National Grid turns on the new underground transmission network linking Wimbledon to Crayford.

London's newest electricity tunnel powers up

The artwork shows a goat perched on the wall as rocks fall, while it is filmed by a CCTV camera.

Banksy artwork appears on west London building

A mother who had a front door that would not lock for eight months and a woman who has been unable to use her shower since March have called on a south-east London council to fix social housing "disrepair". Fiona Branson said she uses the showers at her local swimming...

Woman unable to use council house shower since March

An audience member says an object fell "into the crowd" after flares were fired from nearby bridges.

Globe show abandoned after flare falls into theatre

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

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Actor Buddy Ebsen, who died at age 95 in 2003, found fame by starring in two of the most popular classic television shows in history: The Beverly Hillbillies (CBS, 1962 to 1971) and Barnaby Jones (CBS, 1973 to 1980). On the Hillbillies, he played former Tennessee country mountain-folk-turned-wealthy Beverly Hills resident Jed Clampett. On Barnaby Jones, he was one of TV's most senior, slyest, health-conscious detectives. Ebsen, however, almost became even more famous for a certain big-screen classic film in which he ultimately did not appear.

'Beverly Hillbillies" Actor Buddy Ebsen Was "Bitter" about not playing the Tin Man in 'Wizard of Oz'

Actor Clarence Williams III, best known as the super cool undercover cop Lincoln "Linc" Hayes on TV's classic crime drama, The Mod Squad, died three years ago from colon cancer at 81 years old. This is the story of a talent that lives on.

The Tragic Death of 'Mod Squad'/'Purple Rain' Actor Clarence Williams III: Three Years Later

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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?

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She was born Margaret Ann Lipton on August 30, 1946, in Manhattan, New York, and she died at only 72 years old on May 11, 2019, in Los Angeles, California. Her stage name was Peggy Lipton, and she was best known for roles on The Mod Squadand Twin Peaks.

A Look Back at the Life and Tragic Death of Peggy Lipton, star of TV's 'Mod Squad' and 'Twin Peaks'

A member of the public is seriously injured on a night of disorder which saw police attacked again.

Man's head 'stamped on' during racist attack

First Bus urgently investigating image shared by driver that depicts hate towards Muslims.

Bus driver suspended over Facebook 'hate' posts

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

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The island off the coast of Co Donegal is the most remote inhabited island off Ireland's coast

Ireland's most remote island that's home to 141 people is truly beautiful - and has its own pub

A look at Lesotho, where more people take their own lives than anywhere else in the world.

The small African country with the world's highest suicide rate

Sections of a huge RAF transport aeroplane have been lifted from a fort by crane ahead of its journey to a museum. The last surviving Blackburn Beverley is being dismantled at Fort Paull, near Hull, so it can be moved to Solway Aviation Museum in Carlisle. "Big Bev" is so...

Huge RAF plane lifted from fort by crane

A 28-year-old man has admitted stirring up racial hatred on social media in connection with the recent violent disorder across the UK. Jordan Parlour, 28, of Seacroft, Leeds, made Facebook posts between 1 and 5 August with the intention of sparking tensions while demonstrations were taking place. Appearing at Leeds...

Man admits stirring up racial hatred online

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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?

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More dangerous substances are entering the Denver drug supply, Harm Reduction Action Center warned in a newsletter this week. “The Iron Law of Prohibition posits that as law enforcement becomes more intense, the potency of prohibited substances increases,” HRAC Executive Director Lisa Raville wrote in the newsletter. That is exactly what is happening, she said.

Dangerous substances entering Denver drug supply

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The mantis shrimp is one tough customer. Beautiful and deadly are two words you don’t typically use to describe shrimp, but the mantis shrimp is definitely in a class of its own; earning a reputation as the ‘savage boxer of the sea’ and one of the most fearsome creatures in the ocean. And, they're right at home here in South Carolina.

Savage Boxer of the Sea: The Deadly Beauty of Mantis Shrimp

It's been five years since the tragic death of acclaimed actor René Auberjonois at 79 from metastatic lung cancer in 2009. René Auberjonois was known for several heralded television performances on shows such as Benson, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and Boston Legal.

The Tragic Death of TV's Beloved 'Star Trek' and 'Benson' Actor René Auberjonois: Five Years Later

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New stamps mark history of the Tower of London

The 10 stamps depict the landmark's \"myth and legend, ceremony and tradition\", says Royal...

The 10 stamps depict the landmark's "myth and legend, ceremony and tradition", says Royal...

New stamps mark history of the Tower of London

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