Summary

  • Updates for Friday, 5 May 2017

  • Corrie Mckeague search area being expanded

  • Just a few county council election results to be declared

  • 'Billy Elliot' dreams for ballet boy

  • Cost of Corrie investigation revealed

  • Ed Sheeran tells Kirsty Young about his song-writing

  • County well represented in Sunday Times Rich List

Live Reporting

Philippa Taylor

  1. Thursday's weather: Cloudy and breezy with a few spots of rain

    Elizabeth Rizzini
    BBC Look East weather

    It will be largely cloudy with the chance of a few outbreaks of light patchy rain. 

    A brisk north-easterly wind will also persist through the day, suppressing temperatures and making it feel rather cool - with highs of 14C (57F).

    Thursday's weather map

    Winds will ease a little overnight, and there may be some further patchy rain in places.

    Lows of 6C (43F).

    Get more on the forecast where you live, from BBC Weather.

  2. Welcome to Thursday's live coverage

    Philippa Taylor
    BBC Local Live

    Good morning, thanks for joining us.

    Polling stations opened an hour ago for all 75 county council seats, as well as a couple of by-elections at district level, and Lowestoft Town council is holding its first parish council elections.

    Elsewhere, there's been a rise in the number of men and boys receiving treatment for an eating disorder in the region, and we'll be catching up with the county's hedgehog officer.

    But first, we'll take a closer look at the weather prospects for the day, and it doesn't look as if we're going to be shedding our coats yet.