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May 06, 2025

Dead puppy found by children at play area

THE RSPCA has launched an investigation after a dead puppy was found in a shoebox in a bin next to a children’s play park in Cambridge.

1 min

War veterans have memories of VE Day brought to life

A MILITARY charity has released a series of illustrations, stories and photographs that bring to life the Second World War and VE Day memories of 13 beneficiaries, including a veteran from Cambridge.

2 mins

Man who applied for council housing was renting out a private property

A CAMBRIDGESHIRE man falsely claimed to be homeless to apply for council housing.

1 min

Girl operated on by suspended surgeon was 'left in awful pain'

TAMMY, 12, IS ONE OF 800 CASES BEING REVIEWED BY CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS TRUST

3 mins

Three Green Party councillors elated to win first seats

THE first Green Party candidates elected to Cambridgeshire County Council said they feel “elated and privileged” to have won.

1 min

Alan has a bone to pick with crows littering his birdbath

A HOMEOWNER has been left baffled after crows started dropping up to five chicken drumsticks a day into a birdbath in his garden.

1 min

City site with permission for 134-bedroom hotel for sale

A SITE with planning permission to build a new Cambridge hotel has gone on the market.

1 min

Grantchester village pub still pulling pints after 250 years

PUB HAS HAD 24 LANDLORDS IN A QUARTER OF A CENTURY

3 mins

Israel's plan for Gaza

ISRAEL has approved plans to capture the entire Gaza Strip and remain in the territory for an unspecified amount of time, two Israeli officials have said.

1 min

Royals pay due homage to veterans

FOUR generations of the royal family paid tribute yesterday to Second World War veterans in a balcony appearance at Buckingham Palace to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day.

2 mins

Trump tariff bid 'could spell disaster for UK film and TV'

DONALD Trump's plan to impose a 100% tariff on movies made outside the US “could deal a knock-out blow” to the UK film sector, a trade union says.

1 min

Safety fears as more elderly stuck in A&E

SENIOR doctors have warned of an “alarming threat to patient safety” after figures showed more than one million elderly people endure long waits in A&E - and the older they are, the more likely they are to experience it.

2 mins

Government shows action on climate change

WHAT do we expect of government? A lot of hot air and fine words but no action? Or putting all its effort into looking after the interests of the people who live in the UK?

2 mins

Ospreys lay first egg of the year

A PAIR of breeding ospreys have laid an egg at a wildlife reserve for the first time this year after a competitive mating process.

2 mins

WAR STORIES

DISCOVER THE NATIONAL TRUST'S WARTIME CONNECTIONS

2 mins

Why does our hearing get worse as we age?

AN AUDIOLOGIST GIVES US THE LOWDOWN AND OFFERS SOME EXPERT ADVICE

2 mins

I felt like I was full of lead... In fact I was low on iron

DJ, PRESENTER AND MUM-OF-TWO ASHLEY JAMES DISCUSSES CHRONIC FATIGUE, FAMILY LIFE AND 'MUM SHAMING'. BY LISA SALMON

4 mins

Keeping fit as a new mum

CAMILLA FOSTER ASKS THE EXPERTS HOW WOMEN CAN EASE BACK INTO EXERCISE AFTER GIVING BIRTH

2 mins

Make a strong start

GLADIATORS STAR, OLYMPIAN AND STRICTLY CONTESTANT MONTELL DOUGLAS TALKS TO CAMILLA FOSTER ABOUT WHY WE ALL NEED TO PUT ON A LITTLE MUSCLE

4 mins

How to know when to take memory issues seriously

We can all forget things from time to time, for example where we left our keys, someone's name or why we walked into a room.

2 mins

Finding the right sentence

WHAT sentence would you give a 17-year-old who stabbed his ex-girlfriend to death with a kitchen knife?

1 min

'WITHOUT VICTORY, THERE IS NO SURVIVAL'

BITTERLY fought over three million square miles of hostile ocean, the struggle to prevent Hitler's U-boats - his 'grey wolves' - starving Britain into submission began on the first day of the war and ended on the last.

7 mins

Chemical formula is right for Fakenham

Racing

2 mins

Hamilton won't 'apologise for being a fighter'

FORMULA ONE Lewis Hamilton said he will refuse to \"apologise for being a fighter\" as he defended his \"PG\" radio spat with Ferrari at the Miami Grand Prix.