Jo Thewlis
BBC Radio Norfolk

Parking charges are going up at the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital, external from tomorrow.

Image source, Adrian Cable/Geograph

The hospital says the changes are the first increase since 2004. It essentially means short stays will be more expensive.

The hospital says it's reluctantly increasing prices, but they go directly into patient care and are in line with Department of Health guidance. 

The new charges start at £3 for parking between 30 mins to 2 hours.  

Richard Parker, chief operating officer, said: "The Trust is facing a challenging financial position and we have had to make some tough decisions. 

"We hope that our visitors and patients will understand why we are making these changes."

The hospital says it also uses funds to subsidise the unit's park and ride services by £96,000 every year. 

Chris Goreham
BBC Radio Norfolk sport

King's Lynn Stars will be part of the new-look speedway Premiership in 2017. 

Huge changes have been announced to the way the sport is run in Great Britain from next year.  

A new nine-team Premiership is to replace the Elite League and King's Lynn, external have been included in it.

Below the Premiership there will be a Championship league featuring 10 teams with relegation and promotion between the two divisions. 

The changes have been voted through at the British Speedway Promoters' Association AGM this week.  Stars owner Buster Chapman is the chairman of that organisation. 

Andrew Sinclair
BBC Look East political correspondent

There's been no change in the number of unhealthy children in Norfolk. 

Figures released by the NHS show that 32.2% of year 6s (10-11 yr olds) are either overweight or obese - the same as last year.

The district with the highest number - 35.8% - is Great Yarmouth, while the lowest figure is 27.5% of year 6s in the Broadland district. 

Tom Baker
BBC Radio Norfolk

A pre-school in South Norfolk's been rated as inadequate by inspectors. Ofsted says further significant weaknesses have been identified since it last visited Scole Pre-School Group.

It had been registered since 1970, but Oftsed inspectors aren't happy with its current management, saying it's weak and there are concerns over the safeguarding and welfare of children.

The Oftsed's report, external highlighted that "staff are not aware of the risks associated with vulnerable families being drawn into extreme behaviours, or of the signs that children could be at risk of significant harm from extreme views".

Inspectors say staff assess their pupils' progress appropriately, but parents only get basic information about their learning.

Inspectors are still waiting to hear whether staff have met six new action points in the report. 

Meanwhile, the BBC understands the pre-school is more than 200 days late filing its accounts with the Charity Commission, external, which is a legal duty. 

We haven't been able to reach the pre-school for a comment.

Wally Webb
BBC Radio Norfolk

A tumble dryer is said to be the likely cause of a fire at a Norwich restaurant this morning.

Smoke was seen coming out of the windows of The Library, external on Guildhall Hill at about 09:00.

Crews tackled flames in the office which is said to be severely damaged, and the rest of the building has suffered from smoke damage. 

No one was inside the building at the time. An investigation is under way. 

Mariam Issimdar
BBC News

Pensioners in Norwich are angry at a city cinema's decision to reschedule its weekly Senior Club. 

Vue has moved screenings from Tuesday mornings to Thursday lunchtimes.

Up to 200 pensioners regularly attended, with many doing some shopping and having lunch before returning home before dark. 

Janet Jervis, 82, from Hellesdon, who's been going for more than 10 years, says the change of times from 11:00 to 13:00 is inconvenient: "Senior citizens like to get out in the morning. They won't come out lunchtime and especially in the winter when there's ice and snow. 

"They've got buggies, wheelchairs and sticks. Why change it in the winter?"

Members pay £3.70 for a film and coffee, but she says they would have paid more to keep it at the same time on a Tuesday. 

Vue has said all of its cinemas now have their seniors club on Thursday lunchtime and it made the change for 'logistical reasons'.

Tim Addicott
BBC Radio Norfolk

You might need to "Pray" or have a little "Patience" to get hold of Take That tickets for a second time tomorrow.

Image source, BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend

The band has announced another date at Carrow Road next summer on Thursday, 15 June to add to their date on Friday, 16 June.

But to be "Sure" of getting your hands on tickets you'll need to be ready when they go on sale tomorrow morning at 9.30. 

It could be your '"Greatest Day" and you'll be successful, but just to warn you tickets for the first date sold out in 90 minutes after a "Flood" of fans went for them.

Right that's your lot, I've run out of song titles now...

Earlier we told you about a scheme being trialled by Norfolk Police which is rewarding teenagers who carry out acts of kindness.  

Image source, Norolk Police

The first to receive the "positive notices" and vouchers were three boys from Thetford who returned a purse to its owner. 

"It should be normal to do this sort of thing. We didn't expect anything but hopefully the scheme will influence more people to do good deeds," said Jack Hutcherson - one of the teens.

The organisation Behaviour Change, external works with businesses, government, charities and local authorities on changing people's behaviour. 

David Hall said he has reservations about the scheme: "I just question what message this scheme is sending out about what's normal behaviour. 

"If you reward young people for doing the right thing than perhaps that implies that they wouldn't normally and naturally do the right thing."

More prison staff recruited to help tackle repeat offenders

Cath Saunt
BBC Radio Norfolk

A scheme in Breckland which rewards teenagers for doing good deeds could be rolled out across the county.

Image source, Norfolk Police

Jack Hutcherson, Jack Austin and Harry Cromwell from Thetford are the first to be given Positive Notices, for returning a purse to a woman who'd left it in a sandwich shop. 

They've also been rewarded with vouchers for the cinema and a burger restaurant. 

The scheme is being trialled by Norfolk Police who are hoping it will help them build better relationships with young people and their communities.  

Ch Insp Paul Wheatley said: "We will look at it for the next three months and we will assess it after then. 

"It's gone well for the first week and I do hope it spreads across the county."

Mariam Issimdar
BBC News

A woman who was jailed for her part in a child sex abuse ring has had her appeal against her sentence thrown out by judges.

Image source, Norfolk Police

Marie Black, 35, was jailed for life last year and ordered to serve at least 12 years. At the time of her trial Black denied all the charges against her. 

Yesterday, appeal lawyers claimed those charges were "unsafe" because her legal team "pressurised and railroaded" her into not giving evidence in her own defence.

But her complaints were thrown out by three senior judges sitting at the Court of Appeal in London. 

Mr Justice Spencer said the court was "not remotely persuaded" there was anything "negligent or improper" in her trial lawyers' handling of the case.

The judges also rejected appeals by two of her accomplices, Jason Adams, 45, from Norwich and Michael Leslie Rogers, 48, from Romford in east London. 

Elizabeth Rizzini
BBC Look East weather

Today will be dry with variable amounts of cloud and some bright or sunny spells.

Cloudier by the afternoon and feeling chilly. 

Maximum temperature: 11C (52F).

Mariam Issimdar
BBC News

Good morning.

The team are set to bring you all the latest news, sport, travel and weather from across the county.

We start off with news that the convicted paedophile ring leader from Norwich, Marie Black, has had an appeal against her sentence thrown out by judges.

We'll have more on this story and of course, all your sport, travel and weather as it happens. 

You can keep us updated in the usual way: on Twitter, external, Facebook , externalor email. 

Nic Rigby
BBC News

We hope you've enjoyed our coverage today, but before we go here's a quick look at a few of today's main stories: 

• A baby and two children are among 15 suspected illegal immigrants found in a potato truck at Worstead
• Happisburgh stranded yacht breaks up
• Man foiled as he tries to drag school boy into alleyway in Norwich, external

We'll be back with regular updates from 08:00 on Thursday, but any breaking stories will be published here overnight.

Have a good evening.

Mariam Issimdar
BBC News

A USAF pilot has been suspended from flying after breaking the sound barrier over Norwich, RAF Lakenheath has confirmed.

Image source, AFP

Earlier this afternoon people reported hearing a loud explosion over the city, with comments on social media describing houses and windows shaking after the sonic boom. 

There are restrictions on flying over populated areas and jets are not supposed to break the sound barrier. 

A short time ago a spokesman confirmed that an F-15C Eagle assigned to the 48th Fighter Wing at RAF Lakenheath, external had been flying over East Anglia.   

He added: "The pilot will receive additional training to prevent this in the future, and will not fly again until this training is complete.

"We offer our sincerest apologies for any disturbance this may have caused, and we will continue to emphasize airspeed restrictions in flight briefings."

A baby and two children were among 15 suspected illegal immigrants found in a chilled potato truck.

A yacht wedged on a beach groyne in Norfolk starts to break up.

Alex Dolan
BBC Look East weather

A cold night this evening with a risk of frost. Lows of -1C (-30F).

Tomorrow will see a cold, frosty start to the day with any mist and fog clearing. 

There will be fine weather to start the day, but turning cloudy later with the risk of showery outbreaks. Highs of 11C (52F).

For the latest forecast where you live visit BBC Weather.

As we told you earlier, the stricken yacht at Happisburgh has started to break up.

Its captain John Favell, from Hull, was slightly hurt when his boat beached in the early hours of Saturday but he had hoped to right it and tow it back to sea.

However, today the Coastguard said the "sea has done its work" and the "contents of the vessel were strewn around the beach" at Cart Gap.

Tony Garbutt, senior coastal operations officer for the Coastguard in north Norfolk, said teams had managed to "remove about 250 litres of fuel yesterday - there was bare minimum left". 

Engineers have laid down the boat's teetering mast which had become unsafe and will start to remove it on Thursday.

Nic Rigby
BBC News

The driver of a lorry, discovered in Worstead to contain 15 suspected illegal refugees including a baby and two children, has been arrested.

The chilled potato truck had been delivering sweet potatoes to the Albert Bartlett factory.

The Home Office have now issued a statement which says: "Immigration Enforcement was contacted by Norfolk Police yesterday after police officers attended Station Road, North Walsham. 

"Fifteen people are believed to have entered the UK illegally and have now been handed over to Immigration Enforcement for their cases to be progressed. 

"The driver of the vehicle has been arrested by police on suspicion of facilitation.

"Where someone is found to have no right to remain in the UK, we will take action to remove them."