4 h. ago Council decision to sell land for mosque car park ‘called in’

The small patch of open space had been independently valued to be worth £40,000

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6 d. ago Pictured: Manchester synagogue terrorist with suspected suicide belt who killed at least two before being shot by police

Officers were called to the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue at 9.31am today on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar.

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6 d. ago Manchester synagogue attack: Security guard among four injured with ‘vehicle and stab wounds’

Emergency services were called to the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue

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1 week ago Arsenal pass test of emotional maturity at Newcastle as Mikel Arteta uses £250m summer spend to full effect

Mikel Arteta has silenced some of his critics as the Gunners boss made some big calls with his substitutions at St James’ Park

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1 week ago Former national park superintendents urge Trump administration to close parks in case of shutdown

A group of former national park superintendents is calling on the Trump administration to close the parks to visitors in case of a government shutdown

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1 week ago Craig Silvey: ‘Boys want to feel as though their experiences and inner world are validated and important’

The acclaimed Jasper Jones author on raising three young daughters, identities forged in country life, and how literature can combat toxic masculinityGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailIt’s a blustery morning at Fremantle’s Booyembara Park. Rain hammers down in sideways sheets, and the horizon is a blurred smudge of green and grey. Hardly ideal conditions to interview author Craig Silvey; we can barely hear each other over the downpour. “Lovely day for a walk!” Silvey shouts from beneath his polka-dot umbrella. He points to his sodden shoes with a grin. “I’m squelching. Should’ve worn some gumboots we’re like Shackleton out here,” he laughs.On sunnier days at “Boo Park”, as Silvey calls it, the 43-year-old and his partner, Clare Testoni, stroll the lake with their four-month-old twins, Hazel and Stella, while their three-year-old daughter, Matilda, hoons around on her push-bike. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Oklahoma tiger handler was fatally attacked in front of family during show

Officials say tiger unexpectedly bit and shook Ryan Easley in front of wife, child and onlookers at Growler PinesThe tiger handler who was fatally mauled by one of his charges in Oklahoma recently was killed as horrified onlookers – including his wife and daughter – watched during the end of a big cat show, local officials said Monday.Ryan Easley, 37, was dead when deputies arrived on Saturday at the Growler Pines Tiger Preserve near Hugo, not far from the Texas border, just minutes after dispatchers received an emergency call, said the Choctaw county sheriff, Terry Park. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Call for new £50 cap on private car park fines to protect drivers

Labour is currently consulting on a new legally enforceable code of practice to oversee car park operators, after the Tories dropped a previous attempt

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2 w. ago River Island closing store in days as it launches ‘all stock must go’ sale

The fashion brand is due to shut its doors at the retail park outlet amid dismay from shoppers who called the news "ridiculous" and "depressing" as the firm has said dozens more stores will close soon

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2 w. ago Sculptor aims to capture ‘grace and dignity’ of late Queen for national memorial

Artist Martin Jennings will create the statue in a new civic space called Queen Elizabeth II Place in St James’s Park, London.

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3 w. ago Plan to name new national park after Welsh hero raises fears

A consultation has been launched asking for the public's views on a fourth national park for Wales called Glyndwr, which would recognise the last Prince of Wales, Owain Glyndŵr

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4 w. ago Call for action after 90% of national park’s rivers fail to reach ‘good’ status

Report shows decline in ecological standard of waterways in South Downs National Park.

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4 w. ago British man, 53, plunges 30ft to his death 'through a gap' in multi

The 53-year-old plunged around more than 30 feet from a multi-storey car park and was pronounced dead at the scene by emergency responders called to deal with the situation.

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