Winterton felt the full force of the region's wild weather this morning with onlookers describing as "heartbreaking" the amount of land being lost.

Flood warnings and alerts remain in force across Norfolk and Suffolk, but the region appears to have escaped relatively unscathed amid high tides and blustery winds.

Coastal communities have been battered by high tides and flooding this morning.

A flood warning has been issued for low lying properties along the tidal River Waveney.

Two flood warnings remain in place across Norfolk and Suffolk ahead of the next round of high tides.

Flood warnings remain in place following a dramatic day up and down the East Anglian coast today during which a tidal surge threatened to wash out homes and businesses.

As crashing waves and strong winds ripped through coastal parts of Norfolk on Tuesday, the Great Yarmouth coast avoided the worst of the weather.

High tide is starting to reach Southwold with residents and business owners reporting that water levels are already high at the town.

Dramatic video footage shows the extent of flooding caused by the high tides hitting the Suffolk coast today.

The Environment Agency have been giving their latest updates on the situation across the Suffolk coast as high tide hits across Suffolk.

Volunteer wardens are today scanning the sands to see if any seal pups were separated from their mothers during this morning's high tides.

Follow our live updates as we follow high spring tides across Suffolk and north Essex which authorities have warned could cause flooding in coastal areas of our region.

High tides and strong winds whipped up some dramatic scenes along the coast this morning.

A Southwold pub has pulled out all the stops to protect itself as spring tides are expected to threaten parts of the Suffolk coastline.

Communities on the Norfolk and Suffolk coast are today bracing themselves for potential flooding caused by 50mph winds and high tides.

Flood alerts requiring immediate action have been issued for parts of the Norfolk and Suffolk coastline, prompted by 50mph winds and high spring tides.