Coronavirus: East of England live updates

Summary

All the latest from Beds, Bucks, Cambs, Essex, Herts, Norfolk, Northants and Suffolk
There were 39 more deaths from Covid-19 in the region according to the latest daily figures
Private boats will be allowed to sail on The Broads
It's the first day of the relaxation of lockdown restrictions

Live Reporting

Kris Holland and Mariam Issimdar

Windfarm plan delayed due to Covid-19published at 08:38 British Summer Time 13 May 2020
A decision on a huge offshore windfarm development off the Norfolk coast has been delayed because of Covid-19.
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The Norfolk Boreas project, proposed by Swedish company Vattenfall, external, was to be examined in May but now the process may not happen until October.
The government's Planning Inspectorate said the delay would allow interested parties a fair opportunity to participate.
The government said it was keen to see a decision made at the earliest opportunity.
Graham Davey, project manager for Vattenfall Norfolk Boreas, said: "This delay is one of the many unfortunate consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic, and not linked to the application itself."
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Norfolk Boreas is one of the most easterly turbine sites off East Anglia
Latest Covid-19 deaths statistics in the Eastpublished at 08:22 British Summer Time 13 May 2020
The government's latest daily statistics on coronavirus deaths , externalshow another 627 deaths across the UK.
Tuesday's figures showed the number of hospital deaths in the East of England increased by 39:
- Basildon and Thurrock Hospitals: 2
- Bedford Hospital: 2
- Buckinghamshire Heathcare: 1
- East and North Hertfordshire: 2
- East Suffolk and North Essex (Ipswich and Colchester hospitals): 6
- James Paget, Gorleston: 2
- Kettering General Hospital: 5
- Mid Essex Hospital: 2
- Milton Keynes University Hospital: 2
- North West Anglia (Peterborough and Hinchingbrooke hospitals): 4
- Northampton General Hospital: 3
- Southend University Hospital: 4
- The Princess Alexandra Hospital, Harlow: 2
- The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn: 1
- West Herts Hospitals: 1
The biggest daily rise so far in the East was 134 deaths in the figures released on 8 April.
The current total in the region stands at 3,149.
The number of UK deaths is 32,692.
'I thought my son had coronavirus but I was wrong'published at 08:17 British Summer Time 13 May 2020
A mum tells parents to seek medical care if their children become ill, despite coronavirus fears.
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Thameslink publishes new timetablepublished at 08:14 British Summer Time 13 May 2020
Katy Lewis
BBC News Online
From Sunday, the rail industry is introducing a new timetable - with a Saturday-level of service across the whole rail network.
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Thameslink has published a new timetable for Southern, Great Northern and Thameslink services on its website, external.
It says its services in Beds, Cambs, Herts and Norfolk will be increased so more people can travel while maintaining enough space for key workers, but available capacity will remain "significantly reduced" as social distancing measures remain in place.
For that reason, it asks that - in line with government advice - "please only use public transport unless you cannot complete your journey by other means".
On yesterday's live page, we covered Greater Anglia's plans to begin running more trains again.
Welcome to Wednesday's coronavirus updatespublished at 08:00 British Summer Time 13 May 2020
We will be bringing you all the latest coronavirus news from across the East of England - from the latest statistics to how key workers and our communities are coping.
We'll also be looking at how people react to the relaxation of lockdown restrictions.
- Lockdown update: All you need to know about new measures
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