Lisa Chambers, Suffolk County Council's cabinet member for education, resigns
Four hundred jobs at risk as Suffolk County Council announces £73m savings plan
West Suffolk Hospital director 'not surprised' by junior doctors' vote for strike action
Newmarket man charged with six offences in the town, including robberies at a bank and travel agency
Updates for Thursday, 19 November 2015
That's it for Thursday's Suffolk Live.
Join us tomorrow from 08:00 for a mix of news, sport, travel and weather updates.
If you're going to the Christmas light switch-ons in either Bury St Edmunds or Ipswich, have a great night.
Philippa Taylor
BBC Local Live
A £2.4m project to enhance the experience visitors have when visiting Sutton Hoo has been unveiled today at the site near Woodbridge.
Sutton Hoo development: National Trust gains £150k lottery funding
Sutton Hoo is one of the most important archaeological sites in the world, and the 7th century burial mounds, excavated from the late 1930s onwards, have revealed items including the iconic Sutton Hoo helmet that is now kept in the British Museum.
Graeme Mac
BBC Radio Suffolk sport
There are a couple of injury concerns for Ipswich Basketball Head Coach Nick Drane ahead of his team's fixture at London Westside this weekend.
Image source, Pavel KrickaCentre Leigh Greenan has been struggling with his knee while forward Tom Sadler (pictured) has also been on the treatment table with a groin problem.
"Leigh may need an operation, but Tom should recover fully if he sits out one game in the coming weeks," Drane said.
Two teenage girls accused of starting a fire at Exning Primary School have appeared at Ipswich Crown Court, external.
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Dan Holley
BBC Look East weather
Cloudy at first this evening, but many places becoming dry overnight with a few clear spells.The westerly breeze will ease, and turning chilly with temperatures falling to 5C (41F).
A cloudy start to Friday, but mostly dry with sunny spells, although a few showers will arrive from the north during the afternoon.
A cold and blustery westerly wind, with temperatures reaching highs of 9C (48F).
Philippa Taylor
BBC Local Live
Thousands of people are expected in Bury St Edmunds town centre this evening for the annual switching-on of the Christmas lights, which takes place just before 19:00.
Image source, Our Bury St EdmundsPhilippa Taylor
BBC Local Live
A last look at today's top stories:
Philippa Taylor
BBC Local Live
A man who was wanted for recall to prison has been detained by police in Essex.
Soloman Eastwood, also known as Simon Eastwood and Soloman Loveridge, was posted as wanted in May after breaching the conditions of his release licence.
Since then Suffolk Police has been liaising with other regional forces, and he was detained after officers found him in a parked vehicle in the Maldon area yesterday.
BBC Travel
The A12 Saxmundham bypass is closed northbound between Sternfield and Kelsale, because of a crash involving two cars and recovery work.
There's a diversion in operation, through the centre of Saxmundham.
Mariam Issimdar
BBC Norfolk Live
An empty train crashed into a sleeper left on the track by staff who broke safety guidelines, a report has found.
The train hit one of three wooden sleepers that fell on the track from a trailer, near Somerleyton,
The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) said the crash happened on 18 June after Network Rail staff removed old sleepers and rails overnight.
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Philippa Taylor
BBC Local Live
A grant of £150,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund will enable the development of the Anglo-Saxon ship burial site at Sutton Hoo, so visitors can retrace a royal funeral procession.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe burial site near Woodbridge was rediscovered in 1939, and among the many finds were the buried boat which contained the remains of a warrior's helmet, which is kept in the British Museum.
Luke Potter, east Suffolk general manager for the National Trust, said: "The project aims to release the power and magical inspiration of Sutton Hoo's history by untapping the human stories that reside within its landscape."
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Colin Noble, the Conservative leader of Suffolk County Council, has released a statement about cabinet member Lisa Chambers's decision to stand down:
Image source, Suffolk County CouncilLisa Chambers is understood to have told all her colleagues she was stepping down because she was finding it impossible to work as a cabinet member and member of the Conservative group.
The former cabinet member for education said that the removal of some of her local Newmarket work by the leader of the council, Colin Noble, had been a step too far.
Former Suffolk County Council leader Mark Bee (pictured) has suggested that the resignation of Lisa Chambers shows that Colin Noble is unfit to lead either the council or the Conservative Group, external.
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Richard Haugh
BBC News
A 46-year-old man who died when his van hit a pub in Snape has been named by police.
David Cook, from Leiston, was pronounced dead at the scene following the crash at The Crown on 12 November.
Police have asked for witnesses to come forward.
BBC Travel
The A140 is blocked southbound at Mendlesham because of a broken down vehicle and recovery work.
Philippa Taylor
BBC Local Live
Our latest headlines:
lunchtime
Philippa Taylor
BBC Local Live
If you can't make it into Ipswich town centre this evening for the switching on of the Christmas lights, then don't worry, you'll still be able to see them as long as you've got access to the internet.
Image source, Ipswich Borough CouncilIpswich Borough Council says to prevent overcrowding, it'll be putting up a big screen at Giles Circus so people can watch from there, and the Cornhill event will also be streamed live, external on its website.
There is late night shopping on Thursdays until 17 December.
