A spokesman for the Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital (NNUH) says he's sorry to hear of the concerns raised by a junior doctor.

Chief operating officer, Richard Parker, says staff are "always welcome" to discuss concerns with senior colleagues so that the hospital can provide support, and help resolve things as soon as possible.

The NNUH has increased its numbers of clinical staff over the past year, and the declaration of high alert levels has dropped over the past 12 months, he added.

A junior doctor at the Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital (NNUH) says she believes the NHS is at a "tipping point".

In an anonymous interview with BBC Radio Norfolk's Nick Conrad, the doctor says morale is as an all-time low, with intense pressure on services.

In the three months leading up to Christmas, 300 operations were cancelled at the Norwich hospital.

The doctor says this should never happen, unless "something unpredictable occurs", and cites an example recently where an important operation couldn't be carried out because of a shortage of staffing levels.

She goes on to say the "vast majority" of people she's spoken to at the NNUH were "depressed and sad", with a huge number considering leaving.

Elizabeth Rizzini
BBC Look East weather

There's plenty of cloud around this morning, with a few mist patches, but all of this will lift and clear, and we'll get some sunshine coming through this afternoon.

Feeling quite pleasant, with a slight chance of some light showers, but you'll be unlucky to catch one.

Top temperature: 11C (52F). 

Get the full forecast where you live, from BBC Weather.

Caroline Kingdon
BBC Local Live

Good morning and thanks for joining us for another day on Norfolk Live.

A junior doctor at a Norfolk hospital says morale in the NHS is at an all-time low - more on that shortly, along with our regular news, sport and travel updates from across the county.

Dawn chorus was in full flow when I left home this morning, and there's a Spring-like feel to the day - Elizabeth Rizzini's forecast is next.

The flag was captured during a Mediterranean skirmish in 1800.

That's all from the team here at BBC Local Live for today. We'll be back tomorrow with all your news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00.

Before we go, here's a quick look at some of the stories we've been covering this sunny Wednesday:

• Walk-in health centre in Great Yarmouth comes under spotlight
• A flag captured by one of Admiral Nelson's men is to go on display 
• Town bids farewell to popular street entertainer Juggling Jim

Any breaking news overnight will appear here.

Have a great evening. 

The Bishop of Norwich has expressed "regret" at a report on homosexuality and same-sex marriage.

The report by the House of Bishops, which the General Synod is debating, calls for a "fresh tone".

But it maintains that marriage in church should only be between a man and a woman, and services should not be held to bless same-sex relationships.

The Bishop of Norwich, Graham James, said the Church "owes much" to gay members and clergy.

He said he regretted any "pain or anger" the report , externalmay have caused.

"Like others which have gone before it, [the report] has not received a rapturous reception in all quarters, and I regret any pain or anger it may have caused," he said.

Members of the Synod are holding a "take note" debate of the report this evening, but the proposals will not be formally rejected or approved.

Diss Express

"You have no choice, you either leave or you die."

These are the words of Syrian refugee Abdulazez Dukhan, who although only 18 has already fled his homeland, external.

He was speaking via Skype to another 18-year-old, Aaron Cahill, an Attleborough Academy student.

Meet the mums who decided not just to watch their daughters at football training but get involved on their own....

There's not long left to sign up for the FA People's Cup - the deadline is Sunday, 19 February - and you can find out how to here.

Catering students are attempting to topple the world record for the tallest pancake stack ever built.

Image source, PA

The team from Great Yarmouth College, external will aim to beat the current record of 101.8cm (40in).

They will undertake the challenge at the Market Place on Shrove Tuesday, 28 February.

Great Yarmouth Borough Council, external is also appealing for teams of four people to "batter it out" in a series of pancake races.

The event will be held in aid of the Great Yarmouth Food Bank.

Barry Coleman, chairman of the economic development committee, said: “This quirky new event is about helping to create a buzz in the town centre."

The donation requested to take part in the pancake races is £10 for a team of four.

Kate Scotter
BBC News

Image source, Norfolk Museums Service

The Ensign of Le Généreux was captured by one of Admiral Nelson's men during battle and was sent to Norwich.

We told you a bit about the conservation of the giant flag - and here's a look to its future:

Norfolk Museums Service said the second phase of the "complex process" of conservation is now under way.

A new lining for the blue section of the flag is being hand-stitched by a team of volunteers under the direction of conservators.

It said the team was "working around the clock" to ensure the ensign would be ready for the exhibition opening at the end of July.

It said the process would help stabilise the 16m ensign, enabling it to be shown at its largest extent possible in the galleries, to give visitors the full impact of its scale.

Fundraising has also started for permanent accessible storage to house the ensign following the exhibition.

Image source, Norfolk Museums Service

Kate Scotter
BBC News

Image source, Norfolk Museums Service

The Ensign of Le Généreux will go on display for the first time in more than a century later this year.

Norfolk Museums Service explained the conservation process: 

It had survived its long period in storage remarkably well with the blue, white and red colours clearly visible. The first stage involved careful cleaning with specialist equipment. 

Painstaking work was carried out to remove a black cotton lining which dated from the late 19th Century, and had virtually disintegrated. 

Finds during this phase included a nail hammered through the rope, which would have been used to ‘nail the colours to the mast’, fragments of wood, likely to be splinters from battle-damaged ships, and traces of gunpowder.

Image source, Norfolk Museums Service

Jill Bennett
BBC Radio Norfolk

Hundreds of people turned out to pay their respects to a much-loved street entertainer.

Anthony Bowen, who was best known as Juggling Jim, died last month.

A procession of well-wishers made their way down the High Street in King's Lynn ahead of the funeral at the minster.

It was attended by neighbours, people who had performed with him in the past, a distant family member and those who grew up with him - plus many who had known him to entertain on the streets of King's Lynn over the years.

Children's entertainer Sally Beadle, who led the procession, said: "Everybody here has come out because they have got a memory of him and respected him.

"He had a heart of gold and everyone here seems to say the same thing." 

Police have confirmed that a man in his 80s died after a house fire at Sedge fen, near Lakenheath. 

Emergency services were called to the scene around 20:00 on Monday to reports of the fire at Decoy Road. 

The man has not been formally identified yet; the fire is not thought to be suspicious.

Kate Scotter
BBC News

As we've been reporting, the Ensign of Le Généreux is to go on display this summer.

We've told you about how it was captured - but here's why it is so special, according to Norfolk Museums Service:

• Evidence suggests that it is, quite possibly, one of the earliest, if not the earliest, tricolour flag in existence
• It could be the oldest surviving tricolour. The design of the tricolour was officially adopted on 15 February 1794. The ensign installed at that point is possibly the same one which went to the Battle of the Nile in 1798 and was captured by Captain Berry in February 1800
• The immediate dispatch of the ensign after capture to Norwich by Captain Berry and Lord Nelson reinforces their affection for Norfolk
• It measures 16m (52ft) by 8.3m (27ft).

Ruth Battersby-Tooke, curator of costume and textiles at Norwich Castle, said: "It is emblematic of Norfolk Museums Service’s Nelson collections, the oldest French ensign in the UK and the one with the most stirring and thrilling history."

Kate Scotter
BBC News

Image source, Norfolk Museums Service

Earlier we told you the Ensign of Le Généreux is set to go on display for the first time in more than a century.

The giant flag was captured in 1800, but how?

Le Généreux was one of only two ships of the French fleet to escape the Battle of the Nile in 1798. 

Norfolk Museums Service says a few days after the battle, Le Généreux succeeded in capturing the smaller British ship, HMS Leander, which was transporting Admiral Nelson’s flag captain, Edward Berry.

After this incident, Le Généreux, in a game of cat and mouse, went on to elude the British Navy in the Mediterranean for a further 18 months until running into Captain Berry once again. 

This time Captain Berry, in command of a larger ship, HMS Foudroyant, had the upper hand and succeeded in capturing Le Généreux. 

The French ship’s tricolour ensign was then removed from the flagpole at the rear of the ship, indicating she was no longer in battle. 

The ensign was packed up to be sent to Norwich, to be placed on display at St Andrews’ Hall.

It was kept on display until 1897 and then placed in Norwich Castle keep for the 1905 centenary of the Battle of Trafalgar. It has not been publicly displayed since then. 

Image source, Norfolk County Council Library and Information Service

A flag which survived the days of sea battles in the 18th Century is to go on display in Norfolk for the first time in more than a century.

Image source, Norfolk Museums Service

The Ensign of Le Généreux is one of the most significant objects connected to the county's most famous son, Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson, and was given to the city of Norwich in 1800.

It will form the centre piece of this summer’s Nelson and Norfolk exhibition, which explores Nelson’s relationship with his home county. 

The display can be viewed at Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery, external from 29 July to 1 October. 

Ruth Battersby-Tooke, curator of costume and textiles at the castle, said: "The ensign is remarkable for its survival in such a complete state, given its age and inherent fragility."

You can watch a video about the flag here, external.

As we've been reporting, the funeral for popular street entertainer Juggling Jim will be held in King's Lynn today.

Image source, Ian Ward

The busker, whose real name was Anthony Bowen, died suddenly last month.

He was born in Magdalen, King's Lynn, in 1955 and had been involved with the King's Lynn Players in the 1980s.

Known for strumming his guitar as well as juggling, he had been part of a comedy duo and at one stage was signed up as an Andrew Lloyd Webber lookalike.

Sally Beadle, known as the children's entertainer Crazy Bananas, said he was a "gentleman". 

"He used to wrap up presents at Christmas and give them to children," she said.

"He would often give money back to parents if they had small children as he felt they needed it more than he did."

The funeral will be held at 12:30 today.

Image source, A J Coggles

The funeral for a well-known street performer is taking place in King's Lynn today.

Image source, Tom Sharman

Anthony Bowen, best known as Juggling Jim, was known to hundreds of people who walked along the town's High Street.

He died suddenly last month.

His funeral will be held at King's Lynn Minister at 12:30.

There will be a procession down the High Street before the service.

Canon Chris Ivory, who will be taking the service, said: "At heart he was always an entertainer and that's what he really loved.

"He was always coming up with something new and keeping people surprised."

Eastern Daily Press

And here's the back of today's Eastern Daily Press, external: 

Image source, EDP