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Crematorium boosts charity supporting bereaved partners

A crematorium has boosted a bereavement charity with a donation of £12,000.Mintlyn Crematorium, which is owned and managed by West Norfolk Council, raised money for Widowed and Young (WAY) through a charitable scheme operated by the Institute of Cemetery and Crematorium Management (ICCM).Under the scheme, metal from medical implants is recycled after cremation, with the consent of the family of the deceased.From left, Widowed & Young chief executive Stephanie Patrick, Peter Childerley & Chris Black from Mintlyn Crematorium in King'sRead More

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Local News

Police called to reports of robbery at town store – with teenager arrested at scene

Police were called to reports of a robbery at a town store at the weekend.Officers attended the Costcutter store on Wisbech Road in Lynn yesterday at 7.07pm, with four police vehicles parked outside at one stage.A man at the scene reported that he had been approached by another man, who made threats of violence and demanded he hand over alcohol he had just purchased.The Costcutter store on Wisbech Road, Lynn. Picture: Google MapsWhile officers were dealing with the incident, aRead More

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National News

Man chuckles in court after receiving football ban for wearing offensive shirt

A man has chuckled in the dock of the court after receiving a four-year football ban having admitted wearing a football shirt at Wembley Stadium which made an offensive reference to the Hillsborough disaster. James White, 33, of Warwickshire, pleaded guilty to displaying threatening or abusive writing likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress at Willesden Magistrates’ Court in north-west London on Monday. The court heard he wore a Manchester United shirt with the number 97 and the words “NotRead More

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National News

Man Utd defender Ona Batlle to rejoin former club Barcelona this summer

Manchester United have announced defender Ona Batlle is to leave the Women’s Super League club and sign for Barcelona on the completion of her contract at the end of the month. The 24-year-old Spain international joined United in the summer of 2020 after leaving Levante and went on to make 77 appearances for the Red Devils, scoring three goals. She was included in the Professional Footballers’ Association WSL team of the year for 2022-23 after an impressive campaign in which she helped UnitedRead More

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National News

Iceland trials world first air fryer food aisle

Iceland is trialling an aisle solely devoted to food that can be cooked in an air fryer as sales continue to soar for the energy-saving ovens. The supermarket said the aisle would operate from June 19 for a week at its large format Food Warehouse outlet in Charlton, London, and include around 287 food items that can be cooked in an air fryer. Products include Greggs sausage rolls and steak bakes, cod fillets, chicken fillets and French fries. It comesRead More

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Sport

Taylor takes five scalps as Castle Rising romp to victory

Castle Rising displayed their Division One West promotion credentials with an emphatic victory over Saham Toney in the Norfolk Cricket League on Saturday.Mid-table Rising made a mockery of second-placed Saham Toney's batting order with Matt Taylor picking up 5 for 34 with the ball as they sealed victory by 186 runs.After winning the toss and electing to bat first, the hosts were in kinds of trouble as openers Calum Chrome-Russell and Roshan Samarathunga both fell cheaply.Castle Rising v Saham ToneyRead More

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Local News

Three teens arrested after man taken to hospital following assault at town park

Three teenage boys have been arrested after a man was taken to hospital following an assault in Lynn on Friday night.Police said a physical altercation took place with a man at around 11pm in The Walks, in the area near to St John’s Church.The man, who is in his 30s, was left injured and was taken to hospital.The police cordon was in place at The Walks in King's Lynn on SaturdayA police cordon was in place following the incident, withRead More

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National News

Train drivers at 16 operators to refuse to work overtime

Train drivers at 16 rail operators will refuse to work overtime for six days next month in the long running dispute over pay. Aslef said its members will withdraw non-contractual overtime – known as rest day working – from Monday July 3 to Saturday July 8. The action coincides with the first week of the Wimbledon tennis tournament. Train companies affected are: Avanti West Coast; Chiltern Railways; Cross Country; East Midlands Railway; Greater Anglia; GWR; GTR Great Northern Thameslink; IslandRead More

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National News

Rishi Sunak would not want to influence anyone ahead of Boris Johnson partygate vote

MPs will get the chance to vote this afternoon on the Privileges Committee report which found Boris Johnson misled Parliament Rishi Sunak has refused to say whether he will approve the report that found Boris Johnson lied over partygate, saying he “would not want to influence anyone in advance of that vote”. Speaking to Good Morning Britain on ITV, the Prime Minister said: “This committee was established under the former Prime Minister. It commanded the confidence of the house at theRead More

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