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A cliff lift built in 1912 that takes tourists from the clifftop to the seafront has reopened.

Defending T20 Blast champions Notts Outlaws and Sussex Sharks win their final group games to secure the last two quarter-final spots.

Lee Thompson is convicted in his absence of keeping a caiman and snakes in poor conditions at home.

Young people aged 18-25 who have not had the MMR jab are particularly at risk.

A man dressed as the Peter Pan fairy was taken off the plane to Poland by armed officers, police say.

It is a job better-suited to humans, but fruit growers say fewer people want to do it these days.

Workmen were reportedly seen on scaffolding at the time the fire took hold.

The dual carriageway was shut for more than five hours after the crash, early on Friday.

Kent Spitfires qualify for the T20 Blast quarter-finals with a thrilling victory over Somerset, while Yorkshire and Sussex also win.

A witness said accommodation provided by the Leshi brothers was "not fit for humans".

James Callaghan says he was trying to help by printing off photos of a suspected thief.

Southend United winger Sam Barratt is set to be out "long-term" after picking up a knee injury in training.

The "foul-mouthed" row began when the man was texting another woman and led to the flight being diverted.

A leopard print armchair and a figure of a banjo player are being sold in Sir Rod's "clear out".

Conor Ashton drew pentagrams on victims' walls and dubbed himself the 'Rampaging Stalker'.

The couple's argument led to the plane to Las Palmas being diverted to Faro in Portugal, a court hears.

The court heard the flight from Stansted to Gran Canaria was diverted and the couple removed from the plane.