A woman has been found dead in a bungalow which caught fire in Ipswich last night.

Emergency services were called to Reid Close, off Malcolm Road in the Racecourse area, at about 20:15.

The death is being treated as "unexplained" while investigations continue.

The Conservative MP for Colchester, Will Quince, has spoken of his anger after all trains between Witham and Shenfield have been cancelled because of overhead line damage.

Passengers are stranded along the line north of Colchester up to Norwich.

"We've got thousands of commuters standing at stations not knowing what's going on, and it's not acceptable," Mr Quince said.

Patrick Byrne
BBC News

Damage to overhead cables in Essex mean there are no through trains between Norwich and London this morning bringing travel problems for people in Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex.

Image source, Network Rail

The problems with the overhead wires is between Witham and Shenfield.

Cancellations and delays are expected to last until 14:00. 

Trains on the Southend line are running as normal.

The company is advising passengers for London from Norfolk and Suffolk to travel via Cambridge. 

Its tickets are being accepted between Cambridge and London and on the Underground.  

Elizabeth Rizzini
BBC Look East weather

We are starting off this morning with another widespread frost and we've got a few early outbreaks of rain too so some of this rain will refreeze onto the roads and pavements - there's a Met Office warning of ice for the rest of the morning.

Through the afternoon it's going to stay rather grey and cloudy, and with a slight shift of wind direction, temperatures will get up to between 3C and 5C (37F to 41F).

Watch my full regional forecast here:

Philippa Taylor
BBC Local Live

Welcome to Friday's live coverage from across the county.

A woman has been found dead in a bungalow that caught fire in Ipswich last night. 

And there's bad news for rail travellers hoping to get to the capital - Greater Anglia say overhead cable damage means there's no service between Witham and Shenfield, external, with disruption expected until 14:00.

We'll bring you updates on both these stories as and when we get them.  

In the upcoming March issue of GQ, Ed reveals what makes him and best mate, Taylor Swift, so similar.

Holocaust survivor Frank Bright recalls his life as a slave labourer in the World War Two death camp Auschwitz.

We're about to sign off from our regular updates until we return at 08:00 on Friday, but thought you'd like a reminder of some of the stories we've been covering on Thursday:

• A WW2 bomb has been detonated in the King's Forest (pictured below)
• Ed Sheeran has announced details of a major tour starting in March, with tickets costing up to £84 plus booking fee
• Baylham bowler Katherine Rednall has been crowned World Indoor Champion for a second time

Have a great evening.

The first 10 shows of this year's Pulse Festival, external in Ipswich have been revealed, with tickets going on sale on Friday.

Image source, Wolsey Theatre

Here are some of the events:

• Suitcase Prize Day, external winners On the Run return with their production Tell Me Anything, external
• Shon Dale-Jones performs his free show The Duke, external which had an award-winning run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 
• 1927 present Golem, external, previously performed in New York, Australia and London

Richard Haugh
BBC Introducing in Suffolk

It was an honour to welcome Booda French, external back into the BBC Introducing in Suffolk live room recently.

The Ipswich-based rapper won plaudits for his Awesome Is Everyday EP towards the end of last year, and he's successfully built on this by pulling together a band to perform the tracks live.

The band are now known as the Bicycle Kicks, and you can hear what they sound like courtesy of a free-to-download recording of the session:

It's been a freezing cold day... but maybe these BBC Weather Watchers photos tell us that Spring is not so far away?

Alex Dolan
BBC Look East weather

Cloud will clear from the north, bringing clear spells and a widespread hard frost. But after more cloud develops later in the night, temperatures should rise. Minimum temperature: -3C (26F).

Tomorrow will start cold with some bright spells, but cloud will increase from the north. This could bring sleet or light snow.

Maximum temperature 4-7C.

BBC Suffolk has seen inside Friars Hall nursing home in Hadleigh, where a family say they found their father locked in what they described as a "store cupboard", which is pictured below.

Richard Green, estates manager at the Hadleigh home, has been there for 10 years and says he's "never seen anything bad happen here".

He described the room in question: "It's called the green room, and at the time of the incident it was a dining room/quiet room, off the main dining room. 

"It had an oval table and four chairs, a call point on the wall so if anyone was distressed they could call for help, and it's right beside the kitchen and the nurses' station."

The room was converted into an office in April 2016.

Police have named the cyclist who died following a collision in Newmarket early on Tuesday morning.

He was Zoltan Domotor, 34, from Aureole Walk in the town.

Officers were called at 06:35 to reports of a collision between a cyclist and a car on the A1304 Barbara Stradbroke Avenue.

A 22-year-old man from Newmarket was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and has been bailed to return to police on 5 April.

Graeme Mac
BBC Radio Suffolk sport

"Focused" and "fearless" are two words in the BBC's commentary as Suffolk's Katherine Rednall won her second singles title at the World Indoor Bowls Championships, external this afternoon.

Image source, BBC Sport

The 21-year-old from Baylham has been in dominant form all week and beat three-times champion Ellen Falkner 10-5 10-6 at Potters Resort in Hopton-on-Sea.

"I was really pleased with how I played," Rednall said. "I got a lead in the first set and was able to defend it but Ellen came back at me in the second. 

"Playing Ellen in the final was what most people would have hoped for I think and I hope we lived up to it."

Police are appealing for witnesses and information after a fire broke out outside a home address in Franklin Road in the Racecourse area of  Ipswich.

They say several bags of rubbish and bin liners appear to have been set alight deliberately to the rear of the property between 22:30 and 23:45 on Tuesday.

No-one was injured, although there has been some damage to the property.

The incident is being treated as arson with intent to endanger life and detectives are exploring possible motives for the incident.

Luke Deal
BBC Radio Suffolk

A man who was working at a Hadleigh nursing home when it closed suddenly before Christmas has refuted claims that a man was locked in what his family called a "store cupboard" at the premises in 2014.

Richard Green, who remains the estate manager at Friars Hall, said: "I can't see that actually happened and I believe it was investigated at the time and nothing was found of it."

The home, which closed a couple of days before Christmas, was rated "inadequate" in a report published last week by the Care Quality Commission, external.

Vikki Irwin
BBC Radio Suffolk political reporter

The last local vote on proposed merger, external of two of Suffolk's district councils will be made tonight.

Last night Waveney, external (Lowestoft offices pictured above) agreed at full council to bring the two districts together to create the largest one, by population, in the country. 

Suffolk Coastal, external's full council will decide on it tonight - if they agree, it will then go the the secretary of state for approval.

Proponents claim the merger would save an estimated £1.3m a year across both councils - and it would also reduce the number of councillors.   

Image source, Suffolk Coastal Council

More on the story we brought you yesterday on the closure of some branches of the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society.

The N&P was taken over by the Yorkshire Building Society (YBS) six years ago, who promised to retain the brand for two years and not close any branches. 

YBS said one of the reasons for the move is that banking market has changed with more customers preferring to do their banking online.

Across Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire and Lincolnshire, 28 branches will disappear, putting jobs at risk. The remaining 17 branches will be rebranded under the YBS name.

Mike Regnier, chief executive of YBS, says they haven't confirmed anything about the number of jobs to be lost.

The society will enter a consultation process with those who could be affected, and it "could take up to 18 months in some cases".

"That gives us as much time as we can to find roles for as many people as possible and we'll redouble efforts to make sure as many of those colleagues as possible can find roles within the business."

The N&P has its headquarters in Peterborough, and Mr Regnier says the site will remain part of the Yorkshire Building Society.

Graeme Mac
BBC Radio Suffolk sport

David McGoldrick and Teddy Bishop are likely to be part of Ipswich Town's matchday squad at Preston this weekend.

The pair have returned to full training this week after overcoming hamstring and ankle injuries respectively.

Defender Tommy Smith (pictured) has also trained fully for the first time this week since being sidelined with a back injury at the end of September.

The New Zealand international is unlikely to feature at Deepdale, but is likely to make an appearance for Town's U23s early next month.