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Derbyshire Man Charged With Murder Of Mother

A 72-year-old woman, Joan Hardy, was found with stab wounds and pronounced dead at a property in The Crest, Linton, Swadlincote, on 21 June. Her son, Adrian Hardy, 52, has been charged with her murder, remanded in custody and is due to appear at Southern Derbyshire Magistrates' Court.

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Crewe religious group arrests widen modern slavery probe

Police in Cheshire have arrested two more people in Crewe as part of an ongoing probe into alleged sexual offences, forced marriage and modern slavery linked to the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light, with a 53-year-old Mexican woman and a 43-year-old British man detained on July 20 and a 43-year-old American woman rearrested; all three have been released on bail. Twelve other suspects remain on conditional bail, safeguarding measures for children at Webb House are in place, and a Stalking and Trafficking Risk Order has been sought against the 53-year-old.

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Paignton train station fire disrupts UK rail services

A major fire at Paignton railway station in Devon prompted seven fire crews and disrupted rail services, with Great Western Railway cancelling or suspending services between Newton Abbot and Paignton and Torre, Torquay and Paignton not being served. Delays are expected to continue into the afternoon as firefighters work to bring the blaze under control.

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