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• Mother and two children missing
  A mother and her two children who went missing from their home in Bedford on Thursday are being sought by police.
  
  
• North 'cheapest for seaside home'
  The cheapest place to buy a home by the sea is in the north of Scotland, according to the latest property figures.
  
  
• Homes evacuated in tyre yard fire
  At least 50 people are evacuated from their homes when hundreds of tyres go up in flames.
  
  
• Boxer to fire gun for city race
  Olympic bronze medallist Tony Jeffries will signal the start for runners in a new race in his home town.
  
  
• Man faces rape charge 20 years on
  A man is charged with raping a woman after breaking into her home in Barnsley almost 20 years ago.
  
  
• New market plans given go-ahead
  Plans for a new home for Hereford's livestock market are approved, following 10 years of consultation.
  
  
• Schoolgirl dies in cycling crash
  Tributes are paid to an 11-year-old girl who was killed in a collision with a van as she cycled home from a school club in Oxfordshire.
  
  
• Anti-piracy ship returns to base
  The crew of Devonport-based warship HMS Portland has returned home after an anti-piracy operation in the Middle East and Indian Ocean.
  
  
• Thousands welcome troops' return
  Thousands of people line the streets of Exeter to welcome home nearly 700 troops from Afghanistan.
  
  
• 'It was my mission to get justice'
  Mario Celaire has been sentenced to life in prison for killing Cassandra McDermott. Her mother Jennifer has spoken of her loss.
  
  
• Court revokes 'exile' decision
  A decision by the government to "exile" a terrorism suspect from London on the basis of secret evidence must be revoked, the High Court rules.
  
  
• Son charged over mother's death
  A son is charged with murder following the death of his mother at her home in the Staple Hill area, near Bristol.
  
  
• Gifts to boost services' morale
  An idea inspired by a World War II nurse and a soldier serving in Afghanistan sees gift boxes being sent to front line troops.
  
  
• Officer visits burglars at home
  A senior police officer is personally visiting burglars in Lancashire to warn them about committing further crimes.
  
  
• Mortgage repayment gathers pace
  Homeowners repaid a record amount of their mortgages in the first three months of 2009, latest figures show.
  
  
• Flood defence for village homes
  Work begins on a £25,000 project to protect homes in a Northamptonshire village from flooding.
  
  
• War medals are stolen from family
  Three World War II medals inscribed with the name of the man they were awarded to, are stolen from a home in Cambridgeshire.
  
  
• Ex-children's home fire 'suspect'
  A fire that badly damaged a former children's home in a Nottinghamshire town is being treated as suspicious, police confirm.
  
  
• Woman 'leaving' after mob attack
  A woman who was forced to flee her home after an attack by a sectarian mob says she wants to leave Northern Ireland.
  
  
• Housing group 'needs to improve'
  Inspectors tell a housing association which owns hundreds of homes in the Borders it must improve its services.