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Fred and Rosemary West murdered girls and women at their homes in Midland Road and Cromwell Street in what became known as a the ‘House of Horrors’

Serial killer Fred West has long been suspected of murdering 15-year-old Mary Bastholm, who disappeared in January 1968 in Gloucester

Rabbi Rafi Goodwin was attacked in Chigwell, north London, on Sunday.

Adults with young children are now able to meet up indoors in groups of up to 30 in England.

Five officers were injured and 28 arrests were made – with the force saying many more will follow.

The variant has become the dominant strain in parts of the North West of England.

The Queen’s Green Canopy scheme has been launched to encourage people to plant trees from the start of the tree-planting season in October.

The Health Secretary said most hospital cases in Bolton were people eligible for the jab but who did not take it up.

Jennifer Johnson, the ex-girlfriend of Babes in the Wood killer Russell Bishop, was found guilty of perjury and perverting the course of justice.

The BBC is disputing Mr Stansfield’s damages claim.

Early figures from research specialists Springboard have shown that high street footfall fell by 1.6% by 5pm on Monday.

Ongoing coronavirus rules mean newly reopened businesses are unable to operate at full capacity.

The school bus was taking pupils to Ysgol y Preseli, a secondary school in the nearby village of Crymych.

Residents described the noise of the blast as ‘like a bomb going off’.

Members of the Unite union at Go North West in Manchester launched an all-out strike at the end of February.

Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick said he was ‘appalled’ by anti-Semitic abuse in recent days.

These local authority areas and Moray have the highest case rates per 100,000 in Scotland, taken as a seven-day rolling average.

The Health Secretary has announced that people aged 36 and 37 are to be offered the coronavirus vaccination from this week.

Simon Byrne insisted that he would not be resigning after a watchdog report said his officers prioritised public security over Covid regulations.

Bolton, Bedford and Blackburn with Darwen continue to record the highest rates.