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Ashley Joyner stabbed her six times and inflicted life-changing injuries
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Two homes will be knocked down so 54 can be built for the “deeply worrying”
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M5 crash sparked lane closures and long delays
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Two lanes were closed northbound
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He got a suspended sentence and a nine-month rehabilitation order
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DWP key dates for December for benefits and bonus - with changes
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There is an important deadline this month to secure a £300 payment
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Popular Somerset pub can hold beer festivals and music nights
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Up to 12 events can be held per year
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130 new homes will be built within yards of this site
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Tributes have been paid to much-loved family members
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The child rushed to help her mother who was reportedly being attacked with a
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The club will be able to relocate from its sloping pitch on Zembard Lane
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A new mayor could be created to represent all three counties
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Jenny Cawson and Tarig Sinada are still unaccounted for after a yacht capsized
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No evidence claims made in response to safety row
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