The chief executive of Waveney District Council has described Colin Law, whose death was announced this morning, as "a pleasure to work with; a tireless and enthusiastic public servant who had a great working relationship with staff". 

Stephen Baker added: "He respected them and the feeling was absolutely mutual."

Ray Herring, the Conservative leader of neighbouring Suffolk Coastal District Council, which is working towards a merger between the two local authorities, said: "This is very sad news for east Suffolk.

"Our mutual trust was so complete that we would sometimes cover for each other, representing each other’s councils as well as our own, at meetings."

Patients attending the James Paget University Hospital in Gorleston are asked to bring any medications.

It's after the hospital was struck by the global cyber attack, which locked users' computer files.

The NHS is braced for more problems as thousands of staff log on for the first time since Friday.

Here's the latest advice from the county's clinical commissioning groups about doctors' appointments:

Flags are flying at half mast at Waveney District Council's, external offices in Riverside, Lowestoft, and at East Suffolk House, Woodbridge, headquarters of Suffolk Coastal Council, external, as a mark of respect following the death of Colin Law.

Books of condolence will be available at Riverside, The Marina Customer Service Centre and at East Suffolk House, the headquarters of Waveney's partners, Suffolk Coastal. 

Councillors also observed a few moments of quiet reflection this morning, in memory of Colin.

A spokesman for Waveney said Mr Law's family are devastated by his sudden and unexpected death, and have asked for some time and privacy to come to terms with events. 

"The council will, of course, respect that wish, but we will also provide them with all the support that we can at this incredibly difficult time" he added.

Tributes are being paid to the leader of Waveney District Council, Colin Law, whose death after a short battle with illness has been announced.

Image source, Waveney District Council

Mr Law, who was 74, died at the weekend. He had recently announced his intention to stand down as leader of the council, but had intended to see out his term as a district councillor until 2019.

Mark Bee, who was elected leader of the Conservative group on the council last week, had known Mr Law for more than 15 years. 

He said: "He was a man of great kindness and a dry sense of humour, with an infectious laugh. 

"Waveney has lost a great councillor and all of us who knew him have lost a great friend."

The leader of Waveney District Council, Colin Law, has died following a short battle with illness.

More to follow...

Caroline Kingdon
BBC Local Live

The James Paget University Hospital in Gorleston is one of 47 NHS organisations in England and Scotland that were disrupted in the global cyber attack.

Graham Wilde is its chief operating officer. He says things are now running normally, but at a slower pace.

As soon as the hospital became aware of the malware, they started to shut down computers, limiting any spread. 

Over the weekend, the IT team went through each system, ensuring it was safe and turning it back on.

Mr Wild said: "With every IT system there's a back-up in case it breaks down, any piece could fail - your home computer, your phone.

"Because of what we do, we have clear plans in place, so that we can revert to tried and tested methods like paper-base [ie. writing notes on paper etc], which is why things are a little slower, but patient confidentiality will be maintained."  

Mr Wild says the hospital had to cancel "just a handful" of operations at the weekend, but he doesn't believe the hospital was targeted deliberately.

More pictures from the flooding which has hit almost exactly the same spot in a village as it did two months ago...

Water is flowing down The Street in Holbrook outside the doctors' surgery, but there is still access to Heathfield Road.

The source of the water appears to be from a drain at the end of the low brick wall on the right of this picture: 

Water is flowing onto the main B1080 Ipswich Road through the village, but it is still passable:

Image source, Official Charts Company

We thought the day would never come...

...but after nine weeks at the top, chart-slayer Ed Sheeran has been cut down to size by Kasabian.

Their fifth studio album For Crying Out Loud went straight in at number one, having finished last week with 5,000 combined chart sales more than young Edward.

Speaking to the OfficialCharts.com, Serge Pizzorno thanked the fans.

"It’s absolutely incredible to have five Number one albums in a row. Thanks to everyone who has supported us. We can’t wait to play the new tracks on the road this summer."

That includes Radio 1's Big Weekend in Hull in a less than two weeks.

Image source, Official Charts Company

In the singles charts Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee secured their first UK number one - with a little help from Justin Bieber.

The remix of Despacito amassed 31,000 downloads and 6.2 million streams to clinch the Official Singles Chart top spot this week.

If in doubt, call up the Biebs...

Image source, Getty Images

The track, sung mostly sang in Spanish is the first foreign language UK #1 since Gangnam Style by South Korea’s Psy, external in 2012.

Sak Noel's Ibiza banger Loca People was the last Spanglish hit to top the singles charts over here. 

Here's a rather chuffed Luis below.

Police have informed us over the weekend that one of the two men taken to Addenbrooke's Hospital after a collision on the A1088 at Ixworth last Monday, subsequently died.

Jamie Finlay, 28, of Green Road in Woolpit was a passenger in a grey BMW 320 which was in collision with a blue Nissan Navara at the junction with Thetford Road.

The driver was also taken to hospital in a serious condition, but he has since been discharged.

A third man was injured in the crash, but did not require hospital treatment.

Police would like to hear from anyone who witnessed the collision.

Ben Parker
BBC Suffolk sport

The Mildenhall Fen Tigers cruised to a 55-34 win over the Kent Kings in the National Trophy on Sunday.

Image source, Jeff Higgott

Captain Jon Armstrong (pictured) flew back from his family holiday in Mallorca to race and top-scored with 12+1, before heading back to Spain shortly after. 

Chairman Kevin Jolly told the club website: "This was another solid home performance from us and the margin of the victory only helps to strengthen our position at the top of our National Trophy group. 

"We are well up for winning the National Trophy and a good performance at Kent in our final group match should seal our position in the final."

Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live

A footballer who had to have both legs amputated after a car crash in Newmarket has been taking part in a 150-mile cycle ride.

Shaun Whiter, whose career at Newmarket Town Football Club was cut short by the crash, is completing the course on a hand pedal bike.  

Mr White says the cycle ride gives him "a buzz".

"The main aim is to get back into sport," he said.

"I was part of a team before and I want to be part of a team again."

More than 100 cyclists are taking part in the ride, which left Ipswich Town's Portman Road stadium at about 09:00 yesterday.

It's set to finish back in Ipswich later this afternoon.

Andrew Turner
BBC Radio Norfolk

The James Paget University Hospital, external in Gorleston is continuing work on its IT systems after being hit by Friday's cyber attack.

Pen and paper has been taking the place of the computers, and patients are being asked to fill in forms manually.  

The first thing people will notice when they arrive at the hospital is that the barriers are up on the car park - there's free parking, because the barriers are connected to the hospital's computer system.

The hospital, which serves the Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft area, says it is well-rehearsed in dealing with emergency situations, and they're trying to keep disruption to a minimum. 

Some operations have been cancelled, but unless a patient has been told otherwise by the hospital or their GP, they should attend as usual. 

I understand the Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital and the Queen Elizabeth in King's Lynn, which escaped the cyber attack, are on standby. 

The West Suffolk in Bury St Edmunds was not hit, so patients in south west Norfolk with appointments there won't be affected.

Ipswich Hospital is unaffected - you can follow the latest across the UK on the BBC's cyber attack live page.

This was the scene in Holbrook near Ipswich in March, when a water main collapsed on The Street, trapping a car:

Then, the road was closed to traffic for a week while repairs were carried out... and now the road is closed again as you can see from this picture taken this morning:

The Street is closed between the GP surgery and The Swan pub, but the junction with Heathfield Road is open this time. 

Water is flowing down The Street onto Ipswich Road, so drive carefully.

An Anglian Water van had arrived.

Caroline Kingdon
BBC Local Live

Operations and clinical appointments at the James Paget University Hospital, external were cancelled over the weekend, after it was struck by the global cyber attack.

The Gorleston hospital was one of 45 NHS organisations hit by the malware/ransomware attack.

Over the weekend, staff had to use pen and paper after the malicious software took hold of the NHS database. 

BBC reporter Andrew Turner is outside the A&E department at the hospital. He says he can see notices on the reception window telling patients they will have to fill out a registration form. 

Patients with booked appointments are asked to come in as usual, unless they've been contacted and told otherwise. 

The hospital advises those attending casualty with relatively minor illnesses that they are likely to be waiting considerably longer while staff are using manual systems.

Jon Wright
BBC Radio Suffolk

The man in charge of both Ipswich and Colchester hospitals has been praising staff for their work protecting patient safety following Friday's massive cyber attack across the NHS.

Nick Hulme (pictured on a previous occasion) said: "We've had to go through and look at every single individual computer.

"There are about 3,000 different PCs across the Colchester site.

"Each one has had to be individually assessed to see whether or not it's been infected and about half of the ones we've looked at so far have been infected.

"So they have to be taken away and rebuilt to make sure they are then protected from any future attack.

"A lot of the staff will be coming in and won't be able to access their machines."

About 25 non-urgent operations have been cancelled at Colchester, which serves some patients from Suffolk, but all other services are running.

Greater Anglia say trains between Norwich and Cambridge will not run any further than Ely.

All lines are blocked, after someone was hit by a train.

Passengers from Norwich to Cambridge can travel on Norwich to Liverpool Street trains, and change at Stowmarket or Ipswich.

Kate Kinsella
BBC Weather

A dry start for many of us across the BBC East region this Monday morning, but it will be short-lived.

Outbreaks of rain will move in from the west, heavy in places, and it'll be fairly breezy.

Temperatures reaching 15C (59F).

BBC Weather has a more detailed local forecast.

Philippa Taylor
BBC Local Live

Welcome to Monday's live coverage

If you're joining us for the first time, this is where you'll find regular news, sport, weather and travel updates from across the county.

We'll bring you the latest on the effect for patients of Friday's global cyber-attack - neither the West Suffolk or Ipswich hospitals were affected, but there are still problems at some NHS organisations, including the James Paget which serves north Suffolk.

But we'll start the day with a detailed look at the weather prospects with Kate Kinsella, and while I don't want to steal her thunder, I don't think this blue sky, captured by one of our BBC Weather Watchers, is going to last.

Funeral directors who operate in Norfolk and Suffolk put to rest their views on politics.