The Rev Danny Morrison, vicar of All Saints Church in Ipswich said the congregation was 'distraught and saddened' by the incident.

Locals left distraught after nativity scene at historic Ipswich church smashed, with 'Joseph' beheaded

Police issued CCTV of a man they want to trace (L) after Marco, (R) was left in a coma

Police hunt man after Italian waiter, 25, ‘left in coma’ following attack outside Brixton pizzeria

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Porsche named least-reliable used car brand in UK, followed by Land Rover and Jaguar

Brittney Griner has been freed in exchange for an arms dealer dubbed the 'Merchant of Death'

Russia frees US basketball star Brittney Griner in prisoner swap for 'Merchant of Death' arms dealer

The pair's eco-protest was cut short by a worker at the concert hall

Eco protesters glue themselves to conductor’s railing at concert but it’s removable so security put them in corridor

Pete Wishart has quit the SNP's Commons frontbench team.

Two SNP Westminster frontbenchers quit in wake of new leader being elected

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Met Police officer charged with false imprisonment and assault of a woman

Passengers have been urged to rethink Christmas travel plans

Travellers urged to rethink travel plans with '30% of flights set to be axed' amid Christmas strikes

Yellow warnings have been issued across the UK

Schools close and thundersnow hits as four lives claimed in arctic blast sweeping UK

Celine Dion is suffering from a rare brain condition

Celine Dion tearfully reveals she has incurable 'Stiff Person Disease', brain condition that turns people into 'human statues'

Mohsen Shekari (l) first person executed by Iran following the protests after the death of Mahsa Amini (r)

Iran carries out first execution of prisoner held in Mahsa Amini protests

Raheem Sterling will rejoin the England camp

Raheem Sterling to return to England World Cup camp after flying home following burglary

Harry and Meghan on their second date

'He was hot, sweaty and embarrassed!': Meghan lifts the lid on Harry showing up half an hour late to their first date

The Commodore Goodwill (pictured) ferry collided with a fishing boat, which is thought to have sunk, triggering a search and rescue operation

Search and rescue operation under way for three fishermen missing after their boat collided with ferry off Jersey

New images include Archie's first birthday

Harry and Meghan release new photos of Archie and Lilibet in Netflix docuseries

Prince Harry opened up about his time in Afghanistan

'Jeez I went to war, twice': Harry says military service 'burst bubble' of Royal life

Harry said it was hard to see Meghan getting similar treatment to Diana

'To see another woman in my life endure this feeding frenzy is hard': Harry slams media 'harassment' in new doc

The Netflix show plays some of Diana's infamous Panorama interview despite William's request it should never be aired again

William's fury as Harry and Meghan Netflix doc shows Diana's infamous interview despite request it never be aired again