A bridge "requires a thorough health check" after being damaged by a heavy lorry, a council has warned. The Bailey Bridge, which spans the River Trent on the Derbyshire and Staffordshire border, near Walton-on-Trent, has been closed since the vehicle got stuck on 24 June. Derbyshire County Council said it...

Bridge needs 'thorough health check’ after lorry damage

A busy A-road will be closed for about seven months for safety improvement work to take place. From August 12, a diversion route on the A36 between Monkton Combe to Limpley Stoke will be in place, after cracks appeared. The work is expected to be concluded by spring 2025. Senior...

Roadworks planned for seven months on key A-road

The council estimates the scheme will cost £2.5m, with work expected to be completed by autumn 2025.

Work to prevent landslips set to go ahead in 2025

A new operator will take on the W8 service when the current contract ends, says authority.

Council saves bus service for the second time

The Standard

A man found dead along with a woman at a house in Staffordshire has been named as a paramedic who starred in a Channel 4 TV show.Police have launched a murder inquiry after the pair were found dead in a house in Alpine Drive in Hednesford, Cannock, around 12.30pm on Tuesday.They have been named by police as 24-year-old Daniel Duffield, from nearby Cannock, and 22-year-old Lauren Evans, from Bridgend in South Wales.Mr Duffield was a paramedic for West Midlands Ambulance Service, and appeared in series 11 Channel 4’s 999: On the Frontline.His friend and colleague Ellie, who appeared alongside him...

Man found dead alongside woman is revealed to be paramedic who starred in Channel 4 show

New measures are being brought in to tackle a town's problem landlords and tenants. Extra powers have been granted in two areas of Blyth to deal with poor quality housing and anti-social behaviour. It requires all landlords in the Croft and Cowpen wards to apply for a licence before they...

'Bad landlords and tenants' face tough new rules

Illegal cigarettes and vapes worth thousands of pounds have been seized after shops were raided by authorities in Stoke-on-Trent. Trading Standards officers from the city council and Staffordshire County Council recovered 25,000 cigarettes, 2,350 vapes and 7.5kg of tobacco from five stores on Wednesday. The cigarettes and tobacco had a...

Thousands of illegal cigarettes and vapes seized

Chicago, IL

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Foodie in Chicago

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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Appeals against approval of the development in Braddan are dismissed by the environment minister.

Plans for 320 homes and school given green light

California State

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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?

Outline plans for an 800-home development have been submitted, despite opposition from people living in the area. Boningale Homes wants planning permission for a 47-hectare site for land to the south of Albrighton, Shropshire. Its plans also include the possibility of a 70-bed care home facility, a new secondary school...

Plans for 800 homes submitted in face of opposition

An online funding appeal has raised £510 for farmer John Hardy after his produce went unpaid for.

Community chips in after farmer's potatoes stolen

Pennsylvania State

A man with a rifle was seen on a rooftop minutes before shots were fired at a Donald Trump rally in Pennsylvania, a witness has told the BBC. Greg Smith said the man had crawled on top of a building just outside the event in Butler County on Friday evening.

Witness says he saw gunman on roof near Trump rally

Clarke County, MS

Mississippi News Group

In a tragic turn of events, 14-year-old Chquese Porter has been denied bond following his formal charging as an adult in the shooting death of 12-year-old Caleb Bender. The incident occurred around 1:00 am on June 29th, 2024, at a residence on River Rd near the intersection of Leola St in the Town of Stonewall, according to a press release from the Clarke County Sheriff.

Bond Denied for 14-Year-Old Charged with Murder in Clarke County

Network Rail says a new underpass in Needham Market is due to be finished by the end of 2024.

Railway crossing where actress died is to close

New York City, NY

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Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

A woman has been charged with murder after human remains were found in the search for a missing person. Maureen Rickards, 50, from Canterbury, was arrested on 11 July after police discovered the remains at a property in St Martin's Road in the city. Kent Police said that while officers...

Woman charged with murder after human remains found

New Jersey State

Morristown Minute

NEW JERSEY - Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs announced today that Walmart has agreed to pay $1.64 million to settle allegations of unlawful unit pricing practices across its 64 New Jersey retail stores. The settlement, which includes a $1.61 million civil penalty, marks the largest ever obtained by the Division’s Office of Weights and Measures (OWM).

Walmart Pays $1.64M Settlement for Unlawful Pricing in NJ

During its working life, Carmyllie Pilot hauled passengers and freight in Angus, Fife and Aberdeenshire.

Locomotive steams again for first time in 44 years

Plans to build 120 homes on the edge of a village can go ahead after the developers successfully appealed against a council decision to reject the proposal. Developers, including Bellway Homes, saw their project for land to the east of Ploughley Road in Ambrosden, Oxfordshire, turned down by Cherwell District Council in July 2023.

Developers win appeal to build 120 village homes

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Highway works costing £285,000 to start this week

Work will take place on the A525 Higherland as part of a £50million road investment...

Highway works costing £285,000 to start this week

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