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Man caught with drugs in town was putting up marquees for West Norfolk show

A man who was found with cocaine and cannabis in his pockets on a night out in Lynn initially approached the police to make a coplaint about somebody else.Julian Drew, 34, was in the West Norfolk area at the time setting up marquees’ at Sandringham, but found himself at Lynn’s Magistrates’ Court on Thursday.He admitted to having in his possession 0.48g of cocaine and 3.3g of cannabis.Julian Drew was found

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Max Verstappen fastest as Carlos Sainz crashes out of rain hit Canadian practice

Max Verstappen finished fastest as Carlos Sainz crashed out of a rain-hit final practice for the Canadian Grand Prix. Verstappen has won five of the first seven races of the season and even a wet track in Montreal could not slow the Dutchman down. The world champion, already 53 points clear of Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez in the championship standings, finished 0.291 seconds clear of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc. The Monegasque was the

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Protesters demand an end to the criminalisation of abortion

Thousands of protesters descended on London and chanted “Free Carla Foster” as they demanded an end to the criminalisation of abortion. Foster, 44, was given a 28-month extended sentence earlier this week after she admitted illegally procuring her own abortion when she was between 32 and 34 weeks. The protesters marched from the Royal Courts of Justice to Whitehall on Saturday, holding signs saying “abortion is healthcare” and “policing our

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Met Office issues weather warning with thunderstorms to hit the UK

Some areas of the country could see as much as 80mm of rain in just hours on Sunday, the Met Office has warned. A yellow weather warning for thunderstorms almost entirely covers England and Wales between noon and midnight on Sunday. Lightning, strong winds and hail are all to be expected, with the forecaster saying London through to the Midlands as well as eastern England, east Wales and lower areas

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Howard Donald deeply sorry after liking derogatory LGBT social media posts

Take That member Howard Donald has said he is “deeply sorry” after making a “huge error” by “liking social media posts that are derogatory towards the LGBTQIA+ community”. Donald, 55, who performs in the pop group alongside Gary Barlow and Mark Owen, has been dropped from playing at Groovebox’s Nottingham Pride Festival event in July. In an Instagram story on Saturday, Donald wrote: “I have made a huge error in my judgement (by) liking social

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Part of park cordoned off by police

Police have cordoned off part of a park in Lynn after reports that a person was hurt overnight.Officers have put a cordon in place at St John’s Walk in The Walks, on the corner nearest to the rail station.A policeman at the scene told the Lynn News that it was reported that a person was injured last night.A police cordon is in place at The Walks in King's LynnHe said

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King takes part in first Trooping the Colour ceremony as monarch

The King has received the official birthday wishes of the nation during his first Trooping the Colour ceremony as monarch. Pomp and pageantry were on display during the military spectacle where the most prestigious regiments in the British Army honoured their Colonel in Chief by parading to mark his anniversary. Charles had deputised for Queen Elizabeth II at last year’s event, also known as the Birthday Parade, but now rode

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Your letters on train strikes, a new hospital, politics, transport and rewilding

Here are the Lynn News letters from Friday, June 16, 2023...Those taking industrial action need our supportWe would be foolish to accept the nonsense that David Fleming writes concerning rail workers striking for 'political reasons'.Neither rail workers (or anybody else) ever strikes for any other reason that they want justice. I can only surmise that Mr Fleming himself has never been in a situation where he has not had a

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Former carer used patient’s bank details to spend more than £6,000 on Amazon

A former carer “dishonestly abused her posistion” when she ordered more than £6,000 worth of items on Amazon using a patient’s bank details.Gemma Isbell, 34, of Hill Road, Ingoldisthorpe admitted to the offence of fraud by abuse of posistion at Lynn’s Magistrates’ Court on Thursday – where she avoided going to prison.Crown prosecutor Abdul Khan said that between the dates of October 2021 to October 2022, Isbell was using the

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Drink driver stopped by police after having three beers while watching King’s Coronation

A drink driver was caught with a bottle of vodka on the driver seat but denied consuming any.At Lynn’s Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, Romans Grisins, 38, of Five Elms, Fairstead, admitted to driving above the specified alcohol limit.Prosecutor Abdul Khan said that police pulled Grisins over on Loke Road as part of a routine stop.Grisins was caught drink driving on Loke Road in Lynn. Picture: iStockOfficers found an open bottle

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