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Philippa Taylor

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  1. Good morning from Suffolk Live

    Philippa Taylor

    BBC Local Live

    Hello, and thanks for joining us.

    If you've been out and about already, you'll have noticed that while it may be chilly, it's much lighter, which is great news if like me, you have an early-morning commute.

    An inquest into the death of a man who was killed when part of the cliffs collapsed at Thorpeness Beach last month is due to begin later - and there's bad news for anyone who uses J42 on the A14 to go into Bury St Edmunds, as Westley Bridge is going to be closed for up to eight weeks.

    We're also in the fairly unusual position of being able to look back at a win for Ipswich Town over the weekend. Fingers crossed the Blues have turned the corner.

    We'll bring you more details on those stories, and others, after the day's weather prospects from Kate Kinsella, which are up next.

  2. Our live coverage across the day - and the week

    We're signing off now until Monday morning, but before we go, we'd like to thank you for your company, and wish you a splendid weekend.

    Here's a reminder of some of the stories we've been looking at:

    • Police say they plan to carry out an extensive search of a landfill site at Milton in Cambridgeshire, as part of their investigation into the disappearance of RAF Honington gunner Corrie Mckeague
    • A teenager has become the second person to be arrested on suspicion of murder, following the death of a man in Ipswich on Wednesday evening
    • Ipswich Town manager describes himself and Aston Villa manager Steve Bruce as "not too sexy"

    See you on Monday from  08:00.

  3. Weather: Rain, sleet or snow expected in places

    Julie Reinger

    BBC Look East weather

    Further outbreaks of rain, sleet or snow and this could lead to a covering of snow in places across the BBC East region tonight.

    It's also likely to turn quite murky at times with the risk of frost and ice, as temperatures fall. 

    Minimum Temperature: -1C (30F).

    Weather chart

    Saturday will be cold and cloudy with further wintry showers feeding in on a light-to-moderate north to north-easterly wind. 

    These showers are likely to turn mainly to rain by the afternoon. 

    Maximum Temperature 4C (39F).

    More details from BBC Weather:

  4. Corrie Mckeague's mum describes landfill site search as a 'massive task'

    Nicola Urquhart has described the police search of a landfill site at Milton near Cambridge as a "massive task".

    Police revealed earlier today that they'll be searching the site as part of their investigation into the disappearance of RAF Honington serviceman Corrie Mckeague.

    Nicola Urquhart

    Writing on the Find Corrie Facebook page, Nicola Urquhart said: "Our gratitude to each individual police officer carrying out this task is immeasurable.

    "This could take up to eight weeks to conclude - it will be an incredibly difficult time waiting for news each day."

  5. A47 re-numbered south of Great Yarmouth

    Patrick Byrne

    BBC News

    The A12 south of Great Yarmouth has been re-numbered and now becomes an extra section of the A47 creating a continuous trunk road from Peterborough to Lowestoft. 

    Highways England said the change is part of the government's road investment strategy up to 2020.

    Road sign

    Aran Nugent, from Highways England, said: "The A12 is also now a continuous trunk road from Ipswich into London, with the A47 a continuous trunk road from Peterborough to Lowestoft. 

    "We do not anticipate this will create any additional traffic or direct any extra drivers onto this road. 

    "The costs of the work have been minimised as most signs will have patches stuck on. 

    "Those signs being replaced were at their end of their lifespan and would have had to be replaced soon anyway."

  6. Train depot will be a 'vital transformation'

    We've been telling you about the new £70m train maintenance depot that's been unveiled for Manningtree...

    Greater Anglia has said it is a "vital transformation" for railway services in the region. 

    Managing director Jamie Burles said: "Providing a depot at Manningtree will enable us to bring in our ambitious new timetable with more frequent trains and reduced journey times. 

    "It also reduces the amount of time that trains are out of service for maintenance."

    Artist impression of train depot

    Here's a bit more about what it will entail:

    • There will be 13 tracks where trains can be parked overnight for cleaning and toilet maintenance
    • Two further tracks will be under cover in a 300m (984ft) shed
    • The shed will feature train inspection pits and cranes for maintenance
    • The depot will cover 22 acres
    • A new wheel lathe will be installed
    • There will be a train wash, remote train monitoring systems, a control room and spares storage
  7. Vision for £70m rail depot is unveiled

    A vision for a £70m train maintenance depot on the Essex/Suffolk border has been unveiled.

    The site where the depot will be built

    Greater Anglia plans to build the state-of-the-art facility on the site of a derelict chemical works factory at Brantham, across the Stour estuary from Manningtree railway station.

    It will provide a base and light maintenance for about 20 of the new trains due to arrive in East Anglia from 2019. 

    The depot, expected to be built by December 2018, will provide jobs for about 30 people.

    James Cartlidge, MP for South Suffolk, said: "I'm absolutely delighted. 

    "This is an enormous decrepit, decaying site which is crying out for regeneration and it's now going to be delivered."

  8. Headteacher elected as general secretary of trade union

    A Bury St Edmunds headteacher has been named as the general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders.

    Geoff Barton

    Geoff Barton is due to retire as head at the King Edward VI School at Easter.

    He said: "I am looking forward to representing ASCL members when I take up post on 18 April.

    "Until then, my priority is to give my full commitment to King Edward VI School, the high school I have been privileged to lead as headteacher since April 2002."

  9. How the national media is reporting the £50m cocaine find:

    Hopton-on-Sea usually only makes the national papers once a year, and that's hidden away in the sports section when the World Indoor Bowls championship hits Potters Resort.

    (It might sneak on to the front pages if there's a streaker at said event.)

    But there is national interest in the discovery of the holdalls full of cocaine.

    • £50 million worth of cocaine washes up on Norfolk beach - Daily Telegraph
    • The UK's biggest haul came off the coast of Scotland in April 2015 when £512m of cocaine was discovered in a boat - Daily Record
    • The incredible discovery was made this morning after a number of bags washed up on Hopton Beach near Great Yarmouth - The Mirror
    • A member of the public contacted Norfolk Police after finding holdalls - Belfast Telegraph
  10. 'Fair rates' message from traders as MPs arrive for memorial service

    Guy Campbell

    BBC Radio Suffolk

    Traders in Southwold have made the most of a memorial service for former Conservative cabinet minister Lord Prior, to highlight their concerns over business rate rises.

    Southwold protest

    Jim Prior, who was an MP for 28 years for the Suffolk constituencies of Lowestoft and Waveney, died in December at the age of 89.

    Julie Carpenter from CraftCo said they hoped the posters would be seen by MPs attending the event: "With Jim Prior's memorial it was an opportunity not to miss.

    "The poster campaign is quite subtle and we decided not to have protests so that it would be respectful for him."