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Pc Bill Barker
The funeral of a "heroic" police officer killed when a bridge collapsed during flooding in Cumbria is to take place.

Soldiers build a temporary footbridge across the River Derwent in Workington reconnecting the town.

Plans for a TV news pilot scheme across the north of England and southern Scotland receive a mixed response.

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Plutonium row focus on Sellafield
The UK's strategy for reducing its stockpile of separated plutonium at Sellafield nuclear plant is in "disarray", experts warn.

Pool jump risk notes 'inadequate'
An instructor tells an inquiry that risk assessment documents on pools where a teenager was fatally hurt were inadequate.

Barrow complete triple loan deal
Blue Square Premier side Barrow are to sign a trio of players ahead of Saturday's FA Cup tie with Oxford.

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