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• Hero crane operator was shaking after fire rescue - as 'beer fund' donations near £7,000

  A crane operator who saved a man from a fire has said he was shaking after the tense rescue - as he thanked well-wishers who have donated nearly £7,000 to "buy him a beer".

• Nottingham City Council effectively declares bankruptcy over 'significant gap' in budget

  Nottingham City Council has declared itself effectively bankrupt after issuing a section 114 notice.

• Second I'm A Celebrity contestant leaves jungle early

  Jamie Lynn Spears has become the second contestant to leave I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! on medical grounds.

• England captain Owen Farrell announces break from international rugby

  England captain Owen Farrell has announced he is taking a break from international rugby.

• Ofsted inspector 'sniggered' in meeting with headteacher who later took own life

  A headteacher who took her own life felt an Ofsted inspector at her school was a "bully" with an "agenda", her husband has told an inquest into her death.

• Council scraps Hanukkah menorah outside town hall due to 'rising tensions'

  A London council has scrapped plans to erect a Hanukkah menorah due to "rising tensions" amid the Israel-Hamas war.

• Raab 'given five minutes' notice' to run country when Johnson had COVID, inquiry hears

  Dominic Raab has said he was effectively given "five minutes' notice" that he would be leading the UK when Boris Johnson was hospitalised with COVID in spring 2020.

• Footage shows Brianna Ghey leaving home before she was 'murdered by two teenagers'

  Jurors have been shown footage of Brianna Ghey leaving home before she was allegedly murdered by two teenagers.

• Publisher of book that 'named' race row royal called journalist 'within one hour' of his writing about it

  A journalist who spotted that a new book appeared to name a royal at the centre of a racism row says he was called by the publisher within an hour of writing his article.

• Judge dismisses bankruptcy petition against ex-England star - but he faces fresh claim

  A judge has dismissed a bankruptcy petition lodged by tax officials against former Liverpool and England footballer John Barnes.