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. Rio 2016: Huntingdon's Giles Scott leads after four races in the Finn classpublished at 11:55 British Summer Time 11 August 2016

    Peter Swan
    BBC Radio Cambridgeshire sport

    Another Cambridgeshire medal hope to look out for today at the Rio Olympic Games is Huntingdon's Giles Scott.

    Last night he moved into the overall lead in the men's Finn sailing event.

    Giles ScottImage source, AP

    Four-time world champion Scott began his campaign by coming 17th and third in the opening two races on Tuesday.

    But the 29-year-old, who started the day in 10th place, came second in the first race on Wednesday, before winning the second one to move ahead overall.

    Giles ScottImage source, Get

    There are six more races in the opening series, with the top 10 sailors taking part in the medal race on 16 August.

    He's expected to take to the water again today from 17:00. You can follow all the latest Games action with BBC Sport.

  2. Watch: St Ives' Hannah MacLeod and GB women into the hockey guarter-finalspublished at 11:46 British Summer Time 11 August 2016

    Peter Swan
    BBC Radio Cambridgeshire sport

    It was great news for St Ives' Hannah Macleod and the Great Britain's women hockey team as they maintained their unbeaten record as they qualified for the Olympic quarter-finals with a 3-2 victory over Argentina yesterday. 

    Group B leaders Great Britain next face Japan on Friday.

  3. Mental health support being offered to policepublished at 11:35 British Summer Time 11 August 2016

    Alex Pope
    BBC Local Live

    Help is being offered to in Cambridgeshire to improve the mental health of emergency service workers. 

    The mental health charity Mind has been given funding for the Blue Light Project to try and get staff to talk about their issues as well as offering help and support. 

    It's after figures show that sick days at Cambridgeshire police are on the increase, external.

    Police officersImage source, Getty Images

    Emily Grey, the chief executive of Mind in Peterborough and Fenland says some staff are more likely to go a colleague instead of a GP, so if they can "upskill staff within the force, this is one way of reducing the stigma".

  4. Help is being offered to Cambridgeshire police to cope with 'stress'published at 11:15 British Summer Time 11 August 2016

    Alex Pope
    BBC Local Live

    The assistant chief constable of Cambridgeshire Police has acknowledged that working for the police is "stressful", their workload has gone up and they're dealing with more "complex serious crimes" - but they are making sure support is there to help officers and staff. 

    PoliceImage source, Getty Images

    It comes after figures from the Police and Crime Commissioner show the force lost 11,000 days to illness in the last 12 months, up from 2,000 the year before. 

    Ass Ch Nav Malik says they're currently working with a mental health charity to better understand the "complex issues they deal with" and they want to improve training and get more people to "self-refer."

  5. Praise offered to Hinchingbrookepublished at 10:58 British Summer Time 11 August 2016

    Alex Pope
    BBC Local Live

    The Huntingdon MP, Jonathan Djanogly, has praised staff after Hinchingbrooke Hospital, which is in his constituency, after it was rated "good" in a new report...

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  6. Bungling potato rustlers caught in the actpublished at 10:40

    Helen Burchell
    BBC News

    A trio of potato rustlers were thwarted in their attempt to nab a free supper when police caught them digging up potatoes in a Fenland field.

    PotatoesImage source, @FenCops

    The three youths, aged 17 and 18, were spotted by police digging up the potatoes in Wimblington yesterday evening.

    Police cars and potato thievesImage source, @FenCops

    Needless to say - they didn't get away with their haul, ended up having to write a letter apologising to the farmer and give back the potatoes.

  7. Hinchingbrooke Hospital coming out of special measures is a 'remarkable achievement'published at 10:10

    Alex Pope
    BBC Local Live

    This is "something that allows our staff to walk tall with pride now," - the words of Alan Burns, the chairman of the Hinchingbrooke Healthcare NHS Trust.

    He's praised his staff after the hospital was taken out of special measures by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

    Hinchingbrooke HospitalImage source, PA

    The hospital is now rated good, but the A&E department has been rated by the CQC as "requiring improvement".

    Mr Burns said he is aware A&E has problems but an annual 8% rise in demand year-on-year, along with a national shortage of clinical staff, is putting pressure on the hospital.

  8. Police sick days increase 'due to increasing pressure'published at 09:40

    Increasing pressure on officers may be behind an increase in sick days, the Cambridgeshire Police Federation (CPF) says.

    The force has lost almost 11,000 days to illness in the last year. That's up by around 2,000 on the year before.

    Police officers

    The figures are from an update from the Cambridgeshire Police and Crime Commissioner.

    Oz Merrygold, from the CPF, believes the increase is due to mental health aspects such as stress. He says this has increased significantly during the last three years.

  9. Hospital 'clearly gained from special measures regime'published at 09:05

    The first NHS hospital to be privately run and placed in special measures almost two years ago, has managed to make "significant improvements" according to inspectors.

    In January this year Hinchingbrooke's bosses admitted there was "more to do"  and emergency services were still being rated as inadequate.

    The hospital is now rated as "good" by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), and a senior figure at the watchdog says it shows the special measures system did its job:

    Edward Baker
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    Special measures are designed to provide intensive support to struggling trusts and Hinchingbrooke Health Care NHS Trust clearly gained from the special measures regime and the support it provided."

    Edward Baker, CQC’s Deputy Chief Inspector of Hospitals

  10. Inspectors recommend Hinchingbrooke should come out of special measurespublished at 08:32 British Summer Time 11 August 2016

    Hinchingbrooke Hospital was placed into special measures after being rated as inadequate by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), external in September 2014. 

    Back then, the trust was privately managed, but in April last year, it was returned to NHS ownership.

    HinchingbrookeImage source, PA

    Now, following an inspection in May, the CQC says it found significant improvements, with new systems and processes in places. 

    However, improvements are still needed in the emergency department. The watchdog says patients were waiting longer than average to be seen, some equipment for carrying out tests hadn't been properly checked, and the triaging of patients after arriving by ambulance wasn't fast enough.

  11. Weather: Damp start should clearpublished at 08:03 British Summer Time 11 August 2016

    Georgina Burnett
    BBC Weather

    It will be a cloudy and damp start to the day. However, the cloud and patchy rain will gradually clear to the east and allow some dry and sunny spells to develop.

    Maximum temperature: 21C (70F).

    Get a more detailed forecast for where you live with BBC Weather here.

  12. Welcome to Cambridgeshire Livepublished at 08:00

    Jodie Smith
    BBC News

    Good morning! 

    We'll bring you the latest updates from across the county through the day until 18:00, and we're going to start with news that England's chief inspector of hospitals says Hinchingbrooke should no longer be in special measures.

    Hinchingbrooke HospitalImage source, PA

    The trust has been rated as "good" following an inspection earlier this year - but there has been criticism of the accident and emergency department.

    We'll bring you more on that and other news stories shortly.

  13. Swine flu jab 'gave nurse sleep disorder'published at 19:46 British Summer Time 10 August 2016

    A nursery nurse developed the sleep disorder narcolepsy after being given a swine flu vaccine, an inquest rules.

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  14. Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:05

    That's it for our regular live updates until 08:00 tomorrow, but any major new stories will be posted here overnight.

    If you are joining us late, here's a reminder of the top stories in the county today: 

    Have a good evening.

  15. Weather: Mild night ahead and breezy laterpublished at 17:54 British Summer Time 10 August 2016

    Alex Dolan
    BBC Look East weather

    Gradually turning cloudy with outbreaks of rain later this evening and overnight.  

    Feeling milder than last night and turning breezy later with winds a light variable and lows of around 12C (54F).

    Weather map

    Thursday will be a cloudy and damp start to the day with some outbreaks of rain. Brightening up later with sunny spells. 

    Expect highs of around 21C (70F). 

    Get the latest forecast where you live from BBC Weather.

  16. Museum unveils £1.2m cabinets saved for the nationpublished at 17:20

    Mark Williamson
    BBC Local Live

    The Fitzwiliam Museum used it's 200th birthday celebrations today to unveil its latest aquisition. 

    This "unique" pair of ebony and rosewood cabinets were saved for the nation following a successful £1.2m fundraising campaign by the museum.

    CabinetsImage source, Fitzwilliam Museum

    The cabinets, made in Rome in 1625 and previously kept at Castle Howard in Yorkshire, were set to leave the country after being purchased by an overseas buyer at auction last year.

    Due to their historic and cultural value the government implemented a temporary export bar to provide an opportunity to keep them in the UK.

    Hopefully nobody left any sticky lemon sponge finger marks on them during today's celebrations.

  17. Creat your own lemon sponge Fitzwilliam Museumpublished at 17:10

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    Mark Williamson
    BBC Local Live

    Just in case you fancy having a go at making the Fitzwilliam Museum out of lemon sponge - which was cut at their 200th birthday celebrations today - here's what you'll need:

    • 6,750g (238 oz) each of flour, sugar and butter
    • 120 eggs
    • 24 lemons 
    • 5kg (176 oz) of lemon curd between the layers of cake and 
    • 10kg (352 oz) of icing to cover the cake

    Now that little lot would be a great museum bake off!

  18. Tasty museum: Fitzwilliam recreated in lemon spongepublished at 17:05

    Mark Williamson
    BBC Local Live

    Feeling peckish as it's nearing teatime? Enjoy a virtual slice of this cake depicting Cambridge's Fitzwilliam Museum.

    The elaborate lemon sponge was the centrepiece at birthday celebrations this afternoon marking the 200th anniversary of the founding of the museum.

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  19. New Peterborough Ocado delivery centre begins operation todaypublished at 16:55

    Tom Horn
    BBC Radio Cambridgeshire

    Earlier we told you about online grocery retailer Ocado opening a new delivery centre in Peterborough. 

    They've since told us the first vans left the site at Darlows Business Centre in Fengate this morning.

    They've also confirmed that they expect the operations to "eventually create" about 250 jobs. 

  20. Motorcyclist injured in Wisbech crashpublished at 16:40

    A motorcyclist has been seriously injured following a crash on the A1101 Elm High Road in Wisbech.

    The road is closed between the A47 junction and the B198.