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Fire at industrial unit in Donnington
West Sussex Fire and Rescue have been battling a blaze in Donnington.
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Live Roman re-enactment returns for Chichester Roman Week
Chichester’s Priory Park will travel back nearly two millennia this half-term, as it’s transformed into a bustling Roman military camp for a day of immersive history.
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West Sussex on-call firefighters follow in their father’s footsteps
Two new on-call firefighters have followed in their father’s footsteps and joined retained fire stations in West Sussex.
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Food and nutrition needs of people living in West Sussex
An assessment of the food and nutrition needs of the people of West Sussex is being carried out by the county council.
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Plans for 165 homes in Chichester
Plans for the layout of a development of 165 homes in Westhampnett have been submitted to Chichester District Council.
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Fire crews at the scene of a house fire in Fittleworth
West Sussex Fire and Rescue Services say that they are currently dealing with a house fire in Fittleworth.
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£100K investment for Langstone sea defence
£100K is being invested into on-going support of maintenance works on sea defences around Langstone Mill Pond.
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£354K to be spent on major projects in Arun
Council bosses in Arun say the UK Shared Prosperity Fund has provided them with £354,000 of investment.
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Man jailed for serious assault in Bognor
A man from Bognor has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after a woman was assaulted.
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New exhibition in Chichester supporting young artists
An exhibition to support young artists launches in Chichester this Friday.
V2 Radio - UK News
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Labour say there's been a 'massive increase' in NHS appointments - this begs to differ
"The target was never particularly ambitious," says the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) about Labour's plan to add two million extra NHS appointments during their first year in power.
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Starmer's winter fuel cut U-turn claim 'not credible'
Sir Keir Starmer's claim he is U-turning on cutting winter fuel payments for pensioners because he now has the money is not "credible", Harriet Harman has said.
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Kneecap release new single ahead of Wide Awake headline show
Kneecap have released a new single ahead of their headline performance at London's Wide Awake festival, just days after one of their members was charged with a terror offence.
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British taxpayers' £10.2bn loss on bailout of RBS
British taxpayers are set to swallow a loss of just over £10bn on the 2008 rescue of Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) as the government prepares to confirm that it has offloaded its last-remaining shares in the lender as soon as next week.
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Two teenagers plead guilty to murdering schoolboy in machete bus attack
Two teenagers have pleaded guilty to murdering a schoolboy with machetes on a London bus.
V2 Radio - Video News
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Israeli embassy shooting suspect 'fired repeatedly after victims hit the ground'
The man suspected of shooting dead two Israeli embassy workers in Washington DC leaned over and fired at them repeatedly after they fell to the ground, the FBI has said.
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Energy price cap: Typical yearly energy bill to fall by £129 from July, Ofgem announces
Donald Trump has issued advice on how UK energy bills could come down further, after households on the energy price cap were told they would see a 7% reduction from July.
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Trump threatens EU with 50% tariff - as Apple faces 25% unless iPhones are made in US
Donald Trump has threatened to impose a 50% tariff on the EU, starting from next month, after saying that trade talks with Brussels were "going nowhere".
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The 'scary spotlight' on music stars amid Kneecap terror charge
Before the amps are even switched on in Brockwell Park, there's been a lot of noise about who should or shouldn't be performing.
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Economy will have to be 'strong enough' for U-turn on winter fuel, business secretary says
The economy will have to be "strong enough" for the government to U-turn on winter fuel payment cuts, the business secretary has said.
V2 Radio - Entertainment News
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Kim Kardashian verdict: Group dubbed the 'grandpa robbers' found guilty over gunpoint robbery at Paris hotel
Eight people have been found guilty of crimes connected to the gunpoint robbery of Kim Kardashian at a Paris hotel.
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Kneecap release new single ahead of Wide Awake headline show
Kneecap have released a new single ahead of their headline performance at London's Wide Awake festival, just days after one of their members was charged with a terror offence.
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The 'scary spotlight' on music stars amid Kneecap terror charge
Before the amps are even switched on in Brockwell Park, there's been a lot of noise about who should or shouldn't be performing.
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Dave Shapiro: US music agency co-founder killed in San Diego plane crash
US music agent Dave Shapiro is among those killed after a small plane crashed into a neighbourhood in San Diego.
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Kid Cudi says Sean 'Diddy' Combs broke into his house and 'messed with his dog'
Kid Cudi has told a court Sean "Diddy" Combs broke into his home, "messed with" his dog and opened some of his Christmas presents during a break-in in December 2011.
V2 Radio - Strange News
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Seriously deep sleeper not woken up by ship crashing in his garden
A cargo ship has crashed into a man's front garden in Norway, missing his home, where he was sleeping, by just a few metres.
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Chess grandmaster playing match against 140,000 people reveals expected result
A chess grandmaster who is playing a single game against 140,000 people thinks the match is heading for a draw.
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Magna Carta 'copy' miscatalogued in 1940s found to be original
An issue of the Magna Carta, which was wrongly catalogued as a copy in the 1940s, has been identified as original.
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Flying duck caught on speed camera could be repeat offender
A duck has been caught on a radar image breaking the speed limit in central Switzerland - and it could be a repeat offender.
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Mum in court accused of killing three people with poisonous mushrooms - what you need to know
An Australian woman accused of murdering her estranged husband's parents and an aunt by serving them a beef wellington laced with poisonous mushrooms is on trial.
V2 Radio - World News
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'12 people' injured in stabbing at Hamburg train station - as woman arrested
A woman has been arrested after 12 people were reportedly injured in a stabbing at Hamburg's central train station in Germany.
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Mum of emaciated baby in Gaza says 'I lost my husband... I don't want to lose her'
In mid-May, the World Health Organisation assessed that there were "nearly half a million people in a catastrophic situation of hunger, acute malnutrition, starvation, illness and death".
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Kim Kardashian verdict: Group dubbed the 'grandpa robbers' found guilty over gunpoint robbery at Paris hotel
Eight people have been found guilty of crimes connected to the gunpoint robbery of Kim Kardashian at a Paris hotel.
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Israeli embassy staff shooting suspect 'fired repeatedly after victims hit the ground'
The man suspected of shooting dead two Israeli embassy workers in Washington DC leaned over and fired at them repeatedly after they fell to the ground, the FBI has said.
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Netanyahu launches attack on Starmer, Macron and Carney after Washington DC shooting
Benjamin Netanyahu has blamed Sir Keir Starmer, Emmanuel Macron and Mark Carney for fuelling antisemitism after two Israeli embassy workers were shot dead in Washington DC.
V2 Radio - Politics News
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Labour say there's been a 'massive increase' in NHS appointments - this begs to differ
"The target was never particularly ambitious," says the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) about Labour's plan to add two million extra NHS appointments during their first year in power.
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Starmer's winter fuel cut U-turn claim 'not credible'
Sir Keir Starmer's claim he is U-turning on cutting winter fuel payments for pensioners because he now has the money is not "credible", Harriet Harman has said.
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Reeves vs Starmer: Inside the 'rift' in Downing Street
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UK signs deal to hand over control of Chagos islands
The UK has signed a long-awaited deal to hand control of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius.
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'Short-sighted' to exclude inmates on indefinite sentences from early release scheme, say campaigners
Campaigners have hit out at the "short-sighted" decision not to include prisoners on indefinite sentences in the plans to reduce the prison population.
V2 Radio - Technology News
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Trump threatens EU with 50% tariff - as Apple faces 25% unless iPhones are made in US
Donald Trump has threatened to impose a 50% tariff on the EU, starting from next month, after saying that trade talks with Brussels were "going nowhere".
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Mum can continue lawsuit against AI chatbot firm she holds responsible for son's death
The mother of a 14-year-old boy who claims he took his own life after becoming obsessed with artificial intelligence chatbots can continue her legal case against the company behind the technology, a judge has ruled.
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Moment wife of OceanGate CEO hears Titan sub imploding
The wife of OceanGate's chief executive asked "what was that bang?" as she unknowingly heard the moment the Titan submersible imploded.
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What is chemical castration? Here's why doctors will be uneasy about using it on sex offenders
Chemical castration has been used on sex offenders in several countries over many years, with some success - but it remains controversial.
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Can Labour's new local cash idea win over Reform voters in its own heartlands?
Over the next decade, a wave of solar and wind projects will sweep across the UK to meet both net zero goals and growing energy demand from data centres and AI.
V2 Radio - Sports News
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Monaco GP: Charles Leclerc fastest from Max Verstappen despite clash with Lance Stroll in first practice
Home hero Charles Leclerc topped an eventful first practice for the Monaco Grand Prix despite clashing with Lance Stroll.
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Liam Delap transfer news: Ipswich striker expected to leave club with Man Utd, Chelsea, Newcastle interested
Liam Delap has been granted permission to speak to other clubs with Ipswich expecting him to leave this summer.
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Pep Guardiola: Man City boss tells club he wants a smaller squad or he will quit if it stays too large
Pep Guardiola has claimed he would quit as Manchester City boss if he is given too big a squad next season because he cannot bear to leave a large number of fit players out.
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England vs West Indies: Em Arlott the star as home side secure dominant series win with nine-wicket hammering
Em Arlott starred as England took an unassailable 2-0 lead in their three-match T20I series against West Indies with a nine-wicket hammering at the 1st Central City Ground in Hove.
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Nathan Aspinall: Michael van Gerwen looked like he had given up as Dutchman misses out on Premier League Darts Finals Night
Nathan Aspinall said Michael van Gerwen looked like he had "given up" as he dealt him a 6-2 loss in their Premier League quarter-final on Night 16 in Sheffield to end his chances of making the Play-Offs.
V2 Radio - Business News
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British taxpayers' £10.2bn loss on bailout of RBS
British taxpayers are set to swallow a loss of just over £10bn on the 2008 rescue of Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) as the government prepares to confirm that it has offloaded its last-remaining shares in the lender as soon as next week.
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Trump threatens EU with 50% tariff - as Apple faces 25% unless iPhones are made in US
Donald Trump has threatened to impose a 50% tariff on the EU, starting from next month, after saying that trade talks with Brussels were "going nowhere".
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Trump's latest phone negotiation tactic on tariffs likely to heighten EU retaliation threat
President Trump's Friday flurry of pronouncements marks the return of negotiation by smartphone and may trigger another period of profound uncertainty for international trade and financial markets.
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Energy price cap: Typical yearly energy bill to fall by £129 from July, Ofgem announces
Donald Trump has issued advice on how UK energy bills could come down further, after households on the energy price cap were told they would see a 7% reduction from July.
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Energy price cap drop is welcome - but eyes will be on Trump, Ukraine and the weather ahead of winter
The latest energy price cap announcement brings a welcome if modest reduction in prices for 22 million consumers, and valuable context to the politically corrosive debate over the Winter Fuel Allowance.