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Where in the UK Covid-19 case rates are still rising
A total of 66 of the 377 local authority areas in the UK (18%) recorded a week-on-week rise in rates in the seven days to October 27,
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Bonfire night rule which could cost you a big fine if broken
The burning of most type of waste is illegal as it causes pollution which can harm your own health as well as your family, friends and neighbours
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In pictures: Salisbury train crash which left 13 people needing hospital treatment
Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service said crews had helped evacuate “approximately 100 people” from the scene
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Last seven years hottest on record, UN experts say as Cop26 kicks off
The Met Office warned the world’s temperature has reached an average exceeding 1C above pre-industrial levels for the past two decades
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Win £5000 worth of prizes for your local business with online shopping platform Down Your High Street
In the run up to Christmas, the competition against large corporations and companies is bigger than usual, but we're giving a local business the chance to win a huge prize thanks to Down Your High Street
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Billions of pounds to be given to metro mayors to deliver transport overhaul
The announcement is also being touted as a vote of confidence in the devolution agenda as all those awarded cash are areas with metro mayors
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£74 million plan to replace Border Force boats to tackle illegal migration
The announcement was made ahead of Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s budget and also includes £628 million “to modernise and digitalise the border”
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Rule change comes in for travellers to use lateral flow tests instead of PCR
People who test positive will need to take a free NHS confirmatory PCR test and isolate
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When do the clocks go back this year?
When the clocks go back, the UK is on Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
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Love letter from Edward VIII to his mistress Freda Dudley Ward sold at auction
The four-page letter was written by the then-Prince of Wales in 1919, aged 25,
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Iceland to give away food on last day of shelf life to online customers free
All chilled, fresh, cakes, bread and morning goods will be included in the scheme
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More than five million booster doses delivered in UK
It is the first time data on boosters has been reported by all four nations