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Regional News
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Appeal following collision in Redditch
Police are appealing for information and witnesses to come forward following a collision yesterday involving a car and a bicycle.
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Concern for missing man from Worcester
Police are appealing for the public’s help to locate a 32 year-old man who has gone missing from Worcester.
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Man charged with murder in Worcester
Police have charged a man following the murder of a woman in Worcester.
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84-year-old former teacher jailed for sexual offences
A Worcestershire man has been jailed for sexual offences.
UK News
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COVID-19: Almost 70,000 COVID lockdown fines handed out, with steep rise since Christmas
Police have handed out nearly 70,000 fines to people for breaching COVID-19 lockdown rules since they came into force, with more than 6,000 issued in a single week, new data shows.
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Princess Latifa: Police receive letter calling for new probe into disappearance of royal's sister
Cambridgeshire Police have confirmed they have received a letter relating to the disappearance of Princess Shamsa, a daughter of Dubai's ruler.
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Simon Cowell says breaking his back 'wasn't that bad' and he has now fully recovered
Simon Cowell has said breaking his back "wasn't that bad" and that he has fully recovered following his accident last year.
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COVID-19: More surge testing in Ealing as additional South Africa variant cases detected
More surge testing will be rolled out in Ealing after additional cases of the coronavirus variant first identified in South Africa were detected.
National News
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COVID-19: Almost 70,000 COVID lockdown fines handed out, with steep rise since Christmas
Police have handed out nearly 70,000 fines to people for breaching COVID-19 lockdown rules since they came into force, with more than 6,000 issued in a single week, new data shows.
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COVID-19: Row as government bids to avoid 'mini-exams' in awarding of A-level and GCSE grades
Teachers will be able to use questions set by exam boards to help determine A-level and GCSE grades for students in England - but they will be optional as the government tries to avoid "mini-exams" this summer.
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COVID-19: Asda eyes 3,000 job cuts alongside online investment drive
Asda has warned that 3,000 workers in its stores are at risk of losing their jobs as the chain plans to ramp up investment in online sales.
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COVID-19: More surge testing in Ealing as additional South Africa variant cases detected
More surge testing will be rolled out in Ealing after additional cases of the coronavirus variant first identified in South Africa were detected.
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Sport
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England seven down with lead in the forties LIVE!
Text commentary and social media from the day night-third Test in Ahmedabad as India and England battle to take a 2-1 lead in the four-match series.
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Jose Mourinho: Dele Alli back to his best after amazing Wolfsberger performance
Jose Mourinho says it is "amazing" to have Dele Alli back to his best after he scored a brilliant overhead kick and set up two goals in Tottenham's 4-0 Europa League win over Wolfsberger.
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Jamie George, Mark Wilson return for England for Wales clash; Courtney Lawes injured
Eddie Jones has made two changes to his starting XV to face Wales in Cardiff on Saturday in the Six Nations, as hooker Jamie George and back-row Mark Wilson return to start.
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Tiger Woods car crash: Rory McIlroy expresses relief that Tiger Woods survived horrific accident
Rory McIlroy insisted that Tiger Woods surviving his horrific car crash in California far outweighed the importance of returning to competitive golf in the future.
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Tiger Woods car crash: Woods recovering from surgery to repair 'significant' leg injuries
Tiger Woods is recovering from surgery on "significant injuries" to his lower right leg sustained in a serious car crash in California on Tuesday morning.
Showbiz News
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Coming 2 America: Eddie Murphy on the comedy sequel he never planned to do
It's been more than 30 years since Coming To America came out in cinemas.
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Simon Cowell says breaking his back 'wasn't that bad' and he has now fully recovered
Simon Cowell has said breaking his back "wasn't that bad" and that he has fully recovered following his accident last year.
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Brits and Mercury Prize change eligibility rules after Rina Sawayama controversy
Non-British artists who live in the UK will now be eligible for two of the country's biggest music awards, the Brits and the Mercury Prize, following a change of rules.
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Frasier is back: Kelsey Grammer to return as radio host in reboot of hit TV series
Kelsey Grammer has confirmed he will reprise his role as snobbish radio show host Frasier for a revival of the award-winning 1990s TV comedy.
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Cyberpunk 2077: CD Projekt game suffers more issues as cyber attack delays scheduled fix
A scheduled release of fixes for the troubled Cyberpunk 2077 game have been delayed following a cyber attack on the creator's internal systems.
Technology
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GCHQ says AI can help UK combat disinformation attacks
GCHQ has said it believes it can use artificial intelligence (AI) to help expose disinformation attacks by hostile foreign states trying to undermine the UK's democracy.
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Cyberpunk 2077: CD Projekt game suffers more issues as cyber attack delays scheduled fix
A scheduled release of fixes for the troubled Cyberpunk 2077 game have been delayed following a cyber attack on the creator's internal systems.
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Qualcomm: UK smartphone owners are due £480m payout, claims Which?
Anyone who has bought a smartphone since 2015 could be entitled to a share of a £480m payout if a legal claim from watchdog Which? is successful.
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Australia passes new law which forces Google and Facebook to pay for news content
Australia has passed a new law that will force tech companies - including Google and Facebook - to pay for news content.
Strange News
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Baarack the sheep loses 35kg of fleece in much-needed trip to the barbers
Lockdown has been tough for all of our hairstyles but one plucky sheep has been given his first trim in what could have been many many years.
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Moonflower: Rare cactus from Amazon flowers for first time in UK - and for one night only
A rare cactus from the Amazon rainforest has flowered for the first time in the UK - and for one night only.
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Why one lady has been taking out her bins in fancy dress for almost a year
The strangeness of lockdown has had many of us looking forward to the simplest of things: going for walks, cooking dinner at home or a video call with friends.
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Jackie Weaver reveals all about Handforth Parish Council meeting that went viral
The woman at the centre of a foul-mouthed online rural parish council meeting has told Sky News she has "never seen anything like it".
Videos
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NHS facing legal challenge over data deal with controversial Silicon Valley firm Palantir
The NHS is facing a legal challenge over its data deal with controversial Silicon Valley firm Palantir, Sky News can reveal.
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COVID-19: Summer schools and extra cash pledged in pupil catch-up programme
The prime minister has announced an extra £400m to help children in England catch up on lost learning caused by the coronavirus pandemic, which will include asking secondary schools to run classes in the summer holidays.
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Coming 2 America: Eddie Murphy on the comedy sequel he never planned to do
It's been more than 30 years since Coming To America came out in cinemas.
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COVID-19: Hospital staff 'nervous' over PM's lockdown plan as 'cold wave' adds to pandemic pressures
Senior hospital staff have admitted the prime minister's roadmap out of lockdown is making them "a bit anxious and nervous".
Today's Weather
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