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Sam Cooper

Reporter · GB

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Sep 27, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 27, 2026 · Sam Cooper

    Put yourself to the test with our GCSE maths quiz (opens the original)

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    There's no feeling quite like it. You're sat in the exam hall and the paper is placed on your desk. Lines of individual tables and chairs and anxiety and nerves building as you await permission to turn the page. One subject that used to be among those to create the most worry was maths. Fractions, algebra and geometry were all tested as we sat our GCSE maths exams. With pupils returning to the classroom after their summer break, we wanted to give you the chance to test your knowledge however man

  2. Article · Sep 27, 2026 · Sam Cooper

    Animal rights activist stole lambs from farm on King's Sandringham Estate (opens the original)

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    A Derbyshire animal rights activist has been found guilty of stealing three lambs from the King's Sandringham Estate. Sarah Foy, 26, from Alfreton, was convicted alongside Rosa Shakey and Rose Patterson and said in a prepared statement given to police that they believed Charles "would have consented to the lambs' rescue". They argued they had not acted dishonestly, but jurors found them guilty of theft following a trial and three hours and 48 minutes of deliberations at Norwich Crown Court. They

  3. Article · Sep 26, 2026 · Sam Cooper

    Quiz is a true test of how well you really know Nottingham (opens the original)

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    Ey up mi ducks. If you're not completely baffled at this stage, then you're already off to a flying start. Whether you were born and bred in our brilliant city or have chosen to make it your home, do you consider yourself a true Nottingham local? Can you tell your twitchel from your ginnel? If someone asks you for a croggy, do you know exactly what they mean? If the answer is yes, then chances are you're well on your way to earning your stripes as a genuine Nottinghamian. But just how Nottingham

  4. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · Sam Cooper

    Notts murderer could be free in weeks - he still refuses to say where victim is (opens the original)

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    A five-day search for a woman's body has been called off - while her Nottinghamshire murderer still refuses to reveal where her body is. Peter Turner, from Worksop, was convicted of the murder of his former partner Teresa Shephard, at Sheffield Crown Court, in 1996 - a year after she disappeared. Turner was the first person to be convicted of murder in South Yorkshire without the body of the victim ever having been found. Ms Shephard's family are now enduring fresh heartbreak after police confir

  5. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · Sam Cooper

    31 years on and no body but murderer could soon be free as search continues (opens the original)

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    A Nottinghamshire murderer could be free within weeks as the search for the body of his victim continues - 31 years on. It has been more than three decades since Teresa Shephard was last seen and the police investigation continues to this day, with officers carrying out a search for her body. Her ex-partner Peter Turner, 23, from Worksop, was convicted of Ms Shephard's murder in 1996 in a rare 'no body' case at Sheffield Crown Court - the first of its kind for South Yorkshire Police. Despite her

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