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Gloucestershire News

• Go-ahead for plans for Bloor Homes’ new offices

  Borough planners have given the go-ahead to Bloor Homes’ controversial plans to build their new regional offices near Tewkesbury.

• Sheriff of Gloucester resigns

  The Sheriff of Gloucester and deputy mayor Clive Walford has resigned.

• Calls for more transparency on how schools are approached to take more students

  A Gloucestershire headteacher has called for more transparency around how schools are approached to take more pupils.

• Two wanted men arrested following multi force warrants

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  Two wanted men were arrested by Gloucestershire Constabulary this morning as part of joint warrants with West Mercia and Sussex Police.

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Worcestershire News

• Redditch Household Recycling Centre to close for four days

  Redditch Household Recycling Centre will be closed for four days from 28 September to 1 October to allow for essential resurfacing work.

• Plans for new walking and cycling routes backed by councillors

  Plans for new walking and cycling routes around the county have been backed by councillors.

• Cycling plans criticised

  The council said it is still not prepared to give up road space to cyclists as its active travel plans came under fire for not being ambitious enough.

• Villagers want pub to stay

  Villagers have said they would rather keep their pub as part of objections to a new housing plan.

• Covid cases rise in Worcestershire

  The number of new coronavirus cases recorded in Worcestershire increased in the last week according to the latest figures.

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Powys News

• Llandrindod Wells Lake and Llangorse Lake now free from blue-green algae

  Following the identification of blue-green algae at Llandrindod Wells Lake in August 2021 and in Llangorse Lake in May 2021, sampling by Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has confirmed levels have now reduced at both sites.

• Concerns raised over ambulance waiting times

  Guarantees that people won’t have to wait for hours before being treated by ambulance staff cannot be given at this time councillors were told this week.

• Changes to ambulance cover in Powys are explained to councillors

  Following a review, an increase of ambulances will be seen in Powys as Ambulance chiefs revealed their plans to councillors.

• Councillors discuss cost of future motions

  A proposal that the costs of future motions presented to Powys County Council are worked out before they are discussed by councillors, has been approved.

• Council will not be sending letters urging the UK Government to keep the £20 weekly Universal Credit uplift

  Powys County Council will not be sending letters urging the UK Government to keep the £20 weekly Universal Credit uplift.

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UK News

• Supply crisis: Government suspends competition laws to allow fuel companies to tackle shortages

  The UK is temporarily suspending competition laws for the fuel industry to allow the sharing of information and to target petrol stations running dry around the UK as a result of driver shortages.

• Fuel supply crisis: Grant Shapps blames haulage group for creating 'manufactured situation' as pump chaos continues

  The transport secretary has said there would be no fuel queues if motorists filled up as normal as he accused a haulage group of triggering the "manufactured situation".

• Sabina Nessa: 'Significant development' as 36-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder

  Detectives investigating the murder of teacher Sabina Nessa have arrested a 36-year-old man in what Scotland Yard said was a "significant development".

• Strictly Come Dancing: McFly's Tom Fletcher and partner Amy Dowden test positive for COVID-19

  McFly's Tom Fletcher has tested positive for COVID-19, less than 24 hours after kicking off Strictly Come Dancing's live show.

• Labour conference 2021: Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves pledges to scrap business rates to boost 'struggling' high streets

  A future Labour government would scrap business rates as part of "the biggest overhaul of business taxation in a generation", shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves is set to announce.

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National News

• Supply crisis: Government suspends competition laws to allow fuel companies to tackle shortages

  The UK is temporarily suspending competition laws for the fuel industry to allow the sharing of information and to target petrol stations running dry around the UK as a result of driver shortages.

• Fuel supply crisis: Grant Shapps blames haulage group for creating 'manufactured situation' as pump chaos continues

  The transport secretary has said there would be no fuel queues if motorists filled up as normal as he accused a haulage group of triggering the "manufactured situation".

• German election: Angela Merkel's party 'hurt' as exit polls show leadership rivals are tied in vote to decide next chancellor

  Exit polls in Germany suggest the two main rivals are closely tied in an election that will determine who will succeed Angela Merkel.

• Germany election: Angela Merkel's party has been castigated in the polls - and CDU activists are not happy

  It has not been a great election for Angela Merkel's own party, the CDU.

• La Palma: Residents in limbo as pressure in the Cumbre Vieja volcano drops - but eruption threat remains

  Thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes to escape rivers of lava cascading from La Palma's erupting volcano.

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Sport

• Russian GP: Lewis Hamilton wins F1 epic ahead of Max Verstappen as late rain wreaks havoc and causes Lando Norris heartbreak

  Lewis Hamilton won a simply astonishing Russian GP after long-time race leader Lando Norris suffered late heartbreak by spinning his McLaren off in heavy rain, with Max Verstappen benefitting to complete his comeback from the back of the grid to an unlikely second.

• Ryder Cup 2020: Europe humiliated as Team USA cruise to history-making victory at Whistling Straits

  Europe slumped to the heaviest defeat in Ryder Cup history as Team USA impressed in the Sunday singles to claim a dominant 19-9 victory at Whistling Straits.

• Ryder Cup 2020: Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus pay tribute to Team USA after record-breaking win

  Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus led the tributes to Steve Stricker and his American team after they regained the Ryder Cup in record-breaking fashion at Whistling Straits.

• Anthony Joshua defeat to Oleksandr Usyk: What went wrong? How can AJ win a rematch? The experts' verdicts....

• Ryder Cup: Rory McIlroy in tears as he says "I should have done more" to help Europe

  Rory McIlroy could not hold back the tears as he reflected on his disappointing performance at this week's Ryder Cup, although he was relieved to end a run of five straight defeats in his singles match.

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Showbiz News

• Strictly Come Dancing: McFly's Tom Fletcher and partner Amy Dowden test positive for COVID-19

  McFly's Tom Fletcher has tested positive for COVID-19, less than 24 hours after kicking off Strictly Come Dancing's live show.

• Alan Lancaster: Status Quo founding bass player dies aged 72

  The founding bassist of Status Quo, Alan Lancaster, has died at the age of 72.

• James Bond - No Time To Die: Who's the best 007? From Connery to Craig, a look back at all 25 films in pictures

  Since his very first film mission in 1962, Britain's suavest and most famous secret agent has officially brought the fast cars, the gadgets and the death-defying stunts to the big screen no less than 25 times.

• Michael K Williams: The Wire and Boardwalk Empire actor died of accidental drug overdose, post-mortem examination finds

  The Wire actor Michael K Williams died of an accidental drug overdose, a post-mortem examination has found.

• Global Citizen Live: Ed Sheeran, Jennifer Lopez and Meghan among star-studded line-up at worldwide music event raising awareness of poverty

  Ed Sheeran and Sir Elton John are among the stars who have performed at a global music event aiming to raise awareness of poverty, climate change and the need for coronavirus vaccines worldwide.

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Technology

• 'Human logjam': Massive queues as e-gates go down at UK airports and people stuck on planes

  A "human logjam" has formed at Heathrow as crowds of people struggle to get through customs after e-gates failed, with some being left stuck on their planes due to the numbers of people inside.

• Prepare for more digital failures like the chaos at Heathrow, they're going to come

  Delays were expected, but nothing like this.

• NASA examines the mysteries of distant 'Einstein Ring' galaxy seen by Hubble

  Scientists have examined the mysteries of a distant galaxy made visible not just by the Hubble Space Telescope but also a deep-space optical phenomenon known as an "Einstein Ring".

• China announces complete ban on cryptocurrencies

  The People's Bank of China (PBoC) has announced that all cryptocurrency-related financial activities are illegal, including transactions, providing pricing services, and launching new tokens.

• China's cryptocurrency crackdown comes at a very opportune moment

  The Chinese authorities have long made clear their misgivings about cryptocurrency. None of that stopped it from becoming the world capital for crypto.

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Strange News

• 'Sexy' Bernie Sanders outfit could be scariest costume this Halloween

  It could well be the scariest Halloween costume of the year - a racy take on Bernie Sanders' now-infamous outfit from Joe Biden's inauguration.

• Miami: Cat-astrophe averted as fans catch falling feline using flag at American football game

  A cat has been saved by fans at an American football game in Miami after it plunged about 30ft from an upper deck of the Hard Rock Stadium.

• Moove it - runaway cow stops rush hour traffic on M25

  A cow wandered on to the M25 motorway on Thursday morning after breaking through a fence and escaping its field.

• Sound of Moosic: Swiss cows airlifted off mountain pastures ahead of annual parade

  Cows in Switzerland have been airlifted to the bottom of their Alpine meadows in a bizarre spectacle.

• Health officials warn against using livestock de-worming drug to treat or prevent COVID-19

  The US Food and Drug Agency (FDA) has issued a warning to people not to take an anti-parasitic drug designed for livestock to treat or prevent COVID-19 following multiple reports of poisonings.

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Videos

• German election: Angela Merkel's party 'hurt' as exit polls show leadership rivals are tied in vote to decide next chancellor

  Exit polls in Germany suggest the two main rivals are closely tied in an election that will determine who will succeed Angela Merkel.

• Labour conference 2021: Sir Keir Starmer sees party rulebook reforms passed despite another day of criticism

  Sir Keir Starmer has seen his reform of Labour's rulebook approved by the party's conference in Brighton despite another day of opponents continuing their fight against the changes.

• Supply crisis: Government suspends competition laws to allow fuel companies to tackle shortages

  The UK is temporarily suspending competition laws for the fuel industry to allow the sharing of information and to target petrol stations running dry around the UK as a result of driver shortages.

• Fuel supply crisis: Grant Shapps blames haulage group for creating 'manufactured situation' as pump chaos continues

  The transport secretary has said there would be no fuel queues if motorists filled up as normal as he accused a haulage group of triggering the "manufactured situation".

• Supply crisis: Why is there an HGV driver shortage and how bad could the problem get?

  Panicked motorists have caused lengthy queues at petrol stations and caused some pumps to run dry - the latest consequence of a shortage of HGV drivers which is causing widespread disruption in the UK.

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