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The singer-songwriter and TV personality is running, cycling and rowing 249 miles between Manchester and London to raise money for children’s charity Unicef.
On Thursday, which was Murs’ 42nd birthday, he travelled from Nether Heyford, Northamptonshire, to St Albans, Hertfordshire.
The presenter from Essex was joined by local runners on his final approach to St Albans Cathedral and said it had been a “huge boost”
He continued: “Nothing but respect for those guys. Thank you so much. I really needed that.”
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Unused police body armour has been repurposed and built into vehicles to help save lives in the Ukraine War.
Thames Valley Police said the kit that "no longer aligns with current UK policing requirements" had been used by emergency responders working in conflict-affected areas of the country.
In one incident, armour fitted to an evacuation vehicle absorbed the blast from a drone attack, enabling two casualties and two crew members to survive.
Instead of staying in storage or being sent to landfill, the initiative had already saved the force "thousands" of pounds as it did not have to pay for disposal, it added.
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Pop star Robbie Williams celebrates St Albans comedian Eric Morecambe, who would have turned 100 today.
Colleagues, loved ones and fans like Robbie still celebrate the ways he danced into their lives and never stopped making them laugh.
Marking his hero’s 100th birthday, Williams told the BBC: “There’s warmth in him.” ❤️
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Neighbours have been reacting after a man was shot dead by police during an armed stand-off.
Police said they had tried to negotiate with the 41-year-old, who had "barricaded" himself inside a house on Aylesbury Road, Bedford, but armed officers fired after they said he had presented a weapon from a window at about 09:30 BST on Tuesday.
The Bedfordshire force was referred to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), which has started an investigation.
The man was declared dead shortly before 10:30 and a non-police-issue firearm was found inside the property, the watchdog has said.
IOPC director Emily Barry said: "We have met with the man's family to explain our role and they will be kept updated as our investigation progresses.
"Our investigation is in its early stages, but we are working quickly to obtain and review evidence as we investigate the actions and decision-making of the officers involved."
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Africa Alive in Suffolk has welcomed three new males who travelled 140 miles from Whipsnade Zoo in Bedfordshire on Tuesday to begin a new pride at the park in Kessingland, near Lowestoft 🦁❤️
Bertie, Will and Mak are settling into their new habitat, which had been empty since the death of lioness Kaya in March.
Zoo director Ross Snipp said: “You don’t get to do this every day so these moments are sort of career highlights.”
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Video game character Lara Croft has spent three decades raiding tombs across the globe in her quest to find valuable lost artefacts.
Little does she know that a real Tomb Raider treasure trove can be found in a spare bedroom in Milton Keynes.
There, Amy Dyson, 33, keeps 341 individually boxed games from the franchise, guarded by a life-sized statue of Lara herself hiding in the corner of the room.
The collection ranges from a boxed copy of the first game, released in 1996, to imported copies of the most recent releases from Japan alongside posters, toothbrushes, skateboards and more.
This carefully curated hoard earned Amy a Guinness World Record, external last summer for the largest collection of Tomb Raider video games, back when she had a mere 291 games in her collection.
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A man has been shot dead by police after an overnight stand-off in Bedford.
Bedfordshire Police said it was initially called to reports of vehicles being damaged in Aylesbury Road at about 22:40 BST on Monday.
At the scene, officers found a man in his 40s "barricaded" inside a semi-detached house and said he made threats to them.
The force said specialist armed officers and police negotiators tried to engage with him over a number of hours but he "presented a weapon before police fired" at about 09:30 on Tuesday.
He was pronounced dead shortly before 10:30 and police said his next of kin were being supported by specialist officers.
Mousumi Bakshi is at the scene and has everything we know so far.
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A man has been shot dead by police after an overnight stand-off in Bedford.
Bedfordshire Police said it was initially called to reports of vehicles being damaged in Aylesbury Road at about 22:40 BST on Monday.
At the scene, officers found a man in his 40s "barricaded" inside a semi-detached house and said he made threats to them.
The force said specialist armed officers and police negotiators tried to engage with him over a number of hours but he "presented a weapon before police fired" at about 09:30 on Tuesday.
He was pronounced dead shortly before 10:30 and police said his next of kin were being supported by specialist officers.
Bedfordshire Police has made a mandatory referral to the Independent Office for Police Conduct.
No-one else was believed to be in the house during the stand-off.
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Lauryn McCready and her husband were thrilled to be expecting and spent months planning for their new baby. But mistakes made during her labour meant their daughter Lois was stillborn.
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has since apologised for errors in her care.
Lauryn says she was in a private room, when a midwife came to her bedside in tears.
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Bonnie Wright, James and Oliver Phelps and Mark Williams revisited the sets at the Warner Bros Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter in Leavesden, near Watford, on Wednesday to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the first film in the series 🎬
The actors played Ginny, Fred, George and Arthur Weasley, respectively, in the eight blockbuster films which were released between 2001 and 2011.
Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone achieved huge success after it launched into cinemas in 2001 – making it the highest grossing film of that year.
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How incredible are these photos 😮📸
An award-winning photographer who spent 20 years taking pictures of celebrities and royalty at the Cannes Film Festival said they were days he “will never forget”.
Richard Blanshard first arrived in Cannes as a 22-year-old in 1976, and went on to snap stars such as Muhammad Ali and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Blanshard, who was born in Essex and now lives in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, said Ali was a “wonderful character” who never objected to having his picture taken, but his entourage were like the “mafia”.
King Charles III and Princess Diana visited Cannes in 1987.
“When I look back at the images now, it seems clear to me that Charles and Diana’s relationship wasn’t in the best place,” he said.
“Photography is about storytelling and capturing the moment and also making people comfortable to achieve what you need without them even knowing,” he added.
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📸 Richard Blanshard
