Nic Rigby
BBC News

North Norfolk MP Norman Lamb, who's chairman of the Commons' science and technology committee, says the lack of female members will hamper its ability to work effectively.

Mr Lamb urged the Conservative and Labour authorities to nominate women MPs to the committee, which currently consists of eight men.

Science and universities minister Jo Johnson gave his backing to Mr Lamb's stance on the issue, saying it was important to have a "committee with basic legitimacy".

In a letter to the government's chief whip Gavin Williamson and Labour counterpart Nick Brown, Mr Lamb said three places on the committee remain to be filled - two Tory and one Labour - and encouraged the two parties to put women forward for the vacancies.

A drunk driver who was almost three times over the legal limit has been jailed for eight months.

Jerry Salisbury, 29, of Pier Terrace, Lowestoft, pleaded guilty to dangerous driving at a previous hearing on 26 July.

The offence related to an incident on a dual carriageway between Gorleston and Great Yarmouth on 18 April.

At Salisbury's sentencing at Ipswich Crown Court today, it was heard he had been drinking Polish lager before getting behind the wheel of a Zafira.

It was heard he was pursued by police for a "considerable amount of time" before the car came to a stop.

The court heard he has since been "alcohol free" and has got himself a job and a new girlfriend.

He was banned from driving for two years and four months. He was told to pay £140 in costs.

Jill Lunn suffered a heart attack while trapped under a heavy metal gate that had fallen on her.

Andrew Turner
BBC Radio Norfolk

The headteacher of a Norfolk academy has been suspended after a alleged row in a pub.

Kimberley Morton, head of Cobholm Primary Academy in Great Yarmouth, was suspended after a complaint was made about an incident at the Quay Pride bar in the town.

At about 22:00 on Friday an altercation was said to have taken place shortly after a cabaret act went on.

James Goffin, a spokesman for the Inspiration Trust, said it had received a complaint, triggering the immediate suspension of Ms Morton.

He added that this was not a matter being looked at by police and the suspension was routine to allow it to investigate.

Gusts of 70mph cause damage to parts of the UK, bringing down trees and cutting power.

A plea for help has been made by a couple that lost a wedding ring in the Norfolk Broads.

Image source, Geograph/David Medcalf

Carlotta and Lee Moore from Kent, who have been married for 15 years, were on a yacht moored up at Potter Heigham when Lee took his glove off and his ring fell into the water.

They said they are devastated and are asking for divers to help them find it.

Carlotta said: "One guy did say it will still be there and we've read stories about other people recovering their jewellery, so it makes you optimistic in that sense, but I think it's about trying.

"We've got some good reference points, we took pictures and videos so we've got a good idea of where it went."

Jay Lawrence
BBC Radio Norfolk

Norwich City were held to a frustrating goalless draw by Burton Albion last night.

The Canaries dominated the match but struggled to create chances against a well-organised side at Carrow Road.

The result means City have kept successive Championship clean sheets, but head coach Daniel Farke admits they didn't do enough to win the game.

"We had two or three 100% chances, especially Josh Murphy's chance in the second half. Sometimes when a team defends so well you have to force a goal out of a set piece and we weren't able to do so."

Image source, Getty Images

Greater Anglia is buying more than 1,000 units to entirely replace its old fleet.

Katy Lewis
BBC Local Live

A survey has revealed that morale within Norfolk Police is getting worse.

According to the Pay and Morale Survey completed by the Police Federation, workload and not feeling rewarded were among the biggest gripes revealed in the results.

Five hundred officers gave their views and 64% said they had low morale - an increase of almost 11% on last year.

The results mean the Norfolk force comes out as the seventh poorest for morale out of 43 forces in the country.

Image source, PA

The chair of Norfolk Police Federation, Andy Symonds, says officers are increasingly having to do more for less.

"Police officers do not join the service to make huge amounts of money; they do it out of a sense of duty and this year in particular have been tested to beyond what is normally expected, which has taken its toll physically and mentally of many officers," he said.

"However, they expect to be treated and paid fairly for the immensely demanding role they perform and this simply is not the case."

Yesterday it was announced that police officers will receive a 2% pay increase.

An investigation begins after two people on board the light aircraft were killed.

Katy Lewis
BBC Local Live

The rail union believes it has the support of the public to secure the role of guards on trains.

Ninety percent of Greater Anglia workers who are members of the RMT union have voted to go on strike over the dispute.

There are fears strikes could plunge our trains into chaos, similar to that experienced by commuters using the Southern Rail network.

Steve Smart, from the RMT, said: "The travelling public like to see and have guards/conductors on the trains, which also gives them the opportunity to have disabled passengers and such like being assisted in getting on and off trains, and that I feel sure it's what the travelling public wants to see going forward."

Greater Anglia says it's "disappointed" with the outcome of the ballot and pledged to resolve the dispute before any strikes take place.

Norwich boss Daniel Farke admits they were below their best going forward after a goalless draw with Burton Albion.

Sonia Watson
BBC Essex

Greater Anglia bosses are urging RMT union leaders to hold talks to avoid a strike hitting services.

Image source, Greater Anglia

Members voted overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action in a row over the role of guards and driver-only trains.

Chelmsford Conservative MP Vicky Ford has told BBC Essex she's been in touch with the county's other MPs to get their reaction and said the situation is worrying - and baffling.

"I'm obviously incredibly concerned... it affects our commuters," she said.

"It's also really strange because they're striking about whether or not their guards have the rights to open and close doors, but actually the guards on our Chelmsford trains they don't do the doors opening and closing anyway."

However, the RMT union says safety concerns have led to members preparing to go on strike.

Greater Anglia says it's disappointed with the ballot result and has no plans to remove guards from trains during its current franchise, which runs until 2025.

Katy Lewis
BBC Local Live

If you've ventured out, you'll know that it's a bit breezy this morning with some strong gusts of wind.

Just in case you're wondering - here are the maximum wind gusts for East Anglia recorded so far during Storm Aileen.

It's not in the same league at Hurricane Irma, obviously, but enough to bring trees down and send wheelie bins flying.

Katy Lewis
BBC Local Live

Railway lines between Norwich and Great Yarmouth/Lowestoft are blocked at Brundall due to a fallen tree.

Greater Anglia, external says train services running through this station may be cancelled, delayed by up to 60 minutes or revised.

A Network Rail team was due to be there at 08:00 to remove the tree, but disruption is expected until 10:00.

Rail replacement buses will be at Norwich and Lowestoft.

There's also disruption between Norwich and Ipswich after a fallen tree damaged the overhead electric wires at Needham Market, blocking some lines.

Again, disruption is expected until 10:00.

Commuters are being warned to take care while driving as Storm Aileen brings strong winds to the county.

The Met Office warns, external gusts of up to 75mph could continue to hit Norfolk for a time - as well as north Wales, southern parts of northern England and the north Midlands.

Highways England warns of an increased risk to drivers of lorries, caravans and motorbikes being blown over.

Kate Kinsella
BBC Weather

Storm Aileen will continue to bring fairly strong gusts of wind today and the Met Office has issued a Yellow Weather Warning, external for some areas of the region.

Despite the wind, there will be some sunny or bright spells during the day, although some fairly heavy showers are also due to blow in.

The wind will gradually ease through the day.

Katy Lewis
BBC Local Live

Good morning and welcome back to live updates for Norfolk - we'll be here until 18:00 keeping you up-to-date with the latest news, sport, weather and travel as it happens.

Parts of the county have been battered by gale force winds from Storm Aileen overnight - we'll keep you up-to-date on any problems this might have caused.

If there's something we're not mentioning then let us know - you can contact us via the "Get involved" link at the top of this page.

But, as Aileen heads into the North Sea, we'll start with a look at the weather prospects for today.

Burton hold Norwich to a goalless Championship draw at Carrow Road to earn their first point away from home.