A poultry specialist from the National Farmers Union says he thinks producers will be "quite disappointed" at the news of an outbreak of the H5N8 strain of avian flu, external.

John Newton said: "While outbreaks of this new strain were going on in the country before Christmas... there's been none in poultry in East Anglia nor has there been any found in any of the wild waterfowl in the region up until now.

"I think producers will be quite disappointed that all the steps they've been taking to keep the disease out of the region appear not to have worked in this particular instance."

Investigations are continuing into an outbreak of avian flu at a farm on the Suffolk/Norfolk border, where 23,000 birds have either died or are in the process of being humanely culled.

Bridge Farm, in Redgrave near Diss, is managed by Banham Poultry, who say it doesn't produce meat but is a "breeder" farm. 

They say: "The infection was confirmed after we notified the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs following increasing mortality in one of our flocks. 

"They will now be humanely culled by the authorities in accordance with EU legislation. 

"The specific strain of influenza has yet to be identified and further tests will need to be carried out by the authorities before this can be confirmed. 

"Birds at our other farms appear healthy and there is no evidence of any spread of infection."   

Kate Kinsella
BBC Look East weather

A bright and chilly start to Valentine's Day.

There'll be sunny spells for much of the day, although it will become cloudy later.

Feeling less cold, with temperatures reaching 9C (48F).

Caroline Kingdon
BBC Local Live

We start with the news that Banham Poultry has confirmed there's been an outbreak of bird flu at one of its farms near Redgrave, close to the Norfolk/Suffolk border.

Restrictions are in place, and thousands of birds are to be culled.

In other news, firefighters have spent the night at the scene of a house fire in Sedge Fen, close to the borders of Suffolk and Cambridgeshire.

More on those stories shortly, along with our regular news, sport, and travel updates.

And on Valentine's Day, will Kate Kinsella's forecast warm your heart? Her forecast will appear here shortly.

Cocaine valued at £50m was washed up in Norfolk last week.

Up to 23,000 chickens are expected to be culled after bird flu is found at a poultry facility.

Caroline Kingdon
BBC Local Live

That's all from the Norfolk Live team. Unless a major story breaks, our next scheduled updates are from 08:00 on Tuesday.

Here's a quick look at some of the stories we've brought you today:

• A parcel found on Kessingland beach is being linked to the £50m cocaine discovery on Norfolk beaches
• A 10km control zone is in place following a case of suspected bird flu at a poultry premises near Diss
• Emergency life saving equipment has been stolen from playing fields on the coast

Scroll down to see more stories... we'll leave you with this stunning photo of a sunny but cold day at Hunstanton, taken by one of our BBC Weather Watchers.

Following the announcement from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs that about 23,000 birds will be culled at a poultry farm at Redgrave on the Norfolk/Suffolk border, they have also issued some advice, external.

Avian flu has been diagnosed at a poultry unit and a 10km temporary control zone has been set up around it.

Julie Reinger
BBC Look East weather

A dry night, with mainly clear skies, and the chance of frost in sheltered places across the BBC East region.

Temperatures falling to 0C (32F).

Tuesday will be fine and dry with sunny spells, although cloud will increase from the south west through the day.

Temperatures reaching a high of 9C (48F), with light to moderate south easterly winds.

BBC Weather has more details for where you live.

A BT consultation into the removal of less-used payphones across north Norfolk has now ended, and North Norfolk District Council has released the results. 

Of the 74 up for consultation, one on Melton Constable Road, Briningham, was withdrawn as it was in the wrong place for this consultation.

Image source, Google

Of the remaining 73 phone boxes, 19 communities will adopt their boxes under the Adopt-a-Kiosk scheme, external, and 26 communities will be losing their facility.

There were 26 locations that objected to BT's proposal to remove the facility, with many parish or town councils citing poor mobile phone reception.

A 10km (6 mile) temporary control zone has been introduced around a poultry premises near Redgrave in Suffolk on the border with Norfolk, following an investigation into a suspected case of H5N8 avian influenza.

The affected premises is estimated to contain approximately 23,000 birds, according to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

A number have died and it has been decided to cull the remaining birds. 

Further investigations continue into the nature of the virus detected and to establish the possible source of the infection.

Patrick Byrne
BBC News

Justice secretary Liz Truss has confirmed she's to visit Chelmsford Prison later this week. 

She is on record as saying she wanted to learn more about the death of Dean Saunders - an inmate who took his own life at the jail.

Image source, Press Association

A review found he was badly let down by the system. 

Ms Truss said she would discuss what happened with his relatives. 

In a speech on sentencing, she said extra officers were being recruited to help prisoners. 

We're getting reports of a suspected case of bird flu at a poultry premises near Redgrave near Diss.

More to follow...

Mike Liggins
BBC Look East

Following the discovery on Norfolk beaches last week of cocaine with an estimated street value of £50, further packages have continued to be found along the east coast. 

Mary and Nigel Green were walking their dog Buster at Cart Gap, near Happisburgh, yesterday morning when they spotted a black parcel lying in the sand. 

Mary told me that "alarm bells sounded straight off because of what's happened down the coast... I tapped it with my dog walking stick and realised it was hard, but hollow".

"Nigel opened it up, inside you could see it was wrapped in gaffer tape but it was waxy sealed, so we knew straight away what it was," she said.

They wrapped the package, and took it to the coastguard station, who phoned the police. He said they told him they'd had quite a few phone calls about other items being found.

One of their main concerns, Mary explained, was that they didn't know who might be watching them. She said: "Anybody could have been up on the banks there, watching us pick this parcel up and thinking 'I'm having that'."

Nigel: "When we picked it up, and turned out backs to the sea, two joggers came down and came running up behind us and we thought 'oh God'... but they carried on running."

A dog breeder who made tens of thousands of pounds through the fraudulent sale of puppies has been ordered by a judge to pay £1 under the Proceeds of Crime Act.

Lisa Walsh had claimed the puppies were pedigree dogs, but the West Highland Terriers, Labradors and Spaniels were being bred on a commercial scale.

A spokesperson for Norfolk County Council tells us that when the council's Trading Standards is successful in bringing a prosecution they use the powers available to them under the Proceeds of Crime Act to recover assets.

Following a thorough investigation, they say they were unable to trace any current assets held by Lisa Walsh. 

If this should change in future, they can return to court for a further confiscation hearing.

Nanette Aldous
BBC Radio Norfolk

A woman from Norwich has been ordered to pay back just £1 despite being found guilty of making more than £170,000 by fraudulently selling puppies.

Lisa Walsh, of Low Road, Easton, was sentenced to six months in jail in August 2014 after she admitted falsely claiming the puppies she sold were innoculated against deadly diseases and registered with the Kennel Club.

The 49-year-old also said the dogs came from a small litter, and were being raised in a family home. In fact, they were being bred on a commercial scale.

Many of them developed health problems within hours of getting home with their new owners.

At Norwich Crown Court today, a judge ordered Walsh to pay a nominal sum of £1 under the Proceeds of Crime Act. 

She has 14 days to make the payment.

Following on from our earlier story about a parcel found on the beach at Kessingland on Saturday, which is being linked to the discovery of £50m of cocaine on two beaches in Norfolk, we've heard back from the National Crime Agency, external, which is dealing with the discovery.

Its spokesman said: "Our investigation into the discovery of cocaine on the Norfolk coast last week continues, and involves law enforcement partners in the UK and overseas. 

"Should anyone find anything suspicious we would reiterate our advice to contact police immediately on 101. 

"Extra officers remain in the area.”

Rob Butler
BBC Radio Norfolk sport

Norwich City are now just two points off The Championships play-offs following their 5-1 hammering of Nottingham Forest.

Today manager Alex Neil is looking ahead to their home fixture with league leaders Newcastle United tomorrow, but talk is still of the memorable five goals scored at Carrow Road on Saturday.

Alex Neil says Jonny Howson's goal was the best, but what does Howson's grandad think? 

Motorists are advised to avoid the A1065 Mundford Road... a jacknifed lorry has blocked the road near to Grimes Graves. 

There is "no quick fix" solution to the problem in prisons, says former Lord Chief Justice Lord Woolf