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Sarah Outen, Police & A Funeral Parlour

Start your day with the latest news and updates, with Jim and Jo at breakfast.

She's kayaked, rowed and cycled her way across the world on a 25-thousand mile challenge that's taken four-and-a-half years. But today Rutland adventurer Sarah Outen's epic adventure will finally come to an end. Sarah will finish by cycle from Falmouth to Oxford, before kayaking back to Tower Bridge - where she set off in 2011. Our very own Ben Jackson has been following Sarah throughout her journey, albeit from the comfort of his studio, and this morning he's heading to the finish line to meet her.
Also, police chiefs from across the country are threatening to take legal action against the government over changes to the way forces are funded. Six Police and Crime Commissioners - as well as the Deputy Mayor for Policing in London - have written a letter saying the plans are "unfair, unjustified and deeply flawed".
And, a much loved old pub in Loughborough is being given a new lease of life - as a funeral parlour! The Station Hotel on Derby Road closed several years ago and has sat unused ever since. Now though, work is well underway to convert the ground floor into a brand new independent undertakers. Kriss Cooper has been directing funerals in the town for almost 20 years with the Co-Op. Now though, he's going it alone and plans to employ 6 new staff.

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Tue 3 Nov 2015 06:00

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  • Tue 3 Nov 2015 06:00