Adriano Guedes, who was evicted from the James Paget University Hospital on 10 January after more than two years, was originally admitted as an in-patient in 2014.

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The 63-year-old has told the BBC: "It's very bad to occupy a place which should be used by someone in need, but I didn't cause the situation. 

"On the contrary - I tried to get out of there."

Mr Guedes said he had asked to be moved out of hospital into a "wheelchair-friendly place" and to see a spinal specialist in London for his injuries.

"I wanted to leave but they always offered what they knew I would refuse," he claimed.

The hospital insisted he had been offered appropriate accommodation.

Anna Hills, the hospital's director of governance, said Mr Guedes had "repeatedly refused all offers of appropriate accommodation organised by our local authority and social care partners, despite being fit for discharge".

As we've just reported, a man evicted after spending more than two years in the James Paget University Hospital at Gorleston has told the BBC he didn't want to stay.

Soon after Adriano Guedes' arrival at the hospital in August 2014, he was assessed and deemed medically fit to be discharged. 

The hospital says Mr Guedes "repeatedly" refused all care options he was offered and it couldn't make him leave, but the 63-year-old told the BBC he "didn't want to stay... they forced me".

A patient on the same ward as Mr Guedes had described his actions as "totally disgusting", claiming he was "using the hospital as a hotel".

At the beginning of December the hospital was granted a court order to claim back the bed and Mr Guedes was evicted on 10 January. 

Mr Guedes, who moved to the UK from Portugal 15 years ago, is now living in a council flat in Suffolk.

The Health and Safety Executive, external says it's assisting Norfolk police after a boy was critically injured falling down a stairwell at a school in Norwich.

The incident happened at the Jane Austen College yesterday afternoon. It's believed the pupil fell from three floors up.   

An air ambulance took the boy to Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, where he remains in a critical condition.

The A47 is closed in both directions between Swaffham and Narborough because of an accident.

Police are at the scene, and are directing traffic.

Tim Addicott
BBC Radio Norfolk

Teaching assistant Debbie Horsley says her pupils had never been "so excited" at meeting somebody as they were when they met the Duchess of Cambridge this morning.

The pupils from Kenninghall Primary had been invited to greet Kate on her arrival at the East Anglia's Children's Hospice, external in Quidenham.

Ms Horsley told me the children were "spellbound", describing the Duchess as "really approachable... she made the children so comfortable they were able to talk to her".

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So what did the children think of their royal appointment?

Some told me she was "really pretty" but one little girl was so excited that she "didn't know what to say".

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Darius didn't meet the Duchess: "She walked past me 'cos I didn't have anything to give her but I think she's quite royal the way she came out of her car."

Levi had better luck: "I met Princess Kate and she asked me what I was learning and about Chinese New Year."

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A case against a former football commentator at Norwich City accused of sexual grooming has been dropped.

Glenn Wheeler, 21, of Colchester, had been accused of the grooming offences in Norfolk between April and October last year.

Norwich City said Mr Wheeler was an unpaid volunteer who was never employed by the club and was only paid expenses.

Mr Wheeler was due to appear at Ipswich Crown Court yesterday for a pre-trial hearing, but the case against him has been discontinued.

Clare Worden
BBC Radio Norfolk

Plans to scrap lollipop patrols from outside schools across Norfolk will now not go ahead. 

In front of dozens of primary school pupils, councillors at County Hall decided unanimously that they would continue to pay for the crossing patrols.

Those against the planned closures said traffic surveys had failed to truly reflect how busy the roads could be and that the savings were just not big enough to justify risking the lives of children.

It means £140,000 of savings will now not be made. 

The commitment was made to try to reduce the number of patrols in coming years by asking schools to make the decision whether or not to maintain a crossing patrol.

Chris Goreham
BBC Radio Norfolk sport

Wroxham's match at Heybridge Swifts, which was due to take place tonight, has been called off. 

The pitch is frozen. 

Wroxham are one place off the bottom of Ryman One North. Heybridge are three places and 10 points above them. 

The Duchess of Cambridge was greeted by schoolchildren as she arrived at the Quidenham hospice in south Norfolk.

The duchess is royal patron of East Anglia's Children's Hospices, external (EACH), which provides care for children with complex healthcare needs and life-threatening conditions.

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Eastern Daily Press

Youngsters desperate for chance in Football League - the back page of the Eastern Daily Press, external today:

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Eastern Daily Press

Fears social care cuts will place extra onus on carers - the front page of the Eastern Daily Press, external today:

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This was the scene at the East Anglia's Children's Hospices (EACH) site in Quidenham a short while ago.

The Duchess of Cambridge will soon be there to see for herself why its appeal to build a new hospice is so vital.

She'll meet children and their families as they take part in art therapy sessions and use equipment in the sensory room.

The duchess, who's royal patron of EACH, will also spend time with staff and volunteers who work at the south Norfolk hospice, as they update her on the the Nook appeal to raise £10m, external for the new centre to be built at Framingham Earl, south of Norwich.

Norfolk Fire Service says a fire at at timber yard in west Norfolk has been contained by crews.

The blaze at the North Runcton scrap wood site broke out shortly before 12:00 on Saturday.

Smoke is still coming from the fire, and locals are advised to keep windows and doors closed.

BBC Weather Watchers

Lots of fog around this morning and it may linger all day in places, limiting any sunny intervals.

Remaining cold, with a maximum temperature of 6C (43F).

Our BBC Weather Watchers have been out in the misty morning, to capture these ghostly images:

Jill Bennett
BBC Radio Norfolk

It's decision day for Norfolk's lollipop men and women.

Councillors are to decide whether to close 38 of the 96 school crossing patrols across the county, which could save £100,000 from the council's annual budget.

These parents and pupils from Heacham will be joining others from across Norfolk at County Hall in Norwich this morning, to protest at the measures ahead of the meeting.

Nicola Darley, headteacher at Heacham Junior School, external, told me why they feel it's important to keep their lollipop lady.

"The road at the top of the school is very busy and down a hill, with lots of cars speeding, and the crossing between the Junior and Infant Schools is very busy, used by lots of parents and children," she said.

Rob Butler
BBC Radio Norfolk sport

Norwich's Rebecca Field will go for glory on the famous blue rink at Potters this afternoon. 

She partners Paul Foster in the final of the Mixed Pairs at the World Indoor Bowls Championships in Hopton.

They take on Nicky Brett and Claire Johnston at 13:00. 

The final will be shown live on BBC2. 

An investigation has started into how a pupil was seriously injured in a fall down a stairwell at a school in Norwich yesterday.

Emergency services, including an air ambulance, were called to the Jane Austen College in Colegate shortly after 15:30.

It's believed the pupil at the free school fell from three floors up, leaving him with critical injuries. Paramedics say he was in cardiac arrest, and is now in Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge.

In a statement, the school said its thoughts were with the pupil and family, and that friends at the school were getting support.

A dozen sailors on a ship impounded in Great Yarmouth for seven months could soon be on their way home to India.

The crew of the Malaviya Twenty have been stuck in the town's docks since it arrived in June after the ship's owners ran out of money. 

Local people rallied round to help, providing food and even iPads so the crew could keep in touch with their families back home. They had even resorted to growing vegetables on deck to supplement their food because of lack of supplies.

A deal has now been reached to pay them with the banks that own the ship.

Kate Kinsella
BBC Look East weather

The day begins with freezing temperatures, fog and some frost across the BBC East region.

The fog may persist throughout the day as temperatures don't rise above 3-5C (37-41F).

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