In 2015, the building of a third river crossing at Lowestoft was a big election issue, but the then prime minister, David Cameron, entered the debate by promising to build one within five years - with work due to start in 2019.

This promise was backed up in March, when the Secretary of State for Transport gave his backing to the project, when he visited the site where the bridge might be built, to get an update on progress with the plans.

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Chris Grayling said while he can't ever fully guarantee anything, he's seen for himself how important the crossing would be.

Suffolk County Council also released a video in March, showing "indicative alignment and design" of the long-awaited third crossing proposed for Lowestoft.

However, the council issued the caveat that plans still require a lot of work to refine exactly where it will be and how the estimated £100m construction will look.

Peter Aldous (Conservative): The message would be very different this time around, 63% people in Waveney voted to leave Europe. I think Brexit will be very much at the front of this election. But it's not just about Brexit, it's about jobs, investment in this area. The Prime Minister has set out that we want to have good training relations with Europe. There will be lots of to-ing and fro-ing. Europeans do want a relationship with Britain going forward.

Sonia Barker (Labour): I respect the decisions made by the British public and parliament and would vote to leave. We need to look at the policies. We need to ask for ourselves why the election was called. If we have a hard Brexit, it could affect this area badly. We need to think of the affect on the port, farming, there has to be a fair deal here. 

Elfrede Brambly-Crawshaw (Greens): I actually don't support a second referendum. It's a massive direction. We need to work on what policy we focus on now. We should all unite on the important issues for this country.

Jacky Howe (Lib Dem): We don't know what the deal is, it's very clear that we are going to be presented at the last minute with what the deal is. There should be a second referendum once we know what the deal is. 

Bert Poole (UKIP): I would definitely vote to leave. So many job were lost while we were in the EU, fishing definitely. 

Our election debate has started and the first question put to the panel was about Brexit.

In Waveney, more than 60% of people voted to leave Europe in the referendum last summer. 

The panel's been asked if another referendum was to be held tomorrow, how would they vote:

Peter Aldous (Conservative): Leave

Sonia Barker (Labour): Leave

Elfrede Brambly-Crawshaw (Greens): Remain

Jacky Howe (Lib Dem): Remain

Bert Poole (UKIP): Leave

Peter Aldous (Conservative) - Elected in 2010 and re-elected in 2015.

Sonia Barker (Labour) - Was a county councillor for Pakefield until she lost her seat in the recent local elections.

Elfrede Brambly-Crawshaw (Greens) - Recently won a seat on the county council in the recent elections.

Jacky Howe (Lib Dem) - Was a prospective police and crime commissioner candidate for Norfolk

Bert Poole (UKIP) - A former UKIP county councillor for Oulton  

Orla Moore
BBC Local Live

The panel of candidates for Waveney is warming up with BBC Radio Suffolk's Mark Murphy ahead of the debate at 09:00: 

Guy Campbell
BBC Radio Suffolk

I've been chatting to people in Beccles, Bungay and Lowestoft, to find out what the issues are that concern them, ahead of next month's general election.

Beccles: People told me tourism is very important to the town, but the quay area needs to be sorted out - it keeps flooding and needs a lot of money spent on it, to make it more friendly for tourists.

Other issues that cropped up were housing, with a need for more cheaper housing, and the health centre, which I was told needs far more money on it.

Bungay: Traffic and parking are areas where people feel there needs to be some attention.

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Lowestoft: Residents told me the following issues give them cause for concern in Lowestoft:

• The health service
• Zero hours contracts
• Foodbanks
• Lack of jobs in Kirkley
• Drug use in Kirkley

Yesterday the BBC bus was in Ipswich on day one of its three-day visit to the county ahead of next month's general election.

Today it's moved up the A12 to Lowestoft, where BBC Suffolk's Mark Murphy programme is coming live from the seafront at the Royal Green.

Between 09:00 and 10:00, all five candidates will be taking part in a debate, answering questions from listeners and an invited audience.

We'll keep across what they're saying, and relay it to you.

BBC Weather

The long awaited heavier rain has finally arrived with some heavy downpours overnight and this morning. 

The rains will gradually dry out in the east and as it does there will be some sunny spells and it will feel warmer. 

Further west it is going to stay rather wet thorughout the day. Top temperature of 20C - that's 68F. 

BBC Weather has more local forecasts. 

Orla Moore
BBC Local Live

Oh dear. If that was summer .. 

Still, we need the rain.

Welcome to another day of live news updates from across the county. 

We'll begin this morning with Radio Suffolk's election debate from 09:00, between all the candidates for the Waveney constituency. 

And we'll be here until 18:00 with anything and everything that's happening in and around Suffolk.

And do get in touch - drop a line on the Get Involved button at the top of the page. 

In the meantime, pull on your mac and galoshes - have a lovely morning.

A man had a surprise when an owl appeared in his front room after flying in through a chimney.

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BBC News

It's goodbye until regular updates resume at 08:00 on Wednesday, but breaking news will still appear on this page.

Scroll down for Tuesday's highlights which have included:

• Unwitting burglar is jailed after being caught live on a household 'pet cam'
• Ipswich election candidates lock horns over new bridge, the NHS and crime
• And Newmarket double-amputee crash victim Shaun Whiter completes a 150-mile charity cycle ride with Ipswich Town

Have a good evening...

Mansfield agree deals to sign Plymouth Argyle striker Jimmy Spencer, Ipswich Town man Paul Digby and Northampton's Paul Anderson.

Graeme Mac
BBC Radio Suffolk sport

Paul Digby, who was released by Ipswich Town at the beginning of the month, has joined League Two side Mansfield Town., external

The 22-year-old arrived at Portman Road on loan from Barnsley in January of last year, before agreeing to a one-year deal in June. 

However, Digby struggled for first team football during both spells with the Blues, making just seven starts and five substitute appearances in total.

It is expected that Digby will be used as a central midfielder at the One Call Stadium, despite operating mainly at centre half under Mick McCarthy.

Jon Wright
BBC Radio Suffolk

A Felixstowe man has been jailed for just under two years, five months, for a spate of burglaries in the town between 11 and 31 March.

Image source, Suffolk Police

Anthony Johnson, 48, of Windermere Road in Felixstowe, was caught after setting off a pet camera at a home in Trimley St Martin, which sent a notification to the householder's phone to view a live feed.

Johnson, who was sentenced at Ipswich Crown Court earlier today, had broken into seven premises and stolen hundreds of pounds in cash and other items, including jewellery and electrical equipment, police say.

Once he admitted the Trimley break-in, police said he co-operated with them and told them about other crimes he had committed.

Brenner Woolley
BBC Radio Suffolk sport

Former Needham Market, external manager Mark Morsley says he has no regrets over missing out on the Ryman Premier Division, external play-offs this season.

A run of one win in their last nine league games saw the Market Men drop out of the all-important top five.

"You have to go up when you are ready to go up," Morsley told BBC Suffolk Sport. 

"We'd have been going into the National League South, playing against sides who are full-time and have real aspirations of playing in the Football League, with huge budgets and huge squads and you've got to be ready to do that. 

"It would've been too early for us I think."

We've brought you the views of five of the six candidates standing in the Ipswich constituency in next month's general election, and now we can round our coverage up by hearing what the independent candidate, David Tabane has to say:

On the NHS:

"Our policy on the NHS requires both councils and NHS to start working more closely together again.

"To achieve this, the committee responsible will work with both Suffolk County Council, local NHS institutions, emergency services and the public to re-establish 'Local Partnership Trusts'.

"By implementing and restoring Local Partnership Trusts within the first six months, we will be able to to restore shared services, reduce unfair profiting from healthcare provision and also save money as part of the NHS's STPs (Sustainability and Transformation Plans)."

On public transport:

"Our policy on public transport is based on a sustainable and clean environment. The government already has a grant for electric charging for EV [electric vehicle] owners and companies.

"With more funding, we will seek to increase and extend this grant or funding for public transport improvement on a local constituency basis. 

"Our committee for public transport will write a full detailed policy to submit to the next parliament to extend more funding and place the Ipswich constituency as a national model to improve public transport."

On crime:

"Under our policy for emergency services, I am committed to give meaningful support and long-term incentives to our emergency service staff.  

"Our policy focuses on providing funding to the Citizens Advice Bureau alongside vital community engagement centres. 

"Centres such as sports and recreation centres, youth centres like Ipswich Community Media, churches etc. play a much bigger role in crime reduction than local governments do."

Shaun Whiter lost his legs after being struck by a hit-and-run driver on a roadside.

Graeme Mac
BBC Radio Suffolk sport

No surprises today with the news that Ipswich Town's bright young hope Andre Dozzell has been called up by England for the forthcoming Toulon Tournament, external.

Image source, Getty Images

The Ipswich Town midfielder will join other members of this season's U18, U19 and U20s squads in France, ahead of matches with Angola, Cuba and Japan.

Dozzell agreed a new contract with the Blues earlier this month, and has been capped nine times by England U18s, having previously captained the U17s.

We've been bringing you updates of what the candidates standing in the Ipswich constituency have had to say, during BBC Suffolk's Mark Murphy programme.

Click here to listen to the whole show on the BBC iPlayer - here's a taste of some of the other topics that were discussed:

The parting shot from the two candidates who visited our BBC News bus (pictured) in Ipswich town centre today, related to what would be the first thing they did for the town, if they're elected its MP on 8 June.

Sandy Martin (Labour) said: "The first thing I would do for Ipswich is speak to people at the Department for Transport and see if I could get the money that is currently allocated for the bridge, to be re-allocated to the northern by-pass road. 

"We need the northern road and we need it fast and it's far more sensible to spend the bridge money on that."

Ben Gummer (Conservative) said: "I will go straight into government to start winning more [funding] for our town. 

"That would be more houses [and] we need the money for the northern route and we need it very quickly."