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Cash machine thieves toured country to steal

Cash machine thieves toured country to steal

Thieves who toured the country to break into cash machines to steal hundreds of thousands of pounds have been jailed.Luke McCarthy, 40, and Harry Thomas, 29, both from Bristol, played leading roles as groups took power tools to machines 16 times, mostly on petrol station forecourts and in supermarkets at night.Prosecutors said the group attempted thefts or stole from BP petrol stations in Twyford, Alton, Wokingham, Basingstoke, Farnham and Stow-on-the-Wold, Essos in Weymouth and Stoke and a Shell…

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Man who tried to smuggle Iraqis sentenced after Devon arrest

An Iraqi national has been sentenced for breaching UK immigration laws after arriving on a yacht from France with a group of fellow migrants, including a baby.Failed asylum seeker Rasty Hassan, 27, was intercepted off the coast of Brixham, Devon, in September 2024 aboard the 26ft (8m) yacht Induna, Plymouth Crown Court heard.He pleaded guilty to arriving in the UK without entry clearance and to conspiring to facilitate illegal entry for others and was handed a two-year prison…

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Bath winger Will Muir is to have surgery on an ankle injury

Bath winger Will Muir is to have surgery on an ankle injury

Bath and England winger Will Muir is to have surgery on his ankle and is set to be out for a number of weeks.Muir has yet to play for Bath this season after picking up the injury during the pre-season win against Worcester last month.He won his first England caps this summer during the tour to Argentina and was Bath's top try scorer last season. The 28-year-old was initially described as having a "minor injury" but surgery has…

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Ethan Roots: Exeter flanker backed to earn England recall

England will also have 'A' internationals over the autumn period which could be a chance for Roots to show his worth having missed out on the England training squad that was announced earlier this week.Exeter have started the season well, winning two and drawing one of their four matches, having ended last season second from bottom.Baxter says it affects him personally when players are called up or miss out on the England squad. "All I've said to him…

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Superyacht chef from Wimborne drowned in French harbour

Superyacht chef from Wimborne drowned in French harbour

The head chef of a superyacht drowned after falling from a quayside in the south of France following a night out drinking, an inquest has heard.Flinn Sessions, of Wimborne, Dorset, was working on the Atlantico yacht, moored at La Ciotat, near Marseille, on 9 June 2023.An inquest at Bournemouth heard the 22-year-old visited several bars with crew members and workers from other boats and was seen drinking beers and shots.Coroner Brendan Allen told the hearing his friends had…

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Violent anti-immigrant protest outside asylum seeker hotel in Ireland | Crime

NewsFeedHundreds of anti-immigrant protesters clashed with Irish police outside a hotel housing asylum seekers in Dublin on Tuesday, setting a police vehicle on fire and launching fireworks at officers.Published On 22 Oct 202522 Oct 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2Share Source link

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Heavy rain and strong winds forecast for Cornwall

Heavy rain and strong winds forecast for Cornwall

Available for over a yearStorm Benjamin has been named by Météo France and will bring wet and windy weather on Thursday. Cornwall is set to get wet and windy because of this and the Met Office has issued yellow weather warnings for wind and rain. BBC Spotlight's Weather Presenter Linda Ludlow has the details. Photo credit: Sarayut Thaneerat.Programme WebsiteShow less Source link

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Cornwall MP Andrew George calls for ban on smacking children

Cornwall MP Andrew George calls for ban on smacking children

Jonathan MorrisSouth West andMartyn OatesSouth West political reporterBBCA ban on smacking would bring England and Cornwall into line with Scotland, Wales, Ireland, South Korea and many other countries, said Andrew GeorgeAn MP has called for a nationwide ban on smacking children, describing the practice as "physical assault".Andrew George, Liberal Democrat MP for St Ives in Cornwall, joined abuse survivor and campaigner Caroline Eshghi at a parliamentary meeting hosted by children's charities NSPCC and Barnardo's.The event was part of…

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Wall at Weymouth Crematorium to stop shortcut disrupting funerals

Wall at Weymouth Crematorium to stop shortcut disrupting funerals

A wall is being reinstated at a crematorium to stop people using it as a shortcut after "significant disruption" was caused to funeral services.Part of the boundary at Weymouth Crematorium was originally removed to allow maintenance access from Shirecroft Road.But Dorset Council said "significant concerns" had been raised about the "lack of privacy and reverence" during services due to people cutting through.Access for mourners will be unaffected.Health and housing councillor Gill Taylor said: "It is important for us…

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Parking changes made at Plymouth beauty spot

Parking changes made at Plymouth beauty spot

Parking charges have been introduced to part of a car park after it was taken over. All of the car park at Devil's Point in Plymouth was previously free for three hours but has been reconfigured to operate as two areas, with 40% now part of the Royal William Yard (RWY) facilities, which have charges, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said.Urban Splash, which was responsible for the regeneration of RWY, said the changes were part of a longstanding…

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