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MYSTERIOUS: Worcestershire - What They Never Told You

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Brief letters: Everyday actions | Sonny Rollins | Peter Murrell’s purchases | Worcestershire warning | Ozzy Osbourne

The Guardian - UK

To understand Britain’s new politics, look no further than this Shakespearean saga in Worcestershire

What should be a story of Reform incompetence instead speaks to the broader refusal of Westminster to adapt to multiparty democracy, says assistant Guardian Opinion editor Jason Okundaye

The Guardian - UK

"A week later I got a call from Led Zeppelin's tour manager. He threatened to break my legs." What happened when Led Zeppelin reformed for Jason Bonham's wedding

Forget Live Aid and the O2 - the most exclusive Led Zeppelin reunion took place at a hotel in a small town in Worcestershire

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Tories suspend leader at Worcestershire council after he made deal to oust Reform

Adam Kent suspended after Tory councillors joined forces with Greens and Lib Dems to end Reform’s minority control

The Guardian - UK

Ben Stokes ‘100 per cent’ to bowl for Durham in county return

England captain will take full part against Worcestershire as he completes comeback from a facial injury.

The Independent UK

Redditch underpass killing: 17-year-old charged with murder

A 17-year-old boy faces murder charges after a fatal stabbing in Redditch, Worcestershire. A 41-year-old man died after being stabbed in an underpass. Police have also arrested a second 17-year-old on suspicion of perverting the course of justice. Investigations, including CCTV review and house-to-house inquiries, are ongoing to determine the…

The Times of India

Treasure alert: 63 Anglo-Saxon coins uncovered in Worcestershire linked to the Viking age

In the parish of Bickmarsh, Worcestershire, a group of metal-detecting enthusiasts found a large cache of 63 early medieval Anglo-Saxon coins. An initial report was submitted by Go Detecting (Midlands) Limited, and subsequent to that, Worcestershire Archaeology completed an extensive survey and excavation of the site. Most of the coins…

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County cricket day two: Anderson rolls back the years with five-fer for Lancashire

The Lancashire seamer’s victims included James Sales, 21 years after Anderson had dismissed his dad, David

The Guardian - UK

Worcestershire overseas signing leaves one-day final early to catch flight to England

Beyers Swanepoel, Worcestershire’s new overseas signing, has arrived under a cloud after leaving a one-day final in South Africa early in order to catch his flight to England

The Guardian - UK

Extraordinary 500-year-old Worcestershire 'rock cottage' to be auctioned for £450,000

According to the auctioneers, this is a “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to own a private cave dwelling”

Evening Standard

Reform-led authority set for England’s largest council tax rise – despite Farage pledge to cut rates

Worcestershire County Council has been given special permission to increase its council tax by the maximum 9 per cent, citing a ‘financial emergency’

The Independent UK

Reform-led Worcestershire set to issue England’s largest council tax rise

Cap-busting tax hike will be embarrassing for the party, which has made low council tax a priority

The Guardian - UK

London leaver: 'I sold my two-bedroom flat in Chiswick to start a wellbeing retreat in Worcestershire'

At 50, Julie Dent sold her London flat to start an Ayurveda retreat in a 17th century water mill. Now, it’s for sale

Evening Standard

British backpacker swerves down street on e-scooter before fatal crash killing father-of-two

CCTV footage showing Alicia Kemp, from Redditch, Worcestershire, has been released after the British backpacker was jailed for four years after she struck and killed a father-of-two in Australia while riding an e-scooter after a “bottomless brunch."

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Leader of Reform-run council accused of ‘authoritarian’ attempt to silence opposition

Worcestershire council leader Jo Monk sent city councillor Ed Kimberley a cease and desist letter over his criticism of her

The Guardian - UK

The flood-prone Worcestershire town being abandoned by insurers

One more deluge could bankrupt Tenbury Wells yet its application for flood defence funding has been rejected

The Guardian - UK

‘Almost unheard of’: experts find more music by English composer Henry Purcell

Printed score and keyboard manuscript by Purcell, who died in 1695, unearthed in Worcestershire and Norfolk

The Guardian - UK

‘A strangely magical place’: how the world’s smallest theatre made its community-led comeback

Created in 1997 and once a Victorian toilet, the 10 sq metre venue was at risk of demolition until the residents of Malvern, Worcestershire, stepped in

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The Guardian - UK

Country diary: Finding common ground when you least expect it

Drakes Broughton, Worcestershire: The scourge of rural litter is enough to bring anyone together, even a farmer and us, trying to camp for the night in his field

The Guardian - UK

Tongue and James put Notts in sight of victory amid showers: county cricket – as it happened

Josh Tongue and Lyndon James swept aside Worcestershire as Nottinghamshire took hold of the match

The Independent UK

Josh Tongue haunts former club Worcestershire to put Nottinghamshire in control

Title rivals Surrey were also on top against Warwickshire while Asa Tribe reached a double hundred for Glamorgan.

The Independent UK

Reform UK candidate in court battle after losing election in bizarre ‘name out of the hat’ draw

A rural Worcestershire election was decided at random after recounts left two candidates tied on 889 votes in May

Evening Standard

Two including teenage boy arrested on suspicion of murder after man dies

Officers were called to a report of an altercation at Belle Vue Terrace in Malvern, Worcestershire, at around 12.45am on Saturday.

The Guardian - UK

County cricket: Kent punish Anderson’s Lancs, Bethell and Archer made to wait

Those keen to see Jacob Bethell and Jofra Archer audition for England spots had to remain patient

The Guardian - UK

Asparagus and beer – secrets of Britain’s happiest places to live

Letters: Dr Stephen Martin celebrates the Fleece Inn in Bretforton, Worcestershire, while Angharad Price says a crucial detail about life in Caernarfon was overlooked. Plus letters from Roger Protz, June Neilson and Les Bright

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