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Linnets regain top spot as title race takes another twist

King's Lynn Town have regained top spot in the National League North as the title race took another dramatic twist this afternoon.Defender Josh Coulson scored both goals from Michael Clunan corners as the Linnets secured a 2-0 victory over Alfreton at the Impact Arena.A towering Coulson header from a Clunan delivery gave Lynn the lead going into the interval.Defender Josh Coulson wheels away after opening the scoring at Alfreton Town this afternoon. Picture: Tim Smith (63467844)Josh Coulson is mobbed byRead More

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National News

Postcard thought to be earliest discussing sinking of Titanic up for auction

A postcard thought to be the earliest discussing the sinking of the Titanic is being sold at auction. The card, written in Southampton, explains how the writer found out that the Titanic had “gone to the bottom”. It was written at 5pm on April 16, 1912 just 36 hours after the Titanic had sunk, and is expected to fetch between £2,000 and £3,000 when it goes under the hammer at London-based auction house Charles Miller Ltd. The postcard, which wasRead More

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Local News

Students grill councillors in question time

A Lynn secondary school has hosted a question time event for its sixth formers who got the chance to grill five politicians.A total of 250 Year 13 students from Springwood High School took part in the event, which is the sixth ever hosted by the school.Councillors in attendance included the Green Party’s Michael de Whalley, Labour’s Peter Smith, Liberal Democrat Rob Colwell and Conservatives Phil Trask and Graham Middleton.The full panel answering student's questions. Picture: Ian BurtStudents from Springwood HighRead More

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National News

Pep Guardiola attempts to ease expectations for Man City in Champions League

Pep Guardiola has attempted to ease expectations on Manchester City in the Champions League by drawing comparisons with Jack Nicklaus and Michael Jordan. City are bidding to win Europe’s elite club competition for the first time after years of near misses since Guardiola took over as manager in 2016. Likening the team to Nicklaus and Jordan, all-time greats in golf and basketball respectively, may not seem an immediately obvious way to alleviate pressure but, over long careers, they had moreRead More

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National News

Protesters clash with museum security guards in dinosaur display

Two climate change protesters have clashed with museum security guards after they jumped the barrier to a dinosaur display. Footage shows Just Stop Oil (JSO) members, who the group has named as Daniel Knorr, 21, and Victoria Lindsell, 67, entering the Dippy the Diplodocus exhibit at Herbert Art Gallery and Museum in Coventry before being arrested. A video posted by JSO follows the pair climb over a low metal barrier before being tackled to the ground by staff in high-visRead More

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Local News

Cadet group is flying high while new members enrol at ceremony

A busy start to the month saw three air cadets get the chance to take part in their first gliding experience.New cadets have also been enrolled at Lynn’s 42F Squadron’s young squad, and two others were rewarded in a ceremony that took place on Monday, April 3.On Sunday, April 2, the three cadets travelled to RAF Syerston, near Newark, to experience gliding for the first time.Gliding winch (63461453)Flt Sgt Dowen gets strapped in (63461457)Cadet warrant officer Adam Sanderson, cadet flightRead More

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National News

Appeal for calm as police attacked with petrol bombs at dissident march

Police have appealed for calm after officers were attacked with petrol bombs during a dissident republican march in Londonderry. A number of missiles were hurled by young people at a PSNI Land Rover which was monitoring the parade in the Creggan area of the city on Monday afternoon. A PSNI spokesman said: “Our officers have come under attack in Creggan with petrol bombs and other objects thrown at their vehicle while in attendance at an un-notified Easter parade. “No injuriesRead More

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National News

Defiant Jewish settlers march to evacuated West Bank outpost

Thousands of Israelis led by at least seven Cabinet ministers marched to an evacuated West Bank settlement on Monday, in a defiant signal that Israel’s most right-wing government in history is determined to accelerate settlement building on occupied lands despite international opposition. The march took place as the Palestinian Health Ministry said a 15-year-old boy was killed by Israeli fire during an army raid in the occupied West Bank, while a 48-year-old woman died of wounds sustained in an attackRead More

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Local News

Bikers spread Easter cheer for children in hospital

A group of bikers decided to spread some Easter cheer on Sunday by delivering treats to children staying in hospital.The Freewheel Cruise Riders Association is a family-based motorbike club which regularly meets and gives back to the community.Social secretary Steven Webb came up with the idea of delivering Easter eggs, toys and colouring books to children staying in Lynn's Queen Elizabeth hospital over the Easter period.Members of the Freewheel Cruise Riders Association delivering Easter eggs to children at the QEH"ItRead More

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