Coronavirus: East of England live updates

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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

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Charity praises Captain Tom Moorepublished at 10:14 British Summer Time 16 April 2020
The charity that Captain Tom Moore is raising funds for has called him a "true beacon of hope".
NHS Charities Together, external praised him for getting more than £12m worth of donations from walking 100 times round his Bedfordshire garden.
His original goal was £1,000, but the number keeps on going up.
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'Captain Tom one of our own,' says Ministry of Defencepublished at 09:49 British Summer Time 16 April 2020
Social media is full of wonderful tributes and thank you's to Captain Tom Moore who has walked 100 laps round his Bedfordshire home.
The Ministry of Defence said it classes him as "one of our own" and praised the "phenomenal individual" for his "inspirational act".
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Guard of honour for Captain Tompublished at 09:33 British Summer Time 16 April 2020
When Captain Tom Moore completed his 100th lap of his Bedfordshire garden, he was surrounded by the media, but also a Guard of Honour by soldiers from 1st Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment.
The 99-year-old, originally from Keighley, in West Yorkshire, trained as a civil engineer before enlisting in the Army for World War Two, rising to captain and serving in India and Myanmar, also known as Burma.
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Family thanks everyone for their 'amazing support'published at 09:33 British Summer Time 16 April 2020
The family of Captain Tom Moore, who lives in Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire, has taken to its Twitter account to thank everyone for their "amazing support".
So far he has raised more than £12m for NHS Charities Together, and the money keeps on coming in, and crashing the donation page.
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You will never walk alonepublished at 09:19 British Summer Time 16 April 2020
If you have just completed the 100th lap of your garden, raised more than £12m for NHS Charities Together and are just two weeks away from turning 100, who better to sing to you than Michael Ball?
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You are an inspirationpublished at 09:19 British Summer Time 16 April 2020
Words can not express how much Captain Tom Moore feels to the country right now.
So here are just a few of the messages of support and love.
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One from Damon Hill, as Captain Tom is a massive Formula 1 fan.
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Kathryn Holloway, the police and crime commissioner for Bedfordshire, where he lives, said he was a "beacon of hope".
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Thank you, Captain Moorepublished at 08:59 British Summer Time 16 April 2020
Captain Tom Moore has been raising funds for NHS Charities Together.
The total currently stands at £12,300,299.17 and is still going up.
Here is a special thank you for him.
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He's done itpublished at 08:52 British Summer Time 16 April 2020
Captain Tom Moore, who has been taken to the hearts of the country, has completed his 100th length of his garden in Marston Moretaine in Bedfordshire.
Well done you are a true hero.
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100th lap completed by Capatain Tom Moorepublished at 08:52 British Summer Time 16 April 2020
And here is the moment when Capt Tom Moore walked his 100th lap.
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Rise in coronavirus deaths in Eastpublished at 08:47 British Summer Time 16 April 2020
Matt Precey
BBC Look East
The latest figures were released by the government , externalshowed that there was an increase of 128 deaths in the East, bringing the total to 1,424.
Here is the breakdown from each NHS Trust in the area.
- Anglian Community Enterprise CIC Fryatt Hospital - 1
- Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Trust - 16
- Bedford Hospital NHS Trust - 7
- Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust - 7
- East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust - 3
- East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust - 14
- Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust - 1
- James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - 5
- Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - 4
- Luton and Dunstable University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - 2
- Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust - 3
- Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - 4
- Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - 2
- North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust - 6
- Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust - 10
- Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - 1
- Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - 7
- The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust - 14
- West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust - 20
- West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust - 1
It brings the total number of COVID-19 associated UK deaths in hospitals to 12,868.
Watch live as WW2 veteran, 99, completes 100th lappublished at 08:38 British Summer Time 16 April 2020
A 99-year-old World War Two veteran who is walking 100 laps of his garden before he turns 100 has now raised £12m for the NHS.
Captain Tom Moore originally wanted to raise £1,000 for NHS Charities Together by completing the distance.
But he has hit 12,000 times his initial target, thanks to donations from more than 600,000 people online.
Captain Moore, who relies on a walking frame, aims to complete his 100th lap at his home in Marston Moretaine, in Bedfordshire this morning, live on our Breakfast programme on BBC One. You can watch the programme live here.
Former university dean returns to NHS frontlinepublished at 08:34 British Summer Time 16 April 2020
The former Dean of the School of Health and Social Care at the University of Essex has returned to work at the NHS after an 18-year break.
Vikki-Jo Scott, a specialist critical care nurse, stood down from her job in December and was planning on starting a PhD, to then return to the classroom.
"Instead, she has spent two weeks in training, before starting 13-hour shifts at the hospital where she trained and worked before moving into academia," the university said.
"We salute you, Vikki-Jo, and all our frontline heroes."
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Residents show gratitude for waste collectionspublished at 07:59 British Summer Time 16 April 2020
Residents - especially children - are getting creative with cards, pictures and messages of thanks.
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'Bonkers' response to toilet roll art challengepublished at 07:56 British Summer Time 16 April 2020
Masterpieces of convenience are being created during the lockdown as artists turn to loo roll tubes.
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Good morningpublished at 07:56 British Summer Time 16 April 2020
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Army veteran's £9m for NHS 'out of this world'published at 20:31 British Summer Time 15 April 2020
Tom Moore's efforts to raise money for NHS Charities Together give him "new purpose".
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Goodnightpublished at 18:07 British Summer Time 15 April 2020
That's the end of our regular updates for the day. We'll be back for more at 08:00 on Thursday.
Coronavirus group rallies to house fire pair's aidpublished at 18:01 British Summer Time 15 April 2020
Tracy and Mark Booth were found a house within hours when a community group heard their struggle.
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Care home boss moves into office after third of residents diepublished at 18:00 British Summer Time 15 April 2020
The manager of a UK care home where six residents have died in eight days has moved in and sleeps in her office.
Heidi Seldon said they had lost a third of the people they look after at Philia Lodge care home in Peterborough.
She said: "What I wasn't prepared for was how hard it was going to be, emotionally, watching so many of my residents suffering from coronavirus. We're just trying to hold ourselves together."
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Peterborough care home boss moves in as third of residents die
Creating a coronavirus time capsulepublished at 18:00 British Summer Time 15 April 2020
A project for children to help curate a coronavirus time capsule has been launched in Suffolk.
Called 'The art of being 2m Apart' Suffolk's Engagement Hub is running a competition for young people encouraging them to express and share their feelings about this unprecedented time.
Children ave been encouraged to create artwork, music or write about reflecting on daily life, ways they are adapting, managing hopes and fears and also advice for future generations if they face a pandemic or other significant period of change.
The competition is open to youngsters aged 5-19 and you can find more details of the competition here, external.