National World YourWorld Top Stories 30 January, 2025

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00:00This is your World Top Stories for Thursday the 30th of January 2025.

00:07Brought to you by National World.

00:11Morecambe boxer Macmillan chasing national title glory.

00:15Morecambe boxer Rhys Macmillan travels to Manchester next Saturday to challenge Oldham's Jack Rafferty

00:22in a fight at the Co-op Live Arena for the British Super Lightweight title and two other international titles.

00:28It will be Macmillan's first 12-round bout and Rafferty's third.

00:35Understanding the plight of the much-loved English Nightingale.

00:39Long famed for its complex and sweet-toned song, the Nightingale has been a source of inspiration for poets,

00:46musicians and artists for centuries.

00:51Clunagh Junior High School gets ready for production of High School Musical on stage.

00:57Lights are poised to go up on the stage for Clunagh Junior High School's production of the Disney classic High School Musical on stage.

01:07Heartbreak, community club victims of more pitch damage after antisocial behaviour.

01:13Community rugby league club Wigan St Jude's have suffered more pitch damage due to antisocial behaviour.

01:21Thrifty Doncaster residents urged to adopt a pig instead of a puppy.

01:26Thrifty Doncaster residents are being urged to consider adopting a pig instead of a puppy this 2025

01:34as the animals are cheaper to care for and just as much fun.

01:40Slimming World members of Portsmouth lose 4,237 stone in 2024.

01:48With so much in the news about weight loss injections,

01:51the Slimming World groups in Portsmouth would like to let you know that there are other options.

01:58Police appeal to find mini-motorcycle rider in Sleaford.

02:02Sleaford police are appealing for help to find a person spotted riding a mini-motorcycle on a public highway over the weekend.

02:12Blue Monday is a celebration in Newry, Morn and Down.

02:16Over 200 residents gathered at Killevey Castle, Newry and the Millbrook Lodge, Ballina Hinch,

02:23for groundbreaking Blue Monday events aimed at addressing household finances,

02:28managing credit and learning effective shopping and saving strategies.

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