A family has voiced its anger after their beloved rescue cat was shot on an Ipswich estate.

Tourists flocking to Suffolk and Essex’s coast in the sunny weather have been warned a stroll along the beach could prove fatal - if they do not heed urgent warnings about dangerous tides.

Police have closed an exit of the A12 northbound towards Washbrook and Copdock as fire crews tackle a vehicle on fire in the road.

Weather forecasters have predicted another hot and sunny day for the region with temperatures pushing into the mid twenties.

A Suffolk hospice has reached a new milestone in its campaign to become the biggest and best Midnight Walk in the UK.

A concerned dog walker has voiced his concerns after spotting two venomous snakes at Sutton Heath.

Sunbathers armed with ice creams and deck chairs could again swarm on the Suffolk seaside ahead of what could be the hottest day of the year.

A woman in her 70s had money stolen from her purse by two men who called at her Ipswich home posing as water engineers.

Police have arrested a 35-year-old man in connection with an alleged robbery at an Ipswich convenience shop.

A woman approached a young girl as she played in Alderman Park, Ipswich yesterday afternoon and pulled her arm, police have said.

A CCTV image has been released by police after a woman in her 80s was punched in the face outside Betfred bookmakers in Ipswich.

A large-scale outdoor game of Cluedo is set to hit the streets of Ipswich this summer based on the BBC hit show Peaky Blinders.

Parts of Suffolk and Essex could bask in temperatures as high as 23C over the Easter bank holiday weekend - warmer than Corfu, Marbella and Majorca, forecasters are predicting.

Two lanes have been closed on the A14 near Stowmarket for emergency repairs – one on the westbound carriageway and another eastbound – after a lorry crashed into the central reservation.

With less than one month to go until the Midnight Walk, St Elizabeth Hospice has set the ambitious goal of again breaking records, all while partying like it is 1989.

Leeds United have been allocated the entire of the Cobbold Stand for the game against Ipswich Town on Sunday, May 5.

Suffolk police have been called to the scene of the collision between a BMW 4 series, a Kia Sedona and a Ford Galaxy near Holywells Park in Ipswich this evening.

The UK ambassador to Turkey has paid tribute to the “extremely kind” and “not a run of the mill teacher” Paul McAuley who was found dead in Peru earlier this month.

Essex Police are still searching for the driver of a dark car following a collision on the A12 near Marks Tey.

The northbound carriageway of the A12 in Essex is experiencing delays near Colchester following a collision involving two vehicles, one of them towing a boat.

A hospital has said it has replaced a premium rate 0845 telephone number after a woman said she was charged more than £8 for a call as she tried to change an appointment.

A lorry has overturned on the A14 by the roundabout near to the entrance of the Port of Felixstowe.

Detectives who secured the conviction of a robber for his role in an attack where a victim was kicked, punched and hit have said it was “rewarding” to see him locked up for more than 10 years.

A spate of attacks by unruly hounds has prompted a warning to dog owners to keep their pets on a lead.

A spillage of raw meat is causing tailbacks on the two major roads at the Copdock roundabout.

A care home resident’s lifelong ambition of being recognised as a poet has been met after staff published her work as a book.

A woman has been left injured and shaken after she was punched in the face in Ipswich town centre outside Betfred bookmakers.

The day may have started frosty in some parts of the region, but the county is to expect more spring-like temperatures as the day develops.

A former Ipswich man who has travelled the world performing in musicals – including Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Starlight Express – is to compete in the final of hit show All Together Now with his band Xavier.

Ipswich MP Sandy Martin has urged people living in the town to support a community charity providing care in a tranquil woodland setting.