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Officer who rescued woman in distress from river nominated for police bravery award

An officer who jumped into a river to rescue a woman in distress has been nominated for a national bravery award.On the morning on June 23 last year, just before he was to go off duty, PC Paul Odd attended to a call regarding a distressed woman at the quayside in Lynn, next to the River Great Ouse leading into the sea along the Norfolk coastline.PC Odd, who had attended a similar situation a fortnight previously, recognised similarities in bothRead More

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Sport

Springwood students shine at secondary school athletics championships

Springwood came out on top in the eight-strong secondary school athletics championships held at Alive Lynnsport on Monday.There were superb displays all day from the team.A few notable performances were Year 7 student Miley Gilboy, who won the 100m and 200m, Year 8 Fran Escoto Domingo, who won the 200m and 800m, Year 8 Nelia Anderson, who won the 300m and high jump, Year 10 Theo Morrell, who won the 100m and 200m, Year 10 India Blandford, who won theRead More

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National News

Manchester City to begin title defence at Burnley

Manchester City will begin their bid for a record fourth consecutive Premier League title away to Vincent Kompany’s Burnley. The Treble winners will visit Turf Moor to face their former captain’s newly-promoted side on the evening of Friday, August 11 to raise the curtain on the 2023-24 campaign. It will be the second time Kompany – who won the title on four occasions as City skipper – will have faced his old side as a manager, with City running outRead More

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National News

Johnson found to have committed repeated contempts of Parliament

Boris Johnson committed “repeated contempts” of Parliament by deliberately misleading MPs with his partygate denials before being complicit in a campaign of abuse and intimidation, a cross-party investigation has found. The Privileges Committee recommended a 90-day suspension which would have paved the way for a by-election for the former prime minister if he had not quit the Commons in anticipation. Though his resignation means he will escape that punishment, the committee recommended that he should not receive the pass grantingRead More

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National News

University staff read applicants personal statements for two minutes study

University applicants’ personal statements are read for just two minutes on average, a report has suggested. The majority of higher education admissions professionals said decisions about which applicants should be offered a university or college place are primarily made on the basis of grades, a survey found. Nearly two in five (39%) said the personal statements written by university applicants were read for just one minute or less, according to the report by the Higher Education Policy Institute (Hepi) thinkRead More

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Local News

Passionate businesspeople invited to join Town Deal board

Individuals with a passion for Lynn and its future prosperity are being sought to join its Town Deal board.The board was established to develop a town investment plan in 2020, aiming to bring together a “diverse range of individuals” representing the community, businesses, and local authorities.It is made up of representatives from all tiers of local authority, Members of Parliament, businesses, the Local Enterprise Partnership, Business Improvement District, Queen Elizabeth Hospital and the College of West Anglia.The Lynn Town DealRead More

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National News

Improved anti racism policies could boost NHS workforce

Better anti-racism policies could boost the NHS workforce, an independent body focused on tackling ethnic inequalities has said. The NHS Race and Health Observatory was formed in 2021 to examine disparities in health and social care based on race. The organisation is calling for “better care, training and anti-racist policies” to enhance staff numbers in the NHS, and said this would “improve patient experience and save millions of pounds spent annually on addressing racism claims brought by staff, clinicians andRead More

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Local News

Need help with your bills? These sessions could help you

Residents struggling to pay their bills will be offered support at a series of events in the coming months.More dates have been added to West Norfolk Council’s ‘Beat Your Bills’ programme, with the primary focus being on locations in Lynn.Two events have been penciled in at the Discovery Centre in North Lynn, in partnership with Freebridge, while two more are planned at Centre Point in Fairstead and the community centre in South Lynn.The West Norfolk Council sessions aim to helpRead More

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National News

Leeds charged with misconduct over fan behaviour during Brighton clash

Leeds have been charged with misconduct over their fans’ behaviour during their Premier League home game against Brighton in March. The Football Association has alleged home fans in the Elland Road crowd used words that were “improper, offensive, abusive, indecent or insulting with reference to sexual orientation” during the first half. An FA spokesperson said: “Leeds have been charged with misconduct for a crowd-control incident that happened in their game with Brighton in the Premier League on Saturday, March 11. “It’s allegedRead More

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