BBC Local Live: Suffolk

Jay Tabb, 32, left Portman Road at the end of last season after just over three years at Portman Road having initially joined on loan from Reading in March 2013.

This weekend The Maccabees will headline their first ever UK festival, ten years after the band started.

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They will take to the main stage at Latitude Festival at Henham Park on Friday night.

The band say they won't have any special guests or huge surprises as they want to make it "as pure a Maccabees event" as they can.

Ipswich Town youngster Adam McDonnell has signed a new two-year contract with the option of a further 12 months.

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The 19-year-old midfielder joined Town in 2014 from Shelbourne and made his first-team debut against Doncaster in the League Cup in August 2015.

The Republic of Ireland Under-19 cap played his first Championship game on the final day of 2015-16 against Derby.

Yesterday we brought you news that Suffolk Coastal and Waveney councils are going to have to change their pay-and-display parking machines sooner than they'd hoped - because the new £1 coin which comes into circulation next year isn't recognised by the current machines.

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It made me wonder how our other councils will cope, so I phoned and asked them:

• Babergh and Mid-Suffolk: “We are aware of the potential issue and are working with the suppliers of our ticket machines to ensure our customers can continue to use our car parks without interruption”
• St Edmundsbury and Forest Heath: "We have just over 100 car park machines and these are in the process of being upgraded which involves new computer coding at a cost of £58 for each machine"
• Ipswich: "We are aware of the new coins and will ensure that customers will be able to use the machines"

The A146 Beccles Road in Barnby is blocked and there's queuing traffic in both directions around Siding Road, because of a collision involving four vehicles.

The risk of heavy and possibly thundery showers continues this evening and there is a yellow warning in place until 22:00 for further torrential downpours and the risk of localised flooding.

Later, the wet weather will be confined to the eastern half of the region, as drier conditions spread from the west. Lows of 9C (48F).    

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Tomorrow the last of the overnight showery rain should clear to the North Sea, and then it's a mixture of sunshine and showers, which should be lighter and more scattered than today, although an occasional heavier downpour can't be ruled out. Top temperature: 19C (66F).

Get the full forecast where you live from BBC Weather.

There are quite a few items on the agenda to get through, including a suggestion of letting BBC Suffolk know in advance which roadworks are scheduled.

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There may have been lots of twists and turns in politics recently, but here at Endeavour House, the home of Suffolk County Council, it's business as usual as the cabinet gets together for its monthly meeting:

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The Norfolk and Norwich Hospital has paid tribute to a doctor who died in a head-on collision as he was driving to his Ixworth home after a night shift in August last year. 

An inquest yesterday into his death heard that he'd probably fallen asleep at the wheel.

A hospital spokesman said: "Dr Ronak Patel was a trainee anaesthetist and joined us in February 2015.

"He was a highly regarded and capable doctor and was extremely popular within the department.

"He had recently been working towards his anaesthetic fellowship exams and he had a bright future ahead of him.

"His colleagues have been deeply shocked by this news and he is very much missed. Our thoughts are with his family."

Tomorrow we'll bring you reaction from the British Medical Association to the circumstances surrounding Dr Patel's death.

A man is in custody in Bury St Edmunds Police following the death of a woman at a property in Rattlesden yesterday.

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Police received a call at about 12:03 reporting the sudden death of a 70-year-old woman at her home. 

Officers attended and initially arrested a 73-year-old on suspicion of assisting a suicide.

A short time later, the man was arrested on suspicion of murder.

Drivers are being warned of surface water on the A14 in both directions between J52 (B1113 Claydon) and J 53 (A1156 Whitehouse). Approach with care.

We warned you earlier that torrential downpours are possible across the county this afternoon and evening.

So let's enjoy this photograph taken in Troston earlier by BBC Weather Watcher "Symonab".

If you'd like to find out more about being a weather watcher, check out the website.

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The jury at Ipswich Crown Court has been hearing evidence from Professor Bruce Evans, who's an expert on optometry.

He was asked to comment on the defendant Honey Rose's claim (see 11:27 post on this page) that it was down to her discretion how much information she recorded about the examination of eight-year-old Vinnie Barker, who died five months later.

He said that with a young child, an optometrist was often juggling many things adding, "It is slightly unfair for a practitioner to be criticised for not recording findings in the same way."

He agreed with Jonathan Rees QC, prosecuting, that for an optometrist to fail to properly examine the back of the eye would be a breach of duty.

Asked how much of a breach, he said it fell far below the standard required, but didn't share the view of another expert who had described it as "rock bottom".

The trial has finished for the day and will resume tomorrow morning.

The Rail Accident Investigation Board, which is looking into a near-miss at the Dock Lane level crossing in Melton on 14 June 2016, says it will identify the sequence of events that led to the incident. It will also consider:

• The method of authorising vehicles and pedestrians to use the crossing
• Any factors which may have influenced the signaller's actions, including workload
• The history of the crossing
• The suitability of the crossing for the location and usage
• Any relevant underlying management factors

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I admit to being a bit slow and not noticing this at first, but as you can see Christchurch Mansion has a new look.

A huge piece of artwork has been placed over scaffolding which is in place as part of a £1m restoration project.

Ipswich Borough Council says the cover means the mansion can keep its "beautiful facade" while the work continues.

The member of the public who narrowly missed being hit by a train travelling from Lowestoft to Ipswich was the driver of a vehicle waiting to cross the railway.

A passenger in the car had called the signaller, who gave permission for the vehicle to cross.

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The driver had opened the near side gate and was walking onto the crossing to open the far gate when the passenger, who had heard the approaching train, shouted, prompting the car driver to stop. 

Train 2D81, the 12:07 Lowestoft to Ipswich service, then passed over the crossing, narrowly missing the car driver.  

The car passenger reported the near-miss to the signaller.

A train travelling from Lowestoft to Ipswich narrowly missed a member of the public who was in the process of opening the vehicle gates at Dock Lane level crossing in Melton, says the Rail Accident Investigation Branch, who are looking into the incident.

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There were no injuries, and no damage to either the train or the infrastructure, when the near-miss took place at 13:25 on 14 June.

Dock Lane is a level crossing where the user has to request for the gates to be opened.

It's on a private road near Woodbridge.

Lowestoft Town welcome Championship club Norwich City to Crown Meadow tonight for their third pre-season friendly.

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The match is a testimonial for former Trawler Boys manager Mickey Chapman, who spent more than three decades at the club.

"It'll be nice to play such good opposition and hopefully we'll get a great crowd," said current boss Ady Gallagher. 

"I'm sure all the boys will want to be involved and give a good account of themselves."