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  • Latest updates on Friday 1 February

  1. Maths graduate jailed for owning bomb-making bookpublished at 18:28 British Summer Time 21 May 2021

    Oliver Bel was arrested after posting on Facebook that he wanted to "go on a spree", a court hears.

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  2. Man murdered neighbour in motiveless attackpublished at 17:58 British Summer Time 21 May 2021

    Andrew Claydon has never explained his "callous and cowardly attack" on Matthew Pearson, police say.

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  3. Four games rained off in Championshippublished at 16:43 British Summer Time 21 May 2021

    Rain abandons day two in the Derbyshire-Durham, Northants-Lancashire, Gloucestershire-Somerset and Notts-Worcestershire games.

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  4. Tyre firm boss 'had ringside seat' as student shotpublished at 16:03 British Summer Time 21 May 2021

    Aya Hachem, 19, stopped and gave way to cyclists moments before she was shot dead, a court hears.

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  5. Huge fatberg 'eaten from inside out' in removalpublished at 14:34 British Summer Time 21 May 2021

    A new method to remove fatbergs sees a 200-tonne "unflushable" mass cut to pieces in a sewer.

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  6. Baby boy found dead on golf course is buriedpublished at 12:02 British Summer Time 21 May 2021

    Police are trying to trace the family of the baby, whose body was found at the course in January.

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  7. Arena attack survivors share their stories of hopepublished at 11:03 British Summer Time 21 May 2021

    Survivors of the Manchester attack talk about rebuilding their future four years after the atrocity.

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  8. Zoo celebrates first red-bellied lemur birthpublished at 09:39 British Summer Time 21 May 2021

    The baby's arrival as the first of its kind at Chester Zoo makes it "extra special", a keeper says.

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  9. Northants and Lancs frustrated by rainpublished at 16:35 British Summer Time 20 May 2021

    Only 16.5 overs are bowled on day one of Northamptonshire's County Championship match with Lancashire due to rain.

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  10. Teenager admits karate kicking man, 74, into riverpublished at 15:57 British Summer Time 20 May 2021

    Footage of Benjamin Bridgeman assaulting the man, who was fishing, was posted on Snapchat.

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  11. Strawberry farmer tells of battle with cold springpublished at 15:42 British Summer Time 20 May 2021

    A strawberry farmer reveals the novel methods he has used to help his crop through a chilly spring.

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  12. Poor weather impacts strawberry farm's productionpublished at 15:24 British Summer Time 20 May 2021

    A strawberry farmer reveals how he has coped with the poorer weather conditions.

  13. 'Natural' for Hillsborough force to defend itselfpublished at 15:01 British Summer Time 20 May 2021

    There was no "conspiratorial" effort to remove criticism of senior officers from statements, a court hears.

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  14. Man jailed for trying to frame man as terroristpublished at 14:53 British Summer Time 20 May 2021

    Gerald Banyard tried to implicate his landlord's partner in revenge over a faulty boiler.

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  15. Student shot dead 'amid feud between tyre firms'published at 13:32 British Summer Time 20 May 2021

    Aya Hachem, 19, was "in the wrong place at the wrong time' when she was killed, a court hears.

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  16. Luxury mansions to be demolished in planning rowpublished at 10:08 British Summer Time 20 May 2021

    The five mansions were found to have been built larger than allowed and harming green belt land.

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  17. Premier League striker charged with drink drivingpublished at 09:41 British Summer Time 20 May 2021

    Ashley Barnes was arrested hours after Burnley FC beat Fulham, securing their top-flight status.

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  18. Dancing through the Blitz: Blackpool's Big Band Storypublished at 18:13 British Summer Time 19 May 2021

    90-minute documentary film presented by Jools Holland, Lucy Worsley and Len Goodman, celebrating the big band sound and uncovering the social history behind the music that kept the nation's spirits up through the Second World War.

    Blackpool was one of the few resorts that remained open during the war, training troops by day and offering a welcome escape from the horrors of war.

    Featuring extracts from a specially recorded BBC4 concert given by Jools Holland and his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra at the Empress Ballroom, Blackpool.

  19. Views from landmark 1,000ft tall transmitterpublished at 16:41 British Summer Time 19 May 2021

    Engineers on the Winter Hill transmitter, the eighth tallest structure in the UK, share the view.

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