A man in his 70s was taken to hospital with injuries to his wrist and neck following an assault in Norwich yesterday.

The victim had answered his door to an unknown man, who then demanded money before carrying out the attack with a knife and stealing cash.

It happened at approximately 14:40 in Charles Square, off the Dereham Road.  

The suspect is described as white, of thin build, in his 20s, and approximately 6ft (1.8m) in height. He was wearing dark glasses, dark hat, black scarf and a light coloured jacket.

The victim was discharged from hospital this morning. 

Norfolk Police, external is seeking information on 101.

An East of England Ambulance Service paramedic from Southend tells the BBC he's been assaulted at work 50 times.

It follows the news that staff across the region were assaulted 232 times in 2015-16, compared to 195 the previous year.

Chris Goreham
BBC Radio Norfolk sport

Jessica-Jane Applegate says she believes she has set the fastest-ever time for a swimmer from Norfolk in the 50m freestyle. 

The four-time Paralympic medallist won gold at a meeting in Leicester on Sunday. 

The 20-year-old from Belton near Great Yarmouth warned last week that she might have to retire from competitive swimming after having her funding cut. 

Passengers using the Greater Anglia line through Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex and east London claimed more than £2.3m in compensation in the past year.

The train operator has been compensated in turn though, with Network Rail paying it £4.2m for unplanned disruption.

Despite the number of delays, the campaign group Transport Focus, external says only one in three make a claim, with some people not bothering because they can't face it or they feel the amount is too small.

Caroline Kingdon
BBC Local Live

Today a new interim boss is being brought in to sort out Norfolk's troubled children's services department, after director Michael Rosen quit last week.

The North Norfolk MP Norman Lamb has been working with foster carers in the county who've been considering taking legal action against the authority, claiming children were wrongly taken away from their carers by the children's services department.

He thinks Mr Rosen has made the right decision.

Vikki Irwin
BBC Radio Suffolk political reporter

Councils across Suffolk and Norfolk are expecting a letter from the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, external, Sajid Javid, confirming the devolution deal is over.

It was widely reported on Friday that plans had been scrapped, following the latest rejection of the proposals by King's Lynn & West Norfolk District Council.

It's been very much an "on, off, on and off again" deal, but to sum it up, the original plan was for Suffolk, Norfolk and Cambridgeshire to have a joint agreement, then Cambridgeshire decided they wanted to go it alone, and the other two neighbouring counties attempted a deal of their own.

The sticking point was the directly-elected mayor, which some of Norfolk's politicians didn't think we needed.

In June, four out of seven of Norfolk's district councils voted against the idea, which prompted a response from the government that the deal would be off if one more council backed out.

This is what happened last week, when West Norfolk & King's Lynn Borough Council voted against the proposals.

Suffolk County Council is planning to continue with its meetings, and hopes something can be salvaged from 18 months of negotiations.

Councils in Suffolk are hoping to salvage something from the Norfolk and Suffolk devolution deal which the government is likely to say is dead later on this morning.

Five of the seven councils in Norfolk rejected the plans, which would have included a new directly-elected mayor serving both counties.

Now MPs and councillors in Suffolk want to explore a one-county deal.  

The Conservative leader of Suffolk County Council, external, Colin Noble, said: "There is a feeling that we would like to go ahead.

"We would like to put to the secretary of state a Suffolk-only deal, but it is not just Suffolk only - it is Suffolk-based.

"[For] other areas that can see the advantage of devolution, then we want to talk to those areas about how we would take a Suffolk-based devolution deal forward."

It is believed this idea could be of interest to councils in Norfolk which had voted to back the devolution proposals.

Caroline Kingdon
BBC Local Live

Two people arrested in connection with the murder of a man in Norwich have been released on police bail.

Michael Currer, known as Mick, aged 59, was found dead at his home in Saffron Square, in the Mile Cross area, on Saturday, 12 November.

A post-mortem examination concluded Mr Currer died as a result of severe chest and facial injuries sustained from an assault.

A man in his 50s and a woman in her 40s were arrested on Friday, 18 November and questioned over the weekend. 

They've been released on bail until February while investigations continue. 

Chris Goreham
BBC Radio Norfolk sport

King's Lynn Town Football Club has been reported to the FA after two flares were set off by fans during the recent FA Trophy win at Buxton. 

The club is waiting to discover whether there will be any punishment. 

In a statement on the club's website, external fans have been warned not to repeat the incident and first team manager Gary Setchell has tweeted:  

It says "Whilst everyone at the club appreciates the support we receive thoughtless actions like this will not be tolerated and will only serve to tarnish the club’s good name. Anyone involved in any such actions in the future could result in being banned from The Walks."

Chris Goreham
BBC Radio Norfolk sport

An increasing number of Norwich City supporters are calling for manager Alex Neil to be sacked. 

The Canaries lost 2-1 to QPR on Saturday. It was their fourth straight Championship defeat and means they haven't won any of their last six games. 

In the past month they have slipped from top of the table to sixth. 

Image source, Getty Images

Neil told me after the game he believes he can turn the club's fortunes round. 

"Defensively we've not been good enough, but the only thing we can do now is stick together and work hard,"  he said.

Caroline Kingdon
BBC Local Live

The new interim director of Norfolk's children's services takes over today.

Andrew Bunyan will be the fourth person in charge of the department in just over three years.

Former director Michael Rosen announced on Friday he was stepping down two days after a scathing Ofsted report, external. 

Mr Bunyan is the former strategic director of children's services for Derby City Council, external and is said to have considerable experience in helping other authorities turn their children's services around. 

Kate Kinsella
BBC Look East weather

A grey and damp start to the new working week.

Heavier rain moving in from the south west later this morning, followed by heavy thundery showers and strengthening winds.

The temperature will reach a peak of 12C (54F).

Watch my full regional forecast here:

You can find more details on BBC Weather.

Caroline Kingdon
BBC Local Live

Welcome to the start of a new week on Norfolk Live, on this wet and windy Monday morning.

We'll be reflecting on another weekend without a win for Norwich City - plus we'll have the latest news, travel and weather updates throughout the day.

But we'll start with this wonderful autumnal picture taken by BBC Weather Watcher Windy Lou, in Kimberley near Wymondham. 

Queens Park Rangers beat 10-man Norwich as Ian Holloway begins his second spell in charge of the R's with a win.

The head of Norfolk's children's services resigns after criticism from watchdog Ofsted, which said his department was not "good enough".