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Victim was allegedly trafficked from Pakistan and forced to work for Ilyas Ashar and wife Tallat at their Manchester home A young deaf and mute woman who claims she was locked in a cellar, raped and treated as a domestic slave for almost a decade has been giving evidence to in court against the couple accused of abusing her.

Vandals have damaged a memorial to a police officer who was murdered in the line of duty, police have said.

A former town mayor died after the car he was driving veered into on-coming traffic and crashed into a family car, an inquest heard today.

And they fear that A 7.8million cuts, planned for the county brigade over the next three years, will only heap further pressure on beleaguered staff.

A leading Test Valley businessman faces a prison sentence after being convicted of a string of sex offences committed three dec-ades ago.

An investigation has been launched into the fire which happened in a house in New Street,Ringwood, and spread to two other homes.

British star Adele marked her long-awaited comeback with a record six gongs at The Grammy Awards on a night overshadowed by the death of fabled singer Whitney Houston.

A MURDERER who replaced his anti-psycotic medication with cannabis has been told to pay back A 18,000 of drug dealing profits.

Melksham Metal Recycling and three other scrapyards - in Trowbridge, Christian Malford and Swindon - were raided by police, working in conjunction with other agencies, on Monday last week.

Abena Bailey will join last year's Mr Hertfordshire winner Aaron Whitnall and Miss Hertfordshire 2008 Laura Nuttall in marking the efforts of the 30 finalists.

Missouri authorities have arrested a man wanted in the United Kingdom over a 1993 heist from an armored vehicle that netted the equivalent of $1.6 million, and were holding him on a weapons charge.

A TEENAGE dancer who had to wear a back brace to fix her curved spine, will be dancing for her life tonight in the hope of reaching the live finals of a television show.

Notts County Council is currently working on putting in 63 new lights along this stretch of the A60 which runs for 1.8km between the outer limits of Worksop near Eddison Park Avenue to the edge of Carlton at Wigthorpe Lane, near Sandhills.

FIREFIGHTERS tackled a spate of car fires in the Manton area of Worksop in the early hours of Saturday 11th February.

The unemployment rate in Calne's Abberd ward has been declared a state of "emergency", according to a report published this week.

More big screen action will be coming to Melksham this year, as the Assembly Hall takes sole possession of digital cinema equipment.

Thames Valley Police are searching for a man described by each victim as black and travelling in a dark-coloured saloon-style car.

Barry Morrow, who was due to face trial over the murders of Angela Holgate and her mother, Alice Huyton, was found dead in his prison cell.

Schools and colleges remain open today , though parents and guardians in any doubt should check the county council website or contact the school or college.

Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospital Urology Department receive a cheque for i 1 2459, presented by Graham Bates at the Station Hotel Fundraiser Graham Bates presented the cheque at the Station Hotel in Worksop where much of the money had been raised.