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All Uber Eats couriers to use zero emission vehicles by 2040

All Uber Eats couriers will use zero emission vehicles by 2040, the company has announced. Deliveries are currently made by people using cars, motorbikes and bicycles. Uber Eats also plans for all restaurants providing food for the service to use sustainable packaging by 2030. At an event in central London, Uber chief executive Dara Khosrowshahi said: “Driving emissions to zero, I believe, is the defining challenge of our generation.” He added that London is “the leader in electrification” but “the world is absolutely not makingRead More

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Local News

Popular TV show shooting from town venue tonight

A well-known political debate show will be shot in Lynn this evening.BBC One's Question Time will be hosted from the Alive Corn Exchange tonight - with this being the crew's first visit to the town since July 2018.The current affairs discussion programme aims to give people an opportunity to directly scrutinise senior politicians and others who hold positions of power in the UK.BBC Question Time will broadcast from Lynn's Alive Corn Exchange this eveningTonight’s panel will consist of Conservative MPRead More

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National News

Three people rescued after giant inflatable duck drifts out to sea

Three people on a giant inflatable duck had to be rescued after it drifted out to sea. Eyewitnesses reported how the men pumped up the duck, nicknamed Quackers, at Westward Ho! beach in Devon and took it out to sea along with a friend on an inflatable kayak. After five minutes, they had drifted out about 75 metres from the beach and the friend in the kayak was unsuccessfully trying to push them back to shore. The Coastguard was calledRead More

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Sport

Lynn’s Bradley bags some big Entertainer League points

It came as no surprise to see a Bowman end up as one of the top Entertainer League points scorers on Saturday night in the unlimited bangers at Lynn.But it was Bradley - making his first appearance of the season following a shoulder injury - piling up the points rather than his brother Kieran.With a special sling to help reinforce his shoulder, Brad certainly did not suffer any ill effects as he put on a brilliant display and his performanceRead More

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Sport

Dan is the man as Denver return to winning ways

Skipper Dan Cornwall led by example with an unbeaten ton as Denver returned to winning ways in Norfolk Alliance Division Four.Cornwall shared a century sixth-wicket stand with Chris Rolfe after the home side had found themselves deep in trouble early in their innings.Rocklands won the toss and chose to bowl first and got off to a fast start, removing the first Denver opener with just 19 on the board.Denver skipper Dan CornwallJames Harper batted sensibly and made his way toRead More

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Sport

West Norfolk driver shaken, but not stirred, with two podium spots

West Norfolk’s Jenson Sayell was pushed to the limit in the fifth and sixth rounds of the SuperOne Series Championship at the weekend.Competing at the Clay Pigeon Raceway, in Dorset, Sayell picked up two excellent podiums and was involved in a bad crash in his Micromax Kart during an eventful weekend.Gear Up team boss Jason Livings was very pleased with Sayell’s performance, saying: “The real test for any professional is when you get knocked down and hurting from the pain,Read More

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Local News

Part of town road closed for the week due to broken sewer pipe

A week-long closure is currently in place at a busy road in Lynn.Part of Loke Road has been shut by Anglian Water while work takes place to repair a broken sewer pipe.The closure starts at the junction coming from Edward Benefer Way and ends at Sir Lewis Street.The closure is at the top of Loke Road in LynnThe closure is at the top of Loke Road in LynnThe work started on Monday and is expected to last until Friday.Pedestrian accessRead More

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National News

Communist Party tracked Hong Kong protesters via ByteDance data ex chief

A former executive at ByteDance, the Chinese company which owns the popular video app TikTok, has said in legal papers that some members of the ruling Communist Party used data held by the company to identify and locate protesters in Hong Kong. Yintao Yu, formerly head of engineering for ByteDance in the US, says those same people had access to US user data – an accusation that the company denies. Mr Yu, who worked for the company in 2018, madeRead More

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National News

Sussex foundation donates 10000 to get diverse book in every secondary school

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s foundation has donated £10,000 to a fundraiser aiming to get a book of “raw” and “inspirational” stories from ethnic minorities into every state secondary school in the UK. A Colourful View From The Top is a novel which features entrepreneurs, executives and “thought leaders” from ethnic minority backgrounds, and aims to help “change the narrative” for their communities. The book’s curator, Jonathan Mildenhall, co-founder of marketing company Twenty First Century Brand, has said heRead More

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