he collapsed in his cell at prison in cambridgeshire.ital. this was in the middle of serving an eight—yearjail sentence for historic sex offences, it's understood he collapsed in his cell on thursday and was, as he was trying to clean his cell and then again he collapsed again the following day when he was transferred to hospital and suffered a cardiac arrest. max clifford a celebrity publicist who helped publicise many kiss and tell stories in the tabloids over many years and then was convicted in march 201a and found guilty of eight counts of indecent assault on four girls and women aged between 1a and 19 and sentenced in may to eight years in prison and had been serving out that sentence at littlehay prison in cambridgeshire. he has died at the age of 7a. more on that throughout the afternoon. first a lot of snow around in much of the country. now the latest forecast. is very severe weather across wales and central england. needing to disruption. amber warnings and be prepared warning is in place. very widespread snow. gradually easin

trish it has been a mild day again today and this was a seen from one of our weather watchers in cambridgeshire head through into christmas day too. it is looking mild, breezy and for some of us is weather is turning damp but not a write off during christmas day. here is christmas eve. we have some rain across the north—west half of country. further south and east breezy, cloudy but mostly dry, and for most of us it is looking frost—free, certainly very mild start to christmas day. some colder air pushing into the far north there. so through christmas day then, for many central and southern parts of england and wale we have a breeze coming in, cloudy and later on there will be the rain working in from the west. so let us look at christmas day afternoon. that rain arrives in wales, into cornwall, much of england and wales mild, a lot of dry weather but breezy and cloudy with just the odd brighter spell. some rain across parts of northern england into northern ireland as well. just the potential for a bit of snow, on the top of the highest ground. northern scotland will see that colder air workin

has been a mild state again today and this was the scene from one of our weather watchers in cambridgeshirehis continues through to christmas day as well. it is mild and breezy and for some of us damp. for the rest of this evening and overnight we have got rain in the western pa rt of overnight we have got rain in the western part of the country. further south and east it is breezy and cloudy and mostly dry. for most of us cloudy and mostly dry. for most of us it is looking frost free. some cold air pushing into the far north. 0n cold air pushing into the far north. on christmas day many central and southern parts of england and wales will have a breeze coming in from the south—west. later on the rain will work its way in on the west. the rain arrives across the west of wales and into cornwall. much of england and wales is mild, the odd bright spell breaking through. rain in northern england and northern ireland and the potential for some snow on the highest ground. northern scotla nd snow on the highest ground. northern scotland will see that colder air working in, so we could see the odd

been quite a mild state again today and this was the scene from one of our weather watchers in cambridgeshireontinues into christmas day as well. it is mild and breezy and for some of us it is damp. this is christmas eve. the rest of this evening and overnight we have got some rain in the north—west of the country. south east it is mostly dry and for most of us it is frost free. some colder airjust pushing into the far north. for many central and southern parts of england and wales we have a breeze coming in from the south—west. cloudy and later on the rain will work its way in from the west. the rain arrives in wales and cornwall on christmas day. much of england and wales pretty mild, breezy and cloudy with the odd bright spell breaking through. the odd bit of rain in northern england and northern ireland and the potential for snow on the highest ground. northern scotland we'll see the odd coming in. this moves eastwards a cross the odd coming in. this moves eastwards across the country and there is a bit of potential for wintry naz in the central lowlands. as that rain clears things are tu

in may to eight years in prison and had been serving out that sentence at littlehay prison in cambridgeshire. he has died at the age of 7a. more on that throughout the afternoon. first a lot of snow around in much of the country. now the latest forecast. is very severe weather across wales and central england. needing to disruption. amber warnings and be prepared warning is in place. very widespread snow. gradually easing down in the afternoon wears on. severe gale force winds across the south and south west easing down gci’oss south and south west easing down across the afternoon. across the north, fine, dry weather continuing to scotland and northern ireland, the north of england colour bar if you showers across the north of scotland. snow showers continuing across central parts of england, and northern wales. a cold day for most, milder across the south west. further sleet and snow across southern and eastern areas easing down overnight, is a significant risk up and down the country. temperatures falling away overnight, even low in rural places. hello. this is bbc news. sta nsted and stan

four separate nhs hospitals and trusts in norfolk and cambridgeshire have apologised.illed and more than 50 injured after being attacked by armed militia in eastern congo. the un has been hearing details of the attack in which six congolese soldiers were also killed. the un has had a peacekeeping role there for more than a decade. there have been clashes between israeli forces and palestinians protesting at donald trump's decision to recognise jerusalem as israel's capital. one person has died, over 200 have been injured. there have also been demonstrations across the arab world. our middle east editor, jeremy bowen, reports from jerusalem. the biggest protests were in gaza. plenty of people had warned that us recognition of jerusalem plenty of people had warned that us recognition ofjerusalem as israel's capital would lead to bloodshed. the first person to die was a 30—year—old palestinian. he was shot by the israeli army during clashes on gaza's border. others were wounded. there were clashes around towns on the west bank, too. the palestinians want gaza and the west

clifford suffered a heart attack in his cell at littlehey prison in cambridgeshire yesterday.e has been serving an eight—year jail sentence for historic six offences. our home affairs correspondent danny shaw is here. this has been announced by the ministry ofjustice in the last few minutes? yes, a statement from them has confirmed the death of max clifford in hospital. he was taken there yesterday after apparently suffering a heart attack. there will be an investigation, that is routine, the department has offered max clifford's family its condolences. he was serving an eight—year term for indecently assaulting four women and young girls, the youngest was 15. he was convicted in 2014 after a long trial. he maintained his innocence all along, vehemently denied the allegations but was found guilty in what was really a ground—breaking case for scotland yard's 0peration yewtree investigation, it was the first conviction of that. he continued to protest his innocence on the case was due to be heard at the court of appeal in the next few months. it has to be remembered that this wa

the 836, the 814 new cambridgeshire. —— bea 836, the 814 new cambridgeshire. —— be a 36. —— the 814 now more than an hour. luton airport is warning the snow is about to hit them about now. they are warning passengers to check before they travel to the airport. overnight, snow on the roads. lorries on the m5 were having pressure with the incline. in the north of scotland, northern ireland and the east coast, problems with ice. thank you very much indeed. the travel chaos ensuing as a result of that snow. we will keep you up—to—date. you can get in touch with us and let us know how the weather is wherever you are. email us weather is wherever you are. email us your photographs. bbcbrea kfast@bbc. co. uk or us your photographs. bbcbreakfast@bbc.co.uk or go to facebook or twitter. send us your pictures and use the hashtag #bbcbreakfast. pictures and use the hashtag #bbcbrea kfast. we will pictures and use the hashtag #bbcbreakfast. we will keep you posted with the weather. aid workers who have started to evacuate critically ill children, rebel—held suburb near damascus are doing this follow

four separate nhs hospitals and trusts in norfolk and cambridgeshire have apologised.hool closures and icy conditions on the roads. the met office says snow showers have been affecting parts of scotland, northern ireland and northern england — and it's warning of more snow and ice to come this weekend. judith moritz reports. shropshire saw snow from early on. the roads were already treacherous before morning rush hour, and those sledges were an option for some. few commuters went anywhere quickly. the police warned of numerous crashes and gridlocked roads, and it was the same story on the isle of man, the whole island succumbed to the snow. all of its schools closed, a result of traffic difficulties and safety concerns. flights were delayed and medical appointments cancelled. in wales, there have been problems all day. this view of the a5 near wrexham was filmed by the passenger in one car. drivers were warned to be careful. other roads were closed after multiple accidents. this bus in denbighshire struggled to get up the hill and eventually gave up, even if its name h

first, let's talk to tim breitmeyer, who farms 1,600 acres in cambridgeshire and is the president ofapped up in the common agricultural policy. what you think of what has been agreed so far ofa think of what has been agreed so far of a brexit? what we have heard this evening am sorry, last night, i think is moving us very much in the right direction because the lack of certainty as to where we might be going with a trade deal in the future has caused significant concern, because flowing from that will flow how we design our agricultural policy going forward. and that the basis of our trade should be continuing a trade deal with the european union, a bilateral trade deal that gives us free and frictionless movement across the borders, and with that hopefully a tariff free zone. do you think that isa tariff free zone. do you think that is a realistic prospect? do a lot of your members say, oh, yes, we are bound to get that in the end, or is there a lot of scepticism about what will finally be agreed? there a lot of scepticism about what will finally be agreed ?|j there a lot of sceptic

children's at st peter's secondary school in huntington in cambridgeshire. special measures after years of problems. 18 months on, it has been turned around and is now ranked as good in most fields. amanda spielman, ofsted's chief inspector of schools in england, visited st peter's this month and is full of praise for what's been achieved. but not all schools do so well. ofsted says there are 50 secondary schools and 80 primary schools in england that haven't been judged to be good at any point since 2005. for 12 years now, they haven't been managed to be good at any point in that. so, a child's time in a typical secondary school is five years. that means we're on to a third generation of children who have never experienced being in a good school and we shouldn't be happy with that. but teachers unions say the stigma of a bad ofsted report can often push a school into a negative spiral, where parents don't want to send their children there and where recruitment of teachers becomes hard. they also say many schools are under funded, but the government says it'

peter's secondary school in huntington in cambridgeshire.da spratt edelman, ofsted's chief inspector of schools in england, visited st peters this month and is full of praise for what has been achieved. —— amanda spiegelman. but not all schools do so well. 0fsted says there are 50 second schools and 80 prime whistles in inward which have not beenjudged to be good at any point since 2005. —— primary schools in inward. to be good at any point since 2005. -- primary schools in inward. for12 yea rs -- primary schools in inward. for12 years they have not been good at any point in that. a child typically spends five years in secondary school. so we are onto a third generation in those schools who have never experienced being good school, we shouldn't be happy with that. but the teachers unions say that the stigma of about 0fsted report can often push as —— a school into a negative spiral, where parents do not want to send their children there and the recruitment of teachers becomes hard. they also say many schools are underfunded. the government s

shoppers at the east of england co—op's 125 food stores — across norfolk, suffolk, essex and cambridgeshireeparate to the co—0perative group — says the move could save two tonnes of food waste a year — the equivalent to 40,000 chocolate bars or 12,000 avocados. i am joined by dr richard swannell, development director at wrap. first of all, could you explain to us the difference between used by an best before? good morning. this is really important. used by is about food safety. you can eat food up to the end of the day on the use by date and then you can freeze it following manufacturers instructions. that is critical. best therefore is what it says, it is best before and fine afterwords. but if you want to get the product at its best, that is what the date is they are, to give you guidance. the co—op have said they will sell these items for 10p. i assume you would welcome this move? this highlights in all of our minds that it is perfectly fine to eat food after the best before date. 0ur perfectly fine to eat food after the best before date. our research shows that about 350,000 tonnes a ye

of the weather front and then back into the sunshine across kent, essex, east anglia, parts of cambridgeshire the sunshine, in the west there is already rain and hill snow. the winds strengthening as well in northern ireland, the rain continues from the west to the east and it fringes across west wales, the rest of wales dry and bright. the same as well, showers ahead of the rain coming across south—west england, the further east you travel the brighter the skies. there goes the rain heading down towards the south—east, accompanied by gusting winds. break in the cloud behind and then you can see the next weather front is starting to show its hand in introducing showery outbreaks of rain with hill snow. temperature wise, this shows what you can expect in towns and cities, it will be colder than this in the rural areas but not quite as cold as the night just gone. tomorrow morning at the first fund moves quite quickly taking the rain with it, the second comes hot on its heels introducing showery rain and also snow. increasingly through the day we will see snow through scotland and northern irel

this is the scene in st ives in cambridgeshire at the moment. and north—west england. a little bit of drizzle as well, particularly in the west. in the far north, i think, there will be some bright spells. temperatures, 9—1011, pretty mild. the mild weather continues overnight tonight, with further mist and fog developing. outbreaks of rain spreading north—eastwards. a little bit of chillierfurther spreading north—eastwards. a little bit of chillier further north and east. thursday will be fairly similarto east. thursday will be fairly similar to today. some mist and fog continuing, particularly over the hills. rain and drizzle pushing into southern scotland, but some brighter skies in the far north—east of scotla nd skies in the far north—east of scotland once again. this is bbc news. the headlines. the metropolitan police confirms it is reviewing scores of ongoing sex offence investigations. it follows the collapse of a second rape case in a week linked to the disclosure of evidence. we are reviewing all of those with the cps to ensure that we

onto the net continent, allowing it to brighten up across the midlands for example, parts of cambridgeshire and snow in it. through this evening and overnight we will have further showers at times down the north sea coastline and into the west, but a lot of clear skies. a cold night with freezing fog patches forming. these are the temperatures in towns and cities, wait until you see what they will be like in the countryside, much lower, —12 in some parts, maybe even lower than that. tomorrow we start with the freezing fog, slow to clear but it will. a lot of dry weather and sunshine and another weather front comes in from the west introducing rain but on its leading edge we could see wintryness in parts of the highlands. there it is on the charts, nicely indicated, that goes through during tuesday into wednesday and we have another one coming in hot on its heels but if you look at the direction of the isobars, it's from the west. we lose the cold northerly we've had for the last few days, not feeling quite as cold, but no heatwave either. a first weather front will go through taking the rai

a little bit chilly in cambridgeshire this morning.ld be for the time of year, seven to 11 celsius. warmer than many of you experienced last week. tonight, it says dry for the most part. there will be showers in the north and the west. a stiffening breeze to hebrides, orkney and shetland later on as well. whilst many will stay with temperatures around five to eight celsius, a few cloud breaks here and there like last night will let temperatures drop low enough for a touch of frost. one or two of you will wake up to a slight covering of frost. tomorrow, largely dry. a wetter day across the highlands, orkney and shetland. the best of the cloud breaks to the south and the east of the country and the temperatures creep up. they will creep up further into wednesday. the down side is though strong to gale force winds to go with it particularly in the west and outbreaks of rain becoming extensive. heavy and persistent. eastern areas stay dry through much of the day, but it will turn wet across many areas through wednesday night. notjust acros

what we need to do in somerset and rural cambridgeshire to make sure school standards kit rising is subtly as a result of a house fire in worsley here‘s your business headlines on afternoon live. unemployment fell to la million in the last quarter. so that means it‘s still the lowest it‘s been for more than a0 years. but it‘s not great news on wages — those aren‘t keeping up with inflation. we‘ll have a little more on that in a moment. profits at dixons carphone have slumped 60% in the first half of the year. apparently it‘s because we‘re putting off upgrading our phones — and holding onto our old ones for longer. the bank of england plans to remove gendered language from its documentation. this means titles such as ‘chairman‘ become simply ‘chair‘. the bank of england has been criticised for its lack of seniorfemale bosses. let‘s talk about those unemployment figures, quite encouraging news? we have seen the number come down to 260,000, by 260,000, that is a.3%, the lowest it has been since 1975. but the problem is that wages simply aren‘t keeping up with inflation. inflation is about 3%.