Automatic numberplate recognition cameras – Q&A
The Guardian has been told there are more than 8,000 of these cameras in operation in the UK. But what are they used for? *What is ANPR?* The acronym stands for 'automatic numberplate recognition'....
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Porn addict dad jailed for sex attack on teenage girl as she walked home
This is Sussex -- A PORN addict sexually assaulted a 17-year-old girl while she was on the phone to her mum, after following her as she made her way home from the cinema. Steven Fern, 48, has been...
View ArticleKansas sperm donor to appeal ruling that he must pay child support
KANSAS CITY, Kansas (Reuters) - A Kansas man who donated sperm to a lesbian couple so they could have a child plans to appeal a judge's ruling that he is the legal father of the girl and must pay child...
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Girl, 14, in critical condition as 15-year-old boy is charged with attempted...
The girl was found alone in Luton, Bedfordshire, with severe head injuries by a member of the public who called the emergency services. Reported by MailOnline 1 day ago.
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Tonight's the night for Sugababe Jade Ewen in Rod Stewart musical
This is Exeter -- Smash hit musical comedy Tonight's The Night, inspired by the songs of Rod Stewart, is back on tour with a few familiar faces among the cast. Girl band member Jade Ewen (pictured)...
View ArticleJohn Prescott leaves the 21st century behind in Cuba
Half a century ago, Fidel Castro put paid to the politician's plans to visit Cuba. Now, at last, he has made it In 1955, I took a job as a steward on a Cunard cruise liner. I was a young lad of about...
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Pensioner sexually assaulted 12-year-old girl, Plymouth court told
This is Plymouth -- A MARRIED pensioner sexually assaulted a 12-year-old girl, a court heard. Leslie Clarkson, aged 75, pulled the youngster towards him and forcefully kissed her, Plymouth Crown Court...
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No two days the same for eventing yard's 'head girl'
This is Devon -- Beccy Barrett used to work in sales. But when she saw the advert for the job of head groom – "head girl"– for top eventer Helen West at her yard at Ipplepen near Newton Abbot, she...
View ArticleNoomi Rapace: The Girl With a Dragon Tattoo actress still loves to play with...
Noomi Rapace made her name starring in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and its sequels in the Millennium trilogy looking like she had just left a new-wave punk band - clad in a leather suit with her...
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Jazz family pay tribute to girl struck by train
This is Somerset -- The devastated family of a famous jazz musician have paid tribute to his youngest daughter after she was killed on a West Country railway line, writes Tristan Cork. Mary Stroman...
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Take Me Out teacher Ryan Oates nervous before TV date on Paddy McGuinness...
This is Scunthorpe -- Scunthorpe teacher Ryan Oates will again be seen by millions of TV viewers tonight (Saturday January 25) on the Take Me Out show hosted by Paddy McGuinness on ITV1 During the...
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Jazz musician Scott Stroman leads tributes to daughter struck by train in...
This is Bath -- Devasted jazz musician Scott Stroman has paid tribute to his youngest daughter after she was killed on a Wiltshire railway line. Mary Stroman was last night named as the 16-year-old...
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Murder investigation launched in Oxted
This is Surrey -- A murder investigation has been launched following the death of a 17-year-old girl in Oxted last night. Officers were called to an address in Amy Road at about 5.20pm on Friday,...
View ArticleSTUART TAYLOR COLUMN: I love a bargain nearly as much as Cadburys Creme Eggs
This is South Wales -- THIRTY jobs were reportedly saved in Wrexham this week when a new lease was agreed and signed with the landlord at the town's 99p Stores. Given the lack of jobs in the area you...
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Neighbours left "shocked" after death of 17-year-old girl in Oxted
This is Surrey -- Tragic, shocking and completely unexpected is how neighbours have described the death of a 17-year-old girl in Oxted. Detectives from Surrey and Sussex Major Crime Team have launched...
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Murder investigation "deeply shocking" to peaceful community says MP Sam Gyimah
This is Surrey -- East Surrey MP Sam Gyimah has said the murder investigation into the death of a 17-year-old girl in Oxted yesterday is truly shocking news for the town's peaceful community....
View ArticleKaty B interview: 'Success wasn't even on my radar'
She's the Peckham girl who won't dance to anyone else's tune: interviewed back on her old manor, Katy B proves the perfect modern British pop star A January afternoon in Peckham Rye, south London....
View ArticleLa fanciulla del West – review
*Grand theatre, Leeds* Opera North's La fanciulla forces a rethink by putting the men of the golden west centre stage If we know one thing about Puccini, it is that he saw into the broken hearts of his...
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Oxted murder investigation update: Post mortem finds 17-year-old girl died as...
This is Surrey -- A 17-year-old girl who died in Oxted on Friday died as a result of a stab wound, a post mortem has identified. The post mortem was carried out on Sunday, January 26 after the body of...
View ArticleSara Bareilles & Carole King: Dueling Pianos for the Grammys!
Upping the girl power quotient for the 56th Annual Grammy Awards, living legend Carole King took the Staples Center stage with Sara Bareilles for a… via Emag.co.uk Reported by Musicrooms.net 16 hours...
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