Orla Moore
BBC Local Live

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A man from Stowmarket has been jailed for raping three women in separate attacks in Suffolk and Essex.

Carl Tarigha, 29 of Sheringham Court, Milton Road, denied the charges, but was found guilty of all three offences at Ipswich Crown Court following a two-week trial in January.

He was sentenced today to 18 years in jail - and will serve a further four years on licence after his release.

His first victim was a 19-year-old woman in the Harwich area in the autumn of 2015, the other two took place in his flat in Stowmarket in 2016. The victims were 18 and 29-years-old.

Officer in the case, external , PC Penny Howell, said: "Carl Tarigha is a sexual predator who subjected his victims to cold, calculated and violent attacks, not only raping them but inflicting other physical assaults on them.

"He also threatened to kill one of the victims.

"No prison term will ever make up for the trauma and distress endured by these three brave young women."

Graeme Mac
BBC Radio Suffolk sport

Midfielder Cole Skuse will again miss out for Ipswich Town this weekend at Fulham, having not fully recovered from the concussion he suffered during last Saturday's match with Birmingham City.

"He hasn't been completely headache-free ever since," manager Mick McCarthy told us earlier this afternoon.

"We can't take that risk with him. Generally it takes two weeks with a head injury unless a player is given the all-clear."

There has been some more positive news on the injury front for Ipswich today though, with leading goalscorer Tom Lawrence available again following a recent hip problem. 

Brenner Woolley
BBC Radio Suffolk sport

Suffolk's Peter Wright (pictured) is one of three players who could lead the way after the 10th round of darts Premier League, external in Dublin tonight.

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The 46-year-old from Mendham is currently second in the standings, behind world champion Michael van Gerwen.

Wright faces Dave Chisnall this evening while van Gerwen's up against James Wade.

Raymond van Barneveld - who has won his last four games - could leap-frog the pair of them if he wins his two matches against Wade and Phil Taylor.

Steven Taylor, who will miss the run-in with a hamstring injury, is invited back for pre-season training by Ipswich.

The East of England Ambulance Service has been set a lower target to reach life-threatening calls.

Previously, the NHS trust had to reach 75% of these calls within eight minutes... that's now been lowered to 68.5% within the same time.

Kevin Brown, from the East of England Ambulance Service, external , says it doesn't mean patients are waiting longer.

Graeme Mac
BBC Radio Suffolk sport

Ipswich Town's leading goalscorer this season, Tom Lawrence, could be back in action for the Blues away at Fulham this weekend.

Image source, Reuters

The forward, who is on loan at Town from Premier League champions Leicester City, missed recent matches with Birmingham City and Wigan due to a hip problem.

"It looks as though Tom is fine," Ipswich boss Mick McCarthy told us this afternoon. "He trained fully today and looks in good shape."

McCarthy will again be without midfielder Cole Skuse for the fixture at Craven Cottage, while both Jonas Knudsen and Steven Taylor have been ruled out for the rest of the season.

Orla Moore
BBC Local Live

Mr Mckeague says the police could not have done more to try to find Corrie.

"Everything leads to Corrie being here now," he said. 

"When I'm standing here looking at this and watching these guys rake through this, the police wouldn't be here and moving all these tonnes and tonnes of rubbish if they didn't think Corrie was here."

Corrie's mother Nicola Urquhart and her two other sons have not been to the Milton site, saying the experience would be too distressing.

Some 1,500 tonnes of waste have been raked through in five weeks so far. The search could take up to 10 weeks to complete. 

Corrie Mckeague's father Martin says "everything leads" to his son being buried in landfill.

Orla Moore
BBC Local Live

Martin Mckeague has been camped up in a layby near the Milton landfill site every day for the last two weeks - awaiting news of his son Corrie.

The 23-year-old airman, based at RAF Honington in Suffolk, has been missing since he was last seen on a night out in Bury St Edmunds in September.

Mr McKeague has visited the ongoing search five times now, mindful that at any moment his son's remains could be found.

"It's heartbreaking to think that when you are there, Corrie could be underfoot," he said. 

"As each week has passed, when you're actually going in and physically seeing it yourself, and watching the cell [the area of landfill they're working on] open up, it is just breathtaking - the amount of tonnage that has been removed."

Orla Moore
BBC Local Live

In a poignant Facebook post, external last night, Martin Mckeague paid tribute to the police volunteers working to find his missing son among the tonnes of landfill at Milton near Cambridge.

"Every time Trisha [his partner, not Corrie's mother] and I have the honour of looking into the faces of the team from the Norfolk and Suffolk police forces who are searching for my son there, I can't help but feel completely humbled and indebted to them," he wrote.

"But this is no place for large gung-ho groups – they have no part to play here. And anyone suggesting that more boots on the ground is a good idea clearly has no idea what’s going on or how this works.

"Mine and Trisha’s hearts are in our mouths with every load that’s lifted up in buckets by the incredible efforts of the Jones Brothers excavation team. They are pure professionals, dedicated and concerned.

"As for the police themselves, they have done nothing short of an outstanding job throughout a very difficult and complex situation.

"There are no cameras there. No microphones, no public to mislead, just the true heroes in this horrific process, raking through a little piece of hell looking for my son.

"Let's bring Corrie home together."

Orla Moore
BBC Local Live

A burglar has stolen exotic pets from an outbuilding in Ipswich.

Two Horsefield tortoises and two Vietnamese blue beauty snakes were taken from the property on Chaucer Road at around 19:20 on Monday.

The owner was punched in the face after confronting the offender - but didn't need medical treatment.

This is not the actual pet stolen - but it gives you an idea what a Horsefield tortoise looks like: 

Image source, Horsefieldtortoise.com

One of the tortoises is said to have a large chunk missing from its shell, and the other is described as having distinct pyramid shapes on its shell.

The snakes are described as non-venomous and are between one and two feet long.

Kim Riley
BBC Look East

Police liaison officers are with the families of the three young men who died when their car left the road and ploughed into trees.

The accident happened just before midnight on the Tivetshall Road, towards Pulham Market. 

The three teenagers haven't been named by police, but they're said to come from Harleston, about four miles away. The rector of St John's Church, Revd Nigel Tuffnell, says he's put aside a corner of the church for people to come and grieve, and sign a book of condolence.

Police blocks remain either end of Tivetshall Road, well back from the point of collision. 

The road's expected to remain closed all day while the recovery goes on, removing the bodies from the tangled wreckage of the black Ford KA.

A police investigation will try and establish what happened. 

The disabled woman was taken from Suffolk and kept in a house in Northern Ireland for eight years.

Police investigating the disappearance of a man in Bury St Edmunds said a body has been found in a local park.

It was discovered on Hardwick Heath by the Suffolk Lowland Search & Rescue team, who were helping police look for Matthew Arkle, 37, who had not been seen since Tuesday .

The force said formal identification had not taken place, but his family had been informed.

The discovery is being treated as unexplained at this stage and inquiries were under way.

After a chilly start, the temperature's risen and is expected to peak at 14C (57F).

The rest of the day will remain dry, with some bright or sunny spells.

Our BBC Weather Watchers have been out since sunrise, capturing these scenes from around the county.

Orla Moore
BBC Local Live

The father of missing airman Corrie Mckeague says he feels "completely humbled and indebted" to the volunteers combing a Cambridgeshire landfill site in a search for his son's remains. 

Martin Mckeague is keeping a regular vigil at the site in Milton with his partner Trish as he waits for any news.

Police have been searching the tip for five weeks now. Corrie, who was based at RAF Honington in Suffolk, disappeared after a night out in Bury St Edmunds in September.

Despite a high-profile missing persons campaign, it's believed he ended up in a bin lorry.  

Mr Mckeague said: "The progress this team has made since last week alone is nothing short of incredible.

"They are managing to move and search through between 80 and 90 tons of material on average each day, and have physically raked through a total of 1550 tons over the last five-plus weeks."

Orla Moore
BBC Local Live

Image source, Just Giving

It's emerged that the police officers, who're potentially facing criminal charges over the death of a man after his arrest at a holiday camp, have not been suspended from duty.

Paul Gladwell, 38, of Colchester, was detained by staff at Pontins in Pakefield, Suffolk, on 14 February.  

He was then arrested by police on suspicion of assault - and became ill on his way to custody in Great Yarmouth and died at the James Paget Hospital.

Suffolk Police say: "The officers have not been placed on restricted duties or suspended at this time, although supervisory and support measures have been put in place while the investigation continues."

Meanwhile the force is also investigating events involving other holiday makers and Pontins security staff in the run-up to the police's arrival.

A statement added: "Suffolk Police are investigating the incident up to the time officers arrived at the scene and our inquiries continue. There have been no arrests made at this time."

Orla Moore
BBC Local Live

Suffolk Trading Standards is asking solar panel owners to be vigilant if they receive a call from companies claiming to be able to save them money - or pointing out repairs.

One victim, in Lowestoft, was told she would need to pay £7,500 up front in cash for repairs. It was the quick-thinking of bank staff that stopped her handing over the money.

A second victim, in Ipswich, was told their solar panels needed to be serviced and a bogus trader turned up. They were told the repair would cost £3,295 and the victim paid a deposit of £800. The trader never returned and the money was taken.

Graham Crisp, joint head of Trading Standards, external , said: "People should also be wary of special offers or warnings about your home – while it may sound worrying, if it is coming from someone who has just knocked on your door, caution should be taken.

"Do not hand over a cash deposit and avoid handing over money before work has started. A reliable trader will never ask you to do this."

Orla Moore
BBC Local Live

The county's Chief Fire Officer, Mark Hardingham, has had an early start.

He's visiting all 35 fire stations across Suffolk today to meet firefighters and staff on the ground and give them a boost.

And he's updating his progress on Twitter with a special  #SFRStwitterday, external .

Newmarket Journal

Shaun Whiter, the Essex estate agent who played football for Soham Town Rangers, lost his legs after a car crashed into him near Newmarket.