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Train passengers face delays as heavy rain leads to flood warnings

The Environment Agency has issued more than 60 flood warnings across England as heavy rain replaced snow as the nation’s major weather concern. At 6am on Tuesday, 69 flood warnings – where flooding is expected – were in place, mainly in Dorset, Somerset and across the Midlands. There were a further 182 flood alerts, where flooding is considered possible. The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for rain for the north east coast of England until 9am on Tuesday with aRead More

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National News

British teenager killed in Gaza while fighting for Israeli forces says army

A British teenager has been killed in Gaza while fighting for the Israel Defence Forces (IDF), the Israeli army said. Binyamin Needham, 19, died on Sunday and was promoted to the rank of sergeant after his death, the IDF said. According to Israeli newspaper Haaretz, Mr Needham was born in England and moved to Israel when he was eight years old, with his parents and five siblings. The outlet quoted his sister, Orly, who said: “He was so proud, and he had justRead More

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National News

Harrys legal challenge against Home Office to begin

The Duke of Sussex’s legal challenge over his security arrangements while in the UK will reach the High Court. Harry is taking action against the Home Office over the February 2020 decision of the Executive Committee for the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures (Ravec) over his security, after being told he would no longer be given the “same degree” of personal protective security when visiting. The duke was cleared to bring the challenge in July 2022 and the claim willRead More

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National News

Sunak says enough is enough as he steps up fight to control immigration

Rishi Sunak has declared “enough is enough” and that the time has come to “get control of immigration once and for all”. Home Secretary James Cleverly outlined the Government’s five-point plan to tackle rising net migration on Monday, which would top health and care workers bringing dependants and increase the skilled worker earnings threshold to £38,700, which would also be the minimum income for family visas. The proposals would also prevent shortage occupations from paying 20% less and ensure theRead More

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Sport

West Norfolk swimmers attend Adam Peaty swim clinic

Twenty-four members of the West Norfolk Swimming Club (WNSC) squads took part in the highly-coveted Adam Peatey Race Clinic swim training event held at Haberdashers Boys School, Elstree, near Watford.The AP Race Clinic motto is “Where you learn to race… not just swim…” and the group were about the experience exactly what that entails.The event was spearheaded by none other than double Olympic gold medallist, James Guy MBE.West Norfolk Swimming Club members at the Adam Peaty race clinicGuy has beenRead More

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Sport

Ingoldisthorpe beat the icy blast with cup win

Ingoldisthorpe Football Club is looking onwards and upwards following their elevation to the Anglian Combination League.The club, who clinched promotion by winning the North West Norfolk League last season, sit fifth in the Division Five North standings going into December.Planning permission for an extension has recently been granted so the club can build two new changing rooms that meet FA standard.Ingoldisthorpe against Attleborough Town Reserves in the CS Morley Cup on Saturday. Picture: Ian BurtIngoldisthorpe against Attleborough Town Reserves inRead More

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Sport

Lynn co-promoter thanks departed riders

King's Lynn co-promoter Dale Allitt has paid tribute to several of the club’s departing riders with the team for 2024 having been announced.The Stars have unveiled a new-look line-up for next year’s Sports Insure Premiership campaign, with only Michael Palm Toft and Rising Star Anders Rowe remaining from the side which completed this season’s schedule.The club have thanked long-serving Dane Thomas Jorgensen, fellow countryman Nicolai Klindt and club stalwart Simon Lambert for their efforts after they were not included inRead More

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National News

MPs defeat Government over moves to compensate infected blood scandal victims

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has suffered a Commons defeat over an attempt to speed up efforts to compensate victims of the infected blood scandal. A total of 23 Conservative MPs rebelled to support a Labour-led amendment requiring ministers to establish a body to administer the full compensation scheme within three months of the Victims and Prisoners Bill becoming law. The proposal, tabled by Labour former minister Dame Diana Johnson, was approved by 246 votes to 242, majority four, prompting cheersRead More

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National News

Premier League rights deal worth record 67billion agreed from 2025 26

Sky Sports will screen a minimum of 215 Premier League matches a season as part of a domestic rights agreement worth a record £6.7billion. The broadcaster secured four of the five packages on offer in the league’s latest domestic rights tender which starts in 2025-26, with TNT Sports netting the other package of 52 games. Amazon, who show 20 matches per season under the league’s current deal, elected not to bid for any of the new packages, which run throughRead More

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