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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 bodies is the real crime”. They also chanted “one, two,Read More

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National News

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 of northern England are most likely to experience disruption. TheRead More

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National News

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 media posts that are derogatory towards the LGBTQIA+ community andRead More

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Local News

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 they were awaiting the arrival of crime scene investigators.Public accessRead More

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National News

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 onto Horse Guards Parade in Whitehall as the nation’s headRead More

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Local News

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 pay rise for four years, where inflation and a costRead More

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Local News

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 bank details of an elderly woman she looked after inRead More

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Local News

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 of vodka on the passenger seat of Grisins’ Vauxhaull Astra,Read More

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National News

Award winning hairdresser does not feel worthy of royal honour

An award-winning hairdresser who started free pamper sessions for women with cancer said she does not feel “worthy” after being awarded a British Empire Medal in the King’s Birthday Honours. Jill Lauder, 53, from Grangemouth, said the medal came as a complete surprise and she has no idea who nominated her. She opened her salon Lady J’s in the town in 2011 and started hosting the free pamper sessions three years later after she helped friends who had cancer withRead More

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