Christmas Shout Outs: 18 December

It’s the final weekend before Christmas - start it with a smile by reading some more of ITV Anglia’s Christmas Shout Outs.

Their son Kurt thanked the team for taking the photo and for ensuring his dad was able to "die how he wanted to, peacefully and in my arms".

Couple hold hands as they say final goodbye after 62 years of marriage

Blackburn Council has warned of Leicester-style lockdown as infection rate rises in the community.

Blackburn Council warn of Leicester-style lockdown as infection rate rises

A set of coronavirus testing swabs in a laboratory.

People living in Carlisle are being asked to be on their guard after what Cumbria County Council is describing as a "small but concerning" rise in the number of coronavirus cases.

'We cannot ignore this': Covid-19 cases on the rise in Carlisle 

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Aaron McKenzie stabbed his heavily pregnant former girlfriend, Kelly Fauvrelle 21 times. Their son Riley was delivered by Caesarean section but died in hospital.

Man found guilty of stabbing former pregnant girlfriend to death and her baby

RAF Spadeadam is hoping to retrieve the animal that is stuck near Crammel Linn waterfall.

RAF crew rescue cow stranded in Cumbrian gorge for five days 

Dr Dai Samuel is a consultant at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital and has been working on a Covid ward since the outbreak of the pandemic. 

Welsh doctor 'scarred for life' after working on Covid ward

A further three Covid-19 patients have died in hospitals in the Anglia region according to daily figures released by NHS England.

Three more hospital patients die with coronavirus in the Anglia region

 Director's of Public Health in Merseyside have warned coronavirus can infect anyone following an increase in confirmed cases of young people with Covid-19 in south Liverpool.

Health officials in Merseyside warn over Covid-19 cases in young people

It comes after nurses in the island told ITV News they have been left ‘enraged’ by a government policy stating all public sector workers will not be paid if they have to self-isolate after travelling off-island.

Jersey's government will now pay staff who have to isolate after being overseas

Health Secretary Matt Hancock at Newmarket Hospital Suffolk

The Health Secretary Matt Hancock has squared up to criticism on how the government has handled the coronavirus pandemic on a visit to Newmarket Hospital. 

'Going back to normal is a long way off': Matt Hancock reflects on Covid crisis

Lifting of lockdown collage of leisure images

The gradual easing of lockdown is continuing over the next few days and weeks.  More tourist attractions, leisure activities and business across the Anglia region are re-opening this weekend.

Lifting the lockdown: What we can now do this weekend

Three A-level students from the class of 2020 in Essex

Three teenagers from Saffron Walden County High School have been talking to ITV News Anglia about the devastation Covid-19 has had on their education.

The Lost Generation: the concerns of the class of 2020 A-level pupils

Lake and woodland at Center Parcs site at Woburn in Bedfordshire 

As the lockdown continues to ease, holidaymakers will being welcomed back to the Center Parcs sites in Elveden in Suffolk and Woburn in Bedfordshire.

Center Parcs holiday sites reopen in Suffolk and Bedfordshire

Merry-go-round at Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach

The famous Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach amusement park is re-opening for the first time since lockdown.

The fun of the fair as Gt Yarmouth Pleasure Beach is set to reopen

Todd Cantwell looks dejected after Norwich City's recent loss against Brighton.

Anything other than a win against the Hammers at Carrow Road would seal an immediate return to the Championship.

Norwich City on verge of unwanted relegation record

East Anglia could be facing a shortfall of thousands of flu jabs this year. Drive through vaccination centres are being looked at as a solution.  It was all discussed at Suffolk County Council's health scrutiny committee meeting.

GPs warn East Anglia could face shortfall of flu jabs this year

One of the dogs stolen from Barton Mills in Suffolk

Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a number of dogs, including young puppies, were stolen from a kennels at Barton Mills near Mildenhall.

Seventeen dogs and puppies stolen from Suffolk kennels 

The company is the preferred choice to be awarded the contract for the new category C HMP Wellingborough in Northamptonshire, which cost £253 million to build.

G4S 'picked to run new mega prison' in Northamptonshire

After taking on Wasps at Franklin's Gardens, Saints will then head to London Irish.

Northampton Saints to restart season with Wasps clash

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ITV News Anglia is asking for nominations for the region's Fundraiser of the Year to be represented at the Pride of Britain Awards 2020.

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