Brenner Woolley
BBC Radio Suffolk sport

Striker Sam Bantick was among the goalscorers as AFC Sudbury, external secured their first home league win since August.

Jamie Godbold's side hammered Grays Athletic 5-1 last night in the Ryman Premier Division.

BBC Weather

Today is going to be rather cloudy with scattered showers, some briefly heavy, especially in the north of the region where they will be most frequent. 

A few sunny spells are likely at times, especially further south. Moderate easterly winds, and a maximum temperature of 13C (55F).

Watch my full forecast below...

There's more on the BBC Weather website.

Kate Williams
BBC Local Live

Well good morning, and welcome to Wednesday. 

We'll be here bringing you live updates throughout the day for Suffolk, including all the news, sport, weather and travel. 

In the news today - research has found a spike in the number of hospital admissions due to allergies. We'll bring you the picture here in Suffolk. 

There's also a rumour of rain, so next up, here's the forecast...

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Information on 2,345 British paedophile suspects supplied by Canadian police was "poorly handled" by the body set up to protect children, a report finds

Zoe Applegate
BBC News

That's it from the Suffolk Live team today.

Stories making the headlines across the county today include:

• A police watchdog has found failings in the way a child protection unit handled intelligence on paedophiles, including Addenbrooke's Hospital doctor Myles Bradbury, of Herringswell in Suffolk
• A sniffer dog has joined the search for missing RAF serviceman Corrie Mckeague
• A council will decide tonight whether to pursue a High Court challenge on a decision to block plans for 400 Newmarket homes

We'll be back at 08:00 tomorrow unless a big story breaks in which case we'll keep you updated. 

Have a good evening.

Alex Dolan
BBC Look East weather

A mostly fine and dry end to the day with some isolated showers. Overnight a mixture of cloud and clear spells. Potentially getting quite chilly where the skies stay clear with lows of 3C (37F).

A chilly start to the day tomorrow followed by sunny spells and scattered showers and highs of 14C (57F).

There are more details on the BBC Weather website.

Firefighters have spent the afternoon at a 15th Century hotel in Lavenham after tackling a chimney blaze this morning.

The Swan Hotel was evacuated and Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service, external said officers remain at the scene "monitoring the temperature" after the blaze was brought under control at about 13:40.

Three fire engines and three other fire service vehicles, including a platform ladder, attended the blaze in the hotel's central chimney stack after the alarm was raised at 10:35.

Sally Chidzoy
BBC Look East home affairs correspondent

From the day the BBC broke news of the scandal, it was evident there were failures in the system at CEOP which, at the time, had just been taken over by the National Crime Agency. 

CEOP staff complained about huge pressures, funding worries and too few computers, or computers that didn’t run well.  

This tragic episode left police in Toronto bewildered. They worked hard on Project Spade - which led to the conviction of Myles Bradbury and revealed details of Southend deputy head teacher Martin Goldberg - and had an excellent working relationship with CEOP before it was taken over by the NCA.  

At the time Bradbury was detected, they said they used to be able to "just pick up the phone" to officers they knew at CEOP and warn them about paedophile suspects. 

But that changed. When they tried to call CEOP to find out what they were doing with Project Spade intelligence in London, they said they couldn’t get through. No one took their call.   

Sally Chidzoy
BBC Look East home affairs correspondent

Despite the IPCC probe, external into failings at a national child protection centre, today we still don't know exactly why Addenbrooke's Hospital paedophile doctor Myles Bradbury’s name and those of 2,334 other British paedophile suspects handed to CEOP in London by police in Toronto sat gathering dust for 16 months.

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It’s now official that they were disorganised, but the devil is in the detail.

Why did no one take "ownership" of the intelligence? Who should have done that? Why was there a "lack of general understanding" in an organisation that had long been praised for its work on tracking paedophiles? Was funding an issue that led to the backlog of cases that led to this failure? 

Had CEOP got a grip, Bradbury would not have had the opportunity to go on and abuse another eight boys "in his care". 

Multiply that abuse by the number of suspects who remained unchallenged and undetected during that time and beyond (a number of police forces also failed to act promptly on the delayed information once they’d received it), then the number of children at risk would have been considerable. 

It’s a “the blame too wide and too thin to nail one person” type of case, says one observer.

Sally Chidzoy
BBC Look East home affairs correspondent

As we've been reporting today, the long-awaited police watchdog report has found failings in how British authorities handled information passed to them by Canadian police about suspected paedophiles.

But the Independent Police Complaints Commission, external (IPCC) report on the shortcomings at the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP) has not been released because they’re “operationally sensitive”. 

Instead, the findings were reduced to a news release, external - and the lack of transparency upsets relatives of patients of paedophile Addenbrooke's Hospital consultant Myles Bradbury, who lived in Herringswell in Suffolk.

Claire Yeoman, whose three-year-old son Declan was Bradbury's patient but not identified as a victim, said: "No one seems to have taken responsibility for any of the actions that have caused so much grief.

"I’m very, very disappointed, angry and hurt about it."

Ms Yeoman's son was treated by Bradbury for 18 months before he died of leukaemia in November 2012.

Vikki Irwin
BBC Radio Suffolk political reporter

A council will decide tonight whether to go to the High Court to challenge a decision to block 400 homes proposed for Newmarket.

Forest Heath District Council, external gave the go-ahead to plans at Hatchfield Farm and a planning inspector agreed with them.

But in August, the Secretary of State Sajid Javid reviewed the decision and refused planning permission after complaints from representatives of the horseracing industry who claimed it could harm the nature of the town.

Seven years ago, plans for 1,200 homes were put forward, but later turned down by the then Secretary of State Eric Pickles in 2012 following a planning inquiry.

Rural deprivation in Suffolk is being discussed at a special summit at Trinity Park in Ipswich, after a report last week found 83,000 people in the county are living in relative poverty.

More than 150 people from the police force, Age UK Suffolk, West Suffolk College and local businesses have gathered for the Flourish Summit to help tackle poverty and poor access to services.

Last week, Suffolk Community Foundation's report, external revealed the number of people in poverty rose by 5,000 in five years. It also found that almost 30% of people living in deprivation are from rural areas.

Former BBC Breakfast presenter and Suffolk newcomer Bill Turnbull (pictured) is hosting the debate.

Roger Finbow, chairman of summit organiser Seckford Foundation, external, said: "We can focus together on what the real priorities are and how we can start addressing them. Some of them are going to be quite easy to address if we all work together."

Richard Daniel
BBC Look East

Gainsborough's House, external museum in Sudbury has revealed plans to expand - including the creation of a third floor.

The aim of this is to provide views over the Stour valley on the Suffolk/Essex border - similar to the ones Thomas Gainsborough painted in the late 18th Century when he transformed English landscape painting.

A sniffer dog has been searching tracks on farmland this morning, as police continue their search for missing RAF Honington serviceman Corrie Mckeague, who disappeared after going out in Bury St Edmunds a fortnight ago.

The dog from the National Search and Rescue Dogs Association, external (NSARDA) has been used along a 9-mile (14km) stretch of land, which runs parallel to the A134 from Honington to the Fornham St Martin area.

Kevin Waterson, NSARDA Anglia search manager, said the dog is trained to find human scent and has been searching a half-mile wide route.

"The tracks are not on the map," he said. "This is to help fill in the gaps."

Graeme Mac
BBC Radio Suffolk sport

Midfielder Chris Henderson will be hoping to feature from the start for Lowestoft Town, external tonight at Needham Market., external

Image source, Steven Gardiner

It will be the second meeting of the two Suffolk sides this season, following their 1-1 draw at Crown Meadow in August. 

Henderson felt the Trawler Boys deserved all three points that day, but paid the price for a poor start. 

"They scored early and after that it was ten men behind the ball. They were happy for us to score one, because it meant they still got a point," he said. 

"We come up against this a lot really, and we need to be better at breaking teams down."

Caroline Kingdon
BBC Local Live

Faster, newer and more frequent trains are on track for Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex.

The promise comes from Abellio Greater Anglia, as it prepares for the start of a new franchise at the weekend. 

Spokesman Jonathan Denby says many changes are in store, including shortening the name to Greater Anglia.

The big change will be in 2019/2020, when every train and carriage will be replaced across the entire network. But before that many improvements will be made.  

Graeme Mac
BBC Radio Suffolk sport

More on the all-Suffolk Needham Market, external v Lowestoft Town clash in the Ryman Premier Division...

The Trawler Boys are 9th in the table, external following Saturday's 3-3 draw with Hendon at Crown Meadow, while the Marketmen are in the play-off places after more than a quarter of their season. 

However, Needham manager Mark Morsley (pictured) says he is not thinking about being there at the end of April just yet.

"There are some very tough games coming up, so our aim is to get 44 points on the board and see where we go from there," he said. 

Graeme Mac
BBC Radio Suffolk sport

Which one of Ady Gallagher's Lowestoft Town, external teams will turn up at Needham Market? 

"Will it be Dr Jeykll or Mr Hyde?"

Image source, Lowestoft Town FC

Those were the words of the Trawler Boys boss (pictured) following Saturday's draw with Hendon Town, when Lowestoft had trailed 3-0 with just half an hour to play, before coming back to earn a draw. 

Ahead of tonight's all-Suffolk clash at Bloomfields in the Ryman Premier Division,, external Gallagher has been reflecting positively on the last meeting of the two teams. 

"We conceded a goal in the first minute at our place, but we dominated from then on, albeit without getting the goals we deserved," Gallagher said.

Graeme Mac
BBC Radio Suffolk sport

Needham Market, external and Lowestoft Town, external are due to meet for a Ryman Premier Division match at Bloomfields tonight.

Image source, Needham Market FC

The Marketmen are fourth in the table and have won their last two fixtures, while the Trawler Boys are six points behind their Suffolk rivals in ninth.

Elsewhere tonight, AFC Sudbury entertain Grays Athletic while Bury Town visit Norwich United in the Ryman Division One North, external. 

Firefighters are tackling a chimney blaze at the Swan Hotel in Lavenham.

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The building has been evacuated as a "precaution" and three fire engines are there, with three other fire vehicles, including a ladder platform, also helping after the alarm was raised at 10:35.

A spokesman for Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service, external said the blaze was "not overly significant" at this time.

According to the hotel's website, external, the building dates back to the 15th Century and is home to "vast open fireplaces".