Nathan Murdoch says seeing the city come together has "made me proud".

'Life experiences changed my racist opinions'

The number of reported cases of dog fouling in the Telford and Wrekin Council area has increased by 36% in a year. In 2023-24 there were 1,119 cases reported and cleared, an average of almost 100 a month, up from 823 in the previous financial year. Despite that, fewer than...

Dog fouling on the rise but no fines paid

Leaders in north-east England have issued a call for calm days after police and businesses were targeted in riots. The seven council leaders in the region said it was "business as usual" after violence erupted in Sunderland, Middlesbrough, and Hartlepool. Unrest spread after the Southport attack in which three young...

North East leaders appeal for calm after riots

Almost 300 homes are to be built on an industrial site that was initially planned for redevelopment 10 years ago. Durham County Council is to build 282 homes on the site at Stephenson Road, between Peterlee and Horden, after its plans were approved on Friday. Planning permission was initially given...

Almost 300 homes to be built on old industrial site

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"They accidentally gave us 2 washers and a dryer when we only ordered 1 of each". Last month, Lowe’s experienced a glitch that lowered the price of its $2,300 Midea jumbo capacity refrigerator to just $169.

‘Lowe’s messed up’: Shopper says they got $2,300 fridge at Lowe’s for just $169

Sunderland City Council wants to open four rooms as part of its planned homeless hub.

Overnight pods for homeless people planned

Previous Home Office plans would have seen the hotel used by migrants

Hotel could be used to house homeless people

Unite members had been due to walk out from 14 – 22 August after rejecting two previous wage increases.

Two unions call off bin worker strike after new pay offer

Police are investigating reports that a man claiming to be Ben Needham, who disappeared on the Greek island of Kos in 1991, has come forward to authorities in Denmark. The news comes 33 years to the day of his disappearance on 24 July. Ben, from Sheffield, was 21 months old...

Police check DNA of man claiming to be Ben Needham

Holly Newton was stabbed multiple times by a 16-year-old boy in a town centre in January 2023.

Girl 'really annoyed' with killer before attack

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Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

The fire service says residents need to be extra cautious in the hot weather.

Firefighters put out field blaze

Police say the man found in the River Sherbourne was taken to hospital but died a short time later.

Man, 33, dies after being pulled from river

A department store will shut its doors for good in Northampton town centre this weekend. Next will have its final day of trading on Saturday and will be replaced by an as yet unknown retailer. Mark Mullen, the operations manager for Northampton Town Centre Business Improvement District (BID), said the...

Major retailer to close permanently in town centre

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

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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

A metal detectorist found the coin from the 1600s on the grounds of Sausmarez Manor on Wednesday.

Coin dating back to 17th century found in Guernsey

The charge relates to a post on a Facebook story regarding a Rotherham hotel housing asylum seekers.

Woman in court accused of stirring up racial hatred

One raunchy piece of advice made Haliey Welch an internet sensation — though her fame has come with a price. The 23-year-old, best known as "hawk tuah girl," has had to deal with some rather creepy fans ever since a video of Welch giving a tip about intercourse went insanely viral online.

'Hawk Tuah' Girl Haliey Welch Says She Was Offered $600 to 'Spit in a Jar' After Her Lovemaking Tip

Hugh Nelson is due to be jailed in what police say is a "landmark case".

Man used AI to make indecent child images

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Calls for more bins to tackle littering

A councillor in Norwich blames a shortage of bins for littering in part of the...

Calls for more bins to tackle littering

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