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Posted at 18:20 19 Jul
Eleven arrests at Grangemouth climate protest
Police officers with specialist climbing equipment have been deployed to remove the protesters.
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Posted at 17:48 19 Jul
Surfer makes waves on Thames over plastic recycling
By Liz Jackson & Frankie McCamley
BBC News
Merijn Tinga was inspired to embark on the trip after finding an English Lucozade bottle in Sweden.
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Posted at 17:28 19 Jul
Severe storms blow debris across US highway
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A cluster of storms hit the southern US causing trees to be toppled and power lines to go down.
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Posted at 17:09 19 Jul
Owner wanted dog put down 'because he barks'
Animal rescuer Lucie Holmes says the request is "disgusting" and has now taken Markus in.
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Posted at 16:20 19 Jul
Hundreds of golden retrievers gather in the Highlands
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The dogs and their owners marked 155 years since the breed's first litter was born.
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Posted at 16:04 19 Jul
Wild choughs to return to Kent after two centuries
The captive-bred birds will be released near Dover in the hope they will form a breeding colony.
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Posted at 15:46 19 Jul
The Australian climate protesters cast as extremists
By Hannah Ritchie
BBC News, Sydney
Counter-terror police have raided the homes of a swathe of Australian environmental activists.
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Posted at 14:50 19 Jul
Senior Tories back move to end onshore wind ban
By Becky Morton
Political reporter
Ex-PM Liz Truss is among more than 20 Tories backing a move to force ministers to ease rules in England.
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Posted at 14:38 19 Jul
Rare bird sighting sees twitchers flock to marshes
By Kris Holland and Andy Trigg
BBC News, Norfolk
It is only the second recorded sighting of the bird of prey in the United Kingdom.
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Posted at 13:50 19 Jul
First white-tailed eagle born in south in 240 years
Conservationists call it a "landmark" moment for attempts to return the lost species to the country.
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Posted at 11:07 19 Jul
More than a dozen missing after Colombia mudslide
By Vanessa Buschschlüter
BBC News
Fifteen people are dead after rivers burst their banks and caused a landslide south-east of Bogotá.
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Posted at 10:01 19 Jul
Free skip service to be scrapped
By Christian Barnett
Local Democracy Reporting Service
Operating seven free skips in sites across Worcester involves unnecessary costs, says the council.
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Posted at 8:46 19 Jul
Minister makes 'vote of confidence' in Sizewell C
By Andrew Sinclair
BBC East political correspondent
Energy secretary Grant Shapps is promising an expansion of nuclear power at "unprecedented" pace.
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Posted at 5:14 19 Jul
Bronze Age burial sites unearthed during dig
By Emma Colman
BBC Radio Wiltshire
Archaeologists discovered five barrows during excavation work in Harnham near Salisbury.
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Posted at 4:56 19 Jul
Archaeology students unearth history at Roman fort
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The dig at Vindolanda Roman Fort offers a rare insight into the past for budding historians.
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Posted at 4:56 19 Jul
'Creating a nature haven helped me cope with grief'
By Jo Palmer
BBC Radio Solent
Corinne Bespolka decided to restore a derelict cottage after her teenage son died suddenly in 2003.
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Posted at 4:53 19 Jul
UK and Denmark power grids linked for first time
By Chloe Laversuch
BBC News
The high voltage electricity cable link runs from Lincolnshire to Jutland in Denmark.
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Posted at 23:45 18 Jul
Astonishing new finds in the ancient city of Pompeii
By Jonathan Amos, science correspondent
Pompeii, southern Italy
New discoveries in the buried Roman city shed fresh light on life before Vesuvius erupted.
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Posted at 23:29 18 Jul
Medics use body-bag ice treatment in US heatwave
By Sophie Long in Las Vegas & Chelsea Bailey
BBC News
The temperature hits 43C (110F) in Phoenix, Arizona, for a record-breaking 19th straight day.
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Posted at 22:36 18 Jul
Indian space chief says no mystery over rocket debris
By Geeta Pandey
BBC News, Delhi
An object found on an Australian beach led to speculation it may be debris from India's Moon mission.
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