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Terrington St Clement weightlifter bags silver medal

A weightlifter from West Norfolk has returned home with a silver medal from the International Powerlifting League World Championships.Julie Garner, from Terrington St Clement, finished on the podium in the masters 55-59 category for deadlift at Coventry.Garner's best lift at the championships, where she found herself up against more experienced lifters, was 100kg.Powerlifting record holder Julia Garner earlier this year.The event, which saw the cream of the sport competing, took

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Storm Debi forecast to bring gale force winds to parts of UK

Storm Debi forecast to bring gale force winds to parts of UK Weather warnings have been issued for large parts of the UK as Storm Debi is forecast to bring heavy rain and gale force winds. The storm will reach northern England and parts of Wales on Monday morning after sweeping across Ireland, the Met Office said, with the potential for 80mph gusts in some areas. A yellow warning for

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King Charles leads Remembrance Sunday service at Cenotaph

King Charles leads Remembrance Sunday service at Cenotaph The nation fell silent on Sunday to honour those who died in conflict as the King led a moving Remembrance Day service. A two-minute silence took place across the UK at 11am. Wreaths were laid by members of the royal family, senior politicians and dignitaries at the Cenotaph in London, where a major policing operation remains in place after more than 120

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Our job is not to stop broadcasters from employing politicians says Ofcom chairman

Our job is not to stop broadcasters from employing politicians, says Ofcom chairman The job of Ofcom is not to tell broadcasters who to employ, including politicians, the media regulator’s chairman has said. A host of politicians including former cabinet minister Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg and current Conservative deputy chairman Lee Anderson host current affairs programmes on GB News. Ofcom chief Baron Michael Grade was asked on BBC One’s Sunday With

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Man charged with murder of mother in Salford

Man charged with murder of mother in Salford A man has been charged with the murder of a mother who was killed in front of her two children in Manchester, police said. Obert Moyo, 45, has been charged with murdering Perseverance Ncube, who was found with serious injuries in Salford at about 2.40am on Friday. Ms Ncube, 35, was found with a single stab injury to the chest on Dukesgate Grove in

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Long AE waits may be linked to 1400 excess deaths Labour warns

Long accident and emergency waits at Scottish hospitals may be linked to up to 1,400 excess deaths this year, Labour has suggested. The party pointed to a calculation from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM), which said earlier this year that one extra death occurs for every 72 patients that spend eight to 12 hours in an emergency department. Between the start of 2023 and September 30, 103,446 patients

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Swimmers contest 2023 Swim England East Region Short Course Championships

West Norfolk swimmers were out in force at the 2023 Swim England East Region Short Course Championships at Luton.On Friday, Esmie Kidman swam a season's best time in the women’s 800-metre freestyle.Freddie Laws and Nathan and Joseph Wells competed in the men’s 200m individual medley.Nathan WellsLaws and Joseph Wells both put in season’s best performances whilst Nathan Wells progressed through to the final where he edged out the City of

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King to lead Remembrance Sunday service at Cenotaph

The nation will fall silent on Sunday to honour those who died in conflict as the King leads a moving Remembrance Day service. A two-minute silence will take place across the UK at 11am. Wreaths will be laid by members of the royal family, senior politicians and dignitaries at the Cenotaph in London, where a major policing operation remains in place after concerns about a pro-Palestinian march and counter-protests on

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Strictlys Nigel Harman I have to do my dance routine to get back to sleep

Nigel Harman has said that when he wakes up in the middle of the night, he has do the weekly Strictly Come Dancing routine to “go back to sleep”. The Casualty star, 50, is partnered with professional dancer Katya Jones on the latest series of the BBC One show. When asked about the hardest part of competing, former EastEnders actor Harman replied: “Towards the weekend, I always wake up at

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