Summary

  • Updates on Tuesday, 5 April 2016

  • Man arrested on suspicion of murder after woman's body found

  • Pedestrian and cyclist hit by car in Cambridge

  • Six further members of a gang which raided museums across the country are jailed

  • More news, sport, travel and weather updates from 08:00 on Wednesday

  1. Our live coverage through the daypublished at 18:00

    Thanks for joining us for Cambridgeshire Live today. 

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

    Have a good evening.

  2. Giulio Regeni murder: Family in Italy expects Egypt answerspublished at 17:50

    The family of murdered Italian student Giulio Regeni are waiting for Egyptian police and prosecutors to travel to Rome, in what they hope will mark a turning point in the investigation into his death.

    The Egyptian team had been due to arrive on Tuesday with the initial findings of their inquiry but postponed their meeting with Italian counterparts until later in the week.

    Giulio Regeni ID cardImage source, EPA

    The brutal murder of the 27-year-old Cambridge PhD student outside Cairo earlier this year has shone a light on Egypt's human rights record.

    He disappeared on his way to meet a friend on 25 January. His body, mutilated and showing signs of torture, was found in a ditch on 3 February.

  3. Weather: Some rain possible tonightpublished at 17:27 British Summer Time 5 April 2016

    BBC Weather

    Tonight will be largely dry with some clear spells during the evening, which will make it quite chilly. 

    During the early hours it will turn cloudier and there is a chance of some light, patchy rain by dawn. Minimum temperature: 5C (41F).

    Weather

    Tomorrow morning the cloud and rain will clear eastwards, leaving a mixture of sunny spells and showers. 

    The showers will occasionally be heavy and often blustery, with a chance of hail and perhaps thunder at times. Maximum temperature: 11C (52F).

  4. 'There was no-one here for me'published at 17:25 British Summer Time 5 April 2016

    Jozef Hall
    BBC Radio Cambridgeshire

    Following news that the number of lone asylum seeker children in Cambridgeshire has risen dramatically, I spoke to Wali, now 18, who arrived on his own in the UK on the back of a lorry from Iran a year ago.

    Wali

    "I was living in Iran and I left because I was having some problems with smugglers who wanted me to work with them," he said.

    "There was no-one here for me. They (the councils) gave us clothes and accommodation and I have gone to college. If they did not help we would be homeless people living in the street."

  5. Peterborough staff raise £40,000 to build health clinic overseaspublished at 17:15 British Summer Time 5 April 2016

    Peterborough Telegraph

    Fundraisers from a leading Peterborough company have raised £40,000 for charity, external.

    BGL Group's fund raisers for ZambiaImage source, Peterborough Telegraph
  6. How police caught £57m heist mastermindspublished at 17:10 British Summer Time 5 April 2016

    Months of covert phone monitoring led to the conviction of an organised crime gang involved in the theft of artefacts worth up to £57m from museums across England - including Cambridge's Fitzwilliam Museum.

    But who were they and how were they caught? This article explains all.

    Rhino horn
  7. News update: Murder arrest over death of woman in the Fens... More men jailed for raiding museumspublished at 17:00 British Summer Time 5 April 2016

    Emma Maclean
    BBC Radio Cambridgeshire

    If you're just joining us, here are the latest headlines for Cambridgeshire:

    • A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman was found dead in a house in Murrow in the Fens
    • The final six members of a gang have been jailed for masterminding the theft of artefacts worth up to £57m from museums and an auction house
    • Madingley Road in Cambridge has reopened following this morning's crash where a car struck two pedestrians and a cyclist
  8. Child asylum-seeker numbers rise 22-foldpublished at 16:52 British Summer Time 5 April 2016

    Jozef Hall
    BBC Radio Cambridgeshire

    The number of lone child asylum-seekers has risen 22-fold in Cambridgeshire, leaving local authorities struggling to cope, it has emerged.

    Three years ago Cambridgeshire County and Peterborough City councils were looking after just six children. They are now responsible for 138 and are having to house them as far away as Nottingham. 

    It is one of the biggest increases in the country. Peterborough council said the rise was putting a "strain" on its services.

  9. A14 cleared after crash at Histonpublished at 16:37 British Summer Time 5 April 2016

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  10. Crash blocks A14 eastbound carriagewaypublished at 16:28 British Summer Time 5 April 2016

    David Keller
    BBC News

    A car and a lorry have crashed on the A14 eastbound near Histon, Cambridgeshire Police says.

    There's a large fuel spillage that needs to be cleared up.

    There are no details yet as to any injuries. If we hear any more we'll let you know. Keep an eye on BBC Travel for the latest.

  11. A14 shut eastbound at Histon due to crashpublished at 16:02 British Summer Time 5 April 2016

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  12. Tributes paid to 'inspiring' Cambridge youngster Tommi Millerpublished at 15:57 British Summer Time 5 April 2016

    Cambridge News

    Tributes have been paid to a "wonderful" little boy from Cambridge who has lost his battle with cancer, external, aged 8.

  13. Ledson to stay with Cambridge until the end of the seasonpublished at 13:21

    Everton midfielder Ryan Ledson has had his loan spell with Cambridge United extended until the end of the season.

    The 18-year-old joined the club in November and has made 22 appearances for the U's so far.

    Ryan LedsonImage source, Rex Features
  14. Police cordon in place after death in Murrowpublished at 14:59 British Summer Time 5 April 2016

    Emma Howgego
    BBC Radio Cambridgeshire

    Cambridgeshire Police says a cordon is currently in place around the property on Murrow Bank, Murrow, where a woman's body was found last night, and is "expected to be for some time".

    Officers are not releasing any more details about the woman until her next of kin has been traced.

    MurrowImage source, Google
  15. Murder arrest over death of womanpublished at 14:52 British Summer Time 5 April 2016

    Emma Howgego
    BBC Radio Cambridgeshire

    A 51-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman was found dead in the village of Murrow, west of Wisbech, last night.

    First reported in the Wisbech Standard, external, police were called by the ambulance service at just after 21:30 to reports of a "sudden death" of a woman.

    The man is currently being questioned at Thorpe Wood Police Station.

  16. Man arrested on suspicion of murderpublished at 14:39 British Summer Time 5 April 2016
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    A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman was found dead in Murrow, near Wisbech, on Monday night.

    More to follow.

  17. Road reopens after crash involving pedestrians and cyclistpublished at 14:23 British Summer Time 5 April 2016

    Cambridgeshire Police has just got in touch to say Madingley Road in Cambridge has now reopened following this morning's crash, involving a car, a cyclist and two pedestrians.

    The force has appealed for any witnesses to come forward.

  18. Stolen museum artefacts 'worth up to £57m on Chinese market'published at 13:42 British Summer Time 5 April 2016

    Members of the organised crime gang which stole up to £57m from museums and an auction house were found guilty by jury after a series of trials at Birmingham Crown Court. Six members, from Cambridgeshire, Essex, London and the West Midlands have been jailed today.

    Chinese artefacts stolen from FitzwilliamImage source, Fitzwilliam Museum

    They were involved in organising two thefts and an attempted theft at Durham University Oriental Museum, as well as further incidents at Gorringes Auction House in Lewes, Norwich Castle Museum and the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge.

    Jurors heard exhibits stolen in Durham and Cambridge were valued at about £17m but detectives believed they could have fetched up to £57m on the "booming" Chinese auction market.

  19. Gang members jailed for museum theftspublished at 13:30 British Summer Time 5 April 2016

    The final six members of a gang have been jailed for masterminding the theft of artefacts worth up to £57m from museums and an auction house.

    (top, l-r) Richard Sheridan, Michael Hegarty, Richard O'Brien Jnr, John O'Brien, Daniel O'Brien, Donald Chi Chong Wong, Alan Clarke; (bottom, l-r) Patrick Clarke, John O'Brien, Daniel Flynn, Ashley Dad, Paul Pammen, Robert Gilbert-Smith, Terence McNamaraImage source, Durham Police

    Chinese jade and rhino horn were targeted in Cambridge, Durham, Norwich and Lewes, East Sussex.

    The 14 men, from Cambridgeshire, Essex, London and the West Midlands were convicted of conspiracy to steal between November 2011 and April 2012.

    They were jailed for between 15 months and six years, eight months.