1. New leader raises hopes for Lowestoft Records Office to staypublished at 12:48 British Summer Time 25 May 2018

    Local Democracy Reporting Service

    The new leader of Suffolk County Council, external has given campaigners fresh hopes the Lowestoft Record Office, external will remain in the town library (pictured below) or another building.

    Save Our Record Office, external campaigners presented a 7,395 signature petition against the closure of the office to Matthew Hicks's first council meeting as leader on Thursday and he said he recognised their concerns.

    Lowestoft Records OfficeImage source, Google

    The Conservative-run council planned to move the bulk of Suffolk's archive to a proposed new £20m building in Ipswich, called The Hold, which will be part-funded from its own assets, the lottery and the University of Suffolk.

    Mr Hicks told the campaigners he acknowledged their concerns and those raised by local residents, groups, town, parish and district councils.

    "We have agreed to formally consult on the future. We want to work with east Suffolk councils and Lowestoft Town Council, to develop a business project for a fully-funded and sustainable facility for Lowestoft," he said.

    The Hold

    Trudie Jackson, who presented the petition, said that those who had signed felt "disregarded and disrespected" over the county council's lack of communication with locals.

    She added that those reliant on public transport would face an eight-hour round trip from Lowestoft to the proposed new record office building in Ipswich, called The Hold (model pictured above).

  2. Ed Sheeran fans fume over invalid ticketspublished at 12:38 British Summer Time 25 May 2018

    Hundreds of fans at the first Ed Sheeran Manchester date had tickets that wouldn't get them in.

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  3. Colchester sign Vose and Chesmainpublished at 12:37 British Summer Time 25 May 2018

    League Two side Colchester United sign Brighton goalkeeper Bailey Vose and ex-Millwall defender Noah Chesmain.

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  4. 'Joy and respect' in new Sir Bobby filmpublished at 12:32 British Summer Time 25 May 2018

    A football legend's son speaks of his "extraordinarily warm" dad ahead of documentary screening.

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  5. Ed Sheeran fans fume over invalid tickets as UK tour beginspublished at 12:20 British Summer Time 25 May 2018

    Chloe Dutton and mum Samantha
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    Chloe Dutton (left) got her ticket as a 21st birthday present from mum Samantha

    Ed Sheeran is playing in Swansea early on Saturday as part of BBC Music's Biggest Weekend because he has a show in Manchester later that night.

    But Ed's UK tour has already run into some bumps in the road.

    Hundreds of fans who turned up to the first night on Thursday discovered their tickets were invalid and they had to buy new ones.

    Ed's promoters have cancelled all tickets bought through Viagogo in an attempt to crack down on touting.

    Many affected fans in Manchester were frustrated to find they couldn't get in and had to buy new face-value tickets, before seeking a refund from Viagogo.

    "I was fuming," said Samantha Dutton from Stoke-on-Trent.

    "I paid £400 for two tickets, now I've got to pay £150 to go and see him, and then I'll get my money back within five days, apparently.

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  6. How many £1m-plus homes are sold near you?published at 12:16 British Summer Time 25 May 2018

    Sales of homes in England and Wales for over £1m have hit a new high. How many were sold near you?

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  7. I definitely wanted to give up - Frenchpublished at 12:07 British Summer Time 25 May 2018

    Piggy French tells BBC Look East she wanted to quit eventing after missing London 2012 but now hopes to rekindle her Olympic dream.

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  8. Man jailed for musician's 'cruel' deathpublished at 11:37 British Summer Time 25 May 2018

    Kieren O'Rourke sustained a brain injury when he was pushed to the ground while defending a friend.

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  9. Govia Thameslink: Department for Transport respondspublished at 11:37 British Summer Time 25 May 2018

    Following yesterday's calls by MPs for Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) to lose its franchise immediately, the Department for Transport (DfT) has reiterated it will begin splitting up the company in 2021 when its franchise expires, as previously announced, external.

    GTR has been criticised by passengers and politicians for the delays and cancellations after it introduced new timetables this week.

    The firm operates Great Northern, Thameslink, Northern and Southern running services to Bedford, Luton, Peterborough, King's Lynn, Cambridge, London King's Cross, London Moorgate, Wimbledon and Brighton.

    On Thursday, the MP for Welwyn Hatfield, Grant Shapps, called for it to be immediately stripped of its franchise and the Hitchin and Harpenden MP, Bim Afolami, joined the call for that to happen if disruption continues.

    A DfT spokesman said: "The transport secretary has said that the disruption suffered by passengers due to the introduction of the new timetable has been unacceptable and he has been clear that it cannot happen again.

    "We are working closely with train companies to ensure they keep inconvenience to a minimum.

    "This timetable change – the biggest in in a generation – helps us introduce new services to give passengers faster journeys and more seats and is part of the biggest modernisation of the railways since the Victorian times."

    Meanwhile, passengers continue to vent their frustration on social media.

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  10. 'Minor incident' between two planes at Stansted Airportpublished at 11:20 British Summer Time 25 May 2018

    Two planes have been involved in a "minor incident" at Stansted Airport this morning.

    The wing of a Primera Air plane scraped the tail stabiliser of a stationary Ryanair aircraft while it was taxiing behind it.

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    A spokesman for Stansted Airport said: "No injuries have been reported and no evacuation was required from either aircraft."

    In a statement Ryanair said:: "The Ryanair aircraft returned to stand to be inspected by engineers. To minimise delay, customers will transfer to a replacement aircraft later."

    All flights from the airport have now resumed.

  11. No smoke without fire as legal challenge launched against police chiefpublished at 11:14 British Summer Time 25 May 2018

    Fire authority leaders have mounted a legal challenge against a decision to transfer control of Cambridgeshire's fire service to the police and crime commissioner, external (PCC).

    The Home Office granted permission for Jason Ablewhite (pictured) to become "police, fire and crime commissioner" in March.

    Jason Ablewhite

    However, at a meeting on Thursday the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Fire Authority, external agreed to issue a claim for a judicial review to challenge the government's decision.

    "We have requested additional information from the Home Office about the rationale behind the decision and we have sought legal advice," its chairman Kevin Reynolds said.

    The fire authority was formed in 1998 and is made up of 17 members of Cambridgeshire County Council and Peterborough City Council.

    Since its formation "the fire service has continuously been one of the lowest-cost fire and rescue services in the country, and scored well in the various assessments and inspections", Mr Reynolds said.

    "No reason has been demonstrated as to why a change in governance will bring any substantial benefits," he added.

    In response, Mr Ablewhite said: "The decision of [the authority] to mount a legal challenge against a decision made by Her Majesty’s Government to transfer the governance of Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service to myself is a matter between the councillors and the Home Office. As they have now entered the legal process it is not appropriate for me to comment."

  12. Harley Davidson-riding Yorkshireman is Cambridge mayorpublished at 10:09 British Summer Time 25 May 2018

    Josh Thomas
    Local Democracy Reporting Service

    Cambridge has a new mayor - he's from Yorkshire, external, and he rides a Harley Davidson.

    Labour councillor Nigel Gawthrope was voted in unanmously by the city council, external on Thursday.

    He'll take over from the outgoing Liberal Democrat mayor, George Pippas.

    Nigel GawthropeImage source, Josh Thomas

    He was nominated for the ceremonial role by his colleage Kevin Price, who said that, although Mr Gawthorpe was born in Yorkshire, he was "made in Cambridge".

    "Nigel has recently purchased a Harley Davidson," said Mr Price.

    "At first I thought this was part of a mid-life crisis. I think he will be an ideal person to serve as mayor."

    Mr Gawthorpe, who has lived in Cambridge since the 1960s, said it was a "huge honour to be elected".

    Former Cambridge mayor and disability campaigner Gerri Bird was elected deputy mayor.

  13. New leader's 'priority' is road repairspublished at 09:56 British Summer Time 25 May 2018

    Resurfacing is the "top priority" in the maiden speech to Suffolk County Council by its new leader.

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  14. Tory election fraud suspect released under investigationpublished at 09:33 British Summer Time 25 May 2018

    A 21-year-old man, who was being questioned over suspected election fraud during a Norwich City Council ballot, has been released while inquiries continue.

    Norfolk Police arrested him and a 28-year-old man on Thursday on suspicion of conspiring to submit nomination papers containing fraudulent signatures.

    It relates to allegations that election papers with false signatures for a Conservative candidate were submitted the Mancroft ward in the lead up to the local elections on 3 May.

    Police said the second man has been released with no further action.

    Ballot boxImage source, PA
  15. Parents in school removal threatpublished at 08:43 British Summer Time 25 May 2018

    One parent said his daughter had experienced "nothing but trouble" since joining the school.

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  16. Swansea acts' guide to Biggest Weekendpublished at 05:23 British Summer Time 25 May 2018

    Acts appearing on the BBC Music Introducing stage at the Biggest Weekend in Swansea give us a guide to the city.

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  17. Air filter injury seal released into seapublished at 21:04 British Summer Time 24 May 2018

    The seal named Relashio was close to death when he was rescued.

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  18. Antiques Roadshow makes pier debutpublished at 20:21 British Summer Time 24 May 2018

    It is the first time in the show's 39-year history that it has been filmed on a pier.

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  19. Two quizzed in Tory election fraud probepublished at 18:24 British Summer Time 24 May 2018

    The pair are arrested following allegations fraudulent signatures were used on nomination papers.

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  20. Parents protest over schools mergerpublished at 17:50 British Summer Time 24 May 2018

    The closure of a school is unjustified because the other's "religious ethos", parents claim.

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