Summary

  • Number of unexpected deaths at Norfolk and Suffolk mental health trust higher than anywhere else in England

  • Mystery Norfolk headless woman 'probably a mother', say police

  • News, sport, travel and weather updates resume at 08:00 on Wednesday

Live Reporting

Caroline Kingdon

  1. Right-to-buy scheme 'not wholly fair', says housing boss

    Caroline Kingdon
    BBC Local Live

    Tenants of Long-Stratton based Saffron Housing Assocation are among the first in the country to get the chance to buy their own home as part of a voluntary right-to-buy scheme.

    Saffron Housing, in Long StrattonGoogle

    Housing association chief executive Adam Ronaldson says he understands why the scheme is in place but is "not sure it's wholly fair, as only people who are social housing tenants get the opportunity to buy their house at a discount".

    Housing Minister and MP for Great Yarmouth, Brandon Lewis, says the pilots are leading the way, giving "everyone who wants to aspire to own their own home a chance to do so."  

  6. Mystery headless woman 'probably a mother'

    Caroline Kingdon
    BBC Local Live

    Police trying to identify a headless body found more than 40 years ago say the discovery the dead woman was probably a mother may be a "breakthrough".

    Night dress and rope in Cockley Cley murder inquiryNorfolk Police

    Norfolk Police have used modern techniques for a second post-mortem examination of the remains of the body, which was found at Cockley Cley, near Swaffham, in 1974. 

    Det Ch Insp Andy Guy said: "It is absolutely possible we could use the DNA recovered to link the woman to a living family member." The first post-mortem examination took place the day the body was discovered and concluded she was aged between 23 and 35.

    Mystery headless corpse 'was a mother'

    Police trying to identify a headless body found more than 40 years ago say the discovery the dead woman was probably a mother may be a "breakthrough".

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  7. Mental health trust has highest number of deaths in England

    Nikki Fox
    BBC Look East

    The number of unexpected deaths at the trust running mental health services in Norfolk and Suffolk is higher than anywhere else in England.

    Sign for Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust at Hellesdon Hospital

    More than 70 people died in their care in the six months from last April. Only one other trust in England country reported a figure above 50 deaths.

    The figures come from a Freedom of Information request by the Liberal Democrats.

  8. Weather: Wet and windy

    Kate Kinsella
    BBC Look East weather

    A dry start but becoming very wet and windy. Temperatures reaching 11C (52F). 

    Further outbreaks of rain tonight, heavy in places. Staying windy, with temperatures falling to 9C (48F).

    There's more details on BBC Weather.

  9. The headlines: South Norfolk tenants get Right to Buy... Mystery headless woman 'was a mother'

    BBC Radio Norfolk

    The stories in the news this morning:

    • Tenants in South Norfolk will be among the first in the country to be able to buy their housing assocation homes
    • The number of unexpected deaths at the trust that runs mental health services in Norfolk and Suffolk is higher than anywhere else in England
    • Norfolk police say mystery headless woman "was a mother"

  10. Welcome to Norfolk Live

    Caroline Kingdon
    BBC Local Live

    Hello and thanks for joining us for Tuesday's Norfolk Live, where we'll keep you up to date with the news, sport, travel and weather updates from around the county.

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