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Lyrid Meteor Shower 2026: How UK Stargazers Can Catch Its Brightest Show

This April is a good month for stargazers. There’s the “planet parade” of Saturn, Mars, Mercury, and Neptune, ending on the 23rd.

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HuffPost

Amy Glover

Village expansion fears over new homes plan on former chicken hatchery site

Village expansion fears over new homes plan on former chicken hatchery site

A developer has been given the green light to build 49 houses in a Broads village.

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Eastern Daily Press

Daniel Hickey

Food and drink festival returning with more than 65 stalls

Food and drink festival returning with more than 65 stalls

A hit food and drink festival will return for its fifth year with more than 65 stalls.

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Norwich Evening News

Emily Goodwin

Everything We Know So Far About 2026's 'Disruptive' Tube Strikes

This week (April 20-27), multiple Tube strikes are scheduled across London.

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HuffPost

Amy Glover

How can you tell if your boss has a big ego? Their email habits are a definite tell

How can you tell if your boss has a big ego? Their email habits are a definite tell

i recently learned that, in february, jack dorsey – formerly of twitter, now of block – wrote a 600-word email announcing a mass layoff (4,000...

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The Guardian

Emma Beddington

Food and drink festival returning with more than 65 stalls

Food and drink festival returning with more than 65 stalls

A hit food and drink festival will return for its fifth year with more than 65 stalls.

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Eastern Daily Press

Emily Goodwin

From Dundee, a demand for decent jobs, strong services and real democracy

From Dundee, a demand for decent jobs, strong services and real democracy

This week Scotland’s trade union movement will gather in Dundee for the STUC annual Congress - the largest democratic assembly of trade unionists...

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Herald Scotland

Roz Foyer

'Outstanding' rating for Norfolk care company looking after county's most vulnerable

'Outstanding' rating for Norfolk care company looking after county's most vulnerable

A company which provides home care to some of Norfolk's most vulnerable people has been rated as 'outstanding' after an inspection by watchdogs.

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Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

Why businesses are being urged to join a free energy supply chain database

Why businesses are being urged to join a free energy supply chain database

Energy supply chain companies across Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex are being urged to act now by registering or revisiting and enhancing their profile on...

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Eastern Daily Press

Charles Bliss

More Ye European Shows Cancelled After Wireless Festival Controversy

The controversial rapper Ye has had even more live shows in Europe pulled following the drama surrounding his now-cancelled appearance at London’s...

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HuffPost

Daniel Welsh

The US public's frenzy over Jackie O's possessions

'No one could have imagined the success of this sale': The US public's frenzy over Jackie O's possessions In April 1996, two years...

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BBC

Greg Mckevitt

American ghost hunter with more than 3m followers enjoys 'great scran' at Norwich pub

American ghost hunter with more than 3m followers enjoys 'great scran' at Norwich pub

An American influencer with more than three million followers has raved about his trip to a pub in Norwich.

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Eastern Daily Press

Emily Goodwin

Adam Thomas Claims David Haye I'm A Celebrity Spat 'Broke Him'

I’m A Celebrity campmate Adam Thomas has spoken out about feeling “pushed to my limits” by co-star David Haye during their stint on the reality...

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HuffPost

Daniel Welsh

Will the ghost of Alex Salmond crash the SNP's hopes for a majority?

Will the ghost of Alex Salmond crash the SNP's hopes for a majority?

The SNP is on course to win an unprecedented fifth term of government. It may be with a lower vote share - but a win is a win, and the polls are all...

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LBC

Gina Davidson

Louis Tomlinson Unfollows Zayn Malik On Social Media Amid Altercation Reports

Louis Tomlinson appears to have severed ties with his former One Direction bandmate Zayn Malik amid reports of a physical altercation between the two...

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HuffPost

Daniel Welsh

Election hopefuls to face questions from public at Norwich hustings

Election hopefuls to face questions from public at Norwich hustings

A specially-convened hustings will give voters the chance to quiz the political parties contesting next month's Norfolk County Council and Norwich...

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Norwich Evening News

Dan Grimmer

Election hopefuls to face questions from public at Norwich hustings

Election hopefuls to face questions from public at Norwich hustings

A specially-convened hustings will give voters the chance to quiz the political parties contesting next month's Norfolk County Council and Norwich...

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Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

AI chatbots could be making you stupider

AI chatbots could be making you stupider As large language models take over more and more cognitive tasks, researchers are warning this mental...

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BBC

Melissa Hogenboom

Plans for four-bedroom home rejected over 'significant scale'

Plans for four-bedroom home rejected over 'significant scale'

Plans to build a massive home on the outskirts of the city have been thrown out over the scale of the design.

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Eastern Daily Press

Danielle Champ

Switch off for an hour and read – as World Book Night returns

Switch off for an hour and read – as World Book Night returns

This Thursday, April 23, is World Book Night – with libraries, charities and community groups across the UK encouraging everyone to pause, pick up a...

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Eastern Daily Press

Charles Bliss

40 years on from the disaster, why there are foxes, bears and bison again around Chernobyl

40 years on from the disaster, why there are foxes, bears and bison again around Chernobyl

Endangered species are making their home in a massive wild zone around the derelict Chernobyl nuclear plant.

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The Conversation

Nick Dunn

Plans for four-bedroom home rejected over 'significant scale'

Plans for four-bedroom home rejected over 'significant scale'

Plans to build a massive home on the outskirts of the city have been thrown out over the scale of the design.

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Norwich Evening News

Danielle Champ

Switch off for an hour and read – as World Book Night returns

Switch off for an hour and read – as World Book Night returns

This Thursday, April 23, is World Book Night – with libraries, charities and community groups across the UK encouraging everyone to pause, pick up a...

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Norwich Evening News

Charles Bliss

Norfolk man committed £91,000 worth of frauds using his mum's laptop

Norfolk man committed £91,000 worth of frauds using his mum's laptop

A man pretended to be the boss of different companies as part of an elaborate fraud to con several firms out of more than £91k worth of goods.

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Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Norwich prison worker facing dismissal after failed checks on vulnerable inmate

Norwich prison worker facing dismissal after failed checks on vulnerable inmate

A prison worker who failed to carry out safety checks on a vulnerable Norwich inmate who later hanged himself in his cell is likely to be dismissed,...

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Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Olivia Colman's Heartstopper Character Recast In New Spin-Off Film

Olivia Colman’s character in Heartstopper will be played by a different actor in the show’s upcoming film.

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HuffPost

Daniel Welsh

Travellers pitch up on playing field next to primary school

Travellers pitch up on playing field next to primary school

Travellers have pitched up on a playing field next to a nursery and primary school in north Norfolk.

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Eastern Daily Press

Hallie Taylor

Norfolk man committed £91,000 worth of frauds using his mum's laptop

Norfolk man committed £91,000 worth of frauds using his mum's laptop

A man pretended to be the boss of different companies as part of an elaborate fraud to con several firms out of more than £91k worth of goods.

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Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Keir Starmer Fights For Survival In Make-Or-Break Commons Showdown

Keir Starmer will battle to save his job as he faces MPs amid calls for him to resign over the Peter Mandelson vetting scandal.

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HuffPost

Kevin Schofield

Police hit by another scandal as officer is caught breaching bail conditions

Police hit by another scandal as officer is caught breaching bail conditions

A police officer accused of domestic violence breached bail conditions by getting in touch with witnesses in his case, in the latest scandal to hit...

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Eastern Daily Press

Simon Parkin

A-road to close for £25,000 improvement project

A-road to close for £25,000 improvement project

An A-road will soon close for a £25,000 improvement project.

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Eastern Daily Press

Harry Jackaman-Pegg

What Labour insiders are saying about how long Starmer has left

What Labour insiders are saying about how long Starmer has left

In the Whitehall version of the “Play that Goes Wrong”, everything that could go awry for the protagonist Sir Keir Starmer has done so. He faces...

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iNews

Anne Mcelvoy

Never mind your middle aisle, Aldi... Where's our path gone?!

Never mind your middle aisle, Aldi... Where's our path gone?!

It is a supermarket famed for its middle aisle.

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Eastern Daily Press

Jack Warren

Norwich prison worker facing dismissal after failed checks on vulnerable inmate

Norwich prison worker facing dismissal after failed checks on vulnerable inmate

A prison worker who failed to carry out safety checks on a vulnerable Norwich inmate who later hanged himself in his cell is likely to be dismissed,...

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Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Three great policies that would win votes … and a few that won’t

Three great policies that would win votes … and a few that won’t

I’ve got quite the collection now. One of them shows Anas Sarwar staring at something far off in the distance (could it be Keir?) Another shows John...

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Herald Scotland

Mark Smith

Major road blocked after three-car crash

Major road blocked after three-car crash

A major road is blocked following a three-car crash.

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Eastern Daily Press

Iona Goodall

The UK’s radical ‘Preston model’ faces an uncertain future with local elections looming

The UK’s radical ‘Preston model’ faces an uncertain future with local elections looming

What legacy will Labour leave when it loses power? For its ministers and MPs, that question looms in the far distance, with the next general election...

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The Guardian

Andy Beckett

Our Large Hadron Collider results hint at undiscovered physics

Our Large Hadron Collider results hint at undiscovered physics

The behaviour of sub-atomic particles in the LHC seems to disagree with the Standard Model.

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The Conversation

William Barter

New Norfolk councils branded a 'cut and shut job' overseen by 'dishonest' government

New Norfolk councils branded a 'cut and shut job' overseen by 'dishonest' government

The radical plan which will see all Norfolk's councils scrapped and replaced with three new ones has been branded a "cut and shut job" overseen by a...

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Norwich Evening News

Dan Grimmer

Trump Once Again Threatened War Crimes On The Eve Of Iran Peace Talks — And His Lackey Has An Interesting Interpretation

White House Energy Secretary Chris Wright called President Donald Trump a “creative negotiator” when asked about his threats to “knock out every...

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HuffPost

Kelby Vera

Police hit by another scandal as officer is caught breaching bail conditions

Police hit by another scandal as officer is caught breaching bail conditions

A police officer accused of domestic violence breached bail conditions by getting in touch with witnesses in his case, in the latest scandal to hit...

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Norwich Evening News

Simon Parkin

Driverless cars will kill the London taxi

After an eleven hour flight, I stepped out of Phoenix International Airport into the balmy Arizona heat. It felt like I had stepped into the future....

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The Spectator

Jonathan Sacerdoti

New Norfolk councils branded a 'cut and shut job' overseen by 'dishonest' government

New Norfolk councils branded a 'cut and shut job' overseen by 'dishonest' government

The radical plan which will see all Norfolk's councils scrapped and replaced with three new ones has been branded a "cut and shut job" overseen by a...

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Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

No life / My lesson in misery from an anti-AI march

Automation is about to take over the world, apparently. But the fightback has begun. On a cold, blowy day a few weeks ago, I joined a stop-the-bots...

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The Spectator

Lloyd Evans

Never mind your middle aisle, Aldi... Where's our path gone?!

Never mind your middle aisle, Aldi... Where's our path gone?!

It is a supermarket famed for its middle aisle.

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Norwich Evening News

Jack Warren

How the Mandelson scandal could prove fatal for Keir Starmer

It is judgment day in the Commons for the Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, over what he knew, and when, about the process that led to Peter Mandelson...

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The Spectator

Jawad Iqbal

Trump’s presidency is what evil looks like: absurd, frightening, cruel

Trump’s presidency is what evil looks like: absurd, frightening, cruel

Over the past few weeks, a random kaleidoscope of images has been flashing through my head. Some are characters from movies not seen since childhood....

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The Guardian

Nesrine Malik

The great divide / We can’t afford to keep the pension triple lock

When Britons go to the polls next month, the results will likely reveal just how un-United the Kingdom has become. Separatist parties are poised to...

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The Spectator

The Spectator

Fears accidents will spiral as council accused of neglecting city's crossings

Fears accidents will spiral as council accused of neglecting city's crossings

Neighbours living near an accident hotspot are worried more collisions will happen in their road and have accused the council of neglecting to...

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Eastern Daily Press

Emily-Rose Thompson

The high-stakes CalMac green ferry gamble that wasn't worth the risk

The high-stakes CalMac green ferry gamble that wasn't worth the risk

The great green ferry dream has turned into a nightmare for islanders and sunk a shipyard in the process. It really wasn't worth the risk, argues...

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Herald Scotland

Alan Simpson