Despite being assessed as fit to be discharged from hospital shortly after he was admitted to hospital in August 2014, a patient refused to go for more than two years. 

The James Paget University Hospital had to resort to legal action in order to evict the man, who lived in Suffolk. He finally left last week. 

Earlier we reported that NHS managers said they couldn't put a figure on the cost of his extended stay.

However, the Department of Health say the average daily cost of a hospital bed across the UK is about £400. 

Using this figure, it would mean the man's stay in Gorleston would have cost about £292,000.

A dog being cared for at a rescue centre has been found to have 50 pellets embedded in his face.

Image source, Beds for Bullies

Liz Haslam, from Beds For Bullies, external dog-rehoming centre at Barnham near Thetford, where Eric is being cared for, said: "You'd never know there was anything different about him at all apart from the fact that he's going blind.

"You'd never guess that his head's covered in leadshot.

"He's got scuffs on his fur where you can see he's been shot but you can stroke him all over."

Vets say it's too dangerous to try to move the pellets from Eric's face, and he'll have to live with them.  

The dog was originally rescued from Turkey, 

Image source, Beds for Bullies

Exclusive interview with Eamon Murray, Liam Bradley and Niamh Dunne from Northern Irish band Beoga, on how they ended up working with Ed Sheeran on his new album. They talk about how it was a very natural and organic experience, it was just the music that mattered. AND did you know Ed's grand uncle is from Magherafelt.

"K" Line, owners of the Manhattan Bridge vessel which was the scene of a fatal incident overnight at the Port of Felixstowe, have issued a statement.

A spokesman says: "Whilst berthing, a boiler back-fire occurred in the engine room resulting in the fatality of one crew member; another seafarer was taken to hospital with non-critical injuries.

"Local authorities are at the scene and Marine Accident Investigation Branch, external (MAIB) representatives are expected on board shortly to investigate the cause of the incident. 

"K" Line (Europe) and all within the organization wish to express their condolences to the family of the deceased and their sympathy with the crew of the vessel."

BBC Travel

The A131 Newton Road is closed in Sudbury between the A134 Newton Road, and Cat's Lane, because of emergency repairs on what's been described as a small sinkhole.

It's thought the hole is about a foot deep and five feet wide.

We'll let you know as and when we get any further details.

If you know what's going on in the area, we'd love to hear from you. You can contact us via email, and add a photograph of any "road closed" signs if you're in the area and can do so safely.

The CQC report, external, which was published earlier this week, rated Friars Hall Nursing Home as "inadequate" in every area.

Judy Downey, from the Relatives and Residents Association, external, said: "Some of these things [that led to the inadequate ratings] were going on when the inspector was on the premises. 

"There were people who were not offered food, who were not offered warm drinks, where drinks were placed out of reach. 

"This is not to do with complexities of the care market - this is to do with simple appalling management."

A report from the Care Quality Commission, external on an "inadequate" Hadleigh nursing home says dementia sufferers were ignored by staff, under-fed and made to get up as early as 04:00.

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Friars Hall, external closed suddenly just before Christmas, days after the fifth inspection by the CQC in a month.

Among the findings of the report:

• One person had lost nearly half their weight in the six months since their admission
• Some residents were made to get up at 04:00 and sit at the dining table for periods of 11 hours or more
• One resident told the CQC inspectors staff "treat you like an animal"

BBC Suffolk has tried to contact Lalitha Samuel, listed by the CQC as the person who ran the home, but she has not returned our calls.

Brenner Woolley
BBC Radio Suffolk sport

Ipswich Town boss Mick McCarthy has singled out Huddersfield midfielder Aaron Mooy for praise ahead of tomorrow's meeting between the teams at the John Smith's Stadium.

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The Australian, who is on loan from Manchester City, has featured in every Championship game for the fifth-placed Terriers.

"Without any shadow of a doubt he's the one that has driven that team," said McCarthy. 

"Any time I see him play he seems to be all over the place. He's the one that gets the ball, he has a personality and makes the team play, makes them tick."

BBC Suffolk presenter James Hazell says he heard the "loud bang" on the Manhattan Bridge in Felixstowe from his home in north-east Ipswich late yesterday evening.

He told us: "I just happened to be getting something out of the car, you could tell it was something out of the ordinary. 

"Sometimes you hear noises from the docks, but this was something different."

East Anglian Daily Times

Former footballer to cycle 150 miles just six months after losing his legs - the front page of today's East Anglian Daily Times.

After a bitterly cold night, and a frosty morning, the idea of a duvet day was very tempting.

How cold was it for you?  BBC East weatherman Dan Holley's tweet may have the answer.

Andrew Turner
BBC Radio Norfolk

A patient who was on the same hospital ward as a man who'd spent two years there despite being medically fit for discharge says it was "an open secret" that he'd refused to leave.

The woman, who wishes to remain anonymous, has been in hospital several times in the last year. She was worried about getting home in time for Christmas and asked a nurse how long people usually stayed on the ward.

"She laughed and said anything up to two years... I looked at her in horror," she said.

"She told me she thought the actions of the 'bed-blocker' were totally disgusting. 

"This person was there for two years being fed, watered, looked after, kept clean... and local people have been barred from that bed because he was there.  

"I wouldn't want to stop somebody getting a bed, I couldn't have it on my conscience.

"You go into hospital if you're ill enough, when you're better or getting better you come out.

"It's costing everybody money and beds - and in some cases deaths.

"It's using the hospital as a hotel."

Brenner Woolley
BBC Radio Suffolk sport

It's mixed pairs action for Suffolk's Katherine Rednall later this morning at the World Indoor Bowls Championships, external.

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The 21-year-old and Darren Burnett are the defending champions and face David Gourlay and Karen Murphy at 10:00 for a place in the semi-finals at Potters Resort in Hopton-on-Sea.

Rednall's quest for a second singles title gets under way tomorrow, when she'll play Rebecca Field who she beat in the 2014 final.

A man who works at Shotley Marina has described hearing a "very loud bang" from the direction of Felixstowe Port last night.

What's thought to have been an explosion on board the Manhattan Bridge (pictured from Shotley Gate) last night, killed one person, and resulted in another person being taken to hospital.

Baz O'Connell said he was woken up at about 22:45: "It was just a very loud bang - you hear noises all the time when they drop containers but this was a much louder one than normal.

"It went quiet after that, no noise at all.

"I thought they'd dropped another container, but it obviously wasn't - it was something else.

"I didn't know that at the time until this morning when I went into work."

But what are the costs, both legal and care, to the James Paget University Hospital, external, which had to apply to the courts to force a bed blocking patient to leave?

The hospital says it has a solicitor who works on a fixed-fee basis, and they can't work out the costs for this single case. It also says the patient will not have to pay costs.

As for the cost of his two-year stay - they say they can't put a figure on that either.

The patient, a man, is from Suffolk, and can't identified because of patient confidentiality.

He'd been admitted to the hospital in August 2014. 

At the beginning of December 2016, Great Yarmouth Magistrates' Court granted an order for him to leave the hospital. 

He left last week.

A man who was arrested following an incident in Crowfield earlier this week has been released on police bail, and taken into the care of health professionals.

Police were called to a property in the village near Needham Market at 23:15 on Monday, following concerns for the welfare of a man at the property.

A large police presence, including armed officers, remained until Wednesday afternoon, when at about 15:30 the 42-year-old left the house and was arrested on suspicion of making threats and possession of a firearm.

A total of four firearms were recovered, police said.

The James Paget University Hospital says its decision to apply for a court order to evict a patient who refused to be discharged was a "last resort". 

In a statement, the director of governance Anna Hills said the patient had been "occupying a bed unnecessarily for more than two years... every effort had been made to try to remedy this situation".

"He repeatedly refused all offers of appropriate accommodation organised by our local authority and social care partners, despite being fit for discharge," she said.

"As a last resort, the hospital had to apply to the court to allow us to remove the gentleman from the hospital.

"The decision to go to court was not taken lightly, but our priority has to be considering the needs of all our patients and ensuring that our limited resources, which are under increasing pressure, are available to those who genuinely need hospital care.

"We have worked with our partners in this case to ensure the gentleman continues to receive the appropriate level of care and support in the community, having left hospital."

A patient has been evicted from a hospital after refusing to leave for more than two years.

The man, who's from Suffolk, was admitted to the James Paget University Hospital, external in Gorleston in August 2014.

Soon after his arrival, the hospital says the patient was medically fit to be discharged, and treatment for his medical condition had ended. 

He was assessed and deemed ready for ongoing residential care, but the hospital says the man "repeatedly" refused all of the care options put forward and they couldn't make him leave without his consent to being discharged.

They had to get a court order to evict him, and that was granted by Great Yarmouth Magistrates' Court on 1 December. The patient left the hospital on 10 January.

Elizabeth Rizzini
BBC Look East weather

There will be some mist and fog patches around this morning, but these will clear to leave a dry and bright day with plenty of blue sky and sunshine. 

Despite this, it will feel rather chilly outside with a high of 6C (43F).

Here's my full forecast...

There are more details on the BBC Weather website.