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Aston Villa boss Dean Smith says his players will have "a lot of belief" after they score a late winner to beat Watford and move out of the bottom three.
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Tottenham's Paulo Gazzaniga saves a Troy Deeney penalty but Watford extend their unbeaten run with a goalless draw at Vicarage Road.
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Read moreThe Berkhamsted Trophy, one of amateur golf's foremost men's events for the past 60 years, invites female players to enter in 2020.
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Watford sign Udinese winger Ignacio Pussetto on a four-and-a-half-year deal.
Read moreServices from Cambridge, Peterborough and Hitchin towards London are among those affected.
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Nigel Pearson says Watford's win at Bournemouth is "not a season-changing result" despite climbing out of the bottom three.
Read moreTarkan Agca is jailed for 16 years for killing ex-Royal Marine Andrej Szaruta with his BMW.
Read moreMore than 150 upskirting crime reports were made to police in England and Wales under a new law.
Read moreScunthorpe United beat Man City's Under-21s and Stevenage win at Bristol Rovers to reach the Leasing.com Trophy last eight.
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Read moreWatford successfully appeal against the three-game ban handed to Roberto Pereyra after he was sent off in the FA Cup against Tranmere.
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Nigel Pearson says the FA Cup is "not a priority" as a much-changed Watford throw away a three-goal lead against Tranmere.
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Watford's remarkable revival under Nigel Pearson continues as they hang on with 10 men to beat Wolves and move a point from safety.
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Benyamin Hussain died when two groups of men got into an altercation on a night out.
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Watford move to within three points of safety after Troy Deeney scores twice to help ensure Aston Villa start 2020 in the relegation zone.
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Watford move off the bottom of the Premier League table with a battling draw at in-form Sheffield United.
Read moreA number of vehicles were involved in the crash on the northbound stretch of the M1 at about 23:15 GMT.
Read moreGillian Williams, 55, from Dunstable, was killed on the Redbourn Road near St Albans in October.
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Watford boost their hopes of avoiding relegation with only their second Premier League win this term against a disappointing Manchester United.
Read moreMan with 'Dan' tattoo absconds from open prison

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A prisoner who was jailed for robbery and aggravated burglary has absconded from HMP Sudbury in Derbyshire.
Police said Daniel Russell, 28, from Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, left the open prison on Wednesday.
He is described as having hazel-coloured eyes and brown hair, and has the word "Dan" tattooed on his left arm and a scar on his lower left forearm.
He has links to Cardiff, Watford, the West Midlands and Staffordshire.
The force said the public should not approach Russell, who was convicted at Bristol Crown Court in October 2014 and sentenced to 13 years and 10 months.

The woman was found with suspected stab wounds at a house in Watford on Monday.
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Read moreStevenage reappoint former manager Graham Westley for his fourth spell in charge of the League Two club.
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Liverpool extend their unbeaten start to the Premier League season as Mohamed Salah's first-half goal secured a 2-0 win over bottom-placed Watford.
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There are four new MPs in Hertfordshire, but only one represents a change of party:
- In St Albans, Liberal Democrat Daisy Cooper has taken the seat from Conservative Anne Main
- Conservative Gagan Mohindra held the seat of South West Hertfordshire, despite a challenge from former Tory MP for the seat David Gauke, who had the whip removed after he voted against the government and stood as an independent
- In Hertford and Stortford, Conservative candidate Julie Marson has held the seat for the Tories after Mark Prisk stood down
- In Watford, Dean Russell has been elected MP for Watford, meaning that the Conservative Party holds the seat with an increased majority. He beat Labour's Chris Ostrowski by 4,433 votes, more than double Richard Harrington’s 2,092 vote majority in 2017
- Elsewhere, all the Conservative candidates held their seats. Oliver Heald held Hertfordshire North East, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps retained his seat of Welwyn Hatfield, Bim Afolami held Hitchin and Harpenden, Stephen McPartlandwas re-elected as the MP for Stevenage.
- In Hertsmere, Oliver Dowden has been re-elected, Sir Mike Penning has held Hemel Hempstead and in Broxbourne, Charles Walker has held his seat. .
BreakingWatford: Conservative hold
Conservatives have held on to the Watford constituency in Hertfordshire with new MP Dean Russell.
Analysis: Independent fights for Herts seat

Andy Holmes
BBC Three Counties Radio political reporter
Hertfordshire has 11 constituencies and until September they were all Conservative.
However, the MP for South West Herts David Gauke (pictured), lost his place in the party over his Brexit views, but still has stood as an Independent against his old party.

The Liberal Democrats fancies its chances of taking St Albans, despite Tory MP Anne Main’s 6,000 majority, whilst Watford could be close too. It’s a Tory seat currently, but with a 2,000 majority from Labour, and the standing MP Richard Harrington not seeking re-election.
Hertford and Stortford gets a new MP, following Mark Prisk’s retirement, and Labour and the Lib Dems are also targeting Stevenage. The other six seats are likely to remain Tory.
New Watford manager Nigel Pearson says they will need a "collective buy-in from everybody" to stay in the Premier League.
Read moreThere are 72 seats being contested across the region.
Read moreThe fleet of 111 new Bombardier trains will not enter service until the spring, says the operator.
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The Premier League's lowest scoring teams Watford and Crystal Palace play out a disappointing goalless draw at Vicarage Road.
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