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Russell T Davies on thrilling new Doctor Who series It was like this in 2004

Russell T Davies has said the new series of Doctor Who starring actors Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson will be “thrilling” to watch. Screenwriter and producer, Davies, 60, who has returned as showrunner, compared the upcoming series with the 2005 revival of the long-running BBC show which starred Christopher Eccleston as the Doctor and Billie Piper as his companion Rose. The series starring Eccleston and Piper was filmed in 2004, but aired on TV in 2005. Davies said of theRead More

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Six jailed over 15bn plot to smuggle cocaine into UK in frozen chicken boxes

Six members of a drugs ring which smuggled more than £1.5 billion of cocaine into the UK in boxes of frozen chicken have been jailed. The gang’s plot saw 15 tonnes of the Class A drug hidden in pallets of frozen chicken and imported from the Netherlands before being repackaged and sold to dealers, West Yorkshire Police said. On Friday, six people were given prison terms totalling 58 years at Sheffield Crown Court for their roles in what is thoughtRead More

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Work at major housing development reveals salt-making history of town marsh

Work at a major town development has shed new light on the salt-making history of Gaywood’s North Marsh.Construction work for 226 new properties off Parkway in Gaywood kicked off at the beginning of the summer, with the end result to be known as Florence Fields when it is completed in 2027.Now, the development of homes and a new primary school off Greenpark Avenue in the area has revealed previously unknown secrets about the area’s history. These have subsequently been publishedRead More

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Film Festival starts on Thursday

Movie buffs and cinema enthusiasts are in for a real treat as Lynn Film Festival starts on Thursday.The annual event, run by Lynn Community Cinema Club, is being staged mostly at the Corn Exchange Cinema in Tuesday Market Place, with a host of films on offer spread over four days.These include the chance to see family blockbusters like Elemental (PG) and The Greatest Showman (PG) on the big screen, while there are also international movies such as Mavka: The ForestRead More

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Here’s what you need to know ahead of Fawkes in the Walks fireworks event

A free fireworks display which was put back a week due to flooding will be lighting up the skies above a park in Lynn this evening.Fawkes in the Walks was called off last week after heavy rain made The Walks unsafe.Organisers West Norfolk Council confirmed earlier today that the popular fireworks display is set to go ahead tonight, with conditions better than they were last week.Fawkes in the Walks. Photos: Matthew UsherEntertainment is planned to start on stage at 6pmRead More

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Cat kicker caught after video footage went viral admits animal cruelty charge

A dog-walker caught on doorbell camera footage as he viciously kicked a 21-year-old cat into a road has been ordered to complete 300 hours of community work. Terry Bree, 71, was charged last month after “extremely distressing” video of the attack on the cat, which died three weeks later, was posted on social media. Bree pleaded guilty on Friday to a charge of causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, on September 16. The town’s magistrates’Read More

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‘Extensive search’ carried out after reports of concern for safety

Police carried out an “extensive search” after being called to reports of a concern for safety in Lynn yesterday evening.Officers said they received the reports – related to the Hardings Way area – just before 7pm.In the hours that followed, residents in and around Lynn reported seeing and hearing a helicopter with a searchlight flying over the area.Police carried out an “extensive search” after being called to reports of a concern for safety in Lynn yesterday evening. Picture: iStockA NorfolkRead More

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Klopp has no case for the defence after Liverpools loss in Toulouse

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp admits he is more concerned with side’s defensive display than the role VAR played in denying his side a late Europa League draw in Toulouse. Individual mistakes and a lack of collective cohesion saw the hosts take a 3-1 lead but Diogo Jota’s 89th-minute strike, after Cristian Casseres’ own goal had got them back into the game, set up a dramatic conclusion. In the seventh and final minute of added time 20-year-old centre-back Jarell Quansah thoughtRead More

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Evri invests 46m in customer service improvements ahead of Christmas

Delivery giant Evri has said it is investing £46 million to boost its customer service and operations ahead of the busy Christmas period. It said this will include a new automatic call-back service, through a new phone line, to help customers regarding any issues with orders. The courier, which was rebranded from Hermes last year, said the facility is expected to allow the business to connect 40% more people with advisers at its UK contact centre at its busiest period for parcels.Read More

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