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2024 - 3 - 23

From Landslips to Lime Works: A Quirky News Roundup

Farnborough - Johannesburg - Leicester - Plaid Cymru - Political Donations - South Africa - Very Light Rail - West Midlands - Yorkshire Dales

Emergency rail work, historical lime works, and more! Dive into the quirky world of news.

Emergency work is taking place near Farnborough due to a landslip caused by heavy rainfall, affecting two rail tracks. In Yorkshire Dales, a tourist trail highlighting lime works history is in the works, with North Yorkshire Council revealing plans for a £310,000 trail around Langcliffe Quarry site. Meanwhile, in Berkshire, stunning images from Greenham Common and Hampshire & Isle of Wight are being shared, showcasing the beauty of nature. On a more serious note, an E-fit image has been released in connection to a sex assault in Wendell Park, and a Leicester dad is pledged to help others after his son's tragic suicide.

In other news, mayoral rivals in West Midlands are pledging to fund Very Light Rail plans, addressing delays in Coventry's project. Plaid Cymru is calling for tighter rules on political donations, citing public loss of confidence in politicians due to repeated scandals.

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Network Rail: Emergency work after landslip to affect Farnborough ... (BBC News)

The landslip near Farnborough was caused by recent heavy rainfall, putting two tracks out of action.

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Haleellaa hidhattoonni Moskootti raawwataniin yoo xiqqaate 93 ... (BBC News)

Haleellaa hidhattoonni konsartii muuziqaa dhiheenya magaalaa Moskoo argamuutti bananiin yoo xiqqaate namoonni 93 ajjeefamuu koreen qorachuuf hundaa'e hime.

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Yorkshire Dales tourist trail planned to highlight lime works history (BBC News)

North Yorkshire Council unveiled £310,000 plans for the trail around the Langcliffe Quarry site near Settle. A £3.5m redevelopment was finished last year to ...

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Berkshire's Big Picture: 18 March - 24 March 2024 (BBC News)

Paul Garratt WEDNESDAY - Greenham Common today. Paul Garratt. Dark skies over Greenham Common captured by BBC Weather Watcher Paul Garratt. Adrian Wilson ...

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Hampshire & Isle of Wight's Big Picture: 18 March - 24 March 2024 (BBC News)

Join us as we take a few moments every day to relax and enjoy the beauty of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight through the stunning images you send us.

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Wendell Park sex assault E-fit image released (BBC News)

A man grabbed and kissed the victim before punching her in the eye, the Metropolitan Police says.

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Leicester dad's pledge to help others after son's suicide (BBC News)

Peter Kenny and Dinah Scott lost their only son Jamie weeks before his 18th birthday.

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West Midlands mayoral rivals pledge to fund Very Light Rail plans (BBC News)

Andy Street and Richard Parker were questioned over delays to Coventry's Very Light Rail project.

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Tighten rules on political donations, say Plaid Cymru (BBC News)

Llinos Medi said "scandal after scandal" meant "the public has lost confidence in politicians".

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South Africa's deadly love affair with guns (BBC News)

For the last six years Penson Mlotshwa has been carrying a gun with him wherever he goes in the South African city of Johannesburg.

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Dorset's Big Picture: 18 March - 24 March 2024 (BBC News)

Join us as we take a few moments every day to relax and enjoy the beauty of Dorset through the stunning images you send us.

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Annette Hewins: Mum's life torn apart for killing three (BBC News)

After a fire killed a mother and her children, Annette Hewins, 31, and Donna Clarke, 27, were wrongly blamed. Annette, from Merthyr Tydfil, had her baby torn ...

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BBC lines up ITV's head of diversity to replace Barbara Slater as ... (Telegraph.co.uk)

Former BBC sports department trainee moved to ITV in 2017 after working on Channel 4's successful 2012 and 2016 Paralympics coverage.

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Eat beans and live longer: One reason why many Ikarians live to be ... (BBC News)

In The Ikaria Way, Greek American chef Diane Kochilas offers a roadmap for people who want to incorporate aspects of the Mediterranean island's "Blue Zone" ...

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BBC head warns Britain being 'squeezed out' of global cultural role ... (Telegraph.co.uk)

Tim Davie says foreign-owned media platforms are becoming 'taste-makers' – and calls for new partnerships to secure corporation's future.

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The Nazi hunter, the IRA and the man who met the Queen (BBC News)

A Nazi hunter with ties to Israeli intelligence was given access to sensitive IRA secrets in 1972.

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K-pop: How jealous 'super fans' try to dictate their idols' private lives (BBC News)

"I sincerely apologise for surprising my fans who have supported me," the frontwoman of the girl group aespa wrote. Her offence? Publicly acknowledging that she ...

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