Plans to demolish a bridge built in 1897 and replace it with a modern one are set to be approved. Boxted Bridge, on the Essex-Suffolk border, was closed to cars …
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Hong Kong residents found downloading or sharing a mobile game app about defeating the communist regime may be punished under national security laws, police have said. According to the website …
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Anti-social behaviour and misuse led to escalators at a Liverpool railway station being out of action for nearly two years, a city council report has revealed. The escalators outside Moorfields …
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A driver who caused the death of a 74-year-old pedestrian in a crash in Bristol last year has received a suspended sentence. Stuart Veck, 33, was driving a Peugeot 108 …
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An historic Derbyshire stately home can now host music festivals with a capacity of up to 5,000 people, despite concerns over noise and parking. South Derbyshire District Council granted a …
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A Surrey wildlife charity is raising money to keep its animal hospital running. Harper Asprey Wildlife Rescue, headquartered at land owned by Queen guitarist Brian May near Windlesham, has been …
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A suspected grenade has been found in a shed, causing 150 homes to be evacuated. Police have put up a 328ft (100m) cordon around a property on Gilsland Crescent in …
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A man has been charged with murder following a fatal stabbing in Twickenham, south-west London, on Saturday night. Harpal Singh Roopra, 38, died after being found with stab wounds in …
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A rail operator has installed "easy-to-use" defibrillators at all of its stations. c2c has 26 stations across South Essex and London, which run between Fenchurch Street and Shoeburyness. The company …
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Firefighters have spent the night tackling a blaze at a large recycling warehouse. Crews from seven stations were called to Cressex Business Park in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, at 01:00 BST. …