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Hit-and-run driver hit man crossing road while using bus lane as rat run

Hit-and-run driver hit man crossing road while using bus lane as rat run

A hit-and-run driver failed to stop after running over a man while speeding in a Norwich bus lane.

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Norwich Evening News

Simon Parkin

Man, 20, attacked ex-girlfriend after becoming furious about dirty jumper

Man, 20, attacked ex-girlfriend after becoming furious about dirty jumper

A man who attacked his former partner has been jailed for what a judge called one of the worst cases of abuse he has seen.

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Eastern Daily Press

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Men admit roles in conspiracy to flood streets of Norwich with cocaine

Men admit roles in conspiracy to flood streets of Norwich with cocaine

Five men have appeared in court in connection with a large-scale conspiracy to flood the streets of Norwich with cocaine.

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Norwich Evening News

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Men admit roles in conspiracy to flood streets of Norwich with cocaine

Men admit roles in conspiracy to flood streets of Norwich with cocaine

Five men have appeared in court in connection with a large-scale conspiracy to flood the streets of Norwich with cocaine.

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Eastern Daily Press

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Jail for 'toxic masculinity' man after woman secretly recorded his rant

Jail for 'toxic masculinity' man after woman secretly recorded his rant

A man who threatened to kill a woman with a steak knife while eating beans on toast has been jailed.

11.10.2025 9

Eastern Daily Press

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‘Unsafe’ U-turn that seriously injured motorcyclist caused crash, court told

‘Unsafe’ U-turn that seriously injured motorcyclist caused crash, court told

A driver who seriously injured a motorcyclist after trying to do a U-turn has been given a suspended prison sentence.

10.10.2025 10

Norwich Evening News

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Man accused of making hundreds of sexual images of children

Man accused of making hundreds of sexual images of children

A man has appeared in court over the making of hundreds of indecent images and videos of children.

10.10.2025 10

Norwich Evening News

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Teenagers ran amok with machete and knife in mass brawl on residential street

Teenagers ran amok with machete and knife in mass brawl on residential street

Two Norwich teenagers face jail sentences for their involvement in a mass armed brawl on a quiet residential street.

10.10.2025 10

Norwich Evening News

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Asylum seekers steal goods worth £1.4k from store yards from police HQ

Asylum seekers steal goods worth £1.4k from store yards from police HQ

Two asylum seekers have been remanded in prison after stealing goods worth thousands from a supermarket next to Norfolk police headquarters.

10.10.2025 10

Eastern Daily Press

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Pub worker, 38, bombarded 15-year-old girl with explicit messages

Pub worker, 38, bombarded 15-year-old girl with explicit messages

A married pub worker aged 38 sent a series of explicit and suggestive messages to a 15-year-old girl.

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‘Unsafe’ U-turn that seriously injured motorcyclist caused crash, court told

‘Unsafe’ U-turn that seriously injured motorcyclist caused crash, court told

A driver who seriously injured a motorcyclist after trying to do a U-turn has been given a suspended prison sentence.

10.10.2025 10

Eastern Daily Press

Simon Parkin

Man accused of making hundreds of sexual images of children

Man accused of making hundreds of sexual images of children

A man has appeared in court over the making of hundreds of indecent images and videos of children.

10.10.2025 10

Eastern Daily Press

Simon Parkin

Teenagers ran amok with machete and knife in mass brawl on residential street

Teenagers ran amok with machete and knife in mass brawl on residential street

Two Norwich teenagers face jail sentences for their involvement in a mass armed brawl on a quiet residential street.

10.10.2025 3

Eastern Daily Press

Simon Parkin

BMW driver found hiding in loft after dangerous high speed pursuit

BMW driver found hiding in loft after dangerous high speed pursuit

A suspected drunk driver was found hiding in a loft after fleeing from police at high speed.

09.10.2025 10

Eastern Daily Press

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Manager accused of stealing £25k from award-winning fish and chip shop

Manager accused of stealing £25k from award-winning fish and chip shop

An office manager entrusted with cashing up at a popular seafront fish and chip shop is accused of stealing almost £25,000.

09.10.2025 10

Eastern Daily Press

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Man accused of stirring up racial hatred over Southport social media posts

Man accused of stirring up racial hatred over Southport social media posts

A Norwich man has denied stirring up racial hatred on social media in the aftermath of the Southport attack.

08.10.2025 8

Norwich Evening News

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Events entrepreneur spared jail over child sex images

Events entrepreneur spared jail over child sex images

A Norwich man found with indecent images of children has avoided immediate custody after having an eight-month jail sentence suspended.

08.10.2025 9

Norwich Evening News

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On the run disqualified biker jailed for fleeing on wrong side of road

On the run disqualified biker jailed for fleeing on wrong side of road

A disqualified motorcyclist who rode the wrong way into on-coming traffic fleeing a road rage incident has been jailed. 

08.10.2025 9

Norwich Evening News

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Man accused of stirring up racial hatred over Southport social media posts

Man accused of stirring up racial hatred over Southport social media posts

A Norwich man has denied stirring up racial hatred on social media in the aftermath of the Southport attack.

08.10.2025 7

Eastern Daily Press

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Events entrepreneur spared jail over child sex images

Events entrepreneur spared jail over child sex images

A Norwich man found with indecent images of children has avoided immediate custody after having an eight-month jail sentence suspended.

08.10.2025 10

Eastern Daily Press

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On the run disqualified biker jailed for fleeing on wrong side of road

On the run disqualified biker jailed for fleeing on wrong side of road

A disqualified motorcyclist who rode the wrong way into on-coming traffic fleeing a road rage incident has been jailed. 

08.10.2025 6

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Lord Mayor attacker brands him a ‘lemon’ as he admits assaulting second man

Lord Mayor attacker brands him a ‘lemon’ as he admits assaulting second man

The man who set upon the Lord Mayor in an unprovoked attack has branded him a “lemon” after he admitted assaulting a second man a month earlier.

07.10.2025 50

Norwich Evening News

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Lord Mayor attacker brands him a ‘lemon’ as he admits assaulting second man

Lord Mayor attacker brands him a ‘lemon’ as he admits assaulting second man

The man who set upon the Lord Mayor in an unprovoked attack has branded him a “lemon” after he admitted assaulting a second man a month earlier.

07.10.2025 9

Eastern Daily Press

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Beauty pageant queen accused of threatening to 'terminate' school teachers

Beauty pageant queen accused of threatening to 'terminate' school teachers

A former beauty queen has been remanded in prison accused of threatening to kill teaching staff at a Norwich school

05.10.2025 3

Norwich Evening News

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Beauty pageant queen accused of threatening to 'terminate' school teachers

Beauty pageant queen accused of threatening to 'terminate' school teachers

A former beauty queen has been remanded in prison accused of threatening to kill teaching staff at a Norwich school

05.10.2025 3

Eastern Daily Press

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Road rage over collision saw driver punch 67-year-old woman

Road rage over collision saw driver punch 67-year-old woman

A driver who punched a woman during a road rage attack has been spared a jail sentence.

04.10.2025 8

Norwich Evening News

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Man jailed for attacking woman during family trip to the beach

Man jailed for attacking woman during family trip to the beach

A man jailed for two brutal attacks has been convicted of assaulting a woman during a family outing to the beach.

04.10.2025 10

Eastern Daily Press

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Asylum seeker accused of sex assault on teenager at restaurant

Asylum seeker accused of sex assault on teenager at restaurant

An asylum seeker is accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl while working illegally in a Norfolk restaurant.

04.10.2025 10

Eastern Daily Press

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Road rage over collision saw driver punch 67-year-old woman

Road rage over collision saw driver punch 67-year-old woman

A driver who punched a woman during a road rage attack has been spared a jail sentence.

04.10.2025 9

Eastern Daily Press

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Policeman accused of shoplifting Bakewell tarts, dog food and oven chips is suspended

Policeman accused of shoplifting Bakewell tarts, dog food and oven chips is suspended

A Norfolk police officer has been suspended from duty after being accused of shoplifting.

03.10.2025 7

Eastern Daily Press

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Driver accused of attempted murder of three children ‘deliberately crashed’

Driver accused of attempted murder of three children ‘deliberately crashed’

A man who had three children in the car when it crashed into oncoming traffic has appeared in court charged with attempted murder.

03.10.2025 10

Eastern Daily Press

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Suspect traced to Germany seven years after cemetery sexual assault

Suspect traced to Germany seven years after cemetery sexual assault

A suspect in Germany has been charged almost seven years after a sex attack that happened in a Norwich cemetery.

02.10.2025 10

Norwich Evening News

Simon Parkin

Man admits headbutt after protest outside asylum seeker hotel

Man admits headbutt after protest outside asylum seeker hotel

A man has admitted headbutting another man after a protest outside a migrant hotel near Norwich.

02.10.2025 10

Norwich Evening News

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Man denies running £163k counterfeit designer watch racket

Man denies running £163k counterfeit designer watch racket

A man has been accused of running a Norwich business that sold thousands of counterfeit designer watches.

02.10.2025 6

Norwich Evening News

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Suspect traced to Germany seven years after cemetery sexual assault

Suspect traced to Germany seven years after cemetery sexual assault

A suspect in Germany has been charged almost seven years after a sex attack that happened in a Norwich cemetery.

02.10.2025 10

Eastern Daily Press

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Man admits headbutt after protest outside asylum seeker hotel

Man admits headbutt after protest outside asylum seeker hotel

A man has admitted headbutting another man after a protest outside a migrant hotel near Norwich.

02.10.2025 10

Eastern Daily Press

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Man denies running £163k counterfeit designer watch racket

Man denies running £163k counterfeit designer watch racket

A man has been accused of running a Norwich business that sold thousands of counterfeit designer watches.

02.10.2025 9

Eastern Daily Press

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Norwich man in court charged with sexually assaulting woman

Norwich man in court charged with sexually assaulting woman

A man has appeared in court accused of sexually assaulting a woman in Norwich.

01.10.2025 8

Norwich Evening News

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Teenager found with £5k in wardrobe admits drug dealing and money laundering

Teenager found with £5k in wardrobe admits drug dealing and money laundering

A teenager found with almost £5,000 in cash has been sentenced for involvement in the supply of cannabis.

01.10.2025 8

Norwich Evening News

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Norwich man in court charged with sexually assaulting woman

Norwich man in court charged with sexually assaulting woman

A man has appeared in court accused of sexually assaulting a woman in Norwich.

01.10.2025 9

Eastern Daily Press

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Teenager found with £5k in wardrobe admits drug dealing and money laundering

Teenager found with £5k in wardrobe admits drug dealing and money laundering

A teenager found with almost £5,000 in cash has been sentenced for involvement in the supply of cannabis.

01.10.2025 10

Eastern Daily Press

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Prolific shoplifter spared jail under controversial ‘two-tier’ sentencing guidelines

Prolific shoplifter spared jail under controversial ‘two-tier’ sentencing guidelines

A Norfolk shoplifter with 66 previous offences has been spared jail under controversial new guidelines on the sentencing of women.

30.09.2025 7

Eastern Daily Press

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Woman wanted over alleged universal credit benefit fraud

A woman is wanted over accusations that she scammed benefits by dishonestly claiming payments over more than three years.

21.09.2025 10

Eastern Daily Press

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Norwich man caught smuggling drugs through Heathrow

A man from Norwich has been remanded in prison after being caught smuggling cannabis through Heathrow Airport.

20.09.2025 6

Norwich Evening News

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Acid attack threat court case halted after defendant takes mystery substance in dock

The court sentencing of a man accused of making violent death threats had to be halted after he took a mystery substance in the dock.

20.09.2025 10

Eastern Daily Press

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Norwich man caught smuggling drugs through Heathrow

A man from Norwich has been remanded in prison after being caught smuggling cannabis through Heathrow Airport.

20.09.2025 10

Eastern Daily Press

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Woman with 173 previous offences banned from EVERY shop in Norfolk

A shoplifter with a “horrendous record” has been banned from entering any retail premises.

20.09.2025 20

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Prolific shoplifter caught stealing while on the run from prison recall

A prolific shoplifter was caught stealing while he was on the run from being recalled to prison.

19.09.2025 8

Norwich Evening News

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Man, 22, accused of running ‘significant’ cocaine line in coastal town

A man is accused of having a significant role in running a drugs line in Great Yarmouth after allegedly being found with cocaine.

19.09.2025 9

Norwich Evening News

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Man, 24, accused of attempting to incite 13-year-old girl into sex

A Norwich man has appeared in court charged with attempting to incite a 13-year-old girl into having sex.

19.09.2025 6

Norwich Evening News

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