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• Birmingham bin strike sees rubbish piled on streets as workers walk off job indefinitely - Sky News

  11-03-2025 18:15 via news.google.com
  Birmingham bin strike sees rubbish piled on streets as workers walk off job indefinitely  Sky NewsBin strike begins in Birmingham as workers and council trade accusations  The GuardianBirmingham bin chaos could stretch into summer as workers vote to extend strikes  Unite the unionBirmingham bin strike: Who is affected and when will it end?  The Independent
  
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• Heathrow airport closed : What we know so far

  21-03-2025 21:08 via bbc.com
  
  Flights around the world are facing disruption after a fire at a nearby substation caused a power outage at the airport.
  
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• Heathrow chaos proves 'threat picture deteriorating rapidly’ in ‘vulnerable’ UK

  21-03-2025 20:03 via express.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Tobias Ellwood believes that whatever the cause of the fire, it needs to serve as a wake-up call about the fragility of the nation's critical infrastructure.
  
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• Food firm HECK! gives canine comfort to workers' pets

  21-03-2025 20:02 via express.co.uk
  
  Britain's largest independent sausage supplier is creating a canine liaison officer role to help improve the welfare of staff pets
  
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• Man arrested after explosive chemicals found

  21-03-2025 19:49 via bbc.com
  
  Sussex Police declare a major incident after evacuating residents on part of St Leonards seafront.
  
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• Jamie Laing's Comic Relief challenge raises more than £2m

  21-03-2025 19:43 via bbc.com
  
  The BBC Radio 1 presenter ran 150 miles for Comic Relief, crossing the finish line in Salford.
  
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• Double agent Oleg Gordievsky dies aged 86

  21-03-2025 19:32 via bbc.com
  
  Counter-terrorism police are assisting the coroner, but his death is not being treated as suspicious.
  
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• Expert reveals exact date you should turn your heating off this spring

  21-03-2025 19:19 via express.co.uk
  
  Brits will be keen to turn off their heating to keep their bills down
  
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• Counter-terror police investigating Heathrow fire

  21-03-2025 19:00 via bbc.com
  
  The Met says there is "currently no indication of foul play" but officers are keeping an open mind.
  
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• Boy, 14, guilty of taking part in Leeds disorder

  21-03-2025 18:57 via bbc.com
  
  The teenager, who cannot be named, had claimed he was at home during the disturbances last July.
  
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• Drivers warned new vulture speed cameras can tell if you're not wearing seatbelt

  21-03-2025 18:21 via express.co.uk
  
  A car repair finance expert has warned drivers that these new AI-powered cameras being trialled by police forces allow authorities to spot far more than they did before.
  
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• Fire crews battle dozens of blazes as farmer scared

  21-03-2025 18:05 via bbc.com
  
  Firefighters have been dealing with grass fires across the country.
  
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• Gen Z 'can't fathom' fighting for UK if WW3 happens as 'national pride sinks'

  21-03-2025 18:04 via express.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Younger people think the Government hasn't done enough for them so they can't imagine laying down their lives for it
  
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• ASDA cuts price of 1,500 products in 'war' with major UK supermarkets

  21-03-2025 17:56 via express.co.uk
  
  The supermarket hopes to slash 90% of its range over the next 18 months
  
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• Scotland fans stuck in Greece 'staying for a party' as Heathrow flights disrupted

  21-03-2025 17:41 via bbc.com
  
  Flights from Edinburgh, Glasgow and Inverness to and from Heathrow have been grounded because of a substation fire.
  
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• Homeowners on alert for telltale signs in your carpet of nasty pests

  21-03-2025 17:06 via express.co.uk
  
  Spring pests are on the rise, check your carpets now to stop infestations before they start.
  
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• Sightings of escaped prisoner after van getaway

  21-03-2025 17:01 via bbc.com
  
  Jamie Cooper has been on the run since leaping from a prison van on the M55 inPreston on Wednesday.
  
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• Child left profoundly disabled after serious assault, court told

  21-03-2025 16:35 via bbc.com
  
  Christopher and Amanda Fulton will be sentenced next month after a young child was left with life-limiting injuries.
  
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• What UK food rationing would look like if WW3 broke out

  21-03-2025 16:29 via express.co.uk
  
  Rationing could happen in the UK again if WW3 broke out, just as it did when the Russian invasion of Ukraine first happened.
  
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• Man who planned hospital terror attack jailed

  21-03-2025 16:29 via bbc.com
  
  Mohammad Farooq hoped to kill nurses by using a pressure cooker bomb at St James's in Leeds.
  
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• UK households urged to shower and change clothes after going outside

  21-03-2025 16:06 via express.co.uk
  
  The arrival of spring brings a change in weather conditions which can trigger nasty symptoms for some people.
  
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• King and Queen visit Banbridge on final day of NI tour

  21-03-2025 16:04 via bbc.com
  
  The King met local business owners at Banbridge Old Town Hall, while the Queen visited a library.
  
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• Man to stand trial over Aberfeldy dog walker murder

  21-03-2025 15:39 via bbc.com
  
  Prosecutors allege David Campbell shot retired groundsman Brian Low in February last year.
  
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• Newborn's death 'due to gross failures of midwives'

  21-03-2025 15:37 via bbc.com
  
  The coroner at newborn baby Ida Lock's inquest highlights eight opportunities that were missed.
  
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• Police hunt woman suspected of cutting phone cables

  21-03-2025 15:35 via bbc.com
  
  Openreach cables have been cut on 19 occasions, leaving residents without phone and internet access.
  
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• Hospitals ban visitors due to norovirus cases

  21-03-2025 14:52 via bbc.com
  
  An increased number of norovirus cases has led to a health board banning visiting.
  
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• Man guilty of murdering and dismembering housemate

  21-03-2025 14:36 via bbc.com
  
  Marcin Majerkiewicz, 42, killed Stuart Everett and then cut his body up into 27 pieces.
  
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• Officers investigated over Harshita Brella contact

  21-03-2025 14:17 via bbc.com
  
  Police believe the 24-year-old's husband killed her and has fled the country.
  
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• Prince William sends strong message from tank near Russian border

  21-03-2025 14:16 via bbc.com
  
  Prince William joins a training exercise by soldiers in Estonia guarding Nato's eastern border with Russia.
  
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• Tommy Robinson loses prison segregation court case

  21-03-2025 14:02 via bbc.com
  
  A judge rules there is no evidence the state is trying to "break" the EDL activist in jail.
  
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