Summary

  • Man airlifted to hospital after car struck by train on level crossing between Cambridge and Ely

  • Rise in illegal tattooists 'down to reality TV', artist claims

  • Firearms stolen in Stibbington burglary

  • Virgin Trains East Coast strikes to be held

  • Funeral of dancing teacher and Len Goodman's 'mentor' takes place

  • Weather: Sunny and dry, peaking at 26C (79F)

  • Live updates for Friday, 12 August

  1. Cambridgeshire makes the medals: How local papers reported itpublished at 12:16 British Summer Time 15 August 2016

    Adam Jinkerson
    BBC Local Live

    Here's how the local papers reported on the historic weekend for Team GB, including medals for Cambridgeshire Olympians.

  2. 'To be here is such an incredible achievement'published at 11:23 British Summer Time 15 August 2016

    Adam Jinkerson
    BBC Local Live

    I think it's safe to say that Louis Smith looked very emotional as he spoke to our cameras last night, after taking silver on the men's pommel horse at Rio 2016.

  3. Smith's silver 'fantastic', says coachpublished at 10:59 British Summer Time 15 August 2016

    Johnny Dee
    BBC Radio Cambridgeshire

    I've been spending a bit of time at Huntingdon Gym this morning, where silver medal-winning Louis Smith trains. 

    His coach Paul Hall was on hand to lend some encouragement to the gymnast, after being pipped to the post by team-mate Max Whitlock on the pommel.

    Paul Hall stands in front of gymnastics equipment
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    I think silver medal is an absolutely fantastic result for Louis. I'm sure he was a little bit disappointed for not getting the gold, but he has to be very proud at such a fantastic result. His third Olympic medal in three successive games."

    Paul Hall, Louis Smith's coach

    And Smith was very complimentary towards his coach on Twitter last night...

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  4. Learners face delays for driving testspublished at 10:38 British Summer Time 15 August 2016

    Learner drivers are having to up to four months to take their practical test, figures show.

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  5. Rikki Neave murder suspect returned to the UKpublished at 10:03 British Summer Time 15 August 2016

    Adam Jinkerson
    BBC Local Live

    Just to interrupt our Olympic coverage this morning, we have news that James Watson (below), arrested in connection with the 1994 death of six-year-old Rikki Neave, has been returned to the UK.

    After appearing in court in Portugal, the 35-year-old, from Peterborough, has now been extradited.

    James Watson standing on a beachImage source, Facebook

    Mr Watson was initially bailed until June and re-bailed until September, but last month Cambridgeshire police confirmed he had left the country.

    He was traced to Portugal where local police detained him in the capital about a fortnight ago. He appeared in court where police said he was "not fighting extradition".

    He will now be dealt with by the probation service, Cambridgeshire police said.

  6. Rio 2016: Louis Smith highlightspublished at 09:45 British Summer Time 15 August 2016

    Adam Jinkerson
    BBC Local Live

    Louis Smith, who trains at Huntingdon Gym, finished second in the men's pommel horse yesterday, being squeezed out of the gold medal slot by team-mate Max Whitlock.

    It was an emotion night, with Smith left in tears as he received his medal on the podium.

    Watch his and Max's performances below.

  7. Rio 2016: Nick Dempsey highlightspublished at 09:42 British Summer Time 15 August 2016

    Adam Jinkerson
    BBC Local Live

    Peterborough's Nick Dempsey made history over the weekend, becoming the first British male windsurfer to win three Olympic medals.

    Dempsey, 36, finished second in the RS:X class, following a bronze in 2004 and a silver in London four years ago.

    Watch the final stages of his silver medal performance below.

  8. And the medals don't stop there...published at 09:15 British Summer Time 15 August 2016

    Adam Jinkerson
    BBC Local Live

    What a situation to be in.

    Huntingdon's Giles Scott will definitely be adding to Team GB's gold medal tally too, after already securing the number-one spot in the men's Finn class.

    He's opened up such an unassailable lead that he cannot be caught during tomorrow's medal race. 

  9. Cambridgeshire's silver liningpublished at 08:40 British Summer Time 15 August 2016

    Adam Jinkerson
    BBC Local Live

    In case you missed it (where on Earth have you been?!), it was a historic weekend for Team GB in Rio over the weekend - with Cambridgeshire featuring on the podium twice.

    Cambridgeshire Olympians Louis Smith and Nick Dempsey

    Huntingdon's Louis Smith (left) took silver in the pommel horse, after being pipped to the post by team-mate Max Whitlock.

    It was also silver for Nick Dempsey (right), who grew up in Orton Wistow, with the feat making him the first male windsurfer to win three Olympic medals.

    Will we see more medals for the county as the week goes on?

  10. An Olympic-sized welcomepublished at 08:00

    Adam Jinkerson
    BBC Local Live

    What a weekend it was for Team GB - including Cambridgeshire's Louis Smith and Nick Dempsey (pictured), winning medals in gymnastics and windsurfing.

    Nick DempseyImage source, PA

    Today we'll bring you more on their achievements, plus the rest of the day's news, sport, weather and travel until 18:00.  

  11. Rio day nine: Round-up of the actionpublished at 04:33 British Summer Time 15 August 2016

    A round-up of all the action from day nine of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio.

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  12. Kieron Dyer skippers amputee's matchpublished at 15:32 British Summer Time 14 August 2016

    Ex-England player Kieron Dyer captains a charity match team to raise money for two players seriously hurt in a car crash.

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  13. Guided bus crash driver dismissedpublished at 09:46 British Summer Time 14 August 2016

    The driver of a bus that came off a guided track system in Cambridge "did not follow procedures" and was subsequently dismissed , the operator confirms.

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  14. Peterborough United 0-1 Bradford Citypublished at 18:45 British Summer Time 13 August 2016

    Jordy Hiwula fires in his first goal for Bradford City to secure victory at Peterborough.

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  15. Colchester United 2-0 Cambridge Unitedpublished at 18:02 British Summer Time 13 August 2016

    Brennan Dickenson and Denny Johnstone score on their home debuts as Colchester beat Cambridge United.

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  16. Scammed veteran donates £9k to charitypublished at 09:10 British Summer Time 13 August 2016

    A World War Two veteran whose life savings were stolen gives thousands of pounds to charity after an online campaign helped him raised £18,000.

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  17. Probe after train hits car on trackpublished at 22:13 British Summer Time 12 August 2016

    A rail investigation is launched after a train hit a 4x4 in Cambridgeshire, leaving a man with a severe head injury.

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  18. Thank you for joining us todaypublished at 18:37 British Summer Time 12 August 2016

    Sue Dougan
    BBC Local Live

    That's it for regular updates from us for today. We'll be back from 08:00 on Monday. 

    In the meantime you can scroll down through the page to read all the days news... any big updates will be posted here overnight and over the weekend.

    These are our big stories of the day:

    Nick Dempsey in action in RioImage source, Getty Images

    In the meantime keep an eye out for Nick Dempsey who's due on the water this evening in the RS:X windsurfing class. He leads going into day three. Don't forget that gymnast Louis Smith is also in action over the weekend in Rio. Follow it all here.

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  19. Level crossing latest: Pictures from the scenepublished at 18:37 British Summer Time 12 August 2016

    Sue Dougan
    BBC Local Live

    We've been bringing you news of a collision on a level crossing near Stretham, in which a man sustained serious head injuries. He was airlifted to Addenbrooke's Hospital earlier this afternoon.

    Image of rail accident

    A total of 115 passengers were on board a King's Cross-bound service, but were safely disembarked from the train around 17:00.

    Rail crash scene

    It's understood the man's injuries are not life-threatening and rail services will remain disrupted for the rest of the evening.

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  20. Weather: Mainly dry with clear spells tonightpublished at 17:53 British Summer Time 12 August 2016

    Chris Bell
    BBC Look East weather

    Staying mainly dry with clear spells this evening, but it will turn increasingly cloudy with an odd spot of light rain possible as it dips to about 14C (57F).

    Map for weather

    A rather cloudy Saturday with the small chance of light rain, but most places will stay dry and the cloud will break to allow for some bright or sunny spells.

    Maximum temperature: 24C (75F). 

    Get your local forecast from BBC Weather.