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‘We’re so lucky to have this fantastic free music festival’

I’m off to Download Festival in Leicestershire tomorrow. Live music, a few beers, hopefully plenty of sunshine, and some precious time with my 20-year-old son Alfie. I can’t wait.Recently, I’ve seen young band Penguinz at the Riverside in Sutton Bridge and ska punk outfit Faintest Idea at the Blue &Gold Club at Lynn FC. I hope also to be attending the Latitude Festival in Suffolk with Alfie next month, where

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Blood Bikes receive a royal donation

A charity which transports blood and other vital items has been presented with a new car by the King.Norfolk Blood Bikes is ran entirely by volunteers and has been donated a £15,500 Ford Focus which will help them transport blood, plasma, platelets, samples, vaccines, donor breast milk and any other urgently required medical items.It’s thanks to the sponsor of the Sandringham Association of Royal Warrant Holders (SARWH) who fundraised for

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More garden towns needed says senior Tory MP

A housebuilding campaign similar to those that took place after the world wars is needed, a Conservative former cabinet minister has said amid calls for the Government to build more homes. David Davis was opening a backbench debate on housing in the Commons when he suggested the campaign, and he said one solution to housing shortages would be to build more garden towns and villages. Conservative former housing secretary Simon

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Starmer to unveil new British business plan

Sir Keir Starmer will try to persuade unions to back his plan for a shift to green energy as part of a “new business model for Britain”. The Labour leader will address the GMB union’s conference after its general secretary criticised the Opposition’s plan to ban new oil and gas extraction licences in the North Sea. In a speech on Tuesday Sir Keir will pledge to work with unions to

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Arrest announced after Edinburgh death

A 23-year-old man has been arrested as part of a murder inquiry launched after the death of a man in Edinburgh. Peter Mullen suffered serious injuries in Leith Street, near the Greenside Row junction, on Friday at around 7.45pm. The 30-year-old was taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary but died a short time later. On Monday, Police Scotland said a 23-year-old man had been arrested in connection with Mr Mullen’s death.

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‘It’s the start of our new journey’: Watch as demolition of ‘landmark’ building at QEH begins

Patients, staff and visitors witnessed history in the making this morning as the first stage of the rebuild project at Lynn’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital got under way.It came as demolition began on the Inspire Centre, a landmark building near the entrance of the site built using reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC), which construction workers started to knock down to make way for a multi-storey car park.The work, which is expected

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First look as West Norfolk’s Jess enters Love Island villa

A woman who grew up in Lynn will be on screens across the country this evening as the first episode of Love Island airs.Jess Harding, 22, who was a student at King Edward VII Academy and was last week revealed as a contestant on the latest installment of the reality TV dating series, can be seen entering the Mallorcan villa in a first look of tonight’s show posted on social

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Bournemouth youngsters died from drowning inquest hears

An inquest has heard that two youngsters died from drowning after a “suggestion” that they got into difficulty by getting caught in a riptide in the sea off Bournemouth beach. Joe Abbess, 17, from Southampton, and Sunnah Khan, 12, from Buckinghamshire, were rescued from the sea during the incident on Wednesday, but both died in hospital. In a hearing to open the inquest proceedings at Bournemouth Town Hall, Dorset coroner’s

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Ofcom will not take action on Adjoa Andohs coronation coverage comments

Ofcom will not be taking action after receiving more than 8,000 complaints about actress Adjoa Andoh saying the Buckingham Palace balcony is “terribly white” during ITV’s coverage of the coronation, the watchdog has said. The watchdog said viewers also objected to ITV News presenters Tom Bradby and Chris Ship referencing the remark. In a statement, Ofcom said: “We have concluded our assessment of complaints we received about a comment made

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