Summary

  • Norwich City striker Dieumerci Mbokani 'unharmed but shaken' after Brussels airport attack

  • The world's first recorded wild grey seal twins are returned to the wild

  • MP Sir Henry Bellingham says he views the idea of an East Anglian mayor with 'extreme suspicion'

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

  1. Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2016

    That's it from the Norfolk Live team today, but we'll be back at 08:00 tomorrow.

    If there's anything happening in your part of the county that you think we should know about, send us an email, or a tweet, external, or get in touch via Facebook, external.

  2. Weather: Dry with a slight frostpublished at 17:50

    BBC Weather

    Tonight will remain dry, with a slight frost.

    Temperatures will fall to 4(C) (39F). 

    Weather chart for tonight, through to Friday morningImage source, BBC Weather
  3. Cuts to pharmacies funding 'is flawed'published at 17:35 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2016

    More money should be put into Norfolk's community pharmacies, not less, says a spokesperson for the county's Local Pharmaceutical Committee, external.

    Close up image of coloured pillsImage source, Getty Images

    Tony Dean says the Department of Health's vision to save £170m from pharmacy funding is flawed, and that far better savings could by made by using pharmacies more wisely. 

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    Let's go back to square one and rather than taking money from community pharmacies, use them to save far more money in the longer term."

    Tony Dean, Norfolk Local Pharmaceutical Committee

  4. King's Lynn Town need 'mini miracle'published at 17:32 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2016

    Rob Butler
    BBC Radio Norfolk sport

    King's Lynn Town manager Gary Setchell says his team need a "mini miracle" if they are to make the Southern Premier play-offs.

    The Linnets tonight host fifth-placed Hitchin, who currently occupy the final play-off spot and are 11 points ahead of Lynn.

    But Setchell says they haven't given up hope of extending their season.

    Gary SetchellImage source, kltown.co.uk
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    If we can pull off a mini miracle with three wins from the next three then we are going to be right back in there."

    Gary Setchell, King's Lynn Town manager

  5. Council leader has 'grave reservations' about elected mayorpublished at 17:30 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2016

    The leader of Norwich City Council says he has "grave reservations" about an elected mayor for East Anglia.

    Councillor Alan Waters in the BBC Look East studio

    Alan Waters says the proposal announced as part of plans for shared powers in Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk "is the antithesis of local democracy, which is the heart of what we're all about at the city council".

    Labour councillor Mr Waters, who said an elected mayor could work for an urban conurbation such as Greater Manchester, added: "This region is a very diverse area, urban and rural across a very wide geography."

    A full interview with Mr Waters will be on Look East at 18:30 tonight, on BBC One.

  6. Stolen Easter eggs 'deprived children of joy'published at 17:18 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2016

    Andrew Woodger
    BBC News

    A charity is thanking people who have donated more than 600 replacement Easter eggs for children with cancer, after the original batch was stolen from a depot in Norwich.

    Child with Easter eggImage source, Lennox Children's Cancer Fund

    About 170 eggs were taken on Sunday from CitySprint, which had collected them to deliver to the Lennox Children's Cancer Fund, external.

    Natalie Thurlow, fundraising officer, said: "People who carry out this sort of theft are just ignorant of the effect it has in depriving the children of a bit of joy."

  7. Does anyone have a spare pig shelter?published at 17:14 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2016

    A school in Gorleston is on the hunt for a pig shelter for a project teaching pupils about farming and food production.

    Peterhouse Primary, external also needs fencing and a storage shed. 

    The school says the animals will be kept for their whole natural life.                      

  8. Possible merger of Suffolk's and Norfolk's trading standards being discussedpublished at 17:09 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2016

    Vikki Irwin
    BBC Radio Suffolk political reporter

    Plans to merge the trading standards services of Suffolk and Norfolk have been on the agenda for a meeting of Suffolk County Council's cabinet.

    It's been suggested that a merger would future-proof them and that a full business case should be developed.

    If councillors agree to pursue the proposal, a full consultation would then take place.

  9. Cyclist flown to hospital after crash with vehiclepublished at 17:04 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2016

    Paul Moseley
    BBC Radio Norfolk

    A cyclist has been taken to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge after being involved in a crash with a vehicle in King's Lynn earlier today.

    Medics from the Magpas Air Ambulance, external assessed the woman, who's in her 40s, before flying her to hospital. She had sustained head and pelvic injuries.

    The East of England Ambulance Service, Norfolk Fire and Rescue and Norfolk Police also attended the incident.

  10. The headlines: Supermarket bomb hoax man jailed... Norwich striker 'unharmed' after Brussels attackpublished at 17:00 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2016

    The stories in the news today:

    • A man has been jailed for making a hoax bomb threat to a supermarket in Great Yarmouth
    • The leader of Norwich City Council says he has "grave reservations" about an elected mayor for East Anglia
    • A woman has been arrested following the theft of Easter Eggs intended for children with cancer
    • Canaries striker Dieumerci Mbokani, who was at the airport in Brussels this morning, is "unharmed by shaken" say Norwich City Football Club
    • The world's first recorded wild grey seal twins have been released into the wild 

  11. East Harling could see new sports facilitiespublished at 16:51 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2016

    Diss Express

    East Harling is on the brink of developing major new sports facilities, external at its recreation ground.

    Recreation ground and sports centre at East HarlingImage source, Diss Express
  12. Lord Tebbit opposes idea of elected mayor for East Angliapublished at 16:45 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2016

    Philippa Taylor
    BBC Local Live

    Lord Tebbit has told the House of Lords that East Anglia does not need an elected mayor, as suggested in last week's Budget as part of plans for shared powers between Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk.

    Lord Tebbit

    Lord Tebbit, a former Conservative cabinet minister, told peers: "Those of us who have the privilege of living in East Anglia and particularly those of us who live in Bury St Edmunds, where we have an excellent council... do not need an elected mayor for East Anglia.

    "That will only raise costs, introduce another layer of government and lead to further escalation of these problems."

  13. Man dies after car hits treepublished at 16:18 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2016

    A man has died after a crash in Great Ryburgh earlier today.

    Norfolk Police was called to Bridge Road at about 05:30, after a blue Vauxhall Corsa left the road and hit a tree.

    The man, in his 30s, died at the scene. The road was closed for several hours, reopening by 11:30. 

  14. Weather: Becoming cloudypublished at 15:56 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2016

    It was a chilly start to the day, but the sun did shine, as captured by BBC Weather Watcher Jess in Elveden this morning.

    More cloud is expected this afternoon, with temperatures reaching a maximum of 12C (54F).

    Sunshine through trees at ElvedenImage source, Weather Watcher Jess
  15. 'Road hog' brings traffic to a haltpublished at 15:39 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2016

    Andrew Woodger
    BBC News

    A road-hogging pig stopped traffic for an hour as it went for a "stroll" on a dual carriageway.   

    Pig on A11Image source, Norfolk and Suffolk Roads Policing

    A stretch of the A11 at Thetford was closed after traffic police were called at 09:36.

    The pig was in a lay-by on the southbound carriageway at Roudham Heath near Snetterton when officers caught up with it. The road was reopened at 10:25 and the animal was returned to a farmer's field nearby.

  16. Arrest over Easter eggs theftpublished at 15:17 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2016

    Nanette Aldous
    BBC Radio Norfolk

    A woman in her 30s has been arrested on suspicion of theft and burglary after 170 Easter eggs were stolen in Norwich at the weekend.

    The eggs and a laptop were taken from CitySprint on Sunday night. The company had been collecting them to give to the Lennox Children's Cancer Fund.

    The woman is being questioned at Wymondham police headquarters.

  17. Seal twins released into the seapublished at 14:51 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2016

    The world's first recorded wild grey seal twins have been returned to the wild.

    Media caption,

    Grey seal twins return to the wild

    Born at Horsey Gap, but abandoned by their mother, the brother and sister have been cared for by the RSPCA and had never swam in the sea before.

    The seals have been tagged, but won't be tracked. Expects say they are likely to go their separate ways.