A country estate and popular tourist attraction is appealing for people to leave portable barbecues at home.

Visitors have been travelling to Holkham Hall's beach, gardens and woodland in north Norfolk, but the estate has been experiencing problems with fires starting due to the recent dry weather.

Jake Fiennes, from the estate, said: "We want protect and preserve [the estate] for future generations, so please don't bring your disposable barbecues out to the coast.

"It's a tinder box out there. We've had no significant rain for 10 weeks, so please just bring sandwiches and please don't cook your lunch on the beach or in the dunes or in woodland."

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Work to help homeless people during the coronavirus pandemic needs to continue, according to a council leader.

During the pandemic, councils have intervened to keep rough sleepers off the streets, for their health and to stop the spread of the virus by placing them in shelters with the help of homelessness charities.

Alan Waters, leader of Labour-controlled Norwich City Council, external, said: "Having found people accommodation and having worked with groups of people to make sure that they can have a positive change of direction in life, we wouldn't want that work in anyway hindered."

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The musician posted on Instagram describing the abuse she suffered because of her Filipino heritage.

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The University of East Anglia has publicly thanked one of its former students who has appeared on the cover of the July edition of British Vogue.

The Norwich university thanked midwife Rachel Millar, who graduated in 2018, for "her continued work on the front line".

She is one of the key workers whose portrait is featured on three versions of the cover of the latest edition, which is out this week.

The mystery window cleaner posts a note to say he has been - but does not want to be paid.

Experienced hillwalker Terence Rooney was found dead on a Scottish mountain in December.

The victim says he has been through "six years of hell" after a series of attacks on his property.

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A drive-through coronavirus testing facility is to open at the Postwick Park and Ride East Anglia in Norwich, as part of the government’s UK-wide drive to increase testing.

The facility will in a "pilot" phase for its first few days of operation, with the first tests available from Saturday.

Anyone experiencing symptoms of Covid-19 - which include a new, continuous cough, a high temperature, or a loss of or change in their normal sense of smell or taste - can book an appointment on the NHS website, external or by calling 119.

The car park at the Cley Marshes visitor centre on the north Norfolk coast is reopening on Thursday, but the centre itself, as well as the hides and boardwalks, will remain shut.

The tweet from Norfolk Wildlife Trust (NWT) has prompted a reply which warned that the area around Cley was already "blighted" by human waste and "if you can't open the toilets, the car parks should remain shut - unless you're gonna clean up after them".

The NWT's tweet does remind people to "please be considerate".

Eddie Hunn turns 100 on Sunday but cannot see family or friends because of social distancing.

Suzie Vaughan says she thought her "heart was going to burst" when she saw her daughters again.

Purple lights symbolise solidarity with anti-racism protests and the Black Lives Matter campaign.

• The Eastern Daily Press reports, external that Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital is starting to reduce its number of coronavirus wards, as cases decrease
• Meanwhile, the Great Yarmouth Mercury, external writes that Old Buckenham Airfield has postponed this year’s airshow until next year
• And North Norfolk News reports, external that the Eat Norfolk awards will now take place in 2021

People hold up placards calling for justice after the death of a black man in police custody in the US.

Access to mobile phone call data helped police target those controlling the drug trafficking.

Norwich City's players have been continuing their return to training after approval was given for the Premier League to proceed amid the coronavirus pandemic.

When the top flight season resumes later this month, bottom-of-the-table Norwich will attempt to make up a six-point gap to safety, with nine games to play.

Exact details of the new fixture schedule and kick-off times are not known, but all games will be played behind closed doors.

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Historic England have selected 200 images that best reflect the nation's lockdown.

More than 3,000 pictures were submitted by the public during a week-long appeal, with the final selection being added to the Historic England archive, external.

Ten contemporary artists have also entered pictures into the archive as well as choosing favourites from the public submissions.

Historic England said the call-out was the first time the public had been asked to capture photographs for the archive since World War Two.

It includes this picture taken by Peter Offord of the Little Free Library on the Hill in Norwich, which washes and distributes vinyl gloves.

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Anglian Water said its water parks in the east of England would reopen to the public from today.

The water company runs Pitsford Water, Ravensthorpe Reservoir and Hollowell in Northamptonshire, Grafham Water in Cambridgeshire, Alton Water in Suffolk, Taverham Mill in Norfolk and Rutland Water.

Anglian Water, external said there would be "a number of changes on site with some facilities still closed".

It also said visitors should park in its car parks and "not in local villages".

The water parks were closed ahead of the government lockdown in March.

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Garry Bowhill-Mann, from Norwich, and Mike Nolan from California, both in their 70s, met in the US.

Cromer Pier is reopening for residents and visitors to walk along.

The council is advising people to bring their own hand sanitisers if they touch surfaces, and not to proceed onto the pier if it looks busy.

The theatre, restuarant and gift shop remain closed.