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Brentford fan, 88, watches club play top flight football again after 74 years

Brentford fan, 88, watches club play top flight football again after 74 years

Brentford fan, 88, watches club play top flight football again after 74 years

13 August 2021

Derek Burridge was in the stands to watch Brentford versus Arsenal in 1947 and on Friday night.


Cost of travel tests from NHS Test and Trace to go down

Cost of travel tests from NHS Test and Trace to go down

Cost of travel tests from NHS Test and Trace to go down

13 August 2021

The watchdog is looking at what ‘immediate actions’ can be taken on costly travel tests.


Man taken to hospital after stabbing in central London

Man taken to hospital after stabbing in central London

Man taken to hospital after stabbing in central London

13 August 2021

The Metropolitan Police said armed response officers were called to reports of a stabbing in Oxford Street just after 7pm.


Timeline of deadly Plymouth shootings

Timeline of deadly Plymouth shootings

Timeline of deadly Plymouth shootings

13 August 2021

How events unfolded in Keyham.


BBC condemns Russian ‘assault on media freedom’ over expulsion of journalist

BBC condemns Russian ‘assault on media freedom’ over expulsion of journalist

BBC condemns Russian ‘assault on media freedom’ over expulsion of journalist

13 August 2021

Sarah Rainsford will have to leave the country before the end of the month, according to Russian state television.


Banksy confirms he was behind streetwork in Suffolk and Norfolk

Banksy confirms he was behind streetwork in Suffolk and Norfolk

Banksy confirms he was behind streetwork in Suffolk and Norfolk

13 August 2021

In a video posted on his Instagram account, the elusive artist could be seen working on the artworks, dubbed A Great British Spraycation.


Watchdog to investigate police over Plymouth gunman’s possession of shotgun

Watchdog to investigate police over Plymouth gunman’s possession of shotgun

Watchdog to investigate police over Plymouth gunman’s possession of shotgun

13 August 2021

Jake Davison, 22, shot and killed five people in Keyham on Thursday evening.


Arrest over death of man whose burned body was found at site of park fire

Arrest over death of man whose burned body was found at site of park fire

Arrest over death of man whose burned body was found at site of park fire

13 August 2021

The severely burned body of William Leiper was found in Househill Park in Pollok, Glasgow, on August 4.


Johnson says there can be no ‘military solution’ in Afghanistan

Johnson says there can be no ‘military solution’ in Afghanistan

Johnson says there can be no ‘military solution’ in Afghanistan

13 August 2021

The Prime Minister said the sacrifices of British troops in the country had not been in vain.


Plymouth gunman refers to mother as ‘vile’ and ‘disgusting’ on social media

Plymouth gunman refers to mother as ‘vile’ and ‘disgusting’ on social media

Plymouth gunman refers to mother as ‘vile’ and ‘disgusting’ on social media

13 August 2021

Jake Davison shot and killed his 51-year-old mother Maxine Davison before murdering four others in Keyham on Thursday.


Former education secretary Damian Hinds appointed security minister

Former education secretary Damian Hinds appointed security minister

Former education secretary Damian Hinds appointed security minister

13 August 2021

The Government was criticised for not replacing James Brokenshire, who stepped down on July 7.


Police name two-year-old victim in Bridgend murder probe

Police name two-year-old victim in Bridgend murder probe

Police name two-year-old victim in Bridgend murder probe

13 August 2021

Reid Steele, two, died at University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff on Thursday afternoon.


Charles donates money to organisation helping Greeks affected by wildfires

Charles donates money to organisation helping Greeks affected by wildfires

Charles donates money to organisation helping Greeks affected by wildfires

13 August 2021

A multi-national team of firefighters has helped halt the blazes in Greece that threatened homes and wildlife.


Eye-witness hid under pool table during Plymouth shooting

Eye-witness hid under pool table during Plymouth shooting

Eye-witness hid under pool table during Plymouth shooting

13 August 2021

Peggy Holliday said the shooting was like a ‘nightmare’.


Police sergeant who stalked ex-lover in act of ‘twisted vengeance’ spared jail

Police sergeant who stalked ex-lover in act of ‘twisted vengeance’ spared jail

Police sergeant who stalked ex-lover in act of ‘twisted vengeance’ spared jail

13 August 2021

Stephen Green also involved innocent colleagues in his ‘web of criminality’, getting them to check his ex’s home address.


Five killed in Plymouth mass shooting named by police

Five killed in Plymouth mass shooting named by police

Five killed in Plymouth mass shooting named by police

13 August 2021

Jake Davison first killed his mother before murdering four others nearby.


Proportion of state school pupils at Cambridge University to reach record high

Proportion of state school pupils at Cambridge University to reach record high

Proportion of state school pupils at Cambridge University to reach record high

13 August 2021

The initial figures come after hundreds of thousands of A-level students were given grades determined by teachers.


Plymouth gunman killed five in ‘rampaging’ firearms attack, chief constable says

Plymouth gunman killed five in ‘rampaging’ firearms attack, chief constable says

Plymouth gunman killed five in ‘rampaging’ firearms attack, chief constable says

13 August 2021

A three-year-old girl was among the five people killed by Jake Davison in Devon on Thursday.


Latest weekly Covid-19 rates for local authority areas in England

Latest weekly Covid-19 rates for local authority areas in England

Latest weekly Covid-19 rates for local authority areas in England

13 August 2021

Nearly three-quarters of local areas have recorded a week-on-week rise in rates.


Para injured in Afghanistan asks ‘what was it all for’ amid Taliban advance

Para injured in Afghanistan asks ‘what was it all for’ amid Taliban advance

Para injured in Afghanistan asks ‘what was it all for’ amid Taliban advance

13 August 2021

Ben Parkinson suffered horrendous injuries when an Army Land Rover hit a mine near Musa Qala in 2006.


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