Two men jailed over £42m cocaine smuggling bid
Some 524kg of cocaine were found in a hire van outside a hotel in Lelley, East Yorkshire, the National Crime Agency said.
UK News|Dec 23
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Sir Ed Davey falls short in bid for Christmas number one
The Liberal Democrat leader’s song Love is Enough reached number 39 in the official charts.
UK News|Dec 20
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Mariah Carey, Tom Grennan and Wham! in bid for Christmas number one
Sales and streams from the last week are to be counted and announced on BBC Radio 1’s The Official Chart show on Friday.
Showbiz|Dec 20
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Injured Italian cave explorer carried to safety after 75-hour rescue operation
Expert spelunker Ottavia Piana suffered multiple injuries after she fell while exploring an uncharted part of the Bueno Fonteno cave near Bergamo.
World News|Dec 18
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Wolverhampton wins bid to host next National Recovery Walk
Wolverhampton has been chosen to host an annual walk which celebrates recovery from drug or alcohol addiction.
News|Dec 18
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Trump’s lawyers allege juror misconduct in fresh bid to overturn conviction
The president-elect’s lawyers say his hush money payment conviction was tainted by juror misconduct.
World News|Dec 18
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Thames Water takes first step in restructuring in bid to avoid administration
A High Court judge ruled on Tuesday that the utility’s restructuring plan could be put to creditors for approval.
UK News|Dec 17
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Eleanor Donaldson’s bid to have two charges withdrawn ‘should not delay trial’
Former DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson and his wife will go on trial in March facing a number of historical sex offences.
UK News|Dec 17
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Letby legal team seeks fresh bid to challenge convictions of child serial killer
The team claims a prosecution expert witness is ‘not reliable’.
UK News|Dec 16
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Bid to increase UK’s youngest machete killers’ sentences to be heard on Thursday
The Attorney General’s Office said in November that the sentences for the killers of Shaun Seesahai in Wolverhampton were to be referred to the Court of Appeal.
UK News|Dec 16
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Rescuers in Italy working to free cave explorer trapped underground
Expert spelunker Ottavia Piana is blocked in a deep inside the Bueno Fonteno cave near the Italian city of Bergamo.
World News|Dec 16
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Ironbridge car parks made free by council in bid to increase visitor numbers before Christmas
Parking at Telford & Wrekin Council's five main car parks that serve the Ironbridge Gorge has been made free for more than a week to encourage more visitors in the run up to Christmas.
News|Dec 13
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Hunger strike mother steps up action in bid to free son jailed in Egypt
Alaa Abd El-Fattah has spent most of the past decade in prison because of his criticism of Egypt’s rulers.
UK News|Dec 12
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FA to back Saudi Arabia’s bid to host 2034 World Cup
The Middle East nation are the sole bidders for the finals in 12 years’ time.
UK & international sports|Dec 11
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Asylum seeker boat pilot loses bid to challenge convictions and sentence
Ibrahima Bah was sentenced to nine and a half years’ detention for the manslaughter of four people on the boat.
UK News|Dec 11
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