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  The Deliveroo driver was on his last shift of the day when he was caught up in ‘tragic’ accident The Deliveroo driver was on his last shift of the day when he was caught up in ‘tragic’ accident 

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  Derek Blamire, 82, caught a giant 18-inch rat in a trap he set to protect his bird feed in his garden in Blackburn. ​Derek Blamire, 82, caught a giant 18-inch rat in a trap he set to protect his bird feed in his garden in Blackburn. 

Accused will appear at the Old Bailey next month following stabbing near hotel in west London A 15-year-old boy has been charged with the attempted murder of a child asylum seeker in west London. He has been remanded into secure accommodation and will appear at the Old Bailey next month. The charges follow a stabbing incident close to a hotel in the west London area used by the Home Office to accommodate adult male asylum seekers just before midnight on 22 October. Continue reading… ​Accused will appear at the Old Bailey next month following stabbing near hotel in west LondonA…

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Proceedings against Bristol Rovers manager stayed as prosecutors decline to call Georgia Barton to give evidence The Bristol Rovers manager, Joey Barton, has been cleared of assaulting his wife after a judge ruled that he could not receive a fair trial because prosecutors would not call the alleged victim to give evidence. The former Premier League midfielder, 40, was accused of pushing Georgia Barton, 36, to the floor before kicking her during a row at their home in in Kew, south-west London, on 2 June last year. Continue reading… ​Proceedings against Bristol Rovers manager stayed as prosecutors decline to call…

  Birmingham New Street station has been evacuated after a hand grenade was found on platform 1, triggering a security alert. ​Birmingham New Street station has been evacuated after a hand grenade was found on platform 1, triggering a security alert. 

CWU says firm’s offer of below-inflation pay rise and changes to work practices are unacceptable The union that represents Royal Mail workers has reacted angrily to the company’s latest pay offer and programme for change, accusing it of a “declaration of war on posties” and raising the prospect of further postal strikes in the runup to Christmas. Royal Mail has proposed what it called a new “conditional pay-for-change offer” to the Communication Workers Union (CWU), in an attempt to end a long-running dispute over pay and conditions. Continue reading… ​CWU says firm’s offer of below-inflation pay rise and changes to…