Charity bike ride in Norwich
Nearly 4000 cyclists completed a hundred mile course around Norfolk today - raising money for the British Heart Foundation.
Computer fun at world famous museum
A young woman from Norfolk has been made the first ever computer game designer in residence for the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
UEA scientists make breast cancer advance
Scientists at the University of East Anglia have made an advance in breast cancer research.
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Gorilla art trail
A giant gorilla is on the loose in Norwich.
The model of King Kong climbing the Empire State Building in New York can be seen at the city's Riverside.
More lifesize gorillas will be placed around the city next week as part of a summer art trail.
Football fans await fixture list this morning
Football fans from across our region will find out who their teams face on the opening day of the season when the fixture list is released later this morning.
Our football league clubs kick off on August 3rd, whilst Norwich City will begin their Premier League campaign two weeks later.
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Former Norwich City footballer encourages students to pick up a book
Former Norwich City footballer Darren Huckerby has been encouraging students to get into reading.
He has been speaking to young people at a literary festival at the city's Open Academy.
The week-long event, aimed mainly at boys, includes recitals, creative writing and a public speaking competition.
Chef helps improve hospital food
Following a successful campaign to transform school dinners, now it is the turn of hospital food. One of our region's top chefs has taken time away from his restaurant to help out at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital.
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Binge eating support site launched
A young woman from Norwich who has a disorder that makes her feel compelled to eat has created a website to support others with similar conditions.
Ria Box, who is battling Binge Eating Disorder, is working on the website with Fixers, a national movement of young people 'fixing the future'.
The 21-year-old hopes to raise awareness of the condition and help people to understand what is happening to them.
Ria said: "I have always been overweight. When I was younger my family couldn't understand why I was putting on a stone every year because I was eating the same as my older sister who didn't have a weight problem.
"So my mum took me to see a dietician from the age of four. I was bullied every day at school, which only made the condition worse.
"B.E.D is psychological, and often I am trapped in a vicious cycle. My past problems make me angry inside, and I feel rubbish about my weight, so I binge. This only causes me to gain more weight.
"I find it difficult to do the things I want to do as I have a slipped disc and sciatica. I put on eight stone last year and more since. It stops me going out with friends and wanting to see people.
"Before I'd be the loud funny one and I'd be out all the time and now I can't bear it. The only people I'm confident with are family and close friends."
Ria found that talking through her problems in therapy really helped, and wanted to create a place where other people with the condition could chat and find support.
"I want to raise recognition of this illness and help those who feel out of control with food to overcome their problems," she said.
Ria's website can be found at www.defeatbinging.com, and she will update her Facebook page, www.facebook.com/b.e.dsupport, every week.
Fixers is a charity which supports thousands of young people across the UK to take action and change things for the better, addressing any issue they feel strongly about.
How each Fixer tackles an issue is up to them, as long as they benefit someone else.
The Fixers project has already supported 7,800 young people across the UK to have an authentic voice in their community.
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Award-winning novelist Rose Tremain to be installed as the new Chancellor of the University of East Anglia
Award-winning novelist Rose Tremain is due to be installed as the new Chancellor of the University of East Anglia in Norwich later today.
The writer was among the first group of students to study at the university. She will be the first woman, writer and UEA graduate to take up the post.
New heart unit officially opened at the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital
A brand new unit to treat abnormal heart rhythms has been officially opened at the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital.
Before, patients with the potentially life threatening condition had to travel to Cambridge for surgery but an appeal raised £400,000, enabling the hospital in Norwich to buy equipment of its own.
ITV Fixers start theatre company
At more than 18 per cent, youth unemployment in the region is two-and-a-half times the national average of around 7 per cent.
Now a group of youngsters from Norfolk are tackling what they see as a Catch 22 for young people - prospective employers want candidates with experience, but young people can't get experience without a job.
With the help of Fixers - the campaign that gives young people a voice - they created their own job opportunities by starting a theatre company.
Stephen Fry reveals suicide attempt
The Norfolk born comedian Stephen Fry has admitted that he attempted suicide last year.
The actor and broadcaster has spoken openly in the past about depression.
He described the latest attempt as a "close run thing".
Stephen Fry is a director of Norwich City Football Club.
He tried to kill himself while he was filming abroad and was discovered unconscious by a producer.
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