The owl was caught on camera, but managed to evade its owner.

Suspension, bumps, cleaning and replacing kit - all in a day's work when maintaining NHS ambulances.

A new service at West Suffolk Hospital, which is trying to cut delays in discharging patients who need home care, has already saved 150 bed days, it's claimed.

If a patient at the hospital in Bury St Edmunds is ready to leave, but needs a county council-provided care package in place, they can only go home if it's all set up.

If it's not set up, then it's referred to as hospital bed-blocking or "delayed transfer of care".

The hospital now provides the home care for up to seven days, to plug any gaps until council care is ready.

Dr Stephen Dunn says this has been a set up with the help of the council: "This is not a failing of the county council, this is something we've worked on jointly together.

"It's hugely innovative and it's a great opportunity to try and fill the gaps that sometimes arise in the care market."

Lord Somerleyton, who lives with his wife at Somerleyton Hall, external near Lowestoft, has offered a reward for the safe return of a family heirloom which was lost last week.

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Lady Somerleyton realised she was no longer wearing the 18 carat gold, emerald and diamond pendant at about 17:00 on Monday, 9 October.

She had visited Morrisons supermarket in Pakefield, and the village of Henstead that afternoon.

Lord Somerleyton said: "My wife and I are devastated to have lost the pendant which is a family heirloom and therefore I have decided to offer a cash reward for its safe return, should someone find it."

Police were called to reports of a gas leak in Great Blakenham earlier today after a main pipe was damaged by workmen.

Officers were called at 11:50 to Bramford Road, which remains closed at the junction of Gipping Road and Stowmarket Road.

A police spokeswoman said no homes were evacuated.

Gas network firm Cadent said supplies to the area had been maintained and engineers were working to repair the gas mains "as soon as possible".

A spokesman said: "A third party carrying out work in the area damaged one of our medium pressure gas mains."

Fans are being encouraged to arrive early at Portman Road on Sunday, ahead of the East Anglian derby match which kicks off at 12:00.

Turnstiles and stadium bars will be open from 10:30, police have said.

Supporters are reminded that vehicular access to Portman Road will be restricted before and during the match, and that spaces in the Portman Road car park will be greatly reduced.

There'll be various road closures in place, with some disruption to public transport.

The National Police Air Service, external helicopter is also expected to be deployed during the day to support the policing operation.

Police commander for the match, Det Ch Supt Simon Parkes said: "As usual for this derby game there will be a high profile police presence to ensure all supporters arrive and leave the ground safely and enjoy the game.

"We are supported by colleagues from across the east of England as well as horses from the Metropolitan Police.

"Whilst we will not tolerate mindless anti-social behaviour, violence or racist chanting.

"We know that true fans attend to enjoy the game and we hope they have a great day."

The acquittal of an optometrist who was convicted over the death of an eight-year-old Ipswich boy will stand, after judges refused to send the case to the Supreme Court.

Honey Rose, 36, was initially given a suspended sentence after she failed to diagnose an eye condition which ultimately led to the death of Vincent Barker in July 2012.

She had examined him during a routine eye test at a branch of Boots in Ipswich five months earlier.

Ms Rose, of Newham, east London, was convicted of gross negligence manslaughter at Ipswich Crown Court in August 2016, but the verdict was quashed in July of this year at the Court of Appeal.

The prosecution applied to take the case to the Supreme Court, citing an issue of "public importance" which needed to be considered by leading judges.

They argued that the law on gross negligence manslaughter was not "satisfactorily clear" as it stood.

But at another hearing today at the Court of Appeal, which lasted less than a minute, Sir Brian Leveson declined to send the case on to the country's most senior judges.

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David McGoldrick's Republic of Ireland have drawn Jonas Knudsen's Denmark in November’s two-legged World Cup qualification play-offs, external.

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Needham Market residents could be voting in a different Parliamentary constituency at the next election, if plans to change the electoral boundaries are approved by MPs.

The proposals from the Boundary Commission, external are designed to even out the numbers of voters in each seat, while reducing the number of MPs from 650 to 600.

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Needham, along with Combs, Battisford, Ringshall and Great Bricett would move from the Bury St Edmunds seat to the seat of Central Suffolk & North Ipswich.

That in turn loses a bit of Ipswich north of Colchester Road to the Ipswich constituency.

Suffolk Coastal gains Hasketon and Great and Little Bealings, but loses Pettistree, Stratford St Andrew and Farnham.

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"He has a brilliant flow, the way he creates his rap and then adds a melody to it."

The words of songwriter Steve Mac, who helped Ed come up the biggest song of 2017 (above).

You may not recognise his name but Steve helped Liam Payne write Strip That Down, Rita Ora compose Your Song and Pink pen What About Us?

Steve has also just received The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) Founders Award for his contribution to music.

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F-15E Strike Eagles and airmen from the 492nd Fighter Squadron and supporting units have returned to RAF Lakenheath, external following a six-month deployment to an "undisclosed location" in south west Asia.

Lt Col Jeremy Renken, commander of 492 Fighter Squadron, said it was an incredible deployment on many levels: "The squadron had multiple instances of pilots conducting air-to-air intercepts while their weapons systems officers were conducting strikes - not sequentially, but literally at the same time.

"It's a testament to not only the aircraft and aircrews, but also to the ammo troops, weapons troops, specialists, back shops, and crew chiefs who sent aloft our Strike Eagles and weapons systems that worked flawlessly when there was no margin for error."

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Terry Butcher has previously voiced his pride in son Christopher for his military service.

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Three Suffolk teams will be in action in the Bostik League, external tonight, but Premier Division leaders Leiston and in-form Lowestoft Town both have the night off.

Needham Market face a tough test away at Hendon Town, while in the North Division, Mildenhall Town go to Norfolk to play Dereham and AFC Sudbury entertain Aveley.

Lowestoft would have played but for Billericay's involvement in an FA Cup replay, and the Trawler Boys' manager Ady Gallagher (pictured) says it is a welcome reprieve for his injury-hit squad.

"Maybe a little bit of luck is going our way," Gallagher told us. "Teams are going to get injuries and we've had our fair share.

"It's twice now though that Billericay have drawn which means our game has been called off again and that gives us a chance to get more players back."

Elsewhere tonight, the runaway leaders in the Thurlow Nunn Premier Division,, external Felixstowe & Walton United play away at Gorleston.

A win for the Seasiders would extend their lead at the top of the table to 17 points.

The ghost apparently held visitors' hands at the castle, dubbed the "spookiest" by English Heritage.

Songwriter Steve Mac says working with Ed Sheeran on Shape of You was "extraordinary".

The search is continuing for a rare owl - one of two which escaped from their aviary last week when their enclosure wasn't properly bolted.

Misty the male Ural owl, external has since returned home, but Dawn, the female, is still missing, although she put in an appearance last night when the BBC's Kim Riley was filming for Look East, but has disappeared again.

Alec and Diana Mayhew have kept owls at their home near Leiston for about 25 years, but on Friday two of their birds went AWOL, external.

Mr Mayhew said Misty, now safely back in his aviary, seemed to be very hungry after his adventure : "I put some food on the aviary floor, he was straight down on it.

"He ate it all, and half an hour later, he was on his perch, sound asleep.

"It's only now he's beginning to wake up and look like his old self. Basically he'd been eight days without food, and that's eight days without water as well.

"They get their moisture from food, owls don't normally drink water, although occasionally you get one that might."

It's feared Dawn has only got another six to seven days to return home, otherwise she'll "just lay down somewhere and die", added Mr Mayhew.

A woman who was arrested on Sunday, on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life following a house fire in Ipswich earlier that day, has been released on bail until 9 November, pending further inquiries.

The fire, in a house on Alexandra Road, in the Spring Road/St Helen's Street area, severely damaged the property.

The occupants of the house, a woman and a teenage boy, were taken to hospital suffering from minor smoke inhalation, but they were later discharged.

Two former BBC stars will be honoured by the University of Suffolk, external today.

Bill Turnbull, who moved to the county a year ago after leaving the BBC Breakfast sofa, and Robin Windsor, a former Strictly Come Dancing professional, will get awards at graduation ceremonies.

Ipswich-born Robin says he was surprised at being invited to come along: "I was quite shocked when I received it [the invitation], I actually thought someone was joking at the beginning.

"But then when my friends wrote a list down of everything I've achieved over the last 35 years with my career, I kind of understood why, and what I can do for other people, and people look at me and look up to me."

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So poor Ed broke his arm yesterday in a bike accident.

Luckily for him and Jessie Ware, this unfortunate event happened after the pair had recorded their latest co-written track called Sam.

The track will appear on Jessie's third album Glasshouse which is out on Friday but you can hear the song in all the usual places now, meaning Ed can easily sling along - sorry - sing along at home now while recovering.

In fact, here's a short clip, external.

The new album is the follow up to her 2014 album Tough Love, which featured another Ed co-write Say You Love Me, external.

This week, Jessie also shared a new video for her track Alone, which you can watch below...

We brought you news yesterday of a Bury St Edmunds doctor who won a national award for the care of young patients.

Dr Lucy Grove, a community consultant paediatrician, was chosen from hundreds of nominations from across the UK to be named Best Doctor, in the 2017 WellChild Awards, external.

She picked up her award from Prince Harry - I suspect it will be an evening that she and her daughter Charlotte won't forget in a hurry:

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