Summary

  • All the latest from Beds, Bucks, Cambs, Essex, Herts, Norfolk, Northants and Suffolk

  • Deaths in BBC East region reach 1,963

  • Call for waste sites to reopen after fly-tipping in Norfolk

  • Primary school creates Lego film for NHS fundraiser Capt Tom

  • Northants nurse to run "London Marathon" on treadmill

  • Ex-England captain sends message to 99-year-old fundraiser

  1. Murder trial jury discharged over coronaviruspublished at 17:45 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2020

    Six people were on trial in connection with the murder of Cameron Hill in Hatfield, Hertfordshire.

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  2. 'Drive-by party' held for boy's seventh birthdaypublished at 17:45 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2020

    Sam Whiteside's party was cancelled because of coronavirus, so friends took the celebration to him.

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  3. Council to suspend tenant evictionspublished at 17:45 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2020

    Cambridge City Council says it will be suspending the eviction of council tenants, amid the coronavirus pandemic.

    The council said the move was in order to protect tenants who were sick, self-isolating or suffering from financial hardship as a result of the virus.

    Councillor Richard Johnson, executive councillor for housing at the Labour-run authority, external, said: "The council remains committed to continuing its financial support services to our most vulnerable residents who are affected during this time.

    “We are working hard to operate a service which is as near as possible to ‘business as usual’ for these customers."

    Tenants in need of support were invited to call the council on 01223 457000 to discuss their concerns.

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  4. Casualty and Holby donate protective equipmentpublished at 17:41 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2020

    The BBC medical dramas give kit from their sets to the NHS as the UK battles coronavirus.

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  5. Coronavirus isolation 'could increase abuse'published at 17:40 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2020

    Domestic and child sexual abuse could increase due to coronavirus forcing people to stay indoors, Norfolk's police chief has warned.

    He told BBC Radio Norfolk he feared the UK-wide lockdown could lead to the "exploitation of vulnerable people".

    Mr Bailey said people in safeguarding jobs had a duty to be "professionally curious", but that society as a whole had a responsibility.

    "If we all pull together... we'll come through it," he said.

  6. Two patients die in Hertfordshirepublished at 17:39 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2020

    Sarah Jenkins
    BBC News

    Two patients who tested positive for coronavirus have died in Hertfordshire.

    The patients passed away at Watford General Hospital on Sunday.

    A spokesperson for West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust said the patients were a woman in her 80s and a man in his 70s and "both had underlying health conditions".

  7. Buses cut in Suffolk as passenger levels droppublished at 17:39 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2020

    Patrick Byrne
    BBC News

    Bus services are being cut across Suffolk because of the reduced number of people using them during the coronavirus crisis.

    The county council, external said some staff were self-isolating and this was reducing the number of people available to work.

    Ipswich Park and RideImage source, Martin Speck/Geograph

    The Ipswich park and ride service, run by First, external, will be suspended from Wednesday, said the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS)

    Anyone using other public transport should check with their service provider for latest timetables, said councillor Andrew Reid.

    "We are doing all that we can to help keep vital services going for those who must travel – our key workers and elderly and vulnerable residents," he added.

    "The changes to timetables aim to balance the reduced levels of passenger usage as people follow the new instructions to stay at home with the need to reduce the number of people required to run transport services."

  8. 'Taking the lockdown in our stride'published at 17:27 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2020

    People told to stay at home during the coronavirus pandemic share views from their windows.

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  9. Fire service makes social media pleapublished at 17:27 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2020

    Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service has joined calls for the general public to avoid leaving home without a valid reason.

    In a video posted on social media, one of their crews said "stay at home, so that we can come to work".

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  10. 'Drive-by' 7th birthday party held for boypublished at 17:23 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2020

    Friends of Sam, 7, were not going to let social distancing stop them celebrating his birthday.

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  11. Loo roll burglary trio plead guiltypublished at 17:22 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2020

    The three men's van stopped by police on Friday in South Ockendon contained loo rolls and handwash.

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  12. Shake It Off to lift our spiritspublished at 17:22 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2020

    Alex Pope
    BBC Local Live

    Everyone needs their spirits lifting at the moment, so St John Ambulance cadets in the East of England have come up with a "banging" idea to make us feel a little bit better.

    Luke Stevenson, and others, want fellow cadets and St John Ambulance members to make up dance moves.

    They are putting together a video to Taylor Swift's Shake It Off - but need some help.

    They want to show that everyone is "standing together" and that some "fun" can still be had.

    So send your best moves via email - sjaeastrcoty@outlook.com - or via Twitter using #SJADanceForEast, external.

    Just make sure you never miss a beat especially if you are lightning on your feet!

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  13. Pub chain donates food to those in needpublished at 17:13 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2020

    Sarah Jenkins
    BBC News

    A pub chain based in Hertford has donated all of its remaining stock to those in need.

    McMullen closed all of its 124 pubs, external, which are mainly in Hertfordshire, following advice from the government on Friday.

    Police officers with donated foodImage source, McMullen

    Rather than letting its stock go to waste, the pubs donated food to police, NHS workers, firefighters, care homes, homeless shelters and the elderly.

    While they may not be working as usual, staff have been volunteering in the community by offering to walk dogs or collect shopping for those in need.

    Staff with produceImage source, McMullen
  14. Woman stranded in Bali fears she is 'going to die'published at 17:01 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2020

    Pauline Bennett is short of drugs for her bone marrow disease and is unable to find a flight home.

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  15. Stevenage 'giving back' to communitypublished at 17:01 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2020

    Stevenage chief executive Alex Tunbridge says the club want to "play their part" in fighting coronavirus.

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  16. 'Bring your own soap', care workers toldpublished at 17:00 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2020

    Carers seeing self-isolating people were also told to wash their hands in cafes as supplies ran low.

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  17. Northampton Saints cut staff salariespublished at 16:59 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2020

    Northampton Saints are the eighth Premiership club to say they will reduce player and staff salaries amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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  18. Third man pleads guilty over illegal sheep killingpublished at 16:59 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2020

    There were 12 reports of livestock being taken and killed from farmers' fields last year.

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  19. Olympic hopeful 'gutted' by Tokyo postponementpublished at 16:58 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2020

    Kris Holland
    BBC News

    Sophie McKinnaImage source, PA Media

    Arguably the international headline of the day has been the postponement of both the Olympic and Paralympic Games until 2021.

    The 2020 Summer Games which are to be hosted by Tokyo had been due to get under way on 24 July.

    Sophie McKinna is among the regions athletes who had been planning to compete in Japan.

    The shot-putter, from Gorleston in Norfolk, said on Instagram that "gutted is an understatement".

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  20. 'What a wonderful thought, you made me cry'published at 16:10 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2020

    Lucy and Jessica Simmons gave away their flowers after having an unsold backlog from Mother's Day.

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