Norfolk

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Norfolk is a county in East Anglia in England. It borders Lincolnshire to the northwest, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest, and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea and to the northwest, The Wash. The county town is the city of Norwich. With an area of 2,074 square miles (5,370 km²) and a population of 859,400, Norfolk is a largely rural county with a population density of 401 per square mile. Of the county's population, 40% live in four major built up areas: Norwich (213,000), Great Yarmouth (63,000), King's Lynn (46,000) and Thetford (25,000).

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Paddle boarder, 10, rescued half a mile off Norfolk coast The youngster was being carried further offshore by the tide and the wind, the RNLI said. BBC News - Published on September 13, 2020
Thetford Forest rave: Police helicopter footage released Aerial footage shows hundreds of people at a forest rave in Norfolk. BBC News - Published on September 2, 2020
Hundreds to isolate after Banham Poultry factory Covid-19 outbreak Ninety-six people have now tested positive for coronavirus at the Banham Poultry factory in Norfolk. BBC News - Published on August 31, 2020

Five arrests after 500-strong Thetford Forest rave Police issued all five people with £100 fines after the unlicensed music event in Norfolk. BBC News - Published on August 31, 2020
Coronavirus: Norfolk chicken processing plant staff test positive Five more workers at the Norfolk poultry plant are isolating as they await test results. BBC News - Published on August 24, 2020
Great Yarmouth boat crash: 'Woman in river' Emergency services are on the scene near Great Yarmouth Yacht Station in Norfolk. BBC News - Published on August 19, 2020
Sheringham seawater turns brown due to flooding Overflowing drains gushed silt and dust into the North Sea off the Norfolk coast. BBC News - Published on August 17, 2020

Man jailed for killing terminally ill ex-wife at Norfolk home Cornelius Van Der Ploeg smothered his ex-wife 'believing it was in her interest', say police. BBC News - Published on August 14, 2020
Waxham death: Mother dies trying to rescue son and his friend from sea off Norfolk coast Former partner describes mother as 'wonderful person' who loved gardening Independent - Published on August 11, 2020
Waxham: Woman dies after being pulled from sea off Norfolk coast The woman, who was in her 30s, was seen struggling while in the sea at Waxham. BBC News - Published on August 10, 2020	Abseilers remove bells from fire-ravaged Norfolk church Philip Wing, warden at Wimbotsham church, said it was "quite a relief" to see the bells come down. BBC News - Published on August 9, 2020
UK weather: Showers to sweep across northwest but bright and warm in south Highs of 27C expected around Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire Independent - Published on August 5, 2020	Prince William enjoys cider and chips in Norfolk pub beer garden The Duke of Cambridge has a look around a village pub ahead of its reopening after lockdown. BBC News - Published on July 4, 2020
Holt Budgens supermarket destroyed by fire Budgens in Holt, Norfolk, was also home to a post office which was engulfed in flames on Saturday. BBC News - Published on June 21, 2020	County lines: Norfolk and Met police shut down 20 drug networks Access to mobile phone call data helped police target those controlling the drug trafficking. BBC News - Published on June 2, 2020
Coronavirus: Cruise ship dancers home after nine weeks stranded Lauren Carrick, from Norfolk, and her fiancé Joseph Harrison, from Hull, flew from Miami Airport. BBC News - Published on May 20, 2020	Coronavirus: 'Bored' kookaburra bird in daily lockdown walk Siren the kookaburra is a familiar sight, walking with his owner in the Norfolk countryside. BBC News - Published on April 20, 2020
Coronavirus: Florist gives 1,200 bouquets to hospital workers The florist says she wants to honour those who work for the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital. BBC News - Published on April 20, 2020	WW2 pilot and social media star Sydney Stevens dies aged 98 Sydney "Stevie" Stevens, of Saxlingham in Norfolk, took part in 28 missions during the war. BBC News - Published on April 14, 2020
Coronavirus: Norfolk 'countryside beauty' shared for the self-isolating Photographer Brad Damms helps people experience the outdoors without leaving their house. BBC News - Published on March 29, 2020	Norfolk council: Care services 'left friend' to look after elderly man The ombudsman found fault with Norfolk council over the care of an elderly man. BBC News - Published on February 27, 2020
Norfolk vicar and choir row 'disgrace' to Christian community Wymondham Abbey Rev Catherine Relf-Pennington faced 37 allegations made by choir members. BBC News - Published on January 17, 2020	Worst-performing mental health trust NSFT 'still has a way to go' Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust improves from "inadequate" status but stays in special measures. BBC News - Published on January 15, 2020
First stranded Orca found in almost 20 years in the Wash The dead 15ft (4.5m) long juvenile killer whale was found on the coast of Norfolk and Lincolnshire. BBC News - Published on January 14, 2020	Cromer low tides reveal 1917 shipwreck of SS Fernebo One sailor died when the Swedish vessel SS Fernebo sank off the Norfolk coast in the winter of 1917. BBC News - Published on January 9, 2020
Queen takes train to Norfolk for Sandringham Christmas break She caught the 10:42 Great Northern service from London King's Cross to King's Lynn. BBC News - Published on December 20, 2019	Peter Miller: Great Yarmouth murder victim's brother 'cannot break promise' Peter Miller died from a single stab wound to the chest in Norfolk in 1984. BBC News - Published on December 9, 2019
Norfolk seal colony: Pup's birth captured on film Thousands of people visit the beach during birthing season, but few see an actual birth. BBC News - Published on November 12, 2019	Nick Conrad: Broadland Conservatives select ex-BBC presenter Nick Conrad, who used to host BBC Radio Norfolk's breakfast show, will stand in Broadland in Norfolk. BBC News - Published on November 6, 2019
Norfolk boy died after inhaling deodorant 'that smelt like his mother' Jack Waple, 13, suffered a cardiac arrest at his home in Hockwold, Norfolk, in June, an inquest hears. BBC News - Published on October 17, 2019	Dead children were sent Norfolk council school admissions letter A bereaved parent who received one of the Norfolk council letters says it was "disrespectful". BBC News - Published on October 2, 2019
Group buys all Gorleston plastic ring toys to save seals Frisbee-style flying rings are no longer available to buy in a Norfolk seaside town. BBC News - Published on September 9, 2019	Great Yarmouth Venetian Waterways' £2.7m revamp completed The attraction on the Norfolk seaside saw tourists flock to it in the early 1900s. BBC News - Published on August 20, 2019
‘I declare thumb war!’ - Inside the world thumb wrestling championships BBC Sport gets the inside track on the world thumb wrestling championships in Norfolk and meets 4-time world champion Paul Browse who talks us through the secrets of his rigorous training routine. BBC News - Published on July 29, 2019	Man trapped in rocks off Norfolk coast The water is up to his neck but emergency services are at the scene near Sheringham. BBC News - Published on July 28, 2019
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Trust: Fake doctor medicated 164 patients Zholia Alemi, jailed in 2018 for fraud, treated mental health patients in Norfolk and Suffolk. BBC News - Published on July 24, 2019	Sea litter causes 'horrific injury' to Norfolk seal The grey seal suffered a 2.5cm wound and the rope was removed by a vet, the RSPCA says. BBC News - Published on July 20, 2019
Vast sand scheme to protect Norfolk coast Nearly two million cubic metres of sand is being shifted to a stretch of the Norfolk coast to protect it from the sea. BBC News - Published on July 18, 2019	Norfolk WW2 airman 'cheated death four times' Norfolk Police remembers a chief constable and the German solider who saved him. BBC News - Published on July 13, 2019
Norfolk village celebrates first transatlantic flight, 100 years on The village of Pulham made history when it welcomed an airship's heroic crew. BBC News - Published on July 13, 2019	Nyall Brown death: Norfolk and Suffolk mental health trust criticised Mental health trust staff do not always read a patient's notes before seeing them, says a coroner. BBC News - Published on June 16, 2019
Arrest over 'drive-by' rock throwing on Norfolk-Suffolk border A man in his 20s is held on suspicion of damaging more than 50 vehicles in a series of attacks. BBC News - Published on June 13, 2019	Huge cliff collapse on Norfolk coast caught on camera The coastguard warns of "vulnerable cliff edges" as heavy rain increases the risk of rock falls. BBC News - Published on June 12, 2019
Bricks and stones thrown from passing cars in Suffolk Dozens of cars have been damaged by missiles hurled from oncoming vehicles on the Norfolk-Suffolk border. BBC News - Published on June 12, 2019

Norfolk

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