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CONSERVATIVE CANDIDATE WINS WILTSHIRE POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER ELECTION

The ballot was held after Jonathon Seed, who was the original Conservative candidate, won May’s election but said he could not take up the role The Conservatives have won the re-run police and crime commissioner election in Wiltshire after the previous winner withdrew over an historic drink-driving offence. New Tory candidate Philip Wilkinson was elected after voters across the county went to the polls on Thursday. His closest opponent in […]

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PLYMOUTH GUNMAN JAKE DAVISON KEPT SHOTGUN AFTER ADMITTING ASSAULT

He reportedly attended a Pathfinder Scheme Police did not seize Plymouth gunman Jake Davison’s shotgun and licence after he admitted assaulting two youths in a park, it has emerged. The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said the 22-year-old’s shotgun and licence were only seized in December last year when concerns were raised directly with Devon and Cornwall Police. Davison had been taking part in a voluntary intervention programme – […]

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20,000 AFGHAN REFUGEES TO BE GIVEN SANCTUARY IN THE UK

Boris Johnson has promised that up to 5,000 Afghans can find refuge in the UK this year, with up to 20,000 in the longer term. Some 20,000 Afghans are to be welcomed to the UK in coming years as the Government unveiled the details of a scheme to provide sanctuary for those most at risk of persecution by the Taliban. Fears have been building for those who worked against the […]

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PANDEMIC BOOSTS LAKE DISTRICT AND WEARS IT AWAY AT THE SAME TIME

That's according to Fix The Fells, an organisation which works to protect the area The staycation boom has led to an increase in the erosion of the Lake District landscape, according to an organisation set up to protect the area. Fix the Fells has carried out £10 million worth of work to repair paths and erosion scars in the Cumbrian national park since it was set up 20 years ago […]

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ASPIRIN TRIALLED AS PART OF POTENTIAL NEW TREATMENT FOR TYPE OF BREAST CANCER

Research has been conducted by Dr Anne Armstrong from The Christie in Manchester Aspirin is being trialled as part of a potential new treatment for an aggressive form of breast cancer. Researchers hope the cheap and widely available drug could work well when combined with immunotherapy for patients with triple negative breast cancer. The trial, funded by the Breast Cancer Now Catalyst Programme, which aims to speed up progress in […]

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FIRST REGULAR BLOOD DONATIONS TO MAKE LIFESAVING PLASMA MEDICINES TO BEGIN

Around 17,000 people across the country receive the treatment annually Blood donors in England are now able to give a little extra help as their contributions are used to make lifesaving plasma medicine. The first blood donations to be used in this way will be taken from Tuesday, with the approach being rolled out across England over several months. Eventually, around 250,000 litres of plasma from around one million blood […]

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REQUIREMENT TO ISOLATE ENDS FOR FULLY VACCINATED CONTACTS

They will be advised to take a PCR test, but that will not be compulsory and they will not have to self-isolate while they wait for the result. People who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 will no longer have to isolate if they come into contact with someone who has tested positive for the virus. From Monday, people in England who have had both doses of a coronavirus vaccine, or […]

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POLICE TO REVIEW FIREARMS PRACTICES IN LIGHT OF PLYMOUTH SHOOTING ATROCITY

A minute’s silence will be held in the city on Monday as the community and civic leaders unite to mourn and reflect on last week’s devastating events. Applicants for permission to own a firearm or shotgun will be subject to social media checks in the wake of the Plymouth mass shooting, the Government has announced. Questions are continuing to mount over how Keyham gunman Jake Davison, 22, obtained a firearms […]

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OPERATION TO EVACUATE UK NATIONALS FROM AFGHANISTAN BEGINS

The first British troops have begun deploying to Afghanistan to assist in the evacuation of the remaining UK nationals from the country. The Ministry of Defence said Operation Pitting started on Friday with members of 16 Air Assault Brigade, who will provide force protection, due to leave over the weekend. The move comes as the Taliban continue to close in on Kabul after seizing a series of provincial capitals in […]

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