BBC Local Live: Cambridgeshire on Tuesday, 17 November 2015

Summary

Police investigating the murder of Peterborough six-year-old Rikki Neave say they have new leads
Risk of high winds as Storm Barney heads to East Anglia this afternoon
More news, sport, weather and travel updates from 08:00 on Wednesday

Live Reporting

Mark Williamson

That's it from Cambridgeshire Livepublished at 18:00
Mark Williamson
BBC Local Live
Goodbye from Cambridgeshire Live.
We'll be back tomorrow from 08:00 with the latest news, sport, travel and weather updates for the county - and we'll let you know if Storm Barney has caused any problems overnight.
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Police 'excited' by progress made in RIkki Neave murder investigation after Crimewatch appealpublished at 17:47
Mousumi Bakshi
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire
Det Supt Paul Fulwood from Cambridgeshire Police says the force is "excited" by the progress made following a Crimewatch appeal to catch the killer of six-year-old Rikki Neave.
Rikki's body was found in woodland close to his home (above) on the Welland Estate in Peterborough in November 1994.
Headlines: Rikki Neave Crimewatch calls 'significant'... Storm Barney brings high winds to Cambridgeshirepublished at 17:32
Emma Maclean
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire
Here are the headlines in Cambridgeshire this evening:
- Police investigating the 1994 murder of six-year-old Rikki Neave in Peterborough say calls received following an appeal on Crimewatch "were significant"
- Warning of strong winds as Storm Barney sweeps across the UK
- Around 200 people sign a book of condolence at Ely Cathedral for victims of the attacks in Paris
Storm Barney: Yellow warning of high winds in placepublished at 17:26
Mark Williamson
BBC Local Live
A yellow weather warning is in place for Cambridgeshire for high winds of up to 70mph, external until 02:00 on Wednesday.
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Yellow means you should plan ahead, thinking about possible travel delays or the disruption of your day-to-day activities."
The Met Office
Travel: High winds cause delays to Virgin Trainspublished at 17:00
Mark Williamson
BBC Local Live
High winds from Storm Barney have started having an effect.
Virgin Trains, which runs East Coast services through Peterborough, has announced delays on all services.
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Police called to reports of 'cannabis smell' at Ely school discover wildflowerspublished at 16:36
Mark Williamson
BBC Local Live
Police called to an Ely primary school today after reports of a strong cannabis smell discovered it was caused by wildflowers, external.
Teachers and parents at Rackham Primary School reported the smell of cannabis "wafting across the car park".
Police say: "There isn't cannabis production going on in that area - however there is a crop of a wildflower named Phlox which has an almost identical smell".
Armed police storm wrong building in Cambridge - when they should have been at robbery in Newmarketpublished at 16:12
Cambridge News
Armed police burst into an office building in Cambridge - but they had got the wrong address , externaland were about 15 miles from where an attempted robbery was taking place - in Newmarket.
Rikki Neave murder: Crimewatch appeal calls 'significant' say policepublished at 16:01
Mousumi Bakshi
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire
Police investigating the 1994 murder of six-year-old Rikki Neave in Peterborough say calls received following their appeal on Crimewatch "were significant".
Det Supt Paul Fulwood told BBC Radio Cambridgeshire they would be following up the 17 calls received "today and over the next few days".
About 200 people sign condolence book for victims of Paris attackspublished at 15:43
Mark Williamson
BBC Local Live
Ely Cathedral, external says about 200 people have signed a book of condolence for the victims of the attacks in Paris since it was opened yesterday.
The so-called Islamic State (IS) group says it carried out the multiple attacks in which 129 people died.
Storm Barney: Selfie warning as high winds head to Cambridgeshirepublished at 15:21
Mark Williamson
BBC Local Live
As Storm Barney heads to Cambridgeshire people are being warned against posing for "storm selfies".
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, external is urging people not to put themselves at risk capturing photographs of dramatic moments.
Forecasters say winds up to 70mph (113km/h) could strike the county this evening.
Headlines: Detectives investigating murder of Rikki Neave receive 17 calls following Crimewatch appearance... Storm Barney heading for Cambridgeshirepublished at 14:40
Emma Maclean
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire
Here are the top stories in Cambridgeshire so far this afternoon:
- Police investigating the murder of Peterborough six-year-old Rikki Neave say they received 17 calls following a Crimewatch appeal
- About 200 people sign book of condolence for victims of the attacks in Paris, says Ely Cathedral
- Strong winds are forecast as Storm Barney heads to East Anglia this afternoon
Weather: Turning wet and very windy this afternoonpublished at 14:22
BBC Weather
A band of heavy rain and winds will increase during the afternoon, with a risk of gales by dusk as Storm Barney moves across the UK.
Maximum temperature: 16C (61F) .
For the latest on Storm Barney go to BBC Weather.
Cambridgeshire mum's fundraising helps hospital buy state-of-the-art microscopepublished at 13:50
Sam Edwards
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire
A neurosurgeon at Addenbrooke's in Cambridge says a state-of-the-art microscope part- funded by a Peterborough woman's fundraising will "improve the outcomes for patients".
Image source, BBC Radio Cambridgeshire
Louise Clark (pictured) has raised over £20,000 for the Addenbrooke's Charitable Trust , externalafter her daughter Holly died aged 22 from a brain tumour.
Dr Rikin Trivedi told BBC Radio Cambridgeshire the new microscope is a "very sophisticated bit of equipment" which will help treat cancer patients.
Rise in average salaries in Peterborough outpaces hi-tech neighbourpublished at 13:28
Peterborough Telegraph
Average salaries for employees in Peterborough have risen by 13%, external over the last year - considerably outpacing the city’s hi-tech and high salary neighbour Cambridge.
Image source, Peterborough Telegraph
Ricky Neave murder: New possible sightings revealed by policepublished at 13:15
Mark Williamson
BBC Local Live
Detectives investigating the murder of Rikki Neave in Peterborough have revealed four new possible sightings of the six-year-old shortly before his death in 1994.
- On 28 November at 17:00, Rikki is believed to have been seen outside shops in Scalford Drive, leaving with two teenage boys.
- At 21:00 someone matching Rikki’s description is seen outside the flats in Tilton Court, walking with a teenage boy with a dog.
- An hour later, two boys are seen pushing a buggy in Belvoir way, heading towards woodland.
- The next day at 06.30, two boys are seen leaving the woods where Rikki’s body was discovered later that day. A jogger is also seen in the area at the same time.
Police return to Welland after Crimewatch Rikki Neave murder appealpublished at 12:56
Johnny Dee
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire
Police say they will be in the Welland area of Peterborough "all day" following last night's Crimewatch appeal over the murder of six-year-old Rikki Neave.
Rikki was last seen leaving his Welland home to go to school on 28 November 1994. His body was found in woods a day later.
Detectives say they believe the public "hold the key" to catching his killer.
'Vital' £4.5m cycle bridge on Ditton Meadows gets go-aheadpublished at 12:29
Cambridge News
A "vital" new £4.5m cycle and pedestrian bridge, externalover the River Cam on Ditton Meadows has been given the go-ahead.
Mystery ancestral 'tribe' revealed by Cambridge researcherspublished at 12:17
Mousumi Bakshi
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire
A previously unknown ancestral "tribe" that contributed tothe modern European gene pool has been uncovered by researchers from the University of Cambridge.
Image source, Eppie Jones
Scientific advances in recent years have allowed scientists to retrieve and analyse genomes from ancient burials - including a 10,000-year-old skeleton (above) from Georgia.
Woman taken to hospital after being struck by a lorry on Mill Road in Cambridgepublished at 11:58
Tom Horn
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire
We've just heard a female cyclist in her 20s has been seriously injured after being struck by a lorry on Mill Road in Cambridge.
Cambridgeshire Police say the victim has been taken to Addenbrooke's Hospital with serious, but not life-threatening injuries.
The collision happened at Mill Road's junction with Hemingford Road.
Yaxley crash: One man taken to hospitalpublished at 11:48
Tom Horn
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire
A man in his 40s was taken to hospital with a suspected pelvis injury after a two vehicle crash in Yaxley this morning.
Image source, Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue
The ambulance service was called to the A15 just after 07:00. The road has since reopened.