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Local News
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Volunteers needed in Ludlow for poppy appeal
The Royal British Legion is appealing for new volunteers in Ludlow.
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Have Fun, Take Care and Stay Safe during Royal Welsh Show week
A series of safety measures including a campaign encouraging youngsters to Have Fun, Take Care and Stay Safe will return ahead of this month's Royal Welsh Show.
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Schools awarded share of £30,000 to enable walking or wheeling to school
Eighteen Shropshire schools are to receive a share of £30,000 to help enable children to cycle, walk or scoot to and from school.
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Delay in Ludlow café reopening
Structural work on a popular café that was gutted by a fire has temporarily stopped.
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New track proposal for Christmas tree firm
Christmas may still feel a long way off, but for one farmer plans are already afoot.
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Shropshire Council told to pay more than £3k to mother
Shropshire Council must pay a mother more than £3,000 for the way it handled her child’s Education, Heath and Care (EHC) plan.
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Moreton Show 2025 has 30 opportunities to win a golden ticket to the Horse of the Year Show
For the second year running, Moreton Show will be hosting over 30 Horse of the Year qualifiers (HOYS) giving competitors the opportunity to win their golden ticket to the iconic Horse of the Year Show.
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£1.1M to boost bus use in Herefordshire
Details have been revealed of how £1.1 million will be spent improving Herefordshire’s bus services.
Worcestershire News
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Plans for new farm shop near Tenbury
A new shop is to be added to a farm in Shropshire.
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Investigation launched after two deaths in Redditch
Police are investigating the deaths of two people in Redditch.
Powys News
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Have Fun, Take Care and Stay Safe during Royal Welsh Show week
A series of safety measures including a campaign encouraging youngsters to Have Fun, Take Care and Stay Safe will return ahead of this month's Royal Welsh Show.
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Powys council stilll waiting for decision on £6 milllion worth of levelling up funding
Powys Council is still waiting to find out if it will receive a further £6 million in UK Government Levelling Up Funding (LUF) – a senior councillor has revealed.
UK News
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Southport attack: Mother saw CCTV of daughter being 'dragged back into building' - before being stabbed 20 more times
The mother of a girl who escaped the Southport attack before being dragged back inside has told how her daughter is still fighting to survive.
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Infected blood victims are 'waiting to die in limbo' - with hundreds still waiting for compensation
Victims of the infected blood scandal say they are "waiting to die in limbo", with just hundreds having received compensation to date.
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Why do so many from around the world try to cross the English Channel?
While the politicians talk, so many people come from around the world to try to get across the Channel on small boats. But why?
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Abortion rate hits record high, figures show
A record high of almost three in 10 conceptions in England and Wales ended in a legal abortion in 2022, official figures show.
National News
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Southport attack: Mother saw CCTV of daughter being 'dragged back into building' - before being stabbed 20 more times
The mother of a girl who escaped the Southport attack before being dragged back inside has told how her daughter is still fighting to survive.
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Infected blood victims are 'waiting to die in limbo' - with hundreds still waiting for compensation
Victims of the infected blood scandal say they are "waiting to die in limbo", with just hundreds having received compensation to date.
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What is a wealth tax, how would it work in the UK and where else has one?
The idea of a wealth tax has raised its head - yet again - as the government attempts to balance its books.
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Plans being drawn up for potential Donald Trump UK visit in 'coming weeks'
Plans are being drawn up for a potential Donald Trump visit to the UK in the coming weeks, Sky News understands.
Sport
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Christian Horner: Red Bull F1 team principal sacked after 20 years in charge of Milton Keynes outfit
Christian Horner has been sacked as Red Bull team principal with immediate effect after 20 years in charge of the Formula 1 team.
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Christian Horner: Former Red Bull team principal says sacking came as a 'shock' in tearful farewell speech
Christian Horner admitted his sacking as Red Bull team principal had come as a "shock" as he made a tearful farewell speech at the team's factory.
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Crystal Palace in Europa League: Eagles' status in doubt as Lyon's Ligue 1 relegation overturned
Crystal Palace's hopes of playing in next season's Europa League are in doubt after Lyon were successful in their appeal against their relegation from Ligue 1.
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Mohammed Kudus transfer news: Tottenham agree £55m deal to sign West Ham forward
Tottenham have agreed a deal with West Ham to sign Mohammed Kudus.
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Christian Horner sacked: Martin Brundle says Max Verstappen more likely to stay at Red Bull after team principal sacked
Sky Sports F1's Martin Brundle believes Max Verstappen is "more likely" to stay at Red Bull after Christian Horner was sacked by the team on Wednesday.
Showbiz News
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Reservoir Dogs actor Michael Madsen died from heart failure, says cardiologist
Actor Michael Madsen, who starred in Reservoir Dogs and Thelma & Louise, died from heart failure, his cardiologist has said.
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Sean 'Diddy' Combs sentencing hearing confirmed
The date for Sean "Diddy" Combs's sentencing hearing has been confirmed.
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'I will not go quietly,' Gregg Wallace says amid reports he's been sacked from Masterchef
Former MasterChef host Gregg Wallace has vowed he will "not go quietly", amid reports that he has been sacked from MasterChef.
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Fantasy v reality: Lena Dunham's Too Much is a new spin on the London romcom
Horse-drawn carriages, picturesque gardens and endless cups of tea are just some of the stereotypical tropes that have shaped America's romanticised image of England before even stepping foot on the island.
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The Salt Path author says claims best-selling book is based on lies are 'highly misleading'
Raynor Winn, the author of the best-selling memoir The Salt Path, has called claims she "lied" in her 2018 book "highly misleading".
Technology
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Heatwave likely killed 263 people in London, study estimates
An extra 263 Londoners likely died in the recent heatwave, according to stark new estimates.
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Families describe wildfire 'nightmare' as Marseille came close to disaster
Standing by the charred remains of the Marseille wildfire, you appreciate how close France's second-largest city came to disaster.
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Musk's AI chatbot updated after posting antisemitic messages online
Grok, the AI chatbot running on Elon Musk's social media platform, has been updated again after it posted numerous antisemitic messages on X.
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Cyber attack on M&S involved 'sophisticated impersonation', chairman says
The chairman of Marks & Spencer has told MPs the company is still in "rebuild mode" - and will be for "some time to come" - following a cyber attack which led to empty shelves and limited online operations for months.
Strange News
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Snake captured on passenger plane - as expert reveals how it got there
A flight in Australia was delayed for two hours after a stowaway snake was found in the plane's cargo hold.
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Calls for Scotland-wide seagull summit amid warnings someone could be killed
Politicians have called for a Scotland-wide seagull summit to be held amid warnings someone could be killed.
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Injured dog walkers could be costing NHS £23m a year
Injured dog walkers could be costing the NHS about £23m a year, a study suggests.
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Police called as two young bears escape from wildlife enclosure in Devon - and devour honey
Two young bears escaped from their enclosure at a wildlife park in Devon - and devoured a week's worth of honey.
Videos
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Police called as two young bears escape from wildlife enclosure in Devon - and devour honey
Two young bears escaped from their enclosure at a wildlife park in Devon - and devoured a week's worth of honey.
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Why do so many from around the world try to cross the English Channel?
While the politicians talk, so many people come from around the world to try to get across the Channel on small boats. But why?
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Jingye and Whitehall officials hold talks over British Steel future
The Chinese owner of British Steel has held fresh talks with government officials in a bid to break the impasse over ministers' determination not to compensate it for seizing control of the company.
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Southport attack: Mother saw CCTV of daughter being 'dragged back into building' - before being stabbed 20 more times
The mother of a girl who escaped the Southport attack before being dragged back inside has told how her daughter is still fighting to survive.
