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England cricket: Brendon McCullum proposes 50-over warm-ups – how are side shaping up for World Cup?
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_sport/1200/cpsprodpb/b08a/live/22a220d0-baba-11f1-955f-93d4b6601ef7.jpg”] England are learning – these are the World Cup issues they need to solve To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. This video can not be played Figure caption, Banton stars as England win Sri Lanka ODI series ByMatthew Henry BBC Sport journalist at The Oval Published…
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Jersey’s redeveloped airport departure lounge to open in November
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/a026/live/d95759e0-b8e8-11f1-ba42-19e1456ae537.jpg”] Ports of Jersey The first phase of the project includes new seating areas with a view of the runway The first phase of a project to redevelop Jersey Airport’s departure lounge is due to open to the public in early November. The work forms part of a £10m project by Ports of…
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Calls for Guernsey to make more of subsidised Paris air link
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/bcfd/live/d66bb450-b295-11f1-9b18-ad61bef6e34f.jpg”] BBC The current Aurigny route to Paris has been running since 2024 More could be done to attract visitors to Guernsey through its direct flight to Paris, according to the president of the island’s hospitality association. The route, operated by Aurigny under a States-backed agreement, has received its full subsidy in 2024…
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Thousands of illegal ghost plates on cars revealed by new cameras
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/e26b/live/6c6e4a40-b8fd-11f1-bc1f-3f186ca4140c.jpg”] Watch: What is a ghost plate? Thousands of illegal registration plates on cars and other vehicles have been detected by a new camera system currently being tested on motorways in south-east England, BBC Panorama can reveal. These plates have been adapted to avoid their details being identified by automatic number plate recognition…
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Hadrian’s Wall Sycamore Gap tree stump shows ‘encouraging’ signs
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/9e76/live/376d4b70-ba47-11f1-952f-c5888b744c34.jpg”] National Trust Images/PA The tree stump on Hadrian’s Wall has been surrounded by a fence to protect it The stump of the iconic Sycamore Gap tree is showing “encouraging” signs with a thick ring of new shoots growing around it, three years on from its illegal felling. The landmark on Hadrian’s Wall…
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Banksy’s flag statue’s long-term future explored by council
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/e523/live/fff53410-449d-11f1-9b4f-919a6264e39f.jpg”] Getty Images The statue appeared on a plinth in Waterloo Place in April Westminster City Council has said it is “exploring all options” for the future of Banksy’s Blinded by the Flag statue in central London. The street artist erected the statue of a man marching off a plinth with his face…
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Tech firm Halo moves into Ipswich’s landmark Willis building
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/df76/live/c37e4270-f69f-11f0-a917-d3d793525367.jpg”] Andrew Woodger/BBC The Willis Building remains revolutionary, according to its designer Lord Norman Foster The founder of a technology company says its move to the heart of Ipswich will help make the town a “start-up incubator” that will keep young talent in the county. Halo is moving its headquarters to the Willis…
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Wrestler Benjamin Satterley, known as ‘Pac’, dies aged 40
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/4bf2/live/eba9bb50-baf1-11f1-92a4-6d81fdc11f0e.jpg”] Getty Images British wrestler Benjamin Satterley, known as Pac, has died, his representatives have confirmed. All Elite Wrestling (AEW) said it was “saddened to announce the passing” of Satterley, 40, who they said had signed with them in 2019. The wrestler’s death was confirmed just a day after he participated in AEW’s…
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Over 200 melted road reports in East of England over four years
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/eb93/live/e7e97760-6fe4-11f1-b1db-af71d47507d6.jpg”] Richard Daniel/BBC The region’s highways authorities reported more than 200 cases of melting roads in the past four years The number of cases of roads melting in the East of England has risen by 67% in the past three years, data obtained by the BBC shows. The region’s highways authorities reported more…
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Avanti West Coast services to be nationalised from March
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/80b4/live/50e80e00-badd-11f1-a82f-af5731f3a958.jpg”] Danehouse/Getty Images Avanti West Coast train services will be nationalised from March next year, the government has announced. “For years, we’ve heard stories of Avanti underperforming, with passengers left paying the price. Enough is enough,” Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said. The move is part of a government plan to improve rail infrastructure,…