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Farmer says sheep 'left to suffer' after being shot by intruders on Bridgetown farm

A South West farmer voices his disgust after one of his sheep was shot, badly injured and left to suffer by intruders.

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Westpac to close four branches across regional WA as Bankwest reduces opening hours

Bank customers across regional WA face more branch closures and reduced opening hours as Westpac announces more closures and Bankwest moves many branches to two or four-day openings.

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Biden Picks Career Diplomat Michael Ratney as Envoy to Saudi Arabia

President Joe Biden intends to nominate career diplomat Michael Ratney to be US ambassador to Saudi Arabia, the White House said on Friday. Ratney previously served as the charge d'affaires at the US Embassy in Jerusalem and the US special envoy for Syria. Ratney, whose official biography says he speaks…

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Sunflowers a young farmer's sweet sentiment bringing joy to people stuck in isolation

Bella's harvesting of sunflower seeds and selling them in a roadside stall in Bridgetown has spread, with a company putting in an order for over one hundred packets.

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As bushfires tore through Bridgetown the power and phone lines were cut

Power and phone lines went out during recent bushfires in Western Australia and a major report is warning other towns will suffer the same fate unless more money is spent upgrading infrastructure.

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WA fires fuelled by 'changing climate', authorities say, as emergency warnings downgraded

The threat eases from four destructive bushfires in Western Australia's south after they razed several properties and critically injured one man over a horror weekend for fire crews.

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Climate concern amid intense WA bushfires

Four homes have been lost to a bushfire on Western Australia's south coast as climate change is linked to the intensity of blazes in the state this season.

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‘Hellish night’: homes lost in WA bushfires as specialist crews called in from interstate

Multiple blazes threaten towns as emergency commissioner attributes intensity of fires to the changing climate

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Bridgetown and Denmark bushfires: Resident critical, at least five properties lost as blazes rage in WA south

A blaze burning near the Western Australian town of Denmark is downgraded on Sunday evening after a Bridgetown man suffers burns and several homes are lost to flames in fire emergencies in Western Australia's south.

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Qld says using ADF to evacuate aged care facilities ‘a last resort’ – as it happened

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WA bushfires: Emergency bushfire threatening lives and homes in Bridgetown, residents evacuated

People in Bridgetown in Western Australia's south-west are told to leave immediately with authorities issuing a bushfire emergency warning.

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West Indies beat England by 20 runs to win third T20 – as it happened

Over-by-over report: England rallied with the bat but could not surpass West Indies’ huge total of 224, with Rovman Powell scoring a century

The Guardian - UK

Brandon King leads West Indies romp after England’s batting out of hell

England lost the first T20i in West Indies by nine wickets after collapsing to 49 for seven in Bridgetown

The Guardian - UK

Edinburgh Airport flights to Barbados halted over Virgin Atlantic 'subdued bookings'

Virgin Atlantic announced the 'hugely exciting' route between the Capital and Bridgetown in December, but will now ground the route for nine months with holidaymakers' trips cancelled after low passenger uptake

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