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Schofield quits ITV

Phillip Schofield has walked away from the broadcaster with immediate effect Phillip Schofield has resigned from ITV after admitting he lied about a relationship he had with “a younger male colleague” at This Morning. In a statement released through the Daily Mail, the presenter said “The first thing I want to say is: I am deeply sorry for having lied to them (the Daily Mail), and to many others about a relationship

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Local News

‘People are walking taller’: MP after visit to hospital following rebuild announcement

There is a “real buzz” among staff and patients at Lynn’s hospital after funding for a replacement was confirmed, the area’s MP has said.James Wild, MP for Norh West Norfolk, visited the Queen Elizabeth Hospital this morning, after yesterday’s news that the QEH had been added to the Government’s New Hospital Programme.After years of campaigning from the local community, Health Secretary Steve Barclay made the announcement in the House of

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Sport

“We carried too many passengers,” says Stars boss

King's Lynn boss Alex Brady conceded his team carried too many passengers as they were heavily beaten 60-30 at Sheffield last night.The MacInnes Stars were restricted to just two race winners in South Yorkshire on another torrid evening in the Sports Insure Premiership.They were dealt a blow on the morning of the fixture when former World No.2 Krzysztof Kasprzak informed the club he had woken up feeling ill - and

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Local News

Three people taken to hospital after two crashes on same village road

Three people were taken to hospital after two separate crashes on the same village road this morning.Police, fire crews and paramedics were called to two collisions on the A148 at Harpley an hour apart.The first, which was reported at 6.24am, saw one person taken to Lynn’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital in a stable condition after a car crashed into a tree. Their injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.The A148 at

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Local News

‘They should get a life’: Gardener hits out at ‘moaners’ over lawnmower noise complaint

A gardener has hit out “nimbies” he says have “grassed him up” and complained about the noise from his lawn mower.Malcom Starr, 73, says the moaners should “get a life'” after council officials told him he faces an investigation over a noise complaint.Officials say they may visit his property in the village of Holme-next-the-Sea to monitor the machine with sound-recording equipment.Malcolm Starr has hit out at "nimbies" who have complained

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National News

Nick Cave on coronation I was extremely bored and completely awestruck

Nick Cave said he was “extremely bored and completely awestruck” when he attended the coronation at Westminster Abbey. The Australian singer-songwriter, known as the vocalist for the rock band Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds, was chosen as part of a group of 14 “outstanding Australians” to attend the event earlier this month. He was among the delegation, which included comedian and Channel 4’s The Last Leg host Adam Hills,

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National News

Hormone pregancy test claims thrown out by High Court judge

Damages claims by more than 170 people who say they were affected by hormone pregnancy test drugs have been brought to an end by a High Court judge. The drugs, including Primodos, were given to women to test if they were pregnant from the 1950s until the late 1970s and are alleged to have been responsible for serious birth defects. A group of 172 claimants brought legal action against Bayer

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National News

British Cyclings new transgender policy to have open and female categories

British Cycling will prevent riders who were born male from racing in elite female events under a new transgender and non-binary participation policy published on Friday. The governing body’s new rules for competitive events, due to be implemented later this year, will see racing split into “open” and “female” categories, with transgender women, transgender men, non-binary individuals and those whose sex was assigned male at birth eligible to compete in

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National News

Chancellor backs interest rate hikes even if they risk UK recession

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has backed interest rate hikes being used to calm soaring inflation even if they increase the risk of pushing the UK into recession. Mr Hunt insisted in an interview aired on Friday that the “only path to sustainable growth” is to bring down the high prices behind the cost-of-living crisis. The Bank of England has been hiking interest rates as one measure to tackle inflation, but they

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Local News

Part of A47 reopens after burst water main closes road for 24 hours

Part of a main road in West Norfolk has reopened this morning after being closed for more than 24 hours.The A47 was shut both ways between the A10/A149 at Hardwick near Lynn and the A1122 in Swaffham for emergency roadworks due to a burst water main.The road had been closed overnight on Wednesday for planned roadworks, but while these works were taking place a burst water main was discovered.The A47

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