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Developer Thomas Worrall has received retrospective approval from Bath and North East Somerset Council for his seven-bedroom ‘mega mansion’ in a protected area, which was built significantly larger and taller than originally permitted. Local residents claimed over 100 objections, citing planning breaches.
A significant fire broke out in a flat on Seven Sisters Road, Finsbury Park, on Bonfire Night, prompting the attendance of ten fire engines and 70 firefighters. One man jumped from a second floor and was hospitalised with minor injuries. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
Andrew Gardiner, 59, was killed after being struck by a car while walking home in Folkestone on Sunday. Known as the town’s ‘best-known postie’, he was pronounced dead at the scene. A 49-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by careless driving.
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Friday’s front pages feature a variety of topics, with domestic politics the most popular. The latest scandal plaguing the Conservative Party – an election betting scandal – makes several of the more liberal front pages.
Several papers – right and left – pick up on Sir Keir Starmer’s comment that Jeremy Corbyn would have been a better prime minister than Boris Johnson.
Across the papers, England’s drab performance against Denmark – which resulted in a 1-1 draw, makes most of the papers. The coverage is continued across the back pages with critics saying England’s performance was ‘tame’ ‘laboured’ and ‘disjointed’.
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