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Polly is Top Girl at West Norfolk open meeting

West Norfolk Swimming Club held the 2023 edition of their annual open meet at Alive St James Swimming Pool.Supported by sponsors Alive Leisure, the prestigious event drew competitors from across Norfolk, Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire to the Blackfriars’ Street venue to contest seven different age categories and the chance to secure regional qualifying times.Almost 1600 individual swims took place across 28 events running from Saturday afternoon, into the evening before resuming again early on the Sunday morning.West Norfolk1 (63233618)West Norfolk 2Read More

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Max Verstappen threatens to quit Formula One if number of sprint races expanded

Max Verstappen has threatened to turn his back on Formula One if the sport’s bosses press ahead with plans to expand the number of sprint events. The shortened-race format was first introduced at three rounds in 2021, and has been doubled to six for this year, with the first of the season taking place in Azerbaijan at the end of the month. In its current guise, Friday qualifying determines the grid for Saturday’s dash. The result of the sprint thenRead More

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Donations to Battersea Dogs and Cats Home pass 100000 after Paul OGrady death

Battersea Dogs and Cats Home has been “overwhelmed and touched” by donations from the public which have passed £100,000 after the death of the charity’s ambassador Paul O’Grady. The TV and radio presenter became an ambassador for Battersea in 2012 after the success of ITV’s multi-award-winning For The Love Of Dogs, 11 series of which were filmed at the home. After O’Grady’s death on Tuesday evening at the age of 67, the animal charity set up a “tribute fund” whichRead More

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West Norfolk youngsters pick up Athletics Norfolk accolades

Two West Norfolk athletes have been recognised at the Athletics Norfolk annual awards.Mia Lesniak and Alfie Williams both scooped honours as many of the club’s athletes were nominated in tough competition.Lesniak took home the award for under-13 girls’ field performance after her outstanding season with the discus, with a season best of 22m88.West Norfolk 2 (63228751)Mia Lesniak (63228747)Alfie Williams (63228741)She broke the club record multiple times as well as earning the highest level AAA award, level 1, and ranking 18thRead More

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Port of Dover deeply frustrated as coach traffic suffers long delays

The port has declared a critical incident and says the delays were “due to lengthy French border processes and sheer volume” The Port of Dover has said it is “deeply frustrated” as coach traffic faces “significant delays”. The port, which has declared a critical incident, said the delays were “due to lengthy French border processes and sheer volume”. Additional coach bookings taken by ferry operators for Easter have impacted operations, a statement on the port’s website said on Saturday morning.Read More

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Pope Francis leaves hospital after bronchitis treatment

The 86-year-old was admitted to the Gemelli Polyclinic on Wednesday Pope Francis has been discharged from the Rome hospital where he was treated for bronchitis. The 86-year-old was admitted on Wednesday to the Gemelli Polyclinic where he received antibiotics intravenously. He left the hospital three days after he was admitted. Francis sat in the front seat of a white Fiat 500 car, waving to a group of journalists outside the hospital on Saturday morning. The Vatican has said he willRead More

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Michael Vaughan faces wait over BBC future after he is cleared in racism hearing

A charge that the former England captain had referred to a group of Asian players at Yorkshire as “you lot” before a match in 2009 was found not proven Michael Vaughan must wait to discover if he has a future with the BBC after a disciplinary panel cleared him of using racist language towards Asian team-mates. A charge that the former England captain had referred to a group of Asian players at Yorkshire as “you lot” before a match inRead More

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Stormy Daniels postpones Piers Morgan interview as Trump set for arrest

She was due to appear on TalkTV’s Piers Morgan Uncensored in an exclusive video interview on Friday Stormy Daniels has postponed her interview with Piers Morgan, the broadcaster has said. The adult film actress, who alleges she had an extramarital sexual encounter with former US president Donald Trump, was due to appear on TalkTV’s Piers Morgan Uncensored in an exclusive video interview on Friday. He later Tweeted that she had withdrawn. Former Good Morning Britain presenter Morgan wrote: “UPDATE: Unfortunately,Read More

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Stars’ skipper full of optimism ahead of new campaign

King's Lynn skipper Josh Pickering says there’s every reason for the club to be optimistic for a strong season.Pickering is heading into his second year at the Adrian Flux Arena having made a big impression in 2022.The Australian was immediately identified as a natural leader by team boss Alex Brady and handed the club captaincy despite being a newcomer to the side.Josh Pickering at the tapes ready to fire. (60062307)Josh Pickering warming up one of his bikes. (59411536)Stars captain JoshRead More

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