The main headlines for 12 November 2015:
Shaun Derry appointed as new manager at Cambridge United
Parents speak out about 'fat letters' being sent to them about obese or overweight children
Anglian Water fixes burst water main in Littleport
We'll have more news, sport, travel, weather and Children in Need updates from 08:00 on Friday
The press conference to formally announce that Shaun Derry is the new manager at Cambridge United is now under way.
Image source, Getty ImagesDerry says he has a "good feeling" about the club and "just wants to be part of it".
He was appointed manager this morning replacing Richard Money.
Nick Fairbairn
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire sport
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Peter Swan
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire sport
I'm in place to give you the very latest on the Cambridge United press conference which is just about to begin after Shaun Derry was appointed as their new manager this morning.
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BBC Local Live
A new phone app is being created to provide up-to-the-minute and hyper-localised weather forecasts.
Image source, Peterborough Environment City TrustPeterborough Environment City Trust , externalare behind the work the Hyperlocal Rainfall app and need people to come forward to help them make it.
It will work by providing instant weather updates with the aim of getting more people to walk and cycle.
Alex Pope
BBC Local Live
Cambridgeshire firefighters have taken inspiration from Mary Poppins to share an important message.
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Members of the Cambridge Black Watch have posted this video online of them dancing to Step In Time to make sure people get their chimney swept this winter.
Apparently the choreography was all their own work!
Katy Lewis
BBC Local Live
Campaigners have lost a bid to challenge the lifting of a ban on the use of "bee-harming" pesticides in four counties, including Cambridgeshire.
Image source, PAFriends of the Earth were refused permission to apply for a judicial review of the government's decision to partially lift a two-year EU-wide ban.
A High Court judge ruled the campaigners' case "unarguable on all grounds".
Kerry Devine
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire
About 100 people attended the annual Polish Independence Day march in Peterborough last night.
Although more people were expected Cambridgeshire Police said the event was "good-natured".
It was held to commemorate Poland regaining its independence on the 11 November 1918.
It's expected to turn cloudier this afternoon with the odd the spot of rain not ruled out.
It should be mild again, though it will turn increasingly breezy.
Maximum temperature: 15C (59F).
A woman whose torso was found in a suitcase in Peterborough was beaten up so badly just before her death she was "very blue", a trial has been told.
Image source, Cambridgeshire PoliceThe remains of Ramute Butkiene (pictured), 42, were found in a suitcase at a house in Mayor's Walk on 5 June.
Her friend Juolanda Tarailiene told Southwark Crown Court the victim "looked like a rotten apple" after the beating. Vytautas Jokubauskas, 57, of Mayor's Walk, admits manslaughter but denies murder.
Alex Pope
BBC Local Live
Here's the latest news for Cambridgeshire:
The tax offices in Cambridge and Peterborough are toclose as part of HM Revenue and Custom's, external restructuring proposals.
Image source, Scriniary/GeographThey're part of 15 offices in the East of England to close as part of HMRC's plans to shut all of its UK-wide offices in favour of 13 new regional tax centres.
They're expected to go in the county between 2018 and 2021.
Alex Pope
BBC Local Live
Road closures are still in place after a chemical spill, external in the Fens.
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Norfolk Police is warning people to avoid the area.
Alex Pope
BBC Local Live
The director of public health for Cambridgeshire has defended "fat letters" being sent out to parents.
Some parents say The National Children Measurement Programme, external which lets parents know by letter if their child is overweight or obese is a "step too far".
Dr Liz Robin says: "We want to help children to be healthy and parents like to know".
Nick Fairbairn
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire sport
Shaun Derry will be talking about his new appointment as Cambridge United manager for the first time at 15:00.
You will be able to hear it live on the BBC Sport website - just follow the link below:
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BBC Local Live
Emergency services have closed roads in the Fens following a chemical spill.
Norfolk Police said the material leaked from a sprayer at Lakes End, near Wisbech, at about 09:20 and people should avoid the area as a precaution.
There are diversions at Silt Road, Horsehead Drove and the junction of Wisbech Road and New Road.
It seems a song has already been written to mark Shaun Derry as the new manager at Cambridge United...
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Peter Swan
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire sport
So... Cambridge United has a new manager, with Shaun Derry announced as the replacement for Richard Money.
Image source, Getty ImagesMoney was sacked by the club on the 2 November after being in charge for three years.
He's yet to announce if he'll take up another managerial role after implying in the past that he wanted to finish his managerial career at the U's.
Tom Horn
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire
If you're just joining us, here's what's happening in Cambridgeshire this morning:
Nick Fairbairn
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire sport
Cambridge United fans are expected to give a mixed reaction to the news this morning that Shaun Derry will be their new manager.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe former Notts County boss is seen as inexperienced but a dynamic appointment.
In my experience he has a reputation for being open, honest with a vast knowledge of football.
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