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DWP warns some people need to claim benefit up to £300 that is normally automatic

The payment is a tax-free benefit for certain older people to help with heating costs during the colder months

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Kate Middleton issues new statement this afternoon and adds 'a powerful reminder'

The Princess of Wales paid tribute to the “connection between nature, creativity and craft”

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Action group ‘celebrates’ as steps taken to prevent future flooding

The action group published an open letter calling for authorities to take more action in preventing future flooding.

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Cambridgeshire gym named region's best after 'competitive' voting process

The gym was also named the sixth best gym in the United Kingdom

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King Charles surprises runners at Sandringham for second year in a row

The King paid a surprise visit to the Sandringham ParkRun on Saturday morning ahead of World Cancer Day, marking the second consecutive year he has supported the Move Against Cancer charity event.

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Residents left with no water in Cambridgeshire town

The problem is not expected to be fixed until Saturday evening (January 31).

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Building work starts on new Cambridgeshire primary school due to open in 2027

The primary school will have 420 students once it is up and running

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Emergency services called to driver stuck inside 'rolled-over' lorry

The crash happened at around 7am on Friday morning (January 30)

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Fixer-upper restaurant and pub in pretty Cambridgeshire village put on the market

A former award-winning curry house closed its doors last year and the property is up for sale

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Man 'just switched' before launching 'brutal' attack on partner

The 25-year-old punched and kicked his partner in the face, and also tried to strangle her

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The ‘secret’ RAF site near Cambridgeshire where ‘new town’ will be built

The former RAF site is in a village where the government proposes to build a 'new town'

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New pictures emerge of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor crouched on all fours over an unidentified woman

The haunting images show the former prince staring directly at the camera

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Anti-trespass measures coming to Cambridgeshire railway stations after major delays in 2025

Trespass incidents caused more than 18 days of delays over the past year

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The charming Cambridgeshire hotel that's haunted by three spirits

One of the ghosts said to haunt the hotel is Oliver Cromwell, a former MP considered an important figure in British history

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Faces of 10 Cambridgeshire criminals jailed in January

These were some criminals jailed in Cambridgeshire in the first month of 2026

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Needing the loo more often could be sign of serious illness

One key symptom of this illness requiring immediate treatment is needing to urinate more frequently than normal

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“Unreasonable, disproportionate and illegitimate sanctions”: UN Special Rapporteur warns UK protest crackdown crosses line

Comments made after premiere of documentary film in Cambridge.

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DWP boss warns of 'national emergency' for young people

Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden has warned that 946,000 young people not in work, education or training must be treated as a 'national emergency'

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DWP 'streamlines' complex benefit application process to as few as 35 questions

The DWP has streamlined its Pension Credit application process with the online form now requiring a maximum of 48 questions, down from 243 on the paper form

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Council paid £76k in extra costs after government took over Beehive Centre decision

A Freedom of Information Act request has revealed how much it cost Cambridge City Council to take part in the Beehive Centre inquiry after the government called in the decision.