Maria De Villota lost an eye in a crash while testing for Marussia and died a year later aged 33.

There are delays on the A1301 through Sawston this morning after a collision reported to involve a motorbike.

The air ambulance has attended the scene.

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It happened close to the junction with Mill Lane where construction work is taking place at a level crossing.

This Google traffic flow map gives an idea of how the delays are having an impact road users...

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Elizabeth Rizzini
BBC Look East weather

It's a chilly start this morning across the BBC East region and there will be lots of blue sky and sunshine around first thing, but more cloud will develop as we head into the afternoon.

Maximum temperature: 17C (63F).

Pilot Maurice Hammond suffered life-changing injuries and his passenger was killed in the crash.

Nearly 200 jobs are saved at Just for Pets after it was bought up by Pedigree Wholesale.

As we reported earlier, a person has died after being hit by a train at Whittlesey station.

Services were affected, but are now returning to normal. The incident is not being treated as suspicious.

BBC News Travel

British Transport Police says that train services through Cambridgeshire will be delayed until at least midday, after a person was hit and killed by a train at Whittlesey station.

Officers were called to the scene at 09:54 and attended alongside the ambulance service. The person died at the scene but the incident is not being treated as suspicious.

While the line remains closed, trains will be disrupted between Ely, March and Peterborough.

CrossCountry, East Midlands Trains and Greater Anglia services have all been affected, with rail replacement buses in operation., external

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BBC News Travel

National Rail says, external that rail journeys through the county are likely to be delayed until 12:00 while emergency services deal with an incident between Ely and Peterborough.

CrossCountry services between Stansted Airport and Birmingham New Street, East Midlands Trains between Norwich and Liverpool South Parkway and Greater Anglia trains between Ipswich and Peterborough are all affected.

Katy Lewis
BBC Local Live

The dances and songs for Cambridgeshire's representatives in BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing programme have been announced.

Former JLS singer Aston Merrygold, who is from Peterborough and was top of the leader board last week, will dance a Quickstep to ELO's Mr Blue Sky with his partner Janette Manrara.

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Cambridge Paralympian Jonnie Peacock and his partner Oti Mabuse will take on the American Smooth to the Michael Bublé cover of Cry Me a River.

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BBC Weather

It should be a dry and bright start to Wednesday for most.

It will feel rather warm in the sunshine, despite the breeze.

Later in the afternoon, rain will spread in from the north-west, becoming persistent and perhaps heavy at times.

The expected high is 17C (63F).

Read more on BBC Weather.

Plans for more than 700 homes on the edge of Witchford, near Ely, have been rejected.

The homes were part of the East Cambridgeshire Local Plan, which will now progress to the final consultation stage, starting next month.

Councillor Coralie Green, who put forward the motion, said the council was "trying their best to balance the need for more homes while addressing concerns of residents".

Sarah Jenkins
BBC Local Live

The £1 charge to use Cambridge Park and Ride car parks could soon be dropped, in a move to help reduce congestion in the city.

County councillors have voted to move the proposal on to the next stage.

Since the charge was introduced in 2014, bus operator Stagecoach has reported a fall in passenger numbers of around 15%.

Image source, Michael Trolove/Geograph

Andy Campbell, managing director of Stagecoach East, said: "I was critical of the decision to introduce the charge at the time.

"I think this is the right thing to do. I think it will help ease congestion.

"I would like to give some credit to the county council, because when you make a decision and you find out it doesn't work, it takes some courage to change that decision."

A doctor has appeared in court charged with two sexual assaults in hospitals in Oxford and Cambridge.

Anandagopal Srinivasan, 26, of Sandfield Road, Oxford, is accused of a sex assault at Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital on 6 October last year.

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A second assault is alleged to have taken place at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge on 24 October 2014.

He appeared at Oxford Magistrates' Court and has been bailed to appear at Oxford Crown Court on 10 November.

Police said the excess dairy produce had to be "removed or eaten" as the van was 41% over weight.

PC Josh Williams, of Cambridgeshire Police, admitted gross misconduct and said he was "deeply apologetic".

A graffiti vandal decides the role of chemist Rosalind Franklin's research should be acknowledged.

Image source, April Oliver

The girlfriend of missing serviceman Corrie Mckeague has shared a photo of their daughter's "first painting" and thanked people for their continued support.

April Oliver discovered she was pregnant with Mr Mckeague's child after he went missing from Bury St Edmunds last September, and gave birth in June.

Speaking on the Find Corrie, external Facebook page, Miss Oliver said she wanted to "share this little thing as it makes me so proud".

She told the BBC that she had also given their daughter, Ellie-Louise, the middle name Corrie.

"Some days are good and some are bad," she wrote. "But it's days like this when Ellie and I had fun in producing her very first painting that are good days.

"I can't thank you all enough for the support that you have all given right from the start, it gets me through day to day."

Last week, Suffolk Police announced they would resume their search for Corrie at the Milton landfill near Cambridge.

Katy Prickett
BBC News

A former homeless man says he has turned his life around thanks to a Cambridgeshire charity.

Emmaus, external supports people to transition from rough sleeping through living and working together in a community just north of Cambridge.

The charity is warning that changes to the benefit system could result in more vulnerable people becoming homeless.

Kiel Frank says he spent 15 years on the streets, but the worst thing about rough sleeping was the rain.

Mr Frank said he would "struggle to dry out" and as a result would become ill.

He had what he called an unsettled upbringing and soon became a person who "drank to excess".

After the 15 years, Mr Frank decided he had to change.

Emmaus took him in and he says it is thanks to them that he is still alive.

The charity currently supports more than 700 people around the UK.

Sarah Jenkins
BBC Local Live

A 23-year-old from Cambridge is marking World Mental Health Day with a visit to Buckingham Palace.

Samuel Carvalho is the founder of a mental health organisation called Stand Up Stay Strong, external.

He's attending an event organised by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry.

Samuel set up his website to help people who feel silenced by mental illness.

"From a young age I suffered from depression, which led to anorexia and bullimia," he said.

"In my mid-teens I recovered and got back on track, but if someone with experience of mental health problems could have spoken to me then, I would have found that beneficial.

"So I thought i would set up this website so people can talk to me as I've had a personal experience, and it took off."

Doctor Who star Tom Baker has returned to complete unfinished episodes 36 years after they were abandoned.