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Somerset suffer County Championship hammer blow to title hopes in Yorkshire defeat

Defeat means that Warwickshire now lead Division One by 11 points heading into the final round

Boy and girl killed in shooting at Philippines high school

Bradford train station tragedy after 'casualty on the tracks' - police statement

British Transport Police were called to reports of a casualty at a train station in Bradford last night

Hundreds of homes without power across Torbay

A major retailer was affected

Autumn Harrogate Flower Show at Newby Hall: First pictures of day one from popular show

The Autumn Harrogate Flower Show at Newby Hall is underway on Friday.

How you can protect your money before the Budget – including a £20,000 rule set to change

It’s just six weeks until the first Budget of the Andy Burnham leadership is announced

NHS in crisis as mum, 25, sent home from A&E dies day later

A national tragedy

“My mum said this course changed my life – I agree 100%”

Carrie Gray is now doing an Open University Degree in Film Production through Belfast Met after the course in Digital Film Production

Somerset title hopes fade after defeat by Yorkshire

Somerset's hopes of a first-ever County Championship title are dented with a heavy defeat at Yorkshire.

Radio station drops all Ed Sheeran's music after Macklemore tour controversy

Irish radio station Classic Hits Radio has confirmed it will no longer play Ed Sheeran's music following the controversy surrounding the removal of Macklemore from Ed Sheeran's US tour

Former BrewDog staff owed wages receive nothing following business collapse

Ex-employees also won't get any owed holiday pay

Driver flees scene of collision after 10-year-old girl hit by car

No arrests have been made in connection with the incident

Reform pledge immigration spot checks and £10k fines at Irish border

The party says it will bring in immigration officers to carry out checks of buses and trains crossing between north and south.

Dunelm shoppers race to bag £3 Christmas hallway runner that adds 'instant' festive cheer

A floor runner is a simple but cost-effective way of giving your home a festive feel for visitors as soon as they step through the door

Keep rats away by sprinkling 35p ingredient over your garden

An inexpensive household staple has been tipped as a possible way to make gardens less appealing to unwanted visitors

Metformin users told 'it might taste different' as pharmacist explains common side effect

Metformin is the first-line treatment for millions of diabetes patients

‘Wrong’ and ‘disgraceful’: Criticism over failure of home secretary to attend Cleveland Police officer funerals

PCC Matt Storey also said £2m in targeted funding received by the force had been spent and 'barely touched the sides'

Keep rats out of your garden by sprinkling 35p ingredient over lawn

An inexpensive household staple has been tipped as a possible way to make gardens less appealing to unwanted visitors

British rapper Sway dies aged 44

Sway, whose hits included Still Speedin' and Level Up, was living in Ghana at the time of his death.

Yorkshire teenager Kyle missing since Saturday found 'safe and well'

There had been "serious" concerns for his welfare

An effective ban on disabled people leaving Britain? You read that right, and we will not settle for it | Frances Ryan

This scandal shows there are many who don’t expect us to live rich lives – and that paternalism lives on in disability services Disabled people in UK need right to travel abroad, say MPs, after ‘ridiculous’ restrictions…

Tom Banton credits Brendon McCullum pep talk for England resurgence

Banton smashed a half-century in Thursday’s win over Sri Lanka.

US wheat farmers navigate uncertainty amid drought and geopolitical chaos

Some experts worry factors affecting wheat exports could push global food prices even higher than they are now Wheat prices are at their highest level in three years, which means farmer Merrill Nielsen should be getting…

From old railways to an oasis of art, food and nature: how an eco-park was born in Greater Manchester

Northern Roots is launching Britain’s biggest urban farm and eco-park, in an effort to boost people’s health and wellbeing Standing in the open green space of Northern Roots, it is hard to imagine the landscape as it on…