BBC Local Live: Cambridgeshire

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

Live Reporting

Potatoes stolen from fieldpublished at 09:03 British Summer Time 12 August 2016
Sue Dougan
BBC Local Live
Recently, we reported on a rise in rural crime in Cambridgeshire, external - mainly incidents involving farm machinery - but it seems that fields of vegetables are also a target.
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Rise in illegal tattooists 'down to reality TV'published at 08:20 British Summer Time 12 August 2016
Sue Dougan
BBC Local Live
A tattooist from Ely says he's being asked to fix "two or three" bodged jobs per week, by people who've had tattoos done at home by untrained tattooists or on holiday - and he's blaming the rise on on reality TV.
Steve Tucker from Angel Tattoos, external in Ely says that tattooing "looks easy on TV, but there's a reason it looks easy, and it's because we know what we are doing".
Mr Tucker also told us that hygiene standards could often be very poor at home, whereas his licensing conditions meant he had to maintain a high standard of cleanliness and hygiene at his shop.
He said: "Often the ink and needles are also substandard, and we have people coming in with all sorts of problems."
Friday's weather: Dry, sunny and warmpublished at 08:06 British Summer Time 12 August 2016
Alina Jenkins
BBC Weather
Any early cloud will soon clear leaving plenty of sunshine during the day, although there may be some high cloud at times. Top temperature: 26C (79F).
Watch my regional forecast:
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Alina Jenkins has the outlook for the East of England on Friday, 12 August 2016.
Cloud will thicken overnight, but it should remain dry for most. Lows of 15C (59F).
You can get a more detailed forecast from BBC Weather.
Good morningpublished at 08:00 British Summer Time 12 August 2016
Sue Dougan
BBC Local Live
Welcome to the Local Live news page for Cambridgeshire.
It's a bright day across Cambridgeshire - we'll take a look at the day's weather forecast in full shortly.
In the news, we'll report on a rise in illegal tattooists which is being blamed on reality TV by one tattoo artist from Ely; the latest on the City Deal plan for Cambridgeshire,; and potato "rustling" is on the increase in the Fens - we'll hear from one farmer who says theft of crops is more common than you might think.
We'll also have all the latest travel, sport and weather throughout the day.
Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:08 British Summer Time 11 August 2016
Alex Pope
BBC Local Live
That's it for the regular updates from us for today, we'll be back from 08:00 on Friday.
In the meantime you can scroll down through the page to read all the days news... any big updates will be posted here overnight.
In the meantime keep an eye out for Giles Scott from Huntingdon who's due on the water again in the men's Finn sailing event in Rio... we'd also like to hear your thoughts on the Games.
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Weather: A dry night aheadpublished at 18:00 British Summer Time 11 August 2016
Alex Dolan
BBC Look East weather
It should stay dry overnight but rather cloudy in light to moderate winds with temperatures 14-16C (57-61F).
Tomorrow will be a dry day with any early cloudy thinning and breaking to bring long spells of sunshine. Turning cloudy from the west later in the day with highs of 25-27C (77-81F).
Get more on the forecast where you live from BBC Weather.
Man told to re-pay money made from running cannabis factorypublished at 17:32 British Summer Time 11 August 2016
Alex Pope
BBC Local Live
A Cambridgeshire man who ran a cannabis factory from his home in Tree Farm, external, Haddenham, has been ordered to pay back £425,000 after a hearing at Cambridge Crown Court.
Image source, Cambridgeshire Police
Neil Badcock, 48, was convicted of conspiracy to produce cannabis in October 2013 and was jailed for seven years.
He has been told to pay back the money made from his illegal activity within three months under the Proceeds of Crime Act, external (POCA). If he fails to do so he will face a four-year extension of his current sentence with the payment still owed.
Rio 2016: Scott gets ready to go back onto the waterpublished at 17:19 British Summer Time 11 August 2016
Peter Swan
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire sport
At the moment Huntingdon's Giles Scott is at the top of the leader board in the men's Finn sailing event at the Rio Olympics.
He's just waiting to get started as the race start has been delayed by half-an-hour due to the high winds with the action now set to begin about 17:30.
Get all the latest news from the Rio Olympic Games with BBC Sport.
Image source, Getty Images
Travel: Signalling problems in Peterborough solvedpublished at 16:46 British Summer Time 11 August 2016
BBC Travel
Trains are now running as normal between Peterborough and Kings Cross after an earlier signalling problem.
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Thousands of incident images found on doctor's electronic devicespublished at 16:42
Helen Burchell
BBC News
When police arrested Dr Michael Kennedy, external from his home in Peterborough in March, they seized 80 electronic devices and 840,000 category C images of children, external were found, but a further 2,000 were classified as category A - the worst level.
More than 470 extreme pornographic images classified as "grossly offensive, disgusting or otherwise of an obscene character" were also discovered.
Kennedy pleaded guilty at Peterborough Magistrates' Court yesterday to one count of making category A indecent images of children, one count of making category B indecent images of children, one count of making category C indecent images of children and one count of possessing prohibited images of children.
He also admitted three counts of possessing extreme pornographic images.
He will be sentenced at a later date.
Doctor admits child sex image chargespublished at 16:40 British Summer Time 11 August 2016
A doctor admits a string of offences involving indecent images of children and extreme pornographic images involving animals.
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Peterborough doctor suspended after being arrested for having indecent images of childrenpublished at 15:40
Helen Burchell
BBC News
Dr Michael Kennedy, from Peterborough, was a practicing doctor at Millfield Medical Centre in the city, external.
Following his arrest in March he was suspended by the General Medical Council in April.
Det Sgt James Weston, from the Paedophile Online Investigation Team (POLIT), says: "While there was no evidence of any contact offending, nor first-generation images; ones which Dr Kennedy had taken himself, or offending against any of his patients - it is clear from what was uncovered that Dr Kennedy has an unhealthy interest in indecent images of children and extreme pornography."
Doctor pleads guilty to indecent images of childrenpublished at 15:25
Helen Burchell
BBC News
A doctor from Peterborough has pleaded guilty to seven charges, external relating to indecent images, some involving children.
Dr Michael Kennedy, 52, of St Pegas Road in the city, was arrested in March after an internet provider informed police his address was being used to download indecent images of children.
He pleaded guilty to the charges at Peterborough Magistrates' Court yesterday.
Image source, Geograph/Robin Stott
Travel: Train delays from Peterborough to Kings Crosspublished at 14:50
BBC Travel
There are currently delays on trains between Peterborough and Kings Cross due to signalling problem at Peterborough.
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Football: Legge hopefully back in U's squad after groin injurypublished at 14:38 British Summer Time 11 August 2016
Peter Swan
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire sport
Cambridge United , externalare hoping to welcome back defender Leon Legge (pictured) when they travel to Colchester in League Two this weekend.
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Legge missed Tuesday’s League Cup win over Sheffield Wednesday owing to a groin problem.
Will Norris (ankle) remains an injury doubt, but Harrison Dunk (hamstring) and Adam McGurk (knee) will definitely miss out.
Manager Shaun Derry says: "We’re working with lesser numbers this year and one of the negatives is that we can look a bit light. The medical team are working hard to get players back."
In the papers: Farm forced by courts to pay back thousands...published at 14:00 British Summer Time 11 August 2016
Tom Horn
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire
Here's a round up of the top stories making the news in the local papers today:
- Cambridge News, external reports on how a man who owns the land and barn where Cambridgeshire's largest ever cannabis factory was discovered has been ordered to pay back more than £400,000 by a court
- The Peterborough Telegraph features a police appeal for witnesses following a serious collision , externalinvolving a bicycle and motorcycle in Wisbech yesterday
- And a dog being rescued from a home, external in Doddington makes the pages of the Fenland Citizen
Weather updated: Sunny spells expected laterpublished at 13:27 British Summer Time 11 August 2016
BBC Weather
It will be a cloudy start to the afternoon, perhaps with the odd spot of drizzle.
However, the cloud and patchy rain will soon clear to the east and allow some sunny spells to develop.
Despite the breeze, it will feel warm with the highest temperatures likely around Cambridge at 21C (70F).
Get more on the forecast where you live from BBC Weather.
Watch: Art gallery that's also a floatation tankpublished at 13:03 British Summer Time 11 August 2016
Dotty McLeod
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire
An art gallery with a difference is being officially opened in Cambridge today.
Art of Float will display works by local artists as well as being designed for super relaxation and meditation.
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Concerns growing for missing Cambridgeshire manpublished at 12:49 British Summer Time 11 August 2016
Alex Pope
BBC Local Live
Concerns are growing for a missing man from Sawston, external.
Michael Barton, 67, was reported missing from his home in Maple Avenue, Sawston, yesterday evening after being last seen at about midday at the Owl Cafe in the village.
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He was wearing a dark blue jumper, blue and white shirt and grey trousers.
Police say his disappearance is "out of character".
When constabulary duty's to be done...published at 12:29 British Summer Time 11 August 2016
Helen Burchell
BBC News
... but perhaps not always with a smile. Turn the clock back almost 100 years and these officers looked delighted to be opening their new Chatteris police station.
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Cambridgeshire Police made us chuckle with their latest #ThrowbackThursday tweet... we're just wondering if moustaches were compulsory for bobbies on the beat at the time?