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TV host Guy Martin banned from driving over speeding
11+ hour, 44+ min ago (433+ words) TV star Guy Martin has been banned from driving for six months after he was twice caught breaking the law on his Honda motorcycle. The 44-year-old former racing driver, who presented Speed With Guy Martin, has been prosecuted by Northamptonshire…...
Extension of US-Iran ceasefire allows for 'breathing space'
9+ hour, 1+ min ago (64+ words) The BBC's chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet reports from Tehran as Trump announces an extension of the ceasefire with Iran. Extension of US-Iran ceasefire gives 'breathing space' The BBC's chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet is reporting from Tehran on condition…...
North Yorkshire Police told to improve care for children in custody
51+ min ago (700+ words) A police force should better protect the rights of children and improve safety in custody, an inspection report has concluded. The findings about North Yorkshire Police (NYP), published by His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS), also…...
Digital art helps bring Britain's 'Pompeii' at Whittlesey to life
30+ min ago (355+ words) People will get an idea of what a Bronze Age settlement could have looked like through an immersive digital art installation. It is thought the 3, 000-year-old settlement at Must Farm quarry in Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, burnt down less than a year…...
Calls to 'be vigilant' during amber wildfire alert
10+ hour, 53+ min ago (292+ words) Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service has issued an "amber" wildfire alert. The alert means that if a wildfire happens it could spread quickly and easily due to the dry conditions we have had. The risk is greatest on large…...
UK inflation rises after Iran war pushes up fuel prices
1+ hour, 6+ min ago (437+ words) The UK inflation rate rose by 3. 3% in the year to March, after the US-Israel war with Iran caused the largest jump in petrol and diesel prices in over three years. The increase in the pace of price rises " up from…...
Welshpool man slapped traffic warden and threatened to 'lump' her
2+ hour, 14+ min ago (651+ words) A 77-year-old man was caught on body-cam footage threatening to "lump" a female traffic warden because a pay-and-display machine rejected his coins, a court was told. Retired lorry driver Stephen Doughty, flew into parking rage when he feared he would…...
Financial restraint 'likely influenced' Surrey father's death
14+ hour, 58+ min ago (457+ words) A coroner has raised concerns after a Surrey father-of-four took his own life while subjected to a financial restraint order. Garry Mills, 46, died in September 2021, almost a year after the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) applied to have his family's weekly…...
Firefighters tackle 100 tonne manure blaze near Stowmarket
1+ hour, 13+ min ago (123+ words) BBC Crews tackle 100 tonne manure fire Firefighters have tackled a 100-tonne muck heap blaze near the A14. Crews were called to manure alight in a field on Haughley Road, Harleston, on the border between Norfolk and Suffolk, near Stowmarket, at 14: 30 BST…...