Kent
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Harrogate firm Synergize wins £12.5m contract to upgrade Kent homes
Harrogate-based building modernisation firm Synergize has secured a £12.5 million contract to improve homes across Kent for social housing provider MHS Homes.
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Harrogate firm wins £12.5m deal to improve energy efficiency of homes
Harrogate-based firm Synergize has secured a £12.5 million contract to upgrade homes for social housing provider MHS Homes.
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Stakeknife's Scottish spymaster: The dark secrets of Northern Ireland's 'Dirty War'
Our Writer at Large has investigated Ulster's Dirty War for decades. Here, he talks to the veteran BBC reporter, John Ware, about the role of Scottish army officer Gordon Kerr
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Harrogate firm wins £12.5m deal to improve energy efficiency of homes
Harrogate-based firm Synergize has secured a £12.5 million contract to upgrade homes for social housing provider MHS Homes.
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Romanian gang use cruel cash machine trick to steal £40,000 from pensioners
This is the moment a Romanian gang used a cruel cash machine trick to steal over £40,000 from unsuspecting pensioners.
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Royal Mail wants four-word sign outside people's homes to help postmen
Royal Mail has urged households with dogs to display a simple four-word warning sign, cautioning that deliveries could be halted if safety measures aren’t followed
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Labour’s approach of working with France to tackle small boat crossings is paying off - Yorkshire Post Letters
From: Jessica Goetia Brooking, Saxley Court, Havant, Hampshire.
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Crufts competitor drove van into show ring after being told she couldn't enter
Marianne Hunter also launched into a racist attack on a judge
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Motorcyclist jailed after filming himself riding at 189mph and goading police
Amin Belechguer was handed a prison sentence at Maidstone Crown Court on Wednesday
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Stratford International on track to get cross-Channel trains in budget boost
Sadiq Khan says upgrade would unlock station’s potential and allow it to live up to its name and be truly international
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Rare sketch of young Queen Elizabeth to go up for auction – for less than expected
The late monarch sat for the portrait when she was just six or seven
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Rare sketch of young Queen Elizabeth goes up for auction
The late monarch sat for the portrait when she was just six or seven
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Researchers uncover truth of British Empire’s trade routes
Researchers used AI to help extract data from the vast number of voyages noted in the handwritten port books
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Centuries-old shipping records show trade with Europe drove the British Empire
Researchers used AI to help extract data from the vast number of voyages noted in the handwritten port books
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Inside the new cat and mouse game between police and the British far right
Officers have had to adapt quickly to ‘brand new’ tactics from far-right protesters
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Same-day test helps doctors detect hidden infections in critically ill children
Metagenomics offers a new way of detecting infections in intensive care patients.
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Bus hits train stopped on French side of Channel Tunnel, with 19 injured
Two people were airlifted to hospital but no-one's life appeared to be in danger, officials said.
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Another man admits raping woman drugged and abused by husband
The husband is accused of inviting 13 other men to abuse her at their family home in Stockport.
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Pensioner admits raping woman who was drugged by her husband for over 20 years
Graham Brougham changed his plea on Thursday at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court
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Pensioner pleads guilty to raping woman drugged by husband
Graham Brougham, 74, was one of a number of men invited to sexually assault victim while she was unconscious
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Mapped: UK areas in drought as thousands issued supply warning ahead of winter
Rainfall was 80 per cent lower than average in September in some areas
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North East costume graduate lands big-screen role on new Sense and Sensibility
A GROWING career in costume design has led to the big screen
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Coach company quits Home Office migrant contract after abuse
The decision follows an incident where two coaches were vandalised by anti-migrant protesters
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Police collided with banned driver's car as he was about to go wrong way down A1
A banned driver was involved in a dangerous late night police pursuit on the outskirts of Darlington which was only brought to a halt when an officer collided into his car.
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Golf clubs and private schools among businesses facing severe water use restrictions
Golf courses and private schools could be banned from using mains supplies to irrigate lawns
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Mapped: UK areas in drought as thousands issued supply warning ahead of winter
Rainfall was 80 per cent lower than average in September in some areas
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Previous fatal tiger attacks at UK zoos and wildlife parks
The death of a man following a tiger attack at Yorkshire Wildlife Park has brought renewed attention to previous fatal incidents involving the animals at zoos across Britain.
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Children and women included in Reform plan to immediately deport 90,000 asylum seekers
Farage’s party says it would ‘embed’ immigration enforcement in UK and use ‘aerial imaging’ to identify people
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UK politics live: Tories accuse Burnham of being ‘dangerous and divisive’ after he confirms Russian interference in Brexit campaign
Shadow minister says referendum was a ‘legitimate vote’ and PM is seeking to ‘reopen debate’ with statement on Russia’s involvement
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B&M to open 8 new stores before the end of 2026 - see the full list of locations
B&M is scheduled to open eight new UK stores by the end of 2026 - see the full list of locations.
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B&M to open 8 new stores before the end of 2026 - see the full list of locations
B&M is scheduled to open eight new UK stores by the end of 2026 - see the full list of locations.
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County Durham Beefeater among 110 old pubs saved after takeover creating 1,000 jobs
More than 100 former Beefeater, Brewers and Cookhouse sites will reopen after being acquired by Queensway Inns and Common Table Group.
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B&M to open 8 new stores before the end of 2026 - see the full list of locations
B&M is scheduled to open eight new UK stores by the end of 2026 - see the full list of locations.
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‘I nearly died from meningitis before uni – how to tell it’s not just freshers’ flu’
As the new university year begins, Sofia Mattacola Westley has urged students to be aware of the symptoms of meningitis
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Skies across the UK illuminated by the northern lights
Though mostly visible near the Arctic Circle, the natural phenomenon dazzled sky-gazers as far south Devon, Hampshire and Kent
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Widdecombe suspect had 'particular hostility to Reform', court told
Kerry is charged with the murder of the 78-year-old former Conservative minister and Reform UK spokeswoman.
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Hoads Wood illegal waste "supersite" finally cleared at £15m cost
Concerns remain over the ancient Kent woodland's future after 39,500 tonnes of rubbish were cleared.
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Ancient woodland cleared from ‘worst waste dump’ ever seen
Organised criminals targeted the site in 2023, piling rubbish up to 15 feet high until authorities closed the illegal operation down
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Aldi reveals locations for 10 new UK stores opening in 2027
Aldi has revealed 10 new UK store locations opening in 2027 as part of its £900m expansion - see the full list.
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Aldi reveals locations for 10 new UK stores opening in 2027
Aldi has revealed 10 new UK store locations opening in 2027 as part of its £900m expansion - see the full list.
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Joshua Kerry accused of trying to break into Nigel Farage's home
Joshua Kerry, 28, appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court and was remanded in custody.
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Man admits sexually assaulting woman drugged by husband without her knowledge
The husband is accused of inviting 13 other men to abuse her at their family home in Greater Manchester.
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Giving Mayors powers over water 'bonkers', Mayor says
Andy Burnham’s plan to give regional leaders more power over water utilities “frankly, is a bit bonkers”, a Conservative mayor has warned.
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‘A God-almighty punch-up’: rare footage shows Battle of Hastings (the 1966 one)
English Heritage acquires film of first re-enactment, ‘a lot of pushing and shoving’ between Kent and Sussex students
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Jeffrey Archer, former Conservative politician and novelist, dies aged 86
Lord Archer died peacefully at home between writing sessions, his publisher said
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The Blue Planet and Gandhi composer George Fenton dies aged 76
The musician received five Oscar nominations, and soundtracked dozens of memorable nature films.
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Young mother 'crushed to death on school run' when bricks fell on head
A company and four men are facing a manslaughter trial over the death of Michaela Boor
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Twelve arrests after Gosport protest over migrant boat arrival
Flares were set off and there were a few scuffles with police during the stand-off in Gosport.
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Two people die trying to cross Channel as anti-migrant protesters clash with police in Gosport
French authorities say two men, one in his 30s and another in his 40s, died during overnight crossing
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Anti-migrant protesters clash with police as dinghy arrives
The dinghy was shadowed by French rescue vessels until it entered English waters, where it was met by RNLI boats
