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Flood waters force 500 from homes

20/11/2009 22:25:52

Hundreds of people in Cumbria are forced to spend the night away from their homes after the county's devastating floods.
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Yacht pair plead for ransom talks

20/11/2009 19:41:17

A British couple kidnapped by Somali pirates say via video footage that they fear they may be killed within a week.
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Man guilty of ice-scrape carjack

20/11/2009 17:13:39

A man who carjacked a mother-of-four leaving her fighting for her life is found guilty of deliberately running her over.
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Cable thrashing mother sentenced

20/11/2009 20:09:21

A mother who struck her 12-year-old daughter with a computer cable, a broom and a wooden spoon is given a suspended jail sentence.
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Honour case Tulay 'still alive'

20/11/2009 18:01:07

A man accused of murdering his 15-year-old daughter in a so-called "honour killing" tells a court he believes she is still alive.
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Wife 'organised contract killing'

20/11/2009 16:58:20

A Nottinghamshire woman and her son organised the "cold-blooded killing" of her gamekeeper husband, a court hears.
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Town marking 100th repatriation

20/11/2009 14:09:39

An cortege conveying the bodies of two soldiers killed in Afghanistan is the 100th repatriation procession through the Wiltshire town of Wootton Bassett.
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Where did it all go wrong? Henry VIII's love nest up for sale

20/11/2009 19:04:56

A house where newlywed Henry VIII stayed with Anne Boleyn goes on the market after being rebuilt from a state of near collapse.
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Police get involved with something fishy in Lancashire

20/11/2009 11:27:12

Police in Lancashire are using the monthly visits by a fresh fish seller to reach out to residents in rural areas.
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Rain wipes out England ODI opener

20/11/2009 15:03:03

The opening match of the one-day international series between South Africa and England in Johannesburg is abandoned due to rain.
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Beckham never considered MLS exit

20/11/2009 12:03:26

David Beckham says at no stage did he think about leaving LA Galaxy, despite being booed on his return from a loan spell at AC Milan.
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'Heroic' officer

20/11/2009 16:54:18

Tributes paid to policeman swept away by floods
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Addict carjacker

20/11/2009 17:06:13

Crack-fuelled violence of driver who hit woman
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Hedge watch

20/11/2009 18:04:51

Labour pledged to cut high hedges in 2003. Did it work?
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Floods first hand

20/11/2009 16:03:25

Cockermouth residents describe the deluge
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In pictures

20/11/2009 10:29:00

Photos from behind the bar at a Leeds nightclub
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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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Officer jailed for Pc sex assault

20/11/2009 18:41:02

A sergeant with the Metropolitan Police is jailed for eight months for sexually assaulting a sleeping colleague after a Christmas party.
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Cash-crisis university criticised

20/11/2009 21:16:21

A report into financial chaos at a north London university finds board members were aware false claims for funding were made.
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Mayor 'blocked' public space plan

20/11/2009 18:51:30

The Mayor of London's architectural aide resigned as he felt Boris Johnson had "blocked" his attempts to create public spaces.
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Doctor charged with abusing girls

20/11/2009 19:29:30

A former GP is charged with carrying out a series of indecent assaults on young girls over an eight-year period.
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Man who tried to kill wife jailed

20/11/2009 14:18:12

An architect who tried to smother his wife with a pillow when she asked for a divorce is jailed for seven years.
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Pay-out for asbestos death family

20/11/2009 17:22:36

The family of a former railway worker who died from asbestos-related cancer has won a pay-out of almost £100,000.
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'Brum Eye' opens following delays

20/11/2009 19:00:28

Birmingham's newly-installed wheel opens to the public six days later than expected because of adverse weather conditions.
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Jail for handbag fire row woman

20/11/2009 13:18:27

A woman guilty of attempting to murder a transvestite in a row over a missing handbag is jailed for 20 years.
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Murder suspect in police guard

20/11/2009 16:31:45

A man is under police guard at hospital after being arrested on suspicion of murdering a woman found dead at a house in Suffolk.
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JCB plans to cut up to 196 jobs

20/11/2009 15:11:13

JCB announces plans to cut up to 196 jobs at five sites in Staffordshire and Wrexham because of a lack of orders.
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Curious climb canal safety fence

20/11/2009 11:02:34

Hundreds of people are reported to have crossed safety barriers to look at a breach in a canal in Staffordshire.
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Tagged fish yield migration data

20/11/2009 12:44:07

Two hundred tagged fish are released into a Norfolk river so anglers and the Environment Agency can monitor migrations.
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Ex-policeman jailed in fraud case

20/11/2009 19:41:39

Seven men, including a former police officer, are jailed after the theft of £1.4m from an insurance company in York.
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Cocaine-snorting rabbi 'lonely'

20/11/2009 14:21:37

A rabbi from Salford accused of dealing cocaine said he took the drug to stop feeling lonely after his wife's death.
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Freed Asbo boy killed pedestrian

20/11/2009 16:32:30

A 15-year-boy who killed a man in a hit-and-run-crash in Manchester hours after his release from a youth detention centre is jailed indefinitely, a court hears.
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Man in court over Gerrard robbery

20/11/2009 13:56:39

A man appears in court charged over a robbery at the home of Liverpool footballer Steven Gerrard.
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Funeral for Afghan blast officer

20/11/2009 14:41:22

The funeral of a Royal Military Police officer who was killed in an explosion in Afghanistan takes place in Manchester.
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Expenses inquiry MP quits

20/11/2009 12:43:19

A North Yorkshire MP is to stand down from Parliament's standards committee while his expenses are investigated.
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Police to review death inquiry

20/11/2009 16:23:58

A police force is to review an investigation by Wiltshire officers into the death of a man found fatally injured in Trowbridge.
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Woman's body locked in toilet

20/11/2009 13:32:19

A council apologises to the family of an 89-year-old woman whose body was discovered locked inside a day centre toilet.
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Increase in assaults on teachers

20/11/2009 08:46:57

A Freedom of Information request reveals a sharp increase in assaults on teachers in Bristol schools.
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Two hurt as car mounts pavement

20/11/2009 09:50:43

Two men in Wiltshire are seriously injured by a car which mounted the pavement outside a pub.
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Temporary councillors to run town

20/11/2009 12:31:11

Six temporary councillors are appointed to run a Somerset town after 12 members walked out in a row over a blog.
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Taxi licence zone change debated

20/11/2009 12:05:34

Taxi drivers are warning that their businesses could suffer if Cornwall Council abolishes the current zones in which their licences are issued.
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