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Warm spring means bigger and sweeter raspberries at start of season
Ambient temperatures this month have provided “optimal” raspberry-growing conditions
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Oldham grooming gangs’ victims receive apologies over authorities’ failures
The apologies come after a major report said police and the local council failed to protect some youngsters from sexual exploitation
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William and Kate attend Windrush monument unveiling at Waterloo station
“We know without question that the Windrush generation have made our culture richer, our services stronger, and our fellow countrymen safer.”
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Provost backs Ayrshire Hospice touching memorial appeal
The beautiful sculpture flowers were welded by a local blacksmith
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Guide Dogs launches scheme to provide free iPads to children with sight loss
A pilot scheme was found to improve children’s confidence, creativity and independence
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Planet Earth cameraman films wildlife documentary shot entirely in a pub garden
The documentary is thought to be the first in the world filmed entirely in the grounds of a pub
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Teaching unions prepared to ballot if pay does not increase
The National Education Union is prepared to ballot its members if a pay rise more in line with inflation is not offered
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British women get paid more than men for same work in these jobs
The gender pay gap has been a hot topic of conversation over the last few years
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Train passengers face travel misery as major strike starts
Last-ditch talks failed to resolve the bitter dispute over pay, jobs and conditions
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EasyJet to cancel thousands of summer flights
The airline has cancelled thousands of flights in recent months
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What you need to know if you are flying abroad this summer
The aviation industry is currently suffering from staff shortages
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The safest places to travel as a solo adventurer
People are looking to find themselves and connect with nature more and more these days, and these are the perfect places to explore