Alex Dunlop
BBC Look East

When friends and neighbours contacted Peter and Sylvia Stuart's daughter Christy Paxman saying they hadn't seen the couple around the village or attending their usual dance classes, she alerted the police.

The body of Mr Stuart was found that evening wrapped in black material close to a stream in woodland near his home in Weybread.

Mrs Stuart's body has not been found.

A post-mortem examination gave the cause of Mr Stuart's death as multiple stab wounds.

Det Insp Kevin Heywood said all inquiries to prove Mrs Stuart was alive had "proved negative" and although her body has not been found the investigation team had enough evidence to believe that she was dead.

The coroner did not ask for details of the evidence, but accepted that both had died between 28 May and 3 June.

Alex Dunlop
BBC Look East

An inquest into the deaths of a Suffolk couple who disappeared in May has been opened and adjourned

Peter and Sylvia Stuart were reported missing by their daughter Christy Paxman on 3 June.

Suffolk Coroner Dr Peter Dean, was told that she had last seen her parents at their home at the Annexe, Brick Kiln Cottage, Mill Lane, Weybread, early in the evening of the previous Saturday, 28 May.

Ali Quazimaj, 43, from Tilbury, Essex, is expected to stand trial for their murder in January.

Two adventurers have kayaked from Greenland to Scotland to show that the journey was possible for Inuit in the 17th and 18th centuries.

Brenner Woolley
BBC Radio Suffolk sport

Ipswich Town, external defender Tommy Smith has spoken to BBC Suffolk Sport about his "frustrating" start to the season.

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Before playing against Preston on 27 August the 26-year-old had been on the bench for Town's previous four Championship matches.

"It was frustrating because every player at every club wants to play every game and we all knows that can't happen," said Smith.

"It's about biding your time and training as well as you possibly can to make sure you're in the forefront of his (the manager's) mind should there be a spot up for grabs."

Brenner Woolley
BBC Radio Suffolk sport

Swimmer Ryan Crouch, who is from Manningtree and trains in Ipswich, is targeting a medal at the Rio Paralympics, which get under way tonight.

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The 22-year-old swam brilliantly in qualifying. He said: "I broke the British record on that swim, only for it to be broken in the heat after by a rival swimmer" 

"He's currently going into Rio faster than me, which I think is good for me as that takes the pressure off myself.

"The only pressure I've got is my own that I put on myself and that's motivating me very day to get up and get faster."

Alex Dunlop
BBC Look East

I'm at the IP-Centre in Ipswich to hear the opening of the inquest into the deaths of Suffolk couple Peter and Sylvia Stuart this morning. 

The body of 75-year-old Mr Stuart, was found near their home in Weybread in June, but the body of his 69-year-old wife has never been found. 

Police believe Mrs Stuart was killed as well. 

The inquest will be heard by Suffolk Coroner Dr Peter Dean.

Ali Quazimaj, 43, from Tilbury, Essex, has denied the murder of the couple and is expected to stand trial in January.

Brenner Woolley
BBC Radio Suffolk sport

Despite being 2-0 down at one stage, Needham Market, external will be disappointed they only took a point from last night's 3-3 draw against Canvey Island, external.

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The Suffolk side had fought back to lead 3-2 thanks to goals from Michael Brothers (pictured), Kieron Morphew and Jack Curtis.

Bury Town, external remain top, and unbeaten, in Division North after their fourth win in six games, 3-0 at Wroxham, external.

Luke Deal
BBC Radio Suffolk

The fire at Bramfield Meats, which is thought to have started in a freezer in the farm shop, spread quickly, and crews at the scene worked to reduce the damage immediately.

Area commander Ian Bowell, from Suffolk Fire Service, said: "We had a severe fire, which we believe started in the farm shop area and it was spreading rapidly into the factory units, so we were engaged in trying to stop the fire spreading into the factory, which I'm pleased to say, at the moment, we have largely done."

It's thought around £100,000 worth of damage was caused.

Luke Deal
BBC Radio Suffolk

I'm at the scene of the fire at Bramfield Meats, where it's thought the blaze has caused around £100,000 worth of damage.

The fire broke out about 04:00 and one of the first on the scene was site manager Dale Wilby, who told me it was out of control within 10 minutes, and that all he could do was call 999 and wait for help.

He said: "We've lost the shop, the shop has gone... luckily we managed to save the main cutting units and the catering and wholesale, which will have saved a lot of jobs, and if there is a bit of fortune, we're lucky we will have saved the bulk of the business, but the shop has gone."

Kate Williams
BBC Local Live

The blaze at Bramfield Meats is thought to have broken out in a freezer in the farm shop.

Jeremy Thickett, owner of the business, said: "As I drove down the road I saw flames coming out of the side of the shop building and I knew how serious it was, because I knew that was mainly a wooden building and there's just no stopping it." 

Firefighters have been tackling the blaze at the meat production company, near Halesworth, since it broke out at 04:00.

BBC Weather

A dull start, with early murky conditions lifting, and clouds gradually breaking through the morning. Some very warm sunny spells will then develop. It will turn less humid, and increasingly sunny by the evening.  Maximum temperature: 24C (75F).

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Brenner Woolley
BBC Radio Suffolk sport

Anna Thea Madsen has become the latest player to join the Suffolk Saxons ahead of their debut season in the National League.

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The 21-year-old won bronze at the European Championships earlier this year and joins Andy Ellis, Sarah Walker and Sean Vendy on the Saxons' playing roster. 

The Saxons' first home game will take place in November at Ipswich Corn Exchange.

Kate Williams
BBC Local Live

Morning all and welcome to Wednesday. 

We're at the scene of a fire in Bramfield, near Halesworth, where more than 50 firefighters are tackling a large fire at a meat production company. 

The fire is thought to have started in a the farm shop at Bramfield Meats around 04:00 and crews have been at the scene ever since.

We'll be bringing you more on the blaze throughout the morning but in the meantime, we'll bring you the weather forecast for the day.

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That's a wrap for the Suffolk news team and our live coverage today, but any major stories for the county overnight will feature here. 

Among the stories we'll be bringing you tomorrow is the opening of the inquest into the deaths of Weybread couple Peter and Sylvia Stuart, who police say both died between 28 May and 3 June 2016.

Have a good evening.

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A number of burglaries committed by an armed gang in Suffolk and Norfolk over the past few days could all be linked, say police.

They're also not ruling out a connection to four break-ins in Sudbury.

The community centres in Stanton and Mendlesham were broken into in the early hours of Saturday, while three social and sports clubs were ransacked in Norfolk.

Det Insp Andrew Smethurst said police had been reviewing CCTV footage from the Suffolk incidents. "We believe from that we do have four offenders," he said.

"At this time they appear to be wearing dark clothing and have got their faces covered so we're not able to issue a description at this time. 

"I would advise people not to approach these suspects."

Julie Reinger
BBC Look East weather

This evening will be dry with some sunny spells. 

It will then be another cloudy, muggy night with areas of mist and fog. Temperatures are unlikely to fall below 16C (61F).

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Any mist and fog should gradually clear tomorrow with a better chance of the cloud breaking to allow some spells of sunshine, especially in the afternoon. 

Saying humid with highs of about 25C (77F). 

BBC Weather has more local forecasts. 

High-pressure airbags and a winch were used to free a man in his mid-20s, who had become trapped under a vehicle in a container at Dooley Road in Felixstowe at about 11:30 today.

The East of England Ambulance Service, external says it was called to reports that a car had collapsed on to a man's leg.

Fire crews also attended the scene.

The man was taken to Ipswich Hospital with injuries that are not thought to be life-threatening.

Suffolk Paralympian swimmer Ryan Crouch has tweeted from Rio:

Vikki Irwin
BBC Radio Suffolk political reporter

Suffolk County Council is heading towards a £10m budget overspend.

A report going to councillors next Tuesday about the first four months of this financial year, says the authority has already spent too much on services for adults and children.

It has also failed to make the savings it wanted on contracts and jobs. In total the overspend is nearly £7m, with a further £3m overspend in the dedicated schools grant, external.

The council has a target to save £34m this year, from its nearly half-billion-pound budget.

In the report it says it's going to be a challenge to contain spending and achieve the savings it needs, while trying to maintain services.

The report suggests reserves may have to be used to make up any shortfall.

A van driver in his 30s is being treated at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, after he received a serious head injury in a collision at Tattingstone last night.

Police say a white Vauxhall Combo van and a blue Ford Galaxy were involved in a collision on the A137 at about 20:30.

They are appealing for anyone who may have seen either of the vehicles travelling in the area prior to the crash to contact them.