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'Casualties' as airshow plane crashes into cars on A27 at Shoreham 22 August 2015 From the section Sussex Police said the plane hit several several vehicles A Hawker Hunter plane has crashed into several vehicles after coming down at Shoreham Airshow in West Sussex. Sussex Police said there are several casualties, but could not give details on their condition. The plane crashed into vehicles on the nearby A27. The road is likely to remain closed for several hours. Eyewitn…
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France train shooting: Men who overpowered gunman branded 'heroes' 22 August 2015 From the section Europe Three American men are being hailed as heroes for overpowering a heavily-armed gunman on a train in northern France. The incident happened on the high-speed Thalys service near Arras. A 26-year-old Moroccan man was arrested at Arras station. One of the Americans said they took an AK-47 assault rifle and a handgun from the attacker as they saw him walk down the aisle of the train. They then put him in a chokehold until he was un…
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His meeting was to allow for a report to be prepared on him which would help the judge decide on his sentence, and was his chance to show remorse Banned motorist Daniel Sarge, of Fairfield Road, Openshaw, has been jailed for a year after being spotted driving away from a meeting with his probation officer A banned motorist seen driving away from a meeting with his probation officer has been jailed. Daniel Sarge pleaded guilty to dangerous driving after a police chase in Gorton and was given an interim driving ban. His meeting with a probation officer was to allow for a report to be prepared on him which would help the judge decide on his sentence, and was his ch…
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A burglar alarm at a former police station has been giving locals a headache - as it has not stopped ringing for two weeks. <img alt="The former Stockport Police Station where the alarm has been going off. " src="http://news.images.itv.com/image/file/747818/article_update_img.jpg" /> The former Stockport Police Station where the alarm has been going off. Credit: Google Street View The alarm first went off on August 7 and local businesses say no one has come to deal with it despite it also being in a residential area. Simon Morton, of nearby Morton's Solicitors, told ITV News: "It's been going off everyday for two weeks now. "As well as being annoyi…
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South Korea evacuation after shelling on western border 20 August 2015 From the section Asia North and South Korea have exchanged cross-border fire several times in recent years (file photo) South Korea has ordered the evacuation of residents from an area of its western border after an exchange of fire with North Korea, reports say. North Korea fired a shell at a South Korean military unit on Thursday, prompting the south to retaliate with several artillery rounds, the Sout…
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Labour leadership: Application process 'robust' says party 21 August 2015 From the section UK Politics comments Leadership contenders: Liz Kendall, Andy Burnham, Yvette Cooper and Jeremy Corbyn Labour says it has "a robust system" to stop "malicious applications" after claims individuals who have registered to vote in the leadership race are being unfairly banned from taking part. Comedian Jeremy Hardy, himself banned, suggested Labour was "rigging the election" to …
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Henry Bett, pictured with his father Stephen, denied being under the influence of cocaine at the time of the crash The son of Norfolk's police and crime commissioner (PCC) has been jailed for three and a half years for killing a woman in a crash. Farmer Henry Bett's tractor crushed a Fiat people carrier being driven by mother-of-two Rebecca Brown, 43, on a country road on 4 December 2013. Bett, 26, of Hall Lane, Thornham is the son of PCC Stephen Bett. He denied causing death by dangerous driving, but the court heard he had taken cocaine days before the crash. During the trial in July, jurors heard he was speeding, driving in the middle of the road and may have been s…
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