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  1. Channel swim in memory of dad who died of cancerpublished at 12:56 British Summer Time 8 April 2021

    Rosalind South lost her husband at 34, and wants to raise awareness of bowel cancer in young people.

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  2. Relive the opening day of the 2021 County Championship seasonpublished at 10:42 British Summer Time 8 April 2021

    Relive the opening day of the 2021 County Championship season as defending champions Essex make a strong start.

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  3. Dramatic moment lorry crashes on motorway bridgepublished at 09:37 British Summer Time 8 April 2021

    Dashcam footage shows the lorry jack-knifing across the M25, leaving it hanging over a bridge.

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  4. Lorry hangs over bridge after motorway crashpublished at 19:41 British Summer Time 7 April 2021

    The M25 and A2 are closed in both directions due to a lorry hanging off the side of a bridge.

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  5. Army training base powered by solar for first timepublished at 15:35 British Summer Time 7 April 2021

    The Defence School of Transport is the first of four pilot sites to generate its own energy.

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  6. County-by-county commentators guidepublished at 15:30 British Summer Time 7 April 2021

    BBC local radio cricket commentators give their thoughts on how the season might pan out for their county.

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  7. Pair found guilty of murdering drugs supplierpublished at 15:26 British Summer Time 7 April 2021

    Gurinderjit Rai was found shot dead in a car after a "planned assassination" by other dealers.

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  8. Appeal after pedestrian killed in crashpublished at 15:23 British Summer Time 7 April 2021

    Surrey Police are appealing for witnesses after a 74-year-old woman was hit by a car and died.

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  9. What to look out for in the County Championshippublished at 15:22 British Summer Time 7 April 2021

    With the County Championship making an eagerly anticipated return on Thursday, here's a look at who and what to watch out for.

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  10. Residents 'bombarded' by flies from sewage workspublished at 17:41 British Summer Time 6 April 2021

    Southern Water say treatment works across the country are struggling to control insect numbers.

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  11. White Cliffs sites considered for Dame Vera statuepublished at 17:31 British Summer Time 6 April 2021

    Forces' Sweetheart Dame Vera Lynn immortalised the White Cliffs in one of her most famous songs.

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  12. World War Two veteran raises thousands for charitypublished at 15:46 British Summer Time 6 April 2021

    Charlie Pallett says he wants donations to charity rather than presents for his 100th birthday.

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  13. Warwick team triumph in University Challenge finalpublished at 14:54 British Summer Time 6 April 2021

    Warwick University defeated opponents from Cambridge's Magdalene College in the BBC Two quiz show.

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  14. Surrey sign Australia all-rounder Abbottpublished at 12:15 British Summer Time 6 April 2021

    Australia all-rounder Sean Abbott will join Surrey for their T20 Blast campaign and three County Championship matches.

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  15. Migrant stowaways found hiding on Channel vesselpublished at 08:23 British Summer Time 6 April 2021

    The migrants, who presented as Moroccan nationals, are "fit and healthy", the Home Office says.

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  16. Base jumper injured in leap at beauty spotpublished at 17:00 British Summer Time 5 April 2021

    The casualty leapt from Beachy Head, a cliff in East Sussex that reaches a height of 162m (530ft).

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  17. How the pandemic will change how we cast our votespublished at 16:59 British Summer Time 1 April 2021

    The pandemic will mean an increase in postal voting and extra precautions at polling stations.

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  18. Charity which employs PM's fiancée investigatedpublished at 13:03 British Summer Time 1 April 2021

    Inquiries have been launched into the Aspinall Foundation and Howletts Wild Animal Trust.

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  19. Should airports be allowed to expand?published at 01:26 British Summer Time 1 April 2021

    Climate change: Should aviation be allowed to expand?

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  20. Cliff collapse warning after people pose near edgepublished at 18:29 British Summer Time 31 March 2021

    Coastguards have urged people to "stay well away" from the edge after recent rock falls.

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