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Learners across Flintshire schools are celebrating as they receive their GCSE results.

Chester FC has recorded a third win on the bounce, at the start of the season, for the first time since 2013.

The Countess Charity's Extra Mile Appeal has raised an impressive £160,000 in its first year, funding additional equipment that is already improving patient care across the Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

Residents and visitors are being urged to take extra care outdoors and help protect Cheshire West and Chester's communities, parks and countryside from the risk of wildfires following the recent hot, dry weather.

Fly-tippers will be forced to pay for the clean-up when they dump waste illegally, Andy Burnham has said..

Wildlife in the New Forest which was ravaged by a fire will take decades to recover – with the blaze destroying ancient beech and oak trees which have grown at the site for hundreds of years, according to Forestry England..

Work is under way to remove a derailed train from a track in East Sussex after an incident that injured 30 people, as rail bosses confirmed the line will reopen in September..

Reforming compulsory resits for English and maths GCSEs is crucial to tackling the Neets crisis and opening doors for young people, education leaders have said..