Peter Swan
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire sport

Former Swansea defender Liam Shephard says he's ready to "kick on" now he's finally got his signing at Peterborough United over the line.

The 22-year-old joined Posh on trial earlier this month, featuring against St Albans and Nuneaton.

He said he "got to know the team very well" in the last three weeks, but in the back of his mind knew he wasn't signed...

A jury at Basildon Crown Court has been told a majority verdict will be accepted rather than a unanimous verdict in the trial of 13 men accused of conspiring to commit violent disorder.

The group of Southend United fans were charged over an attack on Cambridge United fan Simon Dobbin, who was left unable to walk or talk after being assaulted in Southend in 2015.

Judge Pugh said he would accept a majority verdict from the jury if at least 10 of its members were in agreement. The jury has been deliberating for 17 hours.

Tom Horn
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire

Plans to build a £3m solar car port in St Ives has been granted planning permission.

It will see solar panels installed above parking spaces at the guided busway car park.

Image source, Bouygues Energies and Services

The energy they generate would supply electric car charging points and LED lights in the car park, with any excess energy being sold to the electricity grid.

Now it's a matter of funding. A bid has gone in to the European Regional Development Fund to pay for 50% of the cost. The county council will then invest the other half.

Over time, the aim is to recoup the investment through sale of electricity.

The pilot project will be three times bigger than the current largest solar car port in the country in Nottingham, external, and if successful will be rolled out to sites around the county.

Jurors have returned to Basildon Crown Court to resume their deliberations in the trial of 13 men who deny violence charges in connection with football hooliganism offences.

It follows the attack on Simon Dobbin, a Cambridge United fan from Mildenhall, who was left brain-damaged after the incident in Southend following a match at Roots Hall in March 2015.

Jurors have to consider 24 verdicts on charges of either violent disorder or conspiracy to commit violent disorder.

They've been out since Monday afternoon.

Image source, Family photo

Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live

An 84-year-old woman from Peterborough has been left injured after a robber entered her house and stole just 50p.

Alfia Barnett had just arrived back at her home on Highbury Street, just off Lincoln Road, when a man forced his way past her, pushing her out of the way and causing her minor injuries.

He grabbed her handbag, stealing 50p, before leaving on a bicycle.

Image source, Cambridgeshire Police

It happened about 11:45 yesterday.

The man was described as white, 6ft 1in tall, aged in his 20s or 30s and with facial hair. He wore a dark hoodie.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police.

Jurors are about to enter a fifth day of deliberations at the trial of 13 men accused of football hooliganism offences which left a Cambridge United fan with brain damage.

Image source, Dobbin Family

Simon Dobbin, who lives in Mildenhall in Suffolk, was attacked by a group of men outside a pub near Southend United's ground in March 2015.

He has been unable to walk or talk since.

Thirteen men have been charged with conspiracy to commit violent disorder which they deny, while 12 have been charged with violent disorder, of which 11 pleaded not guilty, while one man admitted it.

The jury retired to consider its verdicts on Monday afternoon and so far they've been discussing the verdicts for 14 hours.

They are due back at Basildon Crown Court at 10:15.

Lucy Martin
BBC Weather

Early showers will give way to a dry day with temperatures peaking at 20C (68F) across the BBC East region.

The weekend will also be mostly dry, but cloudy.

Here's my full forecast:

For a more detailed forecast where you are, visit BBC Weather.

Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live

Good morning and welcome to another day of live updates for Cambridgeshire on Friday, 14 July.

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

A full forecast for the day is on the way and as it's Friday, we'll try our best to make it a good one.

Already looking good in Histon...

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The University of Cambridge Real Tennis Club is home to two of the estimated 43 courts in use worldwide.

That's it for live updates for today. We'll return tomorrow from 08:00.

Scroll down through today's feed for today's stories...

Any breaking news from around the county will appear on this page overnight.

Have a great evening.

Singer Emily Macguire performs at the hospital where she herself was treated for bipolar disorder.

A 16-year-old puts her GCSE artwork on show alongside her mother's art in their home.

Alex Dolan
BBC Look East weather

This evening cloud will continue to develop from the north bringing the small chance of an isolated shower.

Overnight another band of showers will cross the BBC East region during the early hours.

It'll be milder than last night, with lows of 12C (54F).

Friday will be mainly dry but rather cloudy, with the chance of a further isolated shower.

Feeling cooler with highs of 19C (66F).

Get a full forecast where you live from BBC Weather.

Peterborough United striker Luke James signs for League Two new boys Forest Green Rovers on a two-year contract.

The jury in the trial of 13 men accused of attacking a Cambridge United football fan following a match against Southend United have been sent home for the day.

The jury, which reconvened at 10:15 after a short day yesterday, has so far deliberated the verdicts for 14 hours.

They are due to reconvene at Basildon Crown Court from 10:15 tomorrow.

Simon Dobbin, from Mildenhall, has been unable to walk or talk since the attack in March 2015.

Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live

A piece of machinery, worth £6,000 has been stolen from a building site in Wisbech.

The measuring device, called a Topcon OS 105, was taken by two men who entered the site on Wednesday 5 July at about 16:00.

Image source, Cambridgeshire Police

Image source, Cambridgeshire Police

They left in a Ford Mondeo, believed to be black or grey.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police.

One of the foals is three weeks old and could die without its mother, which was left behind.

A series of public meetings held by the NHS is under way, about plans to stop all state-funded fertility treatment in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.

The area's Clinical Commissioning Group currently offers one treatment cycle to women under 40.

That would be stopped, aside from two exceptions, to save £700,000-a-year.

Image source, Science Photo Library

Those exceptions would be...

• To patients undergoing cancer treatments, or who have a disease or a condition that has a significant likelihood of making them infertile
• To men who have a chronic viral infection, primarily HIV and whose female partner does not, as a risk reduction measure

Some parts of neighbouring Suffolk and Essex still offer two rounds, and the guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence is three full cycles.

The proposed policy would still allow for patients to be referred from their GP to their local hospital for investigation into their infertility.

However it would no longer allow for people requiring IVF treatments to be referred from the local hospital to the specialist fertility services for treatments funded by the NHS, apart from the exceptions.

This evening's meeting is in Huntingdon - with more meetings in Ely and Cambridge next week. Full details here, external.

It appears the abnormally large boat, being transported to Ipswich from Oundle in Northamptonshire, is making good ground, passing through Great Staughton near St Neots.

The brand-new £2m vessel is too tall for the A14, so instead has to take the back roads.

It will be navigating the streets of central Cambridge later today, before heading into Suffolk tomorrow after an overnight stop.

A team of people are on hand to remove traffic lights and telephone wires if the load is too large.

Paul Stainton
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire

The MP for Peterborough says she's been racially abused, with a number of offensive messages being left on her phone's voicemail.

Fiona Onasanya, who won the seat for Labour in last month's election, is one of 52 MPs categorised as Black and Ethnic Minority (BAME).

She told BBC Radio Cambridgeshire that the abuse, first reported in the Peterborough Telegraph, external, "is not appropriate or acceptable".

"Some individuals have a very small mind. It needs to be known that any abuse or discrimination against any individual is unacceptable," said Ms Onasanya.

"It's a very small minority of people that think it's acceptable behaviour, but they hide behind the mask of 'I'm a keyboard warrior' or 'I can withhold my number and you can't find me'.

"I did speak to the police and they are going to be liaising with the individual concerned."