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England back in Ashes fight after dramatic win

Chris Woakes hit the winning runs as the hosts pulled the series back to 2-1. Harry Brook made a superb 75 but Woakes and Mark Wood, both recalled for the third test at Headingley, kept their nerve to put on an unbeaten 21-run stand.  Needing 251 to win the match and keep the series alive at 2-1, the hosts reached 153 for four at lunch. Brook was playing forcefully on

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Missing Lewis has returned home, police confirm

A man who was reported missing from Lynn yesterday has returned home, police have confirmed.Officers launched an appeal to find Lewis Good, 20, after he was last seen at his Fairstead address yesterday afternoon.Police said they were concerned for his welfare.Lewis Good, who was reported missing, has returned home. Picture: Norfolk PoliceLate last night, they confirmed that Lewis had returned home.A Norfolk Police spokesperson said: “We would like to thank

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‘Prolific drunk and disorderly offender’ jailed for indecent exposure

A man with more than 300 offences to his name has been jailed for indecent exposure.Keith Bidwell, 56, of Sir Lewis Street in North Lynn, was given 18 weeks’ imprisonment at Norwich Crown Court for indecent exposure on Thursday.Afterwards, Bidwell appeared at Lynn’s Magistrates’ Court where he pleaded guilty to stealing a bottle of wine from Lidl and being drunk and disorderly outside of a church.Keith Bidwell. Photo: SUBMITTED.Prosecutor Emma

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Man who stole garden furniture said he ‘needs to get out of the cycle’ of offending

A man who has committed a number of thefts – with the most recent being a garden furniture set – told magistrates that he “needs to get out of the cycle” of offending.Lewis Pegg, 35, appeared at Lynn’s Magistrates Court on Thursday, where he admitted to stealing the furniture from the foyer of B&Q on the town’s Hardwick Industrial Estate.Prosecutor Emma Pocknell said that on March 29, Pegg entered the

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Have you seen missing 20-year-old Lewis?

Police are appealing for help to trace a missing man from Lynn.Lewis Good, aged 20, was last seen at his home address in Shiregreen, Fairstead,, at 2.50pm today (Saturday).He is described as more than 6ft tall, of a slim build with short blond hair. He has a burn on the inside of his right arm.MISSING: Lewis Good, 20He may be wearing black shorts, a navy T-shirt with a depiction of

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BBC presenter accused of paying teenager for explicit pictures

The BBC said it takes “any allegations very seriously” following reports in The Sun that a “well-known presenter” has been taken off air over clams he paid a teenager for explicit pictures. The newspaper reported the unnamed BBC star has been accused of paying a teenager more than £35,000 in exchange for sexual images. Neither the individual or the teenager, who was said to be 17 when the payments began, was identified. The Sun

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Osborne marries amid mystery email and confetti

Around 200 people, including a string of well-known politicians and journalists, have attended the wedding of George Osborne to his long-term partner amid a mystery over an email apparently sent to guests. The former chancellor of the Exchequer, 52, married his former aide, 40-year-old Thea Rogers at the 14th Century St Mary’s Church in the Somerset village of Bruton, where they own a property. Among the guests attending the service

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‘It’s nerve-racking’: Student band set to open final night of Festival Too

A group of teenaged students are set to open the final day of Lynn’s Festival Too this evening.The Walkman, who are a nine-piece group, will be the first act on stage for the last day of the free festival on the Tuesday Market Place on Saturday.The group has been allocated a 20-minute section of the show, from 6.50pm to 7.10pm, ahead of Domape, The Extons, Newton Faulkner and headliners Feeder.The

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Teens sent to crown court after football match fight

Four teenagers involved in a fight outside Alive Lynnsport earlier this year who have been accused of affray and having an offensive weapon in a public place have had their case sent to crown court.One of them is 18-year-old Povilas Zemlianskas, of Highfield, Fairstead, and the three other teenagers cannot be named due to their age.A total of 11 boys appeared at Lynn’s Magistrates Court on Thursday and it was

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Football fan involved in New Year’s Day fight failed to show up to unpaid work sessions

A football fan who was given unpaid work after getting involved in a fight between other supporters found himself back in court after failing to show up to complete his punishment.John Ellis, 22, of Turbus Road in North Lynn, admitted to the offence of failing to comply with the requirements of a community order at the town’s magistrates’ court on Thursday.Ellis had missed a total of three of his unpaid

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