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• 25-home village bid is back

  Up to 25 houses could be built by a Herefordshire village if a new plan is approved.

• Census: Quarter of county now over 65

  Older people make up a bigger share of Herefordshire’s population than ever before, newly published figures from last year’s national census show.

• Ashfield Park Primary School’s roofing repairs are given the go-ahead

  Herefordshire Council has approved funding for essential roofing repairs at Ashfield Park Primary School in Ross-on-Wye.

• Haberdashers' Monmouth Schools announce proposal to go fully co-educational

  Haberdashers' Monmouth Schools has announced they have launched an evaluation process with a view potentially to merging Years 7 to 11 in the Boys' and Girls' schools.   

• Millions sought for strategic improvements in Hereford

  Herefordshire is to seek nearly £44 million in Government cash to bring forward several ambitious growth and sustainability projects across the county.

• Grand wedding venue go-ahead

  One of Herefordshire’s most exclusive rural properties has eventually won permission to host weddings and other events.

• City centre pub get revamp with student bedsits upstairs

  A pub in Hereford city centre is to get a revamp and part of its upstairs converted into student accommodation.

• Councillor becomes national spokesperson

  Herefordshire councillor Ellie Chowns has been named the Green Party of England and Wales’ housing and communities spokesperson.

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Worcestershire News

• 82-year-old man killed in Evesham collision

  An elderly man has died following a collision in Evesham.

• Kidderminster man receives 3 year Criminal Behaviour Order

  Damian Badger, who is 35 years old and from Bromsgrove Street, Kidderminster, has been handed a three year Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO).

• Investigation launched after two deaths in Redditch

  Police are investigating the deaths of two people in Redditch.

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Powys News

• Cabinet agree hike in taxi fare tariff

  Taxi fares in Powys will rise by 11 per cent after councillors voted in favour of the hike.

• Taxi fares in Powys to go up by 11 per cent

  Due to record prices for fuel at service station pumps, taxi fares in Powys are set to rise by 11 per cent.

• Day Centres re-opening in Powys

  Day centres will be re-opening earlier than expected, but it depends on staff availability.

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Commonwealth Games 2022

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UK News

• Tory MP Chris Pincher suspended by party over 'drunken groping' claims

  A Tory MP accused of drunkenly groping two men has been suspended by the party.

• Number of people with COVID in UK rises 32% to almost 2.3 million

  The number of people in the UK with COVID has risen by 32% to almost 2.3 million, latest figures show.

• Man guilty of drugging and sexually assaulting two male victims

  A man has been found guilty of sex attacks on two men who were spiked with a suspected date rape drug.

• Man who was drugged and woke up naked during sex assault says ordeal is 'eating me up inside'

  A man who was drugged and woke up to discover he was naked while being sexually assaulted says he will have to live with the trauma "for the rest of my life".

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National News

• Tory MP Chris Pincher suspended by party over 'drunken groping' claims

  A Tory MP accused of drunkenly groping two men has been suspended by the party.

• Man guilty of drugging and sexually assaulting two male victims

  A man has been found guilty of sex attacks on two men who were spiked with a suspected date rape drug.

• Man who was drugged and woke up naked during sex assault says ordeal is 'eating me up inside'

  A man who was drugged and woke up to discover he was naked while being sexually assaulted says he will have to live with the trauma "for the rest of my life".

• Number of people with COVID in UK rises 32% to almost 2.3 million

  The number of people in the UK with COVID has risen by 32% to almost 2.3 million, latest figures show.

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Sport

• Mohamed Salah: Liverpool right to bend wage structure for 'legend', says Jamie Carragher

  Jamie Carragher says he is "delighted" Mohamed Salah has signed a new three-year contract and Liverpool were right to pay the forward big money to stay at Anfield.

• British GP: Valtteri Bottas tops Lewis Hamilton in Practice One as rain delays Mercedes intrigue

  Valtteri Bottas set a surprise pace ahead of home favourite Lewis Hamilton in first practice for the British GP, as rain at Silverstone delayed any findings into whether Mercedes had truly closed the gap at the front.

• British GP: Carlos Sainz fastest from Lewis Hamilton in Practice Two as Mercedes show promise

  Carlos Sainz was fastest for Ferrari in a fiercely competitive Practice Two for the British GP, while Lewis Hamilton's boosted his home-race hopes by finishing second as Mercedes showed promise with their upgraded car.

• Wimbledon: Heather Watson charges into fourth round for first time in career

  Britain's Heather Watson is through to the fourth round of Wimbledon for the first time in her career after a 7-6 (8-6) 6-2 victory over Kaja Juvan.

• Lewis Hamilton says 'older voices' shouldn't be given platform following Nelson Piquet comments

  Lewis Hamilton has issued a passionate and dignified response to Nelson Piquet's comments, questioning why "we are giving older voices a platform" but also insisting he will "take the high road" and that the scandal will not deter him from striving for progress on and off the track.

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Showbiz News

• Lily Allen speaks out about her abortion, saying women do not need 'exceptional' reasons to 'justify' decision

  Lily Allen has spoken out about having an abortion - saying women should not need to have to "justify" a pregnancy termination with "exceptional reasons".

• Minecraft YouTuber Technoblade dies from cancer as his dad posts message he'd prepared for followers

  The YouTuber and Minecraft gamer known as Technoblade has died from cancer, aged 23.

• Warner Bros admits it was 'wholly wrong' to block Sky News questions in JK Rowling censorship row

  Warner Bros. has defended JK Rowling, contradicting a decision to ban Sky News from asking questions about the Harry Potter author at an event at Warner Studios Tour last week.

• Travis Barker's daughter Alabama shares message following Blink-182 drummer's admission to hospital

  Travis Barker's daughter has thanked his fans for their "prayers and love" as it was reported in the US that the star is expected to "be okay" following his admission to hospital.

• Backstage podcast: Steve Carell and the week’s big releases

  Welcome to Backstage – the film and TV podcast from Sky News.

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Technology

• 'Cryptoqueen' Ruja Ignatova added to FBI's Most Wanted list

  A Bulgarian woman, also known as "Cryptoqueen", has been added to the FBI's list of its 10 most-wanted fugitives.

• Minecraft YouTuber Technoblade dies from cancer as his dad posts message he'd prepared for followers

  The YouTuber and Minecraft gamer known as Technoblade has died from cancer, aged 23.

• Hydrogen-powered lorry to be mass produced by Essex fleet operator

  Hydrogen and electric-powered lorry's will be mass produced in the UK by an Essex-based firm.

• How a British man ended up on the FBI's 'Most Wanted' list for allegedly helping North Korea evade sanctions

  Christopher Emms was in "survival mode" by the time he was moved to his second Saudi Arabian jail.

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Strange News

• Putin says Western leaders would look 'disgusting' topless after they mock his shirtless pictures

  Vladimir Putin says Western leaders would look "disgusting" if they were to undress "above or below the waist".

• A giant step for hamkind: Hamster survives daring trip into the stratosphere on a flying balloon

  It's one giant step for hamkind.

• Joe Lycett investigated by police after 'offended' audience member complains about joke at comedy show

  Comedian Joe Lycett has revealed he has been investigated by police - after a person who watched one of his tour shows complained over what they deemed to be an offensive joke.

• 'Absolutely bizarre' spirals of blue light spotted in sky above New Zealand

  The appearance of an extraordinary spiral of blue light in the sky above New Zealand has prompted amazement among stargazers - and theories ranging from aliens to black holes.

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Videos

• Crunch talks between RMT and Network Rail begin as union threatens further strikes

  Talks between Network Rail and the RMT have resumed with the union warning it will announce more strike dates if the rail bosses press ahead with a consultation on compulsory redundancies.

• Ukraine war: Two children among 19 killed as Russian missiles hit apartment block near Odesa

  Russian missile attacks on residential buildings near Odesa have killed at least 19 people, including two children.

• China 'catastrophically broke its word' about Hong Kong, last UK governor Lord Patten says

  China has "catastrophically and comprehensively" broken its word about Hong Kong, the city's final governor under British rule has said.

• F1 row escalates as it emerges Nelson Piquet used homophobic slur against Lewis Hamilton

  Nelson Piquet used homophobic language against Lewis Hamilton in a podcast interview, it has emerged.

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