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  • Updates on Friday, 12 May 2017

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  1. Man recovering after 'nasty attack' for just £60published at 12:47 British Summer Time 9 May 2017

    Adam Jinkerson
    BBC Local Live

    A man was left with serious injuries including a fractured eye socket and severe cuts and bruises after an attack in Peterborough.

    The 52-year-old man was walking home when he was attacked and robbed of £60. He was taken to hospital where he has been recovering.

    The assault happened on 29 April at about 00:05 on Albany Walk, Woodston, and police are now hoping you can help them with their enquiries.

    Det Con Fran Scott, from Cambridgeshire Police, said: "This was a nasty attack whereby the victim was attacked and knocked unconscious for just £60.

    "We would like to appeal for anyone in the area who may have seen something or someone in the run-up to the incident to call us."

    Injured manImage source, Cambridgeshire Police
  2. Man left with broken eye socket after attackpublished at 12:39 British Summer Time 9 May 2017

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  3. 'Good water supplies' in the east despite drought fearspublished at 10:37 British Summer Time 9 May 2017

    Adam Jinkerson
    BBC Local Live

    Anglian Water says water levels in the east of England are "good" and there will be no need for a hosepipe ban come summer, despite the recent record dry weather.

    October to March has been the driest in the UK for more than 20 years and there's been a particular lack of rain in southern and eastern counties of England.

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    Emma Staples from the company said "there will not be any restrictions" on usage this year.

    "Our reservoirs are on average 94% full. That's absolutely ample for this time of year," she said.

  4. Passers-by attempt to rescue cow from riverpublished at 10:08 British Summer Time 9 May 2017

    Zara Sheldrake was cycling along Stourbridge Common in Cambridge when she spotted this dramatic rescue this morning.

    Several people were involved trying to get this poor cow out of the water.

    Cow rescueImage source, Zara Sheldrake

    A cyclist managed to get a rope around its neck and Miss Sheldrake thinks several council workers joined in.

    "I've no idea how long it had been in the water, but it was absolutely drenched," she said.

    "They were trying to walk it to a grassy area as they couldn't get it up the concrete bank, and they kept stopping to give it a rest as it looked exhausted."

    She had to get to work before the rescue concluded. We'll bring you more when we find out what happened.

  5. Man arrested after double-fatal crashpublished at 09:30 British Summer Time 9 May 2017
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    A man believed to have been involved in a serious crash on the A605 at Elton in Cambridgeshire, which killed two people and seriously injured another, has been found and arrested, say police.

    Crash sceneImage source, Paperpix.uk

    The man, 19, from Northampton, has been arrested on two counts of death by dangerous driving and one count of serious injury by dangerous driving and is being treated for serious injuries in hospital.

  6. Tuesday's weather: Another grey day, but a tad warmerpublished at 08:08 British Summer Time 9 May 2017

    Kate Kinsella
    BBC Weather

    Another cloudy day but it's not going to feel so cold across the BBC East region.

    The keen north/north-easterly breeze has fallen light overnight but you're still going to feel it along the north Norfolk coast. 

    Elsewhere there'll be a slightly more mild feel to the day, with highs of about 13C (55F) inland. 

    Cloud will slowly disappear overnight, leading to a cold night, with a chance of a slight frost in some rural spots, and a much brighter start to Wednesday.

    Watch my full forecast here:

  7. Good morningpublished at 08:00 British Summer Time 9 May 2017

    Adam Jinkerson
    BBC Local Live

    Welcome back to live updates for Cambridgeshire on Tuesday, 9 May.

    Right, isn't it time we told summer to get a move on?

    Even this lovely picture taken by BBC Weather Watcher Frogger won't help the fact it's freezing outside this morning!

    Brampton

    A full weather forecast for the day will be on the way shortly.

    We'll be here until 18:00 to bring you the latest news from around the county.

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  8. From Berkeley Castle to Berkeley Close... in a Berkeleypublished at 19:11 British Summer Time 8 May 2017

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    Watch: From Berkeley Castle to Berkeley Close

    Two enthusiasts are recreating a road trip made more than 50 years ago in three-wheeled cars. 

    Geoff Dabrowa and Barry Jones, from Cambridgeshire, are hoping to cover more than 1,500 miles around the UK in just over a week. 

    They are recreating the journey that Bob Currie and Andre Baldet made in 1960, which took three days and included driving through one night. 

    The 57-year-old 328cc Berkeley T60s set off from Berkeley Castle in Gloucestershire this morning.

    The journey which will take them as far north as Inverness, before turning south to reach Berkeley Close in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire — the site of the former Berkeley car factory.

    The route of the original Berkeley to Berkeley in a Berkeley road trip in 1960
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    The route of the original Berkeley to Berkeley in a Berkeley road trip in 1960

  9. Award for 999 girl who saved uncle's lifepublished at 18:32 British Summer Time 8 May 2017

    A 10-year-old girl is called a "little heroine" after her quick-thinking actions to dial 999 saved her uncle's life.

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  10. Our live coverage for the daypublished at 18:00 British Summer Time 8 May 2017

    Adam Jinkerson
    BBC Local Live

    That's it from us today - thanks for joining us.

    Take a look back through today's feed for anything you may have missed.

    Stay tuned to the page overnight for any breaking news from around Cambridgeshire, but we'll be back again with regular updates at 08:00 tomorrow.

    Have a great evening.

  11. Evening weather: Frost possible overnightpublished at 17:40 British Summer Time 8 May 2017

    Julie Reinger
    BBC Look East weather

    It will be a largely dry night, with cloud feeding down from the north and the winds easing to a light north to north-easterly.

    Under clear skies, temperatures in some spots could fall as low as 3C (37F). A touch of frost can't be ruled out.

    Weather outlook

    It will be a chilly start to Tuesday, which is likely to be a rather cloudy day, but there should be some brightness and sunshine.

    Light north to north-easterly winds. Highs of 15C (59F).

    BBC Weather has more.

  12. Award for 999 girl who saved uncle's lifepublished at 17:39 British Summer Time 8 May 2017

    Adam Jinkerson
    BBC Local Live

    A 10-year-old girl has been called a "little heroine" after her quick-thinking actions to dial 999 saved her uncle's life. 

    When Courtney's uncle collapsed in March, she was the only person in the house who could help. 

    She rang 999 and after speaking to the operator proceeded to put her uncle into the recovery position. 

    Emergency call handler Robert Pitt and paramedic Simon Wicker were so impressed by the Cambridgeshire schoolgirl they both nominated her to receive a special award. 

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    Listen: 999 call from Cambridge girl who saved uncle's life

    Mr Wicker, who attended the house, said: "Without thinking, Courtney immediately called 999 as her uncle was having a seizure. 

    "By the time I arrived on scene he had almost stopped fitting, but his niece stayed by his side softly talking to him and reassuring him. She's a little heroine."

    It was the first time the girl had dealt with a medical emergency on her own and the first time she'd called 999. 

    She said she was "excited and nervous" to receive her certificate, which praises her for her actions.

  13. Berkeley Castle to Berkeley Closepublished at 17:30 British Summer Time 8 May 2017

    Two enthusiasts are recreating a road trip made in 1960 in three-wheeled cars. Geoff Dabrowa and Barry Jones, from Cambridgeshire, are hoping to cover more than 1,500 miles in just over a week. They are recreating the journey that Bob Currie and Andre Baldet made in 1960, who took three days - including driving through one night. The 57-year-old 328cc Berkeley T60s set off from Berkeley Castle in Gloucestershire on Monday morning on their journey which will take them as far north as Inverness.

  14. Bus driver arrested following street brawlpublished at 16:10 British Summer Time 8 May 2017

    A bus driver has been arrested in connection with a incident involving two men in Norwich.

    Footage emerged on social media last week of an incident on the corner of Prince of Wales Road and Upper King Street, which showed two men grappling on the pavement and throwing punches.

    Norfolk Police say a man in his 40s was arrested at an address in Walpole St Andrew near King's Lynn on Saturday morning.

    He was questioned on suspicion of assault occasioning actual bodily harm.

    The suspect was released from custody with no bail conditions, but remains under investigation while inquiries continue.

    Bus operator Stagecoach told us a driver had been suspended, and will be carrying out their own investigation. 

  15. Bodybuilders weigh in on the electionpublished at 15:27 British Summer Time 8 May 2017

    Bodybuilders and a personal trainer in Huntingdon on what is important to them in the general election.

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  16. Plea from mum over daughter attack filmpublished at 14:41 British Summer Time 8 May 2017

    The mother of schoolgirl has posted footage of a brawl on Facebook in a bid to find the offenders.

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  17. Senior party figures to take part in BBC election programme in Cambridgepublished at 14:31 British Summer Time 8 May 2017

    The BBC has unveiled details of its general election programmes, with Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn set to take part in a Question Time special.

    There will also be a live debate from Cambridge featuring senior figures from seven parties on BBC One on 31 May.

    Live TV debateImage source, Getty Images

    The debate, moderated by Mishal Husain, will feature Conservative, Labour, Liberal Democrat, SNP, Plaid Cymru, Green Party and UKIP representatives.

    David Dimbleby will host the Question Time programmes in which Labour leader Mr Corbyn and Conservative leader Mrs May will face audience questions consecutively on 2 June.

    SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon and Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron will then appear on TV on 4 June.

    More on the election programmes can be found here.

  18. Posh sign Stockport forward Lloydpublished at 14:07 British Summer Time 8 May 2017

    Peterborough United sign forward Danny Lloyd on a free transfer from National League North side Stockport.

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  19. Child sex abuse: 'We cannot arrest our way out of it'published at 13:43 British Summer Time 8 May 2017

    Simon Bailey, Norfolk's chief constable and the National Police Chiefs' Council's lead for child protection, says the police service alone cannot deal with the problem of child sex abuse on the internet.

    He said: "The police service across the UK is arresting over 400 men every month, we're safeguarding over 500 children every month, but it cannot simply be an exercise in arrest, arrest, arrest... whilst we're doing more than any other country in the world within this field, we simply cannot arrest our way out of it."

    Mr Bailey says they have to look at the root cause of the exploitation, and he believes tech companies hold the key.

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    The root cause is people are taking these images and sharing them because they feel they can do it within an environment which they believe is fairly anonymous. We're demonstrating through the number of arrests we are making that it is not."

    Simon Bailey, National Police Chiefs' Council/Chief Constable Norfolk

  20. Child sex abuse: The 'dark side of the web'published at 13:32 British Summer Time 8 May 2017

    The Chief Constable of Norfolk, Simon Bailey, says it's the internet companies that hold the key to stopping people from viewing images of child sexual abuse online. 

    It comes as six police forces across our region team up with the charity The Lucy Faithfull Foundation to encourage offenders to get help.

    Mr Bailey, who's the National Police Chiefs' Council's lead officer on child protection, says he believes the internet has opened up a whole series of opportunities for men who've always had a sexual interest in children to now fulfill their perverted obsessions.

    "It is now terribly unfortunate that that facility now exists and I would be very public in saying the web is a force for good, but there is a dark side to it and unfortunately one of the elements of that dark side is the abuse of children and the proliferation of indecent imagery."

    Simon Bailey
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    That's why it is so important that we take this multi-faceted approach and simply don't rely on the technical companies to try and eradicate it, don't rely solely on the police arresting these people - there's got to be an element of self-help, which is why the Netsafe campaign and the work of Lucy Faithfull is so important."

    Simon Bailey, National Police Chiefs' Council/Chief Constable Norfolk

    The police forces which are working together are Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk.