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Local News
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Tenbury Applefest 2025 cancelled due to severe weather forecast
Organisers of Tenbury Applefest have announced the cancellation of this year’s festival, which was due to take place on Saturday.
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Digital IDs “won’t deter illegal immigration” says councillor
A Reform UK councillor in Shropshire says digital ID will not stop illegal immigration.
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Police invite public to join patrols in Ride Along scheme
Residents in Herefordshire, Shropshire and Worcestershire are being offered the chance to step into the shoes of a police officer as West Mercia Police re-launches its Ride Along scheme.
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Ludlow councillors accused of being biased
Ludlow councillors have been accused of being biased in their decision-making about what should happen to a collapsed wall.
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Millions still owed in unpaid council tax
Millions of pounds of unpaid council tax in Shropshire is still to be collected.
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Concerns grow as first Bluetongue cases detected in Mid Wales
The first cases of Bluetongue have been confirmed in Mid Wales, just days after a fresh positive test in Shropshire.
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Five in hospital after A49 crash
Five people have been taken to hospital after a two-car crash on the A49 in Church Stretton on Friday evening.
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Appeal following hotel burglaries in Ludlow and Bridgnorth
Police have issued images of two men they wish to speak to in connection with burglaries at two hotels in Shropshire.
Worcestershire News
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Tenbury Applefest 2025 cancelled due to severe weather forecast
Organisers of Tenbury Applefest have announced the cancellation of this year’s festival, which was due to take place on Saturday.
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MP’s frustration over flood defences
The Environment Agency is under pressure to build flood defences in Tenbury Wells, according to the town’s MP.
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Investigation launched after two deaths in Redditch
Police are investigating the deaths of two people in Redditch.
Powys News
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Concerns grow as first Bluetongue cases detected in Mid Wales
The first cases of Bluetongue have been confirmed in Mid Wales, just days after a fresh positive test in Shropshire.
UK News
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Manchester synagogue attack: Families pay tribute to 'kind and heroic' victims - as police arrest three more suspects
The families of the two victims of the Manchester synagogue attack have paid tribute to them as "heroic, beloved and cherished".
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British teenager dies in car crash three months after being released from Dubai jail
A British teenager who was jailed in Dubai for having a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old was killed in a car crash, campaign group Detained in Dubai has said.
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Green Party membership overtakes Liberal Democrats under Polanski
The Green Party now has more members than the Liberal Democrats, despite having 68 fewer MPs in parliament.
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What we know about Manchester attacker Jihad al Shamie - as his family condemn 'heinous act'
The Manchester synagogue attacker was a British citizen of Syrian descent who came to the UK as a small child and had not previously been on the radar of police or MI5.
National News
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Radioactive issues could still derail Gaza ceasefire despite momentum for peace
The speed with which the diplomacy is moving is dizzying but the question remains whether or not it will lead to concrete developments, or instead become mired in quicksand like so many previous peace processes in the Middle East.
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Dozens injured after 'savage' Russian drone strike on Ukrainian railway station, Zelenskyy says
At least 30 people have been injured in a Russian drone strike on a Ukrainian railway station, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said.
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Guns, cash and American aid: Investigation reveals Israel's support for Gaza militia
A Sky News investigation has uncovered new details about Israel’s support for a Palestinian rebel group with extremist ties and a history of looting aid trucks.
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Sky News joins NATO air patrol designed to deter Russia from pushing boundaries
Out of the darkness, flashing bars of red and blue, followed by the black, avian-like forms of two Typhoon fighter jets, emerge and glide side-long towards our plane.
Sport
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Ruben Amorim: Manchester United head coach says he will not resign and insists his system is not the problem as pressure builds
Ruben Amorim said he has no plans to walk away from the Manchester United job and insisted his system is not to blame for their struggles in an impassioned press conference.
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Wigan Warriors secure Super League Grand Final spot with 18-6 win over Leigh Leopards in play-off semi-finals
Wigan Warriors booked a spot in the Super League Grand Final with an 18-6 victory over neighbours Leigh Leopards at The Brick Community Stadium.
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Ange Postecoglou: Nottingham Forest head coach under pressure with trip to Newcastle crucial
Pressure is mounting on Ange Postecoglou less than a month into his new role at Nottingham Forest and Sky Sports News has been told owner Evangelos Marinakis will not hesitate in removing the head coach if performances and results do not quickly improve.
Showbiz News
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Sean 'Diddy' Combs sentenced to more than four years in prison
Sean "Diddy" Combs has been sentenced to more than four years in prison over prostitution charges relating to his former girlfriends and male sex workers.
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Oasis guitarist 'Bonehead' taking break from reunion tour as he reveals prostate cancer diagnosis
Oasis guitarist Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs has announced he has prostate cancer and will have to take a "planned break" from the band's current reunion tour.
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Keeping Up Appearances star Dame Patricia Routledge has died
Actress Dame Patricia Routledge, best known for TV show Keeping Up Appearances, has died aged 96, her agent has said.
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Lawsuit over Nirvana album art featuring naked baby thrown out for a second time
A lawsuit against Nirvana - filed by a man who claimed his depiction as a naked four-month-old baby on their album cover was child pornography - has been dismissed for the second time.
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Why emergency Eurovision vote on Israel might not stop a broadcast boycott
Eurovision is supposed to be a celebration of the unifying power of music. But for the past two years, it has attracted protests and fan boycotts over its inclusion of Israel amid the country's continued military action in Gaza.
Technology
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'Best month ever' for UK battery electric vehicle sales
Nearly a quarter of vehicles sold in the UK last month were battery electric (BEV) models, according to industry figures.
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Business and green groups alarmed by Tory plan to scrap climate pollution rules
The Conservatives have pledged to scrap Britain's landmark climate change law that limits pollution, and replace it with a plan for "cheap and reliable" energy.
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Primatologist Jane Goodall, famous for her study of chimpanzees, has died
British conservationist and primatologist Dame Jane Goodall, known for her pioneering studies of chimpanzees, has died aged 91.
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Two species of disease-carrying mosquitoes found in UK
Two species of disease-carrying mosquitoes have been found in the UK - and are spreading as the climate warms, scientists have warned.
Strange News
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Long-lost Spanish treasure worth $1m discovered off Florida coast
Long-lost Spanish treasure worth an estimated $1m (£740,000) has been discovered off the coast of Florida.
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Ashraf Mahrous: Egypt's 'strongman' wrestler pulls ship using his teeth
An Egyptian wrestler is hoping he has set a world record after pulling a 700-ton (635,000kg) ship with his teeth.
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Pokemon pushes back against ICE deportation video - joining list riled by Trump administration
Pokemon has said it did not give permission for the show's popular theme song to be used in a video showing deportations posted by the US government.
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Teenagers Wu and Tang who urinated in Shanghai restaurant's hotpot fined more than £230,000
Two teenagers who filmed themselves urinating into a restaurant's hotpot broth have been ordered, along with their parents, to apologise and pay a fine of £227,000, Chinese state media has said.
Videos
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Radioactive issues could still derail Gaza ceasefire despite momentum for peace
The speed with which the diplomacy is moving is dizzying but the question remains whether or not it will lead to concrete developments, or instead become mired in quicksand like so many previous peace processes in the Middle East.
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Dozens injured after 'savage' Russian drone strike on Ukrainian railway station, Zelenskyy says
At least 30 people have been injured in a Russian drone strike on a Ukrainian railway station, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said.
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Michelle Mone says she won't step down as Tory peer - and accuses chancellor of 'endangering' her
Baroness Michelle Mone says she will defy calls for her to step down from the House of Lords after PPE Medpro, a company founded by her husband, was ordered to repay £122m to the government for providing faulty PPE at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Inside Pablo Escobar's home city where drugs are readily available to a traffic jam of cars
"Listen man, we're a narco state, it's just how it is, if you want to see drug deals, I'll show you drug deals - it's Colombia."
