Sheeran's love song for Suffolk

Ed Sheeran has unveiled one of his new tracks, describing it as a love song for Suffolk.

The star played two of his new songs on the Radio 1 Breakfast Show today to mark his return from a year long break from music.

He played two new tracks - Shape of You and Castle on the Hill

Sheeran shot the music video in Suffolk with all extras coming from his former High School, Thomas Mills High in Framlingham.

See Kate Prout's report from Thomas Mills High School here

In his first radio interview in two years, the singer said next time he takes abreak it will not last as long.

Sheeran could not remember the words to some of his songs when Don't and Sing aired on the radio while he was on his year out and says he had to relearn the lyrics.

He's travelled to places like Japan during his year off.

Sheeran is sporting a scar on his face following reports that Princess Beatrice accidentally cut him when a party prank went wrong when she pretended to "knight" singer James Blunt with a ceremonial sword.<

He said he did not know whether he was allowed to talk about the incident but joked about the scar: "Do you like it? I think it's quite rugged. I have been telling people that it was James Blunt, trying to get the pop career back. He's been telling me to say that. I'm not being mean. He's such a niceguy."

The star's new album is called ÷ (Divide) following the huge success of + in 2011 and x in 2014.

He described the record as "schizophrenic", featuring "lots of differentsounds".

The singer-songwriter spent a week with an Irish folk group who stayed in his house to record one of the tracks.

At one point he had "25 people" staying in his six bedroom mansion makingmusic, saying it was "quite crammed".

The Game Of Thrones cast were some of the first people to hear his new tracks, before they were released, as Sheeran likes playing his music to "randoms".

"I ended up going to a party where a lot of the Game Of Thrones lot were at.They all ended up back at my house. I'd never met some of them before and said 'do you want to hear some of my songs?"'

Sheeran's return comes after he posted a short video of himself on Fridayholding up a sign reading: "New music coming Friday!!"

He said he spent time with Eric Clapton - discussing how to survive in themusic industry - and had breakfast with Van Morrison during his time away.