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  1. Our local coverage across the day

    Mariam Issimdar

    BBC Local Live

    That's it on the day when we've seen racing return to Great Yarmouth after a nine-month lull for repairs to the course.

    We also heard the father and girlfriend of missing climber Aiden Webb plead for more effort from the British Embassy to help in the search for him.

    Other stories have included a Yarmouth restaurant owner being ordered to pay more than £21,000 over hygiene offences and councillors' approval for 1,000 homes at Hellesdon. 

    Finally if you're driving home, a little safety reminder... a week-long campaign by police saw 122 people stopped and served offence notices for using a mobile phone.

    Stay safe and have a good evening. 

  2. Founder of pub chain backs Leave campaign in Norwich

    Mariam Issimdar

    BBC Local Live

    The founder and chairman of the pub chain, JD Wetherspoon was in Norwich today to give his support to the Leave group, campaigning for Britain's exit from the EU in the forthcoming referendum

    Tim Martin

    Tim Martin said: "In the modern world you don't need trading groups." 

    He added that with the US being the country's biggest trading partner, exiting the EU would not have a major impact on British businesses. 

  3. Weather: Fine and dry overnight

    Staying fine and dry overnight with lows of 9C (48F). 

    Weather map

     Tomorrow will be sunny again with temperatures of 19C (66F).  BBC Weather has more details. 

  4. Sniffer dog aids newt conservation

    BBC Look East

    Rocky the spaniel is helping with the construction of a new bypass near Norwich by sniffing out newts. 

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    Video caption: Sniffer dog helps Norwich newt conservation for bypass

    The route of the Northern Distributor Road is home to great crested newts which are protected.

    Ecologists have already relocated 340 of the amphibians and Rocky will sniff out any stragglers so they can be safely re-homed. 

    It's the two-year-old's first foray into newt conservation as he's more used to sniffing out bats on sites designated for windfarms.

  5. Week-long campaign nets 122 people using mobile phone

    Mariam Issimdar

    BBC Local Live

    Police caught 122 people driving while using a mobile phone in Norfolk and Suffolk during a week-long campaign in May.

    Texting while driving

    In total, 122 motorists received Traffic Offence Reports (TORs), 118 for driving while using a mobile phone and four for not being in proper control of a vehicle.

    A breakdown of the figures show 72 people in Norfolk committed offences while in Suffolk the number was 50. 

    Quote Message: Using a mobile phone behind the wheel increases your chances of being involved in a collision and no message or call is so important that you could end up putting yourself and others in harm’s way." from Ch Insp Kris Barnard Norfolk and Suffolk Roads Policing Unit
    Ch Insp Kris BarnardNorfolk and Suffolk Roads Policing Unit
  6. Go-ahead given for 1,000 homes for Hellesdon

    Mariam Issimdar

    BBC Local Live

    Plans for up to 1,000 new homes to be built on a golf course on the outskirts of Norwich have been approved. 

    House building

    There was local opposition to the plan for the Royal Norwich Golf Club site at Hellesdon, with fears including increased traffic and a lack of green space, but Broadland councillors today granted planning permission. 

    Owners of the club plan to relocate the course to a site at Weston Park, near Lenwade.

    The homes will be built in phases, with the first 108 approved in detail today. The developers behind the plans are Persimmon Homes. 

  7. Pair deny killing pizza delivery man

    Two men, including one from Norwich, have pleaded not guilty to killing a pizza delivery man in Peterborough.

    Ali Qasemi

    Ali Qasemi, 45, (pictured) was attacked in Shrewsbury Avenue, Peterborough, in the early hours of 8 May. He died in hospital two days later.

    Mark Lintott, 29, of no fixed address, and Joel Lawson, 25, of Goodhale Road, Norwich, denied manslaughter and robbery.

    They appeared at Peterborough Crown Court today, and are due to return to the court for trial on 17 October.

  8. Phil joins racing legend in the commentary box

    Our reporter Phil Daley is watching the latest race at Yarmouth alongside veteran commentator Derek "Tommo" Thompson.

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  9. Favourite wins the 16:20 at Yarmouth races

    Phil Daley

    BBC Radio Norfolk sport

    The 2/5 favourite, Longside won the 16:20. Second was 50/1 shot, Troy Boy. 

    Horse
  10. Peregrine chicks show good bonding

    The Hawk and Owl Trust says new peregrine chicks nesting in Norwich Cathedral are showing great bonding as they groom each other after eating.

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  11. Man accused of fatal stabbing changes plea to manslaughter

    Mariam Issimdar

    BBC Local Live

    A man who denied murdering a man in Norwich last December has changed his plea to manslaughter.

    Suffolk Square, Norwich

    Kristian Tarragan, 31, of Suffolk Square, Norwich had denied murdering Lee Tingle, who was 50.

    The jury at Norwich Crown Court was discharged after Tarragan pleaded guilty to manslaughter. He's been remanded in custody and will be sentenced at the end of July.

  12. Chinese restaurant ordered to pay more than £21,000 over hygiene

    Andrew Turner

    BBC Radio Norfolk

    A Chinese restaurant owner was ordered to pay £21,701.40 in fines and costs after environmental health inspectors found a dead insect in a sweet-and-sour sauce and rat droppings in the cellar.

    Officers also discovered mould on food and faulty fridges at the Energy Chinese Buffet restaurant on Marine Parade, Great Yarmouth.

    Jai Ming Pang, 49, admitted 16 food hygiene offences at Great Yarmouth Magistrates' Court yesterday. 

    Restaurant

    In mitigation, his solicitor Wah-Piow Tan said: "At Yarmouth he has the perennial problem that he opens only for six months a year and was unable to get any trained staff and had staff with little or no experience in the restaurant trade." 

    But magistrate Paul Allen said: "These offences took place over a long period of time and the fact that you are allegedly an experienced restaurateur, you should have known better."

  13. Racing resumes at Great Yarmouth in less than 20 minutes

    Our reporter Phil Daley is at Great Yarmouth Racecourse where the first race since September will shortly get under way.

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