Summary

  • Updates for Friday, 3 February 2017

  • HMS Ganges homes a step closer after court ruling

  • Ed Sheeran appears on dirty white van

  • Local charity turns to Monty Don for help in building a terraced allotment

  • Hospital merger under consideration

  • A131, Newton Road, closed again in Sudbury

  1. Three jailed for murdering man thrown in riverpublished at 20:45 British Summer Time 24 May 2021

    The killers of a young man with learning disabilities "toyed with his emotions" before drowning him.

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  2. PC's kicks 'could have left Atkinson unconscious'published at 18:22 British Summer Time 24 May 2021

    Bloodstains on PC Benjamin Monk's boots indicate he forcefully kicked Dalian Atkinson, a court hears.

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  3. Who could represent the UK at Eurovision 2022?published at 13:43 British Summer Time 24 May 2021

    Could Bill Bailey, some drag queens, a rock band, a bhangra act or Ed Sheeran restore some pride?

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  4. UK passes 60m Covid vaccinations milestonepublished at 20:07 British Summer Time 23 May 2021

    Health chief urges people to get their second jab, as more than 760,000 doses are given in a day.

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  5. Pfizer and AZ jabs work against Indian variantpublished at 16:22 British Summer Time 23 May 2021

    They are effective against symptomatic disease but protection is low after only one dose, a study says.

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  6. Job placement scheme 'taking too long'published at 09:15 British Summer Time 23 May 2021

    The government defends its programme which aims to get young people into work.

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  7. More than 50m vaccine doses given in Englandpublished at 21:03 British Summer Time 22 May 2021

    The health secretary hails the milestone as 32 and 33-year-olds are offered the jab.

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  8. Region reaches millionth vaccine milestonepublished at 13:01 British Summer Time 22 May 2021

    The millionth shot was administered in a mobile unit outside a mosque in Ipswich.

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  9. Wife of patient reacts to Hancock blood inquiry statementpublished at 20:07 British Summer Time 21 May 2021

    Su’s husband Steve was diagnosed with hepatitis C 21 years after first receiving contaminated blood products.

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  10. Removed Banksy hula-hooping girl goes on displaypublished at 12:37 British Summer Time 21 May 2021

    The mural taken from a wall in Nottingham is on show 100 miles away in Suffolk.

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  11. Ex-High Court judge's widow cleared of sex abusepublished at 18:11 British Summer Time 20 May 2021

    Lady Lavinia Nourse was accused of 17 counts of sexually abusing a boy under the age of 12.

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  12. Plymouth sign Ipswich defender Wilsonpublished at 15:52 British Summer Time 20 May 2021

    Plymouth Argyle sign centre-back James Wilson from fellow League One side Ipswich Town on a free transfer.

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  13. Murder-accused PC was 'absolutely petrified'published at 15:23 British Summer Time 20 May 2021

    PC Benjamin Monk said he "thought we had had it" when he discharged a Taser at Dalian Atkinson.

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  14. UK to trial Covid booster jab, says Hancockpublished at 18:22 British Summer Time 19 May 2021

    A new trial has been announced that will look at whether a third dose can protect against new variants.

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  15. Blood on PC's boot showed force, murder trial toldpublished at 18:03 British Summer Time 19 May 2021

    A police officer denies murder and manslaughter, after ex-Aston Villa star Dalian Atkinson died.

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  16. Plans for controversial £2.6m beach huts approvedpublished at 20:06 British Summer Time 18 May 2021

    Controversial beach hut design sparks a "Marmite" debate as one councillor calls them "container ships".

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  17. Ex-Tory minister gives evidence in abuse trialpublished at 19:34 British Summer Time 17 May 2021

    Lady Lavinia Nourse, 77, is charged with 17 counts of sexual abuse relating to the same boy.

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  18. Indian variant 'underlines importance of getting jab'published at 17:39 British Summer Time 17 May 2021

    Matt Hancock says the B.1.617.2 Covid variant is "not tending to penetrate into older, vaccinated groups".

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  19. Acid attack victim 'taking the positives'published at 17:35 British Summer Time 17 May 2021

    Adele Bellis was scarred for life when her ex-partner ordered an attack on her at a bus stop.

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  20. Hancock: Confident we can take next step of easingpublished at 11:57 British Summer Time 16 May 2021

    But Health Secretary Matt Hancock warns that we should all be careful about how we take the next step.

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