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First picture of asylum seeker who raped girl, 12, above shop after saying streets weren't safe
Syrian national Mohammed Wahid Mohammed, 22, was working illegally in Villa Supermarket, Handsworth, when he came across the vulnerable runaway ...
Gruelling 'helicopter pull' raises £30k
Young farmers have raised more than £30,000 for an air ambulance charity by pulling a replica helicopter 77 miles (124km) ...
The UK's first Nature Towns awarded green funding
The UK's first official "Nature Towns" have been crowned and are set to benefit from a £15.5 million investment in green ...
Britain’s WORST high streets revealed where a fifth of shops stand empty – is your hometown on the list?
THE UK’s worst high streets have been revealed, where up to one in five shops are empty. Britain’s high streets have been slowly declining amid the cost of living crisis, as banks, ...
High street store closures: the worst and best high streets for UK shops closing revealed by new report
Newport has the highest shop vacancy rate in the UK, with 19% of its shops now closed. Close behind is Bradford, where 18% of the city’s shops are empty. In Blackpool, 17.6% of high street units are ...
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Super photos of 32 Watford area streets in early 1970s
A look back at 32 more streets in the Watford, Bushey, Rickmansworth and surrounding areas photographed in the early 1970s.
Nuclear site workers parking on roads a 'nuisance'
Somerset Council has approved plans for 120 additional car parking spaces at Bridgwater and Albion Rugby Club to help accommodate thousands of workers at the Hinkley Point C site for five years. But ...