BBC Sport

Norwich City wing back Robbie Brady was sent to hospital for a precautionary scan after being knocked out in a clash of heads with Saba Kvirkvelia during the Republic of Ireland's 1-0 win over Georgia in Dublin last night.

Image source, Niall Carson/PA Wire

Manager Martin O'Neill, who also played for and coached the Canaries, said the team faced difficulties going into the next game in Moldova on Sunday with Brady and other key players missing. 

"It's a tough campaign for us and we've got a million miles to go," he said.

Norwich City goalkeeper Remi Matthews could be sidelined for three months after being injured with Hamilton Accies.

Patrick Byrne
BBC News

Suppliers to Norfolk and Suffolk turkey producer Bernard Matthews, external, who are owed a total of £23m and have been told they will not get paid, include small and medium sized businesses supplying agricultural goods, animal stock, transport and energy.

Clarke Willis of Anglia Farmers, external, which is owed about £10,000, said it provided satellite broadband monitoring of turkey sheds and this had been turned off. 

He described the letter informing the 900 creditors there would be no payments as "stark". 

He said non-payment of larger amounts was putting the viability of many other businesses at risk. 

Former owner Rutland Partners, external said it had invested significant amounts into Bernard Matthews during its three years in charge when the firm struggled.

Patrick Byrne
BBC News

Suppliers to turkey producer Bernard Matthews, external, which has farms and factories in Norfolk and Suffolk, who were owed money before it was purchased by food tycoon Ranjit Boparan, external have been told by letter they will not get paid or receive compensation.

Image source, Getty Images

The take-over was done under a pre-pack administration deal to protect the value of the company but this meant that 900 suppliers, some owed more than £1m, would be left out of pocket to the tune of £23m, BBC Radio 4's Farming Today was told. 

The purchase deal was settled before Bernard Matthews went into administration, so a meeting of creditors was not required. 

A lower level of staff pensions would be paid through a government protection scheme.

Mr Boparan said he had offered to buy the firm with its debt and pension liabilities, but this was rejected by former owners Rutland Partners , externalwho replied that they had invested significant amounts in the company under their stewardship.

Katy Lewis
BBC Local Live

A jury at the Old Bailey is due to begin a fourth day of deliberations in a trial of the facts against former Bedfordshire children's home carer James McCann, 80, from Norfolk.

McCann is charged with 50 counts of historic physical and sexual abuse against boys at the Shefford Boys Home during the 1960s and 1970s.

Due to sickness he was unable to attend the trial and the jury is only required to make a finding as to whether he did the acts alleged - rather than on his guilt or innocence.

Image source, South Beds News Agency

Aisling Creevey
BBC Look East weather

Today will be cloudy and some places will remain dry with bright spells, but there are a few showers around.

It will stay rather cool in the easterly breeze with a maximum temperature of 15C (59F).

Watch my full regional forecast:

More details at BBC Weather.

Patrick Byrne
BBC News

Hello and welcome to Friday's Norfolk Live. Between now and 18:00, the team here will bring you news, sport, travel and weather updates as we get them. 

These are stories we will be following up today:

• BBC Farming Today reports the new owners of Bernard Matthews are telling suppliers there is no money to settle unpaid bills of £23m
• Pilot Maurice Hammond who crashed his plane at Hardwick last Sunday is showing signs of recovery in hospital

We're always interested in what's happening in your part of Norfolk. If there's anything you wish to share you can contact us on email, Facebook, external or Twitter, external.

Caroline Kingdon
BBC Local Live

That's all from the Norfolk Live team today, but we'll be here if a major story breaks - so keep watching!

Here's a quick recap of some of our stories today:

• A Norwich mum backs BBC Two's Down's Syndrome documentary 
• Residents in north Norfolk are invited to share their views on how the proposed Vanguard Offshore Wind Farm would look 
• The pilot of a vintage aircraft which crashed at the weekend has undergone a surgical procedure to strengthen and protest his spine

We'll end with a photo from our of our BBC Weather Watchers, Tigger2, of the early morning sun over Gorleston beach.

Caroline Kingdon
BBC Local Live

Norfolk's Black History Month, external (BHM) has started, celebrating the the contribution of black people past and present.

Jamaican artist Danny Keen, who's based in Norwich, gave the address launch on themes of sugar, spice and reggae. 

The theme of this year's BHM is "The Power of Words", with a wide variety of events to suit all ages and tastes. There's talks and lectures, theatre and music.

It even includes cake - ingredients of sugar, vanilla, dates, coconut, coffee and chocolate have a fascinating history and you're invited to take a celebration cake to the Start Up Lounge at City College. 

The cake judged to be best will win a special prize.

On Saturday, the Magdalen Street Celebration in Norwich gets underway at 11:00, including a film about local traders, live music, history walks and much more.

And there's jazz, hip-hop and Afrobeat with the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble at the Arts Centre on Sunday evening. 

Caroline Kingdon
BBC Local Live

Maurice Hammond, the pilot of a Mustang aircraft which crashed in south Norfolk at the weekend, remains sedated in hospital.

Maurice Hammond, from Eye in Suffolk, was taken to the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital following the crash at Hardwick airfield on Sunday. He underwent a surgical procedure to strength his spinal cord yesterday.

Image source, Family photo

Family spokesman Nik Coleman says Mr Hammond "had a comfortable night" and has been visited by his family today.

His progress is "as expected".

Caroline Kingdon
BBC Local Live

Paul Lines has been fishing since 1972 - he remembers 146 boats in Lowestoft, but now there's just a dozen.  

Our east coast fishermen can only take 23% of what's called the total allowable catch, external - the Common Fisheries Policy which sets the amount of fish that can be caught in each area. 

But many fishermen see Brexit as an opportunity to regain the UK's fisheries resources and rejuvenate the industry.  

Paul, who's chairman of the Anglia Fishermen's Association, can see better times ahead, but knows that other countries will fight to keep what they have.

He says the Dutch and French fishing industry "will collapse without our waters".

Alex Dolan
BBC Look East weather

Tonight will be mainly dry with bright or sunny spells with the chance of a light, isolated shower, with a low of 8C (46F).

Tomorrow will be a day of sunny spells and variable amounts of cloud and the chance of a shower, especially the further east you are. Highs of 16C (61F).

There are more details on the BBC Weather website.

Caroline Kingdon
BBC Local Live

The B1149 Holt Road has re-opened, following the completion of the first phase of diversion work for the Northern Distributor Road, external (NDR) at Horsford.

Next week the second phase of work on the road will begin. At 09:30 on Monday, Holt Road will close between Holly Lane and the Holt Road/Cromer Road roundabout.

The new point of closure will allow access in and out of Horsford via Holly Lane, as well as Church Street.

The Northern Distributor Road is expected to open in early 2018.

Caroline Kingdon
BBC Local Live

Many fishermen (and women) voted for Britain to leave the European Union, but the fishing industry is one of the things to be negotiated ahead of Brexit.

But our East Anglian industry is worried that the government won't negotiate hard enough.

Alan Brown (pictured), from the pressure group Fishing for Leave, external, wants UK waters to be fished by UK vessels in the so-called 200 miles or mid-line limit.

At Lowestoft fish auction this morning, Mr Brown told people that UK waters are "a resource that belongs to people... it's part of your country... under international law it's been given away and we want it back".   

Caroline Kingdon
BBC Local Live

A school, which dates back to the Victorian era and hasn't been touched since, has been given a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to expand.

St George's Primary School, external in Great Yarmouth is surrounded by buildings, and has a very small playground. So when a disused restaurant next door came up for sale, it was an ideal opportunity for the school to grow.

Norfolk County Council purchased the former Thai diner, and is now in the process of deciding how to convert the eaterie into a fit-for-purpose school building.  

Headteacher Melodie Fearns says their current resources are not adequate, and they need more space.  At the moment the school takes up to year 4 pupils, but in two years time those same pupils will be year 6s.

Norwich Evening News

101-year-old City fan gets away-day treat from club - the front page of today's Norwich Evening News, external: 

Image source, Archant

Norwich Evening News

Canaries starlet deserved his first call-up to England Under-21s squad - the back page of today's Norwich Evening News, external: 

Image source, Archant

Martin Barber
BBC News

Everybody has a road, according to performance poet Luke Wright, and his is the A12 - ruts and all.

The poem, A12, is one of 40 created by poets across England for the #BBCLocalPoets, external project as part of National Poetry Day, external.

Wright, who studied at the Norwich-based University of East Anglia, was inspired by the many hours he spends driving along the route from his home in Suffolk to Essex where he was brought up.

You can see more of the poems inspired by the East of England on the BBC Look East Facebook, external page.

Caroline Kingdon
BBC Local Live

The Swedish company, Vattenfall, external, is looking at developing one of the UK's largest offshore wind farms, which will be located off the Norfolk coast.

You won't be able to see the turbines, as they'll be located more than 29 miles (47km) offshore.

Image source, Vattenfall/3DW

The company is now developing plans for Vanguard Project, in the northern half of the zone, and also for a second - called Norfolk Boreas. 

Both projects are named after ships under the command of Norfolk-born Lord Nelson.

This image is an indicative model, which gives an idea of what the project might look like.

Caroline Kingdon
BBC Local Live

A personal documentary made by actress Sally Phillips, whose son Olly has Down's syndrome, aired on BBC Two last night.

It looked at the science and thinking around a proposed new screening test for the syndrome and its possible availability on the NHS.

Mum-of-three Crystal Long lives with her children near Norwich, and her six-year-old son Kian has the condition. 

Crystal, who runs the Young Down's Group for the county, says her perspective has completely changed during her son's life.