Laurence Cawley
BBC News

Paisley Marsh weighed just 2lb 15oz (1.3kg) when she was born at Ipswich Hospital on 12 July.

Still in the hospital's special care baby unit, he BBC was lucky enough to arrive as she was being taken out of her incubator and handed to her mother Holly, of Ipswich.

Paisley was born at 29 weeks. She is doing very well and has an older sister Scarlett, aged three, awaiting her arrival at the family home.

I met Paisley earlier while at the hospital's maternity ward working on a 24 hours in England project. You can see more photos here.

Ben Parker
BBC Suffolk sport

Mildenhall Fen Tigers speedway rider Dan Halsey (pictured) has been praised by the club's co-promoter James Easter.

It follows the former skipper's impressive showing against Birmingham at the weekend, when he won all five of the heats he entered.

Image source, Empics

James Easter said: "Nobody got anywhere near him.

"He was fast, direct, looked for his teammates - it was probably one of the best performances of the season."

Meanwhile. the Tigers have said they're keen to make Australian teenager Matt Marson a permanent fixture at the club.

The 17-year-old made his debut for the Suffolk side early last month and has provided cover during the recent absences of Luke Ruddick and Sam Woods.

Mariam Issimdar
BBC News

East Anglian gardens are seeing high levels of the Hummingbird Hawk-Moth this summer, according to the Thetford-based British Trust for Ornithology, external (BTO).

Image source, PA

Sightings of the moths in June were especially higher in the south and east of England this year.

The moth has distinctive orange flashes across its body and the population explosion has been put down to a mild winter and warmer summer.

The species doesn't normally over-winter here and the population is replenished each year by new migrants.

If our winters become milder in future we may see them over-wintering in England more frequently, the BTO said.

Stuart Bailey
BBC News

Finally some good travel news today.

The congestion on the A14 south of Ipswich has now cleared after a potato harvester broke down earlier, blocking one lane on the Orwell Bridge.

It caused about seven miles of tailbacks during the morning rush hour.

Image source, Google

Stuart Bailey
BBC News

Plans for a waste recycling site on the outskirts of Bury St Edmunds could be approved by councillors today.

The West Suffolk Operational Hub would be built on land at Hollow Road farm between the villages of Fornham St Martin and Great Barton.

A special planning meeting is under way and St Edmundsbury Borough Council is streaming it live, external because of the strength of public interest.

Image source, St Edmundsbury Borough Council

The plans, which have been recommended for approval, have been put forward by Suffolk County, St Edmundsbury Borough and Forest Heath District Council.

Matthew Hicks, of Suffolk County Council, said: "We must find a site for the long term future of efficient waste disposal in West Suffolk.

"Current arrangements are costly and do not make best use of the resources and facilities we have available."

People against the plans are concerned about increased levels of traffic and the environmental impact and campaigner Adrian Graves says the fight isn't over.

"We've appealed to the Secretary of State and we've appealed to our MPs to support us - we have not given up at all," he said.

Stuart Bailey
BBC News

There are long delays on train services between Norwich and London Liverpool Street after a vehicle hit a railway bridge at Needham Market.

Greater Anglia says all lines are blocked, causing "major disruption.

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There were more than 26,000 lightning strikes over the East of England last night, with some properties damaged by the storms.

The conditions also caused power cuts and disruption to rail services because of damage to overhead lines.

But why was there so much lightning?

"Thunderstorms are made when the air goes up quickly, and very warm air at the surface with cold air above it allowed the warm air to rise violently over a large area, creating these huge storms," said Jake Cope from the BBC Weather Centre.

"They were so long-lived because many of the thunderstorms started 'back-building'.

"This is where the wind pushing the system along bumps into air flowing out of the rear of the storm and is again forced upwards, sustaining the rear edge of the cloud."

Stuart Bailey
BBC News

We reported earlier about a broken down harvester blocking one lane of the Orwell Bridge on the A14.

It's still causing tailbacks of about seven miles on the westbound carriageway back to junction 58.

But it's also having a knock-on effect in Ipswich town centre, which is more congested than usual.

Highways England said an engineer was on the way.

Image source, Google

BBC Weather Watchers

Things are looking calmer out there today after last night's stormy weather in Suffolk - beautifully captured by our BBC Weather Watchers.

Stuart Bailey
BBC News

Theatre director Trevor Nunn says he threw stones at a Conservative general election candidate while growing up in a working-class area of Ipswich.

In an interview with The Big Issue, external magazine, the 77-year-old said that his father - a carpenter - brought him up him to vote Labour and that he has "never, ever" let him down.

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He said: "The Labour MP Dick Stokes came canvassing on his bike and we all stood and cheered him.

"The Conservative came round in his car and we all threw stones at him."

Nunn, who studied at Cambridge, said in the interview he had the 1945 Labour government to thank for his university education.

A boy died at a private hospital because of a lack of monitoring, an inquest hears.

Ben Parker
BBC Suffolk sport

Suffolk and Norfolk had to settle for 11 points apiece from their Minor Counties Championship match at Manor Park.

Suffolk had batted for most of the third and final day, setting Norfolk the improbable task of scoring 255 to win.

Jaik Mickleburgh top-scored with 64 and Kyran Young struck a county-best 49 as Suffolk were eventually dismissed for 243.

Suffolk stay top of the Eastern Division table and coach Andy Northcote said he wasn't prepared for his side to gamble yesterday: "We've got two games to play - one at Ipswich where we normally do quite well.

"So we're not going to give a win away to one of our rivals."

Ben Parker
BBC Suffolk sport

Ipswich Town won their second official pre-season friendly last night, away at Peterborough, 3-1.

It was split into two halves of 60 minutes with breaks every 30.

Summer signing Joe Garner scored twice, with David McGoldrick adding the other.

Dominic Iorfa and Bersant Celina made their first appearances in a Blues shirt.

Stuart Bailey
BBC News

Big problems on the A14 south of Ipswich this morning.

A broken down combine harvester is blocking a lane near Orwell Bridge, causing long tailbacks westbound between junctions 57 and 56.

Highways England tweeted at 09:10 to say an engineer is on the way.

Welcome back to our live stream for the county where the team will be bringing you all the latest news, sport, weather and travel as they happen.

Hope the thunder and lightning didn't disturb you too much overnight; the weather is set to settle down with sunny skies later.

Have a good day.

Kate Kinsella
BBC Weather

Overnight showers and thunderstorms will clear to the north this morning with largely sunny skies developing.

A hot and humid day will follow, perhaps leading to one or two isolated thunderstorms developing into the evening.

Maximum temperature: 29C (84F).

For more, head to BBC Weather.

Mariam Issimdar
BBC News

That's it folks. Among the stories we've covered on the page today are:

• An inquest has heard how a young boy died after monitors to check his breathing were disconnected at a private hospital in London
• A project to put 13 miles of power cables under two rivers has begun
• Police say the investigation into the savage beating of Simon Dobbin "isn't closed"

Have a good evening. Wednesday's full service resumes from 08:00.

Sara Thornton
BBC Weather

Thunderstorms are expected to cross BBC Look East region through the night with some potentially torrential bursts of rain and frequent lightning in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

Image source, .

They will be clear and heat will build again in the sunshine and temperatures will reach 30C (86F).

That heat, combined with high humidity, will spark off further thundery showers through the afternoon.

A Met Office Yellow severe weather warning has been issued and lasts until 22:00 tomorrow across the region.

Ben Parker
BBC Suffolk sport

Suffolk's derby match with Norfolk looks likely to be heading for a draw.

It's the third and final day at Manor Park near Norwich, with Suffolk being bowled out late this afternoon in their second innings for 243.

Jaik Mickleburgh top-scored with 64.

Norfolk have until 18:30 to chase down Suffolk's lead of 254... a tall order.

A charity, which provides a coffee and advice service, needs £25,000 to replace its stolen vehicle.