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Footage released by Warwickshire Rural Crime Team shows the moment a lorry driver smashed into the 5ft-tall William Gladstone memorial cross in Lea Marston, Warwickshire, in August 2024.

Watch: Moment trucker smashes into 1905 memorial causing £40k damage

Shocking UK Sinkholes and Landslips Caught on Camera

A serious embankment failure has occurred on the Severn Valley Railway leaving the track impassable at one location along the 16 mile route.

Aerial footage shows aftermath as landslip collapses onto railway

Drink-driving glamper flips car while going to buy more alcohol.

Watch: Drink-driving glamper flips car while going to buy more alcohol

Police discover £500k cannabis factory in old high street bank.

Watch: Police discover £500k cannabis factory in old high street bank

Sewage flows down streets in Drakes Broughton.

Watch: Rivers of sewage flood streets in ‘over-developed’ village

Fire crews putting out Daniel's flaming Ford Ranger.

Watch: Dad’s new £29k truck explodes into huge fireball on motorway

Alicia Reid and Ryan Reid.

Watch: Audio reveals moment hero boy, 8, saved mum's life calling 999

Raphy Weatherall shakes hands with Northants chief executive Ray Payne after signing his new deal

Teenage fast bowler Raphy Weatherall commits his future to Northants

Jack White claimed two for 26 in his 10 overs as the Steelbacks beat Worcestershire on Sunday

Skipper McManus delighted as Steelbacks get off the mark

Woman is rescued from neck-level flood water in submerged car.

Watch: Woman is rescued from neck-level flood water in submerged car

Watch as the driver is pulled out of the window of the submerged car, before she is safely pulled onto the river bank by police.

Jessica Martin

Matthew Breetzke (photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

In-form Breetkze so happy to contribute to a winning cause for Steelbacks

Ben Sanderson (photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

Rapid recovery for Steelbacks as they see off Worcestershire at New Road

Motorist's alleged sighting of 'panther-like' big cat and its prints.

Big cats UK: Does this video show a panther roaming through an field?

A dogwalker dodged death by crossing a railway and forcing a train to make an emergency stop Picture: Network Rail / SWNS

Watch: Train slams on brakes to avoid dog-walker on level crossing

Josh Cobb in action for the Steelbacks against Worcestershire in the Vitality Blast last May. He will be wearing the Rapids colours this season (Picture: David Rogers/Getty Images)

Former Steelbacks skipper Josh Cobb joins Worcestershire on white-ball deal

The scene of a gas explosion, nearly one year on in Hemmingway in Evesham, Worcestershire Picture: Emma Trimble / SWNS

Watch: Drone footage shows devastation from gas explosion - a year on

Tom Taylor will leave Northamptonshire at the end of the season to join Worcestershire (Picture: Harry Trump/Getty Images)

Sadler says losing Taylor 'a blow' but Northants could not match Worcester offer

Worcestershire head coach Alan Richardson (Picture: Gareth Copley/Getty Images)

Worcestershire coach Richardson delighted to snap up Northants star Taylor

Tom Taylor is leaving Northamptonshire at the end of the season to join Worcestershire (Picture: Harry Trump/Getty Images)

All-rounder Tom Taylor quits Northants to make move to Worcestershire

Northants seam bowler Ben Sanderson (Picture: David Rogers/Getty Images)

Sanderson admits One Day Cup exit is 'a big disappointment' for the Steelbacks

Tom Taylor scored a century in defeat for the second time for Northants Steelbacks in this season's Metro Bank One Day Cup (Picture: Tony Marshall/Getty Images)

Taylor's ton-up heroics not enough as Steelbacks are thrashed by Worcestershire

Shocking footage shows young children being played on the tracks

Watch: Terrifying risks recorded on level crossings

John Sadler (photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

Sadler calls on Steelbacks to maintain momentum after third successive win

Balloons in the sky before the fatal incident above Ombersley Court, Worcester

Man dies after hot air balloon explodes into a ‘fireball’

Carla Scott, 35, and her partner, Dirk Howell, 41, killed Alfie Steele after months of abuse

Mum and boyfriend found guilty of killing 9-year-old Alfie Steele

Schoolboy Alfie Steele was heard screaming and begging to be let inside in haunting footage filmed by a neighbour 18 months before he was found dead in a bath, a court heard (Photo: SWNS)

Mother and step dad found guilty of killing boy, 9

Emilo Gay will open the batting for Steelbacks at Edgbaston on Friday

Northants batter Emilio Gay relishing big Blast test at Edgbaston

Emilio Gay says he and his Steelbacks team-mates have to relish Friday night's trip to the ‘Bears' pit’!

Jeremy Casey

Karen Lumley has died aged 59

Former Tory MP dies aged 59

Chris Lynn hit seven sixes in an innings of 93 as Northanrts IIs beat their Worcestershire counterparts at Kidderminster

Lynn back in the old routine as Steelbacks warm up for Blast with win double

The RSPCA has issued a warning after a number of suspected cat poisonings

RSPCA issues warning to pet owners after suspected cat poisonings

Hassan Azad scored 66 for Northants against his former county before retiring

Hassan Azad hits half-century as Northants fight back against Foxes

Northants skipper Luke Procter hit an unbeaten 28 in the rain-hit-friendly with Worcestershire

Luke Procter and Saif Zaib lead recovery for Northants before rain wins the day

Hassan Azad in action for Leicestershire

Hassan Azad in the frame for deal but Northants are keeping their 'options open'

Northants head coach John Sadler

All about time in the middle as Northants return to action

A Victorian vampire slaying kit containing a wooden stake and holy water is up for auction and set to sell for thousands of pounds. The kit which includes a number of tools useful to anyone should they encounter a bloodthirsty vampire originally belonged to a priest living in Wollas Hall, Worcestershire during the late 1800s.

Victorian Vampire slaying kit set to fetch thousands at auction

Ms Bulley's body was found in the River Wyre in Lancashire on February 19 after an intensive three-week search operation

Man arrested over footage shot when Nicola Bulley’s body was found

Lorna Magee with her double.

Crick shoppers see double at village store

Malcolm Molloy, 64, and his wife Wendy, 62, from Worcestershire wow their neighbours with Christmas lights every year

Couple spend £20,000 on UK’s craziest Christmas lights for charity

Murphy the Maine Coon keeps being mistaken for a dog or a lion

Huge cat gets mistaken for a dog or a lion - and it’s still growing

Australian batter Chris Lynn will once again be a key man for the Steelbacks in the Vitality Blast in 2023

Steelbacks can capitalise on early home run in the Blast

Northants start their 2023 summer with a home friendly against Oxford UCCE at the County Ground on April 1

Northants will start 2023 campaign with trip to Kent

Northants Steelbacks head coach John Sadler

Sadler left disappointed as Steelbacks face One Day Cup KO

Ricardo Vasconcelos hit a century for the Steelbacks as they beat Glamorgan in their last home Royal London One Day Cup match

Sadler targeting three wins out of three to end One Day Cup group campaign

Tom Taylor returns to the Steelbacks squad having missed the past three matches

Taylor returns as Steelbacks aim to maintain One Day Cup hopes

Tom Taylor is back in the Northants Steelbacks squad for their crucial Royal London One Day Cup Group B clash against Worcestershire at the County Ground on Wednesday (start 11am).

Jeremy Casey

Daventry Town will kick-off the new season with a home tie in the extra preliminary round of the Emirates FA Cup

Daventry Town to kick-off their season with the FA Cup

UK's largest ever drone light show lights up the sky with 600 drones

There was no action at New Road on Saturday afternoon

Steelbacks go top of the T20 table after Worcestershire wash-out

Even meat lovers will enjoy these tofu dishes

Tofu dishes even meat lovers will enjoy

Ben Smith is the new Northamptonshire batting coach

Sadler delighted as 'standout candidate' Smith takes on batting coach role at Co...

Ben Smith in batting action for Worcestershire

Ben Smith is named new batting coach at Northamptonshire

Northants have signed former Worcestershire Rapids all-rounder Wayne Parnell

Northants sign South African all-rounder Wayne Parnell for whole 2021 campaign

Thousands of people across Manchester are set to be tested for Covid-19 (Photo: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

'Surge' Covid testing to begin in Manchester after Kent mutation detected - what...

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Northamptonshire third best in the country for giving Covid-19 vaccinations to o...

Some areas of England have administered large numbers of full Covid vaccines (two doses), while others have only given one jab (Photo: Lewis Whyld- WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Some areas of England have given thousands more second Covid jabs than others - ...

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