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UK Environment
England’s opening match lifts home broadband demand beyond normal June levels
The first England match of this summer’s major football tournament triggered a surge in home broadband traffic that laid bare…
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UK Health
UK facing crisis over shortage of learning disability nurses, union claims
The number of specialist learning disability nurses employed by the NHS has fallen by a third since 2009, with the…
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UK Environment
National Grid urges businesses to help map out electricity network’s future
National Grid is calling on businesses and community groups across the West Country to help shape the future of the…
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UK Business
Three-year wait ends as planners back business units near A303
Eight new business units are to be built at Cadbury Business Park in North Cadbury after Somerset Council planning officers…
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UK News
Eight properties for sale come with summer houses
A historic Georgian house with a secret code-breaking past is on the market for the first time in more than…
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UK Environment
Next week to see heavy rain and sunny spells, then warmer temperatures
The South East could see highs of 25C this weekend as a prolonged spell of unsettled weather finally gives way…
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UK News
Salisbury Playhouse details plan for theatre upgrade as it turns 50
Salisbury Playhouse has announced plans for a £22m redevelopment to be carried out over the next three years, marking its…
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UK Environment
Devon parasite outbreak leads to £1.85m penalty for South West Water
A water company has been fined a record £1.85 million after a parasite outbreak left hundreds of people ill and…
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UK Business
Dorset plastic recycling tech firm raises £2.4m
A Dorset company that has developed a technology capable of recycling low-quality plastics into durable building materials has secured £2.4m…
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UK Business
North West businesses plan recruitment drive as confidence improves, Lloyds finds
More than half of businesses in the North West are planning to expand their workforce over the next year, according…
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