Vikki Irwin
BBC Radio Suffolk political reporter

We brought you news earlier that today's the final day that cases will be heard at Bury St Edmunds Magistrates' Court, which closes on Friday.

From this photo it looks as if they've got a lot of stuff to move out...

The police officer in charge of the investigation into this morning's collision on the A12 in which a motorcyclist was seriously injured said the county's police motorcycle team were "very close-knit".

Supt Kris Barnard said: "They were obviously travelling together at that time, and the motorcyclist in question, although conscious and breathing now, which is really good news, has suffered some injuries.

"Our thoughts are obviously with him and his family."

The driver of the silver Nissan X-Trail involved in the crash was "slightly" injured.

"He received medical attention and is ok," said Supt Barnard.

A solicitor representing a client at one of the last cases to be heard at Bury St Edmunds Magistrates' Court, said: "It's sad it's going."

Richard Tinkler said: "I've been in this court for the last 10/12 years and I've grown fond of it, it's sad it's going."

He added that "of course" it would be harder for people to access justice in future, with Suffolk's only magistrate's courts now being situated in Ipswich.

"Because they've got to travel down from Lowestoft, from here, to Ipswich. One court in Suffolk, that's it - that's lamentable, l think," he said.

Police searching for missing 23-year-old Corrie Mckeague, are making a direct appeal to trace three "young people" who were in Short Brackland in Bury St Edmunds on the morning of his disappearance.

Image source, Suffolk Police

The three are all said to be aged about 16 to 18.

They are one female, described as being white, of quite slim build, possibly with blonde hair, wearing either a dark green or navy blue jumper-style top; and two males, one wearing a hooded top.

All were seen towards the back of Cornhill Walk shopping centre, at about 04:20 on Saturday 24 September.

Acting Supt Kim Warner said: "We should reassure them that we just wish to speak to them as potential witnesses at this stage. 

"We appreciate that getting in touch with police may be intimidating but we do need to speak to you."

Brenner Woolley
BBC Radio Suffolk sport

Former Ipswich Town, external midfielder Jimmy Bullard has told BBC Suffolk Sport he believes Mick McCarthy is the right man to turn the club's fortunes around.

Image source, Getty Images

A run of one win in six games, and no goals in four, has resulted in calls for McCarthy to go.

Bullard disagrees: "You know what you are going to get off 'Big Mick' - the boys will play for Mick, it's as simple as that. He's got some good players and they're a sleeping giant in the Championship.

"I've always said they're a Premier League outfit. It's just the fans are waiting for it to happen and I'm sure one year it will do."

Bullard is currently in charge of Ryman Premier Division side Leatherhead, external, who host Leiston, external tonight.

The A12 has reopened near the Dunwich junction, following a collision shortly after 08:00 this morning.

A police motorcyclist was airlifted to the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital with serious injuries, following the collision with a Nissan X-Trail car.

Mariam Issimdar
BBC News

Commuters in the East can expect to travel on new trains as part of the Abellio franchise from spring 2019. 

Abellio UK, which was awarded a new nine-year East Anglia rail franchise by the Department for Transport in August, says it has finalised contracts worth nearly £1.5bn to procure and finance the replacement of all existing trains on its routes.

The company says its fleet will increase by 10%. All the new rolling stock will be in use by autumn 2020. Two-thirds of the 1,043 carriages will be built in Derby, and the rest in Switzerland.

Dominic Booth, managing director of Abellio UK, said: "They will be the centrepiece of many other improvements, including more frequent services, faster journeys and more capacity with 55% more seats into London in the morning peak."

Kelly McCormack
BBC Radio Suffolk

The police motorcyclist airlifted to hospital after a crash on the A12 this morning was one of three from the Suffolk force heading towards Lowestoft in a group on a routine patrol.

Supt Chris Barnard said the riders were not responding to an emergency call, and didn't have their blue lights flashing.

The officer has sustained serious injuries, and the road is likely to be closed for some time while an investigation into the circumstances takes place.

Brenner Woolley
BBC Radio Suffolk sport

Lowestoft Town, external suffered their first defeat in four matches last night, going down 3-0 at home to Dulwich Hamlet in the Ryman Premier Division, external.

It was also a miserable night for Bury Town, external who were beaten 2-1 by Romford at Ram Meadow in the Ryman North Division.

AFC Sudbury, external bounced back from their loss at the weekend by winning 5-2 at Waltham Abbey in the Alan Turvey Trophy.

Mariam Issimdar
BBC News

The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) says it will be a few months before the cause of a plane crash in Norfolk on Sunday can be established. 

The plane, a two-seater P-51 Mustang from World War Two, came down close to Hardwick airfield, near Bungay. The passenger, a man in his 80s, died at the scene.

Pilot Maurice Hammond, from Eye, remains in hospital in a serious condition.

An AAIB spokesman said it was planning for the wreckage to be brought to its facility in Farnborough, "where more detailed examination of the wreckage will be carried out".

He said: "The other aspects of our investigations include talking to witnesses and looking at available data such as weather conditions and radar tracks where available.

"When our investigation concludes, we will publish a report which will be published on our website."

Prof Stephen Hawking has been greeted by applause as he arrived at a conference organised by Headway Suffolk, external, despite earlier reports that he was too unwell and wouldn't be able to attend the event.

We'll bring you more about his visit, later on.

The owner of the car used in a ram-raid in Mendlesham early yesterday morning says he was "pretty devastated" to find out this morning that it had been dumped near Landseer Park, Ipswich (pictured).

Image source, Google

Liam Smith says he can't really describe "without swearing" how he feels about his car being stolen.

He's been told it has been burnt out "so it's totally destroyed", and that it's his responsibility to get it towed away.

He added: "It's cost me more money than these people have probably got away with."

"I only got it in June, I'm still paying the family member off who lent me some money for it. I'm pretty devastated about it to say the least."

Difficulties in finding staff with the necessary knowledge to prepare food has been affecting Indian restaurants for five years, says one Newmarket restaurateur.

Ziaur Choudrey says: "Our community is now gone from this, the third generation have gone into education, they've moved on from this, so who is going to take this industry on? 

"This situation has been going on over the last five years, at this sort of crisis level. 

"Within our family we've had five restaurants; we've come down to three now. One is going next year, so we'll be down to two restaurants."

The owner the Montaz restaurant in Newmarket says trying to find a cook or a sous-chef is "almost impossible" and that he's had to go into the kitchen and train himself "because there isn't anybody else to come in to this trade".

Ziaur Choudrey said: "If you go to any restaurant there isn't scales, there isn't any measuring tools.

"Everything that has been learnt down through the generations, has all been through the heart, and from the eye, from the touch, from the smells, that's how it's been learnt."

A Newmarket curry house owner says finding chefs is becoming more difficult, and that he fears for the future of his business.

The problem is a national one, flagged up earlier this year, and relates to immigration rules which make it harder to bring chefs to the UK.

Ziaur Choudrey, from the Montaz restaurant, says: "We need a cook in the kitchen, which we have been looking for, for almost a year. 

"We've employed from other nationalities - Bulgarian, Polish - but it's very difficult to train because it's not within their nature to be in this type of cuisine. This has been passed down through generations. 

"Within two years' time if we don't find people, then we're going to close."

Guy Campbell
BBC Radio Suffolk

This is the scene on the A12 crossroads close to Hinton, with turnings to Dunwich and Westleton.

Police say it was a serious crash, and as far as I understand it, their motorcyclist colleague was conscious when the air ambulance arrived to take him to hospital

The driver of the car is "shaken and bruised", according to an earlier report from police.

There was another serious motorbike crash in this area just a few days ago when a Westleton man was killed, and locals say that this junction is a notorious one, and one that they try to avoid.

Mariam Issimdar
BBC News

An Ipswich man has been jailed for 10 months after attempting to throw a rucksack filled with mobile phones and other banned items into Norwich Prison.

Leroy Clarke, 27, of no fixed address, was arrested outside the perimeter fence of the prison in June in possession of a rucksack containing cannabis, two mobile phones, a SIM card, three mobile phone chargers, two sets of headphones, two small bottles of alcohol and five packets of cigarette papers. All the items had been wrapped in cling film and packed into socks.

Image source, Norfolk Police

Clarke, who admitted guilty to attempting to convey the prohibited articles into a prison was sentenced on Friday at Norwich Crown Court.

Stew Kelly of HMP Norwich, said: "We take a zero-tolerance approach to any illicit items being conveyed into the prison establishment. 

"Items such as drugs and mobile phones compromise the safety of staff and prisoners which has a wider impact on the local community."

Brenner Woolley
BBC Radio Suffolk sport

Ryman Premier Division leaders Leiston, external have signed Grays Athletic, external defender Jake Hutchings.

Image source, Leiston FC

The 20-year-old, who can play at centre-half or right-back, impressed Leiston boss Glen Driver when he played against his side earlier in the season. 

Hutchings will be in the Leiston squad for tonight's Ryman Premier Division game at Leatherhead.

Steve Martin
BBC Radio Suffolk

The last cases will be heard at Bury St Edmunds Magistrates' Court today, with the court officially closing on Friday. 

The closure brings to an end hundreds of years of criminal court cases being heard in west Suffolk.

It means there'll be just one magistrates' court left in the county, in Ipswich, as Lowestoft shut last week.

Solicitors working in Suffolk have said the changes will put too much pressure on the Ipswich court and although using video-link technology can reduce some travel times, it's not possible for all client meetings to be done that way.

Earlier this year the government said underused and dilapidated court buildings cost the country £500m a year and announced a number of closures.