Updates on Friday, 9 December 2016
Jail for man involved in Coton burglary
Head injuries in Peterborough collisions
Two arrested after Wisbech building fires
Councils make millions on parking charges, according to RAC
Kate Kinsella
BBC Look East weather
Quite foggy to start in some places, but this soon clearing as cloud and patchy rain and drizzle begin to break out during the morning with a high of 8C (46F).
Here is my full forecast...
There are more details on the BBC Weather website.
Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live
Welcome to a brand new week of live updates for Cambridgeshire.
We'll be here until 18:00 with the latest news, sport, weather and travel from around the county.
Today starts with a warning - a yellow one for heavy fog from the Met Office.
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Take care on your commute. Remember those fog lights!
Also five was the magic number for our local football teams over the weekend. More on that shortly.
As ever, you can get in touch with us via email, Twitter , externaland Facebook, external.
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Read MoreAdam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live
That's it from us for today and indeed this week. Thanks for your company.
We'll be back Monday from 08:00.
Stay tuned to this page over the weekend for any breaking news from around Cambridgeshire
We'll leave you with this video of "Snowy" Farr. The Cambridge eccentric has his MBE sold at auction today...
Have a great weekend.
BBC Sport
"Could do better" is Peterborough United boss Grant McCann's assessment of his side's home form so far this season.
Posh have taken 15 points from 10 league games at the ABAX ahead of tomorrow's clash with Chesterfield.
Posh's opponents are in the relegation zone and have been beset by boardroom and financial problems, but Posh boss McCann reckons that could have a galvanising effect on the Spireites.
Image source, Getty Images"I'm sure Chesterfield's manager will be saying to the players that they all need to stick together and start climbing up the league".
Full match commentary is available on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire from 14:00 tomorrow - 95.7FM and 1026MW.
BBC Sport
"Maintain high standards on the road," that's the message from Cambridge United boss Shaun Derry as they head to Hartlepool in League Two tomorrow.
The U's, who lost in the EFL Trophy at Bradford on Wednesday, have lost just three times away from home in the league this term.
Derry says his men will "travel with confidence".
Image source, Getty Images"We're a confident team at this moment in time," he said.
"The challenge we've got on Saturday is to keep the away form as strong as it has been. The challenge is to keep the level of performance as high as it has been as well."
Full commentary is available from 14:00 on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire 96FM and Freeview channel 722.
Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live
It appears that today's earlier round of Guess the Cathedral caught your imagination... though I'm now thinking it may have been far too easy.
Image source, BBC/Tiny BuscuitWell done to the following...
Who all guessed correctly by email the silhouetted building was Ely Cathedral.
Image source, Steve Daniels/Geograph
BBC Travel
The A428 westbound at Cambourne is closed due to a car fire. Traffic has been diverted towards Dry Drayton. It's currently causing very heavy traffic.
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Julie Reinger
BBC Look East weather
A dry start to the night but it will turn cloudier with some patchy rain and drizzle spreading eastwards later. It’ll be mild and frost free with lows of 8C (46F).
Saturday will get off to a cloudy, misty and damp start with outbreaks of light rain and drizzle. During the afternoon some more persistent rain will move in from the west, turning heavy at times with highs of 14C (57F).
You can find further details on the forecast where you live on BBC Weather.
Sue Dougan
BBC Local Live
When the festive season approaches many of us dust down Christmas ornaments and decorations... but it's probably safe to say you don't have a nativity scene collection like this.
A mother and daughter team from Waterbeach have got a 350-strong assortment of nativity scenes sourced from around the world.
The first in the collection was carved in Bethlehem and made from olive wood... the latest is made from loom bands!
A family from Cambridgeshire has got a large collection of nativity scenes
Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live
A man who handled goods stolen during a burglary in Cambridgeshire in which an elderly couple were tortured has been jailed for nine-and-a-half years.
Marc Smith, 43, from Cambridge, was sentenced at the Old Bailey earlier for handling stolen goods, including sentimental ornaments and jewellery, taken during the burglary in Coton. He had previously pleaded guilty.
Image source, Cambridgeshire PoliceThe pair who carried out the burglary were sentenced last week to 15 years in prison each.
John McCarthy, 35, of Cambridge, and Richard Leslie, 37, of south London, attacked the couple in Cambridgeshire in November 2014.
The thieves were armed with a sledgehammer and crowbar and bound the couple, in their 70s, with tape breaking the female victim's toe and teeth.
Tom Horn
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire
The ambulance service have given us an update on two crashes they have attended in Peterborough city centre.
They say two pedestrians have head injuries after being hit by vehicles in separate collisions.
Paramedics took a woman to hospital after a collision with a car on Rivergate at just after 13:00.
A man in his 60s was injured in similar circumstances in nearby Bridge Street 15 minutes later.
Neither injury is believed to be life-threatening.
Tom Horn
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire
Expect delays if you're heading into the centre of Peterborough.
There are reports of two accidents that are causing tailbacks in the city.
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Police say they were called to reports of a collision between a car and pedestrian on Rivergate at 13:25.
There has also been a crash on Bridge Street - reported around 15 minutes earlier.
Cambridgeshire Police can't yet confirm whether anyone has been hurt.
I think it's safe to say it's a bit of a grey day... but cloud will eventually clear to bring some brighter spells.
Most parts should stay dry with it feeling very mild for December at 14C (57F).
BBC Sport
Peterborough United manager Grant McCann has banned talk of Chelsea from the dressing room.
Posh will travel to Stamford Bridge in the FA Cup third round if they beat Notts County in their replay on 20 December.
McCann has told his players not to be distracted by a potential clash with the Premier League giants.
He wants his men to focus on Saturday's clash with Chesterfield.
Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live
Who's up for a quick game of "Guess the Cathedral"?
I just made it up about five minutes ago, but have already tried it on colleagues here at Local Live towers and no one has guessed it right so far...
Image source, BBC/Tiny BuscuitIt's a cracking picture, snapped by BBC Weather Watcher 'Tiny Biscuit'.
You can send us your guesses by email. Hint: It's not Peterborough...
