Tributes have been paid to a "kind, witty and hardworking" councillor who has died at the age of 77 after being diagnosed with cancer. Tewkesbury Borough Councillor Elaine MacTiernan was …
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"I was brought up as your little sister, you shouldn't have harmed me. You cannot undo the harm you have done." Jill Harris was sexually abused by her brother John …
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Fans visiting the Isle of Man TT have described the excitement of watching the "ultimate race" from up close around the course. Tens of thousands of visitors have travelled to …
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A murder probe has been launched after a woman aged in her 20s was fatally stabbed in south London. Officers were called to Frith Road, Croydon, just after 09:00 BST …
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A new four-screen cinema in Gainsborough is on course to open in the summer, according to managers. The £9m project in Market Place comprises a Savoy cinema, two retail units …
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Bin workers are to switch to four-day weeks and recycling collections will be made on alternate fortnights, North Yorkshire Council has announced. Refuse workers will work the same number of …
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Historic remains believed to be part of one of the largest medieval hospitals in the north of England have been uncovered during emergency roadworks in York. The works began after …
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Just past the mid-point in the spring season and it has been a rollercoaster ride of weather patterns. It was the driest March in Northern Ireland since 2012, provisionally the …
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One death every seven minutes: The world's worst country to give birth
by Hannahby HannahAt the age of 24, Nafisa Salahu was in danger of becoming just another statistic in Nigeria, where a woman dies giving birth every seven minutes, on average. Going into …
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A plan by a school to ban skirts in a bid to make uniform more gender-neutral has been paused after the head teacher received "discriminatory and bigoted" feedback. On Monday, …