Volunteers join relatives in the search for Sophie Smith, who has been missing since Boxing Day.

A large-scale search continues for Sophie Smith, 21, who went missing in Norfolk on Boxing Day.

Nic Rigby
BBC News

A fraudster has absconded from Hollesley Bay open prison, near Woodbridge in Suffolk.

Andrew Lyones, 52, was reported missing to police yesterday after he was absent from a roll call.

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Lyones, who is serving a 15-month sentence for fraud, is described as white, 5ft 6in (1.67m) tall, balding and clean shaven.

He has tattoos, including a sleeve on his left arm and tattoos of the sun, a girl and a spider web on his lower right arm. It is believed he may be wearing a green T-shirt.

Suffolk Police said Lyones had links to Norwich and is warning members of the public not to approach him.

Anyone who has any information regarding his whereabouts is asked to contact police.

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Police are warning drivers to avoid the A47 following a serious crash involving three vehicles.

Emergency services are dealing with the collision at Scarning, near Dereham, which happened shortly before 14:00 GMT.

The road is closed.

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An airline is stopping its service between Norwich and Durham because not enough passengers booked flights.

Loganair began flying between the cities in October, but said it was not "economically sustainable".

"The route wasn't performing in line with expectations with no signs of improving, so we've regrettably taken the decision to withdraw the service from January 7th," a spokesman said.

Loganair is the lead operator at Norwich International and described the airport as a "key priority".

Passengers with tickets are eligible for a full refund.

A man in his 30s died when his motorbike collided with two cars on the A148 near Fakenham.

The biker was riding a yellow Suzuki towards Fakenham when it crashed at the Lynn Road junction with Creake Road shortly after 15:30 on Thursday.

He died at the scene.

The cars involved were a white Nissan Qashqai and a blue Vauxhall Zafira.

Norfolk police closed the road for five-and-a-half hours and are appealing for dashcam footage of the three vehicles.

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