Updates for Friday, 2 December 2016
Jail for men who tortured and burgled elderly couple
Woman dies in five car crash
Demolition begins at Fletton Quays
Many redundancies at Cambridge pharmaceutical site
It wouldn't be right to start today without showing you how frosty it is around Cambridgeshire this morning...
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Kate Kinsella
BBC Look East weather
After a very frosty start it will be a dry and sunny day, but it will feel cold throughout with a high of 6C (43F).
Here's my full forecast...
There are more details on the BBC Weather website.
David Keller
BBC News
...that's because it's a bad time to discover that winter coat you meant to get repaired weeks ago is still broken, and you still managed to leave it by the door at home instead of bringing it into work to take to the seamstress.
And this was the temperature in south Cambridgeshire.
Hmmm.
Anyhow, you'll be pleased to hear there's not too much disruption on your way to work unless you're due to get on a train between Peterborough and Ipswich - urgent track repairs are taking place at Soham. We'll bring you more if we hear it.
Plus stay with us for the latest news, sport and weather for Cambridgeshire, including no doubt some stunning wintry scenes you've sent in to us.
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Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live
Thanks for joining us. We'll be back at 08:00 tomorrow.
Stay tuned to this page overnight for any breaking news from around the county.
We'll leave you with this wonderful picture of this evening's sunset in Histon, sent in by BBC Weather Watcher 'Imp Geoff'.
Have a great evening.
Dan Holley
BBC Look East weather
Don't forget to allow a bit of extra time if you're driving anywhere early tomorrow morning and your vehicle's not under cover - we're in for the coldest night of the autumn so far, with a widespread, locally hard frost and a few mist patches.
Temperatures will fall to -6C (21F) in prone rural spots, in light, variable winds.
Tuesday will start cold and frosty, but it'll stay dry with long spells of sunshine.
Top temperature: 7C (46F).
Get a more detailed forecast where you live, from BBC Weather.
Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live
You may be familiar with the spectacle that is the Peterborough Christmas tree - back in Cathedral Square after its debut in 2015.
It cost the council £40,000, so they're probably keen to keep getting their money's worth out of it.
Well, it appears the design has "taken-off" and inspired Heathrow Airport's new tree.
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Both trees have featured on a list compiled by BBC Newsbeat, simply asking the question "Are these Britain's worst Christmas trees?"
A football club bans a supporter indefinitely following allegations of racist abuse at a recent game, it emerges.
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BBC Local Live
Further to Transport Secretary Chris Grayling's visit to Cambridgeshire earlier to mark the start of A14 improvement works, the Department for Transport (DfT) confirmed £3bn to improve Britain's transport network.
A chunk of that has been allocated to fixing pesky potholes that appear on Cambridgeshire and Peterborough's roads.
About 21,800 will be filled in Cambridgeshire and 4,500 in Peterborough using the money. At an estimated £53 per hole, that's £1,155,000 and £240,000 respectively.
There'll also be £27m set aside to develop an Oxford to Cambridge Expressway strategic study, to identify and develop east-west transport options in greater detail.
Mariam Issimdar
BBC News
A motorcyclist who was caught doing 142mph (230km/h) in a 70mph (110km/h) limit has been disqualified from driving for 60 days and fined.
Simon Hackett, 45, from Arles Avenue in Wisbech was clocked by an officer with a hand-held laser gun as he was riding on the A47 at Terrington St John on 21 August.
Hackett who pleaded guilty to the offence at Norwich Magistrates Court was caught on a sunny afternoon.
His defence Michael Cole said Hackett had only ridden at speed for about 30 seconds on the empty stretch of road and "had he not slowed down the police would not have been able to catch up with him".
But the chairman of magistrates, Howard Gill, said the "dangers of coming off the bike or someone stepping out in front of you doesn't bear thinking about."
As well as the ban Mr Hackett was fined £250 with costs of £115.
Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live
The BBC has learned Cambridge United has banned a supporter indefinitely following racist abuse at a recent game.
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Wycombe Wanderers striker Adebayo Akinfenwa reported the incident to the referee after a match between the sides earlier this month.
The Football Association earlier confirmed it was investigating - as had the U's.
Cambridgeshire Police also confirmed the ban on Twitter and said enquiries are ongoing.
Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live
A 40-mile (64km) diversion will be in place for a stretch of the A1 in Cambridgeshire for the next month.
Image source, GoogleIt's all down to resurfacing work that's taking place overnight on weeknights between Brampton Hut to Buckden.
Highways England says diversions will be in place from 20:00 to 06:00, sending drivers onto the A14 and A428.
Waseem Mirza
BBC Look East
At the weekend we mentioned the identity of a person who left cards by homes and schools in Huntingdon saying "no more Polish vermin" remained unknown, with police closing the case.
The offensive cards were placed just hours after Britain voted to leave the European Union.
We've since found out another message of race hate towards eastern European people in the county was investigated by police during the last few months, but again the offender has not been caught.
The above message was posted to a property on Lincoln Road in Peterborough.
A Polish community leader in the city, Daniel Guz, told us about the note delivered to his friend, calling it "shocking".
A spokesman for Cambridgeshire Police said: "The matter was investigated by officers who pursued all possible lines of inquiry, but the offenders were not identified."
The EU Referendum result sparked a rise in the number of hate crimes recorded by police in Cambridgeshire. Cases have risen 65% this year, including more than 500 incidents between April and September.
It will be mainly sunny for the rest of today as the early cloud clears away. Despite the sunshine it will remain cold. Highs of 8C (46F).
This was the sunny scene in Foxton a short while ago...
Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live
Transport Secretary Chris Grayling put the first shovel in the ground earlier to mark the start of the A14 upgrade.
Here's some stats on the plans:
Source: Highways England
Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live
Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has visited Cambridgeshire today to witness the start of the £1.5bn A14 upgrade.
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It's hoped the new 21-mile (34km) road between Huntingdon and Cambridge will cut congestion and improve journey times for tens of thousands of motorists who use the A14 every day.
Quote MessageThe A14 is a vital road for Cambridgeshire and for the rest of the country, helping link people and businesses to jobs, opportunities and families. This new upgrade will see quicker journeys, which will also be more reliable and safe."
Chris Grayling, Transport Secretary
Image source, Highways EnglandThe junctions at Bar Hill, Swavesey, Girton, Histon and Milton will also be upgraded as part of the plans, along with the widening of the A14 between Swavesey and Milton and the A1 between Brampton and Alconbury.
Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live
To bring you an update on an earlier story, Paul Nuttall has been elected leader of the UK Independence Party, replacing Nigel Farage.
Nuttall replaces Farage after Diane James, who won the first leadership contest, stood down after 18 days.
Local UKIP councillor, Lisa Duffy, who stood in the first leadership contest, had backed Suzanne Evans.
However, she stated that a win for either Evans or Nuttall would "be a fantastic result for UKIP".
Tom Horn
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire
The whole interior of a church in Littleport, near Ely, could soon be re-designed.
The floor at St George's is in such a bad state it needs to be ripped up and the walls need repairing, so the church is seeing it as an opportunity to remodel the inside of the building to better serve the people who attend.
A survey has gone up online, external asking people what they'd like to see done.
Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live
A local UKIP councillor says the party has much better options this time around when it comes to choosing a new leader.
Three candidates are competing for the job today - the former deputy leader Paul Nuttall, the former deputy chairman Suzanne Evans and a party activist, John Rees-Evans.
Cambridgeshire councillor Lisa Duffy chose not to stand in the new leadership contest after being beaten into second place by Diane James back in September. However, James lasted just 18 days.
Image source, PASpeaking to BBC Radio Cambridgeshire, Ms Duffy said she is "supporting Suzanne Evans - she has an awful lot to offer the party".
"The reason I stood back in July was that I didn't think there was good enough choice for our members and I wanted to make sure they had that.
"Either Suzanne or Paul Nuttall winning will be a fantastic result for UKIP".
Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live
If your commute to work is along East Road in Cambridge, you can breathe a sigh of relief as repairs on a sewer have now finished.
Anglian Water engineers have been in central Cambridge for the past fortnight to fix a pipe 8m (26ft) underground.
It caused major traffic congestion on a number of days. No doubt some of you would have been familiar with the scene below...
However, work was finally completed over the weekend.
Peter Swan
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire sport
Meanwhile, it was an inspiring performance on Saturday as Cambridge United comfortably beat League Two strugglers Cheltenham Town 3-1 at home.
Luke Berry (pictured) scored twice after Uche Ikpeazu gave the U's the perfect start, netting in the seventh minute.
The U's dominated for the majority of the game, with just a save from the Cheltenham keeper preventing Ikpeazu from making it 4-0 at the end of a rapid break.
Image source, Getty ImagesCambridge boss Shaun Derry said his side have finally brought their away form to the Cambs Glass Stadium.
The U's hadn't scored more than two goals at home all season until the weekend's game.
The win sees them rise up to 11th in League Two.
