Travel: A11 partially blockedpublished at 14:11 British Summer Time 25 July 2016
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The A11 is partially blocked eastbound between the B1135 junction and the Thickthorn Roundabout because of an accident involving three vehicles.
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Updates on Monday, 25 July 2016
Abduction suspect 'was head-butted' by RAF serviceman
Special church service near RAF Marham was called off due to security concerns
'Sinkhole' reported in Great Yarmouth
Council votes to accept 50 refugees at cost of £400,000
Beach visitors urged to take care following death of man in sea
Travel: A11 partially blockedpublished at 14:11 British Summer Time 25 July 2016
Police appeal after man hurt by hit and run carpublished at 13:39 British Summer Time 25 July 2016
Paul Moseley
BBC Radio NorfolkA man has been seriously hurt after being hit by a car in the early hours of Saturday morning in North Walsham.
Image source, GoogleIt happened in the Vicarage Street Car Park. The driver didn't stop and police want to trace anyone who saw what happened.
The victim, in his 30s, was taken to the Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital for more treatment.
Refugees 'welcome in Norfolk'published at 13:09 British Summer Time 25 July 2016
Andrew Sinclair
BBC Look East political correspondentAhead of the meeting, demonstrators gathered outside County Hall as the county council debated the proposal to offer homes to 50 Syrian refugees.
A lot of the cost of looking after them - £1,427,659 over seven years - will be met by the government, but a shortfall of about £400,000 will be met by the council.
Refugees support groups and the Bishop of Norwich had written to the council appealing to it to take the refugees.
Homes for 50 Syrians approvedpublished at 13:05 British Summer Time 25 July 2016
BreakingAndrew Sinclair
BBC Look East political correspondentNorfolk County Council has agreed to offer homes to 50 Syrian refugees.
The council has agreed to commit £400,000 towards the cost of resettlement. Most of the bill will be met by the government.
The motion to take the Syrians was backed by every party of the council except UKIP.
Pictures: Compost firepublished at 12:51 British Summer Time 25 July 2016
Alex Dunlop
BBC Look EastI've been in Thurlton where firefighters are dealing with a blaze at a waste and recycling centre.
Crews were called to the site at 20:00 yesterday and they're now "damping down".
Norwich target new strikerpublished at 12:30 British Summer Time 25 July 2016
Rob Butler
BBC Radio Norfolk sportNorwich City manager Alex Neil says the club is working hard to secure the signing of a new striker as the start of the season looms.
The big kick-off is on Saturday, 6 August when City travel to Blackburn Rovers in the Championship.
The Canaries have put pen to paper on two players this summer - goalkeeper Michael McGovern signed after being released by Scottish side Hamilton and winger Sergi Canos joined from Liverpool.
Image source, Getty ImagesQuote MessageIf I could drive and pick up a new striker right now, I'd do it. We've been doing a lot of work behind the scenes and hopefully we will have something to show for it soon.
Alex Neil, Norwich City manager
Rail lines reopenpublished at 12:07 British Summer Time 25 July 2016
Abellio Greater Anglia says train services between Norwich and Cambridge, external, via Thetford and Ely, are returning to normal, but with some delays or possible cancellations.
Disruption is expected until 13:00.
The line was closed earlier because of a signalling system fault at Spooner Row.
What is a riptide?published at 12:00 British Summer Time 25 July 2016
Caroline Kingdon
BBC Local LiveRNLI Lifeguards say that rip currents - also known as riptides - are responsible for two-thirds of all water-based incidents they respond to.
Here are some facts about them, external:
- A riptide occurs in an area of sea where two different currents meet
- They typically develop on beaches where there's a variation in the amount of wave breaking along the length of the beach
- Most commonly found on beaches that have sandbars with deeper channels between them
- The average current speed is between 1 and 2 mph, but they can exceed 4mph
If you're caught in a riptide, the advice is to try and swim parallel to the coast until you feel the sea not pulling at you - and then try to swim ashore.
'Swim where the lifeguards are patrolling'published at 11:31 British Summer Time 25 July 2016
Caroline Kingdon
BBC Local LiveSea Palling beach is "no more dangerous than any other beach in the country", but riptides and undercurrents are very, very dangerous.
That's the message from Liz Hustler, spokeswoman for Norfolk's coastguards.
Quote MessageWe're always trying to get the safety message out: scan the beach, look carefully at the area you're picking to go to swim and, if possible, please swim where the lifeguards are patrolling."
Liz Hustler, Coastguard spokeswoman
Coasgtuard teams from Happisburgh, Mundesley and Winterton - along with the Hemsby inshore rescue boat and the Happisburgh RNLI lifeboat - responded to the incident at Sea Palling on Saturday which saw four people rescued from the sea.
Two air ambulances and the coastguard rescue helicopter also attended.
Riptides: How the 'break the grip of the rip'published at 11:11 British Summer Time 25 July 2016
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End of twitter postTeenager 'got casualties ashore'published at 10:49 British Summer Time 25 July 2016
A 14-year-old boy is believed to have been responsible for getting both of the Sea Palling casualities to shore.
Phillip Smith of Happisburgh Lifeboat, says the teenager had seen the men get into trouble, swum out to them and got them to the beach.
Quote MessageHats off to him... if it wasn't for him the whole situation could have been worse."
Phillip Smith, Happisburgh Lifeboat
Image source, Happisburgh RNLIRiptide danger warning from lifeguardpublished at 10:27 British Summer Time 25 July 2016
Caroline Kingdon
BBC Local LiveSwimmers off the Norfolk coast are being warned of the dangers of tides, following the death of a man in his 50s at Sea Palling at the weekend.
Another man, in his 20s, was airlifted to hospital, and two others taken by ambulance to hospital. The four were swimming between the beach and the reef when it's believed they were caught in a riptide.
Quote MessageYou might think that a current which runs parallel to the shore wouldn't be dangerous but it's the uneven depth of the seabed and things like sandbanks, man-made structures, sea defences... and when this parallel current hits one of these objects is when we see the danger."
Sam Kendrick, lifeguard supervisor for the RNLI in Norfolk, RNLI
Pictures: Compost firepublished at 10:06 British Summer Time 25 July 2016
Here are some pictures from the scene of the blaze near Loddon:
Firefighters are expected to remain at the scene for the rest of the day.
At the height of the blaze, 50 firefighters were on the scene. There are now about 20.
Fire neighbours advised to shut windowspublished at 09:46 British Summer Time 25 July 2016
Caroline Kingdon
BBC Local LiveFirefighters, who remain at the scene of a blaze in an agricultural building in south Norfolk, are advising people living nearby to keep their doors and windows shut.
The fire, in a shed containing compost and other waste, broke out at 20:00 yesterday at Thurlton near Loddon.
Quote MessageThe building is approximately 80m by 50m, with a deep-seated fire in about 1,000 tons of compost material... there's a lot of structural damage to the roof."
Richard Herrell, Norfolk Fire and Rescue
Eight appliances, a high-volume water pump and an aerial ladder platform tackled the fire overnight, but the number of resources has now been scaled back, Norfolk Fire & Rescue Service, external said.
Travel: Disruption to rail servicespublished at 09:27 British Summer Time 25 July 2016
BBC TravelDue to a fault with the signalling system at Spooner Row all rail lines are blocked, external.
Services between Norwich and Cambridge via Thetford will be suspended between Ely and Norwich.
Disruption is expected until 11:00.
Compost fire continues to blazepublished at 09:25 British Summer Time 25 July 2016
Dozens of fire fighters remain at the scene of a large blaze with broke out in a farm building near Loddon last night.
It's estimated that the shed, at Thurlton, contained 1,000 tons of compost and waste material..
Joe Warnes, of Norfolk Fire and Rescue, says the roof of the building collapsed, making it more difficult for them to get in and put the fire out.
Quote MessageThe fire was quite intense... we've secured a water supply from a neighbouring lake using our high volume pump and with that in place we've been able to extinguish most of the fire."
Joe Warnes, Norfolk Fire and Rescue
Church service cancelled for 'security' reasonspublished at 08:48 British Summer Time 25 July 2016
A special service at a church near RAF Marham was called off yesterday due to security concerns.
Image source, GooglePersonnel from 31 Squadron were due to present their official flag to the Holy Trinity Church.
Following the attempted abduction of a serviceman on Wednesday, the service was cancelled.
Fatality leads to fresh safety message for swimmerspublished at 08:27 British Summer Time 25 July 2016
Beach visitors are being urged to take extra care when swimming following the death of a man at the weekend.
Image source, Happisburgh RNLIFour people got into trouble at Sea Palling - two of them were pulled unconscious from the sea.
One of them, a man in his 50s, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The other - a man in his 20s - was airlifted to the Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital.
The other two casualties were taken to hospital by ambulance.
It's thought the swimmers were carried away by a riptide between the beach and the man-made reefs.
Weather: Feeler fresher, but still sunnypublished at 08:08 British Summer Time 25 July 2016
Georgina Burnett
BBC WeatherSunny intervals, with cloud increasing later.
It will feel fresher than recent days, with temperatures reaching 22(C) (70F).
For more detail where you are. visit BBC Weather.
Welcome to Norfolk Livepublished at 08:03 British Summer Time 25 July 2016
Caroline Kingdon
BBC Local LiveHello and thanks for joining us at the start of a new week on Norfolk Live.
We're here until 18:00, keeping you up to date with the news, sport, travel, weather and more.
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