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Runners tackle 10Ks

10K was the competition distance of the day for members of Ryston Runners at the weekend in various locations and over various terrains.Performance of the day on Sunday was notched up by Malcolm Tuff who, despite pre-race concerns over the weather, achieved his objective of qualifying for selection for the England team for next year’s Masters International 10K by running 38:02 for third place in the M55 category (158th overall out of over 2,000) on a Brighton seafront course, whippedRead More

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Sport

Athletes take part in Round two of the Norfolk Sportshall League

Round two of the Norfolk Sportshall League took place in Lynn, with 20 juniors taking part.With West Norfolk fielding a full team of U11 and U13 boys, team spirit was high on the day.The U11 boys performed well again, finishing third overall. The boys changed around events from the previous meeting so they could experience all of the available events.Ben Collison and Chris Elmer at the cross-country championshipsMatas Petreikis continued his winning streak with a first in the hurdles. JamesRead More

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Sport

Unlucky defeats for both sides

West Norfolk 17, Shelford 2nd 27West Norfolk welcomed the league leaders to Gatehouse Lane on Saturday knowing that they would need to pull out one of their best performances of the season to beat a side who had so far only lost once and already had eight try bonus points to their name.With both Lewis Rudd and JJ Hart unavailable in the forwards from the previous week, West welcomed back Nic Bull and Alex Miles. In the backs, George Lemon’sRead More

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Sport

Fakenham stay fifth after away defeat

Thurston 39, Fakenham 26Counties 2 Eastern CountiesFakenham’s eighth league fixture saw them travel to Thurston, a team they have enjoyed a number of good games with in recent years.Fakenham in action earlier this seasonThe visitors started the game in lightning-fast fashion, scoring twice within the first five minutes. First, winger Kyle Roberts crossed the whitewash, before full-back Murray Tindal followed suit, with co-captain and fly-half Lloyd Marshall slotting one of the conversions for a 12-0 lead.However, the home side foughtRead More

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National News

Action against Covid 19 was taken too late Whitty tells pandemic inquiry

Action should have been taken earlier against the spread of Covid-19, Sir Chris Whitty has said, though he denied warning ministers against lockdowns. In sometimes tense exchanges with Hugo Keith KC, lead counsel to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry, England’s chief medical officer described how he had set out the downsides of locking down but argued that was not the same as saying it should not happen. Sir Chris was put under intense scrutiny following revelations from former chief scientific adviserRead More

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National News

Half of adults who chat online with strangers do not check age poll

Half of adults who have conversations with strangers online do not check how old they are, research suggests. A survey of 2,558 people over the age of 16 for child protection charity the Lucy Faithfull Foundation found that a quarter of adults in the UK chat to people they do not know, with 55% not checking their age. The poll also suggested that one in 10 men (11%) over the age of 25 would not immediately stop the conversation ifRead More

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National News

Review criticises police for disclosure of Nicola Bulleys health struggles

The disclosure of personal information about Nicola Bulley’s health struggles was “avoidable and unnecessary”, a review of the police handling of her disappearance has found. Lancashire Police came under fire for the way it made public details of Ms Bulley’s medical situation amid a media frenzy earlier this year, with even the Prime Minister expressing concern that private information had been disclosed. The body of Ms Bulley, 45, a mother-of-two, was found in the River Wyre on February 19, aboutRead More

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National News

UK and South Korea to launch trade talks during presidential state visit

The UK and South Korea are to launch talks on a new trade deal and sign a diplomatic accord as part of Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s state visit. Business and Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch will begin negotiations with her Korean counterpart Bang Moon Kyu at the UK-Korea Business Forum at Mansion House on Wednesday. They will also announce £21 billion of investments committed by Korean businesses in green energy and infrastructure projects across the UK. The UK secured aRead More

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National News

Thousands of lost property items unclaimed every week TfL says

Public transport users in London are failing to claim thousands of lost property items handed in every week. Transport for London (TfL) is urging passengers who accidentally leave belongings on trains and buses to check if they have been retrieved. The transport authority moved its lost property office from South Kensington to West Ham last month to accommodate the rising number of objects being stored and to improve processing times. TfL’s first lost property office opened 90 years ago. LostRead More

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