Supermarket worker Tom Stephens is the man arrested on suspicion of murdering five prostitutes in Suffolk, Sky News has learnt. The 37-year-old was arrested where he lived in Trimley, a small town near the port of Felixstowe, at 7.20am.

Det Chief Supt Stewart Gull told a press conference in Ipswich that an unnamed man had been arrested.

But sources have told Sky the man being held held is Stephens.

Police have not said where he is being held but he will be questioned later today.

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Mr Gull said: "He has been arrested on the suspicion of murdering all five women - Gemma Adams, Tania Nicol, Anneli Alderton, Paula Clennell and Annette Nicholls."

Police have until Wednesday morning to charge him or apply for more time to hold him in custody.

Stephens was interviewed by the Sunday Mirror yesterday.

He told the newspaper he knew the girls well, had been interviewed by police four times but was completely innocent.

"I'm not worried about being charged - I am innocent," he said.

The bodies of the women were found naked in rural locations south of Ipswich.

Gemma Adams, 25, was found in Belstead Brook at Hintlesham on December 2.

Tania Nicol was found at Copdock on December 8; Paula Clennell, 24, at Levington on December 12, and Annette Nicholls, 29, also at Levington on the same day.

Police have not said how Miss Adams, Miss Nicol and Miss Nicholls died but Miss Clennel was killed as a result of "compression" to the neck.

The inquests into four of the deaths have been postponed.

The murders sparked a major police manhunt and created massive public interest.

Vicky Hall, 17, was murdered after vanishing from her home in Trimley St Mary in 1999. Her naked body was found in a water-filled ditch 25 miles away five days later.

Police believe she died of asphyxia. A 27-year-old Felixstowe businessman was accused of her murder but found not guilty by a jury.

Police have not linked the Ipswich murders to Ms Hall's killing.

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Well as you all know the last few years (sounds awful) has not been the most pleasant for me..... I have had problems with the METROPOLITAN POLICE AND RESIGNED IN THE END and just when things were looking really down.......what happens:


I LAND MYSEL A LOVELY FULL TIME POSITION FROM THE 2ND JANUARY.... I HAVE APPLIED FOR SO MANY POSITIONS I CANNOT BELIEVE I HAVE IT!!!!!!!!!

And even better still the salary is far beyond my expectations and yes I will be able to live instead of survive.

I AM THE HAPPIEST PERSON ON EARTH AND AM GOING TO GO INTO THE NEW YEAR WITH LOVE, HAPPINESS AND LOTS OF HARD WORK...........


I have waited so long and come so close to giving up! :rofl:

7 days left till Christmas ... have you bought all your presents?

We're mostly sorted, and looking forward to the festivities

Have a good day and happy shopping during this week

Falalalala! :xmasprep:

I saw this in a news paper recently and thought I'd share it with you. I don't know which order they're in though

1: Coffee
2: Games
3: Shopping
4: The internet
5: Food
6: Sex
7: Alcohol
8: Heroin
9: Marihuana
10 Nicoteen

I have to admit that I am addicted to a coupl... a fe.... some of those

Embarrassing day for SA
Yet, Pollock manages to join exclusive 400-wicket club

December 17, 2006 Edition 1

Stuart Hess

Day 2 of 5

India 249 (79,5 overs) and 146/5 (35 overs) South Africa 84 (25, 1 overs)

A calamitous batting effort by the home team, that was just as embarrassing as the first day pitch fiasco, confirmed that the national selectors' decision to rest the South African players from last week's round of franchise matches was indeed the wrong one.

A frenetic day's play which saw 20 wickets tumble for 323 runs was highlighted by a historical moment in the afternoon when Shaun Pollock became the 10th player to claim 400 Test wickets with his removal of India's captain Rahul Dravid. Yet that achievement, noteworthy as it was, could not gloss over what ranks as the worst batting effort by a South African team since the country's return from sporting isolation.

The innings lasted just two hours and 11 minutes, just a few minutes longer than the latest James Bond movie and the arch-villains were none other than the South African batsmen themselves.

The pitch, which looked to have dried out completely from the hessien-induced dampness, certainly didn't offer up many demons, and only AB de Villiers can feel aggrieved by the role the surface played in his dismissal.

Instead it was the South African batsmen who misplaced their aggression in their attempts to undermine their opponents.

Graeme Smith's wretched wanderings in front of his stumps continued. He was lbw again here yesterday, the fourth time he's fallen to that mode of dismissal against the Indians, and it's clear he has a technical fault that needs solving.

The rest of the batsmen tended to give their wickets away while attempting outrageous strokes, when greater caution was called for.

Gibbs chased a wide one, just his fourth ball, which he would have been better off leaving alone, Kallis reached for one he could have allowed to pass, while Mark Boucher's attempted drive to just the sixth ball bowled to him smacked of arrogance.

The not so grand total of 84 represented the first time South Africa had failed to reach three figures in a completed innings since SA's reinstatement to the Test arena.

India had obviously taken heart from the final wicket stand of 44 between Sourav Ganguly and Vikram Singh at the end of their first innings in the morning.

Singh should have tried playing the lottery last night, because his luck was certainly in and his 26-minute stay at the crease was entertaining - from an Indian perspective - and downright infuriating for the South Africans.

Ganguly though has played the defining innings in the match thus far. It was a knock packed with grit from a player who clearly has plenty to prove, and must rank as one of the most valuable of the 26 Test half-centuries he has made.

With the momentum firmly with them following Ganguly's heroics, the Indian bowlers then took advantage of South Africa's casual approach with the bat.

Although they received plenty of assistance from the home team's batsmen, the Indian seamers deserve credit for putting the ball in the right areas.

The fiery Shanthakumaran Sreesanth found some, and probed away with boundless energy and gained great reward by picking up his first five-wicket Test haul. He received marvelous support from the impressive Zaheer Khan, and the two brought South Africa to their knees at 42/7. There were even concerns the South Africa may miss the follow-on total of 50, but some lusty hitting by Andre Nel prevented that embarrassing scenario.

The South Africans, no doubt seething after their abject batting display, roared in at the Indian batsmen who responded with some ridiculous strokeplay themselves. The score accelerated ahead at close to 4,5 runs an over, while wickets continued to fall.

Pollock's historical moment arrived in the seventh over, another typically probing set of six balls that unhinged Dravid right at the end, and put Pollock among an elite group. Wicket number 401 followed 10 overs later when Sachin Tendulkar chopped one onto his stumps, and briefly it looked like South Africa might give themselves something small-ish to chase in the fourth innings.

A sprightly partnership of 58 between Laxman and Ganguly turned the match firmly back in the tourists favour and by stumps they were 311 runs ahead.

Plays of the day

Ball of the day

No arguments here, the final ball of Shaun Pollock's first over in the Indian second innings was characteristic of the man. It induced a tentative push from one of the great batting technicians of the modern era, Rahul Dravid, and the edge was snapped up by Mark Boucher.

Shot of the day

In the all too brief SA innings, Jacques Kallis at least managed one cover drive that can be described as classical. The graceful elegance of the shot he played off Zaheer Khan in the third over was among the few highlights of a disastrous batting effort by the hosts.

Catch of the day

Catch of the series probably by the old guy Pollock, who took a few steps to his left before flinging himself full length to clutch a screaming low drive from Dhoni in the 62nd over of India's first innings.

Quote of the day

There was some poor shot selection, and some application that wasn't where it should be. - SA coach Mickey Arthur. Too right. So what about that decision to "rest" the national players after the one-day series, then?

State of the Pitch

Dry, the odd ball is misbehaving as cracks start to open up. Plenty of assistance for bowlers, lots of bounce and movement.

A Plane Is On Its Way To Houston When A Blonde In Economy Class Gets Up And Moves To The First Class Section And Sits Down.

The Flight Attendant Watches Her Do This And Asks To See Her Ticket. She Then Tells The Blonde That She Paid For Economy Class And That She Will Have To Sit In The Back.

The Blonde Replies, "i'm Blond, I'm Beautiful, I'm Going To Houston And I'm Staying Right Here."

The Flight Attendant Goes Into The Cockpit And Tells The Pilot And The Co-pilot That There Is A Blonde Bimbo Sitting In First Class That Belongs In Economy And Won't Move Back To Her Seat.

The Co-pilot Goes Back To The Blonde And Tries To Explain That Because She Only Paid For Economy She Will Have To Leave And Return To Her Seat.

The Blonde Replies, "i'm Blonde,! I'm Beautiful, I'm Going T O Houston And I'm Staying Right Here."

The Co-pilot Tells The Pilot That He Probably Should Have The Police Waiting When They Land To Arrest This Blonde Woman Who Won't Listen To Reason.

The Pilot Says, "you Say She Is A Blonde? I'll Handle This. I'm
Married To A Blonde.

I Speak Blonde." He Goes Back To The Blonde And Whispers In Her Ear, And She Says, "oh, I'm Sorry." And She Gets Up And Goes Back To Her Seat In Economy.

The Flight Attendant And Co-pilot Are Amazed And Asked Him What He Said To Make Her Move Without Any Fuss. I Told Her, "first Class Isn't Going To Houston."

Almost time for me to knock of work :jive:

I hear my bed calling me, so I hope you have a great Saturday whilst I'm visiting the land of Nod

Weather report for Denmark says rainy and windy and quite chilly so it doesn't look like I'll be missing much :haha:

Cheffie,

Its that time of year again!! We have not done a Christmas turkey for a long time and have decided to do one. Years ago i was in posession of a step by step, easy to read instructions, stuffing and all sundry details, including time out for glass of wine.

Any ideas where I can find such recipe??.

I wanted to send some sort of holiday greeting to my friends and colleagues at Global Buzz, but it is so difficult in today's world to know exactly what to say without offending someone. So I met with my attorney yesterday, and on his advice I wish to say the following:

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I also wish you a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling and medically uncomplicated recognition of the onset of the generally accepted calendar year 2007, but not without due respect for the calendars of choice of other cultures whose contributions to society have helped make our country great (not to imply that Switzerland is necessarily greater than any other country) and without regard to the race, creed, colour, age, physical ability, religious faith or sexual preference of the wishee.

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