Cambridgeshire Live

It’ll be a dry night across the BBC East region with mainly clear skies, a widespread frost and some patchy mist and freezing fog.  

There’ll be light winds and temperatures in some spots could fall as low as -5C (23F).

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Some mist and fog may be slow to clear Saturday morning. 

Overall it’ll be a dry day, but thicker cloud is likely to feed in from the North Sea, perhaps producing some patchy rain in north Norfolk. 

The best of any sunshine and brightness will be in the south of the region with highs around 6C (43F).

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On what's been a beautiful day weather-wise, we thought it only apt to show you some of the best pictures taken by our BBC Weather Watchers from across the county...

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As Prince William announces he's to step down as a helicopter pilot with the East Anglian Ambulance Service, one school with have fond memories.

HRH touched down at on the playing field at John Henry Newman School in Stevenage earlier this year and joined children for lunch.

Recently, there had been a number of reports that the Duke of Cambridge was to leave his role with the charity and spend more time with his family in London, away from their Norfolk home of Anmer Hall on the Sandringham estate.

It's now been confirmed the Duke of Cambridge will leave the charity in summer, and spend more time in the capital where his children will attend school.

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In a statement released on his behalf by Kensington Palace, Prince William speaks of his time with the flying medical service:  

"It has been a huge privilege to fly with the East Anglian Air Ambulance. Following on from my time in the military, I have had experiences in this job I will carry with me for the rest of my life, and that will add a valuable perspective to my royal work for decades to come.

"I would like to thank the people of East Anglia for being so supportive of my role and for letting me get on with the job when they have seen me in the community or at our region's hospitals. 

"I would especially like to thank all of my colleagues at EAAA, Babcock [helicopter support company] and Cambridge Airport for their friendship and support. 

"I have loved being part of a team of professional, talented people that save lives every day. 

"My admiration for our country's medical and emergency services community could not be any stronger."    

It seems there were many tears shed for one of the "most photographed trees in the world", which had to be chopped down yesterday.  

The iconic cherry tree, thought to be 70 years old, stood at the front of Old Court at Clare College in Cambridge.

It had to be felled after it was discovered to have bracket fungus.

Two men made off with the contents of a till and some cigarettes in an armed robbery in Cambridge.

The pair entered a shop in Barnwell Road at about 20:05 yesterday armed with a knife and a wheel brace, police said.

They demanded the tills were opened before one of the men hit the cashier in the face with the back of his hand.

The pair made off on foot towards Newmarket Road.

One man was white, wearing a dark coat with white toggles, dark jeans, black trainers, a balaclava and gloves.

The other was also white, wearing a cream jacket, blue jeans, black trainers with a white sole, black gloves and a balaclava.

Police are searching for witnesses.

The Duke of Cambridge began his job with the East Anglian Air Ambulance (EAAA) on 13 July 2015.

It was an early start for the former RAF helicopter pilot - his first shift at Cambridge Airport began at 07:00. Like all of us starting a new job, Prince William admitted to feeling nervous.

When his role with the charity was announced, Patrick Peal, chief executive of the EAAA, said it would help boost their profile and they would benefit from William's skills as a pilot.

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Last July, the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh visited the charity's new base at the Egerton-Smith Centre at Cambridge Airport. 

The royal couple were given a tour by the Duke of Cambridge, and met some of the charity's medics, support staff and pilots.

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In September, the Duke of Cambridge spoke about his work with the flying medical service, saying that when he put his air ambulance hat on he's "one of the team".

"At the end of the day I feel like I've made a difference and a contribution to whatever it is I've done that day.  

"There are some very sad, dark moments. We talk about it a lot and that's the best way of dealing with some of these situations.

"It's hard... it can be quite difficult."

Councillors have voted to go ahead with a consultation over the number of advertising boards cluttering up Cambridge's streets.

The city council is proposing to bring in new rules to ensure signs are limited to one per business.

Councillors discussed the matter yesterday after a review found street clutter made it difficult for pedestrians and wheelchair users to move around the city's streets.

Labour councillor Gerri Bird, a wheelchair user, says she is happy the public will now have their say.

"I'm really pleased this has happened. Hopefully this will clear some of the street furniture," she said.

The consultation will be put to the public in February.

Nothing to see here...

Just some headless mannequins tied to a flagpole in the Fens.

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It's probably safe to say this is one of the more unusual pictures sent in by our BBC Weather Watchers, but we could not resist sharing this snap of the Manea sunrise by "Wednesday's Pumpkins".

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This car ended up rather the worse for wear in a crash in Wisbech Tesco car park last night.

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The fire and ambulance services attended and a passenger was taken to hospital for checks.

No-one else was involved and no arrests have been made.

Cross Keys Homes, the housing association that manages the bungalow in Eye that engulfed in flames last night, leaving one person dead, said its "deepest sympathies are with the family and friends of the deceased". 

"The emergency services are on site to carry out investigations and we are working closely with them to find the cause, which at this time is believed to be non-suspicious," a statement said.

Mark Shortland, who witnessed last night's blaze in Eye, told me how he helped rescue residents from other properties in the block of three bungalows.

"I got home and I could smell gas. Before I could tell my wife about it, there was a whoosh and a bang.

"When I looked, you could see the wall was out and there was rubble on the floor.

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"Your first thought is to make sure everyone is safe.

"We made our way to the block of bungalows and got a lady in one property close by out. We had to smash a window to get another resident in the adjoining bungalow out.

"Unfortunately, you just couldn't get in to the affected property.

"It was frightening. My kids were terrified. My property is only about 10-15ft (3-4.5m) away."

I've been speaking to the station commander at Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service about the bungalow explosion in Eye, where one person was found dead.

Gavin Hammond told me the cause was "still being investigated", but "can't rule out" that gas was involved.

"The first fire crews that arrived on scene around 20:30 last night were faced with a significant fire," said Mr Hammond.

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"There's been significant damage to the property, not just from a fire point of view, but from a structural perspective as well."

National Grid said there were "no issues reported" on the local gas network when assessing the incident.

I'm at the site of the bungalow gas explosion in Eye, just north-west of Peterborough, where one person has died.

The roof has been destroyed. There's still embers smoking and a huge pile of bricks lay in front of the property. There's also yellow insulation strewn over the garden.

I've just spoken to the station commander at Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue and will bring you what he had to say shortly.

Police have told us one person died in the house blaze in Eye last night, which officers say was caused by a gas explosion.

The building is currently too unsafe to enter and police say they are waiting for a structural engineer to attend the scene before the body can be recovered.

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National Grid said there were "no issues reported" on the local gas network when assessing the incident.

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