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  • Updates for Friday, 10 February 2017

  1. A miserable weekend for Suffolk's Ryman League clubspublished at 13:08 Greenwich Mean Time 6 February 2017

    Brenner Woolley
    BBC Radio Suffolk sport

    There were four defeats out of four for the county's Ryman League, external clubs on Saturday.

    Ryman League ballImage source, Ryman League

    In the Premier Division, second-placed Needham Market, external went down 4-3 at Worthing, AFC Sudbury, external lost 2-0 at Burgess Hill Town while it finished Lowestoft Town, external 0-1 Metropolitan Police.

    Bury Town, external were beaten 1-0 at Waltham Abbey in the North Division.

    Leiston's, external trip to Merstham was postponed.

  2. Rugby union: Improved Bury edged out in Cornwallpublished at 13:08 Greenwich Mean Time 6 February 2017

    Brenner Woolley
    BBC Radio Suffolk sport

    Bury St Edmunds, external rugby players picked up a deserved losing bonus point from Saturday's 10-3 defeat at rain-lashed Redruth.

    Bury St Edmunds Rugby squadImage source, Bury St Edmunds Rugby Club

    Despite it being the Wolfpack's eighth defeat in nine matches, it was their best performance for some time, showing all of the passion and commitment captain Tom Rock had demanded.

    Bury remain 11th in National League Two South ahead of next week's home game against Chinnor.

  3. Where does the UK's tallest teenager sleep?published at 12:58 Greenwich Mean Time 6 February 2017

    Brandon Marshall, 15, from Bury St Edmunds, already has to sleep diagonally in his king-size bed "to give him more space" says his mum.

    Lynne Quelch said her son, who measured 6ft 11.5in (2.11 m) at the weekend, has got "no chance" of finding a bicycle to fit.

    She added: "The next one [challenge] will be learning to drive a car... it'll have to be a big jeep of some sort, something with a bit of leg-room."

    Brandon's sporting passion is basketball, and Lynne said: "His dream is to be talent-spotted and go off to the States and live his dream."

  4. Driver obviously hasn't heard of our 'Hands Off' your mobile phone campaignpublished at 12:21 Greenwich Mean Time 6 February 2017

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  5. Is this the UK's tallest teenager?published at 12:14 Greenwich Mean Time 6 February 2017

    Brandon Marshall, 15, a pupil at the County Upper Campus, external in Bury St Edmunds, measures a lofty 6ft,11.5in (2.11 m).

    His mum Lynne Quelch is chatting to BBC Suffolk's James Hazell:

    Brandon MarshallImage source, Lynne Quelch
  6. Badminton: Saxons' last game of the season countdown..published at 12:12 Greenwich Mean Time 6 February 2017

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  7. Ipswich Town welcome back defender Tommy Smithpublished at 11:53 Greenwich Mean Time 6 February 2017

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  8. Ipswich Town: On-loan midfielder nets first pro goalpublished at 11:39 Greenwich Mean Time 6 February 2017

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    Ipswich Town, external teenager Kundai Benyu scored this free-kick for his loan club Aldershot on Saturday.

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  9. Parents' story of daughter's mental health strugglespublished at 11:22 Greenwich Mean Time 6 February 2017

    Returning to the story of mental health, which is featuring on Panorama on BBC One at 20:30 this evening....

    Nearly a quarter of beds have been closed at the Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, external in four years, and the trust has seen nearly double the amount of unexpected deaths. 

    Sophie Gathercole has a personality disorder and has hallucinations. She tried to take her own life four times before she got an in-patient bed.

    Her parents, Alison and Simon, live in Norwich. Her mother says she felt "huge relief" when her daughter was finally admitted to hospital. 

    "I felt the responsibility of keeping her safe had been taken away from me and somebody else was responsible," she said.

    Dad Simon describes it as a "living nightmare" dealing with someone with mental health problems - "to see someone you love in a hopeless state and not really being able to help".

    Her parents say staff at the hospital are doing all they can to help her, but say it's "almost a little bit too late".

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    Somewhere along the line somebody needs to sit down with these people and say look - these are the issues, let's do something about it - because there's a long line of my daughters out there all waiting to do the same thing."

    Simon Gathercole

  10. Hospital boss says 85% occupancy hasn't been delivered 'for years and years'published at 10:54 Greenwich Mean Time 6 February 2017

    The chief executive of Ipswich Hospital has responded to figures obtained by the BBC which reveal that they had 100% occupancy of beds between 1 December and 22 January, saying: "These people are being looked after by clinicians and every day we look at where is the safest place.

    Nick Hulme

    Nick Hulme (pictured) added: "In an ideal world of course we'd like 85% occupancy - that hasn't been delivered for years and years and years."

    NHS guidelines say the maximum level which is considered to be safe is 85%.

  11. Hospitals' bed occupancy 'above safe levels'published at 10:34 Greenwich Mean Time 6 February 2017

    The number of patients on hospital wards here in the county has been above the level deemed to be "safe", according to figures obtained by the BBC

    Nurse beside hospital bedImage source, Thinkstock

    The data, which covers the period 1 December 2016 to 22 January 2017, shows:

    The maximum level which is considered to be safe is 85%.

  12. Woman dies in crash near Bury St Edmundspublished at 10:21 Greenwich Mean Time 6 February 2017

    A woman has died following a collision in on Sunday.

    Police were called just before 10:50 to reports of a two-vehicle collision on Bardwell Road in Bardwell near Bury St Edmunds.

    The woman, who had been driving a Vauxhall Corsa which was in collision with a Ford Galaxy, was pronounced dead at the scene.

  13. Cuts to mental health services 'add pressure' to voluntary organisationspublished at 09:53 Greenwich Mean Time 6 February 2017

    The Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, external features on the BBC Panorama programme tonight as part of its investigation into the state of mental health services.

    It's being used as an example of how spending cuts forced a major reorganisation.

    The Reverend Canon Paul Daltry, who runs the Ipswich Winter Night Shelter, external for homeless people where some have mental health issues, says the cuts put pressure on them.

    Reverend Canon Paul DaltryImage source, Ipswich Winter Night Shelter
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    We're going to see more people dying, more people on our streets, we're going to see a gradual breakdown in those who are most marginalised in our country."

    Reverend Canon Paul Daltry, Ipswich Winter Night Shelter

  14. Ed Sheeran fans uber-excited now he's playing the Britspublished at 09:52 Greenwich Mean Time 6 February 2017

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    So, the secret is out.

    Though he may not be nominated for anything (that's what a year off earns you), Edward Christopher Sheeran is playing at this month's Brit awards.

    And folk are excited - not least Ed himself, who appears to have done 'a Paul Pogba' (ask your football fan friend) and got his own emoji.

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    The Brits are a happy hunting ground for Ed, who has won four awards.

    He picked up two in 2015 for his last album X.

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  15. Ed Sheeran to perform at Brit Awardspublished at 09:46 Greenwich Mean Time 6 February 2017

    Ed Sheeran joins a line-up including Little Mix, The 1975, Bruno Mars and Skepta for Brit Awards 2017.

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  16. Unexpected deaths at mental health trust almost doublepublished at 09:34 Greenwich Mean Time 6 February 2017

    Last month the prime minister made a major speech, saying how she planned to improve mental health services.

    Theresa May also said that there's not enough help for those suffering from mental health problems. 

    Mental health trusts have been seeing reductions in their budgets. The Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, external was the first in the country to implement a major restructure in 2013. 

    Frontline community teams were disbanded, and experienced staff laid off.

    The trust closed 136 beds, which means patients are still being sent hundreds of miles away to get a bed, despite promises to stop the practice. 

    It also means more people are being treated in the community.

    Over the same four-year period, the number of unexpected deaths almost doubled. 

    Other trusts across the country are also thinking about restructuring their services.

    Richard Murray, from The King's Fund charity, external, says the mistakes made by the Norfolk and Suffolk Trust should serve as a warning.

    Richard Murray, in dark grey suit, light grey shirt and striped grey tie, wearing glasses
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    There are warning signs from Norfolk and Suffolk, and other parts of England, about making major transformations very quickly that are radical and sometimes not on the most solid of evidence bases, sometimes with the real goal to save money... this is really a warning."

    Richard Murray, The King's Fund

  17. Mental health trust 'on a journey of improvement'published at 09:07 Greenwich Mean Time 6 February 2017

    The chief executive of the Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, external admits mistakes were made with the reorganisation of services in the past.

    A BBC Panorama investigation shows the mental health service closed almost 25% of its beds in four years.

    Entrance to the Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust in Norwich

    The trust says it's spending money to put things right. It also says it's on a journey of improvement, and that new money is coming through from the government to improve services.  

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    We have 4,000 staff and we've worked hard to engage them in transforming services. New money is coming specifically for mental health and we welcome that focus - it's long overdue."

    Michael Scott, Chief executive, Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust

  18. Ed Sheeran has his own emojipublished at 08:58 Greenwich Mean Time 6 February 2017

    The Framlingham superstar is tweeting, external to say he's got his own emoji.. but does it look like him?

    Send us an email, or post a message on our Facebook page, external.

    Ed Sheeran tweetImage source, @edsheeran/Twitter
  19. Mistakes of mental health trust should be a warningpublished at 08:40 Greenwich Mean Time 6 February 2017

    An exclusive investigation by BBC's Panorama has found that the NHS mental health trust running services in Norfolk and Suffolk has closed almost a quarter of its beds in four years.

    Sign for the Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust at Hellesdon Hospital

    The Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, external says it did it in response to a 20% savings target. But over the same period, the number of unexpected deaths almost doubled.

    The King's Fund, external, which describes itself as an "independent charity working to improve health and care" says the mistakes made should be a warning to other mental health trusts across England.

    You can see Panorama on BBC One at 20:30 tonight.

  20. Bowls: More silverware for Suffolk's Rednallpublished at 08:37 Greenwich Mean Time 6 February 2017

    Brenner Woolley
    BBC Radio Suffolk sport

    World indoor bowls winner Katherine Rednall has won the National Champion of Champions, external event at Hayling Island.

    BowlsImage source, Getty Images

    The 21-year-old from Baylham near Ipswich saw off Amy Stanton and Rebecca Field to earn a place in the final. 

    She then beat Katherine Hawes 21-10 to win the event for a third time.