Hannah Olsson
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire political reporter

The inaugural meeting of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority has begun in Wisbech.

The authority will eventually be led by an elected mayor and make big decisions about the future of the county in regards to transport, housing and skills development.

No big decisions will be made at today's meeting at the Boathouse, but it's an important line in the sand for the devolution process.

In the introduction it was described as "landmark moment".

Patrick Byrne
BBC News

A new scheme to ban lorries from overtaking on a stretch of the M11 in north Essex getting underway today has brought criticism from transport operators. 

The ban is being introduced on a section between Stansted Airport and the A11 in Cambridgeshire.

Highways England the new scheme would mean faster and safer journeys. 

But  Chrys Rampley, from the Road Haulage Association, external , claimed the scheme was far from ideal. 

"Longer term improvements to the road would have been better," he said. 

Patrick Byrne
BBC News

Lorries are to be stopped from overtaking on some uphill sections of the M11 in Essex.

Work is due to start today on the restrictions between 07:00 and 19:00 on both carriageways of the motorway between J8 for Stansted Airport and J9 for the A11. 

The Highways Agency, external said the scheme would improve journeys times and make the route safer for drivers.

The search of the landfill site at Milton, for missing RAF Honington serviceman Corrie Mckeague, has entered its third week. 

The search was halted on Friday, after an excavator broke down, but police say it has been fixed, and the search resumed this morning.

Image source, Paperpix UK

Mr Mckeague was last seen by CCTV cameras in Bury St Edmunds in the early hours of Saturday, 24 September, after a night out in the town.

An arsonist is being sought after they set light to a "large quantity" of rubbish at a former RAF station.

Image source, Cambs Fire and Rescue Service

Someone deliberately started the blaze next to a derelict building at RAF Upwood on Sunday afternoon, police said.

The RAF station, near Ramsey, was closed by the Ministry of Defence in 1995 . While part of it is used by a gliding club, and other parts by paintballers, it's largely been left derelict since its closure.

Police are asking anyone with information about the fire to call 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. 

The Jacksons - originally formed as The Jacksons 5 - are the latest act to be announced as joining the Newmarket Nights, external season.

The band, who are celebrating their 50th anniversary, will appear on 30 June, with tickets going on sale on Friday.

Tito Jackson said: "We had the privilege of performing for Her Majesty the Queen when we first came to the UK in 1972 and we're always excited to return.

"The British audiences love their music and we can't wait to share ours with them when we bring our show to Newmarket Racecourse this summer."

Other original members include Jermaine, Jackie and Marlon.

Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live

A multimillion-pound revamp to Peterborough's Queensgate shopping centre gets under way today.

The £38m project is due to be completed by 2020.

Image source, Benroy

Work will see a new multi-screen cinema, more restaurants and general refurbishments to modernise the centre. 

Image source, Benroy

Mark Broadhead, director of the shopping centre, says the revamp "will bring the centre up to where it was 30 years ago, when it was state-of-the-art".

Helen Burchell
BBC News

You might have read about this quirky little "tradition" at the weekend - the March March march - when keen walkers wander around the county for "no apparent reason".

Dreamt up in 1979 by a university mathematician, it involves marching from the town of March during the month of March - a distance of about 30 miles (48km) - to Cambridge.

Image source, Colin Bell

At its height about 27 people joined in, but this year's organiser Colin Bell (above left) was fearful for its future as only four people had signed up for Saturday's walk.

Sadly, his fears were more than realised when, on the day, it was just him and one other intrepid marcher.

But, not to be put off, they made the trip, leaving March railway station at about 09:30.

Image source, Colin Bell

"We had a very pleasant walk and got to Histon in reasonably good shape, considering," said Mr Bell.

He said he intends to advertise next March's march more widely in the hope of preventing this tongue-in-cheek tradition from dying out.

Image source, Colin Bell

But he was buoyed by an email from a group of walkers taking part in this year's  Isle of Man Parish Walk, external . They read about the March March march and have already pledged to travel over to Cambridgeshire to bolster numbers in 2018.  

Peter Swan
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire sport

"A horrible game" was how Cambridge United boss Shaun Derry described their 1-0 away win to Cheltenham on Saturday.

The U's saw themselves on top in the first few minutes, with the only goal of the game coming from Medy Elito. The goalscorer was then taken off later in the first half after suffering a hamstring injury.

Derry felt the pitch had a lot to play in the performance.

"It was a real poor surface that hinders a lot of football clubs at our level," he said.

Image source, Getty Images

"You have to make adaptations to the way you play.

"Fortunately we did."

The win sees the U's remain five points off the play-off places.

Nick Fairbairn
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire sport

Peterborough United manager Grant McCann has expressed his frustration at a run of poor results for his team, overseeing a 1-1 draw with Oldham at the weekend.

"Two points in two games is not good enough", he said.

"We're better than what we showed. I was disappointed with the performance."

Image source, Getty Images

McCann said his team kept "shooting themselves in the foot" by conceding first. Opposition teams have scored first in eight of Posh's last nine league games.

The draw sees Peterborough drop to 12th in League One.

Craig Lewis
BBC News

He was deemed suitable to advise on an £800m NHS project, but the BBC has discovered consultant Martin Peat had already seen his own company go bust.

Not long afterwards a second business was wound-up.

The project he had advised on - UnitingCare - has since been deemed a huge failure, while the business consultants he worked for have been axed by the health service .

So what did Mr Peat and NHS England have to say?

Mr Peat said he is no longer employed by the NHS "in any capacity", adding all matters relating to the contract should be addressed to them.

He added: "On the other matters raised I have no statement to make."

A spokesman for NHS England said Mr Peat had not led the SPT or the UnitingCare contract.

He said: "The SPT role in the contract was restricted to the process of procurement; the relevant clinical commissioning groups led the contract."

He added that NHS England had not been established in April 2013 and therefore had no involvement in the creation or composition of the SPT.

Former SPT managing director Andrew MacPherson said his team "had no knowledge of Martin's personal relationship with HMRC and he has not been banned from trading".  

He added Mr Peat was "originally employed by the Strategic Health Authority on the recommendation of the Department of Health, based on long standing successful support to the NHS".  

Craig Lewis
BBC News

The contractor who advised on an  ultimately unsuccessful contract for older and mentally ill people's services in Cambridgeshire, despite his own business having gone bust, saw a second company wound-up last year.

Martin Peat had worked on the UnitingCare project on behalf of the NHS's Strategic Projects Team in 2014 - two years after his own company had gone bust.

A second company, MP Health Projects, was formed in February 2012 - a month before the first one, Martin Peat Consulting, was wound-up in court.

By June 2014, that company was already in financial difficulty and in October 2016, HM Revenue and Customs applied for MP Health Projects to be wound-up - a process which had been completed by December.

Craig Lewis
BBC News

I've been looking into the finances of companies owned by Martin Peat, a senior consultant on the UnitingCare project - an £800m flop.

Mr Peat had been the senior consultant working on the tender of the UnitingCare project on behalf of NHS business consultants, the Strategic Projects Team (SPT).

The SPT was paid nearly £300,000 for its advice on the project.

Image source, PA

In his role as the SPT's commercial director, Mr Peat worked on a number of projects across the health service between 2009 and 2015, including on UnitingCare in 2014.

His firm - Martin Peat Consulting Limited - had been formed in September 2004.

But in March 2012, HM Revenue and Customs successfully petitioned the High Court to wind up the company and it went into liquidation - owing £40,000.

Craig Lewis
BBC News

A senior advisor on a failed £800m NHS outsourcing contract had previously seen his own company go bust.

Image source, PA

Martin Peat played a leading role in awarding the contract to provide care for older and mentally ill people in Cambridgeshire to UnitingCare in 2014.

The deal collapsed eight months later.

His own consultancy company had folded in 2012, owing the taxman £40,000.

Mr Peat, who started a second company which was also wound-up last year, declined to comment.

Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live

There's only one way to describe the start of today's feed - like a swan.

On the surface we're calm, but underneath the water we're scrambling about, as some faulty traffic lights on one of the main routes into Cambridge has seen a lot of people, including many of our team, late into work this morning.

But it appears the problems are being sorted.

Kate Kinsella
BBC Look East weather

It's a grey and damp start to the week with some patchy rain first thing, although some places will start dry. 

Rain will spread across all parts during the day, heavy in places, with a fairly brisk breeze as well. 

Top temperature between 9C and 13C (48F to 55F).

Watch my full regional forecast here:

Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live

Welcome to a brand new week of live updates for Cambridgeshire.

We'll be here until 18:00, keeping you up-to-date with the latest news, sport, weather and travel from around the county.

Coming up today, we'll be bring you more news on the failed £800m UnitingCare contract, plus manager comments on the weekend's football matches.

On what is the astronomical first day of spring, with the equinox at 10:28 this morning, we'll have a full weather update for the day shortly.

Lead consultant on failed care project had previously seen his businesses wound up.

Calum Titmus, who has severe autism, represents Britain in the Special Olympics.

Medy Elito's goal helps Cambridge overcome Cheltenham, who were without boss Gary Johnson after he underwent heart surgery.