While BBC East's Kevin Burch was speaking to 38--year-old sex worker Sophie, he asked her whether she would take help with her addictions, if it was offered.

Admitting she was still on drugs and drink, she said: "I would take it, yeah, yeah, I'd take it. I didn't take it at the time, I was naive and stupid [but] I need it now."

Sophie also explained why she chose to speak out: "I thought I need to say something, because someone said to me 'something's going to happen'... something to do with the working girls, and I thought 'yeah, I need to say something."

Kevin Burch
BBC Look East

A woman who told me she's a sex worker in Ipswich, says she knew every one of Steve Wright's victims and added "I loved every one of them".

Sophie, 33, explained that until about three months ago, she hadn't worked on the streets for nearly 10 years.

She said: "I was on the smack from the age of 16... I was an alcoholic, I am now. I was a heroin addict, a crack addict.

"I'm not going to lie, I'm a drug addict, I was scoring [when] I bumped into you, and it is what it is.

"I was clean for nearly nine years, I lost my dad two years ago, he was a heroin addict, so what am I going to do?"

Kevin Burch
BBC Look East

A woman who approached us last night while BBC Look East were broadcasting from London Road in Ipswich, has told me that police know she's on the streets as a sex worker.

Ten years on from the murders of five women who worked as prostitutes in the London Road/Sir Alf Ramsey Way area, the police and other agencies had claimed a strategy to end street prostitution had been working and they were not getting reports of kerb crawlers or women plying their trade.

However, Sophie, a 38-year-old, said: "There's me and there's another girl that works the street, I can't say her name. 

"I work every night from quarter to nine. 

"If the police approach me I'll say I'm just having a conversation with someone, but obviously they know what I'm doing.

"Last night [Tuesday] they said to me 'we're just looking out for you' - they know that I'm selling myself, of course I'm selling myself."

Greater Anglia says disruption to rail services, external to and from Norwich station is likely to continue until 17:00.

A fault with the signalling system means trains are running at reduced speed on some lines. Network Rail Engineers are on site and, working to resolve the problem.

The following services have been cancelled:

• 1530: Liverpool Street to Norwich
• 1612: Cambridge to Norwich
• 1630: Liverpool Street to Norwich

A petition has been launched, external to try to save an Ipswich pub which faces closure at the weekend, after it was sent a letter by its landlord saying a lease agreement had to be completed or signed, or the venue had to be vacated by 18 December.

Image source, Google

There's been an on-going dispute between Tom Kerridge, who runs Pump & Grind on Great Colman Street, and landlords Mitchell and Butlers, external (M&B) over who should pay to fix the building's leaking roof.

Mr Kerridge said he had had no communication with M&B or its representatives since June, according to the Ipswich Star, external, but a spokesman for M&B said they've been "in discussions with Mr Kerridge for nearly two years to try and resolve the situation".

Since Pump & Grind opened in April 2015, it's attracted musicians to the town and held weekly music events.  

BBC Travel

Train services running to and from Norwich, external station may be cancelled or delayed by up to 30 minutes.

Greater Anglia says this is due to a fault with the signalling system. It's affecting rail travel between Norwich and London Liverpool Street, and between Norwich and Cambridge.

The disruption is expected to continue until 14:30.

These services have been cancelled:

• 13:00 Norwich to London
• 13:12 Cambridge to Norwich
• 14:12 Cambridge to Norwich
• 14:30 London to Norwich
• 15:30 London to Norwich

Graeme Mac
BBC Radio Suffolk sport

Mick McCarthy has been speaking to us ahead of Ipswich Town's match at Wigan Athletic on Saturday.

The Blues have gone three matches without a win, and could be just two points above the relegation zone if they lose this weekend. 

However, McCarthy laughed earlier when he was asked if his side could avoid a relegation battle this season. 

"I'm not even going to get into that. We want to win on Saturday," he replied.

Graeme Mac
BBC Radio Suffolk sport

Ipswich Town manager Mick McCarthy says he spoke to Gary Rowett just a few hours after the latter was sacked as Birmingham City manager yesterday - a day after the 2-1 win over Ipswich.

Image source, getty

In two years at St Andrews, the 42-year-old had guided the Brummies from second bottom in the Championship, to a respectable seventh place, and level on points with the final play-off spot.

"I'm astounded by this because he was doing a particularly good job," McCarthy told us. 

"I like Gary and I've got a lot of time for him.

"I just said to him, enjoy your Christmas and you'll get a job pretty soon."

A man has been jailed for 16 weeks, for posting an explicit image of his former partner online, and creating a false dating profile for her.

Carl Muir, 33, of Victory Avenue in Poringland, appeared at Norwich magistrates court and had pleaded guilty to the offences.

As well as the prison sentence, Muir was issued with a restraining order prohibiting him from contacting his former partner, from going near her home in the Southwold area (pictured), sending any images of her online, or retaining any intimate photographs.

He was also ordered to pay costs of £300, and compensation of £500.

Philippa Taylor
BBC Local Live

I don't know what the weather is like where you are, but as these photographs from some of our BBC Weather Watchers illustrate, it's not the brightest of days here in the county yet:

Suffolk Wildlife Trust is inviting people to "buy" a piece of the Suffolk Broads, as part of their campaign to raise £1m to create a 1,000 acre (404 hectare)  nature reserve in the north of the county.

Image source, Suffolk Wildlife Trust

Portions of land flanking the existing reserve at Carlton and Oulton marshes, can be "bought" for anything between £2 and £1,000, 

The appeal has already raised more than £300,000, external.

Plans for the preferred option for the Gipsy Lane level crossing in Needham Market have been shown to the public.

Network Rail was fined £4m in September, after a death on the crossing in 2011.

Steve Hooker from Network Rail, external, which is proposing to replace the crossing with a small underpass, said: "We don't own all of the land, which we need to use for this, so we need to have discussions with the [other] land owner and of course we have to go through all the planning consents and the other things that go with it.

"We're looking at hopefully a construction start in early 2018, to get the underpass open as soon as we can."

The owner of a golden eagle missing for five days has released CCTV footage of the moment it broke its tether.

The owner of a golden eagle that went missing from his home in Hemingstone on Friday afternoon, says he's "optimistic" that he'll get him back but at the same time, he's "not confident".

Image source, Kris Ford

Kris Ford added that one thing he's not worried about, is whether Stan will find enough food to keep himself going while he's on the loose: "He's fat... he's got a lot of weight on board that he can live on.

"He can probably survive quite comfortably for a couple of weeks before he'd really feel serious hunger."

Elizabeth Rizzini
BBC Look East weather

It'll be cloudier than yesterday, but still feeling mild for the time of year, and it'll stay dry. 

The thickest cloud will be towards the west of the region, with the best of any brightness towards eastern counties.

Top temperature between 7C and 10C (45F - 50F).

Watch the full regional forecast here:

Philippa Taylor
BBC Local Live

Welcome to our live coverage.

The team here is gearing up to bring you the very latest news, sport and travel, although a quick look round the newsroom reveals that I'm the only one wearing anything festive.

We'll also continue "golden eagle watch" and keep you posted on progress to find him.

Whether you're getting into the Christmas spirit or not, it's great to have your company. 

Stand by for Elizabeth Rizzini's weather prospects for the day.

Kate Williams
BBC Local Live

That's it for the live updates from the news room in Suffolk for now. 

We'll be back in the morning but don't forget you can scroll back through today's news and read stories including: 

• Updates from court over several people being charged in connection with the disturbance at the travellers' site in Ipswich. 
• The Ministry of Defence has agreed a £750,000 payout to the widow of a soldier who died in a crash on the A14.
• The search is on for a missing golden eagle who slipped his tether in Hemingstone. 

If you want to contact us, we look forward to receiving your email. 

Until then, we look forward to your company again in the morning.

Andrew Sinclair
BBC Look East political correspondent

The govenment has unveiled plans that could see schools in Suffolk getting an extra £8m a year in funding. 

It's part of an attempt to come up with a fairer system that would see every pupil receiving the same amount of funding, regardless of where they live. 

Campaigners have argued for some time that Suffolk has lost out to other parts of the country and the proposed increase in funding is one of the largest in the country.

According to the government's estimates, the total amount going to schools in Suffolk would rise from £437m a year to £445m. 

Education Secretary Justine Greening also pledged to protect funding for rural schools. 

But Labour says the extra money on offer is less than people were expecting. 

The proposals will now go to consultation and could be implemented in 2018/19.

Alex Dolan
BBC Look East weather

Staying dry with clear skies across the region for the first part of the evening.

The risk of some mist and fog patches but tonight is expected to be colder than last night.

Temperatures down to about 4C (39F).

Tomorrow will be rather cloudy, but staying dry for most. 

Highs of 10C (50F).

Get your local forecast from BBC Weather.

Kate Williams
BBC Local Live

More now on the missing golden eagle, Stan, who disappeared on Friday from his home in Hemingstone.

It has emerged that Stan has a girlfriend called Ailsa, who is also five years old.

Here she is...

Owner Kris Ford hopes they might become parents in future years, although he tells me golden eagles tend to start breeding once they are about eight or nine.

If you think you've seen Stan, the advice is not to approach him, as he might be intimidated by a stranger. Instead, call the non-emergency police number 101, quoting 408/ 9th December.