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Steve Cavener and wife Melanie Diamond-Cavener, from South Shields, had the cameras installed on their property 12 years ago following attempts to steal Steven's work van.

Emily Damari's best friend Guy Yakobi, 29, (pictured together) told of his relief and excitement following an agonising wait to see if she would really be freed by Hamas today.

Tasha Ghouri , JB Gill , Shane Ward and Montell Douglas feature in the line-up which travels the length and breadth of the UK in a 30-date showstopping spectacular

Convicted murderers serving multiple life sentences are among those who could be freed as part of a landmark ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas.

On Sunday, Hamas confirmed the names of the first three hostages to be set free, including Damari, 28,  Doron Steinbrecher, 31, and Romi Gonen, 24.

Chaotic footage captured the scenes of the first Israeli hostage release since the long-awaited ceasefire came into effect today.

The woman has been ordered not to contact Joey, 34, and his family, or to travel to London and Essex having been bailed after her arrest over the messages about Ms Potts

Prosecutors allege Mohamed Habib Miah was driving high on laughing gas at up to double the speed limit when he ploughed into Patrice Ippolito on a pedestrian crossing eight years ago.

School sexual violence and abuse is even a problem in primary schools, with online pornography identified as a key factor in the worrying issue.

The Washington Post reports: Ruptures of undersea cables that have rattled European security officials in recent months were likely the result of maritime accidents rather than Russian sabotage, according to several U.S. and European intelligence officials. The determination reflects an emerging consensus among U.S. and European security services, according to senior officials from three countries involved in ongoing investigations of a string of incidents in which critical seabed energy and communications lines have been severed... [S]o far, officials said, investigations involving the United States and a half-dozen European security services have turned up no indication that commercial ships suspected of dragging anchors across seabed systems did so intentionally or at the direction of Moscow. Instead, U.S. and European officials said that the evidence gathered to date — including intercepted communications and other classified intelligence — points to accidents caused by inexperienced crews serving aboard poorly maintained vessels. U.S. officials cited "clear explanations" that have come to light in each case indicating a likelihood that the damage was accidental, and a lack of evidence suggesting Russian culpability. Officials with two European intelligence services said that they concurred with U.S. assessments. Despite initial suspicions that Russia was involved, one European official said there is "counter evidence" suggesting otherwise. The U.S. and European officials declined to elaborate and spoke on the condition of anonymity, citing the sensitivity of ongoing investigations... A Nordic official briefed on the investigation said conditions on the tanker were abysmal. "We've always gone out with the assumption that shadow fleet vessels are in bad shape," the official said. "But this was even worse than we thought...." European security officials said that Finland's main intelligence service is in agreement with Western counterparts that the Dec. 25 incident appears to have been an accident, though they cautioned that it may be impossible to rule out a Russian role. The article points out another reason Russia might not want to draw attention to the waterways around NATO countries. Doing so "could endanger oil smuggling operations Russia has relied on to finance the war in Ukraine, and possibly provoke more aggressive efforts by Western governments to choke off Russia's route to the North Atlantic."

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Chemotherapy at private hospitals jumped by almost a fifth in 12 months, the biggest surge in any procedure.

The National Police Chiefs Council and the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC) want tougher laws to punish drivers who consume anything more than a small glass of beer.

The nepo-babies not only share the same stylist (Dani Michelle) and make-up artist (Mary Phillips), their modeling careers would not exist without their famous families

President Joe Biden joked about being careful not to mispronounce the monument he designated to honor Native American tribes-and then did just that.

Smartwatches could be making their wearers feel more stressed about their health, according to a survey of more than 2,000 users.

Tom Anderson, famously known as 'Tom from MySpace,' is now living a relaxed and adventurous life far removed from his tech-world origins.

Caroline was found dead aged 40 in her London flat in February 2020 - a day after she heard the CPS would pursue a trial following a drunken row with her boyfriend Lewis Burton.

"As large-scale solar farms crop up across the U.S.," reports ABC News, "the booming solar industry has found an unlikely mascot..." Sheep. In Milam County, outside Austin [Texas], SB Energy operates the fifth-largest solar project in the country, capable of generating 900 megawatts of power across 4,000 acres (1,618 hectares). How do they manage all that grass? With the help of about 3,000 sheep, which are better suited than lawnmowers to fit between small crevices and chew away rain or shine. The proliferation of sheep on solar farms is part of a broader trend — solar grazing — that has exploded alongside the solar industry. Agrivoltaics, a method using land for both solar energy production and agriculture, is on the rise with more than 60 solar grazing projects in the U.S., according to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. The American Solar Grazing Association says 27 states engage in the practice. "The industry tends to rely on gas-powered mowers, which kind of contradicts the purpose of renewables," SB Energy asset manager James Hawkins said... Because solar fields use sunny, flat land that is often ideal for livestock grazing, the power plants have been used in coordination with farmers rather than against them.... Some agriculture experts say [solar sheepherders'] success reflects how solar farms have become a boon for some ranchers. Reid Redden, a sheep farmer and solar vegetation manager in San Angelo, Texas, said a successful sheep business requires agricultural land that has become increasingly scarce. "Solar grazing is probably the biggest opportunity that the sheep industry had in the United States in several generations," Redden said. The response to solar grazing has been overwhelmingly positive in rural communities near South Texas solar farms where Redden raises sheep for sites to use, he said. "I think it softens the blow of the big shock and awe of a big solar farm coming in," Redden said.

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The bank, which has millions of customers and 20,000 employees across 444 branches in the UK, could be planning to step back from retail and commercial banking in Britain

We all love a Wetherspoons - but one area in Essex is the Spoons hotspot