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'I was ambushed': Ex-KCC cabinet member says leadership 'focused on soundbite politics'

'I was ambushed': Ex-KCC cabinet member says leadership 'focused on soundbite politics'

'I was ambushed': Ex-KCC cabinet member says leadership 'focused on soundbite politics'

A county councillor claims he was “ambushed” by Reform UK’s top table at County Hall who he says are “focused on soundbite politics”.

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‘We’ve not heard from them for six months - our family has been torn apart’

‘We’ve not heard from them for six months - our family has been torn apart’

‘We’ve not heard from them for six months - our family has been torn apart’

The son of a woman detained with her husband in Iran for the past six months is yet to hear from her and says his family has been “torn apart”.

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Long-awaited A1 works to begin as bosses look to make road safer

Long-awaited A1 works to begin as bosses look to make road safer

Long-awaited A1 works to begin as bosses look to make road safer

Highways chiefs have revealed details of long-awaited work to tackle dangerous crossing points on the A1.


Much Ado About Money: Cambridge Shakespeare Festival pay protest planned for opening night

Much Ado About Money: Cambridge Shakespeare Festival pay protest planned for opening night

Much Ado About Money: Cambridge Shakespeare Festival pay protest planned for opening night

The protest marks an escalation in the union’s ongoing campaign.


Man charged with murder after ferry passengers stranded for 10 hours

Man charged with murder after ferry passengers stranded for 10 hours

Man charged with murder after ferry passengers stranded for 10 hours

A man has been charged with murder after a huge police operation which saw a ferry and its passengers held for more than 10 hours.


Personalised Breast Cancer Programme pioneered in Cambridge expands again

Personalised Breast Cancer Programme pioneered in Cambridge expands again

Personalised Breast Cancer Programme pioneered in Cambridge expands again

DNA and RNA readouts from tumour cells are compared with those from healthy cells.


Newbury nurse swimming Channel for charity

Newbury nurse swimming Channel for charity

Newbury nurse swimming Channel for charity

A year ago, she could hardly swim. But now a Newbury nurse is swimming the English Channel to raise money for charity.


Action taken over rat infestation after a decade of ‘absolute hell’

Action taken over rat infestation after a decade of ‘absolute hell’

Action taken over rat infestation after a decade of ‘absolute hell’

A rat infestation has forced a council to take action following a decade of complaints about an abandoned property.


‘I sprinted out of the sauna to tackle burglar stealing our wine’

‘I sprinted out of the sauna to tackle burglar stealing our wine’

‘I sprinted out of the sauna to tackle burglar stealing our wine’

Dramatic pictures show the moment a wine-snatching burglar was apprehended by a daring resident who sprang out of the sauna to give chase.

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'It wasn't me’: Businesses deny 'toxic' smell at roundabout is their fault

'It wasn't me’: Businesses deny 'toxic' smell at roundabout is their fault

'It wasn't me’: Businesses deny 'toxic' smell at roundabout is their fault

The mystery surrounding a “chemical” smell at a roundabout continues as nearby businesses deny responsibility for the scent.

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Mum ‘shouted at and told to leave children’ in buggy row at Lidl self-checkouts

Mum ‘shouted at and told to leave children’ in buggy row at Lidl self-checkouts

Mum ‘shouted at and told to leave children’ in buggy row at Lidl self-checkouts

A mum-of-two claimed a supermarket worker shouted at her and told her to leave her toddlers “at the front of the shop” in a row over a buggy.

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Seagull-killing teen who shot disabled man with catapult sentenced

Seagull-killing teen who shot disabled man with catapult sentenced

Seagull-killing teen who shot disabled man with catapult sentenced

A teenage tearaway who killed a seagull with a catapult and used it to injure a disabled man has been urged to stop doing “stupid and unkind things”.

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Winning back voters “will take time” says MP as threat of Reform lingers

Winning back voters “will take time” says MP as threat of Reform lingers

Winning back voters “will take time” says MP as threat of Reform lingers

Newark’s MP has said he understands by voters had turned to Reform and that he would be “painfully honest” about the mistakes that his party has made.

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Inside Facebook owner Meta’s new £12m audio research lab in Cambridge for AI-powered glasses

Inside Facebook owner Meta’s new £12m audio research lab in Cambridge for AI-powered glasses

Inside Facebook owner Meta’s new £12m audio research lab in Cambridge for AI-powered glasses

It will help it develop intelligent audio for wearable devices that adapts to surroundings.


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