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A woman has been sexually assaulted by a man at Dover Castle, police said. The force is appealing for witnesses after the sexual assault in the wartime tunnels at about 13:30 BST on Sunday 6 April. Kent Police described the …

A Kent nature reserve is playing a key role in efforts to revive southern England's dwindling curlew population. Thirty-nine chicks have successfully hatched and are being raised in captivity as part of a project to save one of Britain's most …

A Kent partnership which aims to tackle vapes being sold illegally and to people who are underage is being extended to a second town in the county. The Local Vape Action (LVA) pilot was launched in Tunbridge Wells in September …

Birmingham City Council says 12,803 tonnes of uncollected waste have accumulated on the streets of the city this week, as an all-out strike by refuse workers continues. The council said only a small number of waste trucks had been deployed …

A teenage boy suffered a fractured jaw after he was assaulted at a park, police said. The teenager was assaulted from behind as he was walking through St Nicholas Park, Warwick, with a friend at about 17:00 BST on 12 …

Overseas people working in adult social care have said they are "afraid" about proposed changes aimed at making it harder for international workers to remain in the UK. Currently carers gain the right to live and work here indefinitely if …

Former Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila is back in the country for the first time in two years, having arrived in the rebel-held eastern city of Goma, spokespeople for the rebels as well as a youth leader from …

A student said he was inspired by a charity's hospital volunteering scheme to change his intended career. Southampton University student Raahat Shah was studying pharmaceutical chemistry but accompanied his granddad to an eye hospital appointment and he became interested with …

Two peregrine falcons nesting on top of a cathedral have laid a second clutch of eggs after their first batch was destroyed. An online video stream captured the moment that an individual broke the eggs on the roof of St …

A terror suspect "created an online library of extreme right-wing material" which included Hitler's Mein Kampf and firearms manuals, a jury has heard. Ondrej Sidelka, 21, is accused of eight counts of possessing information likely to be useful to a …