The mother of missing airman Corrie Mckeague says "it's just a matter of time" before his body is found in a landfill site.

Kate Williams
BBC Local Live

The mother of missing airman Corrie Mckeague says she believes her son will be found in the landfill site  in Milton, Cambridgeshire.

Nicola Urquhart told the BBC: "I can't get my head around how he's ended up at landfill. It's not made sense from the very first day. 

"We know we are going to find Corrie in the landfill, it's just a matter of time.

"All I can do is focus on waiting by the phone each day. I have so many questions just now."

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Kate Scotter
BBC News

Suffolk Police has revealed that the load of the bin lorry, which took the same route as missing Corrie Mckeague's mobile phone, weighed significantly more than initially thought .

Many have long held suspicions that the 23-year-old ended up in a bin and was taken to landfill.

We've known about the bin lorry since 3 October - just over a week after the RAF gunner went missing on 24 September.

Image source, Norfolk Constabulary

But police said it did contain the lost phone, did not weigh enough to carry the serviceman and there was no trace of the airman in the truck. As a result, the landfill site in Milton, Cambridgeshire, was not searched at the time.

The long-awaited search is now taking place. 

In the words of Mr Mckeague's mum Nicola Urquhart, it is "just a matter of time" before we know whether or not what many have suspected is true - and potentially serious questions are raised about the police investigation.

Image source, Terry Harris

Kate Williams
BBC Local Live

The weight of the load carried by a bin lorry at the centre of the Corrie Mckeague investigation should have been "robustly challenged" at an earlier time, says a retired Metropolitan Police officer.

Police have revealed the weight of the bin lorry which collected rubbish from the area Mr Mckeague was last seen in Bury St Edmunds was far heavier than originally thought. 

Police believed the lorry was carrying 11kg, now they know it was more than 100kg heavier, which is equivalent to more than 14 stone.

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The search of a landfill site in Milton, Cambridgeshire, is expected to last up to 10 weeks and will involve painstaking work in difficult conditions.

Colin Sutton, a retired Met detective who lives near Eye, said: "(The fact) that Corrie could not have been on the bin lorry shaped the entire investigation from a very early stage, and she (Corrie Mckeague's mum, Nicola Urquhart) is absolutely right. 

"There are questions that need to be asked, and I'm sure they will be asked in due course.

"But it shaped the whole investigation from the beginning and there are hours and hours of searching by police and private investigators, by the Suffolk Lowland Search and Rescue who've done a magnificent job, which would have gone in a different direction had that assumed fact of the 11kg been challenged - and robustly challenged - at an earlier time."

Kate Williams
BBC Local Live

The mother of missing Suffolk serviceman Corrie Mckeague has said fresh clues linking a bin lorry to his disappearance can "only mean one thing". 

Police say what they were initially told about the weight of what the lorry collected was wrong. It's one of the vehicles that had been in the area of Bury St Edmunds where Corrie was last seen on 24 September.

But now officers have learnt the lorry picked up an extra 14 stone. A landfill in Milton, Cambridgeshire, is being searched.

Corrie's mum, Nicola Urquhart, said: "My absolute focus is finding Corrie. Once I've found Corrie then the rest of the questions will come. How this happened, how he ended up there, how the investigation has gone. 

"I am struggling just now to understand. There's just no way realistically that Corrie was not in the bin. Regardless of how he's ended up in there, I cannot get my head around how he's ended up in landfill."

Ben Parker
BBC Suffolk sport

Ipswich Town and Wolves played out a dour goalless draw at Portman Road last night, with the home fans venting their frustration by booing at full-time.

The Blues are now unbeaten in seven matches, but the ill-feeling that had set in before a more promising February appeared to be back in abundance at the final whistle.

Manager Mick McCarthy came under fire from some fans for his substitutions, with strikers Freddie Sears and Brett Pitman left on the bench while Myles Kenlock and forward Kieffer Moore brought on.

McCarthy said he decided to be cautious.

"Yes, we could go on and win it, but the way they were playing was more likely we'd go on and lose it," he said.

BBC Weather

Today will be a mostly cloudy day with periods of dry weather, especially in the north.

However, spells of rain are likely to push in from the south at times through the day, especially during the afternoon. 

It'll be mild with a westerly breeze, and a maximum temperature of 12C (53F). 

Kate Williams
BBC Local Live

Good morning all, and welcome to Local Live - it's a big day here in the county as the investigation into the missing airman Corrie Mckeague moves forward. 

Yesterday, fresh clues linking the 23-year-old's disappearance to a bin lorry seen in Bury St Edmunds that night were revealed. 

We'll bring you more on the search of the landfill area in Milton near Cambridge as the day progresses. 

Image source, Suffolk Constabulary

Our live updates will continue throughout the day, and we'll feature more on Ipswich Town's goalless draw against Wolves. 

Next up is the weather - but it'll hardly be a surprise what the forecast is if you look outside.

The bin lorry collected waste from the area where RAF airman Corrie Mckeague was last seen.

Ipswich Town are held to a goalless draw at home against strugglers Wolves, who remain one place above the relegation zone.

Thanks for your company, the team here is packing up until 08:00 on Wednesday but as if by magic, any breaking news will still appear here overnight.

Scroll down to catch up with the stories we've brought you during the day - they include:

• Three incidents in Ipswich, two of which involved firearms, one an arson attack
• Corrie search reveals waste collection in Bury St Edmunds was big enough to contain a body

• A Stonham Aspal family who've stepped up to offer a soon-to-be-homeless pig a new sty
• A look ahead to Ipswich Town's home tie against Wolves

Have a great evening.

Ben Parker
BBC Suffolk sport

Most of the county's Ryman Premier League clubs are in action tonight. 

Needham Market, external take on struggling Merstham at Bloomfields, a win could take the Marketmen within three points from top spot.

Image source, Leiston FC

Leiston face a tricky game, external against fourth-placed Tonbridge Angels. 

Leiston have lost their last five games and are slipping away from the play-off spots. 

Their manager Glenn Driver (pictured) says he’s not worried about losing his job: "If they make a decision on my future, I think I've got full backing." 

AFC Sudbury, external are on the road at Wingate & Finchley. The Yellows are two points clear of the relegation zone.

In the Ryman One North, Bury Town, external will look to get their unlikely ply-off chances alive as they head to Ware.

Police in Ipswich have sought to reassure the public, after two incidents overnight involving firearms.

Supt Kerry Cutler, who's leading the investigation, said: "We believe potentially the incidents overnight were linked.

"We believe [these incidents are] linked to other criminality that has taken place and that these are isolated.

"It's not the wider public, but it's really closely linked to groups."

No-one's been hurt, but a bullet casing taken from the front door of a family house is being linked to the drugs trade.

Two men and a woman are being questioned.

Julie Reinger
BBC Look East weather

A dry start to the night across the BBC East region with temperatures initially falling to 2C (36F). 

Cloud and rain will then spread eastwards and temperatures will rise to about 8C (46F) by morning.

Wednesday is generally looking cloudy with outbreaks of rain, but the further north you are the more likely you are to see sunshine and brightness. 

Temperatures climbing to around 12C (54F), but they’ll perhaps reach a couple of degrees higher in the best of any sunshine.

Get a full forecast where you live, from BBC Weathe r.

Suffolk Police investigating the disappearance of RAF airman Corrie Mckeague have revealed that a dispute over the size of a refuse collection in Bury St Edmunds led to the arrest of a 26-year-old man.

The man was questioned on suspicion of attempting to pervert the course of justice, but police now believe a genuine mistake was made and he has been released from police bail without charge.

Image source, Suffolk Police

Mr Mckeague, who was based at RAF Honington, disappeared in the early hours of Saturday, 24 September after a night out in Bury St Edmunds.

He was last seen behind some shops in the town centre in an area known as The Horseshoe. 

A rubbish collection from commercial-sized bins at that location after Mr Mckeague's disappearance was investigated as part of the inquiry.

Initial data from the refuse company suggested the total amount collected was 11kg (1st 10lb) - far less than could have contained a human body. 

It later turned out the actual amount was more than 100kg (about 15st).

Police are currently searching through a landfill site at Milton near Cambridge (pictured below), although that search only began in earnest this week after a month preparing the landfill for the search team .

Det Supt Katie Elliott said: "The investigation has identified that the company who provided the data usually charge per collection, not per weight of load collected, and it appears that it was genuinely believed by the company that the data provided was correct. 

"There was no intention to mislead the investigation, however our discovery, through persisting with this through our enquiries and evidence gathering, now puts a new emphasis on the search.

"The search of the landfill is a huge undertaking, and still may not provide the answer as to what happened, but now, with new information uncovered by the officers working on the case, this is the priority."

Mr Mckeague's mother, Nicola Urquhart (pictured below), posted on Facebook, external to say: "With the weight of the bin that was lifted the night Corrie went missing has been incorrect and the true weight is over 100kg. 

"This can really devastatingly only mean one thing. 

"I can only pray that Corrie is found quickly and that we are able to get answers as to how this could have happened.

"Please can I ask everyone on here to try really hard not to speculate just now. 

"Each second waiting to find Corrie is torture enough."

Mariam Issimdar
BBC News

Beet farmers in the region have criticised the supermarket giant Tesco for its decision to stop stocking Silver Spoon granulated sugar in its stores.

The British Sugar brand, made from processed sugar beet, has been replaced by rival Tate and Lyle - which uses imported sugar cane.

The National Farmers Union has desecribed the move as "hugely disappointing".

Norfolk produces a third of the country's sugar and is the country's largest sugar beet producer. British Sugar produces its Silver Spoon brand at sites including Bury St Edmunds and its central office is in Peterborough , external .

Tony Bambridge grows the crop near Blickling in Norfolk and says he wants shoppers to be given a choice.

"Sugar beet is a cornerstone crop for us in this part of the world, so when you go into your local retailer and you find your sugar is not there and the people don't have the choice to buy the sugar they're producing is rather sad."

Tesco says its aim is to provide the best quality and prices for its customers adding that it still stocks some Silver Spoon products. 

Imported raw cane sugar will be processed in Britain.

A 26-year-old man arrested on suspicion of attempting to pervert the course of justice has been told by police he will face no further action.

More to follow...

Reuben the pig, whose owners in Bury St Edmunds have been told she can no longer live with them, is off to pastures new in Stonham Aspal, thanks to an appeal on BBC Suffolk:

The MP for South Suffolk says young people could be forgiven for feeling aggrieved over plans to stop 18 to 21-year-olds from claiming housing benefit.

James Cartlidge was speaking in response to calls by Labour's shadow housing minister John Healey for Caroline Nokes, the Works and Pensions Minister, to press the chancellor for a U-turn on the policy, external in Wednesday's budget.

Mr Cartlidge said "nipping the dependency culture in the bud" was "very important", but suggested young people could be forgiven for feeling aggrieved.

He said: "But I have to say one thing... but when we do this and we protect every single penny going to pensioners including a winter fuel allowance for millionaires in mortgage-free mansions just because they are over 65, they [younger people] will be forgiven for thinking we are not playing fairly to everybody."

Police are trying to find witnesses , external to a car crash that killed a woman on Friday evening. 

It happened on Dulls Road in Ellingham, near Beccles. The woman who died was in her 20s. 

A passenger in the same car - a man also in his 20s - remains in a critical condition at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge.