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Villagers are trying to hit a £250,000 target as part of a plan to take over and run their only shop. The Hesket Newmarket ...

Hundreds of authors and publishers have donated new books to help restock a library that was damaged in riots. Spellow ...

A "much-loved" event has returned to Jersey, Gorey Fête organisers have said. Organisers said the event includes a funfair, ...

A county's adult social care provision has been rated as "good" by the government watchdog. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) ...

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"I was in Afghanistan and I saw the Taliban shoot women and girls, just because they didn’t wear the hijab," she says. "Women ...

The current and former mayor of an Oxfordshire town are to cycle 340 miles to their twin city in France for charity. Thame ...

NHS Highland has put in place new arrangements to start providing 24/7 urgent care on Skye. Previously, at weekends, urgent ...

Thailand's parliament has picked Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the daughter of billionaire tycoon and former leader Thaksin, as prime minister. At 37, she will be the country's youngest PM and the second ...

The public have lost trust in transport bosses over planned closures to an island railway line, a voluntary group has said.