Animals big and small have been enjoying the snow across the east of England.

Ipswich Town players have been paying tribute to long-serving club employee Dick Parker, whose death we reported earlier.

Bartosz Bialkowski tweeted, external: "R.I.P my friend"

Ted Bishop tweeted, external: "Absolutely gutted helped me so much over the past 13 years RIP dicky"

Craig David, who starts his US tour, external in a month's time, will be performing at Newmarket Nights next year.

David, who's sold more than 15 million albums and achieved 16 Top 10 hits, is appearing on Friday, 20 July 2018.

Tickets go on general sale on Friday.

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Plans to divide the former BHS store in Ipswich into smaller units containing a gym, shops and restaurants are set to be given the green light, external this week.

We find out what's involved in keeping more than 2,000 miles of roads free from ice and snow.

The company which runs the gas platform says steps have been taken to prevent a similar incident.

Eight illegal immigrants were detained at the Port of Felixstowe in the early hours of Saturday by police and Border Force officials based at the port.

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The eight, all males from Albania, had recently arrived on a ferry from Vlaardingen, in the Netherlands.

Seven of the migrants were returned on the next ferry.

One child was taken into the care of social services.

The East of England Ambulance Service, external said it had one of its busiest days of the year when snow fell across half of the region.

It said it received almost 4,400 calls on Sunday, an increase in demand by more than 20%.

Chief executive Robert Morton said: “The conditions we experienced yesterday were extreme and we would like to thank the public for being patient with our responses."

It said the worst-affected areas were Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and west Essex.

The service announced internal major incident status yesterday but this was stood down this morning.

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Town boss Mick McCarthy, skipper Luke Chambers and academy head of coaching and player development Bryan Klug have paid tribute, external to long-serving staff member Dick Parker, who died suddenly over the weekend.

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New evidence of human activity dating back thousands of years has been unearthed, external in Long Melford, following a series of archaeological digs.

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Kasabian have announced, external they'll be appearing at Thetford Forest, near Brandon, on Sunday, 10 June 2018, as part of the Forestry Commission's concert series, external "Forest Live".

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The band have just been announced as headlining the Isle of Wight Festival in 2018.

Accolades include a Brit award in 2010, seven NME awards between 2007 and 2015, and four Q awards, including best track in 2017.

Tickets go on sale on Friday.

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Seven fire crews have been fighting a blaze at a car repair workshop near Littleport.

About 30 firefighters from Cambridgeshire, Newmarket and Mildenhall in Suffolk, and Outwell in Norfolk were called to the fire in Old Pools Drove.

Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service said it was called shortly after 10:00.

Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service said the fire had been brought under control.

A woman from Bury St Edmunds, who was questioned following a fatal collision between two vehicles in Wattisfield on Saturday afternoon, has been released by police pending further inquiries.

An 80-year-old female passenger died at the scene of the crash, which involved the car she was travelling in, a black Hundai Getz, and a black Ford Mondeo.

The 38-year-old driver of the Mondeo was arrested on suspicion of causing death by careless driving while under the influence of drink or drugs.

The male driver of the Hyundai, and the Mondeo driver, both received treatment for minor injuries.

The crash took place at about 15:55 on the A143 just south of the junction with Townhouse Lane.

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Sudbury had their good run of wins ended, narrowly defeated, external, away at Epping on Saturday.

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Taylor Swift performed tracks from her new album Reputation for the first time on UK soil last night at Capital FM's Jingle Bell Ball at London's O2 Arena.

Check out the US singer knocking out a rendition of her Right Said Fred-inspired single Look What You Made Me Do above.

Taylor's best friend in music Ed Sheeran also performed at the radio station's star-studded Christmas bash.

Ed continued his domination of the charts on Friday, when his Beyonce collab Perfect, external went to number one and he also told The Sunday Times (link is behind a paywall), external about his love of Jeremy Corbyn.

Here he is impressing with his loop pedal, tiny guitar and massive tune Shape of You below.

Also on the bill was newly-shaven headed One Direction-turned solo star Liam Payne, Stefflon Don and The Script, as well as Louisa Johnson, Mabel and a few others.

Despite the stellar lineup, the star of the show was surely Big Shaq.

He's getting hotter by the day but still won't take off his jacket though.

Man makes his own decisions.

We're just worried that he won't feel the benefit of his coat when he gets outside.

Saturday saw performances from the likes of James Arthur, Dua Lipa, Craig David and Liam's band mate Niall Horan, as well as Sam Smith.

Smithy's new album The Thrill of it All had - just the night before - returned to number one in the charts after being briefly dethroned by Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds.

Click along with lead single Too Good at Goodbyes below.

Sing along too if you think you can reach those high notes - but be careful.

The victim is being supported by officers after she was raped by a man who offered her a lift.

Following constant criticism of the secondary market, Newsbeat speaks to a senior manager at ticket resale site Stubhub.

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