Summary

  • Updates on Friday, 12 May 2017

  • Murderer given 28-year jail term

  • Hospital 'up and running' after cyber attack

  • More than 1,600 drivers caught speeding

  • Labour critical of Greens for not fielding candidate in Norfolk seat

  • Skating rink to reopen

  • Canaries captain in talks with news sporting director

  1. New lifeboat for Happisburghpublished at 11:34 British Summer Time 12 May 2017

    Volunteers at Happisburgh RNLI have been working hard to get up to speed with the arrival of their new lifeboat.

    The Atlantic 85 arrived at the station on Monday, travelling from Cowes where it was built. 

    The boat has larger engines, and is longer and wider than previous boats at Happisburgh, and can also carry a fourth crew member. 

    The Howard Bell lifeboat on training exerciseImage source, RNLI

    The crew have been familiarising themselves with the boat's layout and equipment, and taking part in training exercises.

    It's now been placed on service.

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  2. Churches across Norfolk feed 7000 people every monthpublished at 10:42 British Summer Time 12 May 2017

    Network Norfolk

    New research has revealed that Christian groups and churches, external across Norfolk feed an incredible 7,000 people every month of the year, following the example and command of Jesus Christ to "feed the hungry".

    The Norwich Soup RunImage source, Network Norfolk
  3. General election 2017: Greens should 'reconsider decision to back Lib Dems'published at 09:47 British Summer Time 12 May 2017

    With UKIP and the Greens deciding not to field candidates in the race for North Norfolk, the Labour candidate Stephen Burke says he's surprised at the Greens' decision to help the Lib Dems' Norman Lamb hold his seat.

    Mr Burke said: "Particularly because of Norman Lamb's record - he's voted for fracking, for the sell-off of forests, the culling of badgers and for fox hunting - and none of these are Green agendas - they ought to be reconsidering."

    Stepehn BurkeImage source, Labour party

    Mr Burke (pictured) says Labour was the only party in North Norfolk to be out on the streets, which campaigned for the Remain vote, and is the only party fighting for a better deal when Britain leaves the EU.

    "Norman Lamb, judging by the action of his words, actually abstained on the Brexit vote on Article 50, so he's in no position to tell us which way to go at all."

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    What we seem to have now, in North Norfolk, is a blue Tory candidate and a yellow Tory candidate and we have the Labour party - and it's a very clear choice for people living in North Norfolk when they come to the ballot box on 8 June."

    Stephen Burke, Labour

  4. Lib Dem candidate: Nothing will stop landslide Conservative victorypublished at 09:26 British Summer Time 12 May 2017

    North Norfolk's general election is down to three parties.

    Earlier this week, UKIP said they won't stand, to boost the chances of the Conservative candidate James Wild. 

    Yesterday, the Green Party decided not to put up a candidate, saying it wanted to help Liberal Democrat Norman Lamb hold his seat.

    Mike Bossingham, from the Greens, said they had been impressed by Mr Lamb as a constituency MP.

    In response, Norman Lamb said he believed it was very clear that we're heading towards a landslide Conservative victory, and nothing will stop that.

    Norman Lamb

    He says he's spoken to many Conservatives who have anxieties about absolute power.

    "It was a Conservative cabinet minister under the Thatcher government that talked about the dangers of an elective dictatorship... you need another voice in Parliament, a check on the use and abuse of power."

    Because the election nationally is a "foregone conclusion", he adds, people in North Norfolk are saying "let's just focus on electing the MP that we want".

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    The choice is between someone that's committed their life, their body and soul to this constituency for the last 16 years as an MP, or someone who was selected 10 days ago [James Wild] and is an adviser to a Conservative cabinet minister... people want that local connection... that counts as something."

    Norman Lamb, Liberal Democrat

  5. More than 1,600 drivers caught speedingpublished at 09:17 British Summer Time 12 May 2017

    Caroline Kingdon
    BBC Local Live

    A week-long enforcement campaign saw more than 1,600 drivers caught speeding in Norfolk.

    During 17-23 April, a total of 1,628 drivers were caught, and of these 1,375 were caught by fixed or mobile camera sites. Another 253 were caught by officers on patrol.

    Police officer crouched down by open car door

    Motorists caught speeding face a fine, points on their licence or even court action, and are issued with a Traffic Offence Report. Some drivers can opt to take part in a speed awareness course.

    Ch Insp Kris Barnard says motorists should adjust their speed to suit the conditions and be aware of hazards. 

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    Speeding is one of the 'fatal four' offences, which lead to people being killed or seriously injured... along with drink driving, using a mobile phone and not wearing a seat belt."

    Ch Insp Kris Barnard, Norfolk Police

  6. Canaries captain holds talks with new sporting directorpublished at 08:46 British Summer Time 12 May 2017

    Chris Goreham
    BBC Radio Norfolk sport

    Norwich City captain Russell Martin has been telling me that the club's sporting director Stuart Webber has been taking advice from some of the club's longest-serving players. 

    Webber arrived from Huddersfield last month and is working to recruit a new head coach after promising a summer of change at Carrow Road following the stalled 2016/17 promotion campaign.

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    Martin says he's excited by the plans Webber has been outlining. 

    "I've got his opinion on things and he's got mine," he said.

    "It's part of my role as club captain to bring people together. Wes [Hoolahan] is the same, Stuart wants our influence in there and for us to help him out." 

  7. Video: Forecast of sunshine and showerspublished at 08:17 British Summer Time 12 May 2017

    Elizabeth Rizzini
    BBC Look East weather

    It's a damp and grey start to the day, with some showers still to clear across the BBC East region.

    We can expect sunny spells later, with showers - these could be heavy in places, with the chance of thunder.

    Top temperature: 19C (66F).

    As for the weekend - tomorrow's looking mostly dry and warm. After a wet start to Sunday, there'll be sunny spells and showers through the afternoon.

    BBC Weather has a local forecast for where you live.

  8. Relegated football club chairman steps downpublished at 08:15 British Summer Time 12 May 2017

    Chris Goreham
    BBC Radio Norfolk sport

    The chairman of Wroxham Football Club, external , Kevin Attree, is stepping down from the role following the club's relegation from the Ryman League. 

    Mr Attree, who had been in the job for two years, says he wants to concentrate on his other business interests. 

    Wroxham have also appointed Kevin Lawn as director of football. One of his tasks is to look into relocating the club. 

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    The FA is expected to announce a re-structure of the non-league pyramid in the next few days with the club hoping for a reprieve from having to drop down a division. 

  9. Good morning Norfolkpublished at 08:00 British Summer Time 12 May 2017

    Caroline Kingdon
    BBC Local Live

    Welcome to Friday's Norfolk Live - we're here from now until 18:00, bringing you the latest bite-sized chunks of news from across the county.

    You can get in touch with us by clicking on the "Get involved" button at the top of the page - we'd love to hear what's happening where you live.

    It's a grey and murky start to the day... will it brighten up? Elizabeth Rizzini has the answer shortly.

  10. 'Rare' godwit chicks being hand-rearedpublished at 00:07 British Summer Time 12 May 2017

    The ground-nesting wetland birds are "red-listed" with fewer than 60 nests left in the UK.

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  11. Our live coverage today:published at 17:59 British Summer Time 11 May 2017

    We're now heading off home to enjoy the last of the day's sunshine.

    Scroll down to see the stories we've brought you today... but here's a quick look at some of our main ones:

    • Report into deaths of couple on Wroxham Broad
    • Lorry fire brings A47 to a standstill
    • Days old foal dumped in forest

    Our live coverage resumes at 08:00 tomorrow - have a good evening.

  12. Overnight weather: Turning cloudy with the risk of some heavy rainpublished at 17:30 British Summer Time 11 May 2017

    Alex Dolan
    BBC Look East weather

    A fine end to the day and a clear start to the night across the BBC East region.

    Gradually turning cloudy from the south with the risk of some heavy and possibly thundery downpours.  Muggy, humid conditions will make it feel much milder than last night, with lows of 8C (46F).

    Friday's weather map

    Friday morning will be cloudy with outbreaks of rain, some heavy, possibly thundery.

    Becoming brighter but turning showery later in the day, with the odd heavy downpour.

    Top temperature: 19C (66F).

    Get a full forecast where you live from BBC Weather.

  13. Bassong's thank you to Norwich City fanspublished at 17:30 British Summer Time 11 May 2017

    Chris Goreham
    BBC Radio Norfolk sport

    Outgoing Norwich City defender Sebastien Bassong has written a letter to say thank you to the club's supporters. 

    The former Tottenham and Newcastle United centre back was one of seven players released by City last week. In almost five years with Norwich he won the Player of the Year award once and had a spell as first team captain. 

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    In the letter Bassong jokes that he knew supporters regularly had 'palpitations' because of his habit of dribbling the ball out of defence. 

    He finished by saying "I thank you from the bottom of my heart and may God be with you. ON THE BALL CITY."

  14. Greens not to contest North Norfolk in bid to help Lib Demspublished at 16:50 British Summer Time 11 May 2017

    Andrew Sinclair
    BBC Look East political correspondent

    The Green Party has decided not to field a candidate in North Norfolk in order to help the Liberal Democrat MP Norman Lamb retain his seat.

    In a statement, the Greens, who polled 1400 votes in 2015, said they would "rather see Norman Lamb win than a pro-Brexit anti-PR Conservative".

    Mr Lamb is facing a challenge in North Norfolk after UKIP said it wouldn't stand in the seat, and appealed to its supporters to vote Conservative in order to unseat Mr Lamb. 

    At the last election, Mr Lamb had a majority of 4,043. UKIP polled 8,300 votes.

    It means the battle for North Norfolk will be between Mr Lamb, James Wild of the Conservatives and Labour's Stephen Burke.

  15. Ruffled feathers at wildlife centrepublished at 16:40 British Summer Time 11 May 2017

    Feathers are flying at an animal centre in west Norfolk, with 173 ducklings admitted into their care so far this year.

    Alison Charles, manager of the RSPCA East Winch, external centre, says most have been orphaned, but others have fallen down drains or been injured in some way.

    Two ducklings on a white blanketImage source, RSPCA

    When the ducklings are brought in, many are dehydrated or hypothermic. After being checked by a vet, they are moved in to a warm cosy box in the orphan's room.

    As they have no mum to keep them warm, there's a heat lamp above and a heat mat below... and if they arrive on their own, the centre tries to provide company with another similar sized youngster.

    A duckling in a pool of waterImage source, RSPCA

    Once they're well enough, the ducklings will live in groups in a special room, before being moved outside to a shallow pool with a grass area. 

    The larger pool and paddock awaits for when their feathers are almost developed. When the birds have their flight feathers they can be released in family size groups on nearby waterways.

    Adult duck being released into wildImage source, RSPCA

    In the past 10 years, the East Winch site has looked after 5,390 mallard ducklings - 3,345 of these were orphaned, 332 entangled in line or netting or stuck down a drain - and 130 had been attacked by another animal.

  16. One from the past:published at 16:22 British Summer Time 11 May 2017

    Looking back through the archives we came across this photo of Richard Lane from Norwich in May 1954.

    The six-year-old was wearing an interplanetary cosmic space helmet, for his ride in a "Dan Dare" spaceship at the British Industries Fair at London's Earls Court.

    We'd love to hear from you Richard... did you end up working in the space industry, or in something much more down to earth?

    Balck and white photo of young boy in spaceshipImage source, Getty Images
  17. Event to launch Norfolk and Norwich Festivalpublished at 16:03 British Summer Time 11 May 2017

    Commuters in Norwich were in for a bit of a treat this morning.

    The station was used to launch this year's Norfolk and Norwich Festival, external.

    Norwich rail station, with playground swing

    The event involved a playground swing, a virtual reality headset - demonstrated here by the festival's artistic director, William Galinsky - a giant mechanical jellyfish and a robot.

    Festival director wearing virtual reality headset

    The installation will be in place at a number of locations around Norwich, including the Castle Mall shopping centre, Chapelfield Gardens, Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts and the Forum.

    Festival director on playground swing

    The occasion marks the partnership between Greater Anglia and the festival, which began in 1990. An intercity train, named Norfolk and Norwich Festival, travels on the line between the city and London, helping to promote the event.

    Close up of hands holding a Norfolk and Norwich Festival brochure

    The arts festival begins tomorrow, with events at locations across the city, and comes to a close on 28 May.

  18. UKIP launches fisheries policypublished at 15:56 British Summer Time 11 May 2017

    Andrew Sinclair
    BBC Look East political correspondent

    The UK Independence Party has launched its fisheries policy, promising fishermen along the east coast that they will "always have a friend in UKIP".

    The party wants the UK to have full control of fishing within its territorial waters once we've left the EU. 

    Its fisheries spokesman Mike Hookem MEP said he was worried that the Conservatives would sacrifice fishing rights as part of the wider Brexit negotiations. 

    "Despite some Conservatives talking tough, no action has been taken to convince me that they have any intention of supporting the industry or reclaiming our waters," he said.

  19. Baby foal dumped in forestpublished at 15:36 British Summer Time 11 May 2017

    A baby foal is being cared for by an animal welfare charity after it was found dumped and left to die in Thetford Forest.

    The young colt - which is only a few days old - was incredibly weak and struggling to survive alone with no signs of his mother or an owner when it was spotted by a local farmer on Sunday.

    The young foal, wrapped in a jacket, lying on a bed of strawImage source, World Horse Welfare

    The young foal, who's not yet been named, is being cared for and bottle-fed at the World Horse Welfare's Hall Farm Rescue and Rehoming Centre in Snetterton.

    The brown and white foal being bottled fedImage source, World Horse Welfare

    Jacko Jackson, the charity's welfare field officer who helped co-ordinate the rescue, said it's vital for a young foal to receive colostrum over their first 24 hours as it contains antibodies that help protect them from illness and disease.

    As they have no idea where the young horse did receive any colostrum, his prognosis is quite guarded and they'll be watching his progress over the next few days.

    The young foal standing in a penImage source, World Horse Welfare

    Anyone with information, or who may have seen anything suspicious, is asked to call the World Horse Welfare, external on 08000 480 180 of the RSPCA Cruelty Line, external on 0300 1234 999.

  20. Pregnant mums to retake blood testpublished at 15:05 British Summer Time 11 May 2017

    Jo Thewlis
    BBC Radio Norfolk

    Some pregnant mums in Norfolk are having to retake a two-hour blood test, because of a mix up over a soft drinks recipe.

    Lucozade recently reduced the amount of sugar in its drinks, which are used as part of a blood test to check for gestational diabetes, external.

    But both the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and the James Paget Hospital carried on using the drink in the same amounts. The hospitals explain they were aware the recipe would be changing, but it happened sooner than they thought - which means the results of the tests can't be deemed accurate.

    Around 200 expectant women in the county will now have to retake the test. 

    A pregnant womanImage source, PA