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Sarina Wiegman keeping out of discussions over World Cup bonuses

England manager Sarina Wiegman insisted she has not waded into a rumoured row surrounding World Cup bonuses. Wiegman’s side open their campaign in earnest on July 22 when they face Haiti in Brisbane, but they will first take on FIFA world number-seven ranked Olympic champions Canada behind closed doors on Friday at Queensland’s Sunshine Coast stadium. Some reports ahead of England’s arrival Down Under claimed the Lionesses were unhappy with the Football Association about performance-based payments, but Wiegman was adamant it has not been a topicRead More

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National News

Junior doctors mount picket lines as five day strike begins

Junior doctors have launched a five-day strike in what is being described as the longest walkout of its kind in the NHS’s history amid ongoing protests over pay in the health service. Members of the British Medical Association (BMA) in England mounted picket lines outside hospitals from 7am at the start of the walkout, which will cause huge disruption, affecting operations and consultations. Members of the union Unite at Guy’s and St Thomas Hospital Trust in London are also strikingRead More

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National News

Unprecedented attacks on 11 ambulance staff condemned as disgraceful

Eleven on-duty ambulance staff were assaulted over an “unprecedented” six-hour period on the eve before and in the early hours of the Twelfth of July. The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS) said that the assaults took place at four different locations, when crews were responding to calls to provide medical treatment to patients requiring assistance. It said that five staff members were punched, kicked, bitten and spat at at a bonfire site in the Carrickfergus area, in what it calledRead More

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National News

Defence case in Kevin Spacey sex offences trial due to begin

The defence case in the sex offences trial of Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey is set to begin Prosecutors concluded their evidence against the Hollywood star on Wednesday, after a jury panel heard accounts from his four alleged victims. The defendant, standing trial under his full name Kevin Spacey Fowler, was labelled a “sexual bully” when proceedings began last month. The 63-year-old denies charges including sexual assault and indecent assault, which are alleged to have been committed between 2001 and 2013.Read More

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Sport

End of an era, as martial arts school leaves home base of 35 years

It's an end of an era for the Mark Farnham Schools of Tae kwon-do, who have left their long-standing base at Providence Street after more than 35 years of making champions.The school - which is relocating to a new base at the Discovery Centre in Columbia Way - has used the Community Centre since first starting back in November 1987.A lot has happened since the first class with just four students all those years ago.The Mark Farnham Schools of TaeRead More

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Local News

Couple open second Mediterranean restaurant in town offering al fresco dining in ‘relaxed’ setting

A popular Lynn Mediterranean restaurant has opened a second premises in town offering a “more relaxed” setting for special occasions.Husband and wife team Mehmet Kumcu and Tsetsi Sarpanova welcomed customers to the new Mem’s Kitchen restaurant, at 11 Saturday Market Place, for the first time yesterday afternoon.The new premises, which is opposite Lynn Minster and next to Stories of Lynn, will offer the same menu as the original Mem’s Kitchen, at 69 High Street, but will be able to offerRead More

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Local News

Woman jailed for tipping vulnerable man off mobility scooter in town centre

A woman has been jailed for tipping a man out of his mobility scooter after he refused to give her money.The victim, an elderly and “vulnerable” man in his 70s, was approached by Amy Kirkbride, 29, on Norfolk Street in Lynn, on July 8 at around 5.15pm.She asked him for money, and when he refused she lifted the front of his scooter and, helped by Gary Hammond, 46, he was thrown out backwards – with his shopping falling over him.NorfolkRead More

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National News

Broadcaster Huw Edwards named by his wife as BBC presenter at centre of scandal

We now know he is the BBC presenter facing allegations over payments for sexually explicit images Vicky Flind, the wife of newsreader Huw Edwards, has named him as the BBC presenter facing allegations over payments for sexually explicit images, in a statement issued on his behalf. In a statement, Ms Flind said: “In light of the recent reporting regarding the ‘BBC Presenter’ I am making this statement on behalf of my husband Huw Edwards, after what have been five extremelyRead More

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Sport

North Runcton pile on the runs in big victory

North Runcton posted their biggest Premier Division score for several seasons as they put the Norwich attack to sword on Saturday.The Runcton batsmen of Mark Skipper (53 off 70 balls), Kirwin Christoffels (60 off 60 balls) and Jasper Payne (75 off 40 balls) were the main contributors as the visitors piled up the runs.Payne was in irresistible form with five fours and five maximums with some determined hard-hitting before a run-out halted an undoubtable century in the making.Jasper Payne wasRead More

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