The Low Traffic Neighbourhood scheme in Exeter was scrapped in June.

Controversial traffic barriers to be removed

Fly-tipped waste was dumped across a Derbyshire district more than three times a day over the past year, a council says. Council officers in Bolsover were called to clear up 1,200 incidents of fly-tipped waste in the 12 months to April this year. Items including tyres, asbestos and household waste...

Fly-tippers strike three times a day, council says

Private car parks are to offer UK motorists a 10-minute "grace period" before they hand out fines. The measure was announced as part of a new code of practice companies have pledged to implement in the autumn. Industry trade bodies say the code will also introduce a fairer appeals system...

Private car parks to have 10-minute 'grace period'

Wakefield Council says there is no "quick fix" to solving the problem, which has seen spending soar.

Millions spent on hotels for homeless by council

Four Sri Lankan fishermen have died and another two are critically ill after consuming an unknown liquid from bottles they found while at sea, according to local media reports. The sailors were said to be on a fishing trip when they retrieved the bottles around 320 nautical miles from Tangalle,...

Four die after drinking from bottles found in sea

A pharmacist who admitted to selling drugs without a prescription for his own financial gain has received a suspended sentence. In April, Gerard Cullinan, of Hillside Crescent in Belfast, pleaded guilty on behalf of his company Castlereagh Pharmacy Ltd to selling or supplying painkiller co-codamol and opioid fentanyl without a prescription between January 2017 and June 2020.

Pharmacist sold drugs without prescription

The lead actor in the original detective series Bergerac has said he was offered a cameo role but turned it down. John Nettles, who is 80, said he was "too old" for the role. The original BBC series, which was based in and depicted Jersey and aired from 1981 to 1991, featured Nettles as Detective Sergeant Jim Bergerac.

Bergerac star John Nettles turns down remake role

Wet 'n' Wild owner Serco Leisure confirms the sale, but does not reveal details of its new owner.

Waterpark sold to unnamed developer

Two men are arrested and a crime scene is in place after a woman was attacked at the M32 Skatepark.

Woman raped in early hours of morning in skatepark

Two men and a woman remain in custody for questioning, Cumbria Police say.

Three arrested and drugs seized in police raid

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New York – As Trump anticipates his sentencing on July 11th in the New York hush money case, Florida Judge Aileen Cannon made a ruling this Monday. Despite rejecting Trump’s legal team's request to dismiss several charges in the classified documents case, she conceded on a minor point. She removed a portion of the charges that referenced an uncharged allegation, but upheld the other charges.

Legal expert says Trump should not be jailed after New York guilty verdict because he is ‘too old’

Jan and Els were married for almost five decades. In early June, they died together after being given lethal medication by two doctors. In the Netherlands, this is known as duo-euthanasia. It’s legal, and it’s rare - but every year, more Dutch couples choose to end their lives this way.

Dying together: Why a happily married couple decided to stop living

A rail operating company plans to issue body-worn cameras to staff as part of a £2.5m crackdown on antisocial behaviour on the network. Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) says the extra resources to tackle the problem will include targeted presence at stations and on trains as well as a roll out of over 1,500 body-worn cameras.

Train staff to get body cameras in abuse crackdown

A man is in a critical condition in hospital after sustaining multiple wounds in a stabbing. Essex Police said officers were called to Seymour Street, Chelmsford, close to the entrance of Central Park, at about 18:40 BST on Friday to reports of a man being seriously assaulted. Emergency services, including...

Man in critical condition after stabbing

At present families must apply for free school meals, meaning some eligible pupils miss out.

Free school meals auto-enrolment trial announced

Nyah Mway died after police mistook his replica gun for a real firearm and shot him in the chest.

Boy, 13, shot dead by New York police had replica gun, authorities say

A man who stabbed his stepfather to death in an unexplained attack before terrorising the occupants of another house has been jailed. Andrew Hall, 59, murdered Geoffrey Ives, 75, at his home in Heywood, Greater Manchester, on 29 January 2023 and then broke into another property. Hall was jailed for...

Man who stabbed stepfather to death jailed

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California regulators just stopped AT&T from pulling the plug. California’s Public Utilities Commission on June 20 rejected AT&T’s application to stop providing landlines and other services in areas where there is no other option.

Still Need Your Landline?

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CJ Coombs

The first time my family walked into a Ponderosa Steakhouse was in the late 1960s. It was new and the experience was great. Like other new restaurants, if the management doesn't stay on top, the quality of service can decline. The location we went to did change through the years, but in the beginning, it was great.

The 1960s: the Ponderosa and Bonanza Steakhouses are still around in some states

Sarah Brown was acting under pressure from her abusive inmate partner, a court hears.

Woman 'coerced' into smuggling drugs in prison

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Council to spend £600k on installing ANPR cameras

New automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras are set to be installed in four Nottingham city locations. The city council said it would spend £600,000 over...

Council to spend £600k on installing ANPR cameras

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