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A 48-year-old knifeman who threatened to slit the throats of two teenage workers at a Devon bakery store leaving them "utterly terrified" has been jailed. Anthony Moss walked behind the counter at the ...

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Wales consider naming Scarlets centre Joe Roberts on the wing for the Six Nations finale against England on Saturday.

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