1. That's it for todaypublished at 17:55 GMT 16 December 2016

    That's the end of our regular updates for Norfolk for another week.

    Here are some of the stories we've covered today:

    Any breaking stories will appear here. Otherwise we'll be back with more news, sport, weather and travel for the county from 08:00 on Monday. 

    Before we go, don’t forget to see what’s hidden behind the door of our advent calendar today:

    Media caption,

    Counting down to Christmas

  2. That's it for todaypublished at 17:54 GMT 16 December 2016

    Stuart Bailey
    BBC News

    That's the end of our regular updates for Essex for another week.

    Here are some of the stories we've covered today:

    • The owner of a restaurant who decided to ban under-fives told us she has been stopped in the street and labelled a "disgrace to motherhood".
    • The mother of murdered Theydon Bois woman Maria Byrne spoke of her killer's "web of lies" about what had happened to her.
    • And the family of a 100-year-old woman who died after a collision in Shoebury last month paid tribute to her.

    Any breaking stories will appear here overnight. Otherwise we'll be back with more news, sport, weather and travel for the county from 08:00 on Monday morning.

    Have a great weekend.

  3. That's all folkspublished at 17:54 GMT 16 December 2016

    Kate Scotter
    BBC News

    That's it from BBC Local Live: Suffolk for this week.

    We'll be back again for all the news, weather and sport from 08:00 on Monday for the final week before Christmas.

    Before we leave, here's a round up of our top stories:

    Have a great weekend.

    Homersfield
  4. Ambulance Twitterthon: Community-based medics praisedpublished at 17:44 GMT 16 December 2016

    You can follow the work of the East of England Ambulance Service into "Black Friday" evening - which is expected to be their busiest night of the year.

    The NHS service's social media team is praising the work of community first responders (CFRs):

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  5. 'Abuse of the most horrendous kind'published at 17:40 GMT 16 December 2016

    Andrew Woodger
    BBC News

    A man has been found guilty of sex offences against children dating back four decades - with some of the victims aged between four and five years old. 

    Colin Waterfield, 70, of Stonehouse Road in Norwich, has been convicted of 24 offences at the city's crown court, including serious sexual abuse and possession of extreme pornographic images. 

    The five-week trial heard the offences took place in the Norwich area between 1973 and 1995 and victims included eight boys and girls. 

    Det Insp Paul Brown said: "Waterfield preyed on vulnerable children... purely for his own sexual gratification. 

    "It was abuse of the most horrendous kind. 

    "The children involved not only suffered physical harm, but many have been left psychologically scarred and as adults are struggling to come to terms with what happened." 

    He is due to be sentenced on 17 January.

  6. Chelmsford MP to discuss rail disruption in Parliamentpublished at 17:21 GMT 16 December 2016

    Stuart Bailey
    BBC News

    Chelmsford MP Sir Simon Burns says he's so fed up with problems on trains through the city recently that he wants to raise it in Parliament next week.

    He said: "What we have seen over the past three weeks is frequent disruption to the service - whether it's the breakdown of a freight train or one of Greater Anglia's trains or damaged overhead cables.

    "It's been one thing after another which has caused frequent disruption to commuters during the rush hours. 

    "It's deeply frustrating for them if they can't get home.

    A seat on a newly-refurbished Greater Anglia Trains carriage.Image source, Greater Anglia Trains

    "The rail infrastructure has been upgraded over the past decade, but the problem with the rolling stock, particularly Greater Anglia's, is that it's up to 30 years old and is more prone to breaking down."

    As we reported earlier, the company has unveiled its new-look trains today which are being gradually introduced over the next three years.

  7. Missing serviceman 'should've been on the stage'published at 17:19 GMT 16 December 2016

    Kate Scotter
    BBC News

    A station commander has spoken of how he joked with an airman about how he "was wasted in the RAF" hours before he disappeared.

    Corrie MckeagueImage source, Suffolk Constabulary

    Corrie Mckeague went missing after he got escorted out of Flex nightclub in Bury St Edmunds in the early hours of 24 September.

    Gp Capt Mick Smeath said the last time he spoke to Mr Mckeague was before he headed out on the night out with his colleagues from the base.

    Mr Mckeague had been "joking around" with a band conductor's baton at a family day at RAF Honington.

    "I said to him 'you know you're wasted in the air force, you need to go on stage' and he laughed," he said.

    "We had a joke about what he would do on the stage."

  8. Ipswich playing for fans, families and futurespublished at 17:14 GMT 16 December 2016

    Graeme Mac
    BBC Radio Suffolk sport

    Goalkeeper Bartosz Bialkowski says every bad spell of form must come to an end, and he hopes that is the case for Ipswich Town tomorrow.

    Bartosz Bilakowski

    The Blues face Wigan at the DW Stadium with the Latics second from bottom in the Championship table, and Town just five points above the relegation zone.

    "I'm sure we'll be okay, because we're good enough," Bilakowski told us. "We all want to play for this great club as well as we can.

    "We are not just playing for the fans. 

    "We are playing for ourselves, our futures and our families. It's a great group of lads here and we just need to stick together."

    BBC Radio Suffolk will have live coverage of the match on FM/DAB radio, but the BBC does not have the rights to webstream its league commentaries.

  9. 'Snakebite' was close to quitting dartspublished at 16:56 GMT 16 December 2016

    Graeme Mac
    BBC Radio Suffolk sport

    Peter Wright will be in first round action at the PDC World Darts Championship, external this evening, at Alexandra Palace in London.

    Peter WrightImage source, Getty Images

    The Mendham-based 46-year-old, known on the circuit as "Snakebite", is one of the favourites for the event, having risen to third place on the PDC Order of Merit., external

    However, Wright's been telling BBC commentator Dan Dawson that he came close to quitting the sport not so long ago.

    "He told me that he'd intended for the 2013/14 World Championship to be his last," Dawson said. "But after he reached the final, everything changed and he's gotten better and better."

  10. Corrie: Airman's disappearance 'unusual' for airbasepublished at 16:38 GMT 16 December 2016

    Kate Scotter
    BBC News

    The station commander at RAF Honington said it was "unusual" for a serviceman to go missing.

    Corrie MckeagueImage source, Suffolk Constabulary

    Corrie Mckeague, who serves as a gunner in No 2 Squardon RAF Regiment, disappeared after a night out in Bury St Edmunds.

    Gp Capt Mick Smeath said he is the first serviceman to go missing from the Suffolk airbase.

    He said his disappearance was a "mystery".

    "There's no evidence to suggest that he was going to do this himself," he said.

    "He was happy, doing really well in the Royal Air Force, he had lots of friends, a good family, and a big family here on base.

    "It's one of those strange events and I know Suffolk Police are desperate to solve it. 

    "I know the family is desperate to have him back, and so are we."

  11. Kamara could return to Colchester squad tomorrowpublished at 16:34 GMT 16 December 2016

    Stuart Bailey
    BBC News

    Glen Kamara could come back into the Colchester United, external squad for tomorrow's League Two game at home to Notts County.

    He could take the place of Sammie Szmodics, who has suffered a setback in his recovery from an ankle injuy.

    Meanwhile, striker Chris Porter could be back from his hamstring injury before the turn of the year. 

    He's been out for six weeks.

  12. Station commander's 'sadness' at unresolved disappearancepublished at 16:26 GMT 16 December 2016

    Kate Scotter
    BBC News

    An outgoing station commander has spoken of his sadness that a missing RAF serviceman has still not been found.

    Gp Capt Mick Smeath

    Gp Capt Mick Smeath will leave his post at RAF Honington today.

    He said he had been keen for Corrie Mckeague to be found before he left his post, which he has held for two years.

    Mr Mckeague has been missing since a night out in Bury St Edmunds on 24 September.

    "I really wanted Corrie to be found before I left, mainly for the family, for the station and also for me - he's one of mine," said Gp Capt Smeath.

    "It feels bad that I'm leaving before he is found."

  13. Audio: Mother of Maria Byrne speaks of son-in-law's 'web of lies'published at 16:23 GMT 16 December 2016

    Stuart Bailey
    BBC News

    Darren Byrne, 40, is beginning a life sentence for murdering his wife Maria at their home in Theydon Bois.

    He'll have to serve at least 24 years in jail.

    Maria's mother Linda Biggs has described how he repeatedly lied about what had happened to her..

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  14. Ambulance Twitterthon: Spare a thought...published at 16:15 GMT 16 December 2016

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  15. Video: Traffic 'getting back to normal' after city centre crashpublished at 16:09 GMT 16 December 2016

    Nic Rigby
    BBC News

    Traffic in the centre of Norwich is getting back to normal after a two-car crash outside the Chapelfield Shopping Centre earlier.

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    Norwich crash causes traffic chaos for Christmas shoppers

    One man had to be taken to hospital after the collision which happened at about 10:00.

  16. Corrie: 'No guilt' over airman's disappearancepublished at 16:07 GMT 16 December 2016

    Kate Scotter
    BBC News

    The colleagues of an RAF airman who were with him the night he vanished "don't feel guilty" about his disappearance, the station commander said.

    Gp Capt Mick Smeath

    Corrie Mckeague, 23, disappeared after being separated from friends on a night out in Bury St Edmunds and was last seen by CCTV cameras in the early hours of Saturday, 24 September.

    Gp Capt Mick Smeath, who will leave his post at RAF Honington today, said there was "shock" at the station when the gunner first disappeared - and there is "very much concern".

    Mr Mckeague's friends from the airbase were separated from him when he was asked to leave a nightclub.

    Of those friends, the station commander said: "I don't think they feel guilty.

    "They are very sad. They're hoping it's not the last time they see him.

    "They want him back and I think they are genuinely sad for the family."

  17. New-look trains unveiled by Greater Angliapublished at 16:02 GMT 16 December 2016

    Stuart Bailey
    BBC News

    Greater Anglia Trains have been showing off their newly-refurbished carriages in Chelmsford.

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  18. Ranger must 'repay the faith' shown by his clubpublished at 15:34 GMT 16 December 2016

    Stuart Bailey
    BBC News

    Southend United manager, Phil Brown, says striker Nile Ranger needs to repay the faith the club has shown in him, if he's selected for tomorrow's League One trip to Oldham.

    Nile RangerImage source, Southend United FC

    Ranger has appeared on court this week on a charge of fraud and money laundering, which he's pleaded not guilty to. 

    The club says it'll continue to "fully support" him and he'll still be available for selection.

    Brown said the whole squad needs to stick together: "It's important that, when big players have problems off the field, the rest of the group tightens-up. And that's exactly what they've shown in the past few days. 

    "I've witnessed them getting on with their jobs."

    Meanwhile, midfielder Will Atkinson believes he's fit enough for tomorrow's game having missed last week's win over Coventry with an abdominal strain.

  19. Darts: Wright set for Alexandra Palace openerpublished at 15:33 GMT 16 December 2016

    Brenner Woolley
    BBC Radio Suffolk sport

    Suffolk darts player Peter Wright starts his campaign at the PDC World Championships, external tonight.

    Peter WrightImage source, Getty Images

    The 46-year-old from Mendham, who's a former runner-up, will play the winner of the preliminary round match between Jerry Hendricks and Warren Parry. 

    They'll step up to the oche at 19:00 at Alexandra Palace in north London.

  20. Ryman League: Needham looking to extend their leadpublished at 15:33 GMT 16 December 2016

    Brenner Woolley
    BBC Radio Suffolk sport

    Needham Market, external could go four points clear at the top of the Ryman Premier Division if they beat Hendon at Bloomfields tomorrow.

    They're one of three Suffolk clubs with home games, as Leiston, external entertain Harlow Town and Lowestoft Town, external take on Worthing at Crown Meadow. 

    AFC Sudbury, external will be aiming for a third straight win when they travel to Harrow Borough.