lot of the Westminster political class being out of touch with the places and the people beyond its tight boundaries of the Palace of Westminster and Whitehall, and the sense it's populated by people of privilege who attended private schools and Oxbridge and who hail from the capital or the shires of the south.

• Prince William tells tech industry it could help prevent homelessness

  Prince William has told the tech industry that homelessness rarely happens without warning - and technology could help to solve the issue.

• Ukrainian strikes hit arms factory and oil refinery deep inside Russia

  Ukraine says an arms factory and an oil refinery deep inside Russia are among the targets it has hit in a fresh wave of attacks.

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