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• Beyond Paradise is taking a 'grittier' turn

  11-04-2025 10:02 via bbc.com
  
  It seems the fictional Devon town of Shipton Abbott is becoming a more dangerous place to live.
  
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• Foot-and-Mouth controls eased on German imports - but EU meat and dairy ban stays - South West Farmer

  19-05-2025 10:33 via news.google.com
  Foot-and-Mouth controls eased on German imports - but EU meat and dairy ban stays  South West Farmer
  
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• UK Tourism Gains New Momentum in South West as Wiltshire Secure LVEP Status for Economic and Cultural Growth - Travel And Tour World

  18-05-2025 06:18 via news.google.com
  UK Tourism Gains New Momentum in South West as Wiltshire Secure LVEP Status for Economic and Cultural Growth  Travel And Tour World
  
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• Bath overpower Leicester in top-of-the-table clash

  17-05-2025 21:27 via bbc.com
  
  Bath score seven tries as they produce a stunning second-half display to sweep aside Leicester Tigers 43-15 in their top-of-the-table Premiership encounter.
  
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• Animal ban for farmer who left cow dead in mud

  17-05-2025 20:51 via bbc.com
  
  Malcolm Mosley severely neglected his animals and caused them unnecessary suffering, a court hears.
  
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• Tributes to firefighters and worker killed in business park blaze

  17-05-2025 20:50 via bbc.com
  
  Martyn Sadler, Jennie Logan and David Chester died in the fire at the Bicester Motion business park.
  
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• Drinks go airborne in Boxpark as Palace fans celebrate FA Cup win

  17-05-2025 20:05 via bbc.com
  
  Huge celebrations erupted at Croydon's Boxpark after the fulltime whistle was blown at Wembley.
  
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• Anderson takes two wickets on Lancashire return

  17-05-2025 19:32 via bbc.com
  James Anderson eases back into county cricket by taking two wickets for Lancashire in his first appearance since international retirement.
  
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• Late try sees Saints hit Saracens' play-off hopes

  17-05-2025 18:39 via bbc.com
  
  Tarek Haffar's last-second try sees Northampton beat Saracens 28-24 and strike a huge blow to Sarries' Premiership play-off hopes.
  
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• British Steel jobs event was 'buzzing', union says

  17-05-2025 18:35 via bbc.com
  
  Martin Foster, a Unite union convenor, reports a "really good turnout" at the Scunthorpe event.
  
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• Five men stabbed at music event arrested

  17-05-2025 16:09 via bbc.com
  
  The five men, who were all taken to hospital, are arrested on suspicion of violent disorder.
  
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• Boy, 8, calls 999 after mum's collapse

  17-05-2025 16:03 via bbc.com
  
  West Midlands Police has praised Ayaan's actions and given him an award.
  
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• Hundreds turn out for paddle out sewage protests

  17-05-2025 15:56 via bbc.com
  They joined a nationwide protest at bathing sites organised by Surfers Against Sewage.
  
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• Cancelling park festivals would be 'devastating'

  17-05-2025 14:09 via bbc.com
  Thousands of people will be affected if Brockwell Park's festivals are called off, the NTIA warns.
  
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• 'Wheelchair rugby rebuilt my life after car crash'

  17-05-2025 13:08 via bbc.com
  Adam Simmons credits wheelchair rugby with rebuilding his life following a serious car crash.
  
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• Boxing group 'helping women feel empowered'

  17-05-2025 13:06 via bbc.com
  The group was founded by Dr George Capone who said boxing made her feel stronger.
  
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• Boy suffers critical injury in machete attack

  17-05-2025 12:47 via bbc.com
  Police are appealing for witnesses to the assault near a pub in the town on Friday evening.
  
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• Walder takes up Exeter Chiefs coaching role

  17-05-2025 11:55 via bbc.com
  Exeter Chiefs appoint England Under-20s attack coach Dave Walder as an assistant to the club's coaching staff.
  
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• Coastguard warning as 'number of incidents' occur

  17-05-2025 11:50 via bbc.com
  Incidents included a woman with a broken leg and a man with an ankle injury on Friday, rescuers say.
  
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• Men caught with £37m of cocaine in a boat jailed

  17-05-2025 10:59 via bbc.com
  One of the men, who dived overboard, was arrested eight hours later wandering around barefoot, NCA says.
  
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• Bafta win a 'great way to say farewell' to Nessa

  17-05-2025 10:09 via bbc.com
  Ruth Jones is to appear at Charleston Festival to promote her latest book By Your Side.
  
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• 'My mum was Everton's first official toffee lady'

  17-05-2025 09:10 via bbc.com
  Patricia Smith says Everton's final men's game at Goodison Park on Sunday will be "very emotional".
  
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• 'It's my two favourite things, foraging and tattooing'

  17-05-2025 08:25 via bbc.com
  Foraged from a forest floor, nature provides unique inspiration for custom tattoos.
  
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• Plymouth Pirates Weekend returns to the city

  17-05-2025 08:18 via bbc.com
  The weekend officially starts with the annual cannon firing.
  
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• Viaduct opens to mark 200 years of modern railways

  17-05-2025 08:17 via bbc.com
  It will only be the second time the bridge has opened to pedestrians since it was built in 1896.
  
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• Lifeguards return to 32 extra beaches for summer

  17-05-2025 08:16 via bbc.com
  RNLI lifeguards are returning to additional beaches across south-west England from Saturday.
  
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• 'I don't blame my wife for ending her life'

  17-05-2025 08:16 via bbc.com
  Peter Wilson says his wife Beverly Sand, who had terminal cancer, took her own life in 2022.
  
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• 'Teachers are having scissors thrown at them - we've had enough'

  17-05-2025 02:12 via bbc.com
  Staff say they are often unable to teach as large groups of students roam the school.
  
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• 'Surreal' to see Premier League star at local game

  16-05-2025 21:09 via bbc.com
  Tottenham Hotspur midfielder James Maddison turned up at a the seven-a-side Powerleague match.
  
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• Emergency closure on 'potentially unstable' road

  16-05-2025 20:16 via bbc.com
  Torbay Council says the closure on Ilsham Marine Drive is likely to be in place for several weeks.
  
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