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Popular TV show shooting from town venue tonight

A well-known political debate show will be shot in Lynn this evening.BBC One's Question Time will be hosted from the Alive Corn Exchange tonight - with this being the crew's first visit to the town since July 2018.The current affairs discussion programme aims to give people an opportunity to directly scrutinise senior politicians and others who hold positions of power in the UK.BBC Question Time will broadcast from Lynn's Alive

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Sport

Lynn’s Bradley bags some big Entertainer League points

It came as no surprise to see a Bowman end up as one of the top Entertainer League points scorers on Saturday night in the unlimited bangers at Lynn.But it was Bradley - making his first appearance of the season following a shoulder injury - piling up the points rather than his brother Kieran.With a special sling to help reinforce his shoulder, Brad certainly did not suffer any ill effects

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Sport

Dan is the man as Denver return to winning ways

Skipper Dan Cornwall led by example with an unbeaten ton as Denver returned to winning ways in Norfolk Alliance Division Four.Cornwall shared a century sixth-wicket stand with Chris Rolfe after the home side had found themselves deep in trouble early in their innings.Rocklands won the toss and chose to bowl first and got off to a fast start, removing the first Denver opener with just 19 on the board.Denver skipper

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Sport

West Norfolk driver shaken, but not stirred, with two podium spots

West Norfolk’s Jenson Sayell was pushed to the limit in the fifth and sixth rounds of the SuperOne Series Championship at the weekend.Competing at the Clay Pigeon Raceway, in Dorset, Sayell picked up two excellent podiums and was involved in a bad crash in his Micromax Kart during an eventful weekend.Gear Up team boss Jason Livings was very pleased with Sayell’s performance, saying: “The real test for any professional is

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National News

Communist Party tracked Hong Kong protesters via ByteDance data ex chief

A former executive at ByteDance, the Chinese company which owns the popular video app TikTok, has said in legal papers that some members of the ruling Communist Party used data held by the company to identify and locate protesters in Hong Kong. Yintao Yu, formerly head of engineering for ByteDance in the US, says those same people had access to US user data – an accusation that the company denies.

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National News

Sussex foundation donates 10000 to get diverse book in every secondary school

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s foundation has donated £10,000 to a fundraiser aiming to get a book of “raw” and “inspirational” stories from ethnic minorities into every state secondary school in the UK. A Colourful View From The Top is a novel which features entrepreneurs, executives and “thought leaders” from ethnic minority backgrounds, and aims to help “change the narrative” for their communities. The book’s curator, Jonathan Mildenhall, co-founder

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Local News

Developer hopes to turn more of historic town building into flats

A developer hopes to turn another section of a historic town centre building into flats.Gain Spvkl Ltd has submitted a planning application to West Norfolk Council in a bid to turn convert the front of the Bishops Lynn House, in the Tuesday Market Place, from offices to flats.If approved, the first and second floor areas would be converted into four separate living areas.Bishops Lynn House on The Tuesday Market PlacePermission

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Local News

Residents suffering with loneliness urged to go along to town centre session

Councillors are urging residents affected by loneliness to make use of one of their services this week.From next Monday, West Norfolk Council will be inviting people along to a special session to try and benefit from its Lily programme.This is a service which aims to help people who feel lonely or isolated by connecting them with organisations that can help them.The Place on New Conduit Street will host the event

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