A third woman's body has been found in countryside near Ipswich, raising fears that a serial killer is on the loose.

The discovery yesterday came after Suffolk Police launched a double murder inquiry.

The bodies of two prostitutes, Gemma Adams, 25, and 19-year-old Tania Nicol, were found in a stream two miles apart.

Yesterday, it emerged the body of a third woman had been found in countryside near Nacton village, between Ipswich and Felixstowe. She has not yet been named.

And at a press conference this morning police also revealed they feared for the safety of a fourth prostitute, Paula Clennell, 24, last seen late on Saturday.