New initiatives have been agreed to help tackle bad behaviour on the Broads.

Representatives from the Broads Authority, external, Broads Beat, external, commercial and private boat hirers, along with the Norfolk and Suffolk Boating Association, external have agreed on a number of measures to stamp out anti-social behaviour such as speeding and excessive drinking.

Nicky Talbot, chair of the Broads Authority Navigation Committee says the group also intends to make people aware that if they cause a serious nuisance or danger to themselves or others, action will be taken to remove those people from their boats and prosecute them.

The group committed to a number of actions, including:

• Investigating increased Ranger and Broads Beat presence in the evenings
• Work to encourage limiting the maximum speed of hired day-boats
• Increase communication to share intelligence about groups which are causing problems
• Investigate the purchase of mobile speed signs to build on trials which took place this summer

With strong winds forecast, and tides expected to be higher than usual, the Environment Agency says flooding is possible, external and has issued flood alerts for parts of the Norfolk coast.

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Hunstanton to north of King's Lynn: The locations most at risk are Hunstanton, Heacham and Snettisham. The flood gates at Hunstanton will be closed and people are advised to stay away from risk areas. The alert is in force until 10:00 tomorrow.

King's Lynn, West Lynn and The Wash: High water is forecast between 06:00 and 08:00 tomorrow, and this may apply two to four hours either side of the high tide.

Bacton to Ostend, including Walcott: Higher than usual tides may cause flooding in low coastal areas.

Caister to Gorleston, including Great Yarmouth: Tides are expected to be higher than usual and may cause minor flooding in low lying coastal areas.

Flooding is also possible from Eccles to Winterton, and between East Cley to Kelling, including Salthouse.

Author Kazuo Ishiguro, a former student of the University of East Anglia, has been awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.

The Japanese-born author is best known for his novels The Remains of the Day and Never Let Me Go, which have both been turned into feature films.

The Swedish Academy say his novels have "great emotional force" and praised the writer's exploration of the themes of memory, time and self-delusion.

Last year, the prize went to US singer-songwriter Bob Dylan.

Norwich sporting director Stuart Webber says the club's belief in boss Daniel Farke never changed despite a poor start.

Staff are appealing for help after toys and books have gone missing from a play area at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King's Lynn.

Hospital spokesman Andy Evans says many young patients arrive at A&E in pain and are frightened, but the toys help to calm them and take their minds off the situation.

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With emotions are often running high when parents or carers bring a child for treatment, the hospital is asking for help to ensure there's a suitable stock of toys available for other frightened youngsters who visit the paediatric department.

They're also reminding people not to remove toys that are for general use.

A play to teach youngsters about the dangers of criminal exploitation and drug dealing is to be rolled out in high schools across Norfolk.

The production, called County Lines, will target Year 8 (12-13 year olds) and explores issues such as child sexual exploitation, drug dealing, healthy relationships and grooming.

There will also be four public performances throughout the month.

The play has been commissioned by the Norfolk Constabulary's Safer Schools Partnership, external.

Insp Bex Brown says many people associate grooming with child sexual exploitation, but a child can also be groomed in order to become involved in a criminal lifestyle, such as drug dealing.

Mullally signed a major record deal with Atlantic Records UK earlier this year.

It is hoped a dog walking buddy scheme will be set up in Norfolk, in response to the murder of Peter Wrighton.

A meeting is being held next week in East Harling to bring the idea to fruition.

The body of 83-year-old dog walker, Mr Wrighton, was found three miles south of East Harling on 5 August.

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PC Amy Lucas said: "This is a way for the community to feel safe and take control of a situation where they may have felt powerless.

"Hopefully, this scheme will provide a positive outcome to such a sad crime and the meeting will be well attended."

A man in his 20s has been charged with his murder.

Britvic and Colman's Mustard could close their shared manufacturing site, putting more than 350 jobs at risk.

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BBC Local Live

A man in his 80's has died after hitting a tree just off the M11 on Monday afternoon.

Police say, external a blue Toyota Corolla left the northbound carriageway, between junctions 8 and 9, by Newport and collided with a tree at about 15:35.

The road was shut for a number of hours while investigations were carried out.

Police are appealing for anyone with dash cam footage or information to contact them.

Hotly-tipped soul singer Mullally lifted the curtain on BBC Introducing's 10th birthday celebrations with a packed gig at Open in Norwich last night.

He brought his full band with him and wooed the audience with an effortless, soaring performance, having recently signed a major record deal with Atlantic.

The 21-year-old, originally from Belton near Great Yarmouth, treated gig-goers to a rendition of Ed Sheeran's Shape of You - no doubt a nod to the advice his new label-fellow gave him before putting his name on the dotted line.

Mullally was picked to play the BBC Introducing stage at this year's BBC Radio 1's One Big Weekend after much support from his local show.

And last night he pulled BBC Introducing in Norfolk's presenter Sophie Little onto the stage to hand her a cake and flowers for her birthday (too) - and a quick cuddle!

There will be live acts every hour on BBC Radio Norfolk until 22:00 BST today to mark the show's 10th anniversary.

Kati Ringer, 21, claimed other people's babies were sick or dead in an attempt to get money.

A consultant says poor communication resulted in a man not getting a life-saving operation.

The council says it wants to see people helping themselves as it looks to save millions of pounds.

The leader of Norfolk County Council, which has announced a further £125m of cuts, says much of the savings will be made by supporting people with their problems in their own homes.

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Cliff Jordan says he wants the best for families, and services will still be there for them, but will be accessed in a different, more cost-effective way.

He said if someone had dementia, rather than be suddenly whisked into a home, he'd "want to see the family helped to keep the person there, because they're happier in their own environment".

"That's a good example," he said.

The Conservative-run council, which has already made £334 of savings in recent years, says the latest savings should be possible over four years.

Britvic plans to shut its Norwich plant, risking 242 jobs and increasing fears of knock-on closures.

Keith and Kathy Robinson have been in touch with us via the "Get involved" link at the top of this page, to recount a recent experience while travelling to Norwich on the train.

They say: "A young man (of middle eastern appearance) was sitting across the aisle from us and was behaving, in what we thought, was a rather strange manner.

"On reaching Colchester, he asked the name of the next station. He then stood up, fiddled with his mobile 'phone and left his seat, leaving a small rucksack on it.

"We sat for a few minutes, uncertain as to what we should do, when we saw the train guard enter the carriage. I called him and told him of our concerns. As we were talking, the young man returned to his seat, collected his rucksack and walked down the train.

"If there had been no guard on the train, our only alternative action would have been to pull the communication cord and stop the train. This would have caused massive disruption and untold cost!!

"In this age we live in, when security is paramount, this incident highlighted the need for guards on trains to ensure the safety of passengers and we fully support the argument to retain them."

Mike Liggins
BBC Look East

Members of the RMT have set up picket lines in Ipswich and Norwich:

Members of the RMT prepare to set up their picket line at Norwich Station: