Summary

  • Updates from Monday 26 May to Sunday 31 May

  1. Flat plans approved despite 'slums' fearpublished at 12:50 British Summer Time 28 March 2021

    Councillor Alan Amos raised concerns about the size of the flats, likening them to "rabbit hutches".

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  2. Boy, 6, finds '488-million-year-old' fossil in gardenpublished at 09:48 British Summer Time 28 March 2021

    The schoolboy was "digging for worms" when he came across the fossil, which dates back millions of years.

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  3. Students lose thousands in foreign placement rowpublished at 08:39 British Summer Time 28 March 2021

    Medical students are refused refunds despite Covid forcing them to cancel global work trips.

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  4. Saints crush Worcester as Ashton sees redpublished at 17:38 Greenwich Mean Time 27 March 2021

    Northampton Saints run in nine tries to beat 14-man Worcester Warriors, who have ex-England winger Chris Ashton sent off.

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  5. Police have not 'given up' on unsolved murder casepublished at 17:16 Greenwich Mean Time 27 March 2021

    The body of a man found buried in a shallow grave remains unidentified.

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  6. Officer attacked as 'up to 100' attend house partypublished at 15:09 Greenwich Mean Time 27 March 2021

    Up to 100 people were at the party in the early hours of Saturday morning, police say.

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  7. Teenager killed and six hurt in parked car crashpublished at 13:56 Greenwich Mean Time 27 March 2021

    The 19-year-old was a passenger in a Seat Leon which crashed into a parked car on Friday night.

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  8. Ambulance staff to get body-worn cameraspublished at 10:49 Greenwich Mean Time 27 March 2021

    The cameras will be distributed among 15 hubs based on the number of reported assaults.

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  9. Husband's grief as wife dies before adoptingpublished at 09:55 Greenwich Mean Time 27 March 2021

    Geeta Kalsi, whose dream it was to become a mum, caught Covid-19 in January and died in hospital.

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  10. Boy placed in housing 85 miles from schoolpublished at 09:13 Greenwich Mean Time 27 March 2021

    The family made the four-hour round trip after being placed in emergency B&B accommodation.

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  11. Hate crimes on police 'more likely to be charged'published at 08:35 Greenwich Mean Time 27 March 2021

    Police officers and staff made up a small portion of overall cases but up to half of crimes charged.

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  12. Woman creates 'lockdown zoo' for grandchildrenpublished at 07:15 Greenwich Mean Time 27 March 2021

    Julie Thomas has made more than 200 figures from buttons and beads during the pandemic.

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  13. Rollerskating great-grandad's 90th birthday appealpublished at 19:05 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2021

    John Wilcock, inspired by Captain Sir Tom Moore, hopes to do 90 laps of a courtyard for charity.

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  14. Man gets his skates on in 90th birthday fundraiserpublished at 18:44 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2021

    Inspired by Captain Sir Tom Moore John Wilcock takes up a charity challenge in time for his 90th birthday.

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  15. Crufts 2021 cancelled amid Covid 'uncertainty'published at 17:59 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2021

    The decision to scrap this year's event was not "taken lightly", the Crufts chairman says.

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  16. Lorraine Cox 'may have died from drugs and alcohol'published at 17:17 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2021

    A toxic combination of ketamine and alcohol could have led to her death, expert says.

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  17. Nurses kept on after death 'as they knew patients'published at 17:05 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2021

    Care staff who committed "gross failures" as Rachel Johnston died remained in post, inquest hears.

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  18. Mental health unit suicide 'didn't need to happen'published at 16:54 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2021

    Azra Hussain is the seventh person in as many years to hang herself at the secure accommodation.

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  19. Serving PC and ex-officer charged with misconductpublished at 16:49 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2021

    PC Anthony Ritchie and former PC Steven Walters are due to appear in court next month.

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  20. Man rescues stranded goose stuck in mudpublished at 16:22 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2021

    Footage shows a man wading through thick mud to help the bird from a lake which has been drained.

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