That's it for this week from everyone here on the Cambridgeshire Local Live team. 

We'll be back on Monday at 08:00 with news, sport, travel and weather updates for the county.

Have a good weekend.

Dan Holley
BBC Look East weather

We'll see lengthy clear spells for the first half of tonight which will allow a frost to develop and possibly, some icy patches. 

However, cloud will thicken through the rest of the night and by dawn, patches of rain and sleet will have moved into Peterborough and other northern parts. 

Minimum temperature: 0C (32F). 

Julia Greenaway
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire

Here are the main stories making the news tonight: 

• The family of Cambridgeshire Tory activist whose body was found on railway tracks says today pre-inquest ruling is a "step forward". 
• A prisoner at a Cambridgeshire jail already serving two life sentences has been given a third after stabbing a fellow inmate with a "knife" he made from a wooden spoon.
• RAF Lakenheath says the crew of an F-15 fighter jet was momentarily disorientated when a laser beam was shone at the plane as it came in to land on Wednesday night.

Kate Williams
BBC Local Live

A man who got into a fight and left someone with serious facial injuries has been jailed for more than a year and faces deporation on his release from prison.

Image source, Cambridgeshire Police

Ioan Acozmei, 28, of Little Paxton, was going to attack a woman on Market Square, on 27 March last year, when the 29-year-old victim stepped in to protect her. 

Acozmei hit him in the torso and fell to the ground, winded. He was charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm and was given 54 weeks in prison at Huntingdon Crown Court.

Nick Fairbairn
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire sport

Peterborough United manager Graham Westley says his side's recent slump is a "horrible moment" but it could be the making of some of his young players.

Image source, Getty Images

Posh have lost five league games on the bounce ahead of their trip to Wigan tomorrow, but Westley says his team will be "stronger in the long run" if they can show the character to recover.

He says disruption to the squad in January with arrivals and departures has made life difficult.  

Alex Pope
BBC Local Live

The father of Elliot Johnson, a young Conservative activist from Cambridgeshire whose body was found on rail tracks in Bedfordshire last year, has responded to today's pre-inquest ruling.   

Image source, South Beds News Agency

In a statement released via lawyers, Ray Johnson called the ruling "an important step forward for the family".He said he was pleased that Mr Osborne has said he will "keep an open mind in relation to any further information" that comes out in relation to the death.

Hannah Olsson
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire political reporter

A blast from the past has been unearthed in Cambridgeshire.   

Brian Starkey got in touch to say he had a number of leaflets from the 1975 European referendum and he invited me along to have a look.   

BBC Weather

This afternoon will be mostly dry with some bright or sunny periods. It'll feel a little chilly, despite only light to moderate winds. Maximum temperature 7C (44F)

Image source, Weather Watchers: Deadeye48

This was the scene over Langtoft shortly before 13:30 today. Many thanks to Weather Watchers Deadeye48 for sending in the picture.

Kate Williams
BBC Local Live

The prisoner attacked by David Watts at HMP Whitemoor "showed great bravery" in putting his trust in the police, the Cambridgeshire Police investigating officer said. 

Image source, PA

Watts, 43, was sentenced to another life sentence prison with a minimum term of six years, and a further 18 months to run concurrently for stabbing the inmate in the neck.

Det Con Emily Nutton said: "He showed great bravery in putting his trust in us; he felt he wouldn’t be believed or supported because he is a serving prisoner. Regardless of who a victim may be and what their past is, we take all crime seriously."

For car lovers out there this is a big ouch! 

An Aston Martin Vantage was left in rather a sorry state after a crash on the March Road. Luckily no one was injured. 

Poor weather conditions blamed for cancellation of weekend roadworks on the M11:

The full inquest into the death of young Conservative activist Elliot Johnson will open on 31 May. 

Image source, South Beds News Agency

Today the coroner released his report following a pre-inquest hearing at Ampthill Coroner's Court on Wednesday.  

Elliott's parents, Alison and Ray Johnson (pictured above) were fighting for the inquest to look wider into the culture of the Tory party. 

The coroner into the inquest of a young Conservative activist has described it as a "sad and tragic case". 

Elliott Johnson was found dead on railway tracks in Sandy after claims of bullying within the Tory party. 

Tom Osborne, the coroner for Bedfordshire and Luton, said: "I emphasise again that an inquest is not a trial. The purpose is not to determine whether the allegations of bullying set out in the letters left by Mr Johnson were true and I will not allow the inquest to be used as a tool for putting anyone on trial."

Tom Barton
BBC Look East political reporter

An inquest into the death of a young Conservative activist will not look at allegations of bullying in the party, a coroner has ruled.

Image source, PA

Elliott Johnson, who was found dead on railway tracks in Sandy, Bedfordshire, claimed he was bullied by Tory supporters.

His parents fought for his inquest to be widened to look at the culture in the Conservative Party.

Tom Osborne, the coroner for Bedfordshire and Luton, has said the inquest into Elliott Johnson's death will not look at allegations of bullying in the Conservative party.

Read the full statement from the coroner, external.

News of the decision on whether or not to widen the scope of the inquest into Tory activist Elliott Johson's death has been made ahead of the expected announcement from the coroner's office at 16:00.

Kate Williams
BBC Local Live

A prisoner who attacked another inmate with a makeshift weapon fashioned from a blade and wooden spoon believed he was above the law, Cambridge Police's investigating officer says.

Image source, PA

Det Con Emily Nutton was speaking after David Watts was given a further life sentence, external at Peterborough Crown Court for stabbing an inmate in the neck at HMP Whitemoor. 

She said: "Watts thought he was untouchable, saying ‘what do you think you can do to me, I’m already in prison’ when I informed him of the charges – I hope this sentence goes as a warning to others that no one is above the law.” 

A fourth consecutive home win for Cambridge United tomorrow could put them within touching distance of the League Two play-off places. 

Image source, Getty Images

Manager Shaun Derry says his side will face an Exeter City team that "still have everything to play for" as they sit just five points behind the U's. His squad is likely to be unchanged, but central midfielder Conor Newton is out for another month with a back problem.

Philippa Taylor
BBC Local Live

A spokeswoman for the US Air Force says the use of lasers posed a "huge threat" and could have "disastrous consequences".  

Image source, RAF Lakenheath

The comments came after it was confirmed the crew of a fighter jet were disorientated by a laser beam being shone at them. The spokeswoman at Lakenheath said it's not the first incident of its kind at the base, which is home to more than 70 US fighter aircraft.

Directing a laser at a jet could cause a plane to crash resulting in casualties not just to the crew but to members of the public on the ground, she warned.  

Kate Williams
BBC Local Live

If you're just joining us, here's what's making the news in the county:

• The crew of an F15 fighter jet were "temporarily disoriented" by a laser beam shone as it came in to land at RAF Lakenheath.
• Prisoner handed another life sentence after attacking a fellow prisoner with a wooden spoon.
• Cambridge City Council accused of letting down asylum seekers
• Weather: Sunny and chilly, maximum temperature 7C (44F)