Updates for Friday, 24 March 2017
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Ipswich MP Ben Gummer is sitting at the House of Commons and reports the situation at Westminster is "grim".
He told the BBC: "I am OK, but please say a prayer for the people who aren't. It's grim."
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In Newmarket, the Duchess of Cornwall has unveiled the new King Charles II statue.
And here's Camilla's entry in the guest book:
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What we know so far:
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Andrew Sinclair
BBC Look East political correspondent
At 14:20 there was a stampede of people running away from Parliament.
Police blowing whistles, stopping traffic and telling people to run.
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BBC East's politics correspondent has just tweeted about a situation at the House of Commons.
The latest is two people were seen lying within Old Palace Yard, immediately outside Westminster Hall. The sitting in the House of Commons has been suspended while police officers sealed off the area around the incident.
There are reports of a shooting. An air ambulance is on its way.
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Ipswich Town defender Christophe Berra could win his 35th cap for Scotland in tonight's friendly against Canada in Edinburgh.
Image source, Getty ImagesFormer Blues loan player Ryan Fraser is likely to make his debut for the Scots after impressing for Bournemouth recently.
Ex-Blues striker Jordan Rhodes is one of five forwards in Gordon Strachan's squad.
The mother of Scott Hawksworth said she was "honoured" to have had her son, ahead of his funeral earlier.
Tina Hawksworth's son, from Sudbourne, died from motor neurone disease earlier this month.
"He would always say he was happy, and he carried that to the end," she said. "He was a very brave boy, very brave.
"I'm honoured to have been his mother and to have cared for him."
The funeral procession in Aldeburgh was headed up by a General Lee car, from the Dukes of Hazzard fame. It was one of Scott's favourite vehicles, and was booked by a friend of the teenager's who supported him throughout his illness.
The mother of a teenager who had an extremely rare form of motor neurone disease has paid tribute to her son who "always had a smile on his face".
Scott Hawksworth died earlier this month after a battle with a disease which saw him go from being an active teenager to someone who could barely move in the space of a few months.
Image source, Hawksworth familyHis mother, Tina, said the disease had put Scott, from Sudbourne, in a wheelchair in the first two or three months of diagnosis.
She said: "Scott managed to cope very well with that.
"Right to the very end he had a smile on his face. I would always ask him, 'how happy are you on a scale of one to 10?' and he'd always reply that he was at 11!"
His funeral was held today at Aldeburgh Church.
They're still smiling at the "home of horseracing" in Newmarket, as they await the arrival of the Duchess of Cornwall.
She's due to unveil the statue of King Charles II any moment now - let's hope she's got a brolly.
Sarah Pitkin died from multiple stab wounds while her husband Richard was found hanged.
Read MoreHere's how things are looking in Newmarket, where the Duchess of Cornwall will unveil a statue of King Charles II later this morning.
Underneath that black sheet is a replica of the original marble sculpture of the king, created by Henry Weekes, which is displayed at the Old Bailey in London.
When the Duchess of Cornwall unveils the statue of King Charles II at Newmarket’s Rowley Mile Racecourse later today, it will mark another milestone in the town's royal history.
The statue has been commissioned to mark 350 years of horse racing in Newmarket .
A keen horseman, King Charles II was pivotal in the establishment and evolution of Newmarket as the Home of Horseracing.
Image source, Newmarket RacecoursesThe new statue is a replica of the original marble sculpture of the king, which is displayed at the Old Bailey in London and was created by sculptor Henry Weekes.
The Newmarket statue was made possible by the Works of Art Committee at the House of Lords, external , which agreed for a cast of the statue to be taken and a replica made.
Sarah Pitkin had moved out of the home in Stowupland Street, Stowmarket, she shared with her husband Richard, an inquest has heard.
The coroner was told that the couple had been married 37 years and had four adult children.
Police believe Mr Pitkin murdered his wife before taking his own life.
Investigations into the deaths continue, and a full inquest will be heard later.
Richard Pitkin is believed to have murdered his wife Sarah before taking his own life, Suffolk Police has told an inquest this morning.
Their bodies were found in Stowmarket last month.
Mrs Pitkin, 58, was dead on the bed and had suffered multiple stab wounds. Her husband's body was found hanging in the bedroom.
Det Supt David Cutler said: "Everything points to Richard murdering Sarah before taking his own life."
He said investigations were continuing.
The coroner Dr Peter Dean adjourned the five-minute hearing, and offered his condolences to the couple's family and friends.
Kevin Burch
BBC Look East
A couple were found dead in a bedroom of a home in Stowmarket last month, an inquest has heard.
Det Supt David Cutler, from Suffolk Police, told the inquest in Ipswich that officers and paramedics were called to the home of Sarah and Richard Pitkin, in Stowupland Street, Stowmarket, at 13:45 on 26 February.
Inside they found the body of Mr Pitkin, 65, hanging in a bedroom.
His wife, who was 58, was dead on the bed.
A post-mortem examination confirmed that Mrs Pitkin had suffered multiple stab wounds.
The inquest was adjourned.
The Duchess of Cornwall is in Newmarket today, unveiling a statue of King Charles II and visiting a school.
Newmarket Academy linked up with the Godolphin racing stable in September as part of a scheme to teach children more about employment opportunities in the horse racing industry.
The project involves a range of activities which are devised by teachers and the education charity, Racing to School.
Image source, Getty ImagesIt's only the second such project in the country - the other is based at Aintree.
Mark Kirby, from the school, said: "I believe she's coming to see the school because we've been doing so well.
"We hope that the school is a school that the community can be incredibly proud of, and hopefully it's recognition of all our hard work here.
"We are a good school and we look forward to showing that to the duchess today."
Camilla will also unveil a statue of King Charles II at Newmarket's Rowley Mile racecourse.
The inquest into the deaths of Stowmarket couple Richard and Sarah Pitkin is due to be opened this morning in Ipswich.
Police were called to Stowupland Street last month and found the bodies of the pair inside the property.
The BBC understands Mr Pitkin was a carpenter and Mrs Pitkin an assistant charity shop manager. Pictured below, they opened a tea shop back in 2009.
Image source, ArchantConcerns have been raised at Christchurch Park in Ipswich, after a locally-famous tawny owl, nicknamed Mabel, has not been seen for about six weeks.
The owl has lived in the tree for years, and is so well-known she made it on the BBC's 50 things to do in Suffolk .
This is the tree she usually resides in, pictured this morning:
And this is Mabel, pictured at the top of the tree in December:
And here's a close-up:
But as reported in the Ipswich Star, external , there are fears she's gone missing - as she hasn't been seen "for six weeks".
There could be good news, however, as our reporter Luke Deal went to the park this morning and spoke to Peter, who keeps a close eye on Mabel.
"I keep track of her every day, and I know she's up there," he said.
"There are jays nearby, and they wouldn't be chattering and hassling an empty hole in a tree, unless there's something in there for it to eat.
"They're obviously trying to get to the eggs or the chicks if they've hatched, but she's keeping them off, so I'm fairly sure that she's there."