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Titans main support ship returns to harbour following fatal implosion

Investigations are continuing into what happened to the submersible which was carrying 5 people The main support ship of the Titan submersible has returned to a Canadian harbour following the deep-sea vessel’s fatal implosion. Flags on board the Polar Prince were at half-mast as it arrived at the port in St John’s in Newfoundland on Saturday morning after four passengers and the pilot of Titan were killed in the incident. The support ship is

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Local News

51-year-old who knocked friend out with single punch appears in court

A 51-year-old who punched his friend in an “impulsive” assault will have to complete more than 200 hours of unpaid work.After Lynn man Wayne Kirk committed the offence on April 8 this year, his victim lay unresponsive on the floor of a pub for between five and six minutes.Kirk, of Greenland Avenue, appeared at the town’s magistrates’ pub on Thursday, where he pleaded guilty to assaulting a person and occasioning

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Local News

Take a look inside town’s newest Costa Coffee branch

A coffee chain has opened its latest store in Lynn today, making it the sixth branch in the town.Costa Coffee started welcoming customers to its store at St Nicholas Retail Park, on Edward Benefer Way, this morning.The branch, which is open to sit-in and drive-thru customers, has created 12 new jobs.The exterior of the new Costa on St Nicholas Retail ParkSome of the new team at Costa on St Nicholas

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Local News

Minister for Veterans’ Affairs backs campaign to support bereaved children

A minister is supporting a campaign by Lynn-based Scotty’s Little Soldiers, the charity for bereaved military children and young people,The organisation is calling on the public to take Scotty’s Pledge ahead of Armed Forces Day tomorrow, to show their support for children who have experienced the death of a parent who served in the British Armed Forces.Minister for Veterans’ Affairs Johnny Mercer MP, who is a former British military officer

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National News

McIlroy claims first PGA Tour hole in one

Rory McIlroy picked up his first hole in one on the PGA Tour at the Travelers Championship in Connecticut. The Northern Irishman’s hole-in-one on the 214-yard eighth was the clear highlight on a mixed session for the US Open runner-up, who finished two-under-par on a day of low scores. It was McIlroy’s first ace in competition since he made one in Abu Dhabi on the European tour in 2015. Meanwhile,

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National News

Hunt meets with lenders as mortgage crisis worsens

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is to ask banks if they can do more to support struggling households after a shock interest rate hike deepened the mortgage crisis. He is meeting large lenders including HSBC and Santander in Downing Street on Friday as the Government comes under pressure to relieve the pain. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Mr Hunt have ruled out a financial intervention as rates were hiked as the Bank

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National News

Improvements in UK retail sector

The UK’s retail sector did unexpectedly well last month as it sold more fuel due to falling prices and more summer clothes thanks to a spike in temperatures. Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed that retail sales volumes rose 0.3% in May, better than the 0.2% drop that economists had forecast. The bounce was largely due to a rise in petrol and diesel sales, which the ONS

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National News

Man charged after hospital stabbings

A man has been charged after two people were stabbed at a hospital in north-west London. Armed officers were called to Central Middlesex Hospital at around 1.20pm on Wednesday to reports that two people had been stabbed. Officers arrived to find two men, both believed to be in their 40s, with stab injuries after they are thought to have been attacked with a mattock. The conditions of both men are

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Sport

Stars’ team boss role could be shared

King's Lynn owner Keith Chapman has hinted the team manager’s role could be shared for the remainder of the season.The Stars were rocked when Alex Brady quit earlier this month, leaving Chapman suddenly taking over all club affairs and also battling to balance the books.He publicly stated that the team is ‘over budget’ and repeated that stance after Monday’s narrow home defeat to Leicester, confirming that crowd figures at the

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