Police initially believed Leonard Finch could have collided with a stationary lorry.

Inquest hears there was no evidence the man had been assaulted or pushed down the stairs.

The ram was looking a little sheepish as fire service crews tried to save him from the rising tide.

Jon Wright
BBC Radio Suffolk

Suffolk is gearing up to welcome some of the country's best cyclists.

The opening stage of the 2018 Women's Tour, external will begin in Framlingham and end in Southwold on 13 June.

Today there was a shorter preview ride from one town to the other for the media and supporters.

Chanel Mason, who will be competing in the event for Storey Racing, external, said it was good to appreciate the route, as it will be "heads down" in three weeks' time.

A pig farm increases its wildflower planting in a bid to increase bee numbers.

I once adopted a panda bear from a well-known worldwide wildlife charity, and I've toyed with the idea of a fruit bat from the local wildlife park, but I've never thought about adopting a 183ft (56m) Victorian chimney stack.

Image source, Science Photo Library

Image source, Cambridge Museum of Technology

Would you like one?

You can't take it home, but you won't need to as the chimney, on the Cambridge Museum of Technology, external, can be seen from most parts of the city, so you can look lovingly at your 1894 former pumping station stack in Cheddars Lane on a daily basis.

It's one of a number of items you can "adopt" to help raise funds as the museum undergoes a £2m refurbishment, backed by the Heritage Lottery Fund.

Most items are up for part-ownership, so you could have half a steam engine that used to pump sewage from the city for £250, a fire pump from an old flour mill for £50, Victorian horse tramway rails which were used in the city between 1880 and 1914... or the chimney at £250.

Image source, Cambridge Museum of Technology

Image source, Cambridge Museum of Technology

One man's bought half the chimney, though. We're not sure which half, but whatever you adopt you'll receive a certificate, digital postcards of your item and regular updates on any conservation work it is undergoing.

The museum closed for refurbishment at the end of December and is expected to reopen in the spring of 2019.

Peterborough Telegraph

An expectant mum and dad were given the ride of their life when they needed a police escort to get to the maternity unit - after they were held up by a tractor parade, external.

Officers are appealing for a woman to come forward as they believe she may have witnessed a collision at East Tilbury in Essex.

It follows a car crash on Coronation Avenue at about 08:20 on Wednesday, 16 May in which two pedestrians were injured.

A 65-year-old woman and an 11-year-old girl were taken to hospital.

Essex Police said they want to trace a white woman with dark hair and wearing a dark coat and trousers, who had a pushchair and two children with her. She was seen walking down Coronation Avenue shortly after the crash.

A 25-year-old man has been charged with driving offences, including causing serious injury by dangerous driving.

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Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran and Craig David are among the artists due to perform at the festival.

Jack Whomes was jailed for life for the execution of three men on isolated farmland in December 1995.

Peterborough United will sign defender Colin Daniel on a two-year contract when his current deal at Blackpool expires.

A 55-year-old man from Suffolk has been identified as the victim of a fatal crash on the A1(M) in North Yorkshire earlier this week, police have confirmed.

The crash happened just before 07:00 on Tuesday on the A1(M) northbound between junctions 50 (Baldersby/Ripon) and 51 (Leeming Bar/Bedale).

The lorry collided with a stationary car transporter which had broken down in the inside lane.

North Yorkshire police said it was "not yet in a position to release the identity of the man who died".

The driver of another HGV which was travelling north shortly before the collision, and who took evasive action to avoid the car transporter, is being asked to come forward.

It's possible that vehicle entered the motorway from junction 49 or 50, police say.

Officers are also appealing to anyone who may have dash-cam footage taken before the crash happened, or of the collision itself, to come forward.

A murder probe was launched after Chris May went missing and his body was found three years later.

Police are appealing for witnesses to the manner in which the lorry was being driven.

Hundreds of services have been delayed or cancelled since new timetables were introduced on Sunday.

Popular BBC television programme The Antiques Roadshow is recording at a Norfolk seaside resort today and crowds are beginning to gather to get their treasured possessions valued by experts.

The BBC team is on the pier and esplanade at Cromer, external looking at the items and searching for a gem that will make them and the owner very happy.

Helen Burchell
BBC News

This little fella just wanted to carry on with his education, but was cruelly thwarted on several fronts when he tried to get into the exam hall at a Peterborough school.

The muntjac deer showed up at the door of The King's (The Cathedral) School hoping to join pupils sitting exams that day, but was turned away, as the school confirmed on Twitter, external: "This candidate was not registered for this morning's exam."

Image source, King's School, Peterborough

Replying to a tongue-in-cheek accusation of discrimination against deer, the school's exams office justified banning the animal from the hall on several grounds:

• No photographic ID
• No black pen
• Still had his mobile phone *and* a water bottle with a label on
• No opposable thumb to hold any of the above
• And finally... "meh"

We've weighed up these reasons carefully and come to the conclusion the lack of an opposable thumb probably swings it in favour of the school's decision, but are also impressed by "meh".

"Meh" aside, staff are still a little confused by the presence of the deer as the premises are just five minutes' from the busy city centre and they have no idea how this determined chap ended up at their door.

Saffron Walden Reporter

A former governor at Walden School has said that one bid to save the site, external allegedly failed due to "essential information" being withheld.

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The University of Oxford has released figures showing 1.9% of students admitted in 2017 were black.