Summary

  • Updates on Friday, 15 July 2016

  • Optometrist found guilty of manslaughter by gross negligence of eight-year-old boy

  • Latitude Festival gets under way at Henham Park, near Southwold

  1. 'Garbage' Ipswich leave boss 'fuming'published at 10:53 British Summer Time 25 July 2016

    Ipswich Town manager Mick McCarthy says he was left "fuming" by his side's 1-1 friendly draw with Cambridge United.

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  2. Man charged with murdering couplepublished at 20:03 British Summer Time 22 July 2016

    A man is charged with the double murder of a couple after being extradited from Luxembourg.

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  3. Travel: A11 remains blockedpublished at 17:02 British Summer Time 22 July 2016

    BBC Travel

    The A11 in Thetford remains blocked, with queuing traffic northbound after the A1075 junction, because of a multi-vehicle accident.

    Congestion has built up to the A134 Brandon Road junction.

  4. It's what I go to Newmarket forpublished at 16:24 British Summer Time 22 July 2016

    Adam Jinkerson
    BBC Local Live

    If like me you were a massive fan of "What I Go To School For" and "Year 3000" (I have no shame), you'll be pleased to hear teenage heart-throbs Busted will be joining us on the Suffolk-Cambridgeshire border tonight.

    Charlie, Matt and James will be playing at Newmarket Nights, external, no doubt performing their best-known hits.

    Charlie, Matt and James from Busted hold Pudsey bear

    Matt Willis (centre) from the band spoke to BBC Radio Cambridgeshire ahead of the gig, which you can listen to here.

  5. 'Drug ambulance' smugglers jailedpublished at 11:12 British Summer Time 22 July 2016

    Six men are jailed after smuggling "truly colossal" quantities of drugs from Holland to the UK in fake ambulances.

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  6. Man to be charged with killing couplepublished at 16:55 British Summer Time 21 July 2016

    A man arrested over the double murder of a couple is to be charged after being extradited from Luxembourg.

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  7. Spurs tribute to amputee footballerpublished at 14:29 British Summer Time 21 July 2016

    The manager of Tottenham Hotspur describes a footballer who had to have his legs amputated following a car crash as "an inspiration".

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  8. Top seaside hotspots for property in Essex and Suffolkpublished at 10:02 British Summer Time 21 July 2016

    Nic Rigby
    BBC News

    A league table for the top hotspots for property prices in seaside towns has put two Essex towns and one Suffolk town in its top 10.

    SouthendImage source, Oliver Mills/Geograph

    Walton-on-the-Naze (listed 3rd) and Southend (pictured, 10th), in Essex, and Felixstowe (4th), Suffolk, have seen big increases in the value of homes in July 2016 compared to the same time last year, says property website Zoopla.

    Homes in Walton-on-the-Naze rose on average by 10%.

    The survey also found that homes in Aldeburgh and Southwold on the Suffolk coast were some of the most expensive - with an average house price of £490,182 and £434,618 respectively.

  9. Tilbury man due to be extradited over pensioner deathspublished at 08:37 British Summer Time 21 July 2016

    Nic Rigby
    BBC News

    A Tilbury man arrested on suspicion of murdering two Suffolk pensioners is due to be handed to UK authorities later.

    Ali QazimajImage source, Suffolk Police

    He was detained in Luxembourg last month. Peter and Sylvia Stuart, from Weybread in Suffolk, disappeared at the end of May.

    Mr Stuart's body was found a short time later. His wife is still missing and police believe she's no longer alive. 

    Detectives traced 42-year-old Ali Qazimaj (pictured above) to Luxembourg where he was arrested. A decision to extradite him was upheld earlier this week and he'll be handed to British authorities today.

  10. Weather: Dry this evening with the heat gradually cooling offpublished at 17:30 British Summer Time 20 July 2016

    Alex Dolan
    BBC Look East weather

    Largely fine this evening with the hot conditions gradually cooling off, although an isolated thunderstorm cannot be ruled out. Minimum temperature: 16C (61F).

    East of England

    It will be a mostly dry day tomorrow with some warm sunshine and light winds, but feeling less hot and humid than recently. Highs of 25C (77F).

    Get your local forecast from BBC Weather.

  11. Wannabe police dog recruits wantedpublished at 16:51 British Summer Time 20 July 2016

    Kate Williams
    BBC Local Live

    Norfolk and Suffolk police are seeking new recruits to join Maggie, pictured below, for training as a specialist police dog.

    Maggie, the police dogImage source, Suffolk Police

    They say the ideal candidate would be either a young springer or cocker spaniel, or Labrador, aged between 10-18 months old, energetic but controllable, with a high play drive.

    The selection procedure involves an assessment in their current environment, followed by an invitation to take part in a training course to assess their suitability.

    If successful they are signed up to a handler and begin their police career with the forces' 25 dog handlers. 

    A spokesman said: "Our specialist search dogs detect explosives, drugs, cash and firearms. The constabularies use a variety of breeds for this role, however, the majority are spaniels and Labradors."

  12. A ghoulish tour of medieval punishmentspublished at 15:23 British Summer Time 20 July 2016

    As an English town considers bringing back the stocks, which other settlements have kept their instruments of medieval correction?

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  13. 'Reduced timetable' to run on Greater Anglia trains this eveningpublished at 13:51 British Summer Time 20 July 2016

    Railway platform

    Greater Anglia will be running a "reduced timetable" due to the heat tonight. 

    A number of services have already been cancelled, external

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    A reduced timetable will be in operation this evening in order to accommodate the speed restriction imposed by Network Rail. Some services have been cancelled and others altered to include additional stops, so customers are advised to check details before travelling and allow extra time for their journey. We would like to apologise to customers affected by these changes."

    Greater Anglia spokeswoman

  14. Train carriage restoration completedpublished at 13:37 British Summer Time 20 July 2016

    A 150-year-old train carriage is lifted on to its chassis following a restoration project.

    The first-class, seven-tonne smoking coach was craned on to its chassis at Brockford Station, the conclusion of hours of work for Mid-Suffolk Light Railway.

    It will now become part of the regular rolling stock.

  15. George Pinner hoping for Olympic goldpublished at 13:29 British Summer Time 20 July 2016

    Ipswich hockey player George Pinner says he has a "really exciting few weeks ahead", as he prepares for the Rio Olympics.

    "The belief in this team is that we could go out there, we could win a medal, and we are aiming to win a gold medal," he told the BBC.

  16. High temperatures spark train cancellations for this eveningpublished at 10:48 British Summer Time 20 July 2016

    It may not even be lunchtime yet, but it looks like it could be another evening of misery for commuters travelling home tonight. 

    Greater Anglia

    Cancellations have already been put in place for some London Liverpool Street services via Colchester, Southend and Ipswich between 16:00 and 20:00 due to "high temperatures" causing minor delays to services to Norwich.

    We'll hear a bit more from Abellio Greater Anglia shortly. In the meantime you can keep up-to-date with the service status here, external

  17. Double murder suspect to be extraditedpublished at 21:20 British Summer Time 19 July 2016

    A man suspected of murdering a couple from Suffolk will be extradited from Luxembourg after an appeal to remain in the country is denied.

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  18. Tantrum row cafe owner 'overwhelmed'published at 18:59 British Summer Time 19 July 2016

    A cafe owner criticised after saying she would deal directly with unruly children says she has been "overwhelmed" by support.

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  19. Taking a lunchtime stroll?published at 13:54 British Summer Time 19 July 2016

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  20. Laura Mvula talks about her return to Latitudepublished at 12:36 British Summer Time 19 July 2016

    After her performance on the main stage at the Latitude Festival, Laura Mvula talks about her return to the event and her new album "The Dreaming Room".

    One of the tracks features her grandmother, who the singer-songwriter says is a "huge part of who I am".

    She appeared at the festival in 2013 and said, this time around, the crowd were "just sensational".