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Tories who attended Covid era gathering should not be stripped of honours Gove

Michael Gove has said two Tories should keep the honours they were handed by Boris Johnson despite attending a pandemic-era gathering at which staff were filmed apparently joking about Covid restrictions. The Levelling Up Secretary apologised over the footage of a Christmas event at Conservative Party headquarters said to have taken place on December 14 2020 when indoor socialising was banned. But Mr Gove said the former prime minister has a right to confer resignation appointments which should not beRead More

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Ollie Robinson unrepentant after fired up celebration in Ashes opener

Ollie Robinson was unrepentant after appearing to give Usman Khawaja an expletive-laden send-off as tempers rose on day three of a delicately-balanced first Ashes Test. Khawaja’s masterful 141 was ended when England’s ring of close fielders led to the Australia opener attempting to make room, only to york himself as he was castled by Robinson. Television cameras seemed to show a fired-up Robinson giving Khawaja a verbal volley in his celebration as he helped restrict Australia to 386 and give England a slender first-innings advantageRead More

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Local News

Trio in court after fight during night out in town

Three men who were involved in a fight during a night out in town admitted a number of offences in court on Thursday.Luke Burnett, 24, of Spring Gardens, Sleaford, Callum Feenan, 21, of Bedford Drive, Lynn and Joshua Batten, 21, of Pretoria Grove, South Wootton, appeared before Lynn Magistrates’ Court.Burnett, who was thought to have instigated the fight, admitted to the offence of using threatening words to provoke violence.Norfolk Street in LynnBatten, who was knocked unconcious during the fight, andRead More

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Man’s fundraising walk in mum’s memory will help make ‘real difference’ to QEH patients

A Lynn man has taken on a walking challenge in aid of the Breast Care Unit at the town’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital in memory of his mother.Shaun Hamer, who was joined by his friend Charles Johnson on his three-day trek, walked 84 miles of the Norfolk Coastal path and raised a total of £1,424 for the cause.They organised the challenge in honour of Shaun’s mother who died due to breast cancer 25 years ago.Shaun Hamer, left, presents a cheque toRead More

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Man punched teen and threatened to throw a bar stool at another while under influence of drugs

A Lynn man has admitted attacking a teenager and threatening to throw a bar stool at another while under the influence of ketamine.Luke Bills, 34, of Westmark, Fairstead, pleaded guilty at Lynn’s Magistrates’ Court to having ketamine in his possession, assault and using threatening words to provoke violence.Prosecutor Abdul Khan told magistrates that on May 8, Bills was seen on CCTV looking out of breath on Old Sunway in Lynn and appeared to be under the influence of drugs.Bills wasRead More

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Local News

Man caught with drugs in town was putting up marquees for West Norfolk show

A man who was found with cocaine and cannabis in his pockets on a night out in Lynn initially approached the police to make a coplaint about somebody else.Julian Drew, 34, was in the West Norfolk area at the time setting up marquees’ at Sandringham, but found himself at Lynn’s Magistrates’ Court on Thursday.He admitted to having in his possession 0.48g of cocaine and 3.3g of cannabis.Julian Drew was found to have 0.48g of cocaine in his possession. Picture: iStockProsecutorRead More

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Max Verstappen fastest as Carlos Sainz crashes out of rain hit Canadian practice

Max Verstappen finished fastest as Carlos Sainz crashed out of a rain-hit final practice for the Canadian Grand Prix. Verstappen has won five of the first seven races of the season and even a wet track in Montreal could not slow the Dutchman down. The world champion, already 53 points clear of Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez in the championship standings, finished 0.291 seconds clear of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc. The Monegasque was the only driver within one second of Verstappen. Fernando Alonso tookRead More

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Protesters demand an end to the criminalisation of abortion

Thousands of protesters descended on London and chanted “Free Carla Foster” as they demanded an end to the criminalisation of abortion. Foster, 44, was given a 28-month extended sentence earlier this week after she admitted illegally procuring her own abortion when she was between 32 and 34 weeks. The protesters marched from the Royal Courts of Justice to Whitehall on Saturday, holding signs saying “abortion is healthcare” and “policing our bodies is the real crime”. They also chanted “one, two,Read More

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Met Office issues weather warning with thunderstorms to hit the UK

Some areas of the country could see as much as 80mm of rain in just hours on Sunday, the Met Office has warned. A yellow weather warning for thunderstorms almost entirely covers England and Wales between noon and midnight on Sunday. Lightning, strong winds and hail are all to be expected, with the forecaster saying London through to the Midlands as well as eastern England, east Wales and lower areas of northern England are most likely to experience disruption. TheRead More

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