Steve Martin
BBC Radio Suffolk

An application for the erection of a new film studio building, and the change of use of existing land and buildings to support the studio at Bentwaters Park in Rendlesham, has been submitted, external to Suffolk Coastal Council.

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The applicants, Bentwaters Parks Ltd, say the proposal follows efforts by organisations to support the creative industries, and to tap into the contribution made by these industries to the economy nationally.

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Luke Deal
BBC Radio Suffolk

We brought you news a short while ago of a child being hit by a car at the Suffolk Retail Park on Yarmouth Road in Ipswich.

The ambulance service says they received a call at 13:13 to reports of a pedestrian being hit by a car.

Several crews, including the East Anglian Air Ambulance, were dispatched and an eight-year-old girl was treated for a head injury.

She was taken by ambulance to Ipswich Hospital for further care.

Her condition is not thought to be life-threatening.

This was the scene a few minutes ago:

The Divide chart-topper gets his first nomination alongside grime stars Stormzy and J Hus.

Steve Martin
BBC Radio Suffolk

We're getting reports that a child has been hit by a car at a retail park in Ipswich.

The incident occurred at the Suffolk Retail Park on Yarmouth Road.

The park is closed, and the air ambulance has just arrived.

Traffic in London Road, Handford Road and the West End Road areas of Ipswich are affected.

Speaking of Stormzy.

Both he and Ed Sheeran made the 'Merk-ury' list today.

So for our #TBT let's re-live their collab at this year's Brit Awards.

*EdStorm is not their official name but it's definitely what we call them as a duo.

Kelly McCormack
BBC Radio Suffolk

About 15 caravans have returned to one of the largest car parks in Ipswich overnight.

The borough council says it's taking all necessary steps to remove the travellers from West End Road, and has apologised to motorists who use the car park.

Travellers spent several days there earlier this month, leaving before legal action could be taken.

Kevin Burch
BBC Look East

Bosses of a swimming pool where a seven-year-old girl drowned were issued with an improvement notice by the Health and Safety Executive after the incident.

Waveney River Centre was asked to provide a specific risk assessment for children's pool parties.

Managing director James Knight said they thought their existing procedures were adequate, but called in experts.

They put in place better documentation but the centre decided to stop pool hire altogether. It only did five to six a year, said Mr Knight.

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Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live

Prince William will tonight leave his job as a pilot for the East Anglian Air Ambulance after two years.

Over the years he been spotted in playing fields and schools, attending some very injured people.

Here's the prince explaining the highs and lows of the job...

Kevin Burch
BBC Look East

An inquest into the death of a seven-year-old girl who drowned at the Waveney River Centre in May last year has heard evidence from its managing director.

James Knight told the jury of "huge awareness" on safety and risk assessment at the holiday park in Burgh St Peter. Based on Health and Safety guidance, there was no supervision at the pool.

Maya Kantengule, from Oulton Broad, was pulled from the bottom of the pool at a birthday party for her best friend. She was declared dead later that day at the James Paget University Hospital.

The inquest at Norfolk Coroner's Court continues.

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Nic Rigby
BBC News

Up and coming acts from across the BBC East region are playing the Cambridge Folk Festival, external, which starts today.

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Those performing over the next few days are Cambridge-based folk singer Emily Mae Winters, external (pictured above) and Norfolk band Morganway, external (pictured below), both playing the Cambridge Folk Club, external tent on Friday night.

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Callum Morgan of Morganway said: "We've found a number of folk clubs and folk enthusiasts around the country have been so welcoming and excited about what we do, and I think it just shows how open-minded folk fans can be."

Acts playing The Den this year include Norwich-band the Wooden Arms, external, Suffolk duo Honey & The Bear, external (pictured below), Cambridgeshire singer Kerry Devine, external and Bedford singer-songwriter Danni Nicholls, external.

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BBC Local Radio for the East's Sue Marchant will be broadcasting from the festival on Sunday from 19:00.

Brenner Woolley
BBC Radio Suffolk sport

Mendham's Peter Wright (pictured) is ruling out complacency when he faces Darren Webster in the quarter-finals of the World Matchplay, external darts tonight.

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As world number three Wright will head into the match as hot favourite to reach the last-four.

"You've got to take every game as it comes and obviously I have a tough game next," Wright told BBC Suffolk Sport.

"Darren can beat anyone in the world, and he has done, he's been there before and it's good that he's coming back and proving that he can still play darts."

Brenner Woolley
BBC Radio Suffolk sport

Ipswich Witches, external could return to the summit of the Championship, external table if they beat Edinburgh Monarchs at Foxhall tonight.

Image source, Stephen Waller

The Suffolk side, who are currently a point behind leaders Glasgow Tigers, are also aiming to extend their winning home run to 14 meetings.

“Edinburgh look a strong team, they have some riders that have improved as the season has gone on and I fully expect a tough match,” team manager Ritchie Hawkins told the club website.

“Even though we have been so good at home this season, we can’t afford to ease off or let our level drop because as soon as we do someone will punish us, so we need to keep our high standards.”

The chairman of Cambridge United has asked for fans to "come together" when his side face Southend United in a friendly on Saturday.

A league fixture at Roots Hall in March 2015 was the match which ended with Cambridge fan Simon Dobbin getting attacked and left brain-damaged after the game.

Twelve people have now been jailed for that attack with a 13th due to be sentenced next month.

All proceeds from the match will go to Simon and his wife Nicole to help improve Mr Dobbin's quality of life at home in Mildenhall.

Dave Doggett said he wants to show that "football has a good side".

Richard Haugh
BBC Introducing in Suffolk

Ed Sheeran's commercial success with his third album ÷ (Divide) has been recognised with a nomination for the Mercury Prize.

Ed joins the likes of Stormzy, The xx and Alt-J in the shortlist of 12 acts in the running for the £25,000.

The money is probably of little incentive for the singer, whose album has sold 2.06 million copies in the UK, but being included on a list of what is traditionally seen as a 'credible' selection of albums will no doubt be welcome news to him.

The full list of nominees is:

• Alt-J - Relaxer
• Blossoms - Blossoms
• Dinosaur - Together, As One
• Ed Sheeran - ÷ (Divide)
• Glass Animals - How To Be A Human Being
• J Hus - Common Sense
• Kate Tempest - Let Them Eat Chaos
• Loyle Carner - Yesterday's Gone
• Sampha - Process
• Stormzy - Gang Signs and Prayer
• The Big Moon - Love in the 4th Dimension
• The xx - I See You

The winner will be announced on 14 September. Good luck, Ed.

Suffolk Free Press

And the back page of the Suffolk Free Press, external looks like this:

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Suffolk Free Press

Here's a look at the front page of the Suffolk Free Press, external:

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Luke Deal
BBC Radio Suffolk

A word of advice if you're planning to go the 2018 Ipswich Town Open Day.

With just 10 minutes to go before the end of the signing session, this was the scene as people queued to meeting the players.

Perhaps make a note to get in that queue as soon as you get there next year.

Brenner Woolley
BBC Radio Suffolk sport

Ipswich, external defender Tommy Smith accepts he faces a battle to start the season as one of Town's first choice centre-halves.

The 27-year-old, who has made more than 250 appearances for the Blues, is in a three-way scrap with captain Luke Chambers and Adam Webster.

"It looks like we're going to be playing a four at the back so the healthy competition for places isn't a bad thing, but hopefully I can do enough to cement my place in the team," Smith said.

"I think any player who isn't playing on the first day of the season would be gutted, but if that's the case all you've got to do is get your head down and win your place back."

Ipswich Town manager Mick McCarthy says having the chance to put the players through their paces at the annual club open day is "brilliant".

"It's the optimism at the start of the new season," he said.

"We had a poor season last year, we all know that, we were disappointed with it, but we've got a chance to put it right and have a good season this year and I think when all the fans come down, the kids especially, with their optimism, wanting to see their stars, the players, it's lovely, it's a great day."

McCarthy added that the players get enthused by meeting the fans as well, saying "everybody's looking forward" to the start of the season.

Andrew Sinclair
BBC Look East political correspondent

One of UKIP's MEPs for the east of England, Patrick O'Flynn, is standing down from his party's front bench in an apparent row over the future direction of the party.

Patrick O'Flynn says he doesn't want to be economic spokesman anymore because he's worried that the party is becoming too right wing.

"I have always argued for UKIP to be at the common sense centre of politics, rather than defined as being on the right wing," he said in a statement.

"It is clear to me that UKIP's activist base wishes to go in a more libertarian, shrink-the-state and Thatcherite direction.

"It is regrettable that the more centrist approach argued by the likes of me ....is falling by the wayside."

Mr O'Flynn, a former newspaper journalist, was one of the new breed of party activists who had influential contacts and made UKIP look more professional.

One of the party's "big hitters", he has often appeared on television debates and was seen by some as being a future leader.

He says he will stay on as an MEP and looks forward to seeing brexit being completed.