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Three people taken to hospital after two crashes on same village road

Three people were taken to hospital after two separate crashes on the same village road this morning.Police, fire crews and paramedics were called to two collisions on the A148 at Harpley an hour apart.The first, which was reported at 6.24am, saw one person taken to Lynn’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital in a stable condition after a car crashed into a tree. Their injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.The A148 at Harpley. Picture: Google MapsThe road was blocked and later reopenedRead More

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Local News

‘They should get a life’: Gardener hits out at ‘moaners’ over lawnmower noise complaint

A gardener has hit out “nimbies” he says have “grassed him up” and complained about the noise from his lawn mower.Malcom Starr, 73, says the moaners should “get a life'” after council officials told him he faces an investigation over a noise complaint.Officials say they may visit his property in the village of Holme-next-the-Sea to monitor the machine with sound-recording equipment.Malcolm Starr has hit out at "nimbies" who have complained about the noise from his lawnmower. Picture: SWNSThey have warnedRead More

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National News

Nick Cave on coronation I was extremely bored and completely awestruck

Nick Cave said he was “extremely bored and completely awestruck” when he attended the coronation at Westminster Abbey. The Australian singer-songwriter, known as the vocalist for the rock band Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds, was chosen as part of a group of 14 “outstanding Australians” to attend the event earlier this month. He was among the delegation, which included comedian and Channel 4’s The Last Leg host Adam Hills, to represent the country at the coronation alongside Australian PrimeRead More

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National News

Hormone pregancy test claims thrown out by High Court judge

Damages claims by more than 170 people who say they were affected by hormone pregnancy test drugs have been brought to an end by a High Court judge. The drugs, including Primodos, were given to women to test if they were pregnant from the 1950s until the late 1970s and are alleged to have been responsible for serious birth defects. A group of 172 claimants brought legal action against Bayer Pharma, Schering Health Care, Aventis Pharma and the Government inRead More

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National News

British Cyclings new transgender policy to have open and female categories

British Cycling will prevent riders who were born male from racing in elite female events under a new transgender and non-binary participation policy published on Friday. The governing body’s new rules for competitive events, due to be implemented later this year, will see racing split into “open” and “female” categories, with transgender women, transgender men, non-binary individuals and those whose sex was assigned male at birth eligible to compete in the open category. The female category will remain for thoseRead More

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National News

Chancellor backs interest rate hikes even if they risk UK recession

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has backed interest rate hikes being used to calm soaring inflation even if they increase the risk of pushing the UK into recession. Mr Hunt insisted in an interview aired on Friday that the “only path to sustainable growth” is to bring down the high prices behind the cost-of-living crisis. The Bank of England has been hiking interest rates as one measure to tackle inflation, but they could raise them even higher than the 4.5% they currentlyRead More

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Local News

Part of A47 reopens after burst water main closes road for 24 hours

Part of a main road in West Norfolk has reopened this morning after being closed for more than 24 hours.The A47 was shut both ways between the A10/A149 at Hardwick near Lynn and the A1122 in Swaffham for emergency roadworks due to a burst water main.The road had been closed overnight on Wednesday for planned roadworks, but while these works were taking place a burst water main was discovered.The A47 between Lynn and Swaffham. Picture: Google MapsA National Highways spokespersonRead More

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Sport

Former world champion linked with Stars

A former world champion is being linked with a move to the Lynn Stars as the club's team line-up is the subject of intense speculationThe name of 2021 World Champion Artem Laguta is appearing prominently on both social media and in the Polish press, even though club bosses are remaining tight-lipped on the situationRumours persist that they are on the verge of making a major transfer move and team boss Alex Brady is believed to have spent last weekend runningRead More

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Local News

Pre-school team ‘devastated’ after vandals urinate in playhouse and steal toys

Staff at a pre-school have said they are “devastated” after vandals destroyed equipment and urinated in a playhouse, leaving it unusable.A group broke into the garden area at South Wootton Pre-School – which is housed within the village hall on Church Lane – on Sunday afternoon before going on a rampage of destruction.Police are now investigating the incident and say they are "working hard to identify those responsible”.Vandalism at South Wootton Pre-School Pictured Left Rose Auker. Far Right Lisa Carter.Read More

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