Christmas high tide has Suffolk council chief executive on standby

After devastating coastal flooding in 2013, Stephen Baker is hoping that this Christmas Day, severe weather won't get the better of local flood defences

On Christmas Day, Stephen Baker will, all being well, enjoy a family Christmas lunch at his home just outside Ipswich.

But there will be one intrusive presence at the meal: Baker's Blackberry will be on the table. That's because Baker, chief executive of two district councils, Suffolk Coastal and Waveney, is on call for the possibility of coastal floods.