BBC Local Live: Norfolk

Staying fine and dry with sunny spells this evening but the cloud will increase to bring outbreaks of patchy rain by the end of the night. Temperatures dropping to about 9C (48F).

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Tomorrow will begin cloudy and wet with showery outbreaks of rain. 

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Residents from Heacham have crowded in to the Lynnsport leisure centre to listen to the opening of a planning inquiry into a major development on the edge of the village.

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They are strongly opposed to the plan put forward by Broadland Housing Association for a 60-bed care home and an estate of 70 houses next to it. 

The public inquiry will last all week. 

The deaths of sperm whales off the coast of Norfolk will be discussed by experts at an international conference being held at London Zoo. 

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The animals washed up in January and February of this year.

Rob Deaville from the Cetaceans Stranding Investigation Programme says the investigation is still on-going with partners in Europe and while it still doesn't know why the creatures took a wrong turn into the North Sea, it's unlikely pollution was the cause.

We mentioned earlier the peregrine falcon chick nesting on Norwich Cathedral spire that was treated for a throat infection and parasite infestation.

Here's some footage showing the chicks being examined and ringed.

The Hawk and Owl Trust says if left untreated, it could have died within a week.The trust hopes the chick will make a full recovery and be able to compete with its siblings for food.    

Police say they hope a life sentence handed to a murderer after a retrial will help bring matters to a close the victim's family. 

Stuart Layden, 33, had appealed against his conviction of 2013 for the murder of Ian Church, 40, outside a pub in Great Yarmouth the previous year.

Today a judge at Norwich Crown Court sentenced him to life, to serve a minimum term of eight years and 357 days.  

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Quote Message: I hope today’s verdict and sentence will finally allow Ian Church’s family to move on from what has been an extremely difficult four years.” from Det Insp Marie James Joint Norfolk and Suffolk Major Investigation Team

I hope today’s verdict and sentence will finally allow Ian Church’s family to move on from what has been an extremely difficult four years.”

A Great Yarmouth man jailed for murder in April 2013 has been found guilty of the killing following a retrial.

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Ian Church, 40, died after a disturbance outside the Bricklayer's Arms pub on Nelson Road Central in the early hours of Saturday, 5 May 2012.

Stuart Layden, 33, formerly of South Quay, was convicted of his murder following a trial in April 2013.Layden appealed against his conviction and was granted a retrial In September 2015, but the jury in that trial was discharged and a second re-trial began this month. 

Layden, who has already served time in prison, was today sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum of eight years and 357 days by the judge at Norwich Crown Court. 

A man in his 60s has been arrested on suspicion of firearms offences in Brundall. 

Police say the man, who is from the area, is being held for questioning and investigations are ongoing.

The arrest relates to an incident in the Cucumber Lane area earlier this afternoon. 

There's an East Anglian Derby at Carrow Road this evening.

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Norwich City's Under-16s take on their Ipswich Town counterparts in the Hospital Cup.

It kicks off at 19:45 and will be 40 minutes each way. Tickets are £3 for adults, £1 for children and all proceeds go to East Anglia's Children's Hospices. 

Friends have been paying tribute to a man who died after being hit by a car on Friday in Bungay.

Shane Lay, 42, from Broome died in Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge on Saturday.

His friends Paul Luland and Danny Whitehand said he was a down-to-earth, genuine bloke. 

The weather will continue to stay sunny and pleasantly warm this afternoon with a top temperature of 17C (63F). 

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The A1065 is closed and there are delays following an accident at Brocks Road junction, Swaffham.

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One of the peregrine chicks nesting on Norwich Cathedral spire is said to be healthy again after quick veterinary intervention.

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The chick, which was being ringed, was found to have a serious throat infection from not swallowing its food properly and parasites under its wing. 

The Hawk and Owl Trust says, if untreated, the chick would have died within a week. 

We'll have some video of the chicks being ringed a little later.

Quote Message: With veterinary advice... we treated the chick as quickly as possible, returning it back to the nest much healthier than before and now on a level playing field with its siblings." from Martin Lippiat Hawk and Owl Trust

With veterinary advice... we treated the chick as quickly as possible, returning it back to the nest much healthier than before and now on a level playing field with its siblings."

The main news stories this lunchtime: 

• Two men have been arrested in connection with the death of pedestrian from Broome, near Bungay
• Travellers have been evicted from a Great Yarmouth car park

Travellers who have been camped on a seafront car park in Great Yarmouth since Friday have been evicted. 

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Magistrates issued the notice to remove several caravans from the Marina Centre South car park.

Rob Dinley, who runs Dixies Tea Stall at the car park, said he closed temporarily, losing about £500 in takings, because he felt there was a danger to his and the public's safety. 

Quote Message: They put out gas bottles. They put generators with petrol canisters around the place; tied them to the benches. That triggered me to then decide there was a risk there to not just my safety but the public's safety." from Robert Dinley Dixies Tea Stall

They put out gas bottles. They put generators with petrol canisters around the place; tied them to the benches. That triggered me to then decide there was a risk there to not just my safety but the public's safety."

A second public inquiry starts today into a proposal to build a care home and 70 houses in Heacham.

There have been several watered-down bids to build in the village since the original application in 2013 for 200 homes, a pub and business units. 

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Broadland Housing Association and developer Townsfolk now have a smaller proposal to build on land off School Road, saying there's a demand for the scheme.

Many people living in the village remain opposed to the development, arguing it has taken enough housing already and that this scheme would be in the wrong place: 

Quote Message: There's substantial provision for care homes in the local area and, what's more Hunstanton, have allocated a space for a new care home and new facilities which is far better located than this one..." from Terry Parish Resident

There's substantial provision for care homes in the local area and, what's more Hunstanton, have allocated a space for a new care home and new facilities which is far better located than this one..."

One of Norfolk's animal charities says it is having to foot the bill for expensive operations when pet owners can't afford them. 

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Vets will give essential first aid when animals are in trouble, but won't do expensive procedures unless someone can pay or has insurance to cover costs.

Charity PACT Animal Sanctuary at Hingham says too many owners are turning to it for help with vet bills.  

Part of its deal for meeting these costs involves the pet being re-homed by the charity. It's urging owners to be more responsible and take out insurance if they have an animal.  

A small minority of fossil-hunters in Norfolk are adding to coastal erosion, according to the senior curator of Natural History at the Norfolk Museums Service.

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Dr David Waterhouse says although the vast majority of people looking for fossils in the cliffs at places like West Runton are careful, he's concerned that a handful who hack away at the rocky deposits are adding to the erosion.

He says the Museums Service wants to educate people to ensure that fossil-hunting along Norfolk’s fragile cliff line stays safe and sustainable.

Quote Message: A great time to hunt for fossils is after a storm because then you don't have to dig into the cliffs because the natural erosion has done it for you." from Dr David Waterhouse Norfolk Museums Service

A great time to hunt for fossils is after a storm because then you don't have to dig into the cliffs because the natural erosion has done it for you."

Two women were taken to hospital after an altercation in King's Lynn on Saturday night with a man and a woman. 

The victims were near the Chopsticks Noodle Bar on Broad Street at about 23:15 when the assault took place, leaving both women with injuries requiring medical treatment. 

The man and woman are said to be in their 20s and both had blonde hair. Police are appealing for witnesses to the incident to contact them. 

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