Hannah Olsson
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire political reporter

I've been at a Cambridgeshire County Council meeting where a U-turn has just been made on cuts to Cambridgeshire's gritting routes.

At the meeting, the majority Conservative group asked for last year's routes to be reinstated.

The reduction in gritting routes, introduced as part of this year's budget cuts, were branded "savage, external" by one councillor, with many residents complaining that key routes in their towns and villages were no longer covered.

Kerry Devine
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire

This morning's incident where a suspicious package caused the centre of Peterborough to be evacuated has been described as "unwise" and "unfortunate".

Insp Dominic Glazebrook (pictured), from Cambridgeshire Police, told me he couldn't be specific on what the package was, other than "a small electrical item that was making a noise".

A controlled explosion was carried out after a suspect package was reported to police by a member of the public.

Mr Glazebrook cleared up early confusion over the location of the item by confirming it was found "in the public toilets".

"I don't believe any offences have been committed. I believe it was an unwise, unfortunate thing to leave the package in the toilet in that manor," Mr Glazebrook said.

"I would urge people not to leave items unattended in the city centre."

Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live

Greater Anglia has apologised for disruption faced by some commuters in Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire this morning.

Trains to London Liverpool Street were delayed or cancelled due to signalling problems between Audley End and Newport in Essex. The problems have now been fixed.

The train operator has urged customers affected by the delays "to claim for delay repay compensation".  

Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live

Several wards at Cambridge's Addenbrooke's Hospital are shut to help stop the spread of the winter vomiting bug.

Two children's wards and adult areas are currently closed and restricted visiting times are in operation.

The trust in charge of the site is urging people who've been suffering from norovirus to stay away from the hospital until they are completely recovered.

A spokesman for the hospital says it is "already experiencing a high demand with 327 patients attending our A&E department yesterday and having wards closed due to the winter vomiting bug is not helping our capacity issues". 

Ben Ando
BBC News

A cyber security expert who examined a computer belonging to Russian dissident Vladimir Bukovsky told a court he was sure indecent images of children found on the computer were not planted externally.

Mr Bukovsky's computer was found to contain thousands of images and videos of child abuse, many designated category A - the most extreme.

Dr Howard Chivers told Cambridge Crown Court he tested five discs taken from the computer for malware and so-called Trojan software.

With reference to the images, Dr Chivers was asked under cross-examination: "Can you completely exclude the possibility that some or all of the files were planted without his knowledge?"

"I believe I can," he replied.

The expert was also asked whether, in normal use, the user would be aware of the indecent material on the computer.

"Yes", he said.

During the evidence Mr Bukovsky, who is 73 and uses a wheelchair, fell asleep on several occasions, but his barrister said he was content for the trial to continue. 

He denies 11 counts of making and possessing indecent images of children.

The trial continues.

There is no evidence indecent images of children were remotely placed on the computer of a Russian dissident, a court hears.

Ben Ando
BBC News

A computer expert who used to work for GCHQ has told the trial of Russian dissident Vladimir Bukovsky there was no evidence that indecent images of children found on his computer were placed there remotely.

Dr Howard Chivers, who runs a cyber security company and has published 50 academic papers on the subject, told the court that the evidence he found supported that the images were placed there by the user and not by someone else.

Vladimir Bukovsky, 73, a long time opponent of the Soviet and Russian regimes who is considered a hero by many, denies 11 counts of making and possessing indecent images of children.

Image source, Getty Images

He is being tried in Cambridge, where he now lives, and the crown court heard yesterday that he was arrested after police monitoring child abuse websites traced activity to his computer.

More follows...

A teenager has been given a 12-month youth rehabilitation order for his role in a multi-million pound data breach at TalkTalk.

Image source, PA

The 17-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, also had his iPhone and computer hard drive confiscated at his sentencing at Norwich Youth Court.

The teenager had found a vulnerability in the website using "legitimate software" and shared this online, an earlier hearing at the court was told. While he didn't exploit the information for gain, the website was targeted more than 14,000 times after the boy exposed the vulnerability. 

The boy told magistrates he "was just showing off" to his mates, as he admitted seven charges.

Sentencing him today over the multi-million pound data breach in October 2015, chairman of the bench Jean Bonnick told him "your IT skills will always be there... just use them legally in the future".

Image source, PA

Two of the charges related to the TalkTalk hack, and the boy admitting targeting other websites including Manchester University, Cambridge University and Merit badges, a small family company which supplies martial arts badges. 

TalkTalk described the attack as "significant and sustained", and said the fallout from the cyber attack had cost it £42m. 

Kerry Devine
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire

Police say a suspect package found in a bin in Peterborough was a "non-suspicious small electrical device".

They say the bomb disposal unit was called after a member of the public reported a package in a bin on Northminster.

The cordon has now been lifted.

Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live

We've spoken to a few people currently outside the cordoned-off area of Peterborough, evacuated after a suspicious package was found.

Image source, Nick Rutta

Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live

Police have just carried out a controlled explosion on a suspicious package found in a bin in Northminster, Peterborough.

They have not yet identified what the package was and say the cordon currently remains in place. We'll bring you more details when we can.

In the meantime, here's some pictures from our reporter at the scene.

Police have confirmed a controlled explosion has just taken place in Peterborough city centre. The cordon remains in place.

Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live

Peterborough City Council has told us the Bayard Place building and City Market area have been evacuated following the discovery of a suspicious package this morning.

Council staff affected have currently relocated to the Town Hall building on Bridge Street.

They say that surrounding roads have been closed and cordoned off while the emergency services work to resolve the situation.

A spokesman said: "Residents are advised that if they need to access city council services in an emergency then to come to the Town Hall, however, if the matter is less urgent then to rearrange their visit."

Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live

Reports of a suspicious package found in a bin in Northminster in Peterborough have caused the surrounding area to be evacuated and roads to be closed.

We've just had an update from the police on the road closures that are currently in place. They are as follows...

• Cattle Market Road
• Northminster
• City Road
• Part of Broadway
• Midgate

The fire service has told us it currently has one crew from Stanground and one fire officer at the scene.

Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live

The Peterborough Telegraph , externalis reporting that market staff heard a "beeping in a bin" that prompted the evacuation in the city centre.

We've got calls in to the emergency services and will keep you updated.

Tom Horn
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire

Reports of a suspicious package in a bin on Northminster in Peterborough have prompted a 100m cordon to be enforced and the area to be evacuated.

Police say the bomb disposal unit has also been called.  

The report came in about 09:15 and surrounding roads have been closed.

Peterborough City Council, which has evacuated one of its buildings, says if residents need to access services in an emergency go to the Town Hall.

Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live

Cambridgeshire Police dealt with more than 12,000 domestic violence incidents or offences in 2015-16, with reports expected to peak in the next few weeks over Christmas. That's according to figures from the Crime Survey.

These numbers come as domestic violence charities in the east of England are seeing an increase in the number of abusive men coming forward wanting to stop their violent behaviour.

Charities in the region say more has to be done to tackle the issue from the point of view of abusers, so they can break the cycle of violence themselves.

But finding help isn't always easy and funding is tight.  

Nicky Hampson from Ormiston Families, a charity in March that runs a programme to help domestic violence offenders, insists the programmes are not an "easy alternative" to jail. 

"These men go through extensive work. They really challenge their behaviour.

"But it's not just about working with them.

"A crucial part of this work is working with the partners as well and the victims of the offence."

Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live

There's been chaos on Greater Anglia trains this morning, as a fault with the signalling system between Audley End and Newport in Essex means that all lines from Cambridge to Liverpool Street have been blocked.

The latest update from Greater Anglia looks as though good news could be on the way...

The train company's website says the service is due to be restored to normal shortly.

We'll keep you updated when we know more.

Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live

Isn't this just the cutest?

This is the first picture of the "Christmas miracle" baby deer, delivered after its mother was struck down by a car.

Image source, Fenland Animal Rescue

We reported at the weekend that the mother muntjac had been found at the side of the road by a member of the public, who brought it in to Fenland Animal Rescue centre.

A scan found the animal suffered lacerations and a dislocated ankle but also that she was heavily pregnant. 

Image source, Fenland Animal Rescue

Joshua Flanagan, from the centre, told BBC Radio Cambridgeshire "things are still very critical with the pair at the moment".

"Mum and baby were both delivered fine but this animal was admitted to us after a high impact trauma."

He added the centre is 80% sure the baby is female, however "we haven't got close enough to identify this yet".

BBC Look East

A man who completed a domestic violence prevention course after punching his partner so hard she had to have plastic surgery said he will never forgive himself.

He said the course he took "changed me immensely".

He added: "One of the hardest questions I was ever asked was 'how does your partner feel about you?' I had nightmares that night, I cried, it made me realise what I had done. I'm a big guy and I intimidated her."

The news comes in the wake of a national study, published last week by domestic abuse charity Women's Aid, which said that between 2009 and 2015, 936 women were killed by men.