NEWS
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EasyJet blames fall in summer bookings on Middle East war
EasyJet said bookings for summer flights are lower than the same point last year because of uncertainty caused by the conflict in the Middle East. The airline said it has sold 58% of its seats for the six months to the end of September, down two percentage points from a year ago. But short-notice bookings… More
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Beastie House report deeply troubling and it must be taken seriously – Swinney
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Man in court over month-long B&M, One Stop and Tesco shoplifting spree
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Car wash handed £45k fine for employing illegal workers – opposite police station
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Audience-controlled comedy show mixes high tech and clowning
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Worcester electrician named regional apprentice of the year
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UK charity shop chain with 500 stores announces more closures
A major UK charity shop chain that has more than 500 stores nationwide has announced it will be closing more of its doors for good. Barnado’s, which operates more than 500 stores UK-wide, is shutting more stores this month, following a series of closures across the country. Some branches have already shut their doors, while… More
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Ebola fears surge on the ground in DR of Congo over rapid spread of rare type
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Government hails trade deal with Gulf states ‘worth £3.7bn a year’ to UK economy
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Combining social justice and housing briefs ‘deflating’, says Shelter Scotland
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Wes Streeting says Labour must ‘change course’ or hand Reform UK victory
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Three women recovered off Brighton beach named for first time
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Council plans to axe 100 jobs as part of savings programme
Worcestershire County Council is planning to cut around 100 roles as part of a major transformation programme aimed at saving up to £8.6 million a year. A cabinet report says the authority faces “rising financial and operational challenges” and needs to make significant savings to reduce its reliance on exceptional financial support. In February, the… More
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Government not urging UK supermarkets to cap the prices of essential groceries
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Sixty years since Worcester woman’s world record flight
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Why dog lovers should head to The Fold at Bransford on this day
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RAF plane spotted flying over Worcester as apartment buildings shake
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UK-based banking giant to axe more than 15 per cent of corporate jobs by 2030
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Starmer to face Commons grilling as Streeting plans resignation speech
Sir Keir Starmer faces his first Commons grilling since the resignation of his health secretary and the by-election candidacy of potential leadership challenger Andy Burnham placed further pressure on his premiership. The Prime Minister will take questions from Kemi Badenoch and other MPs, while ex-cabinet minister Wes Streeting was also expected to make a resignation… More
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Inflation drops back by more than forecast as energy offsets Iran war fuel hit
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Motown day party coming to Worcester
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HMRC warns new parents not to miss out on Child Benefit payments
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Worcester band to headline night of old school punk
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Colleagues to take on 10-mile charity walk for homelessness centre
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More than 17,000 under evacuation orders as California wildfire threatens homes
More than 17,000 people are under evacuation orders in Southern California as a wildfire threatens suburban homes. The wind-driven Sandy Fire was reported on Monday in the hills above Simi Valley, about 30 miles north west of Los Angeles. By Tuesday morning, it had consumed more than two square miles of dry brush and destroyed… More
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Cooper warns Hormuz blockade risks sending world ‘sleepwalking into food crisis’
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Bakhurst says RTE has ‘paid the price of transparency’ after payment revelations
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Rush hour crash in St John’s leads to heavy damage and delays
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Botched work on tree could have killed child walking to school
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Car flips onto roof near village as driver arrested by police
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Mum’s horror as stranger speaking to child through window sparks police ‘stand off’
A TERRIFIED mother has spoken about the moment her daughter said a strange man was talking to her through a bedroom window which ended with riot police closing the street. The mum, who asked not to be named, was shocked when her daughter came into the living room of her Warndon flat at night and… More
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Teenagers arrested after “frightening” robbery of victim in broad daylight
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UK may not be able to deal with Russian ‘threat’ to Scotland, Swinney says
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Teenage gunmen killed themselves following mosque shooting which left three dead
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Channel 4 removes all past seasons of MAFS UK after ‘serious allegations’
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Grandfather receives pioneering UK-first operation to treat brain issue