A report by a Cambridge-based charity has found that Europe is becoming the global hub for the hosting of child sexual abuse images and videos.

The annual report by the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), located near Waterbeach, found that 60% of worldwide abuse material was now in Europe - an increase of 19%.

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The Netherlands topped the list of European nations hosting the illegal content, said the IWF.

Improved reporting and policing by ISPs in North America are believed to have driven the shift.

"The situation is reversed from previous years," said Susie Hargreaves, the charity's chief executive.

"Europe is now the biggest host of child sexual abuse imagery, rather than North America."

The IWF report said about 34,212 web pages were found to be displaying abuse content in Europe - which also includes Russia and Turkey.

Ms Hargreaves said the shift "could reflect the great work taking place by the US industry to tackle the problem" that had forced criminals to look elsewhere for hosts that would let them upload and share content.

The IWF is the UK body that acts to find and remove abuse content from UK networks.  

BBC Sport

However, there was disappointment for the Cambridge men's crew, as Oxford made it four wins in five years in the 163rd Boat Race.

Oxford led throughout and although Cambridge tried to stay in touch, they were unable to get past the Dark Blues, who finished in a time of 16 minutes 59 seconds.

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Cambridge took advantage of a dreadful start by Oxford to claim a first win in the Women's Boat Race since 2012.

Oxford's Rebecca Esselstein made an error with her oar, known as "catching a crab", and her crew never recovered.

It allowed the Light Blues, featuring four members of last year's crew who almost sank on the river, to quickly get into their rhythm.

They dominated to win by 11 lengths, in a course record of 18 minutes and 33 seconds.  

"Catching a crab" is where a rower loses control of their oar and does not remove it from the water at the end of the stroke, meaning the oar acts as a brake.

BBC Weather Watchers

As this morning's weather forecast suggests, it's been a pretty foggy start to the day (but that usually means sun later, right?)

However, that hasn't stopped our BBC Weather Watchers from getting out and about and capturing these shots - all before 08:00!

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BBC Weather

There's some decent sunshine on the way after the fog lifts from across the region.

Temperatures getting up to about 16C (61F) unless you're on the coast, where they'll struggle to get out of single figures.

Watch my full regional forecast here: 

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BBC Local Live

Welcome to a brand new week of live updates for Cambridgeshire on Monday, 3 April.

We'll be here until 18:00 with the latest news, sport, weather and travel.

First up this morning, a full weather forecast on what has started as quite a foggy day across the county.

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Luke Berry scored twice to help Cambridge United keep their slim play-off hopes alive with a victory at Crewe Alexandra.

Marcus Maddison creates one goal and then scores with a brilliant chip as Peterborough beat Charlton in League One.

Figure skater Calum Titmus, from Peterborough, won a silver medal at the Special Winter Olympics.

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BBC Live reporter

William Warr, from Frant near Tunbridge Wells, is set to make history this weekend by becoming the first man to row for both Oxford and Cambridge in The Boat Race. 

Just how did those legs end up there? Find out with our top 10 magic moments from last weekend's FA People's Cup semi-finals.

For more FA People's Cup action, watch our semi-final highlights programme,  available on the iPlayer from 06:00 BST on Saturday morning, 1 April, and on the Red Button at 13:50 BST and repeated throughout the weekend.