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Council chief vows full support for public inquiry bbc.in/4Bhjg1X

Corby council chief vows support for toxic waste public inquiry

Martin Griffiths, Reform-UK Leader of North Northants Council, says: "We have nothing to hide."

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Trial hears Tommy Robinson hired private detectives bbc.in/4hZkgQC

Trial hears Tommy Robinson hired private detectives to find Daily Mail reporters

The political activist denies wanting to expose two Daily Mail journalists to threats of violence.

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Petition calls for speed bumps on busy city road bbc.in/3WFgKT3

Petition calls for speed bumps on busy Peterborough road

Residents say recent parking restrictions have led to an increase in cars speeding on a city street.

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MP asks for confirmation asylum hotels will go bbc.in/3W1YWBs

Daventry MP asks Home Office to say when asylum hotels will go

Daventry MP says ongoing use of hotels has "long passed the point of being a temporary arrangement".

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Cadet leader admits sexual offences against boy bbc.in/4sh0Ud8

Cambridgeshire Army Cadets leader admits five sexual offences

Rylan Ray is on trial accused of further sexual offences, many involving children, which he denies.

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Council launches one-stop support service bbc.in/4soScda

Peterborough City Council launches one-stop support service

The online tool is intended to help people who are unsure where to start when they are seeking help.

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'New lido revamp plans sent me to bed very happy' bbc.in/4eNgVC2

'New Broomhill Lido revamp plans sent me to bed very happy'

"King of the Channel" Michael Read says reviving the lido would be "a perfect present" for Ipswich.

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Cancer help 'like popping into a neighbour's house' bbc.in/4i0lUl9

Northampton cancer centre 'like popping into a neighbour's house'

Maggie's celebrates opening in the grounds of a hospital a year ago and has had about 5,000 visits.

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Crossing hope near schools dashed by council error bbc.in/3UDowfK

Crossing hope near March schools dashed by council error

Parents continue to raise safety concerns near two schools on Maple Grove.

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Long delays on M11 after crash bbc.in/4yARgDI

Long delays on M11 in Essex after crash

There are delays of up to an hour and six miles of congestion.

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Will plans for the Ocean Room hit the right note? bbc.in/3W2SUAv

Will plans for Gorleston's Ocean Room hit the right note?

The Ocean Room was once a music club "full of laughter" but plans to rebuild it are splitting opinion.

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Sailor with severe head injury after ship fall rescued bbc.in/4soGvmM

Sailor injured after ship fall at London Gateway Port Thurrock

The RNLI says following a Mayday call, a multi-stage evacuation plan was agreed to get them to hospital.

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Watchdog bans Dip's dishwasher tablets ads bbc.in/4ibggLw

Watchdog bans Olney-based Dip's dishwasher tablets ads

An eco-friendly cleaning brand is told it must not use a social media ad and web article again.

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Fire breaks out at proposed asylum seeker housing bbc.in/4BfrFmB

Fire breaks out at proposed asylum seeker housing in Leverington

Twenty-one crews from Cambridgeshire and Norfolk attend the fire at Roman Court.

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Facial recognition cameras help secure 105 arrests bbc.in/4k8LeGS

Bedfordshire facial recognition cameras help secure 105 arrests

Police say the technology helps secure arrests of those suspected of child abuse and firearms crime.

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Pumpkin patch family rejects 'worst in UK' claim bbc.in/4zLrXji

Suffolk pumpkin patch family rejects 'worst in UK' claim

The Suffolk Pumpkin Patch promises "fields full of pumpkins and memories to last a lifetime".

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Failed City of Culture bid has 'raised aspiration' bbc.in/47zTVCF

MP proud of Ipswich despite losing City of Culture bid

The town misses out in the running to win a £10m prize pot for 2029.

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City council's SEND plan could plug £9.9m deficit bbc.in/4juRzw7

Peterborough's SEND reform could plug £9.9m deficit

The city council says it is planning a wide-ranging reform of how local children access SEND support.

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Parents told 'more than once' about unsafe parking bbc.in/4yXA4cA

Northampton parents told 'more than once' about unsafe parking

Police say some drivers had to be repeatedly challenged during a parking clampdown near schools.

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From violent fantasies to attempted murder – how a school knife attack unfolded bbc.in/4zMhunY

How Thorpe St Andrew School knife attack unfolded

A jury hears the teenage attacker had a hatred of women and a fascination with serial killers.

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