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Newlyweds jailed for killing man

10/07/2009 16:11:06

A newlywed couple from Devon who killed a man the morning after their wedding are jailed for manslaughter.
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Botched op footballer's wife dies

10/07/2009 17:23:22

The wife of former Scotland footballer Colin Hendry dies in hospital in Salford after battling a serious infection.
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Terror accused 'just an oddball'

10/07/2009 16:46:00

A man accused of terror charges was actually just "fantasising to make up for a rather sad life", a court hears.
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Police quiz pupils about 'attack'

10/07/2009 15:14:41

Police interview the classmates of a boy injured in an incident which led to a teacher being held on suspicion of attempted murder.
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Life term for Everton fan murder

10/07/2009 17:12:54

A man is jailed for life for murdering a former Army corporal and trying to kill his son as they headed to an Everton football match.
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Pair jailed for web race crimes

10/07/2009 15:12:37

Two men are jailed after becoming the first British people to be convicted of inciting racial hatred online.
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Bungled raid officers apologise

10/07/2009 15:10:57

Northumbria Police apologise to a man after officers raid his Newcastle home by mistake in a search for drugs.
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Feathered residents vanish from "chicken roundabout"

10/07/2009 15:30:20

The RSPCA is investigating the disappearance of about 70 chickens from a roundabout in Suffolk.
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Sly dogs: overweight children recruit pets to fool exercise gurus

10/07/2009 16:16:03

Children fool a study measuring their activity levels by attaching their pedometers to pet dogs.
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Ashes live - England v Australia

10/07/2009 10:17:40

Rain returns in Cardiff with Australia 463-4, 28 runs ahead of England in the first Ashes Test.
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'Crazy' transfers concern Benitez

10/07/2009 08:18:18

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez reveals his club are struggling to compete in an over-heated summer transfer market.
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Barton set for Magpies comeback

09/07/2009 22:37:40

Newcastle midfielder Joey Barton looks set for a surprise return to the Magpies line-up in their pre-season friendly against Shamrock Rovers on Saturday.
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In the firing line

10/07/2009 12:28:19

How did Newquay's 'coastal dreams' turn sour?
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Combat fears

10/07/2009 15:17:13

Soldier's family talks of their constant worry
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Open, all ours

10/07/2009 10:41:48

How communities are joining forces to save their shops
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Next top model?

09/07/2009 21:52:55

Can new flagship Jaguar revive a"flagging" brand?
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Dangerous game

09/07/2009 14:11:34

Bereaved teenagers reveal dangers on street
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BBC Local

09/06/2008 15:38:53

Find out about your community from bbc.co.uk
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Firefighters tackling Soho blaze

10/07/2009 17:21:53

Plumes of black smoke are billowing over the West End during a fire in Soho, central London.
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Lawyer's acid attacker guilty

10/07/2009 14:26:30

A man who sprayed acid at lawyers when his negligence claim was dismissed is convicted of causing GBH.
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Builder 'murdered wife in India'

10/07/2009 15:18:20

A builder from west London appears in court charged with murdering his wife in India.
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Man fined over Trisha show attack

10/07/2009 17:33:37

A man is fined by Skegness magistrates for carrying out an attack on the Trisha television talk show, which is filmed in Maidstone.
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Car crashed after police pursuit

10/07/2009 14:59:25

A young woman is seriously injured in a crash in Sussex after her vehicle was pursued by Kent Police.
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Husband jailed for shooting rival

10/07/2009 13:35:45

A man is imprisoned indefinitely for shooting his wife's new lover in the chest, arm and back in a south London barbershop.
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School children rescued at beach

10/07/2009 17:00:22

Three children are taken to hospital and four more are treated for injuries after getting into difficulties on a beach.
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Defoe disqualified for speeding

10/07/2009 12:56:56

Tottenham Hotspur striker Jermain Defoe is disqualified from driving for speeding on the M11 in Essex.
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Police probe street blood mystery

10/07/2009 14:43:30

An injured man is asked to speak to police after pools of blood were discovered on a street in Cambridge.
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Mother wins army vehicle review

10/07/2009 16:33:32

The mother of a soldier killed in Iraq wins the right to a review of the refusal to hold an inquiry into the use of Snatch Land Rovers.
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'More job cuts' at Aston Martin

10/07/2009 15:48:47

Almost 100 workers at the luxury car factory in Warwickshire are to lose their jobs, unions say.
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Men in court over post raid death

10/07/2009 13:46:32

Four men accused of killing a man and injuring his father in a post office robbery in Worcestershire appear in court.
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Petrol attack man sent to prison

10/07/2009 17:10:35

An arsonist who poured petrol on to a man in Hartlepool and set him alight is jailed indefinitely.
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Convicted sex offender on the run

10/07/2009 15:05:36

Police appeal for help to trace a convicted sex offender from Hull who failed to appear in court for his trial.
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Gun victim 'was shot on ground'

10/07/2009 13:59:44

Police say a 21-year-old man murdered in Oldham was shot at close range on the ground.
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Stolen monkeys recovered in raid

10/07/2009 10:45:54

A pair of endangered monkeys stolen from a farm in County Durham are found at a house in South Tyneside following a tip-off.
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Cold winter may have hit harriers

10/07/2009 17:00:22

Bird experts say the cold winter may have been a factor after rare birds of prey did not nest in Nothumberland.
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Death inquest carers criticised

10/07/2009 10:08:16

Following an inquest into the death of a man in care, his family say the system let him down.
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Town honours Afghan war victims

10/07/2009 12:20:46

Five British soldiers who were killed in Afghanistan are repatriated to RAF Lyneham.
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Smuggled tobacco seized in raids

10/07/2009 15:44:49

Customs officers seize smuggled cigarettes and rolling tobacco during raids in Torquay, Plymouth and Barnstaple.
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Wrigley's fined after arm injury

10/07/2009 14:28:14

The Wrigley Company is fined after a worker's arm is nearly ripped off as he cleaned a moving production line.
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Dance troupe theft woman jailed

10/07/2009 12:01:14

A woman who stole thousands of pounds intended for a dance group's trip to the US is jailed for 18 months.
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Tories to stage 'open primary'

10/07/2009 06:00:43

Every voter in Totnes will be able to help choose their Conservative general election candidate in an "open primary" contest, the Tories say.
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Terrier gives birth while tied up

10/07/2009 10:18:34

A dog, apparently abandoned by her owner, gives birth to the first of seven puppies while tied to a tree in Bridgwater.
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