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He told BBC Scotland News: "It's very sad. There's lots of people I've known since I first started on the show in 2005, some of them are still here and are the heart of the show.

They Green Party have never won a seat in the Welsh Parliament, but Slaughter said he was confident of having a "significant group of Greens in the next Senedd" adding that "there is no seat in Wales

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The 38-year-old said while his decision to enter has been met with "bewilderment" from some people, his wife, who he met while at the University of Brighton, was "not as surprised as most".

I was in a coma after septic shock - now I'm running the London Marathon

Band of Builders' CEO Gavin Crane said: "We are very grateful that Sarah and Elise are raising both awareness and funds for our charity, so that we can continue to support other tradespeople and their

Ionut Dobre, 33, of Cleanthus Road in Woolwich, has been charged with rape. Two boys, both 16, and another boy, 15, all from Gravesend, have also been charged with rape. Benone Inofte, 46, of Salisbur

The crowd spread on to the Oval outfield at lunch like a lapping wave, enjoying the picture-book day and entertained by Gus Atkinson’s first proper run out since the Boxing Day Test. Atkinson opened

The central city was chosen as the sole Gaza area where elections would take place as it was not as badly damaged as other places during the Israel-Hamas war. A fragile ceasefire is in place as part o

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When I first started teaching at Oxford in 2005, I would offer “office hours” a couple of times a week. They were literally that – time for students to come by my office and chat about anything on the

The crate was crammed with bottles but Daniel Farke made light work of hoisting it on to a table and inviting everyone to help themselves. It was a little after 10.30 one night in April last year, an

Born in Massachusetts, Meghann Fahy, 36, understudied for the musical Next to Normal in 2008 and went on to play a principal character on Broadway from 2010 to 2011. On television she was cast in the

The criminalisation of direct action climate protests in the UK is counterproductive and increases the determination of activists to undertake disruptive demonstrations, according to a study of 1,300

The “astonishing” discovery of a new bacteria could open the door to better ways to prevent, detect and treat a fatal and disfiguring childhood disease, researchers hope. Noma, which is fatal in 90%

Two young children have died in a house fire in Wolverhampton. Police and firefighters were called to Mason Street, south of the city centre, at about 8.30pm on Friday. Firefighters entered the prop

Two young children have died in a house fire in Wolverhampton on Friday evening, West Midlands police have confirmed. More details soon …

Two other children and a woman were already out of the house before emergency services arrived and were checked over by ambulance staff but did not need hospital treatment.

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"He's retired a few times. But he just can't relax. Work is his hobby. And when I get fed up of him, I send him over to his wife Hazel, and then when she gets fed up of him, she sends him back here,"

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Children in Mississippi sprang into action to stop a packed school bus from crashing after the driver passed out. One student grabbed the steering wheel and another reached down to apply the brakes,

Indigenous leaders have condemned people who booed welcome to country speeches at Anzac Day dawn services across the country, with an army captain stating “racism is a cancer”. Elders who spoke at se

Players, fans, a whole town. For them, Saturday sees the last game at a proper old school football ground - one that has witnessed the kinds of highs and lows which put the modern "crisis" of a bad 20

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When Donald Trump returned to office in January last year, one of his first acts was to sign an executive order intended to cut federal funding for any school teaching what the administration defined

In the heart of ancient Athens, on narrow streets and around archaeological sites, visitor groups appear to be everywhere, snaking their way behind tour guides. Previously, officials would have welco

A dawn service has taken place in London, attended by the Princess Royal, to mark Anzac Day, which commemorates all Australians and New Zealanders who died in conflict. Princess Anne laid a wreath at

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He said: "I know I'm the one who received the award, but honestly, I don't know what I'd have done if PC Lisa Naylor hadn't come when she did. Her decision to get to me made a huge difference, and I'm

He told councillors the smell from a burst water pipe within the property's boundary meant he could not open a window in hot weather. He said the issue had gone unresolved for two years.