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  • NewsIsle of Wight County Press

    A look back at the 'unprofitable' Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport railway line

    The Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport railway line, which passed through beautiful Isle of Wight countryside, came about in the last days of ‘railway madness’.

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  • NewsNorthwich & Winsford Guardian

    Death notices and funeral announcements from the Northwich & Winsford Guardian

    Every week, the Northwich & Winsford Guardian publishes death notices and funeral announcements from the families of loved ones who have died.

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    How the Island plays its part nationally in saving lives at sea

    This article by the Isle of Wight Society looks at lifeboat building on the Isle of Wight.

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  • NewsAFP

    Taiwan coast guard ramps up island patrols ahead of inauguration

    Taipei's coast guard ramped up patrols over the weekend around its outlying islands that have seen increased presence of Chinese vessels, the agency said Sunday, the eve of Lai Ching-te's inauguration as Taiwan's new president.Taipei's Coast Guard Administration said on Sunday they have sent out personnel to "patrol all hours of the day and night" around Taiwan's three major outlying islands: Kinmen, Matsu and Penghu.

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  • NewsAFP

    French forces look to open route to New Caledonia's restive capital

    French forces launched a "major operation" on Sunday to regain control of a road linking New Caledonia's capital Noumea to the main international airport, after a sixth night of violent unrest.French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said "a major operation of more than 600 gendarmes" was being launched "aimed at completely regaining control of the 60 kilometre main road" and allowing the airport to reopen.

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  • NewsAFP

    Old protest video from Pakistan's Kashmir falsely linked to recent unrest

    As deadly protests against rising living costs rocked Pakistan-administered Kashmir, a video surfaced in social media posts that falsely linked it to the unrest. The footage, which shows a crowd chanting in the street, has in fact circulated online since at least August 2022 in posts about rallies against government plans to transfer more power to Islamabad.

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  • NewsReuters

    Northern Ireland minister Heaton-Harris will not stand for re-election as MP

    Heaton-Harris asked Sunak to let him remain secretary of state for Northern Ireland until the general election, according to the letter he posted on X. He said he would continue campaigning for the Conservative Party in the next election, where he will "do everything I can to see you returned as Prime Minister". Sunak's Conservatives are trailing the opposition Labour Party in opinion polls ahead of the national election due at some point this year.

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