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Leicestershire law firm hit with £18k fine after breaking strict rules for eight years

The Loughborough firm avoided a harsher fine after admitting its mistakes

Fry's chocolate factory Keynsham: Before it became the Chocolate Quarter

The chocolate company was founded in Bristol in the late 1700s

Burger King officially opens in place of former Italian restaurant in Peterborough

The new restaurant is the city's fourth branch

Whetstone fish and chip shop turns fortunes around from 'dirty' walls to glowing score

A June inspection saw a number of concerning finds including food with no date labels - but the issues have now been addressed

Taxi driver knocked down 91-year-old woman as she crossed the road in Daybrook

She suffered a broken ankle and now feels her independence has been lost entirely

Andy Burnham VAT cut could mean 1.52p per mile charge - if you have a driveway

Andy Burnham's VAT cut on electricity bills will reduce home EV charging costs to as little as 1.52p per mile from October 1

DWP state pension age increase confirmed for people born after September 6 1960

The DWP has confirmed the new State Pension age timetable under the Pensions Act 2014

‘Heavily reduced’ train service running between London Bridge and Uckfield

A ‘heavily reduced’ train service is running between London Bridge and Uckfield today (Saturday, September 12), Southern has announced.

Thousands of UK holidaymakers 'stopped at borders' as entry rules change

Figures show a sharp rise in some areas

Ann Ming says, 'it's torture for families' as parole hearing for daughter's killer looms

Billy Dunlop's next public parole hearing will be held in London next month: he has now spent two decades behind bars for killing Julie Hogg

Possilpark families face longer wait for homes as councillors blast 'misinformation' over fire

“The very last thing Glasgow can afford is for housing stock to be deliberately damaged or destroyed"

Birmingham police probe live as woman dies

Rotton Park Road has been closed off at the junction of Dudley Road

Lidl £12.99 trainers out next week 'similar to £150 pair' at JD Sports

The budget trainers feature a breathable mesh upper and memory foam insole.

The peaks and pits of a classic 90s holiday revisited 30 years later

Family-of-five revisits Haven 30 years after attending same caravan site

Hunt for driver after car found crashed into wall in Longbridge

The wrecked vehicle was found by officers on patrol

Simple mistake that's wiping thousands from bank accounts right now

Savers are being warned of a common error that could see them thousands of pounds worse off

BBC Celebrity Traitors start date and full line-up as winner 'confirmed'

The hit BBC show will return this month with 21 fresh celebrities

US President Donald Trump says he would ‘love to see’ a united Ireland

Donald Tump says he would 'love to see Ireland unified' during visit to Dublin

“I’d love to see it unified. I think it would be a great feather in everybody’s cap if that happened. It’s going to happen eventually"

State pensioners aged over 80 could get bonus £316 payment in November

Pension Age Winter Heating Payment helps people of State Pension age who live north of the border

Travel rules warning issued after 2,836 UK travellers denied entry to 2 countries

More than 2,800 British travellers were refused entry - and complex rules are catching people out

Tragedy as woman found dead inside Birmingham property

The woman, aged in her 30s, was pronounced dead at the scene after 'welfare concerns'

Abusive thug convinced Wakefield ex he had changed, then threatened to kill her

He called her 614 times in less than two weeks despite blocking his number

Donald Trump 'would love to see' a unified Ireland despite UK's stance

US President Donald Trump made the controversial comments shortly after arriving in Ireland for a two-day visit