Johnny Dee
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire

The final touches are being made to a statue that the Queen will unveil in Newmarket this morning.

The statue of the Queen and a horse and mare is on the green of Birdgate Walk, at the entrance to the Rowley Mile racecourse.

It's taken two years to plan, about nine months to sculpt and four months to cast.

The reason there are blow torches on it is because it's been in place for a few weeks, but undercover. This has meant moisture has built up underneath, and the heat from the torches draws it out. 

Once this is completed, it will be polished up and will be all ready for the Queen, who is due to arrive at about 11:00.

Mariam Issimdar
BBC News

To celebrate Her Majesty's 90th birthday and her "special relationship" with the people of Newmarket, the Queen will unveil a bronze statue of herself with a mare and foal at the entrance to the Rowley Mile racecourse.

She'll also formally open the £15m National Heritage Centre for Horseracing and Sporting Art.   

Rachel Hood, former Mayor of Newmarket came up with the idea of the statue, which will be on Birdcage Walk at the top of the High Street.

"It's been in place for about six weeks and as we're speaking it's being unwrapped and polished. It's quite a well-kept secret," she said. 

"It's 120% lifesize and in bronze and we hope people are going to think it's as beautiful as we think it is."

The picture shows a maquette, or model, of the bronze created by the sculptor Etienne Millner.

Alex Pope
BBC Local Live

This is how the Queen's day in Newmarket is looking:

• The Queen is due to arrive in the town at about 11:00
• Her Majesty's first job is to unveil a statue featuring herself with a foal and mare, at the gateway to Newmarket on the green of Birdcage Walk. The statue is a gift to the town to celebrate the Queen's 90th birthday and her lifetime dedication to thoroughbred horses
• At about 11:25, she will then go to the National Heritage Centre for Horseracing and Sporting Art
• There she will tour the facilities, view displays in the new galleries (horseboxes) containing exhibitions such as the history of Tattersalls
• Next up is a visit to Trainers' House, viewing paintings and meeting benefactors and staff before formally opening the centre 
• Finally she'll tour Palace House, where she'll be viewing paintings in the collection

Newmarket Journal

Newmarket is under starters’ orders, external for its Royal day:

Image source, Newmarket Journal

Newmarket jockey Frankie Dettori says it's going to be a special day as the Queen visits the town to unveil a statue and open the National Heritage Centre for Horseracing and Sporting Art, external.

Image source, Getty Images

"She's been into racing for over 60 years and breeding some good horses," he said.

"We're very, very lucky that our number one monarch is so keen on our sport."

Alex Pope
BBC Local Live

Excitement is building in Newmarket this morning as the Queen is coming to the town to unveil a statue of herself with thoroughbred horses, before officially opening the National Heritage Centre for Horseracing and Sporting Art. 

The royal visit will also see the Queen taking a trip along Newmarket High Street.

2016 marks 350 years of horseracing in the town. 

The honour of presenting The Queen with a posy has been given to five-year-old school girl, Darcy. 

Image source, Reuters

Brenner Woolley
BBC Radio Suffolk sport

Four more Suffolk clubs are through to the third round of the Thurlow Nunn League Cup, external after victories last night.

Image source, Thurlow Nunn League

Newmarket Town were the biggest winners, thumping Cornard United 6-1. 

Kirkley & Pakefield beat Needham Market's Reserves 6-2, it finished Whitton United 2 Walsham le Willows 3 and Ipswich Wanderers saw off Wivenhoe 2-1.

Elizabeth Rizzini
BBC Look East weather

Today will be dry with variable amounts of cloud and some bright or sunny spells.

Cloudier by the afternoon and feeling chilly. 

Maximum temperature: 11C (52F).

Mariam Issimdar
BBC News

Good morning.

The team are set to bring you all the latest news, sport, travel and weather from across the county.

We start off with news that the Queen is visiting Suffolk later. 

Her Majesty will be in Newmarket, where she'll unveil a thoroughbred horse statue before officially opening the National Heritage Centre for Horseracing and Sporting Art at Palace House, in the centre of the town.

We'll have more on this story and of course, all your sport, travel and weather as it happens. 

You can keep us updated in the usual way: on Twitter, external, Facebook , externalor email. 

Kate Williams
BBC Local Live

That's all for our regular live updates today. We'll be back at 08:00 tomorrow but any breaking stories will be published here overnight.

If you've just had the chance to log on, you can catch up on the day's news by scrolling down on the page where our stories include: 

• A non-league footballer has to pay more than £1,000 after spitting at fans and punching a steward in the face
• A man's been charged in connection with an armed robbery at a convenience store in Garrick Way, Ipswich, on Monday night
• County council apologises to Kesgrave residents over traffic chaos

We'll be back tomorrow. Have a great evening.

Mariam Issimdar
BBC News

A USAF pilot has been suspended from flying after breaking the sound barrier over Norwich, RAF Lakenheath has confirmed.

Image source, AFP

Earlier this afternoon people reported hearing a loud explosion over the city, with comments on social media describing houses and windows shaking after the sonic boom. 

There are restrictions on flying over populated areas and jets are not supposed to break the sound barrier. 

A short time ago a spokesman confirmed that an F-15C Eagle assigned to the 48th Fighter Wing at RAF Lakenheath, external had been flying over East Anglia.   

He added: "The pilot will receive additional training to prevent this in the future, and will not fly again until this training is complete.

"We offer our sincerest apologies for any disturbance this may have caused, and we will continue to emphasize airspeed restrictions in flight briefings."

Kate Williams
BBC Local Live

Leaflets are to be delivered to homes in Bury St Edmunds to try to encourage residents with information about missing airman Corrie Mckeague to come forward. 

The serviceman was last seen in Brentgovel Street around 03:25 on 24 September after a night out with friends. 

Image source, Suffolk Police

It has been suggested that he had tried to walk back to his base at RAF Honington, but despite an extensive search, there has been no trace of him.

Alex Dolan
BBC Look East weather

A cold night this evening with a risk of frost. Lows of -1C (-30F).

Tomorrow will see a cold, frosty start to the day with any mist and fog clearing. 

There will be fine weather to start the day, but turning cloudy later with the risk of showery outbreaks. Highs of 11C (52F).

For the latest forecast where you live visit BBC Weather.

Police want to find a man convicted of robbery and possession of a firearm after he failed to return to a low secure hospital ward in Foxhall Road in Ipswich. 

John Gladstone, 34, was on what's termed as "town leave" early yesterday morning, but did not return as required by 15:30.

Image source, Suffolk Police

Gladstone is currently subject to a detention under the Mental Health Act and is on a life licence following his convictions.

Crisis talks have been taking place today after the Prison Officers Association, external were to take unofficial action over levels of violence in jails. 

Nationally 65 assaults take place every day.

Former inmate Jermaine James - who told BBC Suffolk he was sentenced to 22 years for crimes including shooting a police officer, and who is now a consultant on the criminal justice system - is unsurprised by the number of assaults. 

He said 30 years ago the crimes were the same but today sentences have almost doubled, putting prisoners under more pressure. 

"..suicide is almost a coping mechanism to get away from the harsh reality of their circumstances," he said.

Suffolk Free Press

"Osborne! One-nil!" - David Coleman’s infamous line of commentary, external will live with Ipswich Town fans of a certain age forever.

Image source, Suffolk Free Press

A non-league footballer has to pay fines and costs of more than £1,000 after spitting at fans and punching a steward in the face.

Redbridge FC's William Drake, 27, also let off a fire extinguisher after being sent off in a Ryman League match at AFC Sudbury in February.

He admitted a string of offences when he appeared at Ipswich Magistrates' Court earlier.

As he left court Drake, of Canning Town in London, said: "I'm very sorry for what I've done." 

A non-league footballer is fined more than £1,000 after spitting at fans and punching a steward in the face.

A man's been charged in connection with an armed robbery at a convenience store in Garrick Way, Ipswich, on Monday night.

The 25-year-old has been charged with robbery, and with threatening a person with a blade or sharply pointed article in a public place.

Police have also charged a 29-year-old man with two counts of robbery, relating to incidents at a convenience store in Austin Street, Ipswich, on Saturday evening, and a store in Bridge Street in the town on Sunday night.

A woman who was also arrested in connection with the two weekend robberies has been released on bail until 5 December.

Brenner Woolley
BBC Radio Suffolk sport

Bury St Edmunds, external hooker Alex Rayment believes a lack of consistency is costing his side.

Image source, Northampton Saints

The Wolf Pack have lost their past four games in National League South.

"We've got some outstanding players here at Bury and we just need to click, which we haven't done yet," said Rayment, who's on loan from Northampton Saints.

"We've shown moments of brilliance but we need to have that for 80 minutes and we're only doing it for 40 at the moment."