BBC Local Live: Cambridgeshire on Monday, 14 March 2016

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Updates on Monday, 14 March 2016
News, sport, travel and weather updates resume at 08:00 on Tuesday

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Mark Williamson

Police at scene of two vehicle crash at Kings Riptonpublished at 11:19 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2016
It has been a bad day on the roads in Cambridgeshire - police are currently at the scene of a two vehicle crash on the B1090 at Kings Ripton.
Image source, BCH Road Policing
BBC Travel is currently reporting nine incidents in Cambridgeshire - visit here for the latest updates.
Peterborough serial killer Joanne Dennehy sues over 'prison trauma'published at 11:13 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2016
Mark Williamson
BBC Local Live
Peterborough serial killer Joanne Dennehy is suing the government on human rights grounds over claims she has been traumatised for being kept in segregation in prison.
Image source, Cambridgeshire Police
Joanne Dennehy, 33, is serving life sentences for the murders of Kevin Lee, Lukasz Slaboszewski and John Chapman, whose bodies were discovered in remote ditches in the Fens in 2013.
First reported in The Sun, external, her QC Hugh Southey is challenging Justice Secretary Michael Gove over HMP Bronzefield's decision to keep Dennehy segregated because of concerns over her escaping.
Football: Port Vale come from behind to beat Posh 2-3published at 09:54 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2016
Sam Edwards
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire
Port Vale mounted a second-half fightback at London Road on Saturday as they came from 2-0 down at half-time to beat Peterborough United 2-3.
Posh are without a home league win in 2016.
Peterborough United boss Graham Westley told BBC Radio Cambridgeshire he understands fans' frustration with his team's performances, but asked them to be patient.
One-year-old boy remains in serious condition after house firepublished at 09:27 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2016
Mark Williamson
BBC Local Live
A baby remains in a serious, but stable condition following a house fire in Wisbech at the weekend, external.
The one-year-old boy was taken to Broomfield Hospital in Chelmsford for specialist burns treatment after emergency services were called to the property in Lime Avenue at 08:30 on Saturday.
Three other children aged two, four and seven, escaped unharmed, and two adults -a man in his 30s and a woman in her 20s - were treated for smoke inhalation.
Travel: Flooding closes North Bank at Whittleseypublished at 08:56 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2016
BBC Travel
North Bank at Whittlesey has also been closed due to flooding this morning.
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Flooding has also closed the The Causeway at Sutton Gault, at the Bury Road junction. Head to BBC Travel for the latest on the roads.
Headlines: Baby remains in serious condition after Wisbech house fire... Major city commuter route remains shutpublished at 08:40 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2016
Sam Edwards
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire
Here are the top stories in Cambridgeshire this morning:
- A baby remains in a serious but stable condition in hospital following a house fire in Wisbech at the weekend
- Barton Road - one of the main commuter routes into Cambridge - remains closed today due to a burst water main
- A rocket carrying a cutting-edge camera designed in Cambridge blasts off today to search for life on Mars
Travel: Welney Causeway closedpublished at 08:25 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2016
BBC Travel
Flooding has led to the closure of the A1101 Wash Road (Welney Causeway) in Welney.
Travel: Barton Road near Cambridge closed due to burst water mainpublished at 08:23 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2016
BBC Travel
Barton Road near Cambridge, one of the main commuter routes into the city, is closed due to a burst water main.
For the latest on the roads head to BBC Travel.
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Weather: Dry with sunny spells and a chilly breezepublished at 08:08 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2016
Kate Kinsella
BBC Look East weather
A cloudy start this morning with haze or mist in places. Through the day, the cloud will tend to thin and break, with the best of the sunshine across western parts.
Maximum temperature: 9C (48F). You can find more on the forecast for the week ahead at BBC Weather.
Welcome to Cambridgeshire Livepublished at 08:00
Mark Williamson
BBC Local Live
Good morning and welcome to the start of another week of Cambridgeshire Live.
Stay with us for the latest news, sport, weather and travel updates for the county between now and 18:00.
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