Stephen Stafford
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Learner sentenced for driving theory test earpiece fraud (opens the original)
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A learner driver has been sentenced for fraud after repeatedly using a hidden electronic earpiece to cheat in his driving theory test. The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) said Hemin Braim Abdullah was spotted on CCTV at Bournemouth Test Centre in 2024 inserting the device into his headphones prior to taking the test, which he passed. He was given 12-week prison sentence, suspended for 12 months, and ordered to pay £687 after admitting three counts of fraud. DVSA director of enforcemen
Skateboarders succeed in 500km Amsterdam charity challenge (opens the original)
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Two lifelong friends have skateboarded 310 miles (500km) from the UK to the Netherlands for a charity fundraising challenge. Charlie Hutchings-Sait and Dan Lee set off from central London on Friday, travelled through Kent, northern France and Belgium, before reaching Amsterdam on Saturday. The pair, from New Milton, Hampshire and Southbourne have raised more than £3,000 for the Alzheimer's Society, Macmillan Cancer Support and road safety charity Brake. Lee said they were "emotional, tired and a
Pumpkin growers are feeling the impact of the summer heatwaves (opens the original)
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Pumpkins have become an essential part of Halloween, whether as haunting Jack-o'-lanterns or warming soups and pies, but has the extreme heat during the summer affected this year's harvest of the much-loved fruit? Summer 2026 was the UK's hottest on record, with five widespread heatwaves and 40 days of temperatures above 30C (86F), beating the previous record of 34 days. As a result of the drought conditions, growers have reported pumpkins, which need a plentiful water supply while growing, bein
Two women admit police assaults at Gosport migrant protest (opens the original)
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Two women have admitted assaulting police officers during an anti-migrant protest. Hundreds of demonstrators turned up at the former Haslar naval base in Gosport, Hampshire, on Tuesday, believing that a group of asylum seekers would be landing after being picked up in the Channel. Sally Pearson, 31 caused ligament damage to an officer when she punched him, and Shannon Dodds, 32, sprayed an unknown substance into the officers' faces, Portsmouth Magistrates' Court heard. They are both due to be se
Oxford United apologises for United 93 shirt advert (opens the original)
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A football club has apologised after it published images of a new clothing line with "United 93" printed on the back - the call sign of one of the aircraft hijacked on 9/11. The clothing was supposed to make reference to Oxford United's founding year of 1893. However, it said it had been released "without understanding of the historical context and associations". United Airlines Flight 93 crashed in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, killing all 44 people on board after being hijacked on 11 September 20
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