#planning-dispute

#planning-dispute

Doc Martin star Martin Clunes has lost his four-year planning dispute to prevent a permanent Travellers' site from being established adjacent to his Dorset home. The Wuthering Heights actor, alongside several neighbours in Beaminster, had vocally opposed the proposals put forward by Theo Langton and Ruth McGill.

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On Friday, Beijing's foreign affairs ministry said the delay went "entirely against the UK's commitments and previous remarks about improving China-UK relations". Downing Street said it did not "recognise any claims of commitments or assurances", adding that the planning process was independent of ministers. Asked about the latest delay on Friday, Beijing's ministry of foreign affairs accused the UK of "constantly complicating and politicizing the matter".

The parents of Olympic medal-winner Annalise Murphy have successfully contested a preliminary judgment against them regarding unauthorized structures on their property.

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