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Shona Campbell, 74, called 999 after getting into difficulty in mud.

The vote passed on a straight majority basis in the face of opposition from unionist MLAs.

While detected residues were mostly below legal limits, Pesticide Action Network expressed concerns of cumulative exposure to toxic chemicals.

The first floor and loft conversion of a building in Ley Street were fully alight and two people were taken to hospital, the London Fire Brigade said.

Northumbria Police said Tom Voyce is believed to have gone into the River Aln near Alnwick, Northumberland.

About 50 firefighters were called to the blaze, which spread through the Grade II listed building in South Street, Dorchester, early on Monday.

Inflation is predicted to average 2.5% this year and 2.6% next year, according to forecasts from the Office for Budget Responsibility.

Cavan Medlock was found to have committed the act of making a threat to kill and the preparation of terrorist acts after a fact-finding hearing.

The technology works by directing an intense beam of infrared light towards its target, the Ministry of Defence said.

The Ministry of Justice set out the plans on Wednesday.

The First Minister has chosen a picture by PA Media photographer Jane Barlow for his official card, which will raise money for Children First.

Union members voted overwhelmingly against the company’s proposals.

Rory Stewart’s memoir Politics On The Edge topped the biography category.

Ivana Bacik held separate meetings with Taoiseach and Fine Gael leader Simon Harris and Tanaiste and Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin on Tuesday.

Alice Morrison, 61, hopes to become the first recorded person to walk the length of the country from north to south.

Margaret Maude Hanson’s family said she would be ‘sorely missed’.

Lewis Mackie, 21, made no plea at the private court hearing.

Speaking on a podcast, Reardon revealed he and his family had just moved into the home and were now ‘kind of like homeless’.

Social media users have shared a post blaming a ‘poorly presented’ Christmas tree on London Mayor Sadiq Khan.

The projects could bring 2,000 jobs to Teesside.