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. Rare Ed Sheeran demo CD sells for £50,000published at 18:37 British Summer Time 8 September 2020

    The chart-topper self-released the CD Spinning Man in 2005 but didn't want anyone to have a copy.

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  2. ‘It’s unfair to blame young people for virus rise’published at 17:32 British Summer Time 8 September 2020

    Radio 1 Newsbeat speaks to young people after the health secretary's "don't kill your gran" warning.

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  3. Attempted murder accused 'drove into pub-goers'published at 16:14 British Summer Time 8 September 2020

    Thomas Broughton denies deliberately driving a car into three men outside an Ipswich pub.

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  4. Gun found in pupil shooting investigationpublished at 16:06 British Summer Time 8 September 2020

    Police say a "long-barrelled" gun was recovered in connection with the shooting of a schoolboy.

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  5. Bolton hospitality restricted to 'takeaway only'published at 15:08 British Summer Time 8 September 2020

    The health secretary announced tighter restrictions for Bolton after a rise in Covid-19 cases.

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  6. Leicester lockdown to be reviewed on Thursdaypublished at 14:33 British Summer Time 8 September 2020

    Gavin Bevis
    BBC News

    Leicester's local lockdown restrictions will be reviewed on Thursday, the health secretary has announced.

    Matt Hancock was responding to a request for an update from shadow health secretary and Leicester South MP Jonathan Ashworth in the House of Commons.

    Matt HancockImage source, PA Media

    He said: "The local lockdown in Leicester has resulted in a very significant drop in the number of cases and we [will] take a formal review of the measures in place in Leicester on Thursday.

    "I will be certain to talk to him [Jonathan Ashworth] in advance of that and take his local intelligence and views into account."

    Mr Hancock made no mention of when any changes resulting from the review would be announced.

  7. Hancock: Young people are still at riskpublished at 14:23 British Summer Time 8 September 2020

    Health Secretary Matt Hancock has warned that a sharp rise in coronavirus cases in recent days in the UK could cause a rise in deaths.

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  8. Ministers' concern over 'sharp rise' in Covid casespublished at 13:48 British Summer Time 8 September 2020

    The health secretary is among those warning the virus is on the increase, especially amongst the young.

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  9. School closed for second day after Covid outbreakpublished at 12:37 British Summer Time 8 September 2020

    Samuel Ward Academy was deep-cleaned but some staff are awaiting test results.

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  10. Pupil shot on way to school in critical conditionpublished at 21:46 British Summer Time 7 September 2020

    A teenage boy has been arrested in connection with the shooting of the Year 11 student.

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  11. Woman died after being given wrong hospital drippublished at 19:16 British Summer Time 7 September 2020

    A hospital took 36 hours to spot that Susan Warby was on a dextrose drip instead of a saline one.

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  12. Driver caused colleague's death after workpublished at 18:25 British Summer Time 7 September 2020

    Radu Ion "simply failed to stop and see" an oncoming vehicle when pulling out, a court hears.

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  13. Young people breaking virus rules risk ‘second wave’published at 17:07 British Summer Time 7 September 2020

    The health secretary says new coronavirus spikes in France and Spain started with young people.

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  14. That's it for today's live updates on the Kesgrave shootingpublished at 17:05 British Summer Time 7 September 2020

    We are wrapping up our live coverage for the evening.

    Our story will be updated with any developments throughout the night.

  15. Kesgrave shooting: The story so farpublished at 17:00 British Summer Time 7 September 2020

    Kesgrave
    • Suffolk Police were called just after 08:40 to Friends Walk on Grange Farm estate in Kesgrave, Suffolk, to reports of a shooting.
    • A 15-year-old boy was airlifted to hospital with serious injuries.
    • Kesgrave High School said the Year 11 pupil was on the way to school at the time of the incident.
    • At 11:00 a teenager was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.
    • Police believe it is an isolated incident and there "is nothing to suggest there is wider threat to the public".

  16. Video: Helicopter footage shows the police cordon scenepublished at 16:33 British Summer Time 7 September 2020

    Media caption,

    An air ambulance left the site about 10:00 BST

  17. School closes as staff test positive for Covid-19published at 16:18 British Summer Time 7 September 2020

    Samuel Ward Academy in Haverhill is closed as a "precautionary measure" and will be deep cleaned.

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  18. 'Sense of shock palpable'published at 16:13 British Summer Time 7 September 2020

    Kate Scotter
    BBC News

    Friends WalkImage source, PA Media

    Kesgrave is a small town on the edge of Ipswich that has grown rapidly over the past 20 years. It has two primary schools and a high school and is packed with families.

    I've been to the scene of the shooting, in the heart of the town's Grange Farm estate, and the sense of shock about what's happened is palpable.

    This is a tight-knit community where many people know and look out for each other.

    The police have reassured people that this is an "isolated incident" but the feeling of concern remains.

  19. Helicopter footage reveals shooting scenepublished at 16:05 British Summer Time 7 September 2020

    Areas are cordoned off as a student is seriously injured on his way to school.

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  20. Helicopter image shows area cordoned off by policepublished at 16:05 British Summer Time 7 September 2020

    Kesgrave

    Pictures from the BBC helicopter show a more detailed look of the cordon currently in place on the scene in Kesgrave, where police were called to this morning.