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• Burglar convicted of killing victim with own car

  15-04-2025 20:58 via bbc.com
  
  A burglar who ran over the resident of a property he had just burgled is convicted of manslaughter.
  
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• Trial collapses in suitcase remains murder case

  15-05-2025 12:13 via bbc.com
  
  Yostin Andres Mosquera was on trial for the murders of Albert Afonso and Paul Longworth.
  
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• Buttler to skip IPL play-offs for England ODIs

  15-05-2025 11:23 via bbc.com
  
  Jos Buttler will miss the Indian Premier League play-offs if Gujarat Titans qualify so he can play a full part in England's white-ball series against West Indies.
  
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• Famed music venue loses long-running legal battle

  15-05-2025 11:13 via bbc.com
  
  The well-known Sheffield music venue says it has 'fought tirelessly' to protect the premises.
  
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• Hull City boss Selles set to depart

  15-05-2025 11:10 via bbc.com
  
  Hull City boss Ruben Selles is set to depart after six months in charge.
  
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• Wellens hails 'special group' after Orient reach play-off final

  15-05-2025 10:27 via bbc.com
  
  Richie Wellens says his Leyton Orient side are a "special group" after they reach the League One play-off final.
  
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• Driver high on drugs left woman with life-changing injuries

  15-05-2025 09:57 via bbc.com
  
  Louisa Tunstall, 19, is jailed for 20 months after the crash in which a pedestrian was badly hurt.
  
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• 'Touring with Dua Lipa is quite the whiplash'

  15-05-2025 09:50 via bbc.com
  
  Derby-born Alessi Rose is touring with UK popstar Dua Lipa and American singer Tate McRae.
  
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• Haaland hopes for FA Cup win after 'horrific' season

  15-05-2025 09:38 via bbc.com
  
  Manchester City have had a disappointing season by their standards but can still finish with silverware as they take on Crystal Palace in Saturday's FA Cup final.
  
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• Schools to close for BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend

  15-05-2025 09:18 via bbc.com
  
  About 100,000 people are expected to attend Liverpool's three-day BBC Radio 1 Big Weekend festival.
  
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• Locals fight 24/7 booze licence on Otley Run route

  15-05-2025 08:21 via bbc.com
  
  Residents fear allowing the Nisa shop on Ash Road a 24hr-licence will lead to anti-social behaviour.
  
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• Cat found in bin rescued by tip workers

  15-05-2025 08:17 via bbc.com
  
  Phantom could have been in the bin for about three days, says the charity who is looking after him.
  
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• Kids exposed to social media posts about violence and suicide

  15-05-2025 07:29 via bbc.com
  
  A BBC investigation sees 13-15-year-olds shown posts about knives, bullying and death.
  
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• Mum trains as midwife thanks to volunteer scheme

  15-05-2025 07:27 via bbc.com
  
  Bailey Thompson said she was inspired by the midwives who looked after her family when her daughter was born prematurely.
  
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• How Goodison Park is more than a football ground

  15-05-2025 07:27 via bbc.com
  
  The stadium has been at the heart of its community since it opened in 1892.
  
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• Birthday card appeal for woman's 100th birthday

  15-05-2025 07:26 via bbc.com
  
  Staff at a care home want 100 birthday cards to be sent in mark Irene Weaver's milestone day.
  
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• 'I thought the abuse was normal - he was my first proper boyfriend'

  15-05-2025 07:25 via bbc.com
  
  Lucy’s relationship was "like something out of a rom-com”, but quickly became abusive.
  
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• Identity of Diane Sindall's real killer 'was known on estate'

  15-05-2025 07:24 via bbc.com
  
  A charity set up after Diane Sindall's murder was told by locals police had the wrong man.
  
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• Sperm donor 'dad-of-180' loses parental rights bid

  15-05-2025 07:20 via bbc.com
  
  Robert Albon, who uses the name Joe Donor, claims to have fathered more than 180 children worldwide.
  
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• 'I wanted a challenge to celebrate reaching 30'

  15-05-2025 07:08 via bbc.com
  
  Adam Ball says the age of 30 was his limit, as "that was my life expectancy from being born".
  
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• How an orphaned lamb changed estate agent's life

  15-05-2025 07:08 via bbc.com
  
  "My mental health wasn't in the greatest place... Benny came along at the right time."
  
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• Romance scammer preyed on widowed nan's loneliness, say family

  15-05-2025 07:02 via bbc.com
  
  The family of woman who lost almost £30,000 in scams say she was targeted after being widowed.
  
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• Police in DNA hunt for parents of three abandoned siblings

  15-05-2025 07:00 via bbc.com
  
  The search for parents of the newborn babies is focused on homes near to where they were discovered.
  
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• 'I felt invincible before I had seven strokes in one night'

  15-05-2025 06:42 via bbc.com
  
  Ryan Finan says singing helped his recovery after he was left paralysed and unable to walk or speak.
  
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• What has happened to the closed Debenhams stores?

  15-05-2025 06:36 via bbc.com
  
  From bowling alleys and lab spaces, to town centre eyesores - what remains of Debenhams' old shops?
  
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• Cut-price Magna Carta 'copy' believed to be genuine

  15-05-2025 06:03 via bbc.com
  
  Harvard Law School paid just $27 for the document, which UK academics now think is the real thing.
  
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• Prank 999 call requested armed police to a 'gorilla'

  14-05-2025 16:44 via bbc.com
  Police release audio from a hoax 999 call to raise awareness to only use the service in emergencies.
  
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• 'Irreplaceable' eagle lectern stolen from church

  14-05-2025 14:54 via bbc.com
  
  Rev Andrew Thomas said the theft had caused "a little bit of anger and a little bit of annoyance".
  
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• Husband and wife found dead had gunshot wounds

  14-05-2025 14:19 via bbc.com
  One death is being treated as suspicious and both fatalities are linked, police say.
  
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• Plans lodged to partially demolish shopping centre

  14-05-2025 13:37 via bbc.com
  It is part of wider plans to regenerate Torquay's town centre
  
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