A number of homes are without electricity after suffering a power cut. 

UK Power Networks has said that homes and businesses around Sudbury have been affected by the outage on Thursday afternoon.

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A spokesman for UK Power Networks said: "We’re investigating a high voltage overhead electricity line fault which has caused a power cut in the local area."

Power is expected to be restored between 6pm and 7pm.