Vikki Irwin
BBC Radio Suffolk political reporter

If you look on social media there's a lot of talk from Labour supporters across Suffolk about the party's leadership race and how they want a broad debate about which policy direction the party should go in, and which leader would offer that opportunity.

Image source, Getty Images

What former Waveney candidate Bob Blizzard has done is set aside the debate about policy, and pointed out it's the credibility of the leader who delivers the policies that's more important than the policies themselves.

Mr Blizzard, who says he knocked on 30,000 doors in Waveney during the latest of his five election campaigns, points out a palatable leader is the priority for Labour, and that if you don't have that it won't matter how good your policies are.

Stephen Foster

A place at speedway's British Grand Prix was up for grabs for the winner of last night's British Final, external in Wolverhampton.

Former Mildenhall Fen Tiger Lewis Blackbird came sixth, Ipswich-based Leigh Lanham had two third-placed finishes and ex-Witch Carl Wilkinson can be well-pleased with his seven points.

It was a marathon meeting which gave us some great racing, but disappointing for current Witch Danny King, who came third and was so close to getting to the British GP next month.

These cattle that were photographed grazing on Sudbury water meadows had no idea they'd end up appearing as our hero image today!

It's another photograph taken by BBC Radio Suffolk's news editor Steve Martin.

BBC Weather

A dry afternoon with sunny spells developing as temperatures peak at 21C (70F).

Image source, Andrew Woodger

Tonight will remain dry as it dips to 11C (52F).

Cloud will move in from the west by the morning, but another dry day is expected.

Luke Deal
BBC Radio Suffolk

Gulls have been swooping down on people living in Crossley Gardens in Ipswich.

Image source, Luke Deal

Adrian, a delivery man I spoke to, said: "It's very frightening and I dreaded coming back here today."

I spotted three chicks (just visible on the house on the left) who appear to have just left their nest on the roof. The adults appear to be trying to warn humans away.

Andrew Woodger
BBC News Online

Singer Laura Wright is preparing to set off on the first stage route of the Women's Tour, external in Bury St Edmunds tomorrow.

The Framlingham soprano, who is raising money for SportsAid, external, said: "I'm fully motivated, because it's raising money for such a good cause."

Wright will start the ride at Angel Hill at 08:00 and bike the 68 miles to Aldeburgh ahead of the professionals, whose race begins at 11:00. We'll have more details about the race later.

"What the voters will take most notice of first is the quality of our new leader," writes Bob Blizzard in his Progress, external article about why Labour lost the general election.

Image source, Progress

The defeated Labour candidate in Waveney said policies were not primarily to blame.

"In the end, unsure voters thought that Cameron was better than Miliband, and better the devil you know," he said.

Luke Deal
BBC Radio Suffolk

I was sent out to Crossley Gardens in the Whitehouse area of Ipswich to investigate reports people were being dive-bombed by seagulls (library photo below).

I got out of the radio car to see if there was any truth to these claims.

Almost immediately I felt a brush on my hair and there was a gull above me circling and swooping at me. Thankfully I survived unscathed.

BBC Radio Suffolk

In the news this Tuesday lunchtime:

• Police investigating the death of a man in Leiston are searching a nearby nature reserve

• A Lowestoft woman is due in court in connection with the death of an 89-year-old man in November

• Norwich Road in Ipswich has reopened after a car towing a boat crashed into a cafe

Andrew Woodger
BBC News Online

Bob Blizzard, Labour's unsuccessful Parliamentary candidate in Waveney, says the electorate could not relate to Ed Miliband.

Image source, Bob Blizzard

Speaking about the Conservatives' general election victory on the website of Labour-linked organisation Progress, external, Mr Blizzard said: "Painful as it is to say, it was simply that many voters could not see Ed Miliband as prime minister.

"The brutal truth is that if people do not 'get' the messenger, they do not get the message."

Richard Haugh
BBC News

A quick update on the 53-year-old woman who is due to appear in court today in connection with the death of Dennis Nicholls, of Kirkley Run in Lowestoft.

Mr Nicholls, 89, was found with serious injuries at his home on 19 November and later died at the scene.

Karen Kimber, of Kirkley Run, was arrested at the scene on suspicion of murder. She has been summonsed to appear at Ipswich Crown Court this afternoon.

Kelly McCormack
BBC Radio Suffolk

Suffolk Police told me that the officers' presence at a nature reserve in Leiston is linked to the discovery of a body in the town yesterday.

A man's body was found at a house in Grimsey Road at about 09:15 yesterday.

We're expecting to hear more about the investigation later today.

Kelly McCormack
BBC Radio Suffolk

Police investigating the discovery of a man's body in Leiston yesterday are at a nature reserve in the town as part of their inquiries.

BBC Travel

Overrunning repair works on a line near Norwich are being blamed for disruption in services to Ipswich, London and Ely this morning.

Network Rail said engineers were repairing a track fault in the Trowse area and services were unable to begin until 06:30.

A spokeswoman said services had returned to normal and they were "very sorry" for the disruption.

Andrew Woodger
BBC News Online

The Portuguese cafe on Norwich Road in Ipswich will have to carry out repairs to its door after a car mounted the pavement.

Police said no pedestrians were injured, but the driver of the car, which was towing a boat, was being treated by ambulance staff.

Andrew Woodger
BBC News Online

Norwich Road in Ipswich was closed for about 20 minutes after a car towing a boat hit a shop and cafe.

The vehicle caused minor damage to the door of the O Portugues cafe.

Police said it was unclear what had caused the driver to veer off the road, but he was being treated at the scene in an ambulance.

Luke Deal
BBC Radio Suffolk

No-one was seriously injured when a car left the road and hit a Portuguese cafe in Ipswich this morning, Suffolk Police says.

Sgt Ali Livingstone said: "It appears the vehicle has mounted the pavement, hit the building and come to rest at the shop. We're very lucky no-one was hurt."

He said the driver of the car was being treated by paramedics.

Richard Haugh
BBC News

As we await further details into the reports of a car leaving the road and hitting the O Portugues cafe in Ipswich, we are hearing that traffic is built up as a result.

Probably best to avoid the area near Norwich Road.

We're getting reports that a car has driven into the O Portugues cafe in Ipswich.

Our reporter Andrew Woodger is on his way to find out more.

Dennis Nicholls, 89, died on 19 November after being found with serious injuries in a house in Kirkley Run, Lowestoft.

Image source, Gary Evans

Karen Kimber, 53, who was arrested on suspicion of murder and detained under the Mental Health Act, is due to appear before magistrates in Ipswich this morning.