Summary

  • Updates on Friday, 8 September 2017

  • Woman jailed for dumping friend's body in park

  • Driver in Madingley perilously close to bridge drop

  • Tour of Britain makes brief journey through Cambridgeshire

  • Lucky escape for deer in van collision

  1. Our coverage across the weekpublished at 18:01 British Summer Time 8 September 2017

    Stuart Bailey
    BBC News

    That's it for another week of live updates for Cambridgeshire.

    You can scroll down here to catch up with anything you might have missed.

    We'll be back with more news, weather, sport and travel for the county at 08:00 on Monday.

    Have a great weekend.

    St Ives cloudy skies.Image source, .
  2. Weather: Thundery overnight showers possiblepublished at 17:24 British Summer Time 8 September 2017

    Julie Reinger
    BBC Look East weather

    Further showers during the first part of the night could be heavy and thundery in places across the BBC East region, but everywhere should become dry with clear spells and isolated fog patches.

    Temperatures in rural areas are likely to drop.

    Minimum temperature: 12C (54F)

    Weather chart

    Saturday should get off to a dry start with some sunshine, but eventually cloud will thicken and there'll be the risk of showers - some again turning heavy and thundery.

    Maximum temperature: 18C (64F)

    More details from BBC Weather:

  3. Woman jailed for dumping friend's body in parkpublished at 15:35 British Summer Time 8 September 2017

    Stuart Bailey
    BBC News

    A woman who moved the body of her dead friend using a mobility scooter - and left it in a park - has been jailed for two years.

    Kelly Ann Almond of Oundle Road, Peterborough, pleaded guilty to disposing of a corpse to obstruct the coroner.

    The 34-year-old moved Stuart Wilkinson, 53, who died in her home on 4 April, to a nearby play park in Queen’s Walk, Fletton.

    She was originally arrested on suspicion of Mr Wilkinson’s murder, but after further investigation his death was not believed to be suspicious.

    However, the post-mortem examination could not establish a definitive cause of death.

    Kelly Ann AlmondImage source, Cambridgeshire Police

    In police interview, Almond (pictured) claimed she was afraid of losing the tenancy of her home if Mr Wilkinson was found to have died there, so she moved his body to the park where it could be discovered.

    Det Insp Lucy Thomson said: "Moving a body in this way is extremely serious as it prevents us from properly investigating following a death.

    "It also shows a complete lack of respect for the deceased.

    "Almond committed a very foolish act and the sentence she received reflects the serious nature of this offence."

    An inquest into the death is still due to take place.

  4. Doctor charged over hospital sex assaultspublished at 14:57 British Summer Time 8 September 2017

    Anandagopal Srinivasan has been charged with two sexual assaults in hospitals in Oxford and Cambridge.

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  5. Travel latest: M11 now open but A428 slip closedpublished at 14:13 British Summer Time 8 September 2017

    Katy Lewis
    BBC Local Live

    All lanes are now open in both directions on the M11 at J12 for the A603 after yesterday's collision where a lorry went into the central reservation.

    Highways England said there will be further repairs carried out tonight.

    Meanwhile, the agency said the exit slip road from the A428 to the A1303 at Madingley will remain closed until tomorrow while emergency repairs are carried out following this morning's collision.

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  6. A428 bridge collision: Man taken to hospitalpublished at 11:46 British Summer Time 8 September 2017

    Katy Lewis
    BBC Local Live

    Earlier we told you about an accident on a bridge over the A428 at Madingley to the west of Cambridge.

    Madingley collisionImage source, BCH Road Policing

    We've now heard that a driver in his 20s was taken to Addenbrooke's Hospital after he collided with the barrier on the A1303 above the A428 just after 05:00. His car was the only vehicle involved.

    His injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.

    The collision has caused severe delays on the roads this morning and, while the A428 has since opened, the exit slip road onto the A1303 at Madingley remains shut.

  7. Tour of Britain makes its brief journey through Cambridgeshirepublished at 11:20 British Summer Time 8 September 2017

    Blink and you might have missed it, but today's Stage 6 of cycling's Tour of Britain made a brief visit to Cambridgeshire.

    The 183km (114 mile) race travels from Newmarket to Aldeburgh on the Suffolk coast.

    After leaving Newmarket, the race proper started in Exning, before leaving Suffolk, heading through Fordham in East Cambridgeshire, and then re-entering Suffolk again.

    Follow all the action on our dedicated BBC Live page.

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  8. Driver perilously close to bridge droppublished at 11:10 British Summer Time 8 September 2017

    Just a small section of barrier remains after a crash on a flyover above the A428.

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  9. By-election results: Wins for Conservatives and Lib Demspublished at 10:24 British Summer Time 8 September 2017

    Hannah Olsson
    BBC Radio Cambridgeshire political reporter

    There were by-election wins for the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats in the county overnight.

    The Conservatives held on to their Peterborough City Council, external seat in Eye, Thorney and Newborough, with a win for Nigel Simons. It means the Tories have 30 out of the 60 seats on the council, just short of a majority.

    The Liberal Democrat candidate, Christine Whelan, won the Ely South seat on East Cambridgeshire District Council, external, taking the seat from the Conservatives, although the Tories still have a big majority on the authority.

  10. Lucky escape for deer in van collisionpublished at 10:10 British Summer Time 8 September 2017

    The transit van's windscreen was shattered and its bonnet buckled, but the deer "managed to run off", police say.

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  11. Marriott sets sights on Posh title winpublished at 09:55 British Summer Time 8 September 2017

    Peterborough United striker Jack Marriott wants his side to finish as League One champions after an unbeaten start to 2017-18.

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  12. Travel: A428 Madingley slip road remains closedpublished at 09:19 British Summer Time 8 September 2017

    Katy Lewis
    BBC Local Live

    The eastbound A428 at Dry Drayton is now open after an earlier accident on a bridge over the road at Madingley, which caused debris to fall onto the road below.

    Road police have said that the slip road will remain closed for bridge repairs.

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  13. Freckenham opens up car park to welcome Tour spectatorspublished at 09:14 British Summer Time 8 September 2017

    One of the first villages the Tour of Britain riders will reach after they leave Newmarket (once they've gone through Exning and Fordham) is Freckenham.

    Resident Jane Leith says they "couldn't believe something the size of Freckenham is going to have such a huge event coming through".

    She's taken the day off to watch the race, saying it might be the "biggest thing" that's ever happened to the village: "Something like this doesn't happen every day, and it certainly won't happen [every day] in a little small village like Freckenham.

    "The village hall is getting the bunting out and we're opening up the car park for people from outside the village if they want to watch."

    Freckenham village signImage source, Keith Evans/Geograph
  14. Posh duo win August EFL awardspublished at 08:24 British Summer Time 8 September 2017

    Katy Lewis
    BBC Local Live

    There's a double celebration at Peterborough United today as the club's manager and a player have won EFL awards, external following Posh's promising start to the season.

    After four wins from four matches, Grant McCann is League One Manager of the Month for August and striker Jack Marriott - who's scored six goals - is League One Player of the Month.

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  15. Vardy creates academy for non-league playerspublished at 08:19 British Summer Time 8 September 2017

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    Jamie Vardy's rise from non-league footballer to England international and Premier League winner has been well documented.

    Now he is hoping to discover the next star.

    The Leicester and England striker has created the V9 academy with the aim of securing professional contracts for non-league players.

    From 1,000 applicants, 42 were chosen to attend a trial.

    Of those selected, four have been signed by professional clubs - Alex Penny (Peterborough United), Lamar Reynolds (Newport County), Danny Newton and Blair Turgott (both Stevenage).

  16. Today's weather: Scattered showerspublished at 08:10 British Summer Time 8 September 2017

    Elizabeth Rizzini
    BBC Look East weather

    It's getting to look a lot like autumn!

    After a cloudy, wet and blustery start it will get slightly brighter but there is a chance of scattered showers in the afternoon, some of which could be heavy.

    Maximum temperature: 18C (64F).

    Weather

    For a more detailed forecast for where you are, or where you're going, visit BBC Weather.

  17. Welcome back to live updatespublished at 08:00 British Summer Time 8 September 2017

    Katy Lewis
    BBC Local Live

    Good morning and welcome back to Local Live across Cambridgeshire.

    We'll be here until 18:00 with the latest news, sport, weather and travel for your local area.

    A weather forecast will be with you shortly, but possibly keep an umbrella close by today!

    As always, if you want to get in touch you can by email, Facebook, external or Twitter, external.

  18. 'Rare chance' to see Austen manuscriptpublished at 18:26 British Summer Time 7 September 2017

    A letter from Jane Austen and the manuscript of her unfinished novel goes on display in Cambridge.

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  19. Man convinced child he was 'boyfriend'published at 18:13 British Summer Time 7 September 2017

    Robin Matthews was jailed for 27 years for 21 historical child abuse offences.

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  20. Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:01 British Summer Time 7 September 2017

    Stuart Bailey
    BBC News

    That's it for another day of live updates for Cambridgeshire.

    You can scroll down to catch up with anything you might have missed.

    Any breaking stories will appear here overnight, otherwise we'll be back with more news, weather, sport and travel for the county at 08:00 tomorrow.

    Have a good evening.

    Cloudy skies over Ramsey Saint MarysImage source, .