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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Howard Donald deeply sorry after liking derogatory LGBT social media posts

Take That member Howard Donald has said he is “deeply sorry” after making a “huge error” by “liking social media posts that are derogatory towards the LGBTQIA+ community”. Donald, 55, who performs in the pop group alongside Gary Barlow and Mark Owen, has been dropped from playing at Groovebox’s Nottingham Pride Festival event in July. In an Instagram story on Saturday, Donald wrote: “I have made a huge error in my judgement (by) liking social

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Part of park cordoned off by police

Police have cordoned off part of a park in Lynn after reports that a person was hurt overnight.Officers have put a cordon in place at St John’s Walk in The Walks, on the corner nearest to the rail station.A policeman at the scene told the Lynn News that it was reported that a person was injured last night.A police cordon is in place at The Walks in King's LynnHe said

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King takes part in first Trooping the Colour ceremony as monarch

The King has received the official birthday wishes of the nation during his first Trooping the Colour ceremony as monarch. Pomp and pageantry were on display during the military spectacle where the most prestigious regiments in the British Army honoured their Colonel in Chief by parading to mark his anniversary. Charles had deputised for Queen Elizabeth II at last year’s event, also known as the Birthday Parade, but now rode

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