Andrew Sinclair
BBC Look East political correspondent

The Labour party has a new leader on Norfolk County Council.

Steve Morphew takes over from George Nobbs, who led the so-called Rainbow Alliance until last year.

Mr Morphew, who used to lead Norwich City Council, says he wants to reinvigorate the party and build on its success in last week's local elections.

The Conservatives gained full control of the county council in last week's local elections:

• Conservatives 55 seats
• Labour            17
• LibDems         11
• Independent     1  

Labour took one seat from UKIP and four from the Greens.        

The mythical Essex Serpent story is one of many older tales which have inspired literature...

St Edmundsbury and Forest Heath councils already save £4m by sharing services.

An author who based a novel on Essex folklore has won Book of the Year at the British Book Awards, external.

Sarah Perry, who is based in Norwich, was inspired by a Saffron Walden legend and her book, The Essex Serpent, is a gothic tale set in the 1890s.

Cathy Rentzenbrink, chair of the judges, said: "The Essex Serpent is a joyous and beguiling novel that made me wish I was a bookseller again so I could press it into the hands of all my customers. 

"The Essex Serpent is a perfect winner of this prize - a stunning book published with both skill and love that engaged the entire industry."

It also won the Fiction Book Of The Year award at a ceremony held last night.

Phil Daley
BBC Radio Norfolk sport

Norwich City's new head coach (aka manager) will be appointed within the next few weeks according to sporting director Stuart Webber.

He also confirmed the man (or men) that is being considered is currently employed by another club.

Image source, Norwich City

Interim manager Alan Irvine's future is still up in the air until the new boss is confirmed.

"We have a number of people in mind and have a clear idea of the sort of person it would be," said Webber.

Kate Kinsella
BBC Weather

Another cloudy day but it's not going to feel so cold across the BBC East region.

The keen north/north-easterly breeze has fallen light overnight but you're still going to feel it along the north Norfolk coast. 

Elsewhere there'll be a slightly more mild feel to the day, with highs of about 13C (55F) inland. 

Cloud will slowly disappear overnight, leading to a cold night, with a chance of a slight frost in some rural spots, and a much brighter start to Wednesday.

Watch my full forecast here:

Caroline Kingdon
BBC Local Live

Hello and thanks for joining us for Tuesday's Norfolk Live.

The team's ready, fingers hovering over keyboards, to bring you all the latest news updates from around the county.

Get in touch to tell us what's happening where you live by clicking on the "Get Involved" button at the top of the page.

Thanks to BBC Weather Watcher "Hopping Frog" for sharing this photo of the sun rise over the North Sea... but can we expect any sunshine today? Kate Kinsella has the answer... her forecast follows shortly.

Footage showing two men fighting near a bus was captured by a passerby.

Sheringham sports centre costs North Norfolk District Council £150,000 a year to run.

Caroline Kingdon
BBC Local Live

Our live updates have now come to an end for the day... we'll be back at 08:00 on Tuesday. If there's any breaking news overnight, you'll still find the details here.

Our main stories today include the Prime Minister's visit to Norfolk on day one of the "official" general election campaign. Theresa May chose Norwich, the only place in the county to vote against Brexit.

Norfolk's chief constable says the child abuse is one part of the the "dark side" of the internet. His comments come as six police forces team up to stop people from viewing images of abuse online.

It's been a dull and cloudy day for most of us - but nice weather for ducks. Thanks to BBC Weather Watcher "Diana from Upwell" for sharing this photo with us.

Julie Reinger
BBC Look East weather

It will be a largely dry night, with cloud feeding down from the north and the winds easing to a light north to north-easterly.

Under clear skies, temperatures in some spots could fall as low as 3C (37F). A touch of frost can't be ruled out.

It will be a chilly start to Tuesday, which is likely to be a rather cloudy day, but there should be some brightness and sunshine.

Light north to north-easterly winds. Highs of 15C (59F).

BBC Weather has more.

Sheringham's sport and leisure centre could be demolished to make way for a new £8m facility.

The Splash Centre, external opened 30 years ago. With a beach-style pool and wave machine, it was at the cutting edge of leisure centre technology.

But now the building is tired and costs North Norfolk District Council £150,000 a year to run. That's why the council has unveiled plans to demolish and construct an improved swimming pool, gym and associated facilities.

The proposed plan could seen the £8m facility built using a combination of long-term loans, Sport England funding and income from additional development on land next to the centre.   

It seems "everything's coming up roses" for a specialist plant grower in south Norfolk.

Since Monty Don mentioned a certain type of rose in a recent episode of Gardeners' World, Peter Beales Roses in Attleborough has experienced the "Monty effect".  

The TV gardening expert described "Souvenir du Docteur Jamain" as a "magnificent rose, with rich red burgundy flowers that'll repeat all summer long... and will flourish in a shady spot".

Before the programme, Peter Beales Roses in Attleborough had around 200 of the roses in stock - within 10 days all had gone, and people are still asking for it.

Nursery manager Ian Limmer says they have now sold out, and are growing more in the field.

"The next time they'll be available will be bare-root in November, and in container form from April or May... they can be ordered," he said.

And if you can't wait until then, Ian says there are other roses suitable for a shady wall:  

As we mentioned this morning, police are becoming "increasingly concerned" for the welfare of a man who's gone missing from his home in Clacton.

Here are some more details about Nigel Kedar, who was last seen heading south from Norwich following the A140.

Click on the link below to share it on Twitter. 

A bus driver has been arrested in connection with a incident involving two men in Norwich.

Footage emerged on social media last week of an incident on the corner of Prince of Wales Road and Upper King Street, which showed two men grappling on the pavement and throwing punches.

Norfolk Police say a man in his 40s was arrested at an address in Walpole St Andrew near King's Lynn on Saturday morning.

He was questioned on suspicion of assault occasioning actual bodily harm.

The suspect was released from custody with no bail conditions, but remains under investigation while inquiries continue.

Bus operator Stagecoach told us a driver had been suspended, and will be carrying out their own investigation. 

The A47 is closed between the A10/A149 at West Winch and the A1122 near Swaffham, due to a serious collision involving a car and a HGV.

Emergency services are at the scene, and diversions are in place in both directions.

Andrew Sinclair
BBC Look East political correspondent

The Prime Minister has been visiting the new aviation academy at Norwich airport. 

 A collaboration between City College Norwich and local employers, it aims to provide a centre of excellence for aviation skills training.

The Conservatives want the visit to draw attention to the party's industrial strategy to provide skilled jobs which will help Britain to succeed on the world stage once we've left the European Union. 

The opposition parties say that the Prime Minister's insistence on what they call "a hard Brexit" will make life harder for British workers and industry. 

Andrew Sinclair
BBC Look East political correspondent

Day one of the official general election campaign and the prime minister is already campaigning outside her comfort zone. 

Theresa May could have chosen from dozens of safe seats in East Anglia for her first visit but instead she's come to Norwich - a virtual Conservative-free zone and the only place in Norfolk to vote against Brexit. 

The Tories have always struggled in Norwich - they have no council seats in the City, the seat of Norwich South has a Labour majority of 7,654 while Norwich South has one of the smallest Tory majorities in the region - 4,463.

And in an election which is being dominated by how we leave the EU, this is a place where 56% of people votes to remain. 

If Theresa May wants a stronger majority these are the sorts of places where she needs to be winning new supporters. But to come here on day one means she is either very daring or very confident.

The sight of "screaming" swifts in our skies is becoming a less common spectacle.

The numbers of breeding swifts in the UK has gone into rapid decline, almost halving between 1995 and 2015.

Now the Broads Authority has stepped in to help the birds with a tower of 20-nest chambers at Whitlingham Country Park, near Norwich. 

Natural swift calls will be played to attract the birds to the nest, and each chamber will have a nest cup and a few feathers to help them settle in.

The screaming adjective, external refers the sound of flocks of swifts in flight.

Image source, Broads Authority

Conservation organisations believe the decline in their numbers is partly due to nesting sites in buildings being lost during renovations - as well as the halving of their staple food, insects, since 1975. 

Broads Authority ecologist Andrea Kelly says they want to keep the "sky over the Broads alive with swifts", as part of their conservation duty.

"At Whitlingham we are lucky to have plenty of insects in the meadows and woodland and near the water, so it's a great place for birds such as swifts to feed and breed... swifts catch insects in the air, as well as drifting spiders, as they fly around at high speed."

Image source, Broads Authority

Swifts are unable to perch or walk, unlike swallows and house martins, and even sleep on the wing. They visit the UK from May to early September. 

The RSPB is asking people to report any sightings, external of nesting swifts or screaming groups.