Fresh plans have been submitted for an 85-home development in the rapidly expanding Norfolk town of Loddon. Cripps Development has lodged a bid with South Norfolk Council detailing the design and layout of the nine-acre site north of Beccles Road. The proposed scheme includes six one-bedroom, 25 two-bedroom, 31 three-bedroom, and 19 four-bedroom homes, with […]
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UK households are being urged to keep children indoors on Wednesday as fireworks-related injuries rise in the lead-up to Christmas. Children’s burns specialists and firefighters have warned families to take extra precautions, highlighting that injuries caused by fireworks and sparklers can be “life-changing”. The Royal Hospital for Children (RHC) in Glasgow and the Scottish Fire
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The number of state pensioners facing a crippling 62 per cent marginal tax rate has more than doubled, as frozen tax thresholds push thousands of older Britons into higher tax bands. Official HMRC figures show that in 2024–25, around 77,000 pensioners earned between £100,000 and £125,140, the income range where personal allowance tapering creates an
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Britain recorded the largest increase in asylum claims across Europe last year, with more than 108,000 people seeking refuge in 2024. The figure represents a 28 per cent rise from the 84,000 claims lodged in 2023 and is the highest since records began in 1979, surpassing the 103,000 claims in 2002. Data from the Organisation
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A key rail route in Norfolk was blocked for more than two hours after a shopping trolley was left on the tracks and struck by a train. The incident occurred when the 6.55pm Greater Anglia service from Norwich to Sheringham hit a shopping trolley near Hoveton and Wroxham station on Monday evening. The impact caused
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A pregnant British teenager detained in Georgia on drug smuggling charges has been released from prison after months in custody. Bella May Culley, 19, from Teesside, was arrested at Tbilisi International Airport in May after authorities alleged she attempted to smuggle 12 kilograms of marijuana and 2 kilograms of hashish into the country. Wearing a
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One of Britain’s most beloved fish and chip shops, No 1 Cromer, is set to close temporarily this November for essential maintenance and refurbishment works. Located on New Street, the award-winning seaside restaurant announced that different sections of its premises will close on select dates throughout the month to allow for upgrades ahead of the
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A senior aviation lawyer has lost a High Court battle against her nephew after claiming she mistakenly gifted him a third of her late mother’s £1.7 million estate. Marie Ginette Gauchenot, 75, an aviation law specialist who worked for Novus Aviation Capital, re-established contact with her nephew, Jean-Michel Canarapen, 50, during her mother’s funeral in
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The number of children waiting to be adopted in England has surged by 45 per cent over the past three years, while the number of approved adopters has dropped sharply, according to new government data. The Adoption and Special Guardianship Quarterly Data Collection, published by Coram i for the Department for Education (DfE), shows that
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Care England has released two new publications encouraging social care providers to adopt readily available, cost-effective solutions to navigate growing financial pressures within the sector. The first report, Short-term Pain, Long-term Gain, examines how shrinking budgets are eroding long-term investment and driving up care costs in the years ahead. The second, Restoring Stability: Practical Measures
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