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Harriet Boswell, of Stowmarket in Suffolk, has been banned from the roads for drink driving.

A package was thrown from outside into the prisons exercise yard

Newport council is cutting collections of non-recyclable waste (black bins) from every fortnight to every three weeks for 12,000 households.

Newport council is cutting collections of non-recyclable waste (black bins) from every fortnight to every three weeks for 12,000 households.

Telecommunications company Virgin Media is planning to install equipment in dozens of roads across Horsham as part of a nationwide network expansion.

The city of San Diego has an ambitious climate action goal to hit net zero emissions by 2035, but climate activists have been demanding a timeline for how the city intends to get there. Mayor Todd Gloria joins Midday Edition to talk about the draft plan released this week, and the city’s plan to stop using downtown’s Golden Hall as a homeless shelter. Then, even though California has long been a bastion of reproductive rights, anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers still outnumber abortion c...

A MAN went on an abusive tirade on a Bournemouth-bound flight after getting drunk to cope with his fear of flying, a court heard.

He was ordered to pay £239 in a fine, costs and a surcharge. NICKI ANSTEE, 43, of Pyke Street, Barry, was banned from driving for 12 months after he admitted drug driving with cocaine derivative benzoylecgonine in his blood. He was ordered to pay £369 in a fine, costs and a surcharge. JORDAN LEE WARD, 19, of Williams Crescent, Barry, was ordered to pay £244 in a fine, costs and a surcharge for driving without insurance. His driving record endorsed with six points. ELLIS WATKINS, 31, of...

The audit took four months and was published in November. It identified 209 statues, buildings and street names with links to slavery but critics say the focus should be elsewhere during the pandemic.

Homes have been damaged and power tools stolen in a spate of overnight burglaries in Benfleet.