A NUMBER of homes were evacuated in a Suffolk town last night after a man reportedly barricaded himself in a garage with potentially explosive materials.

A NUMBER of homes were evacuated in a Suffolk town last night after a man reportedly barricaded himself in a garage with potentially explosive materials. Armed police were called to the siege on the Chilton Hall estate in Stowmarket at 7pm, and it ended peacefully after three hours.

Full story, see Saturday's EADT.