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Charity Helping Vulnerable Teenagers Benefits From Stevenage Craft Market

A national helpline service that works to prevent suicide in the young is set to benefit from a craft fair in Stevenage...

Police Continue Efforts To Stomp Out Criminals Targeting The Vulnerable

Herts Police have told JACK fm that one of their operations aimed at protecting vulnerable people and their homes is rapidly gathering pace...

Hertfordshire Firefighters Raise Funds For Colleagues In Need

Thousands of serving and retired firefighters are set to benefit from fundraising efforts in Sawbridgeworth this weekend...

East Herts Schoolkids Help To Tackle Speeding Motorists

Children are helping East Herts Police to tackle speeding on the roads around the district's schools...

Hove Murder Probe After Man Is Shot Dead

Police have launched a murder investigation following the death of a man who was shot dead in Hove.

Lord Howe: 'David Cameron Is Losing Control'

Former Tory chancellor Lord Howe has claimed David Cameron is losing control of his party as its "long, nervous breakdown" over Europe continues.

Video: Sir Mervyn King Criticises Help To Buy Scheme

The outgoing governor of the Bank of England has warned that George Osborne's plan to boost the housing market is "too close for comfort" to the US mortgage guarantee schemes that triggered the financial crisis.

Video: British Girl Drowns In Pool At Egyptian Resort

The grandmother of a British girl who drowned in a swimming pool in Egypt has questioned why lifeguards were not on hand to save her life.

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Car Drives Into Crowd At Virginia Parade, 60 Hurt

Up to 60 people were injured when a car drove into a parade in a small Virginia mountain town.

North Korea Fires Three More Missiles

North Korea has fired three short-range missiles from its east coast, according to the South's defence ministry.

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Video: David Beckham's Tearful Farewell In Paris

A tearful David Beckham has received a standing ovation as he left the pitch in what appeared to be his final game as a professional footballer.

England Look To Build Second Innings Lead

England made a mixed start to their second innings after New Zealand were bowled out for 207 on the third day of the first Test at Lord's.

Bradford City Promoted To League One

Bradford City are celebrating promotion to League One after easily beating Northampton Town 3-0 in the League Two play-off final at Wembley.

Roberto Mancini Thanks Fans With Full-Page Ad

Sacked Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has taken out a newspaper advert to say goodbye to the club's fans.

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Video: California 'Sinkhole' Swallows Hillside Homes

Families have been forced out of their homes after a hillside started mysteriously swallowing them up.

Video: David Beckham's Tearful Farewell In Paris

A tearful David Beckham has received a standing ovation as he left the pitch in what appeared to be his final game as a professional footballer.

Video: Deer Crashes Through Windscreen Of Moving Bus

A deer crashed through the windscreen of a moving bus and then erratically hopped around inside before stepping off.

Video: Venezuela Hit By Toilet Paper Shortage Crisis

Venezuelans have been hit by a chronic toilet paper shortage leading to empty supermarket shelves and long queues to snap up the remaining rolls.

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Eurovision: Denmark's Emmelie De Forest Wins

Denmark's Emmelie de Forest has won the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest - with Britain's Bonnie Tyler finishing 19th.

Beatles Guitar Sells At Auction For £269,000

A guitar played by Beatles pair John Lennon and George Harrison has been sold for $408,000 (£269,000) at a New York auction.

Video: Cannes Film Festival: Arrest After Gun Scare

A man has been arrested after firing a starting pistol at the Cannes Film Festival, sending actors Christoph Waltz and Daniel Auteuil running for cover.

Video: Cannes Jewels Theft: $1m Chopard Raid

Jewellery worth more than $1m (£660,000) has been stolen from a hotel before it could be given to stars attending the Cannes Film Festival.

Bieber Monkey: Deadline For Claiming Pet Expires

A deadline for pop star Justin Bieber to reclaim his pet monkey has passed - meaning he may lose the pet to the Federal Republic of Germany.

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Video: Honeybees May Help Search For Landmines

Dogs are well-known for being able to sniff out deadly explosives but they could have a rival in the future - honeybees.

Video: Black Bear Shot Down From Back Garden Tree

A bear weighing nearly 300lb has been tranquillized and removed from a homeowner's backyard after it was discovered resting up a tree.

Bieber To Lose Monkey To Germany At Midnight

Pop star Justin Bieber has until midnight to claim his pet monkey – or lose it to the Federal Republic of Germany.

Oz Politican Attacked By Kangaroo While Jogging

An Australian politician has been attacked by a kangaroo as he went for a morning jog.

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Google Faces Fresh Claims On Tax Avoidance

A former Google executive has accused the company of cheating the taxpayer out of hundreds of millions of pounds.

Sir Roger Carr In Lead to Become BAE Chair

Sir Roger Carr, the President of the CBI, has emerged as the leading candidate to chair defence contractor BAE Systems.

China Spreads Alternative To US GPS System

Pakistan is set to become the fifth Asian country to use China's domestic satellite navigation system, which was launched as a rival to the US satnav system.

Slovenia Gets Second Agency Debt Downgrade

Slovenia said it was confident its newly-adopted action plan would stabilise public finances and lead to an economic recovery, a day after ratings agency Fitch downgraded the crisis-hit country.

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Hertfordshire's Most Wanted

WANTED: Victoria O'Driscoll

Wanted for failing to attend Central Herts' Magistrates Court for a traffic offence on 12 September, 2012...

WANTED: Ciprian Neculau

Wanted for a non-dwelling burglary...

WANTED: Kerry Sheehan

Wanted for failing to attend St Albans Crown Court for possession of Class A drugs with intent to supply...

WANTED: Callum Adams

He is wanted in connection with a number of frauds...

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