内容摘要：Natalie Byron-Teare and Mark Wheeler were elected unopposed, leaving one seat vacant

Natalie Byron-Teare and Mark Wheeler were elected unopposed, leaving one seat vacant

Dr Nik Johnson, mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, said: "We're making real progress on this landmark project, creating a more welcoming station area for both residents and visitors while unlocking huge opportunities for jobs, homes and economic growth."Robin Dobson, of Network Rail, said: "The submission of the full business case is an important step in moving this partnership project forward and delivering transport-led regeneration for the people of East Anglia."

A man has been found guilty of fraud for "duping a grieving family" over funeral costs.Mark Kerbey, from Station Road in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, took £2,600 from the victims to arrange the service, even though he had been banned from organising funerals in the area.The congregation arrived at Basildon Crematorium on 21 February 2020, to discover that no funeral would be taking place, Essex Police said.

, was convicted by a jury on Wednesday at Chelmsford Crown Court.The victim's husband died at Southend Hospital in January 2020, and she paid Kerbey for the funeral under the business "Trinity Funeral Home" - not realising that this company was banned from using the facilities at Basildon Crematorium and Southend cemetery.

Kerbey's attempts to book the crematorium had been refused, but the night before the funeral, he visited the family and presented them with an order of service, police said.

When the congregation turned up to find no service had been booked, Kerbey tried to blame others and invited the family to his own funeral home.Chad has given no official reason for the arrest of Shugalei and his two associates.

Multiple theories abound – some more plausible than others.Russian state-controlled news channel RT reported that the arrests were instigated by France, but this is most likely a fiction designed to save face, Ms Ochieng tells the BBC.

Since at least May, Russia has been pushing the narrative that the West's traditional influence in Chad is waning.But, although Chad has recently signed deals with Russia on infrastructure and security, it still hosts French troops, and retains good relations with the former colonial power, unlike several of its Francophone neighbours which have tilted towards Russia.