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Drink driver rammed police car in desperate getaway bid
A roadside breath test showed that the driver was more than twice the legal limit
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Cambridgeshire city misses out on UK City of Culture as longlist revealed
Peterborough has lost out on its bid to be named the UK City of Culture for 2029
Finalists for the 2026 Cambridge Independent Science and Technology Awards are revealed
Winners will be revealed on 7 May.
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Railway lines in Cambridgeshire disrupted 'until further notice' after train hits deer
A train hit a deer earlier this morning (Wednesday, March 18)
Milestone for £180m Mill Yard mixed-use development in Cambridge
Topping-out ceremony takes place at Devonshire Road site.
Plans for 80 homes with affordable housing to be built in Cambridgeshire town
There could be a mix of one to five bedded homes
DWP plans to move more claimants into work amid benefits warning
Pat McFadden says the UK must move from a 'welfare state to a working state', with employment at the centre of welfare policy, but disability charities warn of increased pressure on vulnerable claimants
Energy bill help and DWP benefits: Check your eligibility for cost of living payments
Households may be missing out on DWP cost of living support, energy bill grants and council assistance as living costs rise due to Middle East oil price increases
£121m heat network in Cambridge could slash carbon emissions
8,190-metre network would use air and river source heat pumps.
Cambridge hospitals at heart of transplant trial that could save hundreds of lives
The transplant list is at a record high, with more than 8,000 people waiting for organs
Crime couple stole hundreds from Peterborough BP station, Home Bargains and Next
One of the couple also stole from Home Bargains, Waitrose, and Next while on bail
Owners could be forced to sell land to speed up Oxford to Cambridge corridor project
People who try to block the sale may be forced to sell up anyway
City centre car park closes after car crashes into barrier
Work is taking place to get the barrier working again
Kent meningitis outbreak: Woman shares symptoms after two student deaths
"I woke up in the morning and I literally thought I had a cold. I booked a doctor's appointment because my throat was hurting and I thought 'is it a cold? Is it tonsillitis?'"
Modified e-bike led to fatal fire that killed mother and children, inquest hears
Gemma Germeney, 31, and her two children Lilly Peden, eight, and Oliver Peden, four, died after a house fire in 2023
Prince William 'calling more of the shots' amid royal family shake-up
The Prince of Wales is believed to be increasingly taking the lead in royal family decisions, including those involving Prince Andrew
Man targeted homes in 15 Cambridgeshire villages in major burglary spree
Smith stole thousands of pounds' worth of items, including gardening tools, machinery, and fishing equipment
Opinion: ‘East Cambridgeshire must not be absorbed by Greater Cambridge in local government reorganisation’
Anna Bailey, Conservative leader on East Cambridgeshire District Council, puts the case for Option B.
Long-running school field dispute could be settled amid 'safeguarding concerns'
The council has previously bought fencing for part of the land, which remains in storage
Heatwave set to make UK hotter than Benidorm as Met Office issues sunny forecast
The Met Office says temperatures could soar to 20C in the country this week, hotter than popular holiday hotspots like Benidorm