Summary

  • Updates for Friday 14 October 2016

  • Ammonia thrown in woman's face in Ipswich

  • 'Unsafe' mental health trust taken out of special measures

  • Victim named and driver charged after fatal crash in Thetford Forest

  • Speedway: Witches suffer play-off heartbreak

  • Weather: Cloudier later and 13C (55F)

  1. IPCC probe: Teacher was questioned over indecent imagespublished at 12:32 British Summer Time 11 October 2016

    As we've been reporting today, the police watchdog has said failings were made by British child abuse investigators which led to delays in following up Canadian police intelligence about suspected paedophiles.

    The Canadian probe, called Operation Spade, resulted in Essex Police interviewing Southend deputy head teacher Martin Goldberg, who was found dead a day later.

    Martin Goldberg
    • Martin Goldberg, who lived alone in Shoeburyness, had taught at Thorpe Hall school for 23 years
    • Police found images on his computer of boys undressing in the school's changing rooms and at a leisure centre
    • The images, both videos and stills, were believed to have been made from a hidden camera inside a bag from 2000 onwards, and seemed to be of boys aged between 9 and 12
    • Officers questioned Goldberg on 9 September 2014; he died on 10 September
    • Essex Police did not act on the already delayed information passed to them by the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP) for eight months
    • An Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) inquiry - published in May - found "high workloads" and a lack of staff led to a delay in realising Goldberg worked at a school
  2. Corrie Mckeague: Police search footpath with dogpublished at 11:59 British Summer Time 11 October 2016

    Police are using a dog to search a footpath this morning as they try to find missing airman Corrie Mckeague, who vanished after a night out in Bury St Edmunds more than two weeks ago.

    Corrie MckeagueImage source, Suffolk Constabulary

    A sniffer dog from the National Search and Rescue Dogs Association will be used along a route which runs parallel to the A134 from Honington to the Fornham St Martin area.

    Suffolk Police, external spokeswoman said: "Lots of paths in the area and the A134 have already been searched but this is a different route potentially used to walk between Honington and Bury.

    "It's part of our on-going search to make sure we've done absolutely everything to try to find Corrie."

  3. IPCC probe: Doctor convicted following Canadian police operationpublished at 11:40 British Summer Time 11 October 2016

    We told you earlier how the police watchdog has found failings in the ways a British child protection unit dealt with information passed onto them by Canadian police.

    Myles BradburyImage source, PA

    That intelligence - trawled up in the Canadian Operation Spade inquiry - went on to expose Cambridge doctor Myles Bradbury as a paedophile.

    • Myles Bradbury was a children's blood cancer specialist at Addenbrooke's Hospital and lived in Herringswell near Mildenhall in Suffolk
    • Child abuse investigators CEOP were told in July 2012 that Bradbury bought suspect movies online, but he was not arrested until December 2013
    • He admitted 25 offences including sexual assault on boys as young as eight and making more than 16,000 indecent images
  4. Savile case 'helped with boys' home prosecution'published at 10:54 British Summer Time 11 October 2016

    David Cox said it had taken a long time to get a successful prosecution of the ageing former staff who worked at the St Francis Boys' Home in Shefford.

    St Francis Boys' Home, SheffordImage source, .

    He said: "I was very impressed with the police operation this time round and I believe this was the third investigation since the early 1990s.

    "It's the first time it's been done in a serious manner and I think that's because of the Jimmy Savile case [watch Louis Theroux's recent BBC Savile documentary here].

    "It's now becoming clear that what happened 40-50 years ago was unacceptable then, and is most certainly punishable now."

    Jimmy Savile receives honorary degree from the University of BedfordshireImage source, South Beds News Agency
  5. Victim's 'strange reaction' to abuse verdictspublished at 10:43 British Summer Time 11 October 2016

    David Cox said he had a "strange reaction" to the conclusion of the court cases involving the two abusive former workers at St Francis Boys' Home in Shefford.

    Mr Cox, who was abused there in the 1960s, said: "It's not one of victory or joy, it's some satisfaction with the telling of our story that we are finally being believed.

    David Cox

    "I believe there's no such thing as 'closure', because it's with you for the rest of your life. It's up to you how you live your life now. 

    "The last three years have been exceptionally difficult, not just for me, but for everyone involved including the police and Crown Prosecution Service. 

     "Appearing at the Old Bailey was very nerve-wracking, very emotional and just very hard."

  6. Boys' home pupil remembers 'fear of being beaten, fear of abuse'published at 10:40 British Summer Time 11 October 2016

    Andrew Woodger
    BBC News

    One of the victims abused at a Catholic boys' home in Bedfordshire has been remembering his childhood now that court hearings for two men have concluded.

    John Cahill, 74, of Chandos Court, Bedford, was jailed for three-and-a-half years for abuse carried out at St Francis Boys' Home in Shefford (pictured since its conversion to flats) in the 1960s.

    Another worker, James McCann, 80, of Swaffham, Norfolk, was unfit to stand trial, but a jury at the Old Bailey yesterday found the facts against him to be proven.

    St Francis Boys' Home, Shefford

    David Cox, who now lives in Ipswich, gave evidence and said afterwards: "There was an overall sense of fear; fear of being beaten, fear of being abused. 

    "There were good times, I won't deny that, and we had a bonding - there were 60 boys from seven years old to 16 years old and they were like your family and you were all in the same boat - you were all either picked on or not."

  7. Failings over handling of paedophile information, police watchdog findspublished at 10:39 British Summer Time 11 October 2016

    A police watchdog inquiry found failings in the way British authorities handled information about paedophiles given to them by Canadian police, a report has said.

    Myles BradburyImage source, PA

    The Canadian investigation, known as Operation Spade, provided the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP) with information, which led to the conviction of paedophile consultant Myles Bradbury

    He lived in Herringswell in Suffolk and worked at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge. 

    Deputy head teacher Martin Goldberg's name was also handed to the team by their Canadian counterparts. He was found dead the day after he was interviewed by Essex Police.

    The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) investigated how intelligence containing details of customers who bought films with indecent images of children from a Canadian website was passed to CEOP in July 2012, but not acted upon when Toronto officers asked for an update in October 2013.

    The IPCC report found the intelligence had been "poorly handled" by the CEOP centre - a finding already identified by the centre's command unit, which earlier made recommendations.

  8. Youth locked up for rent row stabbingspublished at 09:56 British Summer Time 11 October 2016

    East Anglian Daily Times

    19-year-old plunged blade into teenage girl and knifed man in chest - the front page of the west edition of today's East Anglian Daily Times, external

    Front page of EADTImage source, Archant
  9. A chilly start to the daypublished at 09:36 British Summer Time 11 October 2016

    Dan Holley
    BBC Look East weather

    Was it the coldest morning of the autumn?

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  10. Revealed: where your money goespublished at 09:31 British Summer Time 11 October 2016

    East Anglian Daily Times

    How Suffolk County Council spent nearly £42million in August: the front page of the east edition of the East Anglian Daily Times, external:

    Front page of EADTImage source, Archant
  11. Offshore windfarm 'will benefit town'published at 09:08 British Summer Time 11 October 2016

    Richard Bond
    BBC Look East business correspondent

    The Port of Great Yarmouth says a boom in business from offshore wind will help compensate for a slump in the oil and gas sector.

    The port has been chosen as the construction base for the £2.5bn East Anglia One windfarm, which will have more than 100 turbines off the coast of Suffolk.

    Map showing East Anglia One offshore windfarm zone

    Richard Goffin, port director, says “Great Yarmouth will be used to pre-assemble the turbines before they are shipped out to the windfarm. At the moment the oil and gas sector is in a lull so this is going to benefit the town for the next 10, 15 or 20 years.”

    Lowestoft has been chosen as the windfarm’s operations and maintenance base.

  12. New windfarm 'will create local jobs'published at 08:41 British Summer Time 11 October 2016

    Richard Bond
    BBC Look East business correspondent

    The developer of a huge new windfarm off the coast of Suffolk insists it will create local jobs – even though a major contract has gone overseas.

    SLP Engineering of Lowestoft had hoped to build the substation for the East Anglia One field, external, being developed by Scottish Power Renewables. But the £56m contract has gone to a Spanish firm instead.

    offshore wind farm

    Charlie Jordan, project director of East Anglia One, said: “We’ve made a commitment that over 50% of the expenditure over the lifetime of the project will be invested in the UK. 

    "The blades for our turbines will be made by Siemens in Hull, for example. We’re exploring many other opportunities to increase manufacturing capability in the area.”

    East Anglia One will be 25 miles (40km) offshore and will generate enough power for half a million homes.

  13. Residents urged to back devolution planspublished at 08:26 British Summer Time 11 October 2016

    Andrew Sinclair
    BBC Look East political correspondent

    Supporters of devolution for Norfolk and Suffolk, external are calling on people in the two counties to get behind the plans.

    In an open letter published this morning, they say the new powers and money from the government would make the region better connected and more prosperous.

    The letter signed by most of Norfolk and Suffolk MPs, council leaders and members of the business community comes amid fears that the plans for devolution are about to collapse. 

  14. Weather: Sunny spells and scattered showerspublished at 08:06 British Summer Time 11 October 2016

    Kate Kinsella
    BBC Look East weather

    A cold start to the day, with patchy fog clearing slowly.

    There'll be sunny spells, with scattered showers pushing inland from the North Sea and the easterly breeze will keep it chilly along the coast with temperatures reaching a peak of 15C (59F).

    Watch my full regional forecast:

    Media caption,

    A cold start to the day

    BBC Weather has more details for where you live.  

  15. Hello from Suffolk Livepublished at 08:01 British Summer Time 11 October 2016

    Hello and thanks for joining us for Tuesday's BBC Suffolk Live. We're here throughout the day, bringing you the latest news, sport and travel updates for the county. 

    We'll have the regional weather forecast for you shortly, but let's start with this photo of last night's sunset taken by BBC Weather Watcher Holmanny.

    Sunset through clouds
  16. Our live coverage across Mondaypublished at 18:03 British Summer Time 10 October 2016

    Andrew Woodger
    BBC News

    Regular updates for Suffolk are finishing and will resume at 08:00 on Tuesday.

    Here are our top stories from Monday:

    We'll sign off with a picture from BBC Weather Watchers on this morning's sunrise:

    Ipswich sunriseImage source, .
  17. Weather: Chilly tonight, chance of showers tomorrowpublished at 17:55 British Summer Time 10 October 2016

    Dan Holley
    BBC Look East weather

    Showers will gradually become confined mostly to coastal districts overnight, with many inland areas becoming dry with clear spells. Temperatures will fall to 2C (36F).

    weather

    Mist patches will clear tomorrow morning to leave some sunny spells, especially at first, but cloud and occasional showers will tend to feed inland, most frequent near the coast. 

    It will feel cool in the noticeable north-easterly breeze, with temperatures peaking at 16C (61F).

    There are more details on the BBC Weather website.

  18. Man charged after burglar found asleep in living roompublished at 17:53 British Summer Time 10 October 2016

    A 56-year-old has been charged with burglary and assault after an incident when a man was found asleep in someone's living room.

    Police said the residents, of the property on Maidstone Avenue in Felixstowe, found a man at about 04:30 on Saturday morning.

    When they woke him he assaulted someone and was found with jewellery belonging to the victims.

    The defendant has appeared before magistrates and is due at Ipswich Crown Court next month.

  19. Further searches for missing RAF man in west Suffolkpublished at 17:45 British Summer Time 10 October 2016

    Suffolk Police have been carrying out further searches along the A1101 in the search for Corrie Mckeague - the serviceman from RAF Honington who was last seen in Bury St Edmunds in the early hours of Saturday, 24 September.

    An update from the investigation team says they are also continuing to view hundreds of hours of CCTV footage from Bury town centre.

    The current position is: "At this stage there is no evidence of criminality and nothing to indicate any third party involvement, however this continues to be subject to the ongoing investigation and nothing can be ruled out at this time."

    Corrie MckeagueImage source, Suffolk Police
  20. Delays of up to 60 minutes continue on Greater Anglia linepublished at 17:45 British Summer Time 10 October 2016

    Lines have re-opened after the earlier incident at Chadwell Heath - however there are still delays expected until 19:00 on services between London Liverpool Street and Shenfield ... and knock-on effects for the rest of the line to Norwich.

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