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  1. Military asylum seeker sites 'filthy and run-down'published at 18:55 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2021

    Inspectors criticised conditions at Napier Barracks in Folkestone and Penally camp in Pembrokeshire.

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  2. Funeral held for fisherman who drownedpublished at 15:27 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2021

    Robert Morley was one of two men who drowned when the Joanna C sank off the coast of Sussex.

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  3. School rolls out red carpet for returning pupilspublished at 14:18 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2021

    "Excited" teachers also greeted the pupils of Burstow Primary with balloon arrangements and bubbles.

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  4. 50 migrants intercepted crossing the Channelpublished at 07:24 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2021

    More than 671 people have attempted to cross the Channel in small boats during 2021.

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  5. Mum's 'fear of moving on' without missing daughterpublished at 11:53 Greenwich Mean Time 7 March 2021

    Georgina Gharsallah was last seen in Worthing, West Sussex, on 7 March 2018.

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  6. Dozens of ferrets stolen from rescue centrepublished at 11:04 Greenwich Mean Time 6 March 2021

    The thieves would have used several cages and a vehicle to transport the animals, police say.

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  7. Boy inspired by Capt Tom walks 100 laps of estatepublished at 04:26 Greenwich Mean Time 6 March 2021

    Neighbours cheered Vinnie as he did laps of his estate in Barnham dressed as Captain Sir Tom Moore.

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  8. Woman has 'zero quality of life' due to seizurespublished at 13:30 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2021

    Since May Zoe Grimes has gone from leading an active life to having up to 20 seizures a day.

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  9. Condition causes woman up to 20 seizures a daypublished at 13:29 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2021

    Zoe Grimes, 31, was fit and healthy until a sudden seizure triggered a debilitating condition.

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  10. Man arrested after fatal M40 crashpublished at 12:40 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2021

    A driver is arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and is in police custody.

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  11. Hammer killer loses appeal against convictionpublished at 21:40 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2021

    Three judges decided not to admit new evidence over the murder of Peter Bick in 2011.

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  12. Murmuration of starlings caught swooping by pierpublished at 18:21 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2021

    Marc Abraham filmed the birds' spectacular aerobatics from Brighton beach.

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  13. 'Deeply social' park scene wins top painting prizepublished at 17:18 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2021

    Judges say Kathryn Maple's winning picture "depicts the very thing we are currently unable to share".

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  14. Surrey sign Windies paceman Roachpublished at 13:55 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2021

    West Indies pace bowler Kemar Roach signs for Surrey for the first seven County Championship fixtures of the new season.

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  15. Analysis: Aviation industry angry at 'being ignored'published at 15:01 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2021

    BBC transport correspondent Caroline Davies writes:

    Heathrow airportImage source, Getty Images

    Many in the aviation industry are infuriated that it was not mentioned during today’s budget.

    Just over a week ago, the prime minister did include international travel in the road map out of lockdown, saying that it would resume no sooner than 17 May.

    But with many predicting that it will take months, if not years, for the industry to return to profitability, airlines and airports had said that further support would be needed.

    While the industry will be pleased that furlough and airport business rates relief is continuing, no further sector specific support was promised in today’s budget.

    Airport group Heathrow said that the Chancellor "continues to ignore the UK’s aviation sector" and that today was a ‘missed opportunity to ensure the sector can play a key role in the country’s economic recovery'.

    While British Airline Pilots Association said it was ‘absolutely dismayed’ that aviation was not included.

    All eyes will now be on the government’s Global Travel Task Force to provide an idea of how the sector can reopen safely this summer.

  16. 'Entire pavement stolen' from village overnightpublished at 14:48 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2021

    Whoever took the slabs had "made a right old mess", according to local resident Alan Stainer.

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  17. Ex-MP loses sex assaults prison sentence appealpublished at 13:49 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2021

    Charlie Elphicke's lawyers had argued he had lost his career, marriage and "good character".

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  18. Murder-accused dad 'lost in lies' over baby deathpublished at 13:00 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2021

    Michael Roe is cross examined in a trial relating to the death of his eight-week-old daughter Holly.

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  19. Four boats with 66 migrants on board interceptedpublished at 17:57 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2021

    Over 580 people have made the crossing so far this year, compared to 246 in the same period in 2020.

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  20. Murder-accused dad 'heart ripped out' over babypublished at 17:43 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2021

    Michael Roe and Tiffany Tate deny charges relating to the death of their daughter Holly Roe.

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