‘Forever chemicals’ present in tap water and hundreds of other consumer products could accelerate cancer progression, a new study has found. Researchers at the Yale School of Public Health exposed colon cancer cells to per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substan…
Don’t scrap the TV licence fee. Make it a tax instead, writes Patrick O’Donnell
The future of the TV licence fee is one of the most contentious financial topics to arise in recent years amid the cost of living crisis. Many households struggle to pay the annual cost to watch live programming in their home and access BBC services. T…
West Norfolk Academies Trust celebrate as all its schools rated ‘good’ by Ofsted simultaneously for first time
All 11 schools run by a West Norfolk academy trust have simultaneously achieved a ‘good’ status from Ofsted for the first time. West Norfolk Academies Trust has celebrated the achievement, with North West Norfolk MP James Wild praising the hard work of…
King’s Lynn’s Art Society will be hosting early instrument musician Sophie Matthews to talk about music
An arts society will be welcoming an early instrument musician next week. Sophie Matthews will be giving a talk on Thursday, February 8 about ‘Music in Art’ on behalf of Lynn’s Arts Society. During the talk, Sophie will look at how so many of our histo…
NW Norfolk MP James Wild praises the Boost pro
On Friday, the Lynn Town Deal Board met at the College of West Anglia to talk to students about exciting plans for the town funded by the £25 million agreement with government. That includes regenerating St George’s Guildhall and Creative Hub, a new li…
Couple to take on charity walk and zip wire to raise funds for Grimston dad
A woman and her partner are taking a literal leap for charity to raise funds in memory of her father. Annie Gorringe, who grew up in Grimston, and her partner Matt have decided to embark on a 9.5 mile walk, pausing halfway to zip wire off Bournemouth p…
Biden initially wins primaries in South Carolina
Joe Biden confidently secures victory over Democratic Party competitors in the primary elections in the state of South Carolina. He termed the win a crucial step towards triumphing over his competitor Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential elections, re…
Biden initially wins primaries in South Carolina
Joe Biden confidently secures victory over Democratic Party competitors in the primary elections in the state of South Carolina. He termed the win a crucial step towards triumphing over his competitor Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential elections, re…
Namibian President Hage Geingob dies
Hage Geingob, the president of Namibia, has died in hospital in Windhoek in the early hours of Sunday morning, his deputy announced. “The Namibian nation has lost a distinguished servant of the people, a liberation struggle icon, the chief architect of…
Re-Runs Elections: NNPP wins two State Assembly seats in Kano
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared Dr Alhassan Zakariya Ishaq of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, the winner of Saturday’s rerun election in Kura/Garun Mallam State Constituency in Kano. Our Correspondent reports that…