Summary

  • Updates for Monday, 26 October 2015

  • More news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 on Tuesday

  1. Our Norfolk Live coverage through the daypublished at 18:00

    That's the day's news, sport, weather and travel from the Norfolk Live team today. We hope you've enjoyed it, we'll be back from 08:00 on Tuesday.

    If there's anything in your part of the county that you would like to tell us about, you can get in touch via email, Facebook, external or Twitter, external. 

    Goodnight.

  2. Weather: Cloudy with some clear intervalspublished at 17:48

    Jim Bacon
    BBC Look East weather

    Tonight will be cloudy with just a few clear intervals. Winds will be light southeasterly. Minimum temperatures: 7C (45F) 

    Weather chart showing temperatures for the Eastern region

    Tomorrow will start cloudy, with mist in places. Becoming brighter in the afternoon. Winds will remain light southeasterly, increasing to moderate later.

    Temperatures will rise to 16C (61F). More information is available atBBC Weather.

  3. Campaign to raise awareness of illegal badger killingpublished at 17:34

    Caroline Kingdon
    BBC Norfolk Live

    An awareness week reminding people about the laws preventing the illegal killing of badgers, external has been launched by Norfolk police.

    It's estimated that up to 10,000 badgers are killed, external across the UK each year, with perperators facing a fine or prison sentence.

    Operation Badger aims to disrupt criminal digging and persecution of the animals. Watch this video of badgers feeding at night-time, sent in by High Ash Farm, external of Caistor St Edmund, near Norwich.

  4. Spectacular light show transforms historic buildings in King's Lynnpublished at 17:11

    Lynn Lumiere will light up historic buildings in the town until the Christmas lights switch-on.

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  5. The latest headlines: Defence claims prosecution evidence 'unreliable' in Thailand murder trial... Councillors approve cuts to some servicespublished at 16:44

    Nanette Aldous
    BBC Radio Norfolk

    If you're just joining us, these are the main stories this afternoon:

    • The trial of two men who deny murdering two British tourists in Thailand has ended with defence claims that prosecution evidence is "unreliable"
    • Councillors at County Hall approve closure of two fire stations and cuts to adult and children's services
    • Plans to close some libraries and children's centres have been put on hold for now
  6. Cellar House is a winnerpublished at 16:36

    Just Regional

    Here is the front page of the latest issue of Just Eaton and Cringleford:

    Eaton's local pub wins award, front page of Just Regional local magazineImage source, Just Regional
  7. Digging up the dirt in King's Lynnpublished at 16:26

    Diana Hare
    BBC Inside Out East

    Archaeologists excavating the site of a former incinerator in King's Lynn have discovered rubbish dumped during the Victorian era.

    The population of the town doubled between 1811 and 1850, and the number of pubs shot up. Products were being sold in bottles and jars but there was nowhere to dispose of them, so wasteland on the edge of the town was used as a dump.

    You can find out more on Inside Out on BBC One in the East of England at 19:30.

  8. Sport: Alex Neil remains upbeat after City defeatspublished at 16:03

    BBC Radio Norfolk

    Norwich City manager Alex Neil remains positive, despite losing three games in a row.

    He's been speaking to BBC Radio Norfolk's Rob Butler, ahead of tomorrow night's Premier League match at Everton. 

  9. Thailand murders: Defence closes trial with 'unreliable' evidence claimpublished at 15:53

    Caroline Kingdon
    BBC Norfolk Live

    The trial of two men who deny murdering two British tourists in Thailand has ended with defence claims that prosecution evidence is "unreliable".

    Hannah Witheridge and David MillerImage source, Press Association

    Hannah Witheridge, 23, of Hemsby, and David Miller, 24, from Jersey, were found dead on the island of Koh Tao last year.

    Two Burmese migrants Zaw Lin and Wai Phyo initially confessed to the killings but later retracted their statements, saying they'd been tortured.

  10. Women charged with sex offencespublished at 15:27

    Caroline Kingdon
    BBC Norfolk Live

    Two women have been charged with a number of sex offences, including child cruelty and gross indecency. 

    Elizabeth Dawson, 54, and Eileen Hobart, 76, both of Webster Close, Bowthorpe, were charged with offences including perverting the course of justice. Paul Hilling, 47, of Humbleyard, Norwich, was charged with four offences. 

    The alleged offences took place in the Norwich area against two victims between 1993 and 2000. All have been granted conditional bail.

  11. Lorry drivers 'are not inconsiderate and smelly'published at 15:02

    Caroline Kingdon
    BBC Norfolk Live

    A west Norfolk haulier is hoping to change people's perception of lorry drivers. 

    Helena Wright, in the cab of a lorry

    Helena Wright, transport manager of W's Transport, says many people wrongly think lorry drivers are smelly men who don't care about anyone else. 

    As part of a national "Love the Lorry" campaign, she's opening up the company's yard in Wood Norton for anyone to see first-hand what life is like in the cab.

  12. Six days of beer tasting for real ale enthusiastspublished at 14:42

    Caroline Kingdon
    BBC Norfolk Live

    The annual Norwich Beer Festival, external has returned to the city for the 38th year.

    Logo for Norwich & Norfolk beer festivalImage source, CAMRA

    Enthusiasts will be able to choose from more than 200 real ales, and more than 40 ciders and perries from independent brewers across Britain and the Continent.

    Two qualified beer sommeliers will be on hand to help people with their selection. The festival runs until Saturday. 

  13. No cuts to libraries or children's services... but two fire stations to closepublished at 14:20

    Caroline Kingdon
    BBC Norfolk Live

    Councillors are meeting at County Hall to discuss proposals on ways to make £111m savings by 2019. 

    Councillors meet to discuss proposals on ways to save £111 million

    They've approved the closure of two fire stations and cuts to adult and children's services. But plans to close 20 libraries and some children's centres have been taken off the table for now.

    The possibility of increasing council tax to raise funds will also be considered. A public consultation will now get under way. 

  14. One tomato or 50 bottles of red wine ?published at 13:43

    Caroline Kingdon
    BBC Norfolk Live

    Scientists at the John Innes Centre, external at Norwich Research Park have grown supercharged GM tomatoes packed with industrial quantities of disease-fighting plant chemicals.

    TomatoesImage source, Getty Images

    Just one of the GM tomatoes grown by the team contains as much Resveratrol as 50 bottles of red wine.

    The antioxidant chemical is believed to combat heart disease, cancer, diabetes and Alzheimer's disease.

  15. Protesters campaign against £111m council spending cut planspublished at 13:10

    Kate Bradbrook
    BBC Look East

    Anti-austerity protesters gathered at County Hall this morning to protest against possible spending cuts.

    Councillors are meeting to discuss ways of making the savings over the next three years.

    Norfolk County Council says it has to make reductions because the government has reduced its funding.

  16. Norwich City FC: 'I'm more than up for the challenge' - Alex Neilpublished at 13:00

    Rob Butler
    BBC Radio Norfolk sport

    Speaking at the Canaries press conference ahead of tomorrow night's away game at Everton, manager Alex Neil says "he's more than up for the challenge."

    Looking relaxed and happy, Neil says he's ready to turn things around after the mini blip. Norwich have lost three Premier League games in a row.

    Quote Message

    I don't take getting beat very well."

    Alex Neil, Manager, Norwich City FC

  17. Football: No 'wholesale changes' to side says Alex Neilpublished at 12:51

    Rob Butler
    BBC Radio Norfolk sport

    Norwich City travel to Everton tomorrow night in the League Cup fourth round and the pre-match press conference has just started.

    Alex Neil at the Canaries press confernece

    City have lost three Premier League games in a row, but manager Alex Neil says there's not going to be wholesale changes.

    Striker Mbokani has a bug, but should be well enough to travel to Everton. 

  18. The lunchtime headlines: Councillors look at ways to deliver £111m spending cuts... Chemical spill poses no riskpublished at 12:42

    Clare Worden
    BBC Radio Norfolk

    Here are the top stories for Norfolk this lunchtime:

    • Councillors meet at County Hall to look at how the authority can deliver spending cuts over the next three years
    • Costessey chemical spill is "no risk to the public"
  19. University lecturer with licence to research writes study on Spectre as new Bond film is releasedpublished at 12:30

    Eastern Daily Press

    Over the years, the UEA has been responsible for some of the world’s finest research, in a dazzling array of fields.

    But none has been quite like the latest output from Matthew Woodcock, a senior lecturer, external at the School of Literature, Drama and Creative Writing.