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Caroline Kingdon

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  1. Our live coverage today

    That's all from the Norfolk Live team for today - and for the week.  

    Here's a quick recap of some of the stories we've brought you today:

    After a cold and cloudy day, we'll leave you with this bright and cheery picture of a robin, snapped by Weather Watcher Alistair, with not a cloud in the sky.

    Join us again on Monday, at 08:00 - have a good weekend.  

    robin
  2. Court appearance for man charged with firearms offences

    Caroline Kingdon

    BBC Local Live

    A man has appeared before Norwich Magistrates' Court on firearms charges.

    Michael Cook, of Holmesdale Road, Brundall, was charged with two counts of possessing a prohibited weapon, two counts relating to firearms and shotgun certificate offences, and two counts of possessing ammunition.

    Green-painted bungalow with police tent in front garden

    The weapons were found during a search of the property by police in May 2016. 

    Mr Cook, 62, didn't enter a plea.

    He's due to appear at Norwich Crown Court on 3 February.

  3. New wildlife charity for north Norfolk

    Caroline Kingdon

    BBC Local Live

    A new wildlife conservation charity is being launched in north Norfolk to help protect species under threat on the coast and heathlands.

    Bee on a thistle

    The Felbeck Trust will be managing sites around the villages of Aylmerton, Sustead and Felbrigg, restoring and managing wildlife habitats. The trust, which promotes the use of traditional skills and materials, will work in partnership with other Norfolk voluntary groups.

    Trevor Williams, chairman of the charity, said it would complement the work of the big conservation organisations, not be in competition.

    "Birds, mammals and insects have pockets of protected land that they can find and use which will connect to the bigger reserves," he said.

    Trevor Williams, in frosty grassland, wearing waterproof jacket and checked shirt

    If successful, the trust would be keen to expand locations, initially in north Norfolk.

    "The key is to engage in the communities where the small pockets of land lie and get their interest," Mr Williams said.

  4. Some illuminating facts about Cromer's fireworks

    Caroline Kingdon

    BBC Local Live

    Cromer's annual fireworks display, which will go ahead on Sunday after being cancelled on New Year's Eve, was set up in 2000 as a way of marking the new millennium.

    After outgrowing its display in a local park, the event moved to the town's iconic pier and thousands are expected this Sunday for the rescheduled show.

    Close up of a sparkler

    Here are some sparkling facts about this year's dazzling 13-minute display: 

    • Twenty-seven sequences, with 33 synchronised cues, will fire 2,464 fireworks
    • There are nine positions, and 2,023 yds of cables 
    • It takes one and a half days to choreograph, six days to prepare offsite and requires six personnel on the day
    • The team expect to consume 25 cups of coffee, five herbal teas and a bucket of doughnuts
  5. Overnight weather: Feeling a tad warmer, with outbreaks of mainly patchy rain

    Alex Dolan

    BBC Look East weather

    It will be a cloudy, misty evening and night with outbreaks of generally light, patchy rain.

    Less cold air moving in behind the rain, so temperatures not dropping as low overnight.

    Minimum temperature: 3C (37F).

    Saturday's weather map

    Tomorrow rain will clear eastwards, but it'll remain rather cloudy and rather gloomy.

    Top temperature: 8C (46F).

    Get the full forecast where you live, from BBC Weather.

  6. Alex Neil to change team for the cup

    Phil Daley

    BBC Radio Norfolk sport

    Norwich City will make changes to their starting line-up for the FA Cup tie against Premier League club Southampton tomorrow.

    Alex Neil

    Alex Neil admitted that his focus was fully on the Championship and changes would have to be made to protect important players.

    The Canaries will be without Robbie Brady (suspended) and Graham Dorrans (knee injury).

    Norwich return to league action the following week when they travel to Rotherham.  

  7. 'Pillar of the Diss community' Reverend Ben Sasada dies

    Diss Express

    Well-known Diss community stalwart, Reverend Ben Sasada, has died. He was 83.  

    Ben Sasada and his wife Rene
  8. 'Business as usual' at car-damaged health centre

    Staff at a health centre near King's Lynn had a lucky escape earlier this afternoon, after a vehicle went into the side of the building.

    Ana Weston, practice manager at the Gayton Road Health Centre, said: "Suddenly there was a huge bang, a lot of dust and debris flying about. Fortunately it was in an area of the office where there are cupboards.

    "The team were shocked and frozen in place. Then they realised a car had gone into the side of the building.

    "It's about halfway in, the rear of the car is parked in our office. There were some staff in the vicinity but they weren't directly working against the wall. Although they were in a state of shock they carried on and kept the service going.

    "I can't comment on the driver, but everybody involved has been uninjured by the incident. There were no physical injuries, we've been very fortunate indeed."

    Ms Weston said surveyors were "confident" the building would be OK, and the car would be removed shortly.

    She said it was business as usual for patients with appointments.

  9. Photos: Car embedded in health centre

    Thanks to Maria Symonds for sending us these photographs showing the car embedded in the wall of Gayton Road Health Centre, in Gaywood near King's Lynn.

    Silver car embedded in the wall, showing damage to building
    Damaged building, with vehicle embedded in the wall
  10. Railway station evacuated

    Norwich railway station was evacuated after the fire alarm sounded a short while ago.

    Greater Anglia spokeswoman Lucy Wright told me that passengers waited outside the building for 10 minutes, but were allowed back in after there was found to be no sign of any fire.

    There will be some delays to train services. 

  11. Assault victim in hospital

    A man is in hospital after being assaulted in Great Yarmouth last night.

    The victim, in his 20s and from the local area, received a puncture wound to his chest and is in a serious, but stable condition, in Papworth Hospital, Cambridgeshire.

    The incident is believed to have taken place in the Havelock Road area, near to the red Herring pub, at around 20:30 to 20:45.

    Police are carrying out inquiries to establish the circumstances behind the assault, and are appealing for anyone with information to contact them.

  12. Surgery evacuated after being hit by car

    Jo Thewlis

    BBC Radio Norfolk

    A doctors' surgery in west Norfolk has been evacuated after being hit by a car.

    The vehicle hit the Gayton Road Health Centre, in Gaywood near King's Lynn, at around 13:20. It's understood the car is completely inside the building, which had to be evacuated by emergency services.

    It's thought that no-one was hurt.

    Eight fire crews have been at the scene, and a specialist fire and rescue team is on its way to secure the building.

  13. Mental health issues 'not funded'

    The former care minister, Norman Lamb, says people with mental health problems are being discriminated against.

    The North Norfolk MP says there's a shortage of community psychiatric nurses, detox facilities and a shortage in social care which has hit people with mental health issues.

    "People with mental ill health don't have the same right to get treatment on a timely basis as others enjoy," he said. "When I was minister I introduced the first ever maximum waiting time standards but the government isn't funding it... it's always mental health that loses out more than other parts of the system."

    Norman Lamb sitting at table, writing

    NHS England data has shown a 56% rise in the number of bed days lost to delayed discharge in psychiatric trusts in October 2016, compared to November 2015. 

    The problem is being blamed on a shortage of social care packages, but the government says it has a five year, £400m plan to transform mental health services. 

  14. School remains closed until Monday

    It's a long weekend for pupils of Methwold Primary. The school closed yesterday because of a broken boiler, and remains closed today. 

    The school is expected to reopen on Monday.

    And in north Norfolk, Sidestrand Hall School also has no heating. The school will be closing while they wait for a part to be delivered.

  15. Win your way to the FA Cup Final

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    Video caption: Gary Lineker invites you to take part in the 2017 FA People's Cup

    Sign up to the FA People's Cup and you could win your way on to the hallowed Wembley Stadium turf at half-time during the FA Cup Final.

    Entries are now open and you can find out all the details here.

  16. Photo: Man jailed for kidnap

    Caroline Kingdon

    BBC Local Live

    Norfolk Police has released a photo of Paul Barton, who's been jailed for the kidnap of a young girl in a Norwich park last year.

    Paul Barton, in bright blue sweattop, with close crop fair hair, beard and moustache

    At Norwich Crown Court this morning, Barton, 33, was sentenced to three years in prison and given a 10 year sexual harm prevention order.

    He admitted grabbing the nine-year-old girl at a park in Norwich and dragging her into woodland in September.

  17. Cloud increasing, with outbreaks of rain

    After a cold and frosty morning, it'll become cloudy with outbreaks of rain later this afternoon.

    Temperatures reaching a high of 5C (41F).

    Frosty fields and sunrise
    Sunrise over farmland
    Sunrise at the coast