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

Live Reporting

Philippa Taylor

  1. Court spares school-run drink-driver

    Ipswich Star

    Here's the front page of today's Ipswich Star:

    Front page of Ipswich StarIpswich Star

  3. Person rescued from Haverhill house fire

    Cleah Hetherington
    BBC Radio Suffolk

    One person has been rescued from a fire in Abington Place in Haverhill, says Suffolk Fire Service.

    Three crews are on the scene.

    We'll let you know if we get any more updates.

  4. Travel: Broken-down lorry causes delays eastbound on A14 at Stowupland

    BBC Travel

    The A14 is blocked eastbound and there's queuing traffic between J50 (A1120 Stowupland) and J51 (A140 Needham Market), because of a broken-down lorry.

  5. Plenty for youngsters to do at Latitude

    Philippa Taylor
    BBC Local Live

    Younger visitors to this year's Latitude Festival at Henham Park, near Southwold, will have a chance to find out more about nature, with activities organised by Suffolk Wildlife Trust in the award-winning children's area.

    Latitude canopy

    Head of education Judy Powell says: "We will be lake dipping which is really popular, with nets to catch lots of animals.

    "We're going to be doing willow fish and lots of willow activities; making dragonflies and butterflies."

  6. Henham Park estate manager 'excited' about sharing festival with his baby daughter

    Philippa Taylor
    BBC Local Live

    The final preparations at Henham Park, near Southwold, are under way, in time for the start of the 11th Latitude Festival, later today.

    Latitude lake

    For Hektor Rous, estate manager and son of the sixth Earl of Stradbroke, this festival will be particularly special, as it's the first time his daughter Alexandria, who's 10 months old, will be attending.

    "We're so excited. Her little eyes are going to pop out of her head when she sees some of the amazing things they do down at the kids' area and on the stages... it'll be great to show her around as well," he said.

  7. New traffic plan in place for Latitude festival-goers

    Philippa Taylor
    BBC Local Live

    There's a new traffic plan in place this year to manage the thousands of Latitude Festival-goers coming to Suffolk over the next two days. 

    Specified routes have been sent out with tickets to try and ease congestion on the A12 to Henham Park.

    Latitude sign

    Insp Nick Aitken from Suffolk Police says it's important people take notice of which route their ticket says they should go, and not follow their sat-nav. "If you're local, just allow a little bit of extra time for your journey," he said.

    "We expect Thursday obviously to be busy, and Friday busy as well but it's around that afternoon and early evening time just to watch out for and to plan your journey times around that."

  8. Thursday's weather: Mostly dry with sunny intervals

    Elizabeth Rizzini
    BBC Look East weather

    It'll be a dry morning with sunny periods. Isolated light showers are possible for a time this afternoon, although still with plenty of dry weather and pleasantly warm sunny intervals for most. 

    Top temperature: 20C (68F).

    This evening will be dry with further sunny periods, continuing dry overnight with light winds and clear periods. Lows of 10C (50F).

    Get the full forecast where you live from BBC Weather.

  9. Welcome to Suffolk Live

    Philippa Taylor
    BBC Local Live

    Good morning.

    The 11th Latitude Festival gets under way today, with around 25,000 visitors heading to Henham Park over the next three days, so we'll start off taking a look at that.

    Latitude

    We'll also be following proceedings at Ipswich Crown Court where the trial of optometrist Honey Rose, who denies the gross negligence manslaughter of eight-year-old Vinnie Barker, continues.