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New £1.8m Lifeboat at Caister-on-Sea Pays Tribute to Annette Thurlow

New £1.8m Lifeboat at Caister-on-Sea Pays Tribute to Annette Thurlow

A £1.8m lifeboat hailed as one of the most advanced in the UK has been named after Annette Thurlow, a much-loved former nurse who died suddenly in 2018. At a special ceremony on Tuesday, the new independent all-weather lifeboat at Caister-on-Sea, near Great Yarmouth, was officially unveiled as the Annette Thurlow. Traditionally, Caister names its […]

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Farage Pledges to End Permanent Settlement Rights for Migrants

Farage Pledges to End Permanent Settlement Rights for Migrants

Nigel Farage has pledged that Reform UK would abolish the right for migrants to gain permanent settlement after five years, promising to end what he described as the “era of cheap, low-skill foreign labour.” Under current rules, migrants can apply for indefinite leave to remain (ILR) after five years in Britain, a key stepping stone

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Lucy Connolly Pushes for Women’s Prison Reform After Southport Tweet Sentence

Lucy Connolly, a woman who served time in prison for stirring up racial hatred, has said she hopes to work with Reform UK to help overhaul the prison system in England, particularly focusing on the women’s estate. Connolly, a former childminder and wife of a Conservative councillor, was a special guest at Reform UK’s annual

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Clive Lewis Demands End to Two-Child Benefit Cap Amid Rising Living Costs

Clive Lewis Demands End to Two-Child Benefit Cap Amid Rising Living Costs

Norwich South MP Clive Lewis has renewed calls for the two-child benefit cap and recent welfare cuts to be scrapped during a parliamentary debate, citing the growing pressures of low pay, high living costs, and rising housing expenses on families across the region. Mr Lewis argued that too many households are “trapped” by financial hardship

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Care Sector Struggles to Fill Roles Amid Decline in Overseas Healthcare Visas

Care Sector Struggles to Fill Roles Amid Decline in Overseas Healthcare Visas

The UK care sector is facing serious recruitment challenges following a significant decline in work visas issued to overseas healthcare professionals, according to newly released Home Office statistics. Official data shows that the number of Health and Care Worker visas granted to international applicants, including dependants, fell by 77% in the twelve months ending June

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Alan Topham Jailed for Attempting to Meet 14-Year-Old Girl in Norwich

Alan Topham Jailed for Attempting to Meet 14-Year-Old Girl in Norwich

Alan Topham, 69, from Bradford Road in Riddlesden, West Yorkshire, was exposed in an online child protection sting after he made s3xual advances toward someone he believed was a 14-year-old girl. The person he contacted turned out to be an undercover police officer working with Norfolk’s Safeguarding Children Online Team. Topham initiated contact on Snapchat

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What Is a Residential Care Home and Why It Might Be Right for Your Loved One

What Is a Residential Care Home and Why It Might Be Right for Your Loved One

A residential care home is a type of accommodation that provides support for people who need assistance with daily living but do not require full-time medical care. These homes come in a variety of sizes and are operated by local authorities, private companies, or charitable organisations. From the outside, many residential care homes look like

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