Brenner Woolley
BBC Radio Suffolk sport

Suffolk darts player Peter Wright faces Belgium's Kim Huybrechts in Cardiff tonight as the Premier League, external season reaches the halfway point.

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The 46-year-old from Mendham was knocked off the top of the table when he lost to 16-times world champion Phil Taylor a week ago.

World number one Michael van Gerwen currently leads the way, a point ahead of Wright, who is in second place.

East Anglian Daily Times

Here's the front page of the west edition of the East Anglian Daily Times, external :

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The Royal College of Nursing, external  (RCN) claims that as well the risk of nurses leaving the profession as a result of a 1% pay rise, external , there's also the possibility of more pressure on staffing levels because of Brexit.

Sue Huggins, from the RCN in Suffolk, said: "The risk is that we could have EU nationals leaving the profession, and leaving the country and going back home.

"At the moment we've got patients, and patient care and safety, at risk and the shortage of nurses could get worse."

Blackbirds were the most common species spotted by people in the county taking part in this year's RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch, external .

Emily Kench from the RSPB said: "It's quite surprising it took top spot from the blue tit who fell into fourth.

"We think this is because so many more people have feeders in their gardens so it really shows that that helps with species like the blackbird."

More than 11,000 people from the county took part this year.

Across the UK, the house sparrow was the most-spotted bird.

Kelly McCormack
BBC Radio Suffolk

The chairman of the Suffolk Police Federation, external  has stressed that the force must continue to make use of the National Police Air Service after the helicopter based at Wattisham is moved to the Midlands on Friday.

It means the nearest one for Suffolk will be the one based at Boreham near Chelmsford.

Darren Harris said: "We will need to be calling upon that helicopter.

"We do pay for it, and it is a service that we do need in tackling crime and and finding those vulnerable missing people."

A man has been jailed after pleading guilty to the false imprisonment of a 17-year-old girl, who he didn't know, in Lowestoft on New Year's Day.

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Wayne Clay, 53, formerly of Warren Road in the town, was given an extended eight-year sentence - three years imprisonment plus five years on licence - when he appeared at Ipswich Crown Court.

It happened in Woods Loke West at about 02:15, when the teenager was walking home after celebrating New Year.

She felt uneasy after noticing a man loitering in an alleyway, who walked up behind her as she turned to take a different route.

Clay told her to be quiet, and grabbed her waist before pulling her into a driveway with such force that both of them fell to the ground.

He fled after two members of the public who were driving by heard the victim screaming, and stopped to see what was happening.

Police say Clay had previously been jailed for attempted murder in Royston in Hertfordshire in 1997.

They might not be the exact "Shape of You" but if you fancy owning some items of clothing once belonging to Ed Sheeran then put this date in your diary. 

On 13 April East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH) will open a new shop in Cherry Hinton, Cambridge, and 20 items of clothing worn by the singer will be on sale. 

If you can't make that date the charity says more items will be sold via an online auction site, external on 23 April. 

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Ipswich Star

Here's the front cover of the Ipswich Star, external :

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Guy Campbell
BBC Radio Suffolk

Lowestoft's RNLI crew launched 31 times in 2016, an increase of 29% on the figure of 24 for 2015.

Overall, volunteer lifeboat crews from stations at Aldeburgh, Southwold and Lowestoft were launched 65 times last year.

Coxswain at Lowestoft, John Fox, said one of the most serious incidents happened in August when four people were taken to hospital, after a speedboat crash at Oulton Broad.

"The boat capsized. One guy swam ashore and the other guys were sitting on the upturned hull; they were quite fortunate really," he said.

"As it happened there was no harm done, and no big deal, but at the time when they called and said 'there's five people in the water', it could have been very different."

Brenner Woolley
BBC Radio Suffolk sport

Ipswich Witches, external rider Rory Schlein has praised teammate Danyon Hume (pictured) ahead of tonight's home meeting against Berwick Bandits.

Image source, Stephen Waller

The 20-year-old was named Rider of the Meeting in Saturday's victory over Sheffield Tigers, thanks to a hugely impressive 8+1 points.

"He seems to listen as well which is hard to come across these days with young riders, who don't seem to listen," said Schlein. 

"He's been taking everything in that myself and Danny (King) and Chris (Louis) have been saying. As the night went on he got quicker and he's definitely someone who's going to improve on his average." 

Brenner Woolley
BBC Radio Suffolk sport

Ipswich Witches, external start their Knockout Cup, external campaign at home to Berwick Bandits tonight.

Image source, Stephen Waller

The Foxhall side will be keen to build on Saturday's Championship win over Sheffield Tigers and put themselves in a strong position for Saturday's second leg in Northumberland.

"It’s nice to be riding again a few days after a good result and we can build some momentum,” team manager Ritchie Hawkins (pictured) told the Witches' website. 

“We have got a week off after the Knockout Cup clashes with Berwick and we can’t afford any slip-ups.

"It’s a competition we want to win. We need to put in a really good performance and build a decent lead."

Eastern Daily Press

Lowestoft boxer willing to put long-term health at risk to be a champion: the back page of the Eastern Daily Press, external today.

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There will no longer be a police helicopter based at Wattisham army airbase from tomorrow, as part of cuts to the National Police Air Service, external  (NPAS).

The nearest police helicopter will be based at Boreham near Chelmsford in Essex - about 70 miles from Lowestoft as the crow flies.

Supt Jon Dodman, head of specialist operations at Suffolk Police, said: "I sought reassurance from NPAS that the service we receive here in Suffolk won't suffer as a result of that closure.

"I shall be actively monitoring that service going forward, to ensure that that is the case."

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Hunstanton lifeboat was launched to the rescue of a kite surfer who was drifting out to sea.

The woman, from Suffolk, got into difficulty just before 11:00 yesterday, when she couldn't get her kite airborne and was drifting down tide towards Holme-next-the-Sea near Hunstanton.

Her husband, who's also a kite surfer, raised the alarm and the RNLI crew went out to pull her from the water.

The woman, who'd been in the water for 45 minutes, was treated by paramedics as she was showing signs of hypothermia.

Brenner Woolley
BBC Radio Suffolk sport

Ipswich Town, external fans will hear whether strikers David McGoldrick and Tom Lawrence are fit for the weekend when manager Mick McCarthy gives his pre-match press conference at lunchtime.

The pair both missed out on international duty last week and could be doubtful for Saturday's Championship home game against Birmingham City.

Fellow forward Kieffer Moore and left-back Myles Kenlock have also had injuries recently.

Elizabeth Rizzini
BBC Look East weather

This could be the warmest day of the year so far. 

It'll be bright rather than sunny for most of the morning, with plenty of high cloud around, but the good news is that the sun will break through this afternoon. 

There'll be a top temperature of about 20C (68F), but it could be even warmer in some more favoured spots.

Watch my full regional forecast here:

Philippa Taylor
BBC Local Live

Thanks for joining us - I don't know about you, but I'm very excited about the prospect of enjoying some nice warm weather today. Elizabeth Rizzini will bring us more details shortly.

Elsewhere, the county is preparing to bid farewell to the police helicopter, which leaves its Wattisham base on Friday, and the Royal National Lifeboat Institution is reiterating the importance of sea safety, after figures were released for 2016.

Thanks to BBC Weather Watcher "Iken canoe man" for this fabulous photograph of the sunrise at Snape:

Ed Sheeran and Radiohead will be joined by Stormzy, Royal Blood and Katy Perry, amongst others.

That's it from Suffolk Live for the day. Look forward to your company again tomorrow. Don't forget you can scroll down through the day's news to find stories including: 

• The story of a bigamist fined for going through a marriage ceremony while still married to another woman
• Suffolk Saxons' disappointment over the scrapping of the National Badminton League 
• The number of RSPCA cruelty investigations has risen in the county

We'll be back in the morning - before then you can get in touch by clicking the button at the top of this screen.

This evening will stay rather cloudy with the odd spot of drizzle possible, but mainly dry. 

A few showery outbreaks of rain later but another mild night. 

Winds light south or south-westerly. Lows of 9C (48F).

Tomorrow will see some isolated showers at first, but it will become drier and brighter with sunny spells and feeling warm. 

Winds light to moderate south or south-westerly. Highs of 20C (68F).

For more, visit  BBC Weather .