Summary

  • Updates for Friday, 28 July 2017

  • Unexpected transport charges imposed on parents

  • Retail park collision victim in 'stable' condition

  • Woman told to remove items from husband's grave

  • 'Wow' location for sheepdog trials

  • Masterplan for Bury St Edmunds town centre

  • First home defeat of the season for Ipswich Witches

  1. Tracking down the WW1 grave markerspublished at 00:38 British Summer Time 25 July 2017

    The battlefields of WW1 were once marked by thousands of wooden crosses - but what happened to them?

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  2. Landfill skull 'was not missing airman's'published at 22:14 British Summer Time 24 July 2017

    A skull found while police searched a landfill site was a woman's from before 1945, police say.

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  3. Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00 British Summer Time 24 July 2017

    That's all for our live updates today, but any breaking news stories will be published here overnight.

    Here's a reminder of some of the stories we've covered today:

    • Two F-15 jets from RAF Lakenheath are involved in a "near miss"
    • Corrie Mckeague's father temporarily blocks the entrance to the Milton landfill site
    • Ipswich Town makes history by carrying the name of a charity on its shirts
    • A rare seabird breeds at RSPB Minsmere for the first time in 40 years

    Scroll down for more on these and other stories. We'll be back from 08:00 on Tuesday.

    Have a good evening.

  4. Overnight weather: Patchy light rain at timespublished at 17:34 British Summer Time 24 July 2017

    Dan Holley
    BBC Look East weather

    Rather cloudy tonight with further patchy light rain at times, but also some dry and clear spells, particularly further west.

    Northwesterly winds will ease, with temperatures falling to 11C (52F) under the clearest skies.

    Overnight weather map

    Cloudy in places at first on Tuesday with perhaps a few showers, but much of the day will be dry with sunny spells.

    Light northwesterly winds, but breezy near the coast, with top temperatures around 22C (72F).

    Get a full forecast where you live from BBC Weather.

  5. Corrie's father blocks entrance to Milton landfill sitepublished at 17:06 British Summer Time 24 July 2017

    We've just spoken to Corrie Mckeague's father Martin, who blocked the entrance to the landfill site at Milton, near Cambridge, with his motor home for a short while earlier this afternoon.

    He told us from outside police HQ at Martlesham that he wanted Suffolk Police to resume their search of the site for his son.

    The protest has been reported in the Cambridge Evening News, external, and the East Anglian Daily Times, external.

  6. Music charity launches appeal to fund specialist servicepublished at 17:01 British Summer Time 24 July 2017

    An appeal has been launched, external by the charity Help Musicians, to fund a 24/7 specialist mental health service for musicians.

    The launch of Music Minds Matter follows the death of Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington, who took his own life last week.

    Chester BenningtonImage source, EPA

    The charity is led by Richard Robinson, who lives near Sudbury.

    He says they've seen a big increase in people in the industry who need help: "Since December we've seen a 25% increase in calls from people suffering from all kinds of issues, but mental health being the primary.

    "I think it's time the music industry and ourselves linked arms and found that solution."

  7. Man pleads not guilty to fatal hit and run crashpublished at 16:56 British Summer Time 24 July 2017

    A man has pleaded not guilty to being the driver involved in a fatal hit and run accident at Hitcham, near Hadleigh.

    It's alleged 51-year-old Mark Tuffs, of Alibon Road, Dagenham, was driving a lorry at the time and failed to report an accident had happened.

    Mr Tuffs is also accused of causing death by careless driving and failing to stop after a road accident.

    Cyclist Colin Taylor died following the crash at Luckeys Corner on the B1115 in November last year.

    Mr Tuffs will appear at Ipswich Crown Court on 21 August.

  8. Rare seabirds breed at Minsmere for first time in four decadespublished at 16:49 British Summer Time 24 July 2017

    One of the county's rarest breeding birds, the sandwich tern, may be making a comeback after breeding successfully this year at the RSPB’s Minsmere nature reserve, external for the first time in almost 40 years.

    Sandwich TernImage source, Jon Evans/RSPB

    The sandwich tern is a very white ‘sea tern’ with a black cap and bill with a yellow tip, which distinguish it from other terns.

    Before the 1970s, a large colony of them nested on Minsmere’s Scrape – a shallow man-made lagoon dotted with islands – but since the last successful nesting attempt in 1978 they have only tried to nest occasionally and without success, until now.

    This year, seven pairs of sandwich terns settled to breed on the East Scrape, successfully rearing four chicks so far.

    They are thought to be the only sandwich terns to breed in Suffolk this year, the RSPB said.

  9. Man rescued off coast at Felixstowepublished at 16:47 British Summer Time 24 July 2017

    A man in his 50's has been rescued from a rowing boat off the coast at Felixstowe this afternoon.

    A volunteer crew from the Harwich Inshore Lifeboat, external were called to the incident at about 15:15.

    They brought the man and his six foot (1.8m) wooden boat to land about 30 minutes later.

    High winds meant he'd drifted about half-a-mile out to sea near the Spa Pavilion.

    A coastguard rescue team and paramedics attended to him after he was brought to safety.

  10. New photograph of Corrie Mckeague's daughter releasedpublished at 16:14 British Summer Time 24 July 2017

    The girlfriend of missing airman Corrie Mckeague has posted a new photograph of the couple's daughter on Facebook.

    Ellie was born to mum April Oliver last month.

    Baby EllieImage source, April Oliver

    On Friday, police revealed they were halting the search for Corrie at a landfill site at Milton, near Cambridge.

    The gunner from RAF Honington disappeared after a night out in Bury St Edmunds last September.

  11. RAF Lakenheath takes steps to reduce risks following 'near miss'published at 15:59 British Summer Time 24 July 2017

    RAF Lakenheath has responded to a report revealing a "near miss" off the Norfolk coast involving two F-15 jets from the Suffolk base at the beginning of the year.

    First Lieutenant Elias Small, chief of public affairs for 48th Fighter Wing at RAF Lakenheath, said: "The 48th Fighter Wing cooperated fully with this investigation and understands the importance of operating safely and within UK airspace regulations.

    "As recommended by the UK Airprox Board, we have taken several steps to help reduce the risk of similar events in the future.

    "First, we reviewed how we distribute information to our aircrews to ensure they are aware of all planned airspace activity.

    "Second, we have reviewed our standard flight plans to ensure they are in line with airspace boundaries and reporting points.

    "Finally, we are exploring a program for new airmen assigned to RAF Lakenheath to visit RAF Swanwick to help provide additional awareness of local airspace limitations and concerns.

    "Our pilots and aircrew work to sharpen their skills every day, and we will continue to emphasize flight safety as part of our training programs."

  12. Charity link-up makes history for Ipswich Townpublished at 15:42 British Summer Time 24 July 2017

    Brenner Woolley
    BBC Radio Suffolk sport

    For the first time in Ipswich Town's history, the club will carry the name of a charity on the back of its first-team shirts.

    The name of East Anglia's Children's Hospices, external (EACH) will appear on both home and away shirts for the 2017-18 season.

    Players with shirts showing EACH lettering

    Ipswich Town's managing director Ian Milne said: "It's something new for us and it’s an exciting concept which has been well received by the club’s supporters."

    He added: "It was a difficult decision on who to select because there is so much great work being done in the community by a number of organisations.

    "It’s our intention, if possible, to continue the shirt partnership with different charities over coming seasons."

    Mick McCarthy and Luke Chambers with Maisey Bareham and Liam Covey
  13. EACH charity welcomes link with Ipswich Townpublished at 15:07 British Summer Time 24 July 2017

    Brenner Woolley
    BBC Radio Suffolk sport

    East Anglia's Children's Hospices, external say they're "thrilled" to be chosen as the first charity to be supported by Ipswich Town, who'll be carrying their name on the back of first team and ladies' team shirts for the 2017-18 season.

    Aimee Harrison, Leanne Smith and Luke Chambers with Liam Covey and Maisy Bareham

    Graham Butland, the charity's chief executive, said: "We’re thrilled to be benefiting from this unique opportunity.

    "This exciting partnership will undoubtedly be a boost to everyone involved with EACH and we look forward to working with Ipswich Town over the year."

  14. Former carer admits stealing jewellery from clientspublished at 13:54 British Summer Time 24 July 2017

    A former carer from Felixstowe has admitted stealing nearly £3,000-worth of jewellery from two clients.

    Susan Ogden, from Cambridge Road in the town, denies four charges of stealing jewellery from four other women worth nearly £8,500.

    She also pleaded not guilty to two charges of stealing prescription medicines.

    The alleged offences took place between September 2015 and April of this year.

    Magistrates in Ipswich released the 58-year-old on bail.

    She'll appear at Ipswich Crown Court on 21 August.

  15. US jets and RAF plane in 'near miss'published at 13:34 British Summer Time 24 July 2017

    A mid-air near-miss between an RAF tanker and US F-15s is blamed on military air traffic control.

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  16. Ever wondered what the view is like from the top of the Cathedral?published at 12:56 British Summer Time 24 July 2017

    Luke Deal
    BBC Radio Suffolk

    If you've ever walked by St Edmundsbury Cathedral and wondered what you can see from the top, then it's your lucky day.

    The Cathedral offers Tower Tours, external but be warned, there are quite a few guidelines you need to follow. No high heels for one!

    View over Abbey ruins
    View over Abbey Gardens
    View over Churchgate Street
    View over Norman Tower
  17. Tribute to A14 collision victimpublished at 12:18 British Summer Time 24 July 2017

    The family of a man from Sheffield who died after being hit by a car on the A14 earlier this month, has paid tribute to him.

    Alexander Beck, 27, died at the scene of the incident between junctions 43 and 42 at Bury St Edmunds, in the early hours of Friday, 14 July.

    His family said: "We are devastated at the sudden death of our beloved son and brother, Alex.

    "He was a son and brother to be proud of and we will miss him dearly."

  18. Where exactly did the mid-air 'near miss' take place?published at 12:17 British Summer Time 24 July 2017

    We've been bringing you news of two jets from Lakenheath which were involved in a "near miss" with an RAF refuelling plane off the coast of Norfolk in January.

    Here's a map showing exactly where the incident took place:

    Map showing location of near miss

    A report into the incident, external found that the two main causes were that the controller didn't effectively prevent the F15s from entering the airspace around the RAF Voyager plane, and the F15s entered the Air to Air Refuelling Area unaware that it was active.

  19. Witnesses sought to fatal collisionpublished at 11:07 British Summer Time 24 July 2017

    A man who died following a crash involving two cars on the A11 at the Worling junction near Barton Mills on Saturday has yet to be named by police.

    The 80-year-old, who was driving a gold Volkswagen Golf, died at the scene.

    Two occupants of the other vehicle, a white Suzuki Swift, were taken to hospital with injuries which were not believed to be serious.

    Police are keen to hear from any witnesses to the crash.

  20. Murder suspect remanded in custodypublished at 10:50 British Summer Time 24 July 2017

    A man will appear at Ipswich Crown Court next month charged with the murder of a 57-year-old from Bury St Edmunds.

    Exterior of magistrates court in Ipswich

    Mourad Belarbi, 43, from Lake Avenue in Bury St Edmunds, appeared before magistrates in Ipswich this morning.

    He's accused of killing 57-year-old Geoffrey Caton, who was found stabbed at an address in nearby Cumberland Avenue, on Thursday evening.

    Mr Belarbi was remanded in custody.