Summary

  • An aerobatics pilot who died during a display had passed a medical assessment just hours before he crashed, inquest hears

  • Funding is secured for a £3.35m revamp of Ipswich's Cornhill

  • Man fined £1,000 for dumping 40 tonnes of waste on the side of a road

  • Russell Howard and Reggie Watts amongst the comedians to perform at this year's Latitude Festival

  • Updates for Thursday, 24 March 2016

Live Reporting

Andrew Woodger

  1. Comedy line-up revealed for Latitude

    Andrew Woodger
    BBC News

    Russell Howard, Josh Widdicombe and Reggie Watts are among the big name comedians who will be performing at this year's Latitude Festival.

    Russell Howard

    The festival takes place at Henham Park near Southwold 14-17 July.

    Other acts announced for the comedy tent include Sara Pascoe, Paul Merton's Improv Chums, Josie Long, Al Murray and David O'Doherty.

  2. Funding secured for Ipswich Cornhill revamp

    The final piece of funding has been secured to revamp Ipswich's Cornhill.

    Cornhill, Ipswich

    The New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership has now committed to providing £1.6m to add to the £1.75m already committed by Ipswich Borough Council and Suffolk County Council.

    The scheme would see the space levelled with a new monument or artwork created.

  3. Weather forecast: Dry and turning wet this afternoon

    BBC Weather

    It will be dry and cloudy this morning, turning wet and windy this afternoon with the temperature peaking at 10C (50F).

    Elizabeth Rizzini has the full regional forecast:

    For more visit BBC Weather.

  4. In the news: Ipswich Cornhill revamp gains more funding...Calls about coercive control increase

    Kelly McCormack
    BBC Radio Suffolk

    Your headlines this morning:

    • A project to regenerate Ipswich's Cornhill has been given an extra £1.6m of funding by the New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership
    • A driver who died after his car crashed into a building in Bury St Edmunds on Monday has been named as 75-year-old Martin Watkins, from Norton
    • Calls to Bury Women's Aid, which helps women deal with domestic violence, have risen by 50% since a new law on controlling behaviour came into force just after Christmas

  5. Welcome to Thursday's Suffolk Live

    Andrew Woodger
    BBC News

    Good morning and welcome to the final Suffolk Live of the week. 

    The team will be here until 18:00, bringing you all the news, sport, weather and travel and more.

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