Summary

  • Updates for Friday, 20 October 2017

  • Landfill site search for Corrie to resume

  • A14 reopens after fatal crash on Orwell Bridge

  • Spedeworth fined for Health and Safety failings

  • Ed Sheeran bike crash injuries could have ended guitar playing

  1. NHS Tracker: Check key targets in your areapublished at 11:07 British Summer Time 13 June 2019

    Use our tracker to check whether your local services are meeting waiting-time targets for cancer, routine operations, A&E and mental health treatment.

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  2. Ipswich Town 0-1 Norwich Citypublished at 14:20 British Summer Time 22 October 2017

    Norwich extend their unbeaten league run over East Anglian rivals Ipswich to nine games with a win at Portman Road.

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  3. Greater Anglia says its arrangements were '100% robust'published at 17:39 British Summer Time 20 October 2017

    Greater Anglia has responded to criticism by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) over the use of office workers who were trained up to work as guards during the recent industrial action by members of the RMT.

    The Chief Inspector of Railways has written to the rail operator having identified a "number of areas with deficiencies" that need to be addressed.

    Greater Anglia train

    Train Service Director for Greater Anglia, Richard Dean, said he was somewhat disappointed over the letter: "We met the ORR and we took them through our arrangements.

    "We believe 100% that our arrangements were robust and we are following that up with the ORR.

    "We said to them we would not use our contingency conductors until such time as we'd satisfied them that the arrangements were robust.

    "We made that offer to them, they didn't tell us to do it.

    "What we are actually talking about is a piece of administration that they want to see ie they want us to write up what we did, and that's exactly what we have done.

    "We'll be sitting down with them and we'll be going through in as much detail as they want until they are satisfied.

    "I am absolutely satisfied that our arrangements were 100% robust."

  4. Overnight weather: Dry at first but some outbreaks of rain laterpublished at 17:16 British Summer Time 20 October 2017

    Dan Holley
    BBC Look East weather

    There'll be a few clear spells at first tonight where it will turn a little chilly, but thickening cloud will eventually bring outbreaks of rain from the west.

    Southerly winds will strengthen during the early hours, with temperatures initially falling to 8C (46F) but becoming milder by dawn.

    Wind chart

    There'll be a sunny start to Saturday morning, with just a few isolated showers, but these will become more widespread as cloud builds through the day.

    Windy with southwesterly winds gusting 40-50mph during the afternoon, temperatures peaking at 16C (61F).

    Get the full forecast where you live from BBC Weather.

  5. RMT calls for Greater Anglia to be stripped of its franchisepublished at 17:11 British Summer Time 20 October 2017

    Steve Blower
    BBC Radio Suffolk

    The Rail Union, the RMT, is demanding that Greater Anglia be stripped of its franchise, external after comments by the Chief Inspector of Railways.

    The safety organisation has told the train operator that until issues are resolved, office staff can't be used again as replacements.

    Picket line at Ipswich station

    The RMT had raised a number of safety concerns when the train company used replacements for the guards who were on strike.

    There was an incident at Ipswich station where the doors were opened on the wrong side.

    The RMT also says there was a safety breach on the East Suffolk line when office staff were being trained, when doors were opened while a train was moving.

    We'll bring you reaction from Greater Anglia shortly.

  6. Missing airman landfill search to resumepublished at 16:44 British Summer Time 20 October 2017

    The search for Corrie Mckeague, last seen on a night out in Suffolk in 2016, is to resume on Monday.

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  7. Promoters apologise for problems accessing Gary Barlow ticketspublished at 16:35 British Summer Time 20 October 2017

    "Unprecedented" demand for tickets to see Gary Barlow in his Forest Live gig at Thetford Forest next year is being blamed for big problems being reported on social media.

    Here are some of the comments on the BBC Suffolk Facebook page, external:

    • Helen Robinson writes, external: "I was in the queue at 10am...number 950....i waited an hour and 38 minutes and was directed to the website only to be told due to high usage i could'nt acess the site"
    • Ronan Devlin said, external: "Website crippled. Unable to sign in or re register. Phone either engaged or hangs up after option 1"
    • Jacqueline Taylor posts, external: "No access to website, as too many people trying to access it. Telephone calls get through and get told no one to answer call. So frustrated"

    In a statement, the Forestry Commission has said: "Tickets went on sale this morning for Forest Live dates next Summer by Gary Barlow and Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott.

    "Unfortunately due to a technical issue with an external ticketing software platform the system stalled.

    "Additionally due to an unprecedented demand for tickets phone lines were also down for a while.

    "We apologise for any inconvenience caused."

    Gary BarlowImage source, Reuters
  8. Rugby player's funeral takes placepublished at 16:02 British Summer Time 20 October 2017

    Kevin Burch
    BBC Look East

    The funeral of Thurston rugby player Josh Gilbert has been held in Walsham-le-Willows:

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  9. Police confirm start date for Corrie Mckeague search to resumepublished at 16:01 British Summer Time 20 October 2017

    The resumption of the search for missing airman Corrie Mckeague will take place on Monday, 23 October.

    The extended search, which is likely to take around four to six weeks, will concentrate on an area of Cell 22 next to the site of the earlier search.

    The indications are this is the next most likely area where Corrie could be, say police.

    Corrie MckeagueImage source, Family photo

    The Major Investigation Team re-checked data and concluded the area of the original 20-week search was still the location where there was the highest likelihood of finding Corrie.

    However, police say the nature of waste disposal and its movement is not a precise science, hence the requirement to extend the search.

    On 21 July, police announced their search of the Milton site was at an end.

    Mr Mckeague's family said at the time they were "devastated" by the decision.

    Milton landfill site
  10. 'Important' Garner in contention for East Anglian derbypublished at 15:49 British Summer Time 20 October 2017

    Graeme Mac
    BBC Radio Suffolk sport

    Ipswich Town could have both striker Joe Garner (pictured) and midfielder Tom Adeyemi back for Sunday's Championship fixture with Norwich City at Portman Road.

    Joe GarnerImage source, PA

    Garner missed last weekend's 1-0 defeat to Sheffield United with a knee injury, while Adeyemi has missed the last two matches with a hamstring problem.

    Manager Mick McCarthy believes the latter is in with a good chance of featuring against his former club this weekend, and remains hopeful on Garner, who has clearly impressed him since joining the Blues from Rangers.

    "He's trained today with the physios," said McCarthy. "He's done what he needed to do in order to be out training with his teammates tomorrow, to be in with a chance of playing on Sunday.

    "He's a really important player for us. I thought he would be when I signed him, but as a footballer he is better than what I thought he was, which is always nice."

  11. Search of landfill site for missing Corrie to resume next weekpublished at 15:45 British Summer Time 20 October 2017
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    The search of the Milton landfill site in Cambridgeshire for missing RAF Honington serviceman Corrie Mckeague will resume on Monday.

    We'll bring you more details shortly.

  12. Spedeworth fined for Health and Safety failingspublished at 15:45 British Summer Time 20 October 2017

    Spedeworth International, external has been ordered to pay a total of £118,000 in fines and costs, for a number of health and safety breaches at Foxhall Stadium.

    Foxhall Stadium

    At a hearing at Suffolk Magistrates Court in July, following a prosecution brought by Suffolk Coastal District Council, the company pleaded guilty to four charges under the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 in relation to:

    • Emergency exits
    • Structural stability and maintenance of grandstands
    • Failure to comply with an improvement notice requiring safety improvements to the grandstands
    • Having eight emergency exits locked at a stock car race meeting

    On Thursday they were fined £100,000 for the four breaches, as well as £18,000 in costs to Suffolk Coastal.

  13. 5 Things We've Learned This Weekpublished at 15:41 British Summer Time 20 October 2017

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    1) Ed Sheeran is a real trooper

    Poor old Ed broke a wrist, elbow and rib while being knocked off his bicycle by a car in London on Monday.

    The accident meant he had to postpone five upcoming gigs in Asia but he soldiered on, strapped on a sling and strolled down the red carpet on the way to picking up an award for best act in the world today at the Q Awards on Wednesday.

    We have to hand it to him for that.

    While there he revealed to 6 Music's Abbie McCarthy that after basically winning at music and appearing in Game of Thrones he's now set to appear in an up and coming US cartoon series...

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    Ed Sheeran on being in The Simpsons

    One Direction
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    Come on now gentlemen. Tell us who done it?

    2) Who named One Direction?

    In the biggest 'whodunnit?' in recent years, new found solo star and international heart breaker Mr Styles has also now claimed credit for naming 1D.

    Not content with just being the 'most popular one' in the band, Harry is now claiming to be the brains behind the operation too.

    "I think it was me," he told American news show CBS Sunday Morning. "I thought it sounded good."

    Watch him elaborate from around 1.20 in.

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    3) There's a whole lotta love between Liam and Skepta

    Liam Gallagher - with a new number one album to his name - rocked up at the Q Awards, like Ed, to pick up not one, but two awards.

    The Mancunian frontman was given the best live act award by his old Britpop mucker Richard Ashcroft, then later handed the icon award by grime star Skepta.

    The 2016 Mercury Prize winner, external described the former Oasis singer as "a true, true icon", while fellow rapper Stormzy shouted out Liam as "my G!".

    Skepta said: "He's taken his iconic place and no-one will take it until he passes away."

    Liam then sent the love back Skepta's way, saying: "I wanna thank him for keeping it interesting." We bet they had an interesting evening afterwards.

    Even if they only went to the shop together, it was probably done in a rock 'n' roll way.

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    Sir Tom Jones says he 'felt terrible' after being propositioned early in his career.

    4) Sir Tom Jones also faced unwanted sexual advances during his early career

    The singer says he was propositioned by someone in the music industry, early on in his career in the 1960s.

    Sir Tom shed light on the incident when he asked about the allegations surrounding Harvey Weinstein in an interview with the BBC.

    "Things have always happened in the music industry as well," he told 5 Live's Colin Paterson.

    "There were a few things like that. But you avoid it. You just walk out... But what's tried on women is tried on men as well."

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    And finally...

    5) Rami Malek is slaying it as Freddie Mercury

    We've still got a good year to wait until it's released but early photos suggests the Mr Robot actor has been perfectly cast as the late, flamboyant Queen frontman in the film Bohemian Rhapsody.

    Director Bryan Singer posted the above image of the 36-year-old star in action, alongside the caption: "Couldn’t help myself and had to post this iPhone pic."

    Wonder if Rami is feeling under pressure?

    We can't help but be excited...

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  14. Norwich City manager says derby will be an 'emotional game'published at 15:11 British Summer Time 20 October 2017

    BBC Radio Norfolk's Rob Butler has been at the Norwich City press conference ahead of Sunday's derby at Portman Road:

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  15. A14 reopens on Orwell Bridgepublished at 14:57 British Summer Time 20 October 2017

    Police say the A14 has reopened, after an earlier fatal collision on the Orwell Bridge.

  16. Rugby union: Bury aiming to bounce backpublished at 13:22 British Summer Time 20 October 2017

    Brenner Woolley
    BBC Radio Suffolk sport

    Bury St Edmunds, external will be hoping to stop the rot when they host Worthing Raiders in National League Two South, external tomorrow.

    Bury Rugby Club in actionImage source, Bury Rugby Club

    After four victories in a row the Wolfpack have lost their last two, including a narrow 26-20 defeat to leaders Taunton Titans last weekend.

    Tomorrow looks like a good chance to get back to winning ways though, with their visitors fourth from bottom of the table, having won just two of their seven matches so far.

  17. Speedway: Mildenhall home in on KO Cup Finalpublished at 13:12 British Summer Time 20 October 2017

    Brenner Woolley
    BBC Radio Suffolk sport

    Mildenhall Fen Tigers, external will make it through to the final of the National League's Knockout Cup tonight - if they can successfully defend a 16-point first leg lead at Belle Vue.

    Jon ArmstrongImage source, Jeff Higgott

    It finished 53-37 when the two sides met at West Row on Sunday.

    Fen Tigers chairman Kevin Jolly says club captain Jon Armstrong (pictured) could be a key man tonight.

    "He's guested for them on a number of occasions and I know he was present at the match against Eastbourne, as Drew Kemp's mechanic, so he's already working on set-ups.

    "He's one bloke who'll be really fired up to do well, that's for sure," Jolly told BBC Suffolk Sport.

  18. Opportunity for young people to try their hand at sports reportingpublished at 12:35 British Summer Time 20 October 2017

    Do you know a youngster who'd like to report on their own sports story at the BBC?

    The BBC School Report Sports Reporter scheme is open for 16-18-year-olds, with applications open until 10 November.

    What's on offer?

    • 5 day placement within a BBC Local or Nations radio or online sports department
    • A mentor from your chosen BBC site
    • The opportunity to share your sports story with BBC audiences
    • Training with your BBC mentor to provide you with the required skills to tell your story. These could be: interviewing and sports story writing skills; editing skills; script writing and presenting skills of packages for radio and online

    What are we looking for?

    • You'll need to be aged 16-18 before the start of the scheme
    • You’ll need to be in full-time education*
    • A proven passion for sport
    • A fantastic story idea relevant to the location you’re applying to
    • You don’t need to have any prior journalism experience or training to apply

    *Please note this is an opportunity for people studying at school, college or a youth group. This is not a suitable opportunity for university students or apprentices studying at university level.

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  19. Ipswich Town defender targeting another derby goalpublished at 11:54 British Summer Time 20 October 2017

    Brenner Woolley
    BBC Radio Suffolk sport

    He was Ipswich Town's, external derby day hero on two occasions last season and Jonas Knudsen believes he can inflict more pain on Norwich City this weekend.

    Jonas Knudsen

    The Dane scored at Portman Road and Carrow Road last year as both matches finished 1-1.

    On Sunday lunchtime the two great rivals meet, on Suffolk soil, for the first time this season.

    "If I get a chance to get a shot or get into the box I'll definitely take the chance because there's something about these games and me.

    "Hopefully it'll be the winner this time because it would be brilliant to win against Norwich as it's been a long time since we beat them."

  20. Investigation continues into Orwell Bridge fatal crashpublished at 11:35 British Summer Time 20 October 2017

    As soon as we have any further information about when the A14 might reopen eastbound on the Orwell Bridge, we'll let you know.

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