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• Row over ‘tat tourism’ leads to resignation call

  A Herefordshire leader has called on a colleague to resign over her views on a town’s shops.

• Crickhowell Police Station to close and sold off

  Dyfed-Powys Police have confirmed that they are to sell Crickhowell Police Station and relocate to a new base with Mid and West Wales Fire. 

• Revealed: Plans for £2.4m Hereford city school extension

  Details have been revealed of a £2.4-million scheme to extend a Hereford school.

• £7m works to make part of city bike- and walker-friendly

  Seven million pounds is to be spent making part of Hereford easier and more appealing to use by non-car traffic.

• Delay to town’s new Home Bargains

  A planned new Home Bargains in a Herefordshire town will not open for over a year and a half, despite the store’s previous occupant having already closed.

• Assurances given on fire service following move

  People in Herefordshire have been reassured that safety will not suffer when Hereford’s fire station is temporarily relocated in summer.

• Herefordshire venue to host Monster Raving Loony Party manifesto discussion

  A Herefordshire venue plans to host a double bill of politics and the reunion of an infamous band, both featuring Britain’s longest-serving political party leader.

• Herefordshire MPs press government on river Wye clean-up

  In a rare show of cross-party unity, Herefordshire’s two MPs have jointly presented a Bill in Parliament pressing the government to bring back a plan to clean up the river Wye.

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Worcestershire News

• Officer X appears at misconduct hearing

  A police constable has admitted carrying out searches of West Mercia force systems concerning his child rapist ex brother-in-law and ex-wife but claims that he did it with permission from his seniors and for legitimate policing reasons.

• Investigation launched after two deaths in Redditch

  Police are investigating the deaths of two people in Redditch.

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Powys News

• Crickhowell Police Station to close and sold off

  Dyfed-Powys Police have confirmed that they are to sell Crickhowell Police Station and relocate to a new base with Mid and West Wales Fire. 

• Farmhouse hit by fire near Builth Wells to be demolished

  Plans to demolish a farmhouse and build a new one near Builth Wells after it was gutted by fire nearly three years ago, have been approved by Powys planners.

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UK News

• PhD student guilty of drugging and raping 10 women in London and China - as police fear more than 50 other victims

  Police are appealing for more than 50 more victims to come forward after one of the country's most prolific sex offenders was found guilty of drugging and raping 10 women.

• Boy, 16, shot dead near Tube station in south London is named

  The 16-year-old boy shot dead in south London on Tuesday has been named as Lathaniel Burrell.

• Kyle Clifford: CCTV shows triple killer visiting garden centre on day of murders

  CCTV played in court has shown a former soldier visiting a garden centre with his family hours before he murdered his ex-girlfriend, her mother and her sister.

• James Scott Rhys Anderson: British man who 'fought for Ukraine' jailed for 19 years in Russia

  A British man has been jailed for 19 years after a Russian court found him guilty of fighting for Ukraine in the country's Kursk region.

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National News

• PhD student guilty of drugging and raping 10 women in London and China - as police fear more than 50 other victims

  Police are appealing for more than 50 more victims to come forward after one of the country's most prolific sex offenders was found guilty of drugging and raping 10 women.

• Zhenhao Zou: How a student described as 'smart and charming' was unmasked as a prolific sexual predator

  "Really, don't push me, it's pointless... the sound insulation here is very good" - those are the terrifying words of rapist Zhenhao Zou to one of his victims.

• Boy, 16, shot dead near Tube station in south London is named

  The 16-year-old boy shot dead in south London on Tuesday has been named as Lathaniel Burrell.

• Tesla charging stations set on fire as backlash against Elon Musk intensifies

  Tesla charging stations have been set on fire in the US state of Massachusetts as a backlash against Elon Musk grows.

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Sport

• Jean-Philippe Mateta injury: FA submits claim for longer ban for challenge by Millwall goalkeeper Liam Roberts on Crystal Palace forward

  Millwall intend to contest the Football Association's claim to give goalkeeper Liam Roberts a longer ban following his red-card challenge on Crystal Palace forward Jean-Philippe Mateta in Saturday's FA Cup fifth-round tie.

• Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta hails historic Champions League night for Gunners at PSV Eindhoven - 'I knew it was coming'

  Mikel Arteta said he knew Arsenal's goal glut against PSV Eindhoven was coming as he hailed an historic and unbelievable night for his players that has all but secured their place in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

• Champions Trophy: New Zealand hammer South Africa by 50 runs to book final meeting with India on Sunday

  New Zealand will meet India in the final of the ICC Champions Trophy after they beat South Africa by 50 runs in their semi-final in Lahore.

• Jose Mourinho open to managing Celtic or Rangers in future due to 'passion' of Scottish Premiership

  Jose Mourinho says he is open to managing Celtic or Rangers in the future due to the "passion" of the Scottish Premiership.

• Arne Slot: Liverpool head coach's X-rated rant that led to red card at Everton revealed by FA

  The FA has revealed Arne Slot's X-rated rant that led to him being shown a red card after full-time of Liverpool's 2-2 draw at Everton last month.

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Showbiz News

• Sabrina Carpenter and Charli XCX BRIT Awards appearances spark hundreds of Ofcom complaints

  Ofcom received 825 complaints over the Brit Awards, with the majority relating to Sabrina Carpenter's raunchy performance and Charli XCX's outfit, the media watchdog says.

• Liam Payne's girlfriend Kate Cassidy says she is 'still working on accepting' his death

  Liam Payne's girlfriend Kate Cassidy has opened up about the singer's death, saying she is "still working on accepting the fact that he's not here anymore".

• Adidas sells final pair of Yeezy trainers - years after cutting ties with Kanye West

  Adidas has sold the last remaining pair of Yeezy trainers - more than two years after cutting ties with Kanye West.

• Why is Noel Clarke suing The Guardian?

  Actor Noel Clarke begins his High Court libel case against The Guardian's publisher today.

• Jay-Z sues woman who accused him of rape before dropping claim

  Jay-Z has sued the woman who accused him of raping her, in a now-withdrawn complaint.

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Technology

• Men with healthier sperm live longer, study suggests

  Men with higher quality sperm live two to three years longer, according to a new study.

• Cyclone Alfred: What we know about rare storm nearing Australian coast

  Australians are preparing for a "very rare" cyclone to sweep across the east coast near Brisbane, the country's third most populated city.

• World's largest iceberg runs aground in South Georgia and blocks off key penguin feeding ground

  After nearly 40 years at sea, the world's largest iceberg has run aground on the remote British overseas territory of South Georgia, one of the biologically rich habitats on Earth home to millions of penguins, seals and endangered albatross.

• Scientists trying to bring back the woolly mammoth create a woolly mouse

  Scientists trying to bring back the woolly mammoth have created a woolly mouse.

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Strange News

• Scientists trying to bring back the woolly mammoth create a woolly mouse

  Scientists trying to bring back the woolly mammoth have created a woolly mouse.

• Boxer Gervonta Davis blames hair product after controversial title draw

  Boxer Gervonta Davis has held onto his WBA lightweight title despite voluntarily dropping a knee to the canvas and getting hair product wiped from his face.

• Trump shares AI video of Gaza vision featuring golden statues, bearded belly dancers and Netanyahu on a sunbed

  Donald Trump has shared a bizarre AI-generated video on his Truth Social platform showcasing what appears to be a vision of Gaza under his proposed plan.

• Couple 'forced' to sit next to dead body for hours on Qatar Airways flight

  A couple have said they were forced to sit next to a dead body for four hours on a Qatar Airways flight.

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Videos

• Trump shares AI video of Gaza vision featuring golden statues, bearded belly dancers and Netanyahu on a sunbed

  Donald Trump has shared a bizarre AI-generated video on his Truth Social platform showcasing what appears to be a vision of Gaza under his proposed plan.

• Large bruise on Trump's hand prompts speculation over health - but White House blames 'shaking hands'

  A large bruise that appeared on Donald Trump's hand is down to him shaking a lot of hands, the White House has said.

• Trump admits tariffs 'disturbance' as China says it is 'ready for any type of war' with US

  Donald Trump has admitted his tariffs on major trading partners will cause "a little disturbance" - as China said it was "ready" for "any type of war" with the US.

• JD Vance denies insulting British troops over 'random country' jibe

  JD Vance has hit back at criticism after saying a potential peacekeeping force in Ukraine would be "20,000 troops from some random country that hasn't fought a war in 30 or 40 years".

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