Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live

Keepers from Hamerton Zoo took part in a skydive at Sibson airfield in Wansford today, to keep a promise to colleague Rosa King.

The 33-year-old was killed by a tiger at the zoo on 29 May.

Before her death they had arranged a parachute jump to raise money for her favourite charity - the Cheetah Conservation Fund.

So today they took to the skies near Peterborough - with Rosa's place taken by her mum, Andrea King.

Ms King said the skydive was "absolutely amazing".

"There's no words to describe it," she said. "That feeling of freedom.

"I was thinking of [Rosa] and she was the reason I didn't have a single nerve."

Mousumi Bakshi
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire

Detectives investigating the discovery of a human head in May last year are now looking into deaths on the railway track at Sharnbrook in Bedfordshire, to see if they can identify the victim.

The head was found at a quarry in Mepal, Cambridgeshire, but officers believe it had come from Bedfordshire, where repair work was being carried out on a railway bridge.

Police are now working with the British Transport Police, investigating deaths on the track going back to 1990.

After six months of work, the new-look £1.5bn A14 between Huntingdon and Cambridge is emerging from the countryside.

It's been a pretty mixed bag weather-wise today.

It is sunny? Is it raining? Will there be a storm? We've had it all.

Here are just a few snaps from the day, taken by our BBC Weather Watchers...

Orla Moore
BBC Local Live

The thunderstorms have claimed a casualty - the train lines running from Norwich to Cambridge.

Engineers at Greater Anglia are working to fix signals that have been damaged by lightning at Attleborough:

Helen Burchell
BBC News

A car used by Diana, Princess of Wales has sold at auction for £58,000.

The 1994 Audi A4 Cabriolet 2.3E was registered in March that year and driven for several months by the princess, who was photographed a number of times in the car driving with Princes William and Harry.

Image source, c/o Cheffins

Auctioneer Cheffins said the princess clocked up just 4,000 miles in the green convertible before it was sold on.

Despite having been through several owners since, the car arrived at the Cambridge auctioneer's from Jersey, with just shy of 22,000 miles on the clock.

Image source, c/o Cheffins

Although it was estimated to fetch between £60,000 and £80,000, bidding was swift and it was sold below the lower estimate at £58,000.

It's not known who purchased the Audi, but they will become the sixth owner of the vehicle, which comes complete with a set of photographs taken by the press of the princess using her car.

Image source, c/o Cheffins

Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live

Police have just confirmed that the B1101 in Elm has reopened 12 hours after a serious crash.

The road had been closed since 01:15 when a blue Mazda collided with the central reservation on Birch Grove.

A man was taken to hospital in a critical condition.

Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live

More than 3,500 people visited the seldom-flowering titan arum at the botanic garden in Cambridge, the garden says.

The plant, which had only previously flowered in 2004, bloomed last week after days of waiting - and was then only out for two days.

It also helped the garden see record visitor numbers in June, with just short of 34,000 people attending.

The plant is known for its rotting flesh smell when it flowers, something which I experienced for myself!

Nicci Steele-Williams, from the garden, said: "June turned out to be a month of surprises for us here, with our friend Titus the Titan having enthralled us and our visitors during the last week.

"In total, we had just over 3,500 visitors over those first two days Titus was in flower, including our late openings, which was amazing considering we only knew at 15:00 on the Monday that Titus was beginning to open.

"Added to this on Tuesday, we found ourselves up against nature’s elements with torrential rain and thunderstorms."

John Devine
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire

Managers at the Wisbech and Fenland Museum say they could introduce an entrance fee to secure their financial future.

The museum costs about £75,000 a year to run, with funding from Fenland District Council set to end by 2020.

It comes just a week after the Arts Council awarded Cambridge University's Museums an investment of £4.8m

Robert Bell, the assistant curator, says the museum "is under financial pressures".

Image source, Dave Hitchborne/Geograph

"We're looking at new ways of raising money for the museum," he said.

"An entry fee will be considered."

Mr Bell says that a decision on funding for the museum, which attracts 12,500 visitors a year, will be made this month.

Helen Burchell
BBC News

A car once driven by Princess Diana is set to go up for auction in Cambridge today.

The 1994 Audi A4 Cabriolet 2.3E, which only has 21,856 recorded miles on the clock, is expected to fetch between £60,000 - £80,000.

Image source, Care of Cheffins

According to auctioneer Cheffins, which is selling the car, "it was presented to the Princess of Wales by Dovercourt Audi for her personal use and was the family car in which the princess was photographed on several occasions - most notably at the Chelsea Harbour Club and driving their Royal Highnesses, Prince William and Prince Harry, in 1994".

We'll be keeping a close eye on the auction, and will update you when we know the final price it sold for.

Linda Walker
BBC Radio Suffolk

Staying with Newmarket, and a report just out reveals a 16.3% growth in the economic impact of the racing industry on the town, and a nearly 10% growth in jobs.

The figures come in an update to an independent study commissioned in 2014 by Forest Heath District Council.

The update identifies a 'sea change' in efforts to enhance Newmarket's attractiveness to visitors.

Lance Stanbury, the council's cabinet member for planning and growth, said it "helps to confirm the common benefits that can be derived from a local authority working productively with a major local industry and employer".

Image source, Newmarket Racecourses

Peter Swan
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire sport

So as we mentioned yesterday, Cambridge United have signed Partick Thistle striker Ade Azeez on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee.

The 23-year-old scored two goals in 38 league matches during his one season with the Scottish Premiership side. He also helped AFC Wimbledon to win promotion out of League Two in 2016.

But what will he bring to a hopeful U's side?

Alan Seabrook from BBC Radio London spills the beans...

Graham Barnard
BBC Radio Suffolk

It may have lost out on the £100,000 Art Fund prize by a nose, but the National Heritage Centre for Horseracing and Sporting Art is still an "absolutely fascinating and exciting" place to visit, according to its director.

The museum opened after a £15m redevelopment last year and is now home to three collections - the National Horseracing Museum, the Fred Packard Museum and the Galleries of British Sporting Art, as well as a yard for the Retraining of Racehorses charity across a five acre site in the middle of Newmarket.

Yes, a visit to the museum does include the chance to meet race horses.

Image source, Marc Atkins

Director Chris Garibaldi said that mix is what appealed to the Art Fund judges.

"The thing that makes it so special is we have live race horses as part of the visitor experience and I think the judges commented on that being are unique selling point - the public can meet the equine heroes of the sport," he said.

Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live

Twenty-six endangered Godwit chicks, hand-reared at the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust in Welney, are now flying away from the site.

Image source, WWT Welney

The black-tailed birds were carefully raised at the Fenland nature reserve in an attempt to boost their population.

Each chick has a coloured leg ring, and conservationists now want people to help track them as they fly away.

Here was the moment they were initially released a few weeks ago...

Louise Clewley, a warden at the reserve, said the last couple of weeks had been "nail-biting".

"You just don't know what's going to happen when you open those doors," she told BBC Radio Cambridgeshire.

"You think 'are they going to do something silly?'

"But so far they've flown off and have been feeding with adult godwits."

Graham Barnard
BBC Radio Suffolk

It's billed as the world's biggest museum prize and Newmarket's National Heritage Centre for Horseracing and Sporting Art was one of the finalists - but was pipped at the post by The Hepworth Wakefield.

Director Chris Garibaldi admitted he "woudn't be human if I said we weren't a little bit disappointed - but for us it's been fantastic to be on the shortlist with tnstitutions like the Tate Modern, the Sir John Soane Museum, the Hepworth".

He added: "We only opened last September so to already have been a finalist is an extraordinary achievement."

Image source, PA

It was opened by the Queen last year (above).

However, while the Horseracing centre missed out on the Art Fund's top prize of £100,000 - it will receive £10,000 for reaching the final shortlist of the Museum of the Year 2017.

BBC Weather

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for rain for Cambridgeshire for today.

Heavy downpours and isolated thunderstorms are predicted later this afternoon, which could bring some flash flooding.

Image source, Met Office

Lightning and hail may be additional hazards.

However, any outbreaks are likely to be extremely localised, meaning most places should stay dry.

The warning is likely to be in place until 02:00 tomorrow.

Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live

The B1101 in Elm remains closed after a serious crash in the early hours of the morning.

A blue Mazda collided with the central reservation on Birch Grove at about 01:15.

The male driver was taken to hospital in a critical condition.

Police say the road is still closed due to accident investigation work.

Lucy Martin
BBC Weather

A warm start to the day, with sunny spells after any early fog.

Increasing risk of thunderstorms mainly later in the day, with local intense downpours and possible hail, bringing the risk of sudden flooding.

Feeling very warm and humid by the afternoon, with highs of 26C (79F).

Get the latest on the weather where you live on the BBC Weather website.

Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live

Good morning and welcome to live updates for Cambridgeshire on Thursday, 6 July.

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

Coming up, we'll be seeing if the weather will remain as glorious as yesterday with a full weather forecast.

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