Rail lines have reopened after a problem at a depot disrupted train services to and from Brighton. Southern rail said there may still be cancellations or delays while the service recovered, and disruption was expected to continue until 20:00 BST. Earlier, Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), which runs Southern, along with...

Lines reopen after commuters hit by rail disruption

Disruption is expected until the end of the day, warns Network Rail.

Rail services disrupted by embankment fire

A 14-week consultation is to take place to help determine whether local bus services should be franchised. The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority said there were "potential pathways for improving bus services for local communities" and public involvement could help inform the decision. It said franchising would give the authority...

Views wanted on bus service franchising options

The court hears Billy Thompson, 31, did not know it was an offence to make the comments.

Maryport man jailed over racist online post

North Carolina State

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Pittsboro, NC

Town Talks

When it comes to dining out, the search for that perfect restaurant experience can be daunting. However, the food experts at LoveFood.com have taken some of the guesswork out by compiling a list of the most famous restaurants in every state.

The Most Famous North Carolina Restaurant Is Not Where You Think

Jodie Beer is jailed for six years for trying to take cocaine, pills and phones into Parc prison.

Prison officer smuggled drugs in juice cartons

This year's festival in Scarborough is no longer going ahead, organisers have announced.

Music festival cancelled due to low ticket sales

The Standard

Detectives are searching for two boys after a teenage girl was left “extremely frightened and shaken” when she was threatened on a bus in Bexley.The 17-year-old victim was travelling on the B15 on April 22 when two boys sitting behind her whispered a threat of sexual violence.They then got off at Ruskin Drive Stop G in Welling.The victim reported the incident to officers the same day.PC Toby Bayliss, the investigating officer from the Met’s Road and Transport Policing Command, said: “This incident understandably left the victim feeling extremely frightened and shaken. We will not tolerate this type of language and...

Police hunt for two boys after teenage girl left 'extremely shaken' by threat on bus

Ohio State

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On Tuesday, licensed Ohio dispensaries began legally selling non-medical marijuana to consumers; however, the drug’s possession, growth and/or usage are still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus. Credit: Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay Times/TNS [Original caption: Four citizen-led petitions with proposals to update Dallas’ charter hit the 20,000 valid signature threshold to make it on the Nov. 5 election ballot, including one that would ban police officers from arresting or citing people carrying less than four ounces of marijuana.] As of Tuesday, students 21 and older can now legally purchase marijuana in Ohio.

Dispensary sales of recreational marijuana began Tuesday; possession and usage still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus

Julie Sweeney, 53, is charged with sending communications threatening death or serious harm.

Woman appears in court over Facebook hate post

The ex-model failed to turn up to court to face a hearing related to her multiple bankruptcies.

Katie Price in Heathrow arrest after court no-show

Chicago, IL

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Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

A tribunal determines Dr Marc Whitehouse's fitness to practise to be impaired.

False prescriptions doctor's licence suspended

Polk County, FL

Fort Meade, FL

Uncovering Florida

The Polk County Sheriff's Office has made an arrest after conducting an investigation into a case of credit card fraud involving 28-year-old Burger King employee, Kellyn Miley. The incident was discussed in detail during this morning's briefing with Sheriff Grady Judd.

Burger King Employee Caught Using Customer's Credit Card for Food at Former Job

A recent social media update from Cherokee, the site of North Carolina's first and only cannabis dispensary, announced that adult-use recreational marijuana is coming soon. The Aug. 1 post is a landmark occasion. The Great Smoky Cannabis Co., run by Qualla Enterprises backed by the Eastern Band of Cherokee, will become the first N.C. recreational marijuana dispensary to fully open to adults over the age of 21.

Will recreational marijuana be legal in NC? What to know after Cherokee approved sales

A man who claimed his puppy was injured and scalded as a result of accidents has been jailed and banned from keeping animals for a decade. Dontae West, 19, from Hilliards Croft, Birmingham, was sentenced at the city's crown court for causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal. In 2023,...

Dog owner jailed over injuries to his puppy

The RSPCA wants to know why the puppies were left to fend for themselves.

Eight puppies dumped in shopping bag in woodland

The Guardian

Almost 400 people have been arrested since far-right disturbances broke out, with unrest also in Belfast

Why are people rioting across England and how many are involved?

As they were driving along the A358, Mr Bennett said his wife's contractions became "worse and worse". "I thought I would have one [contraction] per junction," said Mrs Bennett, jokingly. "I thought four or five minutes per junction, I can do that," she added. As her contractions grew closer, Mr...

Mr Bennett said: "She pulled out a baby, just right there and then as I was driving along."

The Independent

A nine-year-old girl is in a life-threatening condition after she and her five-year-old brother were hit by a bus.The girl and her brother were walking along Watling Street in Bexleyheath, southeast London with a family member when they were struck.Both youngsters were rushed to hospital by ambulance and the male bus driver was arrested at the scene and remains in custody. Her younger brother was taken to hospital as a precaution, the Metropolitan Police said.Detectives have appealed for any witnesses to come forward.A spokesperson for Metropolitan Police said: “At 09.05hrs on Saturday, 3 August, police were called to a bus...

Girl fighting for life after she was hit by bus as driver arrested

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Disruption expected as bus workers strike again

RMT union members in Somerset and Cornwall will take industrial action from 9 to12...

Disruption expected as bus workers strike again

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