Caroline Kingdon
BBC Local Live

The Duchess of Cambridge has been the royal patron of East Anglia's Children's Hospice since January 2012, and launched their nook appeal two years ago.

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Last night's fundraising event at the Natural History Musuem featured a message from the Duchess, in which she spoke about how the nook will transform children's palliative care.

"Not only will the nook be a very special place to receive care, it will become a central hub from which the specialist team can co-ordinate, develop and deliver vital services in hundreds of family homes. 

"I am in no doubt the nook will make a huge difference to thousands of children and families for many years to come."

She ended her message by wishing guests an enjoyable evening and thanking them for "helping EACH move closer to achieving their vision".

Brenner Woolley
BBC Radio Suffolk sport

Suffolk Saxons, external head coach Anthony Clark believes the arrival of former world number one Tine Baun will only be of benefit to other members of his team.

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The 37-year-old Dane has come out of retirement and will line-up against Bristol Jets at Ipswich Corn Exchange on Monday.

Clark said: "I wanted to look for players that are willing to fight for every single point and that's what we've got."

Graeme Mac
BBC Radio Suffolk sport

At today's pre-match press conference, Mick McCarthy has taken the unusual step of naming his Ipswich Town team to face Bristol City, more than 48 hours ahead of kick-off.

McCarthy has confirmed there will be no changes to the starting XI that won 3-0 at home to QPR last weekend.

That means Bartosz Bialkowski will continue in goal with Luke Chambers, Adam Webster, Christophe Berra and Jonas Knudsen in defence.

Grant Ward, Cole Skuse, Jonathan Douglas and Tom Lawrence make up the midfield with David McGoldrick and Luke Varney up front.

BBC Weather

It'll be mostly cloudy, but dry today and feeling less cold than it has done lately.

Occasional clear spells may allow the odd patch of mist or fog to form, with perhaps a slight ground frost in places. 

Here's what things looked like in Stowmarket over the lunchtime period - clear and bright, thanks to BBC Weather Watcher FB1.

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Work on a £10.9m development which will bring new homes to Mendlesham is set to start in the New Year, external.

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The new development, Station Fields, will see 50 new homes for open market sale by housing developer Lovell and six affordable rented homes for affordable housing provider Havebury Housing Partnership.

Graeme Mac
BBC Radio Suffolk sport

Cole Skuse has admitted that it will be an emotional day for him when he lines up for Ipswich Town against Bristol City on Saturday.

The midfielder grew up supporting City before joining them as a 10-year-old and going on to make more than 300 appearances for the first team. 

"As much as you try to say it's just another game, it isn't because I've obviously got a huge attachment to them," Skuse said. 

"I'm sure once I cross the white line I will forget about things, but it will be an emotional day for me and my family."

Ipswich Star

Here's today's Ipswich Star front page:

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If you didn't get to see Ed Sheeran's only live performance of the year, here are some photos of last night's event at the Natural History Museum in London. 

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Kate Williams
BBC Local Live

Check out what one of our sharp-eyed collegues spotted this morning in Ipswich - a gantry in place and activity at The Mill in Ipswich. 

The building saw damage to polystyrene tile cladding back in storms in 2013. 

The Mill is believed to be the tallest residential building in East Anglia, although it doesn't have any residents yet as work on the interior was halted in 2009 when the developers went into administration.

This morning a team of workers could be seen at 233ft (71m) high structure, which was also the home to a family of nesting peregrine chicks this summer.

Kelly McCormack
BBC Radio Suffolk

West Suffolk Hospital, external has revealed profits made from increasing car park charges will be invested in maintaining healthcare there. 

Director of workforce and communications, Jan Bloomfield, said: "We've done it because of our current financial situation. 

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"Every penny that we earn from car parking goes into our coffers. 

"What makes me comfortable is the fact that by doing this we're not having to make further difficult decisions about some of the services that we're providing."  

Prices for stays of over an hour will go up in the new year. For four hours parking it'll increase from £4.80 to £8.

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Ed Sheeran has cracked a joke about his cool new Action Man style facial scar at a charity gig in London.

During his first official performance of 2016 at the Natural History Museum, he said: "It's nice to be back. I've had a whole year off. 

"I went to Japan for about a month and hung out with Japanese people. Got my face cut open, anyone read about that?" 

According to reports, Ed was accidentally cut on the face by Princess Beatrice during a party prank in which she pretended to knight Jame Blunt - you couldn't make this up. 

The singer was playing to 350 guests at the East Anglia's Children's Hospices (EACH) gala dinner.

Caroline Kingdon
BBC Local Live

The chief executive of East Anglia's Children's Hospices, Graham Butland, says last night's gala dinner in aid of their appeal to build a purpose-built hospice, external on the outskirts of Norwich was "spectacular".

The evening was hosted by Sir Martyn Lewis, CBE, and included a performance by Suffolk singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran, who is an ambassador for the charity.

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Mr Butland says they're nearing the halfway point for the £10m needed for "the nook" - which will be the name of the new hospice.  

Caroline Kingdon
BBC Local Live

The East Anglia's Children's Hospices, external (EACH) charity provides care for children and young people with life-threatening conditions with hospices in Ipswich, Milton near Cambridge and Quidenham near Thetford in Norfolk.

The charity has outgrown its current building in Quidenham and has planning permission for a new hospice at Framingham Earl, five miles south of Norwich.

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The nook, on a five-acre site, will offer services that are currently unavailable or limited at Quidenham, such as a hydrotherapy pool, music studio and accessible outside for children to play. It will also have more areas for clinical care, and a quiet haven area for families.

The charity needs £10m to make their vision come true. 

EACH chief executive Graham Butland says they're "well on their way", with nearly £5m raised since the appeal was launched by its patron, the Duchess of Cambridge, in November 2014.

Singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran has given just one live performance this year - at a charity dinner in aid of the East Anglia's Children's Hospices nook appeal, external.

Last night, he took to the stage in front of hundreds of guests at the Natural History Musuem in London.

Caroline Kingdon
BBC Local Live

Singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran joked about getting his face "cut open", as he showed off a scar on his cheek during his exclusive live performance in London last night.

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Ed, from Framlingham in Suffolk, made the comments following reports he was cut on the face by Princess Beatrice during a party prank involving a sword and James Blunt. 

Sheeran, 25, was performing live in the Hintze Hall of the Natural History Musuem, at a fund-raising event for the East Anglia's Children's Hospice nook appeal, external. 

The musician, who's an ambassador for the charity, asked the guests to bear with him, as it was "the first time I've done a show in a year."

"I practiced for four hours this afternoon, because I'd forgotten the words to a lot of my songs.

"I never got the memo about the black tie, I don't own any black ties - they're all in the EACH charity shops."

Singer Ed Sheeran jokes about his face being cut by Princess Beatrice while performing his only gig of 2016 at a hospice fundraiser.

Caroline Kingdon
BBC Local Live

Norwich City footballer Wes Hoolahan was among the audience of personalities from the showbiz world at a gala dinner last night, to raise funds for East Anglia's Children's Hospice's nook appeal, external. 

The midfielder, who was there were fellow City stars Robbie Brady and Russell Martin, bid £19,000 for a holiday for 10 people at the Sumaridge Estate Lodge in South Africa. 

This portrait of Ed, painted on the night by artist Ben Mosley, external (pictured) and signed by the singer, sold for £25,000. 

More than 350 guests from across the country attended the event, which was hosted by EACH's vice president Sir Martyn Lewis, as well as stars from the BBC Poldark series and TV presenter Nick Knowles.

Rail passengers travelling from London Liverpool Street to Norwich are facing delays, with bus replacement between Diss and Stowmarket.

But the train company is laying on extra services:

Caroline Kingdon
BBC Local Live

An exclusive performance by Ed Sheeran has helped raise more than £300,000 for East Anglia's Children's Hospices (EACH).

The singer-songwriter, from Framlingham, is an ambassador of the charity. Last night he performed his only gig of the year, at a charity dinner in aid of the EACH nook appeal, external.

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Ed, who took to the stage at 23:15, posed for a "selfie" with a group of guests who'd paid £7,000 for the privilege, before he began his 40-minute set.

The audience was treated to performances of his most best-known hits, including Thinking Out Loud, Sing, I See Fire and The A Team.

He also played Justin Bieber's Love Yourself, a song he co-wrote, but said he'd never played live before.

If you look closely at Ed's right cheek, you will see the wound he received from a royal prank involving a sword, which went wrong.

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BBC Look East weather

Early patchy frost, mist and fog will clear to leave a mostly cloudy but dry day. The best of any brighter weather will be further north-east. Lows of 3C (37F).

Tonight, it will be mainly cloudy but largely dry, occasional clear spells may allow the odd patch of mist or fog to form and perhaps a slight ground frost in places. Highs of 7C (44F).