Cambridgeshire News
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£1.5m cannabis farm busted in Graveley
A huge cannabis farm has been discovered in the tiny village of Graveley near St Neots.
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Fenland BusFest in doubt after low signups
Organisers of the Fenland BusFest say the event could be cancelled.
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Five arrested after Newmarket stabbing
Five people have been arrested and three have been charged after a stabbing in Newmarket.
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Plans approved for Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital
Planning permission has been granted for a Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital.
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Motorcyclist seriously hurt in Abbots Ripton crash
A biker has been seriously injured following a crash at Abbots Ripton.
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"Lonely" Ely man made up false rape claims
A man from Ely has said he made up rape allegations because he was "lonely".
UK News
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Nicola Sturgeon's husband Peter Murrell charged in connection with embezzlement of funds from SNP
Nicola Sturgeon's husband Peter Murrell has been charged by police after he was arrested amid an investigation into the SNP's funding and finances.
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Andrew Malkinson criticises apology from Criminal Cases Review Commission after he was wrongly jailed for 17 years
A man wrongly jailed for 17 years for a rape he did not commit has said it is "too little too late" after receiving an apology from the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC).
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Dozens arrested and thousands contacted after scammer site taken offline
Dozens of people around the world have been arrested after police disrupted a UK-founded website scamming victims on an industrial scale.
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Rishi Sunak to demand end to 'sick note culture' and shift focus to 'what people can do'
Rishi Sunak is to call for an end to the "sick note culture" in a major speech on welfare reform - as he warns against "over-medicalising the everyday challenges and worries of life".
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Scottish government ditches flagship climate change target as it accepts it is 'out of reach'
The Scottish government has ditched its flagship target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 75% by 2030 after accepting that it is now "out of reach".
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Govt's funded childcare rollout branded 'really ambitious game' - as '85,000 new places needed'
About 85,000 places need to be created for the expansion of funded childcare by September 2025, the government has estimated - but campaigners warned the scheme is a "really ambitious game".
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Strange News
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New Zealand: Ram killed by police after elderly couple found dead in paddock at their home near Auckland
A ram believed to be responsible for killing an elderly couple has been shot dead by New Zealand police.
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Loch Ness monster: NASA urged to help as new search begins
NASA has been asked to help in a new search for the Loch Ness monster.
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Oxfordshire: Bird 'confuses' police officers by mimicking siren sound
Police officers were left "confused" by a bird when it convincingly mimicked the sound of the sirens on their cars.
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Escaped racehorse joins commuters at train station - and stands behind yellow line
Commuters at a train station in Australia were left doing a doubletake as an escaped racehorse joined them to wait for a passenger service.
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Frogs are screaming - we just can't hear them, scientists in Brazil discover
Some frogs scream at an ear-splitting volume for other animals but its frequency is inaudible to humans, scientists have discovered.
Showbiz News
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Kanye West: Los Angeles police investigating whether rapper was involved in alleged battery
Police in Los Angeles have said they are investigating whether Kanye West was involved in an alleged battery.
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Harry Styles' stalker jailed after sending him 8,000 cards in less than a month
A woman who stalked Harry Styles has been jailed and banned from seeing him perform.
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Sydney Sweeney responds to 'sad and shameful' producer who said she 'can't act' and 'isn't pretty'
Sydney Sweeney has hit back at a Hollywood producer who said she "can't act" and is "not pretty", calling her comments "sad" and "shameful".
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Allman Brothers Band guitarist Dickey Betts dies
The Allman Brothers Band guitarist and singer Dickey Betts has died aged 80, his family announced.
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NFL star Travis Kelce: Taylor Swift's boyfriend lands presenting role on celebrity spin-off of Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?
Travis Kelce has landed his first TV presenting role - hosting the game show Are You Smarter Than A Celebrity?
Sport
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Paul Merson says Premier League is still best in world - so why the big flop from English clubs in Europe?
Arsenal and Manchester City crashed out of the Champions League on Wednesday, with Liverpool and West Ham following with exits in the Europa League - so why have English sides struggled in Europe this season?
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Chelsea 6-0 Everton: How Cole Palmer saw off Noni Madueke and Nicholas Jackson in Chelsea's 'daft' penalty spat
Cole Palmer and Mauricio Pochettino have both reiterated that the Chelsea midfielder is the team's penalty taker after a "daft" spat with Nicolas Jackson and Noni Madueke.
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Chevron Championsip: Charley Hull, Lottie Woad and Leona Maguire among British and Irish hopes
Fresh off the back of Scottie Scheffler's win at Augusta National last week, we're now all set for the first women's major of the year with the Chevron Championship in Texas this week.
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Lilia Vu: Defending champion withdraws from Chevron Championship with back injury
Defending champion Lilia Vu has withdrawn from the Chevron Championship with a back injury moments before her first-round tee time.
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Emi Martinez: Why Aston Villa goalkeeper was not sent off despite being booked twice against Lille
Aston Villa's penalty shoot-out hero Emi Martinez was not sent off at Lille in Thursday's Europa Conference League quarter-final despite being booked twice.
Latest Galleries
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Pictures: Northstowe Half Marathon & Acorn 5K 2024
Hundreds of runners took on the Northstowe Half Marathon and the Acorn 5K.
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Pictures: Sawston Fun Run 2023
Catch up on the action from 2023 - and sign up for this year
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Pictures: Fresh look for the Grafton
Check out the plans for the Grafton in Cambridge as a major redevelopment gets approved.
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Pictures: Whittlesey Straw Bear Festival
One of Cambridgeshire's quirkiest traditions returns complete with walking haystack!
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Pictures: Carols at Cambridge United's Abbey stadium
Cambridge United hosted an evening of song and joy at their home ground on Newmarket Road.
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Pictures: Mother Goose at the Cambridge Arts Theatre
Pantomime returns to the Cambridge Arts Theatre for Christmas 2023!