Luke Deal
BBC Radio Suffolk

The wife of a football fan who was left brain damaged after an assault in Southend two years ago, says her husband has been happier since he returned to his Mildenhall home from hospital.

Simon Dobbin's wife Nicole said: "He's doing really, really well.

"He's had some unsettled nights, but I stayed up with him and made him comfortable.

"His mood is a lot happier since he's been home, he gets to see family, and friends come and visit regularly and he's happy in his own environment."

Simon needs round-the-clock care after the assault, which took place after a fixture between Southend United and his team, Cambridge United.

Thirteen men are due to go on trial next month, charged in connection with the assault.

It looks like Peterborough-based Thomas Cook is rather pleased that their summer bookings have increased, despite a rise in their pre-tax losses.

BBC Business News

This year's late Easter continues to blight the travel industry...

Peterborough-based holiday operator Thomas Cook reported a rise in pre-tax losses in the half-year to March.

They rose to £314m from £284m in the previous six months, despite revenue increasing by 3% to £2.9bn.

Image source, Getty Images

Peter Fankhauser, chief executive of Thomas Cook, said: "Greece continues to be the standout destination for summer 2017, while customers are also seeking out smaller European destinations like Cyprus and Bulgaria, as well as travelling further afield.

"In contrast, following strong growth last year, bookings to the Spanish Islands have levelled-off in a very competitive market."

Alex Pope
BBC Local Live

The BBC Two programme A Time To Live, is all about "having a good life" even though you know you are going to die.

It features Steve Holbrook from Great Paxton who passed away from a brain tumour six months ago.

Director Sue Bourne set out to speak to 12 terminally-ill people and hear the inspirational stories.

You can watch the clip below to see what the show is all about.

Helen Burchell
BBC News

It was a busy afternoon for Cambridgeshire Police yesterday.

Following a tip-off they discovered a cannabis factory, containing £30,000 worth of plants, in a secured shed in the garden of a home in Wendy, north of Royston.

But that's not all......

They also found a mini digger, a trailer, five trailer hitches, three auger drill bits (used to drill earth), a hydraulic motor, five digger buckets and five metal lamp posts without electrics, all suspected to have been stolen.

A pick-up truck, running on red diesel (which is only supposed to be used by farmers), was also seized.

Image source, Cambridgeshire Police

A 46-year-old man is due to be interviewed at Huntingdon Police Station.

Alex Pope
BBC Local Live

The compelling story about people with terminal illnesses, featuring a Cambridgeshire family, aired on the BBC Two last night.

A Time To Live included Steve Holbrook from Great Paxton (pictured), a former police officer, who passed away six months ago aged 37 after an extremely aggressive tumour was discovered on his brain.

The programme features stories of families making the most of the time they have left together, when they know death is round the corner. The emphasis is about living rather than dying.

Following his diagnosis, Steve and his wife Carrie raised about £90,000 for charities that work to understand and treat brain tumours.

You can watch it again via the BBC iPlayer.

Peter Swan
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire sport

Former Cambridge United captain Ian Miller is to join Cambridge City from next season.

He left the U's in 2015 and has played for Braintree and Needham Market.

Three years ago today, Miller was part of the starting XI as Cambridge Utd beat Gateshead at Wembley, to win promotion back to the Football League.

Image source, Getty Images

Sara Thornton
BBC Weather

A much better day than yesterday, although cloud and showers are lingering in the east.

Sunnier spells inland, with temperatures reaching a high of 18C (64F).

It's downhill overnight with a band of rain pushing in from the south, heavy at times.

BBC Weather has a local forecast for where you live.

Alex Pope
BBC Local Live

Welcome back to the Local Live news coverage for the day from Cambridgeshire.

If it's news, sport, travel and weather updates that you want regularly throughout the day, then you have come to the right place.

So let's get this stream, up, up and away.

A prisoner who slit the throat of another inmate is told he must serve an extra 18 years behind bars.

Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live

That's it for live updates for today.

We'll be back tomorrow from 08:00.

Stay tuned to this page overnight for any breaking news from around Cambridgeshire.

Scroll back through today's feed for anything you may have missed, including...

• Prisoner given further life sentence
• Search for Corrie Mckeague extended
• 'Medical episode' delays trains

Have a great evening.

BBC Weather

Cloudy with outbreaks of rain, some heavy and thundery overnight.

Image source, BBC Weather

The possibility of 15mm to 25mm of rain with the chance of more for some areas.

Lows of 9C, that's 48F.

Thursday will be mainly dry with sunny spells and feeling fresher.

Highs of 18C (64F).

BBC Weather has more local forecasts.

This is a picture of the wound that an inmate was left with after he had his throat slashed by another prisoner.

Image source, Cambridgeshire Police

Damien Fowkes, 36, was attacked by 49-year-old Kevin McCarthy in a lunch queue at HMP Whitemoor in March.

Fowkes received a 30cm (12in) laceration to his throat which required stitches and he has been left with a permanent scar.

McCarthy, who was already in prison, admitted attempted murder and was sentenced to a further 18 years behind bars.

Armed robber Fowkes, who was already serving a life term, slashed Soham killer Ian Huntley's throat in a Durham prison and also strangled child killer Colin Hatch with strips of bedding at Full Sutton Prison, near York.

Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live

Fire crews are currently tackling a barn fire on Linwood Lane in March.

The fire service says the blaze is under control, but residents in the area are advised to keep doors and windows closed as a precaution.

Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live

A prison officer who put himself between two inmates after one had just slashed the neck of the other has been commended for his bravery.

The prison officer was present when Kevin McCarthy, 49, attacked inmate Damien Fowkes from behind in a lunch queue at HMP Whitemoor in March.

Alexander Stewart separated the two men and disarmed McCarthy.

Judge David Farrell praised the actions of Mr Stewart, who died from cancer last week, asking his family be told of his "outstanding bravery and courage".

McCarthy, who was already behind bars for attempted murder, pleaded guilty to attempting to murder Fowkes. He was jailed today for a further 18 years.

The incident happened on a wing where 10 of the most "difficult and disruptive" prisoners are housed, said prosecutor Peter Gair.

Armed robber Fowkes, 36, who was already serving a life term, slashed Soham killer Ian Huntley's throat in Durham's Frankland Jail in March 2010.

Fowkes also strangled child killer Colin Hatch with strips of bedding at Full Sutton Prison near York in February 2011.

League One side Peterborough United sign young goalkeeper Josh Tibbetts from Birmingham City on a two-year contract.

Orla Moore
BBC Local Live

The search for missing airman Corrie Mckeague will continue for at least another three weeks, police say.

Corrie disappeared after a night out with pals in Bury St Edmunds eight months ago.

A discrepancy in the bin lorry weight has led investigators to conclude that he may have climbed into one for shelter.

Officers have pinpointed rubbish dating from around the time Corrie went missing - and from the Bury St Edmunds area.

In a statement, Suffolk Police described the operation as "so unusual" and said officers had gained "a greater understanding of both how the waste is deposited and spread out, and the nature and construction of the site."

Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live

A prisoner who tried to kill another inmate - who had attacked Soham murderer Ian Huntley - has been jailed for life and must serve at least 18 more years behind bars.

Image source, Cambridgeshire Police

Kevin McCarthy (above), 49, of HMP Whitemoor, admitted the attempted murder of 41-year-old Damien Fowkes at the prison in court yesterday.

Prosecutor Peter Gair said McCarthy slit fellow inmate Fowkes' throat from behind with a weapon made from a razor blade and thick folds of paper (below) as lunch was being prepared in October 2016.

Fowkes received a 30cm (12in) laceration to his throat which required stitches and he has been left with a permanent scar.

Image source, Cambridgeshire Police

It was the third time McCarthy had tried to murder a prisoner, the court heard.

There was no clear motive for the attack, but some prisoners had complained about McCarthy not taking his turn to clean the kitchen earlier that morning, Mr Gair said.

Judge David Farrell told McCarthy "it only failed to kill [Fowkes] because the cut wasn't deep enough."

McCarthy, who appeared in Cambridge Crown Court by videolink, was already serving time for attempted murder, and has convictions stretching back to 1990.

Fowkes himself is serving a life sentence with a minimum term of 20 years for the attempted murder of Soham murderer Ian Huntley and the manslaughter of paedophile and child-killer Colin Hatch at a second jail.

Orla Moore
BBC Local Live

Officers say they will continue to search a landfill site in Cambridgeshire for at least another three weeks in the hope of finding the missing airman, Corrie Mckeague.

More than 3,500 tonnes of waste at Milton has already been sifted through in the last 10 and a half weeks.

The RAF gunner disappeared after a night out with friends in Bury St Edmunds eight months ago.

BBC Weather Watchers

After today's wet weather, I get the feeling that we may have already had the extent of our British summer!

Here's some of the best pictures from the day, taken by our BBC Weather Watchers...