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Royal Mail advises anyone posting letters or parcels to write one thing before sending

Royal Mail is reminding customers to take this easy step before posting

Nottingham's ugliest buildings are finally being demolished. Stop moaning about roadworks

I know it's a pain, but perhaps it's worth using the park and ride on this occasion

'Body was put in the cellar' - police finally find out where mum's body was hid in 1998 murder

Trevor Dunkley has pleaded guilty to the murder of Patricia Lashley

Pictured: Two men sentenced over offences linked to EncroChat

Philip Shackels and Mark Dunford were sentenced at Craigavon Crown Court for a number of drug-related and money laundering offences

B&M's new £15 'eye massager' gadget designed to help you 'relax and unwind'

The Restore Eye Massager with Heat is available in B&M stores across the UK for £15

Kilburn villagers relive church 'inferno' as terrifying fire raged over their homes

Raining debris from the blaze has left some villagers comparing the situation to a nightmare

Major UK mobile network launches new 5G up to 4 times faster

The mobile network says it will give customers up to 4x faster speeds and guaranteed minimum speeds.

Unique leopard-shelled lobster sent to Eastbourne fishmonger saved and taken to London aquarium

A lobster with a distinctive appearance has been spared and taken to an aquarium in London after being sent to an Eastbourne fishmonger.

Cameron Mackintosh mourns death of ‘unique and precious’ managing director

1,018 caught in A500, A50, A34 and M6 police crackdown

And more have been caught this week

£1 bus fares for young people in Wales extended

The scheme has now been extended until next year

Missing Devon boy thought to be in Plymouth as police issue another 999 plea

If you see Tyrone please call 999

Update issued on Tyneside nurdle spill with 'different approach' to be taken over clean-up operation

The operation continues following the Port of Tyne nurdle incident when the Wind Orca struck the berthed BG Orang

Martin Lewis 'hidden tax trap' warning for parents with kids under 18 years old

Martin Lewis has warned those saving or investing for their children about a "hidden tax trap" that could trigger unexpected tax bills

‘Appalling behaviour’: Barnsley man sentenced after being filmed stamping on ducks

A Barnsley man has been given a suspended prison sentence after disturbing footage showed him chasing, striking and repeatedly stamping on ducks at a South Yorkshire beauty spot.

Edinburgh family 'devastated' at dad's decline after sudden dementia diagnosis

'Some days he knows who you are, some days he doesn’t.'

Work to start on multimillion-pound refurbishment of Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens

Bellrock Consulting is managing the updates to venue, which is now closed to the public

Glasgow former council leader Susan Aitken criticises BBC for 'platforming far-right'

“It has long been a tactic of the far-right to paint cities as lawless and degenerate because cities stand for everything that they hate; diversity, cosmopolitanism, progress."

Man fails in bid to overturn conviction for murdering soldier during Troubles

Smirking Leeds 'monster' who abused children during 'campaign of rape' jailed

Paul Benstock was found guilty of a catalogue of offending following a trial earlier this year

Snapchat predator moves to North Staffordshire after arrest - now he's jailed

Ethan Mason blackmailed girls to get naked photos

Large police presence in Nottingham city centre as two people detained

Multiple police vehicles were stationed on Clumber Street

Plans to turn derelict West Lothian pub into 'hostel-style' holiday let thrown out

Plans to convert a derelict pub in Longridge into a 14 room accommodation block for single people thrown out at planning committee

Petition for Ali G statue slammed for 'totally inappropriate' Manchester bee comparison

One councillor said the plans would "demean" the town in Surrey