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A Hereford man has been convicted of drug dealing and handed a suspended sentence at court. Jamie Buckland, 22, of St Owen Gate, Hereford was given a total of 22 months, suspended for two years, when he appeared before Worcester Crown Court on Friday 5 December. Buckland was found guilty of being concerned in the […]

A dangerous driver kidnapped a woman, injured a man who was crossing the road and later set fire to the car in an attempt to destroy evidence. James Liddle was driving a Volkswagen Golf car when he struck the pedestrian in Somerton Road, Newport, at around 2.20am on Monday 25 August. The 23-year-old, from Newport, […]

Flu hospitalisations have surged by more than half in just one week, plunging the NHS into a “worst case scenario” situation for December, new figures reveal today.  An average of 2,660 patients per day were in a hospital bed with flu last week – the highest ever for this time of year and up 55% […]

A Herefordshire primary school has announced that it will be closed today due to an electricity issue. Leintwardine Primary School shared the following update on the Herefordshire Council school closures page: ‘Due to an electricity issue, school will be closed today.  ‘We are really sorry for the inconvenience.  ‘We will update parents as soon as […]

A woman has died following a serious collision in Gloucestershire on Wednesday afternoon (10 December).  Emergency services were called to Arlington Pike in Bibury just before 12.10pm with a report of a collision involving a pedestrian and the driver of a car. The pedestrian, a woman in her 80s, was pronounced dead at the scene. […]

Households with specific models of integrated heat pump tumble dryers manufactured by Haier must check if their machine needs an urgent safety repair because of the risk of fire. Affected brands include Baumatic, Candy, Caple, Haier, Hoover, Lamona, Iberna and Montpellier. Owners should check their model number and serial number online to see if their […]

Three men have been jailed for life after an an innocent grandfather was shot through his living room window in a murder which was caught on a doorbell camera..

A city council says it is “deeply saddened” by the theft of more than 600 artefacts from its museum collection..

The number of people in hospital in England with flu remains at a record level for this time of year and has jumped by 55% in a week, NHS figures show..

Liverpool is the most generous city in the UK this year, according to figures from a fundraising platform..

At least 18 million people could be offered extra help with their investments and pensions over the next decade with the “game changing” introduction of targeted support, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said..

President Donald Trump has announced that the United States has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela amid mounting tensions with the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro..