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Rail workers are being trained on how to safely remove swans from the tracks after Network Rail found they were among the most prolific trespassing animals. Now it has teamed up with The Swan Sanctuary in Shepperton to provide training in a bid to prevent train delays. Swans can become...

Swan handling skills aim to prevent train delays

More warning signs are being put up at a Devon beauty spot after two people were rushed to hospital after being bitten by adders. A Facebook post from Braunton Burrows Public Information said two visitors went to hospital after being bitten at the nature reserve near Saunton Sands beach on Friday.

Adder warning in Devon after two people bitten

A fire station in East Yorkshire is to undergo a "complete rebuild". Humberside Fire and Rescue said Howden Fire Station will be rebuilt at its current site in Hull Road. While work is taking place, crews will operate from a temporary fire station at Howden's Joinery. Response times will be...

Fire station to undergo 'complete rebuild'

The Standard

Ned Donovan, a Met special constable, was attacked as he challenged thief he noticed was trying to steal from a tourist

Roald Dahl's grandson beaten up by pickpocketing gang after tackling thief on Westminster Bridge

Tim Farron says a loop on the railway line would double capacity and be a huge boost to tourism.

MP urges government to support Lakes Line loop

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A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

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A lady is cautioning others about purchasing budget earrings from Amazon, Shein, and H&M, after she experienced keloid formations on her earlobes due to wearing them. On a TikTok post that has garnered more than 334,000 likes, Sailor Rozema (@sailor.rozema), a content creator, shares a warning with her community of "dangly earring girls": the inexpensive jewelry found in fast fashion can have negative impacts on your well-being.

‘I’ll never be wearing earrings for the rest of my life’: Customer warns against buying from Shein

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

Essential work to upgrade a hospital building in Surrey is taking place over the weekend. The main entrance at East Surrey Hospital, in Redhill, will be closed from 06:00 BST on Saturday to 20:00 on Sunday while upgrades to the doors are carried out. Patients and visitors will instead be...

Hospital to close main entrance for essential work

A postbox has been closed because snails have been crawling inside and munching the mail. The red box in Adderstone, a remote area of North Northumberland, has been out of use since July this year. Royal Mail said a postbox may be temporarily closed due to wildlife infestation, and advised...

Postbox closed because 'snails eating mail'

The cliff fall near Peacehaven in East Sussex was photographed on Wednesday.

Warnings issued following significant cliff fall

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

The Independent

The funeral for British teenager Jay Slater, who died while on holiday on Tenerife, will be held in Accrington, Lancashire on Saturday.Well-wishers who attend the service have been asked to wear something blue in his memory.Mr Slater’s loved ones have also asked that instead of flowers, people could donate to LBT Global, an overseas crisis support charity which helped his family through their heartache.A post-mortem examination found the 19-year-old, from Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, who died on June 17, found he died of traumatic head injuries, consistent with a fall from height.His death would have been instantaneous.The “celebration of life service” is...

Funeral for teenager Jay Slater who died on Tenerife to be held

 An osprey found dead on a nature reserve died of old age, a post-mortem examination has confirmed.Osprey LM12 was found dead in May, on the Loch of the Lowes Wildlife Reserve, near Dunkeld, Perth and Kinross, run by the Scottish Wildlife Trust.Police Scotland confirmed on Tuesday that “no criminality had been established” after the discovery of the male bird’s remains on May 3.A spokesperson said: “It is believed the protected species, which is thought to have been nesting at Loch of the Lowes, close to where it was found, died from natural causes.”The bird was thought to be around...

Osprey died of old age, post-mortem examination finds

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Douglas, GA

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Last week, a 32-year-old was arrested on trafficking charges after allegedly fleeing from a traffic stop and abandoning the vehicle with a child in the passenger seat. The chase resulted in the discovery of 230 grams of methamphetamine, which the suspect allegedly threw out while fleeing on foot. According to local detectives, the vehicle the suspect was driving was registered to NFL football player Tyreek Hill.

Man Driving Vehicle Registered to Tyreek Hill Arrested on Drug Trafficking Charges in Douglas

The loss of phone and internet connectivity has hit a Norfolk village's businesses and residents.

Pub and shop struggle after tree downs phone line

Demolition of a former shopping centre and medical practice has begun, as part of a wider town regeneration scheme. Developers began knocking down Shrewsbury's Riverside shopping centre on Wednesday, and it is expected to take three months. Once the site is cleared, work will begin to turn the area into...

Demolition of former shopping centre begins

A North East Lincolnshire Council scheme will see CCTV installed at three new schools.

Three more schools join CCTV parking scheme

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The woman who shot a video of a hydrothermal explosion in Yellowstone National Park on Tuesday morning told WyoFile she and her family were terrified as the blast sent boiling water and rocks skyward, destroying parts of a boardwalk, its guardrail and a nearby bench.

Yellowstone hydrothermal explosion: ‘We were terrified’

A Cambridge woman says she is suffering flashbacks to the incident on her trip to Norfolk.

'Dog mauled my face on my caravan park holiday'

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Railway Workers Receive Training To Safely Remove Swans From Tracks ‌

Rail staff are being given special training on how to remove pesky swans from the tracks. Network Rail has partnered with the Swan Sanctuary so that...

Railway Workers Receive Training To Safely Remove Swans From Tracks ‌

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