Shaun the Sheep in the Heart of Kent art trail brought thousands of visitors to Maidstone
A charity art trail which raised £265k for a hospice also brought hundreds of thousands of visitors to a town, a study has shown.
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Grangemouth transition planning should have started five years ago, MSPs told
Planning for a “smooth transition” at the Grangemouth refinery should have started five years ago, MSPs have been told. Representatives of Petroineos, which owns the Scottish plant and has announced ...
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DUP MP asks Starmer to help get Northern Irish toddler returned from Lebanon
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said he will ensure meetings take place with ministers to help return a Northern Irish toddler to his mother, after his father in Lebanon ignored a court order to ...
Boilers stolen from bungalows being built by Consolidated Almshouse Charity of Swanscombe on former Scout hut site in Milton Street
A charity has had to spend more than £4,000 to replace three new boilers which were stolen just hours after being delivered.
West Kingsdown stalker jailed after sending indecent images and messages to women
A man who sent images of naked men to two women, as well as sexually derogatory language, has been jailed for more than four years.
Government to order review into train fare prosecutions
Transport Secretary Louise Haigh is expected to announce that the Office of Rail and Road will analyse how suspected fare evasion is handled.
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Daniel Khalife called Iranian agent from US army base, court told
Spy-accused former soldier Daniel Khalife had a 30-minute phone conversation with an Iranian agent while posted at a US army base, a court has heard. The three calls “rekindled” Iran’s interest in ...
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Police charge two men after reported theft of woman’s handbag from Sainsbury’s car park in Simone Weil Avenue, Ashford
Nearly 2,000 was spent on a stolen credit card, including on nine £50 gift cards, it is alleged. The bankcard was reportedly taken after a purse was stolen from a shopper as she was loading her bags ...
Swinney gives ‘cast-iron’ guarantee to return £46m to farming sector
Scotland’s First Minister has given farmers a “cast-iron” guarantee to return £46 million taken from the agriculture budget to combat the cost-of-living crisis. The cash was taken in 2022 and 2023 as ...
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British Transport Police still investigating man's death on railway line near the Port of Dover
Police continue to investigate a man’s death after his body was found on railway tracks two months ago. Emergency services were called to the line near the Port of Dover in the early hours of ...
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Public transport statistics to be ‘plastered on walls’ of Government department
Train and bus performance statistics will be ‘plastered on the walls’ of Department for Transport offices, Transport Secretary Louise Haigh has said (House of Commons/UK Parliament/PA) Train and bus ...
Double killer’s whole life sentence ‘not necessary’, Court of Appeal told
A domestic abuser who murdered his ex-partner and her new boyfriend should have his whole life sentence reduced as it is “not necessary”, the Court of Appeal has been told. Marcus Osborne was jailed ...