Summary

  • Updates for Friday, 13 January 2017

  • Despite severe flood warnings for areas along the Suffolk coast, most places avoid flooding

  • Environment Agency says a change in wind direction helped avert flooding

  • Some local flooding, including at The Harbour Inn, Southwold

  1. Supported living flats spiralled 'out of control'published at 16:17 British Summer Time 15 October 2020

    Emergency services were called to the facility more than 300 times, a report shows.

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  2. Hancock: 'Things will get worse before they get better'published at 13:12 British Summer Time 15 October 2020

    The Health Secretary has announced that tougher Tier 2 Covid measures will come into force in a number of areas.

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  3. Hancock: Barrow cases doubling in less than a fortnightpublished at 12:29 British Summer Time 15 October 2020

    The Secretary of State Matt Hancock announced Barrow's inclusion in tier two at the same time as London and Essex.

    Matt Hancock in HouseImage source, PA Media

    The announcement comes after statistics published last night showed Barrow's infection rate had risen to 261 per 100,000 population.

    The next closest is South Lakeland on 131.5, with Eden on 99.5, Carlisle on 92.5, Copeland on 86.5 and Allerdale on 66.5.

    The new regulations come into force at 00:01 on Saturday morning.

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    In all of these places, cases are doubling in less than a fortnight."

    Matt Hancock

  4. A thousand turkey plant staff to have Covid testpublished at 19:23 British Summer Time 14 October 2020

    More testing comes after 72 members of staff at a turkey plant were confirmed to have the virus.

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  5. 'Systemic failures' in anorexic woman's carepublished at 17:40 British Summer Time 14 October 2020

    "Missed opportunities" may have reduced the chance of survival for Averil Hart, an inquest hears.

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  6. Hambling unveils 75th birthday lockdown workspublished at 17:39 British Summer Time 14 October 2020

    The artist's new collection includes self-portraits and paintings of imperilled animals.

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  7. Vulnerable man 'attacked and thrown into river'published at 15:22 British Summer Time 14 October 2020

    A court hears the 22-year-old was killed after he "angered" a woman he had slept with.

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  8. Footballer faces drink-driving chargepublished at 11:07 British Summer Time 13 October 2020

    Ipswich Town's James Norwood is accused of drink-driving in Bury St Edmunds.

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  9. I rented a 'pub desk' for the daypublished at 01:10 British Summer Time 11 October 2020

    Sick of home working? Pubs in the UK have been offering "pub desk" deals to remote-workers.

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  10. Staff at second Bernard Matthews plant get viruspublished at 18:45 British Summer Time 10 October 2020

    Staff at the poultry firm's Great Witchingham site in Norfolk are self-isolating, officials say.

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  11. Blackpool 1-4 Ipswich Townpublished at 17:37 British Summer Time 10 October 2020

    A Gwion Edwards double fires Ipswich to the top of League One as they secure an impressive win at Blackpool.

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  12. O'Brien admits Newmarket runner mix-uppublished at 19:43 British Summer Time 9 October 2020

    Aidan O'Brien's Snowfall is named as third-placed finisher in the Fillies' Mile when it was in fact her stablemate Mother Earth.

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  13. Ipswich's Skuse suffers knee injurypublished at 09:56 British Summer Time 9 October 2020

    Ipswich Town's experienced midfielder Cole Skuse is ruled out for three months with a "fluke" knee injury.

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  14. East and west Suffolk added to Covid watchlistpublished at 20:27 British Summer Time 8 October 2020

    Council leaders have warned of tougher restrictions if cases continue to rise.

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  15. Nuclear campaigners' bid to save woods rejectedpublished at 17:55 British Summer Time 8 October 2020

    A High Court judge rejects a legal challenge against plans to fell 223 trees.

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  16. Schoolboy shot in face in 'stable condition'published at 12:21 British Summer Time 8 October 2020

    The boy was left in a life-threatening condition after being shot on his way to school.

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  17. Grandmother, 95, died after walking stick attackpublished at 19:34 British Summer Time 7 October 2020

    May Miller was assaulted by a fellow care home resident who moved in days earlier, an inquest hears.

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  18. Ipswich's Downes out for two monthspublished at 21:45 British Summer Time 6 October 2020

    Ipswich Town midfielder Flynn Downes will be out for two months with a knee injury suffered at MK Dons on Saturday.

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  19. GP's experience of anorexia 'practically nothing'published at 19:58 British Summer Time 6 October 2020

    An inquest into a student's death hears medical staff say they have regrets over her care.

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  20. Northern leaders send Hancock Covid action planpublished at 18:42 British Summer Time 6 October 2020

    Council bosses in Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds and Newcastle say current measures are "not working".

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