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She said some birds do not die instantly when shot and instead get startled in the dark and collide with things, but Pellen said that was “not true at all”. “You just have to shoot them in the head,” he said. He added that “good pest controllers always, always kill …

Lou Tresidder, who runs the Driftwood Spars Hotel in St Agnes, also welcomed the cuts, but warned: “The whole industry is struggling. It’s really hard to survive.” She said the business had seen no growth in turnover over the past two years, despite facing a significant increase in costs. She …

Katie said Ruairi had held a season ticket since birth and regularly attended home, away and European matches with his family. Supporting Man Utd was “all we do”, she said, adding that she met her husband at Old Trafford and had held her own season ticket for nearly 20 years, …

Young people from across the East of England have performed their poems to officially open the 20th edition of the Latitude Festival in Suffolk. It follows a competition run by the BBC and Latitude for seven to 11-year-olds who live or go to school in Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, …

Eleven roads have been closed in a part of Merseyside after a serious crash. A car left the road and crashed into a lamp-post on Liverpool Road in Huyton just before 02:00 BST, Merseyside Police said. A large police and emergency services presence is at the scene following the crash, …

There is no hospital for the islanders of Sark, only a GP practice with one doctor and one nurse. Pregnant women are recommended to travel to Guernsey ahead of their due date to give birth in hospital, but baby Harriet arrived two weeks early. Kyla said: “With my first born, …

The BBC Radio Jersey Make a Difference Awards celebrate those who go above and beyond to improve the lives of others in their communities with the winner of the awards due to be announced in September. Mahe was surprised at her nomination saying “you just never feel that you’ve done …

They are among several content creators filming “life on the street” videos in the north-east of England and they operate across multiple social media platforms, including Facebook, TikTok and Instagram. Many use smart glasses when gathering their footage, which is often considered as covert filming. Tin tin, who said he …

Oxfordshire’s largest music festival is set to celebrate its biggest ever year, with record crowds arriving for the first day of Truck Festival. Truck 2026 is taking place at Hill Farm in Steventon, Oxfordshire, from 23 to 26 July, with indie bands The Maccabees, Two Door Cinema Club, The Wombats …

Witnesses say a heroic day-tripper managed to haul two children back to shore during an incident where a mother and daughter drowned. Beverly Smit, 60, described the unnamed rescuer swimming out to sea three times as the tragedy unfolded in West Mersea, near Colchester, on Wednesday evening. Shally Rahman, 41, …

This is concerning, Jess Phillips told us: “Not even training your moderators on your website. They should be ashamed of themselves.” Unlike some other swinging sites, FabSwingers does not require identity verification, which can make it harder for police to identify suspects when allegations are reported. It also means a …

Residents said the smoke had caused a “fogginess” and “acrid smell” stretching for several miles between Torfaen and Pontypool. SWFRS warned residents to keep windows and doors closed, and advised commuters to switch air conditioning to recirculation mode in their vehicles. The fire service said it had cut a full …

Former England striker Jermain Defoe has described his first managerial job as an “eye-opening experience” following his exit from National League side Woking after just four months and six league games in charge. The 43-year-old was named the replacement for Neal Ardley in March and won two of those six …

A survivor of sexual assault and campaigner against the early release of prisoners has said it is “such a relief that we’ve been heard” after a pause in the policy was announced. Jade Belgrove said she had received what she described as a “horrific” letter advising her that the man …

Axel Rudakubana, who murdered three children at a dance class in Southport, has been moved from prison to a secure psychiatric hospital. The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has confirmed he will be transferred from HMP Belmarsh to Broadmoor, the high-security psychiatric hospital in Berkshire. Rudakubana murdered Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, …

Jefferies said they farm more than 200 sheep, which included breeds such as Texel-cross-Roussin sheep, Poll Dorsets and North Country Mules. He said he was “almost certain” he would never see the animals again, adding “but we would like to find out exactly what had actually happened”. “We think there …

A relaxed Anthony Joshua laughed with reporters, thanked fans for making the trip and even encouraged a sizeable Albanian contingent to bring their “energy” for the British heavyweight’s comeback fight in Saudi Arabia on Saturday. Joshua, 36, faces Albanian puncher Kristian Prenga in his first fight since the car crash …

Three people have been injured after a BB gun was fired at Jewish people from a passing car in a suspected religiously aggravated attack. The victims, who were all adults, were shot on Leicester Road in Salford at about 22:00 BST on Monday and suffered minor injuries, Greater Manchester Police …

Giving evidence at the hearing in Winchester, the trust’s director of quality and professions, Donna Greenwood, apologised for “gaps in our care”. She told the Laversuch family: “Richard should have been safe on our wards and he wasn’t.” Turning to Owen Herbert’s parents, she added: “Owen should have been safe …

Callum Howe is jailed for 16 years after attacking Mohammed Shaan Ali Rasul with an axe. BBC News