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Woman dies after driving 'wrong way' from Weston-super-Mare
- A woman has died in a car crash after driving the wrong way on the M5.
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Hampden Park national stadium extension completed
- A £3m extension to the north stand of Scotland's national stadium at Hampden Park has been completed.
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Pioneering Swansea professor's World War II work remembered
- Before World War II Edward George Bowen was a shy, slightly anonymous professor of physics at Swansea University.
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'Black widow' bomber attacks Russia police
- A suicide bomber has blown herself up close to an interior ministry building in the troubled southern Russian republic of Dagestan, officials say.
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Duxford airshow marks US Army Airforce 'friendly invasion'
- Four World War II aircraft, which make up the Eagle Squadron, can be seen together for the first time in the UK, at IWM Duxford on Sunday.
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Worcestershire nursery sex assault case: Police search for parents
- Police say they are still trying to contact all the parents of children at three nurseries in Worcestershire as part of a sexual assault investigation.
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Bala caravan fire injures family of seven
- A couple and five children have been taken to hospital after a fire which destroyed their caravan at a park in Gwynedd.
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York Minster marks 2,000 year history with exhibition
- An exhibition of artefacts and remains dating back to the 7th century has opened at York Minster.
'Mafia martyr' Don Giuseppe Puglisi beatified in Sicily
- More than 50,000 people have attended the beatification of Don Giuseppe Puglisi, a Roman Catholic priest murdered by the mafia in 1993.
Lowestoft embedded car: Driver released from hospital
- A driver whose car became embedded in the side of a house when he crashed in Suffolk is out of hospital and "on the long road" to a full recovery.
Bee rustlers add to misery of struggling hive owners
- Bees have been battling bad weather, loss of habitat and possible pesticide effects but now keepers are facing a new threat - bee-rustling.
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Man injured escaping from Tranent house fire
A man has suffered burns to his hands and face, and a broken leg, as he escaped from a house fire.... -
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Artists throw open doors for Spring Fling
A total of 93 artists across Dumfries and Galloway are throwing their studio doors open and invite the public in for a look around. The Spri... -
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Govan police constable 'stole £205,000'
A former police officer has gone on trial over allegations that he stole £205,000 in cash, as well as drugs including cocaine and heroin.... -
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Dundee man Alexander Petrie guilty of raping young girl
A 57-year-old man has been convicted of raping a young girl in Dundee more than 20 years ago.... -
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Why is the Skye terrier an endangered breed?
The most loyal dog in popular culture - Greyfriars Bobby - was a Skye terrier, a Scottish breed which has been popular for about 500 years. ... -
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Pensioner charged over unlicensed sale of weapons in Leith
A 78-year-old man has been charged after weapons worth about £40,000 were seized from a shop in Edinburgh.... -
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Edinburgh Marathon to see thousands race through capital's streets
More than 27,000 runners are to hit the streets of the capital over the weekend for the Edinburgh Marathon Festival.... -
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Contract for Redwell Primary in Alloa awarded
The £8.3m contract to build a new primary school in Alloa has been awarded to Elgin-based Robertson Construction Group.... -
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Edinburgh trams: Overhead cables to go up during summer
Final preparations to install overhead and underground cabling are being made for the city centre section of the Edinburgh tram line.... -
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Straw bale homes for LILAC co-housing residents
One huff and puff was all it took for a wolf to blow down a straw house in The Three Little Pigs....
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Warnings over flagship projects
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Woman dies after driving 'wrong way' from Weston-super-Mare
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Restarted direct debits investigated
The information commissioner is seeking answers from a company that has reactivated its former customers' old direct debits without the... -
'Black widow' bomber attacks Russia police
A suicide bomber has blown herself up close to an interior ministry building in the troubled southern Russian republic of Dagestan, official... -
Neuron growth in children 'leaves no room for memories'
The reason we struggle to recall memories from our early childhood is down to high levels of neuron production during the first years of lif... -
Comedian Tony Hancock's Bournemouth connections recalled
Forty-five years after he took his own life, comedian Tony Hancock is still regarded as one of the pioneers of British television comedy....



