Our live coverage through the daypublished at 18:00
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Summary
Closing headlines on Monday, 18 January 2016
Two RAF bases are to be sold off for housing, the government confirms
Cambridge City Council is trying to introduce an order on punting touts
An Ely restaurant has been badly damaged after a diner drove into it
More news, sport, travel and weather updates from 08:00 on Tuesday
Our live coverage through the daypublished at 18:00
Weather: Dry with long clear periods and high cloudpublished at 17:48
Tonight it's becoming very cold with a widespread, hard frost as temperatures fall as low as -7C (19F) in some rural spots.
A cold, frosty but sunny and dry start to Tuesday while feeling cold in a light northwesterly breeze. Maximum temperature: 4C (39F).
Get more details on the forecast where you live from BBC Weather.
Football: St Neots plan to appoint interim managerpublished at 17:35
Peter Swan
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire sportSt Neots Town owner Lee Kearns says he's intending to appoint an interim manager as successor to David Batch.
Batch resigned on Thursday, just over a year after joining the Saints from Sudbury. St Neots are currently 18th in the Southern League Premier Division.
Quote Message"We want to find someone to get us through to the end of the season, at which point we'll make a decision on next year."
Lee Kearns, St Neots Town owner
Air ambulance dedicated base opens at Cambridge Airportpublished at 17:20
Patrick Byrne
BBC NewsA new dedicated helicopter pad and building for the East Anglian Air Ambulance and its crew of pilots and administrators has opened at Cambridge Airport.
Image source, EAAAThe service says it can now respond more quickly to emergency calls in its area covering Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk.
The new building has a proper area to debrief crews after difficult jobs, and a large drugs and equipment store to give them more space to prepare for shifts, a spokesman said.
News update: RAF bases being sold off for housing... Striker pleased to make permanent move to the U'spublished at 17:10
David Keller
BBC NewsIf you're catching up:
- Two RAF bases in Cambridgeshire occupied by the American air force until the late 1990s are among 12 being sold off for housing by the Ministry of Defence
- An elderly woman trying to park outside an Ely restaurant for a Sunday lunch accidentally crashed into it
- Striker Ben Williamson says he is pleased to have agreed a permanent deal with Cambridge United
Tribute to fire service stalwart who died of heart attackpublished at 17:02
Patrick Byrne
BBC NewsCambridgeshire Fire and Rescue has issued a tribute to Whittlesey fireman Malcolm Bean, who died suddenly following a cardiac arrest at his home on Thursday aged 57.
Image source, Cambridgeshire Fire and RescueHe joined the service in June 1985 as an on-call firefighter at Whittlesey, where watch commander Mark Brown said: "Malc had a great sense of humour, jovial character and an easy going manner, so his sudden death has been devastating to us all."
Two RAF bases to be sold for housing, minister revealspublished at 16:49
Patrick Byrne
BBC NewsTwo RAF bases in Cambridgeshire occupied by the American air force until the late 1990s are among 12 being sold off for housing by the Ministry of Defence, to raise £500m.
Image source, GoogleThe government has confirmed RAF Molesworth, where cruise missiles were based, and RAF Alconbury, from where special operations were carried out, will go on the market.
Mark Lancaster, minister for defence, personnel and veterans, said money raised from the disposal will be ploughed back into defence budgets and the sale of the 12 sites will provide land for around 15,000 new homes.
Harley Davidson bike stolen from Littleport garage soughtpublished at 16:44
Patrick Byrne
BBC NewsA modified Harley Davidson motorcycle worth £13,000 has been stolen from a garage in Littleport.
Image source, Cambs PoliceIn a bid to trace its whereabouts police have issued its registration as AE51KVZ and said it was stolen from Kingsmeads Court on 11 January, between 17:00 and 19:00.
Sgt Phil Priestley said: "The motorcycle is unique because of aftermarket modifications, including an alternative saddle. The theft has had a significant impact on the victim - a motorcycle enthusiast."
Owner feels 'so sorry' for driver who crashed into her restaurantpublished at 16:28
Helen Burchell
BBC NewsDespite her restaurant being badly damaged after a car crashed into it, Ann Jarman, who runs the Old Fire Engine House in Ely, said she feels "so sorry" for the driver.
Image source, Google"The family was coming in for a celebration lunch. Poor thing. She was trying to park and I think her foot just slipped," she said.
The restaurant had to be closed but has now been boarded-up and it was "business as usual" for customers, she added.
Seven new charges for Peterborough residents in care are approvedpublished at 16:17
New charges for people receiving care in Peterborough, external are coming into effect, with some people who refuse to sell their home expected to pay interest on the funds they receive.
'Staff thought a bomb had gone off' in restaurant car smashpublished at 16:02
Helen Burchell
BBC NewsAn elderly woman trying to park outside a restaurant for a Sunday lunch accidentally crashed into it.
Image source, Lee MarshallAs reported in the Ely News, external, the smash happened at about 12:30 at the Old Fire Engine House near Ely Cathedral.
Restaurant owner Ann Jarman told the BBC "staff thought a bomb had gone off".
Football: Ben Williamson 'delighted' with Cambridge United returnpublished at 15:53
Peter Swan
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire sportStriker Ben Williamson (pictured right) says he is pleased to have agreed a permanent deal with Cambridge United, having enjoyed a successful loan spell at the Abbey.
The 27-year-old has signed a contract which will keep him with the U's until the summer of 2017.
Image source, Getty ImagesQuote Message"My aims are simple. I just want to get in the team, stay in the team and put in good performances."
Ben Williamson, Cambridge United
Restaurant owner says 'miracle' no-one hurt after crashpublished at 15:45
Helen Burchell
BBC NewsThe owner of a restaurant that had a car drive into it said it was a "miracle" no-one was hurt.
Image source, Old Fire Engine House"If anyone had been in the room at the time I think they would have been pretty badly injured," said Ann Jarman, owner of the Old Fire Engine House in Ely.
She said the stainless steel work surfaces had been "pushed right to the back against the fridges and there was glass everywhere".
Punt touts face ban from Cambridge city centrepublished at 15:28
Nic Rigby
BBC News"Out of control" touts "hassling" the public to take punt trips could be banned from a swathe of Cambridge.
City council leader Lewis Herbert said introducing a Public Space Protection Order would make touting for customers illegal in areas away from the River Cam, including King's Parade.
"Essentially you've got groups of touts at each junction around the city centre," he said, branding them "a hassle".
Ely News: Over 600 people attend farewell service at Ely Cathedral for Canon Alan Hargravepublished at 15:11
More than 600 people attended a farewell service for Canon Alan Hargrave, external at Ely Cathedral on Sunday.
Weather: Dry and bright this afternoonpublished at 14:44
Elizabeth Rizzini
BBC Look East weatherThis afternoon will be dry and bright and there may be one or two sunny spells around later. Winds will be light but it will still feel cold, with a maximum temperature of 4C (39F).
Man in court after tractor chase in Norfolk and Cambridgeshirepublished at 15:24
Nic Rigby
BBC NewsA man from Wisbech has appeared in court after a tractor was chased between two counties by six patrol cars and a force helicopter.
Image source, BCH Road PolicingThe vehicle was taken from a farm in Tilney St Lawrence, Norfolk, on Saturday before being abandoned in Oakroyd Crescent, Wisbech, during the evening.
A 25-year-old man, from Wisbech, who faces charges of aggravated vehicle taking, dangerous driving, failure to stop, and driving without insurance, was remanded in custody for the the case to be heard at Norwich Crown Court next month.
Headlines: Men jailed for Cambridge stabbing... Man in court after tractor chasepublished at 14:11
Emma Maclean
BBC Radio CambridgeshireHere are the top stories making the news this afternoon:
- Two men from Luton have been sentenced to prison for stabbing a Saudi Arabian man in Cambridge
- A man has appeared in court following a low-speed tractor chase over two counties
- The East Anglian Air Ambulance's new base at Cambridge Airport is now "fully operational", according to the charity
Two men jailed after Saudi Arabian man stabbed in Cambridgepublished at 13:50
Nic Rigby
BBC NewsTwo men from Luton have been jailed for nine years each after being found guilty of wounding with intent a 31-year-old man from Saudi Arabia in Cambridge last year.
Ali Mohammed Tobeigi, 61, who moved to the UK from Saudi Arabia in 2014 claimed the victim had planned to kidnap his daughter and grandson and take them back to the country.
Zackaria Sherrief, 59, had travelled with Tobeigi to "mediate" on the night of the incident in June, Cambridge Crown Court heard.
Gum-flavoured e-cigarettes could attract children, says Cambridge studypublished at 13:06
Advertisements for chocolate and bubble gum-flavoured e-cigarettes could attract children to try vaping, according to new research in Cambridge.
Image source, ThinkstockThe research, carried out by the University of Cambridge, external for the Department of Health, external, examined concerns that the use of e-cigarettes among children and adolescents could lead to tobacco smoking.
The study found school children shown adverts for candy-flavoured e-cigarettes expressed greater interest in buying and trying them than their peers.
