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Rail-mad couple, Laura Dale and Jane Magnet enjoyed a ‘dream come true’ wedding after being selected out of more than 150 couples to win the chance to get hitched on an Avanti West Coast train service. 🚄💍

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Jamaican hurdler, Hansle Parchment tracked down a woman who paid for his taxi fare when he was in danger of missing his semi-final race in Tokyo after catching the wrong bus. Hansle went on to win gold. 🥇🇯🇲 Image
The number of beavers in Scotland has more than doubled in the past three years, according to a new study 🦫

NatureScot, the country’s public body for natural heritage, found that about 1,000 of the animals now reside in territories, which have also more than doubled to 251. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Image
Charlotte Nichols and Stuart Bates took part in all 102 Olympic events during the #Tokyo2020 Games.

In honour of Mr Bates’s brother, Spencer, who died from motor-neurone disease they raised £111,000 as they crossed the line on their final event – a 26.2-mile run. 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️🎊 Image
Two RAF police dogs with ‘exemplary careers’ behind them have been awarded the canine equivalent of an OBE.🏅🐶

Alfie, an English spaniel, and AJ, a Labrador, spent six years helping to locate arms, ammunition and explosives in dangerous environments. Image
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Education works. We are following the science and as we continue to do so, we will successfully tackle climate-change issues in the same way we faced down the coronavirus. 💉🌍🌱
...As a country, we will eventually turn to inquiries, reflections, political post-mortems and lessons learned.

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181 - of the 7,800 complaints (2.3%) - resulted in formal action, i can reveal.
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