Peter Swan
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire sport

Cambridge United manager Shaun Derry says he "can't accept" defending of the standard produced by his side at the weekend. 

The U's were held to a 1-1 draw at Accrington in League Two. They're five points off the promotion places with six matches remaining.

Derry felt his side deserved to take all three points and was left furious with their defensive play. 

Image source, Getty Images

Peter Swan
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire sport

Graham Westley has confirmed he'll continue select Peterborough's loan players, despite their season being all but over in League One.

Image source, Peterborough United

With seven matches left to play, Posh are 12 points from the play-off places and 13 points away from the relegation zone.

Martin Samuelsen and Harry Toffolo are on loan with the Posh until the end of the season. Neither featured against Crewe at the weekend.

Laura Devlin
BBC News

A swipe card for rail season ticket holders has been launched on the Cambridge to Liverpool Street line.

Abellio Greater Anglia is the first regional operator to introduce the South East Flexible Ticketing (SEFT) smartcard, which replaces paper tickets.

It said the card was more durable and much quicker to use as it could be held to the reader at ticket gates.

A seal found 60km (37 miles) inland was malnourished and full of bacteria when it died, scientists have said.

Image source, CSIP-ZSL

The juvenile common seal had been in a lagoon near Swavesey for "a couple of weeks" before it died on 1 March, scientists said.

Tests carried out by the Cetacean Strandings Investigation Programme (CSIP) found the seal was in "moderate-poor nutritional condition". Its body was recovered from Ferry Lagoon near the River Great Ouse.

Local blogger Richard Taylor, external has recorded what it's like being in complete darkness in Milton after the county council approved the switching-off of streetlights overnight.

This weekend saw lights being switched off for the first time in many residential areas in Cambridgeshire between 02:00 and 06:00.

The move will save the county council £170,000 a year, but many residents are concerned about safety.  

Peterborough Telegraph

There has been a spate of arson attacks on vehicles, external in Peterborough in the past few days.

He was last seen in Longthorpe near Peterborough yesterday...

Tom Horn
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire

• The BBC has obtained a previously unseen video of Kim Philby - the former Cambridge student and MI6 officer who worked as a Soviet spy
• A farmer is leading a campaign to make his village entirely self-sufficient with fruit and vegetables
• Building work has begun on Ely's new £16m cinema

The owner of a cat which visits a supermarket every day, has had to ask people to stop feeding his pet because he was putting on weight.

Image source, Charlotte Mitchell

Eight-year-old Garfield, who makes the trip to Sainsbury's in Ely in Cambridgeshire on a daily basis, has his own Facebook page created by fans.

Owner David Willers posted a message asking shoppers to lay off the treats as a vet found Garfield, who weighs 6.6kg (one stone), was overweight. "Everyone loves him," Mr Willers said.

Two men have since been reported for theft after being stopped at Cambridge Railway Station...

BBC News UK

A previously unseen video of one of Britain's most infamous spies describing his career as a Soviet agent has been uncovered by the BBC.

The tape is of Kim Philby, one of the infamous "Cambridge Spies", giving a secret lecture to the Stasi, the East German Intelligence Service, in 1981.

It is the first time the ex-MI6 officer can be seen talking about his life as a spy from his recruitment to his escape. He describes his career rising up the ranks of MI6 whilst providing its secrets to the Soviet Union's KGB.

Julia Greenaway
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire

Work to lay more than 1km (0.6 miles) of new sewer main starts in Godmanchester today.

Image source, Google

It's expected to lead to delays on roads in the area, with the work on Cow Lane and Cambridge Road due to last until the end of June. 

Anglian Water, external says the work is needed to bring water recycling services to new homes and apologises for any disruption. 

Alex Harris
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire

A farmer is leading a campaign to make his village entirely self-sufficient, with all food produced in Alconbury to be consumed or sold there.

The Alconbury Community Food Scheme will aim to reduce fruit and veg bills for people living in the village by 15% compared to the average supermarket shop.

Anthony Davison (pictured) says the scheme will see pupils at Alconbury Primary School, allotment growers and businesses working together with the small village shop to sell the produce at a low cost.

Cambridge News

Taking on a 10k is a challenge in itself but one expectant mum from Cambridgeshire has taken it to a whole new level – by choosing to complete one while 35 weeks pregnant, external.

Peterborough Telegraph

A head teacher has said she is aiming to get a top grade in the next Ofsted inspection - after overseeing a transformation, external from "requires improvement" to "good" in less than three years.

Helen Burchell
BBC News

Sentencing begins today of 13 men involved in museum raids across the country, including at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge and Norwich Castle.

Image source, Fitzwilliam Museum

Men from Cambridgeshire, Essex, Kent, London, the West Midlands and Northern Ireland were convicted of conspiracy to burgle in February, after high-value items including Chinese jade and rhino horn were stolen.

The hearing is due to take place over two days at Birmingham Crown Court.

He also had no insurance when he was stopped on the A1(M) yesterday, Cambridgeshire Police said...

The driver walked away from this dramatic crash in Wisbech last night, Cambridgeshire Police has tweeted...

Peterborough Telegraph

A "predatory" application for 80 homes in the countryside has been emphatically rejected, external by Peterborough city councillors.

An accident on the Norfolk-Cambridgeshire border at Welney is causing delays.