Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live

A charity that runs food banks in the UK says there has been a 20% rise in demand in Cambridge.

More than 5,500 food packages, which are designed to last three days, were handed out in Cambridge in 2015-16.

More than 2,000 of them were given to children.  

Image source, PA

In Cambridgeshire as a whole there was an 11% increase in food bank use compared to the previous year, The Trussell Trust said.

Its "early warnings" report said benefit delays and changes remain the biggest cause of referral to a food bank. 

Kate Kinsella
BBC Look East weather

After a chilly start it will become a mostly dry morning with sunny spells.

Showers developing later, with some of these becoming heavy and perhaps turning to sleet or hail with a risk of thunder.

Feeling cold in strengthening northerly winds.

Highs of 10C (50F).

Stay up-to-date with the weather where you are on the BBC Weather website.

Miraculously, the driver of this car was able to walk away after crashing in Bartlow, south Cambridgeshire, yesterday evening...

A horse racing great has put his successful career down to his passion for the sport.

Newmarket is gearing up for the Guineas Festival next week.

Lester Piggott, who has 4,493 British winners to his name, including five 2,000 Guineas and two 1,000 Guineas, paid tribute to his horse Crepello for taking him to his first 2,000 Guineas win in 1957.

"He was the big favourite," he said.

"In the race, he was always going quite easily really. He won with two furlongs to go and won quite comfortably. He was a very good horse."

When asked what put him ahead of the rest throughout his career, Piggott said: "Not a lot really. It was just I got on a lot of good horses and I loved to ride."

Image source, National Heritage Centre

Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live

Just when you thought it was safe to get your shorts and flip flops out, nature throws a curve-ball and turns the temperature back down.

There's no getting away from the fact it is freezing out there this morning!

Hopefully it warms up a bit between now and 18:00, as we bring you live news updates from around the county.

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Don't get left outside on polling day. Here are details of what you need and where you need to go to register for the general election on 8 June:

A roofer from Suffolk ran his way into the record books by completing the London Marathon with a tumble dryer on his back.

Ben Blowes, 44, from Newmarket, ran the capital course chasing a Guinness World Record for the fastest marathon carrying a household appliance.

He crossed the line in a record-breaking time of five hours, 58 minutes and 37 seconds - Mr Blowes had to do it in less than six hours to get the record.

Mr Blowes raised money for Racing Welfare, a charity that supports the workforce of the British horseracing and thoroughbred breeding industry.

He said he was "elated" with his achievement and his tumble dryer was "last seen on a skip somewhere along the Mall".

Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live

That's it from us for today. We'll be back at 08:00 tomorrow.

Keep an eye on this page overnight for any breaking news from around the county.

Scroll down for anything you may have missed, including...

• More on news that road verges are the "last refuge" for plants in Cambridgeshire
• A study into naked mole-rats that could help in the stroke diagnosis
• The chance moth discovery that could solve the plastic problem

Have a great evening.

Dan Holley
BBC Look East weather

I'm afraid it could be true...

Cloud and patchy rain will clear this evening, leaving much of the night dry and clear. Showers will spread from the east, which could be accompanied by hail and sleet.

Becoming cold with a risk of frost as temperatures fall to -2C (28F), perhaps limited somewhat by the strength of the north-westerly wind.

It will be a cold start to Tuesday but with some good spells of sunshine. Any early showers will develop through the day with sleet, hail and local thunder possible.

Feeling cold in the north-westerly wind, with temperatures reaching highs of 11C (52F).

You can find out the detailed forecast for where you live on the BBC Weather website.

Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live

Ever wondered what it's like to be a penguin?

Well, now you can experience that very feeling as Cambridge-based conservationists BirdLife International release a 360-degree video as part of their Protect a Penguin, external global campaign.

The video transports you to the centre of a sub-antarctic penguin colony, external, giving you an insight into their lives.

Image source, Getty Images

Despite massive love for the birds all over the world, BirdLife says penguins are the world's second most threatened group of marine birds, with 10 of the 18 species threatened with extinction.

"Urgent action is needed to better protect them, but public awareness of their situation is low," a spokesman said. 

Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live

Scientists at the University of Cambridge have made a chance discovery that could help in the fight against disused plastic shopping bags and packaging.

The larvae of the greater wax moth normally thrive on beeswax, making them a hated enemy of beekeepers across Europe.  

But a member of the research team from Spain, who also happens to keeps bees, found that the pests chewed holes in the plastic bag she placed them in when removing them from a hive.

Researchers say that understanding how the larvae eat plastic could provide a biotechnological method of disposing of bags and packaging, which are a major source of land and sea pollution.

Image source, Getty Images

Dr Paolo Bombelli, a member of the international team from Cambridge University, said: "This discovery could be an important tool for helping to get rid of the polyethylene plastic waste accumulated in landfill sites and oceans."

In a test conducted in Cambridge, 100 wax worms were placed on a supermarket plastic bag.

After just 40 minutes, holes began to appear in the bag. And over a period of 12 hours, 92mg of plastic was consumed.

The caterpillars worked much faster than bacteria, which in previous experiments took a day to biodegrade just 0.13mg of plastic.

Mousumi Bakshi
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire

With elections to find a new mayor for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough a short time away, we've been looking at the candidates vying to occupy that role.

The winning candidate will control a multimillion-pound budget, with direct powers over housing and growth.

The English Democrats' candidate is a former Peterborough city councillor, Stephen Goldspink.

He says he's "pro-car" and backs local jobs for local people.

He's an admirer of Donald Trump and, if elected, has invited the US president to visit Cambridgeshire.

The full list of candidates hoping to be mayor can be found here.

Mousumi Bakshi
BBC Look East

Next month sees the start of a new chapter for the people of Cambridgeshire as they elect their first ever mayor.

The region has been given extra powers under a new £800m devolution deal. Powers over housing and transport will be transferred away from Whitehall to the new mayor.

Seven candidates are in the running and they'll be telling us why they should be elected during the next week.

Paul Bullen is UKIP's candidate.

The former RAF officer and magistrate says he'll prioritise local people for local homes.

The full list of candidates:

• Paul Bullen - UKIP
• Rod Cantrill - Liberal Democrats
• Peter Dawe - Independent
• Stephen Goldspink - English Democrats
• Julie Howell - Green Party
• James Palmer - Conservative
• Kevin Price - Labour  

Corrie Mckeague's mother says searching the landfill site is taking "absolute precedence".

BBC Weather

It will be cloudy this afternoon with rain for a time. 

Most places will become dry and clear during the evening with a widespread frost forming, especially in rural spots such as the Fens.

Winds will become fairly light in most places.

Highs of 11C (52F).

BBC Weather has more.

Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live

A man from Wisbech whose stepson was killed by a speeding driver in 2012 has welcomed tougher penalties for speeding, which have come into force in England and Wales today.

Drivers can now be fined one-and-a-half times their weekly pay for the worst offences.

Jamie Butcher was 22 when he was hit by a motorist travelling nearly 60mph on a 30mph road.

Steve Green said drivers "must always be aware" of how dangerous speeding can be.

"People really need to think for themselves," said Mr Green.

"People need to think why the speed limit has changed and realise that you're passing a school or a built-up area.

"You need to ask yourself that if someone you love was killed because somebody was speeding, how would you feel about that - and then adjust your speed."

If you took part in the London Marathon yesterday, massive congratulations - we hope you're not aching too much today.

You can watch highlights of the day here.

And, if your time was between 2hrs 30mins and 6hrs, you can see yourself finish with this special feed on iPlayer.

Peter Swan
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire sport

Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live

Scientists at the University of Cambridge are hoping to find better treatment for stroke victims by studying the naked mole-rat.

Image source, PA

Scientists at the Department of Pharmacology have discovered the rats have an unusual ability to survive up to 20 minutes without oxygen, apparently without suffering ill effects.

Dr Ewan St John Smith, who worked on the project, said the study "opens up new potentials".

"It was showing that whereas mice, like humans, can't withstand tens of seconds without oxygen, the mole-rat brain can withstand up to 18 minutes without oxygen," he told BBC Radio Cambridgeshire.

"By understanding the mechanism in which a naked mole-rat brain can do this, we understand more about how nerve cells cope without oxygen.

"This opens up a pathway to potentially develop new ways of treating stroke victims, where of course brain damage is a regular problem."

Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live

Elsewhere in the news today...

• A couple from Peterborough have been speaking to ITV news, external for the first time since being caught up in the Tunisia attack in June 2015. Thirty-eight people lost their lives when a gunman opened fire on tourists staying in the popular resort of Port El Kantaoui, just north of Sousse in Tunisia.
• The Cambridge News has some stunning pictures, external of medieval carvings found in an 800-year-old Knights Templar cave hidden beneath a crossroads.
• And as many people around the country wake up with sore legs after yesterday's London Marathon, the Ely Standard, external has a video of marathon man Alex Watson, 77, completing his 10th and final marathon.