The House of Lords has dealt a second defeat to the government over its Data (Use and Access) Bill. Peers had already backed an amendment calling for more copyright protections …
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Researchers are uncovering more remnants from the Iron Age in Alderney. A dig which is taking place at Les Huguettes on Longis Common is exploring more of a second roundhouse …
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A senior doctor says he is shocked at how many deaths of people with learning disabilities and autism are "potentially preventable by really basic things". Dr Andrew Kelso is a …
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The pressures on health and social care in Essex are unsustainable and services should be radically changed, a new report has said. An independent commission – sponsored by Essex County …
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A council is withholding £110,000 of the cost of a car park over claims it is not "fit for use". The £23m car park was built by Gateshead Council as …
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Six men have been jailed for between three and 16 years for their roles in a national drug-dealing operation. Police said Jonathan Mann, 31, Luke Purcell, 30, his brother Alexander …
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Thirteen people have been arrested and five van-loads of music equipment seized after an illegal rave at a quarry in Somerset, police have said. Avon and Somerset Police said they …
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A former high street bank could be turned into a cocktail bar after a council granted an alcohol licence to the premises. The applicant hopes to open The Vault Cocktail …
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Plans to turn a church back into a pool and snooker hall have been approved. The Potters House Church in Alexander Road, near the junction with Newland Avenue in Hull, …
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Four people being held at an immigration facility in Newark, New Jersey, have escaped, according to the US Department of Homeland Security. A department spokesperson told the BBC that four …