Colin Sutton, a former detective with the Metropolitan Police who now lives in Suffolk, says politicians are to blame for a drop in police numbers over recent years.

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Speaking after yesterday's terror attack in London, Mr Sutton said: "There's been a stream of politicians coming forward in the media and praising the police, quite rightly, for their response yesterday.

"These are the politicians who have taken 22,000 police officers off our streets. 

"These are the politicians that mean we have fewer armed officers in this country than we did five years ago despite the fact that the threat that we face has increased so significantly."

Crown Pools in Ipswich has reopened after an incident at about 06:50, when two men were reported to be behaving suspiciously, and refusing to leave the premises.

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Police say one of the men was reported to have a knife in his possession, but that nobody was threatened, or injured.

A man who has been arrested on suspicion of possession of a knife, is being taken to Martlesham Police Investigation Centre.

More pictures of the collapsed water main in Holbrook, near Ipswich, as tweeted by a police officer on the scene.

And BBC reporter Luke Deal has been at the scene as well. He said there was no-one from the water companies there at 09:00.

"Water is coming down here at quite a speed onto the main street [Ipswich Road] and I must warn cars to slow down and not come flying through, because there are no signs to warn you there's this huge stream of water," he said.

Ben Gummer, the Ipswich MP, says he doesn't think barricades should be put in place around the Houses of Parliament.

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He said: "If you start putting barricades around it, and make it impossible for the people who we represent to go near it and then you do something quite damaging to democracy and that's why it's always going to be an incredibly difficult balance to strike.

"The palace has been attacked several times before and it has always been the judgement that, although security has been tightened, it's important that we keep that balance so that it [Parliament] is accessible to the people of this country."

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The MP for Ipswich has been talking to BBC Suffolk about yesterday's terror attack in London.

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Ben Gummer said: "Those who were stuck in the chamber couldn't really see anything. 

"I'd already left the chamber and unfortunately I was in a room where I could see what was going on and it's not something I particularly want to do again... There were two people dying on the floor."

Luke Deal
BBC Radio Suffolk

I'm in Holbrook, where I've taken these pictures of the source of all the problems.

The water main appears to have collapsed at the junction of The Street and Heathfield Road, outside the GPs' surgery.

Holbrook Academy, external is without water and has been closed for the day.

A collapsed water main has closed a secondary school and nearby roads.

Holbrook Academy near Ipswich is shut as the water companies deal with the mains problem, which is believed to have happened outside the GP surgery.

Heathfield Road and part of The Street have been closed to traffic.

Brenner Woolley
BBC Radio Suffolk sport

Ipswich Town, external defender Christophe Berra played the full 90 minutes as Scotland drew 1-1 with Canada in Edinburgh last night .

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The 32-year-old, who was winning his 35th cap in Edinburgh, is now hoping to get the nod for Sunday's World Cup qualifier against Slovenia in Glasgow.

Town midfielder Andre Dozzell also played the whole game as England's Under-18s beat Saudi Arabia 2-0.

Fellow Blue Tristan Nydam was an unused substitute in that one.

Elizabeth Rizzini
BBC Look East weather

Early rain will clear to leave a dry and bright day, with some sunny spells.

Inland temperatures will reach 11C (52F), but the chilly easterly breeze will keep it cooler on the coast.

BBC Weather has more details for where you live.

Philippa Taylor
BBC Local Live

Thank you for joining us.

As well as hearing from some of the county's MPs who were at Westminster yesterday as the terror incident unfolded, we'll be taking a closer look at figures from the NSPCC, external , who say there was an increase in child sex offences in 2016.

Greater Anglia have reported overhead wire problems around Romford, but I've had a look at their website, external , and at the moment, the only cancellation I can see is the 08:48 Ipswich to Colchester service.

Dry and a bit chilly seems to be the order of the day, Elizabeth Rizzini will give us a bit more detail next.

That's it for the Suffolk Live updates for now, but remember you can scroll back through this page to catch up on the day's events, including reports on: 

• Suffolk's MPs describing the terror attack at Westminster
• A husband is thought to have murdered his wife before killing himself, an inquest hears
• The funeral of a teenager who suffered from a rare form of motor neurone disease has been held in Aldeburgh
• The Duchess of Cornwall has unveiled a statue  in Newmarket

We look forward to your company again tomorrow morning, but in the meantime you can get in touch by clicking the button at the top of this page.

Richard Westcott
Transport correspondent

Following events in London earlier this afternoon , British Transport Police has told me extra officers will be out tonight, across the whole British rail network, not just London, "to reassure" people.  

No specific numbers of how many extra officers have been given, and there's no indication as to whether they'll be armed or not.

To be clear, they say it's just to reassure people, and not because of a specific threat.

But you could see a bigger presence going home tonight. 

Kate Williams
BBC Local Live

The mother of an 18-year-old with an extremely rare form of motor neurone disease has paid tribute to her "very brave boy", who died earlier this month. 

Scott Hawksworth's condition was so rare it was said he was one of as few as 12 people in the world who suffered from it. 

The disease saw the teenager from Sudbourne deteriorate rapidly from a normal, healthy youngster, to one in a wheelchair in the space of a few months. 

His funeral was held today at Aldeburgh Church. 

His mother spoke to the BBC earlier today and described her son as "always having a smile on his face". 

A car similar to the one in Dukes of Hazzard led the funeral procession.  

Brenner Woolley
BBC Radio Suffolk sport

Ipswich Town defender Christophe Berra says whatever criticism is flying around at the moment, it's wrong to say the players are no longer playing for manager Mick McCarthy.

"We go out there every week and we play for him," the 32-year-old said. "If we weren't we'd be letting the manager down first and foremost, letting the club down and letting ourselves down.

"We're all professionals, and we go out there and when we cross that white line we've got our own pride and we want to do well."

BBC Weather

Tonight will be rather cloudy, with outbreaks of rain spreading east to west. Lows of 4C (39F).

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A rather cloudy start to the day tomorrow, but becoming brighter with sunny spells and the chance of an isolated shower. But most places staying dry. 

Top temperature of 11C (52F).

BBC Weather has more local details. 

As the terrorist attack unfolded, Central Suffolk and North Ipswich MP Dan Poulter phoned his team at Westminster and advised them to barricade the door to their office. 

He said: "The first thing I did is call the two members of my team who are on the estate. I told them just to go into the office and barricade the door, which is a standard security advice that we have."

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He said he had been in touch with his team twice since, and they reported the situation is calmer in the building now.

"I understand the police are sweeping through the building and making sure the building is safe and clear," he said.

Central Suffolk and North Ipswich MP Dan Poulter has been describing the situation at Westminster, where he saw "drawn weapons" ready to use by armed, "tense" police. 

He told the BBC he had been heading back to the House to vote when he heard a large number of sirens.

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He was able to divert to a friend's flat, but stayed nearby for a while.

"Certainly the police were very tense - with many armed police with drawn weapons ready to use, and lots of paramedics on the scene," he said.

"It does put into context that we do have some very brave members of the police force and some very brave paramedics and other members of the emergency services who protect us and keep us safe."

Andrew Sinclair
BBC Look East political correspondent

A search of the Thames has started after the attack in Westminster.

Waveney MP Peter Aldous has told the BBC: "We've been moved by marksmen to the offices beneath the chamber.

"It would appear that the police are systematically going through the palace of Westminster ."