Andrea Leadsom has written to the Home Secretary asking her to consider a virtual trial for Anne Sacoolas. Mrs Sacoolas was charged with causing death by dangerous driving after a crash in August last year

MP suggests 'virtual trial' for alleged killer of Harry Dunn

Statue of Nelson found sprayed with graffiti this morning

Police say they've arrested a young woman in connection with the vandalism of a statue of Lord Nelson in Norwich.

Teenager arrested after graffiti found on Nelson statue

During Spain's civil war in the 1930s, 4000 of the country's children were evacuated to England with many ending up in our region. 


How East Anglia became home to Basque refugee children in WW2

A video in which a police officer justifies stopping a driver in Ely because he's black is 'being examined' by Cambridgeshire Police.

Video shows police officer admit stopping driver because 'you're a black male'

The protest was organised by the 'Stand Up to Racism' group in response to the death of George Floyd.

Protestors 'take a knee' in solidarity with anti-racism campaigners

Norwich City Hall was among the landmarks bathed in purple light as a tribute to black man George Floyd.

Buildings across the East lit up purple in memory of George Floyd

The east has voiced its support for the Black Live Matter protests currently taking place in cities across the United States of America.

Region shows its support for Black Lives Matter protests

Staff at Whipsnade Zoo in Bedfordshire release pictures of a new foal whose ancestors came from the steppes of central Asia

Rare foal born during lockdown at Whipsnade Zoo

Researchers in Cambridge teamed up with others to find man-made bone circles in the Russian planes. 

Circles made from mammoth bones reveal clues about ice age

More than two thousand soldiers from our region are currently taking part in one of the biggest training operations of its kind for a decade

Desert Rats in one of the biggest exercises of its kind in a decade

A couple from Northamptonshire in quarantine onboard a cruise ship in Japan have confirmed they have tested positive for Coronavirus.

Northamptonshire cruise ship couple test positive for Coronavirus

The next round of British people flown back from China, the centre of the Coronavirus outbreak, will be quarantined in Milton Keynes.

Brits evacuated from China to be quarantined in Milton Keynes

A man from Northamptonshire under a coronavirus quarantine on a passenger ship in Japan has voiced concerns over ongoing monitoring.

Briton on board quarantine ship voices concerns over health monitoring

After widespread condemnation of an anti-immigrant poster in a Norwich tower block, does the city still live up to its welcoming reputation?

Are refugees in Norwich as welcome as before?

A man from Corby has died in Thailand after a firework reportedly exploded in his face during New Year's Eve celebrations.

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