Two councils will discuss where to house their merged back-office staff, external, when they meet this week.

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Babergh and Mid-Suffolk councils have costed out four options, as they no longer need all the space at both their Hadleigh and Needham Market (pictured) headquarters.

The options are to move into either of the existing offices, move to Endeavour House [the home of Suffollk County Council] in Ipswich, or build entirely new accommodation.

Babergh Council meet this evening, and Mid-Suffolk will discuss the possibilities when they meet on Thursday.

A man has been arrested in connection with an armed robbery at a jewellers in Beccles last week.

The 19-year-old handed himself in to police in Lowestoft this morning, following warrants which were executed at addresses in the Great Yarmouth area yesterday.

He was arrested on suspicion of robbery and has been taken into custody, where police say he'll be interviewed in connection with the incident at premises in New Market at about 16:00 on Friday.

Paul Mason, once dubbed the "world's fattest man", says he wants to raise money "for other people who are unfortunate and still need the extra skin removed".

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Mr Mason, from Ipswich, who recently had surgery for the second time in New York to remove excess skin.

He added: "I'm going to use my journey to help other people now."

He is planning to begin raising money with a 5km bike ride.

The possible importance of the site at Rendlesham was first identified in 2008, after the owner of the land alerted Suffolk County Council to illegal looting by people with metal detectors.

Since then, four detectorists have worked, with proper permission, as part of the investigations into the site.

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Jude Plouviez, archaeological consultant, says: "The project has been an exemplary illustration of how volunteer metal detecting can be used alongside other archaeological techniques to expand our understanding of the past."

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BBC Look East wants to know if the tea-trolley has been wiped out by the vending machine...

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Paralympic athletes from the East of England have secured 20 medals in Rio as part of the squad's impressive haul of 147.

Great Britain closed the Rio Paralympics with 64 gold medals, the most by a British team since 1988 - six of them were earned by athletes living or training in the East region.ParalympicsGB surpassed their London 2012 medal tally of 120 on day nine of the Games in Rio and finished with 147, second in the medal table behind China.

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It is thought Rendlesham and Sutton Hoo were intimately linked - with Sutton Hoo, external being the burial place of the king, who had lived at Rendlesham.  

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It's believed Rendlesham was an estate centre where the East Anglian kings would have stayed, feasted with their followers, administered justice and collected dues and tribute.

The discovery at Sutton Hoo was made in 1939 when the landowner Edith Pretty asked archaeologist Basil Brown to investigate the largest of several mounds on her property.

Beneath the mound was the imprint of a 27m (88ft) wooden ship. At its centre was a ruined burial chamber packed with treasures.

The co-ordinator of the project which involves the study of a 120-acre (50 hectare) site at Rendlesham says the remains of what's believed to be an Anglo-Saxon royal palace were found with aerial photography and geophysical surveys.

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Faye Minter said they discovered what they think is a large Anglo-Saxon hall, which could be the palace itself.

She added: "We're convinced we've found a royal settlement of very high status, and I suppose it would be a large hall rather than a palace as it would spring to mind to us."

The Venerable Bede (pictured) mentioned the "king's village" at "Rendlaesham" in his 8th Century book An Ecclesiastical History of the English People, external.

Back to the archaeological work on the Suffolk coast....

A conference is being held , externalin Bury St Edmunds on Saturday, looking at investigations at Rendlesham, which have unearthed more than a thousand Anglo-Saxon objects, as well as large areas of both settlement and burials.

Dr Helen Geake of the British Museum said while the "palace" find was "incredibly exciting", it could be one of a number dotted around the East Anglia kingdom, which covered Norfolk and Suffolk. 

"There would have been quite a few of these palaces or halls dotted around," she said.

"The king [of the time] would have toured his kingdom in order to show his magnificence to his people, so he would have had lots of places to base himself around East Anglia."

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Caroline Kingdon
BBC Local Live

The East Anglian Air Ambulance, external (EAAA) has flown over 19,450 missions since it was set up in 2000, with 686 so far this year. 

One of its most recent incidents was yesterday, when Anglia One flew to a man in Harleston, Norfolk, who was suffering cardiac arrest. The East of England Ambulance Service, external had regained the man's pulse. 

On arrival, EAAA medics administered medication and a general anaesthetic, before flying the patient to the Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital. 

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The flying paramedic service has two helicopters - Anglia One and Two - which operate out of Norwich and Cambridge airports.

The EAAA covers Cambridge, Norfolk and Suffolk, and parts of Bedfordshire. As one of the few air ambulance services that can operate night-time hours it extends its coverage to Essex during this time.

The charity provides life-saving treatment every day of the year.

Caroline Kingdon
BBC Local Live

Prince William juggles his role as a pilot with the East Anglian Air Ambulance, external with his royal duties.

This Saturday, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will travel to Canada for an official eight day tour. The couple, who live at Anmer Hall near Sandringham in Norfolk, will be joined by their two children - Prince George and Princess Charlotte.

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It will be the first official royal tour for 16-month-old Princess Charlotte. Prince George, who's three, accompanied his parents to Australia and New Zealand in 2014.

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BBC Local Live

Since leaving the RAF in 2013, Prince William was determined to find a new role for himself, and he's the first royal in direct line to the throne to do such a thing. 

To mark National Air Ambulance Week, the Duke has given an interview to the BBC Futures website about his work with the East Anglian Air Ambulance, external.

He's part of a four-strong crew, that flies to emergencies from the charity's base in Cambridge.

The service primarily covers Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk, but it also provides back-up in Essex and Hertfordshire.

Crew member Captain James Pusey says his colleague is "very good with advice and parenthood - in terms of good tips". 

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The Duke and Mr Pusey also talk about the importance of "banter" during the working day, with Prince William say it "helps to de-stress and it also bring us together".  

Archaeologists believe they have found a lost Anglo-Saxon royal palace about four miles (6km) from one of Britain's best known finds.

Caroline Kingdon
BBC Local Live

Everyone has worries and nerves when starting a new job, and it seems it's no different for the Duke of Cambridge. 

In an online interview with the BBC Future website, Prince William has admitted that, when he first started his job as a pilot with the East Anglian Air Ambulance, external, he was worried how people at an emergency would react to them.

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But fortunately, he said "they don't really care who turns up as long as they're getting the care and the help that they need".  

Caroline Kingdon
BBC Local Live

The Duke of Cambridge has been speaking about the highs and lows of his job as a pilot with the East Anglian Air Ambulance, external.

Prince William, who joined the charity in the summer of last year, says there's "some very sad, dark moments". One of the most challenging emergencies he and his crew attended was "really quite nasty - a burns victim, where the casualty was sadly beyond help".

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In an interview with a BBC Online documentary, the Duke - who lives at Anmer Hall in west Norfolk - spoke about the value of his work with the charity and how different it was to that of his role supporting the Queen. 

He finds the job "rewarding, the shift work exciting and challenging for its variety... I really look forward to coming here every day and working in a team."  

Archaeologists are continuing to work at the site of what they believe is a lost Anglo-Saxon royal palace, near one of Britain's best known finds.

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Suffolk's county archaeologists have been studying a 120-acre (50 hectare) area at Rendlesham, about 5 miles (8km) from the Sutton Hoo burial site, external near Woodbridge.

Faye Minter, project co-ordinator, said the remains of a 23m (75ft) by 9m (30ft) structure had been found.

This, she said, could be remains of a palace referred to by the Venerable Bede in the 8th Century.

There'll be more on this story later.

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Leon Best netted his third goal, external in three Ipswich U23s games as Gerard Nash’s side thrashed Leeds 4-0 at Portman Road.

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Caroline Kingdon
BBC Local Live

Norfolk Police say overnight raids on three properties in east Norfolk are linked to an armed robbery in Beccles last week.

Officers from Suffolk were called to a jewellery business on New Market in Beccles at 16:00 on Friday, following reports that four men had entered the premises and threatened the owner before stealing a number of items. 

It's understood the men fled the scene on foot, in the direction of Ballygate.

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It's believed the suspects had a shotgun and a knife, and all four men had their faces covered. No-one was injured in the incident.

Last night, armed police assisted with the dog search unit and force helicopter, searched properties in Great Yarmouth, Gorleston and Burgh Castle. 

Caroline Kingdon
BBC Local Live

Three properties in east Norfolk have been raided by armed police.

Last night, officers from Norfolk Police, external, assisted by the dog unit and police helicopter, searched properties in Prince's Road, Great Yarmouth; Baliol Road in Gorleston; and the Waveney Valley Holiday Park in Burgh Castle.

Police say the operation was in connection with an armed robbery in Suffolk. No further information has been provided.  

Experts believe the decrease in the number of adults who describe themselves as smokers, which has dropped in Suffolk from 18.3% in 2012 to 16.1%  last year, may be partly due to the availability of e-cigarettes.

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Last year more than a million people nationally used e-cigarettes, while 700,000 used licensed nicotine replacement products such as patches or gum.

Today the "Stoptober, external" campaign is being launched, and there'll be a roadshow in Ipswich to encourage people to quit the habit.