Summary

  • Updates on Friday, 13 January 2017

  • Seventeen severe flood warnings are in place along the East Anglian coast

  • About 4,500 people thought to have evacuated their homes in Great Yarmouth - but many others refused to leave

  • About 200 troops were sent to Great Yarmouth to help with evacuation plans

  • High water has peaked in the town and Lowestoft with 'no significant issues'

  • Environment Agency says a change in wind direction averted possible flooding

  • Great Yarmouth Borough Council leader: "I don't believe we over-reacted"

  • Homes in Jaywick, near Clacton, are evacuated - but sea wall is not breached

  1. Lorry death victims 'tried to break through roof'published at 17:59 British Summer Time 9 October 2020

    Thirty-nine people may have died in a lorry because people smugglers got "greedy", the Old Bailey hears.

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  2. Southend sign Spurs striker Sterlingpublished at 17:00 British Summer Time 9 October 2020

    Southend United sign Tottenham striker Kazaiah Sterling on loan until 4 January.

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  3. Lorry deaths accused 'made earlier smuggling bid'published at 15:51 British Summer Time 8 October 2020

    The Old Bailey hears some of the 39 victims were also involved in a foiled crossing bid days before.

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  4. Leisure centre closed after positive Covid testpublished at 15:17 British Summer Time 8 October 2020

    A staff member tested positive so other employees are self-isolating and the site is being cleaned.

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  5. Almost 900 airport job cuts blamed on Covid-19published at 17:44 British Summer Time 7 October 2020

    Passenger numbers at Manchester, London Stansted and East Midlands airports have fallen by 27m.

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  6. Lorry container 'became a tomb' for 39 victimspublished at 16:20 British Summer Time 7 October 2020

    The Old Bailey hears how the 39 victims died in "unbearable" heat in a lorry container last October.

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  7. Councillor resigns after homophobic abusepublished at 15:45 British Summer Time 7 October 2020

    Richard Siddall says he cannot work with people who "support homophobia, bullying and intimidation".

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  8. Rapist jailed after trapping woman in locked carpublished at 18:29 British Summer Time 6 October 2020

    Olawale Hassan is sentenced to 10 years in prison for repeatedly raping a woman on a night out.

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  9. M&S customer 'racially harassed by staff member'published at 15:22 British Summer Time 6 October 2020

    Police are investigating an allegation that a woman was abused outside a store.

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  10. Couple marry at 'drive-in wedding' with 250 guestspublished at 14:28 British Summer Time 6 October 2020

    People watched Roma Popat and Vinal Patel tie the knot on big screens in a Covid-compliant ceremony.

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  11. Woman dies after village shootingpublished at 13:36 British Summer Time 6 October 2020

    Police are not looking for anyone else in connection with the deaths of two people in their 70s.

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  12. 'He drinks six bottles of wine a day'published at 00:41 British Summer Time 6 October 2020

    Three people share their stories of dealing with alcoholism during and after lockdown.

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  13. Two plead guilty over newspaper climate protestpublished at 17:00 British Summer Time 5 October 2020

    Some 51 Extinction Rebellion activists are charged with obstructing the highway.

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  14. Pictures reveal storm damage to passenger ferrypublished at 14:47 British Summer Time 5 October 2020

    A boat that carries passengers between two major ports lost its moorings in storms last month.

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  15. Southend sign Nathaniel-Georgepublished at 10:33 British Summer Time 5 October 2020

    Southend United sign winger Ashley Nathaniel-George from fellow League Two club Crawley Town on a permanent deal.

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  16. Man dead and woman seriously hurt in shootingpublished at 14:15 British Summer Time 4 October 2020

    Both were taken to hospital but the man later died from his injuries, police say.

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  17. Sculpture honours town's radio manufacturing pastpublished at 00:43 British Summer Time 4 October 2020

    The artwork honours a company which manufactured everything from radios to vital wartime technology.

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  18. Will the show go on for amateur dramatics?published at 00:21 British Summer Time 4 October 2020

    Will the pandemic bring the final curtain down on am-dram - or could technology prove its saviour?

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  19. Crawley Town 1-1 Southend Unitedpublished at 17:52 British Summer Time 3 October 2020

    Nathan Ralph scores an 84th-minute equaliser at Crawley as Southend collect their first point of the League Two season.

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  20. Colchester United 3-3 Oldham Athleticpublished at 17:44 British Summer Time 3 October 2020

    Conor McAleney scores twice, including an 89th minute equaliser, as Oldham earn a point at unbeaten Colchester.

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