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Council tax in Watford will rise again

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TV star takes on the role of musical legend Judy Garland

New shops finished - and Lidl still to come for estate regeneration

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Brexit hit care sector staffing soon after referendum

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Basket of shopping stolen at Co-op store

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Council launches free central heating scheme

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Cancer centre at risk of closing due to lack of government funds

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African hospitals will receive generous donation of medical supplies

Two men charged with manslaughter after death of footballer

Police looking for volunteer chaplains to support officers

Morning update - Roadworks continue to cause delays on M25

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Poorly insulated homes led to hundreds of excess winter deaths in Hertfordshire

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Asda and Sainsbury's to cut price of petrol and diesel as oil prices drop

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Top 10 valuable old mobile phones - could you be sitting on a gadget goldmine?

Hunt for cat which was snatched by delivery driver

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Footballer killed in town centre attack was 'best person', says brother

Audi owner left with bill of £600 after car is damaged

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School honours Holocaust survivor who died last year

Developers who abuse landfill limits could face punishment

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Police are searching for a missing woman

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intu Watford expansion wins award

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Morning update: Traffic on M25 and flooding on A40

Wetherspoon pubs tell parents with children they can only have two drinks

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Watford Labour party vote in new chairman

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Professional musicians to perform at school's Beatles-themed fundraising event

Around 20 cows could be introduced in park field

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Holocaust survivor is photographed by the Duchess of Cambridge

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Holocaust Memorial Day: Council remembers millions of people murdered

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Police appeal for dashcam footage after motorway pursuit had to be called off

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Country lane shut this week

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Two people charged with assault in this week's court lists

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12 men and women accused of killing or helping those who killed Luke O'Connell

Mental health treatment given £3m funding boost

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Can my employer discriminate against me for my ethical vegan beliefs?

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When Indiana Jones met a Dam Buster

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How to make your cooking life easier, with bestselling cookbook author Melissa Hemsley

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Letter: Watford is being carved up by private developers

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Matlock footballer who died on night out was son of former Watford FA cup finalist

Nostalgia: Watford welcomes the new Millennium in January 2000

CCTV appeal after robbery in town centre

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Rotary Club looks for younger members to carry on fundraising and volunteering work

Council drops plans to charge for child burials

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DATA INVESTIGATION

Are funerals killing us? The deadly pollution secret crematoriums are keeping quiet about

What is the point of the 21st Century?

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Police shut stretch of busy motorway when man refused to leave car

Financial advice against scams and more to be given at bank

Letter: The EU is a doomed project

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Parents of stillborn baby buy 'cuddle cot' to help parents grieve

This dog food has been urgently recalled over salmonella risk

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The cheapest supermarket in the UK last year revealed

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UK could face landlord exodus as almost one in three may quit by 2021

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Shards of glass scatter the ground as bus stop shelter is smashed up

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Police warn of rise in Amazon phone scams

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Herts people 'willing to pay more council tax rather than lose services'

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Council tax in Hertfordshire could rise 3.99 per cent

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Arriva looking for new drivers for its on-demand minibus service

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Council claims it is being targeted by Government to approve planning applications

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Rak-Su and I'm a Celebrity star Myles Stephenson attacked in restaurant

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New Labour leader must pass 'the Watford test'

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Tribute paid to teacher who was the 'personification' of community spirit

Letter: Plastic is the real enemy, not garden waste

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Take your dog for a walk and support a life-saving air ambulance charity

Morning update: Roadworks causes traffic on M25

20 crimes you didn't know you were committing (if you've been drunk in a pub, you're guilty)

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Coronavirus outbreak: What is it and what should we do?

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Man arrested after area hit by spate of vehicle break-ins

Former Watford mayor to lead review into Lib Dems' 'disappointing' election

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Plans for block of flats leave family regretting Watford move

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Police searching for missing teenager

Celebrations as long-running lunch club finds new home

Specsavers donates potentially sight-saving equipment to Pakistani hospitals

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Police investigate crash which shut roads for more than six hours

Sport

Hornets launch late bid for Pedersen

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Terriers interested in Success

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Bachmann learned of Hornets interest from Prodl

Harvey ends Welsh's unbeaten start at the death

Jets blow lead at Dunstable

Clubs enquire about Success availability

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Sport

Pawson to ref Everton match

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First-team players feature for U23s

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Dramatic comeback keeps Reed on track to retain county cup

Hornets' Gibson loan approach turned down

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Golden Girls' cup hopes end in north east

Kings continue good run

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Matlock footballer who died on night out was son of former Watford FA cup finalist

Pearson issues injury update

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Whelan: Youngsters can learn lesson from cup defeat

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Updated

Zeegelaar returns to Udinese

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Hornets' Foxes clash moved forward for TV

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Proud moment for Hinds

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Rose reports cooled but signings could still follow

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RATINGS: Young team knocked out of FA Cup

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Cup defeat a 'steep learning curve' for young players

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Hornets out of FA Cup after Tranmere defeat

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RELIVE: Hornets beaten by Tranmere in FA Cup replay extra-time

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National sport

World Indoor Championships postponed due to concerns over coronavirus

Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud could be interested in move to Tottenham

Everton brush off Barcelona interest in Richarlison

Manchester United agree deal to sign Bruno Fernandes from Sporting Lisbon

Burns back England to triumph in Women's Six Nations opener

Setien admits interest in adding striker to Barcelona squad in this window

What will Bruno Fernandes offer Manchester United?

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Watford FC News

Prenton Park will provide 'interesting experience'

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Mason in charge if Hornets reach fourth round

Foster blames defeat on naivety

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Joao Pedro ready for Rovers battle

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Mellon refusing to dream of potential United cup clash

RATINGS: Hornets defeated at Villa Park

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Pearson felt Hornets were unlucky

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Nostalgia

Nostalgia: Watford welcomes the new Millennium in January 2000

Nostalgia: Watford's biggest nightclub gets £3m refurbishment in January 1999

Nostalgia: WFC chairman Elton John awarded knighthood in January 1998

Nostalgia: Power failure plunges Vicarage Road Stadium into darkness in January 1997

Nostalgia: Children from Chernobyl come to town for charity visit

Nostalgia: Concerns for future of 85-year-old cinema in December 1995

Nostalgia: Plans to transform airfield into film studios in December 1994

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Interviews

How to make your cooking life easier, with bestselling cookbook author Melissa Hemsley

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‘If I was offered the role of James Bond, I’d take it’

‘The message of my stand-up show is genuinely uplifting’

Ross Noble on how his comedy will enrich your life

Beloved musical adaptation is the perfect Christmas treat for all the family

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National news

Alastair Stewart leaves ITV News role over ‘errors of judgment’

Brexit timeline: From 2013 referendum promise to a 2020 exit

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Pompeo warns of ‘real risk’ from Huawei as he arrives in UK for talks with Raab

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Human-to-human transmission of coronavirus outside China is worrying – WHO

Brexit the achievement of my lifetime goal, says Farage

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Coronavirus: Britons flying home from Wuhan will be quarantined

Two deaths in UK potentially linked to vaping, says regulator

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