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As we gather on the beaches of Normandy to remember the extraordinary sacrifices made for peace, there has never been a more important time to underline our belief in collective defence.

Through the searing experiences of moments like D-Day, we learnt how much more we could achieve by working together as allies than by fighting alone. The NATO Alliance was born out of this commitment to increase our collective security and to ensure that the common cause we found through shared hardship would prevent conflict on this scale threatening our world again.

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The body of a man found in a clay pit in Cornwall has been identified as that of man missing since 2007.

Mr Nicolas Prouse was reported missing from his home in St Dennis, Cornwall, on 30 November 2007. An extensive missing person enquiry was undertaken at the time but he was never located. No reason for his disappearance was ever established.

A member of the public contacted the police on 13 April 2014 after seeing the body of a man below the water line at Trelavour Pit in St Dennis.

The death has been treated as unexplained while police enquiries continue....

Dorchester-based C G Fry & Son organised a large crane to position a cupola, complete with gold finial as the finishing touch to Corston House their exclusive and élite development of luxury apartments.

Nearing completion in area 2.22 of the South West Quadrant of the prestigious Poundbury, the impressive and elegant Corston House offers five special, luxurious apartments built in brick with authentic stone detailing.

C G Fry & Son’s major part in the building of more than 500 houses, as well as commercial properties, at the prestigious Poundbury development has...

The actor Bob Hoskins has died aged 71.

Hoskins had retired, from a 30-year career in acting in 2012 following a diagnosis of parkinson's disease in the later year's of his life.

His agent, Clair Dobbs, today announced that he had died of pneumonia in hospital last night (29 April) surrounded by family.

Hoskins rose to national acclaim following his appearence as London gangster-turned-businessman in The Long Good Friday (1980).

Over a long career Hoskins starred in variety of major roles such as the private detective Eddie Valiant in the much-loved children...