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Deadline looms for Covid inquiry reply after Johnson WhatsApp requests

Ministers are under pressure over whether to release unredacted WhatsApp messages and diaries belonging to Boris Johnson to the Covid-19 inquiry or risk sparking a further legal row. The Cabinet Office has until 4pm on May 30 to respond to the request or risk the prospect of legal action. It is so far resisted the request from Lady Hallett’s official inquiry, raising the possibility that ministers could seek to challenge it by way of judicial review. The row was sparkedRead More

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Local News

Woman who grew up in West Norfolk revealed as Love Island cast member

A woman who grew up in Lynn is getting ready for a summer of Spanish sun as she has been revealed as a cast member for this year’s Love Island.Jess Harding, 22, who was a student at King Edward VII Academy, has been announced as one of the first new islanders for the summer edition of the ITV2 show, presented by Maya Jama.Jess, who now owns beauty clinic Candy Aesthetics in London, will be looking for love in the MallorcanRead More

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National News

Met officers to stop attending mental health incidents alarming

The force's commissioner says they won't attend after 31st August unless there's a threat to life Alarm has been expressed at the prospect of Metropolitan Police officers not attending emergency calls if they are linked to mental health incidents. The force’s commissioner Sir Mark Rowley has written to health and social care services to say police will no longer attend after August 31 unless there is a threat to life. The move, first reported by The Guardian, is designed to free up officers toRead More

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National News

Phillip Schofield denies claims of toxicity at This Morning

The 61 year old TV presenter is hitting back at critics of him and the show Phillip Schofield has said there is “no toxicity” at This Morning and “it’s the same handful of people with a grudge against me or the show who seem to have the loudest voice”. The veteran presenter, 61, resigned from the broadcaster on Friday and was dropped by his talent agency YMU after admitting to an “unwise, but not illegal” affair with a young maleRead More

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Sport

Reflley Reserves run riot in Charlie Day cup final

Recently-crowned league winners Reffley Reserves completed a league and cup double after running riot with an 11-0 win over KLSC A on Saturday.The historic Charlie Day Cup has seen many closely fought contests in recent years, but this certainly wasn’t one of those at Heacham on Saturday.KLSC started the quickest as Charlie Edgley pounced on a defensive mistake to find himself through one-on-one with Paul Sainty in the Reffley goal, but the goalkeeper got down well to keep the scoreRead More

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Local News

Man awaits sentencing after assaulting police officer

A man will have to wait to find out his punishment after pleading guilty to assaulting a police officer and being drunk and disorderly in a public place.Michael Gray, 30, of Somersby Close in Lynn, appeared in the town’s magistrates court on Thursday where he was sent for a pre-sentence report to be carried out by the probation service.Gray indicated guilty pleas for both crimes, which happened on April 1 in Lynn.Gray was at Lynn’s Magistrates' Court on ThursdayMagistrates releasedRead More

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Local News

‘I’m guilty and ashamed,’ said man who punched woman

A man told a bench of magistrates that he was guilty- and ashamed- about punching a woman after an argument arised.James Leonard, 56 of Turbus Road, North Lynn appeared at the town’s magistrates’ court on Thursday where he admitted to committing the assault.Prosecutor Nicola Lamb outlined that on April 2, Leonard was at a house party in Lynn when an argument broke out between other people and a dog escaped from the premises.Leonard appeared at Lynn Magistrates' Court on ThursdayARead More

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National News

Erdogan declares victory in historic Turkey election

Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan won re-election on Sunday, extending his increasingly authoritarian rule into a third decade in a country reeling from high inflation and the aftermath of an earthquake that levelled entire cities. With nearly 99% of ballot boxes opened, unofficial results from competing news agencies showed Mr Erdogan with 52% of the vote, compared with 48% for his challenger, Kemal Kilicdaroglu. In his first comments since the polls closed, Mr Erdogan spoke to supporters on a campaign bus outside his home in Istanbul.Read More

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National News

Hottest day of 2023 so far in UK as South West swelters

Sunday has snatched the record as the UK’s hottest day of the year so far, the Met Office confirmed – beating Saturday’s high by a tenth of a degree. Temperatures reached 24.4C in Plymouth, narrowly topping Saturday’s record of 24.3C in Bramham, West Yorkshire. Pictures show people taking to the outdoors in the hot weather to sunbathe, paddle board and wake board among other activities. Met Office meteorologist Jonathan Vautrey predicted more sunshine on Monday but cooler temperatures. He said:Read More

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