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Wagner Group chief defends patriots as rebelling forces enter key Russian city

President Vladimir Putin has vowed to defend Russia against the armed rebellion Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin has denied allegations by President Vladimir Putin that he is betraying his country, and called his Wagner Group fighters “patriots”. After the Russian leader denounced Wagner forces entering the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, the group’s chief Yevgeny Prigozhin said: “Regarding the betrayal of the motherland, the president was deeply mistaken. We are patriots of our homeland.” Mr Prigozhin said his fighters wouldRead More

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Titans main support ship returns to harbour following fatal implosion

Investigations are continuing into what happened to the submersible which was carrying 5 people The main support ship of the Titan submersible has returned to a Canadian harbour following the deep-sea vessel’s fatal implosion. Flags on board the Polar Prince were at half-mast as it arrived at the port in St John’s in Newfoundland on Saturday morning after four passengers and the pilot of Titan were killed in the incident. The support ship is set to be the subject of a safety investigation fromRead More

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51-year-old who knocked friend out with single punch appears in court

A 51-year-old who punched his friend in an “impulsive” assault will have to complete more than 200 hours of unpaid work.After Lynn man Wayne Kirk committed the offence on April 8 this year, his victim lay unresponsive on the floor of a pub for between five and six minutes.Kirk, of Greenland Avenue, appeared at the town’s magistrates’ pub on Thursday, where he pleaded guilty to assaulting a person and occasioning them actual bodily harm.Wayne Kirk appeared at Lynn Magistrates' CourtRead More

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Take a look inside town’s newest Costa Coffee branch

A coffee chain has opened its latest store in Lynn today, making it the sixth branch in the town.Costa Coffee started welcoming customers to its store at St Nicholas Retail Park, on Edward Benefer Way, this morning.The branch, which is open to sit-in and drive-thru customers, has created 12 new jobs.The exterior of the new Costa on St Nicholas Retail ParkSome of the new team at Costa on St Nicholas Retail Park, from left, Keeley Bocking, Amelia Donaldson, store managerRead More

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Minister for Veterans’ Affairs backs campaign to support bereaved children

A minister is supporting a campaign by Lynn-based Scotty’s Little Soldiers, the charity for bereaved military children and young people,The organisation is calling on the public to take Scotty’s Pledge ahead of Armed Forces Day tomorrow, to show their support for children who have experienced the death of a parent who served in the British Armed Forces.Minister for Veterans’ Affairs Johnny Mercer MP, who is a former British military officer himself, said: “We owe it to our fallen servicemen andRead More

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McIlroy claims first PGA Tour hole in one

Rory McIlroy picked up his first hole in one on the PGA Tour at the Travelers Championship in Connecticut. The Northern Irishman’s hole-in-one on the 214-yard eighth was the clear highlight on a mixed session for the US Open runner-up, who finished two-under-par on a day of low scores. It was McIlroy’s first ace in competition since he made one in Abu Dhabi on the European tour in 2015. Meanwhile, McCarthy shot the lowest round of his career after settingRead More

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Hunt meets with lenders as mortgage crisis worsens

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is to ask banks if they can do more to support struggling households after a shock interest rate hike deepened the mortgage crisis. He is meeting large lenders including HSBC and Santander in Downing Street on Friday as the Government comes under pressure to relieve the pain. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Mr Hunt have ruled out a financial intervention as rates were hiked as the Bank of England tries to bring down stubbornly high inflation. LabourRead More

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Improvements in UK retail sector

The UK’s retail sector did unexpectedly well last month as it sold more fuel due to falling prices and more summer clothes thanks to a spike in temperatures. Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed that retail sales volumes rose 0.3% in May, better than the 0.2% drop that economists had forecast. The bounce was largely due to a rise in petrol and diesel sales, which the ONS said could be down to falling fuel prices, which reachedRead More

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