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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

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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

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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,

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Government to encourage businesses to save energy as it slashes bill support

Ministers are urging them to do things like putting light and heating on timers, and turning down flow temperatures on boilers The Government has launched a bid to help businesses use less energy on the same day as it pulls away most of its energy bill support for companies. Small and medium-sized companies will be told that they can save money on their bills by putting light and heating on

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Water companies could face unlimited fines for polluting

The Environment Secretary Therese Coffey is expected to announce the plans next week Water companies could face unlimited fines and penalties under new Government plans to tackle pollution. Environment Secretary Therese Coffey is expected to announce next week plans that ministers believe will “make polluters pay”, with tougher fines levied on water companies put into a “water restoration fund”. It comes as the latest Environment Agency figures showed there were

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Government hails increase in National Minimum Wage

It's going up to £10.42 per hour for those aged 23 and over from today The Government has hailed an increase in the National Minimum Wage from Saturday, saying the rates are rising to record levels. Millions of the lowest paid workers across the UK will receive a pay increase as the statutory hourly rate rises by 9.7% from £9.50 to £10.42 for adults. Business and trade minister Kevin Hollinrake said: “This Government

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