Updates on Friday, 3 February 2017
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Alex Pope
BBC Local Live
"The dog ate it" is normally an excuse used by pupils who haven't done their homework...
But for Stu, he took to Twitter to praise Cambridgeshire County Council for replacing his bus pass his dog decided to chew.
Image source, StuHe's also taken to extreme measures to make sure the postman doesn't put anything through his letterbox again...
Image source, Stu
Elizabeth Rizzini
BBC Look East weather
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Alex Pope
BBC Local Live
Meanwhile, South Cambridgeshire MP Heidi Allen, external voted against her constituents, who wanted to remain in the EU, and backed the triggering of Article 50.
The area, like Cambridge, voted overwhelming to Remain in last year's referendum.
It's a decision the Tory MP defended, saying: "My one vote, had I voted against it - it sounds so harsh - it would have been symbolic, it would have been one tiny vote in the wind.
"I would much rather be in a position next, talking to the Whips about negotiating hard on what that [Brexit] deal might look like."
Image source, Conservative Party/PAAlex Pope
BBC Local Live
MPs voted last night to give the go-ahead to trigger Article 50, which starts the formal process of Brexit.
Cambridge's Labour MP, Daniel Zeichner, was one of 47 Labour MPs to defy leader Jeremy Corbyn and oppose the bill.
As his constituents voted Remain in the EU referendum, he said: "I'm against it, my constituents are against it and I won't be moved from that."
Alex Pope
BBC Local Live
Good morning and welcome back to regular news, sport, travel and weather updates from all the team here at Local Live Cambridgeshire.
We're all here till 18:00 tonight.
Already there have been some fantastic skies across Cambridgeshire this morning, as this amazing photo taken by BBC Weather Watcher JB in Guilden Morden shows.
Talks begin for plans to create a museum for "Britain's Pompeii" in Cambridgeshire.
Read MoreThanks for joining us. We'll be back again with all the latest news, sport, weather and travel for the county from 08:00 tomorrow.
See you then.
Orla Moore
BBC Local Live
A taxi driver found to be five times over the drink-drive limit when a passenger made him pull over has avoided jail.
Peter Cole, 42, from Swallow Close, Longstanton, Cambridgeshire, was asked to stop on the hard shoulder of the A1(M) near Stevenage on 12 January.
A breath test recorded 171mg of alcohol in 100ml of breath. The legal limit is 35mg, external.
Image source, BCH ROAD POLICINGStevenage Magistrates' Court heard Cole left a London banking job of 20 years to move closer to home after the birth of his first child.
The court was told the child had health issues and Cole had turned to alcohol as a way of coping with depression.
At a previous hearing he admitted driving a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol and using threatening, abusive or insulting words with intent to cause alarm or distress.
He was sentenced to 18 weeks in prison, suspended for two years.
He was also ordered to pay £700 in compensation and fines, and was disqualified from driving for three years.
The trial of a man accused of murdering children's author Helen Bailey hears from the couple's cleaner.
Read MoreCloudy and misty with outbreaks of rain and drizzle.
Gradually turning drier and brighter from the west as the afternoon goes on although rain may linger.
Turning milder with a southerly breeze.
Highs of 10C (50F).
Katy Prickett
BBC News
Black cats do, of course, have a reputation for bringing good luck - and Wood Green is hoping the little moggy's luck hasn't run out and her owners will be located.
The first thing the animal centre in Godmanchester did was check if the cat, who had travelled from Clacton-on-Sea to Cambridge in the back of a removal van, was microchipped... but that wasn't the case.
Staff are hoping a public appeal will help trace her owners.
Image source, Wood Green, the Animals CharityKaty Prickett
BBC News
An inquisitive cat which decided to explore the back of a removal van has ended up 80 miles away from home.
The young black female was discovered by a family who'd moved from Clacton-on-Sea to Cambridge when they began to unpack the van.
The animal is being looked after at Wood Green, external, in Godmanchester, where staff have called her JJ.
Image source, Wood Green, the Animals Charity
Jill Bennett
BBC Radio Norfolk
The Wildfowl and Wetland Trust (WWT) is working with UK Power Networks to reduce the number of migrating swans dying by crashing into power cables at Welney.
Kevin Pettit, who helps plan power line routes for UK Power Networks, said: "We work closely with WWT Welney to identify flight routes that are experiencing problems each season and install bird flight diverters to help prevent birds flying into power lines.
"More bird flight diverters are being installed in priority areas this month.
"The latest bird diverters have spinning reflectors, with glow-in-the-dark panels, which makes them more visible for a time after dusk, when swans are more likely to collide with power lines."
Nick Fairbairn
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire sport
Craig Mackail-Smith insists he still has unfinished business with Peterborough United.
The Posh legend is about to begin his third spell at London Road, having signed on loan until the end of the season from Luton.
He's scored 99 goals for Posh so far and he's delighted to be back.
Image source, Getty ImagesOn his return to Posh
"It's fantastic," he said. "It's a club I've got great memories of and I am very fond of.
"I still believe 100% in my ability to score goals.
"I'm a little older and a little wiser and I know how to play the game a little differently. Hopefully I can bring my experience to the younger lads."
Image source, Getty ImagesOn his below-par second stint
"At the time, my return didn't go as I wanted it to. I was only here for three games. It just wasn't how I'd hoped to come back.
"I probably hit the gym too hard whilst I was injured and I wasn't really playing that much at Brighton. I was coming off of quite a major injury."
Image source, Getty Images"Should he not be fit to play, he'll pay back any wages" - club owner Darragh MacAnthony
"The club have taken a risk on me and I appreciate that. I know I've had injury problems in the past. I want to be fit and I want to play games," Mackail-Smith said.
"If that wasn't to happen I'd want to repay the club for showing faith in me.
"That's the best way to do it."
Dotty McLeod
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire
It may not be the most beautiful building in Cambridge, but a decision on whether to replace a 1970s office block with student accommodation will be made by councillors later today.
Mount Pleasant House is a four-storey block of dark brown brick and glass on Castle Street.
Image source, GoogleCambridge University plans to build 267 accommodation units for students on the site.
The chair of a local residents' association, David Bailey, says he wouldn't miss the building itself, but doesn't want to see more student digs built in this part of the city.
"The current building is awful. The worst of modern design," he said.
"At the same time, we have several student buildings at the detriment of providing affordable housing.
"I am concerned that student accommodation is outrunning that of residents in the city."
Cambridge City Council recently commissioned a study into how many new student rooms might be needed in Cambridge over the next 10 years.
The resulting figure was around 8,000!
Jill Bennett
BBC Radio Norfolk
Efforts are being made to reduce the number of birds killed by flying into power lines.
The idea is to make the lines at Welney stand out by clipping tags on to them so birds, especially swans, can see them. Up to 70 swans per season die by flying into power lines.
Leigh Marshall, centre manager at the Welney reserve for the Wildfowl and Wetland Trust, said: "Swans change the sites that they feed at throughout the winter season, as new sources of food become available.
"This in turn alters where they come in to roost, so the partnership between WWT Welney and UK Power Networks is of long-term importance, as the flight patterns of swans shift across our area."
Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live
You may have seen in the national news that train operators in the UK, including three that run through Cambridgeshire, have announced an overhaul of what they've called a "baffling" ticketing system, to make sure passengers pay the cheapest possible fares.
Some fares for long, connecting journeys will be removed from the system as cheaper alternatives exist, in a bid to negate the need for split ticketing to save money.
Single leg pricing will be introduced for some journeys to make it simpler for passengers to know if they would be better off buying two single tickets or a return.
There are also measures to make ticket vending machines more user-friendly.
Image source, East CoastTrials of a new system will start in May on selected routes - including CrossCountry, Virgin Trains' East and East Midlands trains.
In October, the Commons' Transport Select Committee published a damning report that stated "unfairness, complexity and a lack of transparency" in rail ticketing had been apparent for at least a decade.
Train companies claim they have been prevented from being more flexible in offering tickets that passengers want because of government rules covering rail fares.
Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live
A Cambridgeshire author has been pipped to the post for one of the biggest book prizes in the UK.
Francis Spufford from Ely (pictured left), made the final five for the Costa Book of the Year after winning the First Novel Award for his novel Golden Hill.
It wasn't to be for Mr Spufford, who was beaten by Sebastian Barry - the first novelist to win the prestigious prize twice.
Image source, ReutersShortlisted authors Francis Spufford, Keggie Carew, Sebastian Barry, Alice Oswald and Brian Conaghan with their books
Mark Williamson
BBC Local Live
Labour's shadow transport minister Daniel Zeichner says he has "no choice" but to vote against the Brexit bill later today.
MPs will vote this evening on the legislation giving the government the go-ahead to trigger Article 50, and formally start the process of leaving the EU.
Quote MessageThe majority overwhelmingly in Cambridge are asking me to do what I will be doing later today... I don't know what will happen in terms of jobs within the shadow team... I've just got to do what I've got to do on this."
Daniel Zeichner, MP for Cambridge
The Cambridge MP says he will be representing the view of his constituents, which overwhelming backed Remain in the referendum.
The bill is expected to pass its first test in spite of a revolt by the SNP, Liberal Democrats and pro-Remain Labour MPs.
Peter Swan
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire sport
Cambridge United made one new signing on transfer deadline day - Chesterfield midfielder Liam O'Neil on a three-and-a-half year deal.
The 23-year-old has played in 17 League One games this season, scoring twice.
"He is a Cambridge boy returning home and is a fantastic fit for us," said U's manager Shaun Derry.
He was the fifth and final January arrival after fellow midfielder Paul Lewis, striker Gerry McDonagh and defenders Jake Carroll and Scott Wharton joined the club.
U's chief executive, Jez George, said the club was "delighted" with their January business.
Here's a reminder of who made their way in, and who went the other way...
