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  • Updates on Friday, 12 May 2017

  • Woman dies after A605 crash

  • Shepreth Wildlife Park's arthritic tiger put to sleep

  • New mayor announces 100-day plan

  1. Man charged with causing death by dangerous drivingpublished at 13:16 British Summer Time 8 May 2017

    A man has been charged in connection with a fatal road traffic collision in Suffolk last year.

    Police were called just after midnight on Friday, 11 November, to reports a vehicle had been found off the southbound carriageway of the A11 at Red Lodge near Mildenhall.

    Lauren Danks, 22, from Soham in Cambridgeshire, who was found inside the car, died at the scene.

    A police investigation discovered a second vehicle had been involved, and a man was arrested on the same day and questioned before being released on police bail.

    Now the man, a 64-year-old from Lakenheath, has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving, failing to stop after a collision and failing to report a collision.

    He's been bailed to appear before magistrates in Ipswich on 23 May.

  2. Manhunt as two die in fatal crashpublished at 12:21 British Summer Time 8 May 2017

    A man is believed to have fled after two cars collided killing two men and injuring two other people.

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  3. Mum's plea as 20 girls attack daughterpublished at 12:07 British Summer Time 8 May 2017

    Mother of schoolgirl posts footage of brawl on Facebook in a bid to find offenders.

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  4. Corrie Mckeague's mum describes 'helplessly' sitting and waitingpublished at 11:43 British Summer Time 8 May 2017

    The mother of Corrie Mckeague, who has been missing since he went on a night out in Bury St Edmunds last September with colleagues from RAF Honington, has responded to news last week that the initial search of the landfill site at Milton has been completed, but the search is to be expanded.

    Digger at landfill siteImage source, Paper Pix

    Writing on the Find Corrie Facebook, external page, Nicola Urquhart said: "Suffolk police finished searching the landfill cell last week. 

    "This week they are searching the entrance to the cell and it's believed this will be completed this week. 

    "Although small items such as phones have been found, we have been told that nothing that relates to Corrie has been found. 

    "There has been a small amount of Gregg's rubbish, but as its just branded paper bags and cardboard boxes apparently none of that can be time-dated or its original location confirmed. 

    "So it's not known, which shop or where it came from. 

    "Rubbish has been found from the Bury st Edmunds area and from the month of September 2016. 

    "Like all of you, we helplessly sit and wait for this area in the search to be completed. 

    "Thank you all, from the bottom of our hearts for your unwavering support."

    Nicola, Makeyan and Darroch. With Corrie always in our hearts and minds xxx

  5. Cameras switched on to stop rat-running at hospital sitepublished at 11:33 British Summer Time 8 May 2017

    Adam Jinkerson
    BBC Local Live

    Are you one of the cars that uses the Addenbrooke's Hospital access road to get into Cambridge?

    Well, you could be slapped with a £50 fine as Automatic Number Plate Recognition cameras are being re-introduced.

    ANPR camera

    Up to 650 cars a day are using Addenbrooke's Road as a "rat-run" between the M11 and Cambridge to avoid busier routes such as Trumpington Road, Hills Road and Long Road, police say.

    Ch Insp Paul Ormerod said enforcement had been temporarily halted while new roads were put in and the traffic regulation order needed "re-looking at".  

    However, following feedback from patients who were arriving late or feared missing appointments, the cameras are being turned back on.

    New signs will be displayed on the roads coming into the campus, as well as warning messages on dot matrix signs around the site.

    Anyone driving to an appointment at Addenbrooke's or Rosie hospitals will not be fined.

  6. U's 'fell short' of ending season on a highpublished at 11:16 British Summer Time 8 May 2017

    Peter Swan
    BBC Radio Cambridgeshire sport

    Cambridge United manager Shaun Derry has been speaking after his side's 1-0 away loss to Wycombe at the weekend.

    The U's were hoping to push for the play-offs, but the team couldn't do enough to challenge and ended up mid-table in League Two.

    Derry said his side "were missing the cutting edge" for large parts of the season.

    You can listen to the interview below...

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  7. Police launch bid to tackle child abusepublished at 10:41 British Summer Time 8 May 2017

    Adam Jinkerson
    BBC Local Live

    Six police forces across the East of England are launching a new campaign aimed at tackling online viewing of child sexual abuse images.

    Operation NetSafe is a joint venture between the police and child protection charity, The Lucy Faithfull Foundation.

    In February, BBC research found the number of suspected online child sex offenders identified in the East had nearly trebled in three years.

    The operation will try to deter potential offenders in Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire, by raising awareness of the severe consequences for those who view such images. 

    It also aims to hammer home that these victims are real children who are being abused.

    Chart showing number of people suspected of downloading child abuse images

    Simon Bailey, National Police Chiefs' Council lead for child protection, said forces were dealing with "an unprecedented volume of child sexual abuse reports".

    "Child sexual abuse is a crime and so is possessing images of that abuse. 

    "Often offenders convince themselves that as the images already exist there isn't a victim as they don’t have direct contact with the children or young people involved. But these children were abused and exploited to make these images."

    In just one year more than 1,800 people across Eastern England sought help to stop looking at child abuse images via the Lucy Faithfull Foundation's "Stop it Now!" helpline, the charity said.

  8. One advantage of this miserable, chilly weather...published at 10:21 British Summer Time 8 May 2017

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  9. Fatal crash sparks search for car occupantpublished at 09:33 British Summer Time 8 May 2017

    Adam Jinkerson
    BBC Local Live

    Police are still hunting for a man believed to have been involved in a two vehicle crash on the A605 near Peterborough on Sunday, which left two men dead and a woman in hospital.

    Search teams after a crashImage source, paperpix.uk
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    Search teams after a crashImage source, paperpix.uk

    The cars crashed near Elton just after 02:00 yesterday.

    Ch Insp Mike Hills said: "We believe there were four people in one of the vehicles at the time of the collision; three men and a woman.

    "I'm appealing directly to the [remaining] man to get in touch with us to let us know he is OK. We are concerned that he may be seriously injured and will need urgent medical assistance."

    The driver of the second vehicle, a man in his 50s, suffered minor injuries, police said.

    The road was closed all day and only reopened last night.

  10. Horse racing: Double delight for O'Brienpublished at 08:41 British Summer Time 8 May 2017

    Brenner Woolley
    BBC Radio Suffolk sport

    Irish trainer Aidan O'Brien is celebrating a classic double after Winter, ridden by Wayne Lordan, won the 1,000 Guineas at Newmarket yesterday.

    1000 GuineasImage source, Getty Images

    "She travelled quite well," said Lordan. "I went forward quite early because she's a filly that gallops and I knew the track would suit her.

    "This means a lot. I'm very grateful to Aidan for letting me keep the ride on the filly."

    The result followed Saturday's 2,000 Guineas victory for O'Brien with Churchill.

  11. Monday's weather: Cloudy and coolpublished at 08:06 British Summer Time 8 May 2017

    Kate Kinsella
    BBC Weather

    We have a northerly breeze, which will make it particularly chilly on the north Norfolk coast. 

    It'll be mainly cloudy, although in the far west there may be an occasional sunny spell this afternoon.

     Temperatures will struggle to reach 14C (57F) inland, around 10C (50F) on the coast.

    Watch my full regional forecast here:

  12. Good morningpublished at 08:00 British Summer Time 8 May 2017

    Adam Jinkerson
    BBC Local Live

    Welcome to a new week of live updates for Cambridgeshire on Monday, 8 May.

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

    First up this morning, a full weather forecast for the day, plus reaction from Cambridge United boss Shaun Derry, as his team's season drew to a close at the weekend.

    You can get in touch with the team by email, Twitter, external and Facebook, external.

  13. Two people die and two injured in crashpublished at 12:11 British Summer Time 7 May 2017

    Double fatal car crash causes A605 road closure in both directions near Peterborough.

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  14. Wycombe Wanderers 1-0 Cambridge Unitedpublished at 20:04 British Summer Time 6 May 2017

    Scott Kashket's goal gives Wycombe victory over Cambridge as both side's League Two play-offs hopes fade on the final day.

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  15. Latin graffiti cleaned up after a monthpublished at 10:52 British Summer Time 6 May 2017

    It is thought the slogans were painted as a protest against the high cost of homes in Cambridge.

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  16. Missing airman landfill hunt expandedpublished at 22:14 British Summer Time 5 May 2017

    Police searching for Corrie Mckeague at a landfill site said the hunt had so far cost more than £1m.

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  17. Tory James Palmer wins mayoral votepublished at 19:45 British Summer Time 5 May 2017

    After no candidate received 50% of the vote, he beat Liberal Democrat Rod Cantrill on the second round.

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