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April 17, 2025

Meldreth mum helps to change law for families with premature babies

A CAMBRIDGESHIRE mum has helped to change the law for families with premature babies following her seven-year campaign.

3 mins

999 alert after buses and fire engine collide

AT LEAST 16 people have been injured in a crash in Cambridgeshire between two buses and a fire engine.

1 min

Council is fined £6m in busway deaths court case

A JUDGE has fined a local authority £6 million for health and safety breaches on the world’s longest guided busway following three deaths and multiple incidents of injury.

3 mins

Houses were ransacked by burglar, 19

A BURGLAR smashed his way into homes before ransacking them in search of valuables. Archie Crompton broke into two properties in Soham and Littleport on the same morning.

1 min

Jail for driver who hit cars and homes

A MAN who ploughed his vehicle into cars and houses in St Ives has been jailed.

1 min

Draft 'pandemic treaty'

FIVE years after Covid-19 triggered lockdowns, economic uncertainty and killed millions, the World Health Organisation's (WHO) member countries have agreed on a draft “pandemic treaty” that sets guidelines on how the international community might confront the next global health crisis.

1 min

Judges rule on definition of a woman

TRANSGENDER women with a gender recognition certificate can be excluded from single-sex spaces if “proportion-ate”, the Supreme Court has ruled as the Government said the decision brought “clarity and confidence” for women and service providers.

1 min

'Better food deal with EU' sought

MINISTERS are seeking “a better deal with the EU to see cheaper food and drink on people's tables”, the Government has said.

1 min

Migrant ‘swap deals’ with France are not ruled out

A GOVERNMENT minister has not ruled out plans for a migrant removals agreement with the French, which could see a person deported from the UK in exchange for France sending another individual across the English Channel.

1 min

Ofsted is 'a danger to our members' - union

OFSTED is placing teachers in “imminent serious danger” and its proposed report cards will not address the “crisis in trust and reliability’, a union has said.

1 min

ANTI-SOCIAL HOTSPOTS

Neighbourhoods across the nation are suffering from intimidation, abuse, noise nuisance, or vandalism

3 mins

TREASURE HUNTING

Revamp your home with second-hand gems and raise money for good causes. EMMA JOHNSON learns about the 'reuse revolution'

1 min

THE FUTURE IS GREEN

SAM WYLIE-HARRIS is full of ideas for sustainable upgrades to make your home more eco-friendly ahead of World Earth Day on April 22

2 mins

Flappy days are here again

GARDENS and bird life go together - it's one of the immense pleasures of working or even sitting outside.

2 mins

ROOK-IE MISTAKE

EASY TO CONFUSE WITH CROWS, THESE IMPRESSIVE BIRDS GET AN UNDESERVED BAD REPUTATION

1 min

Star's trek hardly rocket science

THEY say that in space no one can hear you scream.

2 mins

TAPE OF GOOD HOPE?

Can new beauty trend face taping reduce wrinkles? LARA OWEN finds out

2 mins

Heads up to face a better future

A YOUNG woman with severe alopecia and a man who suffered nearly 50% burns when his uncle set him on fire are among the patients in this uplifting new series.