Philippa Taylor
Suffolk Live

Time for the Suffolk Live team to say goodnight. We hope you've enjoyed today's news updates and you'll join us in the morning from 08:00.

Have a great evening - I hope the strong winds don't cause any damage, but should you notice anything of interest you can safely photograph once it gets light, we'd love to see your pictures.

Send them to us via email or Facebook, external... but for now, batten down the hatches - it's set to be a blowy one.

Philippa Taylor
Suffolk Live

Willis's Friars Street Building, which opened on 2 June 1975, celebrates its 40th Anniversary this year. To mark the occasion the building is being lit up "ruby red" at night until Sunday 7 June.

Image source, Ipswich Society

Vicki Chapman from Willis says: "The visionary and unique 'grand piano' shape of the building was created by Lord [Norman] Foster by allowing the edge of the building to flow to the site boundaries - like a pancake in a pan."

The Willis Building will be open to the public on Sunday 13 September as part of Heritage Open weekend, external.

Philippa Taylor
Suffolk Live

Highways England, external are advising road users that the A12 Bascule Bridge in Lowestoft will be closed tonight for essential maintenance.

Work will take place between 20:00 and 06:00 tomorrow to maintain the bridge.

During the work the A12 will be closed in both directions at the bridge. Diversion will be clearly signposted.

Philippa Taylor
Suffolk Live

The last headlines from us on this first day of summer:

• More than 40 traffic offences have been booked in a police operation

• Ipswich Willis building becomes 'ruby red', external at night in anniversary celebrations

• Suffolk's cricketers missed out on Minor Counties T20 finals day

Philippa Taylor
Suffolk Live

Eighty-six drivers, three arrests and more than 40 traffic offences booked - all in a days work for Suffolk police as they crack down on criminals working on the county's roads.

PC Neil Robertson and his sniffer dog Arnie were part of the operation. He explains it's basically a case of searching the car for any controlled drugs, cash or firearms.

"So the dog will search - any indications that he gets he'll just tell me by freezing exactly where the drugs are... just makes life a lot easier, makes it easier to search, less officers."

BBC Weather

It'll become wet and very windy this evening, with gusts generally to 45mph (72km/h), perhaps 55mph (86km/h) along the coast around Orford Ness.

Winds will ease a little later, as the rain becomes lighter and less widespread.

Minimum temperature: 8C (46F)

Philippa Taylor
Suffolk Live

A head teacher has been drafted in to Lowestoft from London as part of a talented leadership programme to improve education standards in coastal towns.

Image source, Meadows Community Primary School

Nadia Paczuska has moved her family from London to take up the challenge at Meadows Community Primary school, judged by Ofsted in February, external to "require improvement".

She started her new job today and says: "We can't continue to fail children in any part of the UK and I just think that every child is entitled to a good education".

Lowestoft Journal

A major legal challenge has been launched, external in a bid to quash the rebranding of the Broads.

Landowners Tim and Geli Harris are seeking a judicial review of the Broads Authority's decision to rename Norfolk and Suffolk's wetlands as the Broads National Park, external, accusing the authority of acting irrationally.

Graeme Mac
BBC Radio Suffolk sport

Defeat to Cambridgeshire yesterday means Suffolk's cricketers will be absent from the Minor Counties T20 finals day in Banbury next month.

Suffolk had started well at Sawston Cricket Club, external as they comfortably beat Lincolnshire in their first match.

However, they were bowled out for just 89 by Paul McMahon's team, who reached their victory target with 15 balls to spare.

Philippa Taylor
Suffolk Live

Here's a lovely photograph taken over the weekend at Woolpit Steam Rally, external.

Image source, Robert Medd

It was taken by Robert Medd, who emailed it to us at Suffolk Live.

He says: "All the steam engines, noises and smells transported me back in time and I was in awe of some of the clever engineering used."

Philippa Taylor
Suffolk Live

The RSPB reserve at Minsmere, external is very much in the spotlight at the moment as it plays host to BBC Two's Springwatch programme.

But did you know:

• It was created by a man called Herbert Axell

• It opened on 25 April 1947

• The origins of the reserve lie in the Second World War

Philippa Taylor
Suffolk Live

If you want to have a good chance of passing your driving test, it might be worth heading to the Kendal test centre in the Lake District where figures released today, external show a 70.8% success rate.

If you're wondering what the situation is like here in Suffolk, here are the statistics for June last year:

• In Bury St Edmunds 204 tests out of 390 were successful, a pass rate of 52.3%

• In Ipswich 351 drivers out of 614 passed, that's 57.2%

• And in Lowestoft it was 51.1% - reflecting 194 successes from 380 examinations

Philippa Taylor
Suffolk Live

Suffolk's Police and Crime Commissioner says he's "delighted" to support extra investment in the new dedicated cyber crime unit launched today, external in Halesworth.

Image source, PA

Tim Passmore says: "Cyber and internet crime... has the potential to be a significant problem for our local communities and businesses. I want to be sure that we do all we can to make sure Suffolk is ahead of the game."

It is a joint initiative with Norfolk Police.

Philippa Taylor
Suffolk Live

The Willis building in Ipswich has been lit up, external in ruby red to mark it's 40th anniversary.

Image source, Paul Chapman

The building was commissioned by insurers Willis Faber & Dumas, external back in the 1970s when they decided to move their headquarters out of London.

The Grade I listed building, designed by Sir Norman Foster, external, has won a number of awards, including the RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) Trustees Medal.

Philippa Taylor
Suffolk Live

Helen Mulley tweets, external: Just seen that @BBCSpringwatch has a live cam on a Cetti's warbler nest. This is without a doubt the best #springwatch ever.

There are about 2,000 males present, often heard but are rarely seen, the Springwatch team say. Take a look for yourself at the webcams and let us know what you think.

You can email us or post a message on our Facebook, external page. We'll have more Springwatch updates throughout the week.

Graeme Mac
BBC Radio Suffolk sport

Defender Christophe Berra and strikers David McGoldrick and Daryl Murphy will all be absent when Ipswich Town, external return for pre-season training later this month.

Image source, Getty Images

International duty means the trio will miss the early stages of Town's training camp, with Berra (pictured) named in the Scotland squad which takes on the Republic of Ireland in a Euro 2016 qualifier on 13 June, external.

McGoldrick and Murphy could both feature for the Irish that night. The duo also hope to be involved in a friendly against England on Sunday.

Philippa Taylor
Suffolk Live

A man who died following a collision on the A1101 at Lackford on Saturday has been named as David Lister from Henley Way, Ely in Cambridgeshire.

The accident between a Ford Fusion and a Honda motorcycle happened about 13:30.

Mr Lister, 47, was pronounced deceased at the scene.

Kate Williams
Suffolk Live

Trains between Lowestoft and Norwich were disrupted earlier after a Broads cruiser hit a bridge on the outskirts of Norwich.

Examiners were called in to assess the bridge over the River Yare, near the Rushcutters pub at Thorpe St Andrew, around 12:00 BST.

Train services between Norwich and Lowestoft, Great Yarmouth and Sheringham were delayed, altered and cancelled, external, but are now running normally.

Philippa Taylor
Suffolk Live

Staying with the weather... and the Met Office has issued a yellow warning of wind, external for Suffolk from 14:00 today to 18:00 tomorrow.

A yellow warning means that severe weather is possible and that we should plan ahead thinking about possible travel delays, or disruption of day to day activities.

BBC Weather

Cloud will increase this afternoon with isolated showers.

By dusk outbreaks of rain may arrive, especially in the west towards Newmarket, while the wind strengthens.

Maximum temperature: 15C (59F)