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Glasgow’s ‘Argyle Street Ash’ wins Tree of the Year 2025 as wildcard entry

Glasgow’s ‘Argyle Street Ash’ wins Tree of the Year 2025 as wildcard entry

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Fox stuck in oil rescued after two eyes spotted in ‘tar-like substance’

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Cyclist creates Christmas-themed routes as part of festive ride challenge

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Avid cyclist creates skeleton-shaped route for Halloween-themed bike ride

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David Shrigley installs giant praying mantis sculpture at former school

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Bird named Budge Lightyear after it was found at space centre looking for owner

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PETA calls on Leicester's Pork Pie Roundabout to be renamed

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Ten metre ‘sea dragon’ fossil found near Leicester

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Camping, memes and Speedos – Six of 2021’s best fundraising efforts

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Ed Sheeran and other music stars to thank key workers via BBC local radio

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Widow marks wedding anniversary among Macmillan’s London Marathon runners

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US news site calls rugby player a ‘prostitute’ in ‘hooker’ mixup

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Cancer patient cycles hundreds of miles as public join Captain Tom challenge

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Man counts to 100 for first time since major stroke for Captain Tom challenge

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Wesley Fofana thanks Premier League for letting him break Ramadan fast in-game

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Woman’s viral plea prompts public to donate cost of her nursing degree

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Slow walkers may be nearly four more likely to die from Covid

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Parents ‘overwhelmed’ by NHS licensing of ‘world’s most expensive’ gene therapy

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