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• Joy as parents welcome New Year's Day babies

  01-01-2025 17:30 via bbc.com
  
  Some families marked the beginning of 2025 with a "special blessing".
  
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• 'We take our dogs to bed to stay warm'

  03-01-2025 20:01 via bbc.com
  
  It is £5 that separates John and Wenefreda Dockree from receiving the winter fuel payment.
  
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• Rob Burrow's widow highlights 'amazing' carers

  03-01-2025 19:51 via bbc.com
  
  Lindsey Burrow says the country "would not cope" without the work done by unpaid carers.
  
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• 'We had no warning of life-threatening flooding'

  03-01-2025 19:19 via bbc.com
  
  A farm owner labels the Environment Agency “negligent”, saying they were not adequately warned.
  
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• No progress on Liverpool contract - Salah

  03-01-2025 19:05 via bbc.com
  
  Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah says there has been no progress on extending his contract - and a breakthrough is "far away".
  
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• Two years in jail for illegal TV Firestick seller

  03-01-2025 19:04 via bbc.com
  
  Halifax man Sunny Kanda cheated legitimate providers out of more than £108,000, a court hears.
  
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• Partner not the reason mum took own life, court told

  03-01-2025 18:18 via bbc.com
  
  A court hears Ryan Wellings' relationship with Kiena Dawes was not the reason she killed herself.
  
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• Man killed by police shot once, investigators say

  03-01-2025 17:18 via bbc.com
  
  Marcus Meade, 39, died after a five-hour stand off on Christmas Eve, investigators say.
  
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• Former racehorse owner denies £64m fraud

  03-01-2025 17:14 via bbc.com
  
  John Dance pleads not guilty to nine criminal charges including money laundering.
  
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• Anger at park visitor who grabbed stag's horns

  03-01-2025 17:04 via bbc.com
  
  A photographer who captured the encounter on camera said she was "appalled".
  
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• Woman arrested over suspected Beachy Head suicide

  03-01-2025 16:38 via bbc.com
  
  The woman arrested, from Essex, has been bailed, pending a further investigation.
  
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• Rashford set to miss Liverpool match with illness

  03-01-2025 15:52 via bbc.com
  
  Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford is set to miss Sunday's Premier League trip to leaders Liverpool through illness.
  
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• Inside the Yorkshire mine where England's gritters get their salt

  03-01-2025 15:40 via bbc.com
  
  Boulby mine, near Staithes, supplies about half the de-icing rock salt used on the country's roads.
  
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• Restaurant owner turns sleuth to trap cheese thief

  03-01-2025 15:38 via bbc.com
  
  Dairy deliveries to William & Victoria in Harrogate are snatched from an outdoor storage box.
  
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• Baby dies after A1 crash in icy conditions

  03-01-2025 13:42 via bbc.com
  
  The seven-month-old died in hospital after a car hit a tree near Grantham on Thursday night.
  
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• Maher to make Bristol Bears debut from bench

  03-01-2025 12:56 via bbc.com
  
  New Bristol Bears signing Ilona Maher is to make her debut from the bench on Sunday for their PWR match against Gloucester-Hartpury.
  
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• Hamilton 'could not be more excited' as Ferrari career starts

  03-01-2025 12:32 via bbc.com
  
  Lewis Hamilton says he "could not be more excited" as he embarks on his new career at Ferrari in 2025.
  
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• Was the north-west of England ready for flooding?

  03-01-2025 07:08 via bbc.com
  
  As the clean-up from New Year's Day floods continue leaders say "serious questions" must be asked.
  
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• 'Ketamine addiction left me crying in pain'

  03-01-2025 07:08 via bbc.com
  
  George started taking the drug recreationally, but has now been left needing bladder surgery.
  
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• No discipline issue with Exeter coaches - Caldwell

  02-01-2025 13:42 via bbc.com
  
  Exeter City manager Gary Caldwell says he and his coaches do not have a discipline problem despite his red card on New Year's Day.
  
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• Amber cold weather alerts issued ahead of snow

  02-01-2025 13:37 via bbc.com
  
  A major clean-up operation is also ongoing in part of the country after New Year's Day flooding.
  
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• Wonford voices and photos catalogued for future

  02-01-2025 12:38 via bbc.com
  
  Audio recordings and photos of Wonford residents were gathered and will be kept for the future.
  
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• Man arrested after stabbing in Exeter

  02-01-2025 12:07 via bbc.com
  
  Devon and Cornwall Police says two men were taken to hospital with suspected stab wounds.
  
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• Exeter unhappy with refereeing decisions in Wycombe defeat

  02-01-2025 11:31 via bbc.com
  
  Exeter City assistant manager Kevin Nicholson says refereeing decisions cost his side the chance to get points at Wycombe Wanderers.
  
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• Paralympic rower and breast cancer campaigner made an OBE

  02-01-2025 11:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Erin Kennedy originally from Plymouth has received an OBE
  
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• Director of football Dewsnip set to leave Plymouth

  02-01-2025 10:33 via bbc.com
  
  Plymouth Argyle director of football Neil Dewsnip is set to leave the club in the wake of Wayne Rooney's departure as head coach.
  
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• Torquay 'magnificent' in Truro City win - Wotton

  02-01-2025 09:41 via bbc.com
  
  Torquay United boss Paul Wotton said his side were 'magnificent' as they beat fellow National League South high-fliers Truro City 1-0.
  
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• Homelessness in city still a 'massive problem'

  02-01-2025 07:31 via bbc.com
  
  Julian House issues an appeal for funding as demand for its services remains high.
  
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• Plans to use second homes tax on police patrols

  02-01-2025 07:29 via bbc.com
  
  Devon and Cornwall's police commissioner plans to to expand the Street Focus project.
  
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• Why thousands of Hongkongers have moved to the Midlands

  02-01-2025 07:27 via bbc.com
  
  Solihull council says the borough's 5,000 Hongkonger residents "enrich all our lives".
  
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