Updates for Friday, 6 January 2017
Delays of 'up to eight hours' expected at Cambridgeshire hospitals this weekend
Yaxley double-fatal crash: Man charged in connection with the death of two men in Yaxley
Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live
Well done. You made it through the first working week of 2017!
*Insert party blower sound effect here*.
That's us done for the week, too. Thanks for your company.
We'll be back from 08:00 on Monday.
Stay tuned to this page over the weekend for any breaking news, and for highlights of Peterborough United's trip to Chelsea in the FA Cup.
Have a great weekend.
Nick Fairbairn
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire sport
It's a big weekend (and Monday) in the FA Cup for our local teams.
Peterborough United travel to Premier League leaders Chelsea, while Cambridge United host Leeds United.
Here's Posh boss Grant McCann on his team's big match...
You can hear full coverage of both games on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire - 96 and 95.7FM, as well as the BBC Sport website (UK Only).
Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live
Good news if you park in Cambridge.
Car park charges are set to drop on Mondays and Tuesdays as part of budget proposals from the city council, external. The reduced charges will be similar to those seen in 2012.
The council says that the price cut will "make these low peak times of the week more attractive to visitors and shoppers".
Image source, Ben Harris/GeographIt's hoped that by tempting shoppers into the city on Monday and Tuesday, congestion around the city will be reduced at the most popular times of the week. The council says this will "improve air quality and reduce carbon emissions".
While car park charges for these two weekdays are set to be reduced, the cost of parking on other weekdays, evenings and overnight, will be frozen at 2015 levels.
The new charges will take effect from April 1.
Pete Cooper
BBC Local Live
On Sunday Prof Stephen Hawking celebrates his 75th birthday.
Prof Hawking is Director of Research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology within the University of Cambridge, and also patron of the Northampton-based MND Association, which supports people with Motor Neurone Disease.
Image source, MND AssociationStephen Hawking with Benedict Cumberbatch at a MND Association event in Buckingham Palace in 2016
Chris James from the MND Association said Prof Hawking had "made a huge difference to people's perception of Motor Neurone Disease" and that he raised awareness of the disease "which we wouldn't have been able to achieve without him".
Mr James said that Prof Hawking had "achieved so much with his life and not been defined by his condition, but he is very unusual because a third of people die within a year of diagnosis and half within two years".
Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live
A new robotic cleaner is set to sweep the floors of Hinchingbrooke Hospital.
Custom-made in the shape of an ambulance, the robotic scrubber-dryer uses a GPS system to guide the it around the hospital.
It also has a series of built-in sensors that enable it to react to its surroundings, meaning it will stop immediately if a person steps in front of it.
And it needs a new name...
Alex Dolan
BBC Look East weather
It will be a cloudy, misty evening and night with outbreaks of generally light, patchy rain.
Less cold air moving in behind the rain, so temperatures not dropping as low overnight.
Minimum temperature: 3C (37F).
Tomorrow rain will clear eastwards, but it'll remain rather cloudy and rather gloomy.
Top temperature: 8C (46F).
Get the full forecast where you live, from BBC Weather.
Sue Dougan
BBC Local Live
The house of David Parr, an 'artist-painter’ who worked for the Cambridge decorative arts firm F. R. Leach in the 1800s, has won a £625,300 Heritage Lottery grant to repair and restore it, and open it to the public.
Parr lived there between 1886 and 1927. After his death in 1927, his granddaughter Elsie came to live in the house aged 12 and stayed there for the next 85 years.
Her regard for her grandfather’s work and the survival of her family artefacts has created a 20th Century time-capsule that tells remarkable stories of how ordinary people lived in Cambridge.
Earlier today we brought you news that you could face a lengthy delay if you visit accident and emergency this weekend.
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has subsequently issued further advice.
Tracy Dowling, chief officer, said: "Our message to local residents is clear. A&E is for emergencies and life-threatening conditions.
"Patients who attend A&E with a minor illness or injury that could be treated elsewhere, such as Minor Injury Units, may be asked to use an alternative service or they are likely to face lengthy delays.
"Patients with more serious conditions or illnesses will take priority to be seen.
"If you are unsure where you should go, then call NHS 111. Open 24/7, NHS 111 will help you find the right service for your illness or injury. By using the right service you can help us to ensure A&E is kept available for those who really need it."
Peterborough will be inspired by Tottenham's win over Chelsea when they meet the Blues in the FA Cup, says boss Grant McCann.
Read MoreIt's no secret that our BBC Weather Watchers love a close-up when it gets a bit cold.
Here are some of the best pictures from around the county...
#PeoplesCup
Gary Lineker invites you to take part in the 2017 FA People's Cup
Sign up to the FA People's Cup and you could win your way on to the hallowed Wembley Stadium turf at half-time during the FA Cup Final.
Entries are now open and you can find out all the details here.
Peter Swan
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire sport
It's been a bit of a cracker of a December for Peterborough United's Gwion Edwards, who was not only up for Player of the Month but is now a contender for "Goal of the Month".
Image source, Joe Dent/Peterborough UnitedEdwards' stunning solo effort in the 5-2 win against Chesterfield sees him up for the award against Rochdale's Ian Henderson and Sammy Ameobi from Bolton.
This was how BBC Cambridgeshire Sport marked the moment the goal went in...
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After a cold but bright morning, fog patches will gradually lift.
Cloud will gradually increase from the north-west through the rest of the day with outbreaks of rain arriving through the late afternoon and evening.
Temperatures will rise only slowly through the day. Highs of 6C (43F).
For more information, visit BBC Weather.
A man is charged with causing the deaths of two men who were struck by a car in Cambridgeshire.
Read MoreAdam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live
A man has been charged with killing two men in an apparent hit-and-run crash.
Thomas Fletcher, 19, and Thomas Northam, 22, died after they were struck by a BMW as they walked on Broadway in Yaxley, near Peterborough, at about 11:10 on Tuesday.
Richard Frost, 38, of Dorset Avenue, Chelmsford, Essex, has been charged with causing their deaths by dangerous driving.
He was arrested in Chelmsford on Tuesday. He is expected to appear before magistrates this afternoon.
Mr Frost has been further charged with actual bodily harm.
The two men who died were formally named by Cambridgeshire Police earlier.
A 38-year-old man from Essex has been charged in connection with the death of two men in Yaxley, near Peterborough, on Tuesday.
Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live
A crowdfunding page has been set up "to help fund the funerals" of two men killed in Yaxley, near Peterborough, on Tuesday.
The page is aiming for a £10,000 target, with half of that almost reached.
Image source, justgiving.comThomas Fletcher, 19, of Meadow Walk, Yaxley, and Thomas Northam, 22, of Lilac Walk, Yaxley, were killed when they were struck by a man driving a BMW, who subsequently fled the scene.
A description on the page says that both families are well-known in Yaxley and nearby Farcet, and that villagers "are devastated".
A man, arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and causing actual bodily harm, remains in custody at Thorpe Wood Police Station.
Helen Burchell
BBC News
How's this for supper tonight: "1 pint of Oatmeal Gruel"?
I thought so ...
But that was one of the meals served up to petty offenders at "The Spinning-House" in Cambridge in the 1800s.
Cambridgeshire Police tweeted this picture, external to show what was on offer for inmates.
Image source, Cambridgeshire PoliceAlso on the menu was bread and tea for breakfast, cooked meat and bread and potatoes or soup, bread and suet pudding for dinner, and bread or oatmeal gruel for supper.
Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live
Stories of busy hospitals over the Christmas period and into New Year are nothing new.
However, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough's Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is warning that some patients could be looking at delays of up to eight hours to accident and emergency departments this weekend.
All three major hospitals in the county - Addenbrooke's, Peterborough City and Hinchingbrooke - have reported pressures this week.
Tracy Dowling, chief officer for the CCG, said patients should expect "lengthy delays".
"People shouldn't be surprised if it's a minor injury if they're asked to go to one of their minor injury units," she said.
"It's important we keep emergency departments for emergencies."
Ms Dowling also added that Addenbrooke's did have 20 empty beds, but they were unable to be filled due to other people on the ward having flu.
Waseem Mirza
BBC Look East
Cambridge's second railway station is now "80% complete" ahead of its opening in May, according to Network Rail.
The £44m Cambridge North station will serve the city's expanding technology parks and is expected to handle 3,000 passenger journeys a day.
Image source, Network RailIt was initially supposed to open more than a year ago, with Network Rail blaming "design and technical changes" for delays.
