A gang that sold millions of pounds worth of cocaine and cannabis across Devon and Cornwall has been sentenced. Twelve people were sentenced at Exeter Crown Court on Thursday for the role they played in distributing at least 860lb (390kg) of cannabis, with a street value of £4m, and 41lb (18.8kg) of cocaine.

Gang sentenced for selling drugs across South West

For 149 years, a Lake District town has played host to a Christian convention that has grown from a small affair in a vicar's garden to a big annual gathering, drawing crowds from all over the world. Keswick Convention now takes place over three weeks in the summer and this...

'Wrong time' for Christian convention as trade hit

The Opt-Out scheme in Nottingham has already found a number of previously undiagnosed cases.

Hundreds tested for HIV and hepatitis in new scheme

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A woman has been arrested after a man suffered a serious head injury in a Derbyshire village. Police were called by East Midlands Ambulance Service at about 00:30 BST on Sunday to say the man, who is in his 20s, had been found in Station Road, Hatton. The assault is...

Woman arrested after man found with serious head injuries

Officers say she was approached by a man who then assaulted her a short time later.

Police appeal after woman assaulted in churchyard

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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.

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Police say a 27-year-old man was found with a gunshot wound on Sunday afternoon.

Man in hospital after Leeds shooting

Police say they have not arrested anyone yet in connection with the incident on Keighley Road.

'Substantial' cannabis farm discovered in town

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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 epicentre hit near Highland Park, a neighbourhood in Los Angeles County not far from the famous Hollywood sign.

4.4 magnitude earthquake hits Los Angeles area

A fire has broken out at a derelict seafront hotel on the Isle of Wight for the second time in a week. Firefighters from three stations across the island were called to the Ocean Hotel on the High Street, Sandown, on Thursday at about 20:00 BST. The blaze, found by...

Second fire in days at derelict seafront hotel

Firefighters, police, paramedics and the air ambulance are at the scene of the crash.

Eight injured in double-decker bus and car crash

The government hopes to sign up a firm for the supply and distribution of period products.

Government seeks period product provider

Campaigners against a 170-home development on the outskirts of an Oxfordshire town have described their "upset" after outline planning permission was granted on appeal. Vistry Homes' proposals for a site east of Warwick Road in Banbury were refused by Cherwell District Council in 2023 but have now been allowed by the Planning Inspectorate.

Rural campaigners 'upset' over plan for 170 homes

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

Stones were thrown at a man in parkland in Belfast in an incident which police are treating as a racially-motivated hate crime. It is the latest in a series of racially-motivated incidents since the start of August. Police said the man was walking in the parkland off Manse Road in...

Stones thrown at man in racially-motivated attack

Scottish Water says it cannot say how long the repairs to a damaged water main will take.

Sinkhole shuts Inverness city centre streets

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A man has been arrested after an 11-year-old girl and 34-year-old woman were stabbed in London’s Leicester Square.The Metropolitan Police said the two victims had been taken to a major trauma centre after the attack in the tourist hotspot on Monday.There were no immediate details about how badly injured they were.The man is in custody and he is thought to be the only suspect.It is currently unclear whether the man was known to the victims.The square and the surrounding area have an estimated 2.5 million visitors every week and are home to shops, theatres, cinemas and restaurants.A police cordon sealing...

Arrest as girl, 11, and woman, 34, stabbed in London’s Leicester Square

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Duchess of Edinburgh visits Guernsey ahead of race

The duchess visited Guernsey ahead of a small ships race to Dorset involving young...

Duchess of Edinburgh visits Guernsey ahead of race

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