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  1. Oil drilling legal fight goes to Court of Appealpublished at 20:48 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2021

    A woman will challenge a council decision to allow an oil well near her Surrey home to be enlarged.

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  2. 'Bomb Bristol' candidate withdraws from electionpublished at 18:44 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2021

    The Conservatives apologised after the tweet from Stephen Halbhube, an ex-candidate in East Sussex.

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  3. Six boats with 183 migrants on board interceptedpublished at 10:58 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2021

    About 1,046 people have crossed the English Channel in small boats so far this year.

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  4. Driver charged after 17 migrants found in lorrypublished at 10:08 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2021

    Hakan Zengin is accused of trying smuggle people out of the UK in a lorry.

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  5. SEND family spends £20k fighting for school placepublished at 06:47 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2021

    Some families are taking on massive debt to secure the help their children are legally entitled to.

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  6. Teenage campaigner hopeful for post-Covid worldpublished at 18:45 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2021

    Teenage environmental campaigner Bella Lack said she hopes the pandemic brings about real change.

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  7. Local elections: The picture in the South Eastpublished at 13:57 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2021

    The first elections since the pandemic began take place on 6 May.

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  8. From cabin crew to ambulance call handlerpublished at 11:43 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2021

    After 18 years in aviation, the pandemic led Claire Rockcliffe to a new career in the NHS.

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  9. The last 'normal' pictures of life before lockdownpublished at 07:15 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2021

    Pub drinks, visiting elderly parents and watching football are among the images you shared with us.

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  10. Facing a second birthday in full lockdownpublished at 07:00 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2021

    People born on the anniversary of lockdown are facing another birthday under strictest restrictions.

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  11. 'Finding our mum's windsurf sails'published at 12:28 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2021

    Jamie and Zoe Furlong are attempting to track down windsurf sails their late mother Lisa Vincent designed in the 1980s.

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  12. County cricket to continue on BBC radiopublished at 12:01 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2021

    BBC local radio will continue to broadcast ball-by-ball county cricket commentary for the next four seasons.

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  13. Driving ban for man, 94, over cyclist crash deathpublished at 11:28 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2021

    James MacKie will have to sit an extended driving test after serving a four-year ban.

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  14. Driver held after 16 migrants found in lorrypublished at 08:45 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2021

    The Turkish driver is suspected of planning to move the migrants out of the UK through the ports.

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  15. Chief constable defends handling of Brighton vigilpublished at 17:49 Greenwich Mean Time 19 March 2021

    Jo Shiner says police could have handled the event "more sensitively" but acted proportionately.

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  16. Arrested journalist seeks damages from policepublished at 15:49 Greenwich Mean Time 19 March 2021

    Lawyers for Andy Aitchison argue his arrest, detention and a search of his house were unlawful.

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  17. Mother loses appeal to keep daughter alivepublished at 15:45 Greenwich Mean Time 19 March 2021

    Paula Parfitt loses appeal after judge earlier ruled her daughter should be allowed to die.

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  18. Couple jailed over death of baby daughterpublished at 15:16 Greenwich Mean Time 19 March 2021

    Michael Roe is jailed for life while Tiffany Tate will serve nearly three years for allowing Holly's death.

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  19. One person dies in overnight property firepublished at 13:47 Greenwich Mean Time 19 March 2021

    Six fire crews were sent to the scene in Banstead, Surrey Fire and Rescue Service says.

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  20. Passengers stuck for weeks at Paris airportpublished at 18:52 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March 2021

    Twenty-six Algerians who flew from the UK have spent three weeks waiting to complete their journey.

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