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May 13, 2025

Fire crew deals with blaze in rubbish lorry

A WASTE fire broke out in Huntingdon yesterday (Monday, May 12).

1 min

'It has been one hell of a journey...'

MITCH HUTCHCRAFT SWAM 35KM NON-STOP ACROSS THE CHANNEL, CYCLED 12,000KM, RAN 900KM AND THEN CLIMBED MOUNT EVEREST

2 mins

Jockey facing Newmarket murder charge remanded in custody

A JOCKEY has appeared in court charged with the murder of a 71-year-old man who died after a fight outside a pub.

1 min

Teaching assistant jobs set to be axed at village college

MOVE PLANNED AMID 'SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL PRESSURES' FACING SECONDARY SCHOOL

2 mins

EV charging points plan near park and ride

NEW electric charging points could be installed next to a park and ride near Cambridge.

1 min

Work is starting to improve busy city roundabout

FOCUS ON PEDESTRIANS' AND CYCLISTS' SAFETY

1 min

'We started with a big bang' says new mayor after a busy first week

PAUL BRISTOW KEEN TO DELIVER ON PROMISES MADE IN MANIFESTO

2 mins

Police called after report of violence at city pub

POLICE were called to reports of violence at a Cambridge Wetherspoons on Sunday (May 11).

1 min

Police advice after incidents of diesel theft across county

MORE THAN 1,500 LITRES HAS BEEN TAKEN AT VARIOUS SITES

1 min

POP-UP CAFÉ IN BUCKEN HAS ITS ROOTS FIRMLY IN PAST

A NEW pop-up café has opened in the village of Buckden and overlooks a historical site.

2 mins

Tea rooms with a view go back to the future

A NEW pop-up café has opened in the village of Buckden and overlooks a historical site.

2 mins

Mapping data shows 80% of England's peatlands are dry

ENGLAND'S peatlands have been mapped for the first time to aid their recovery as the data reveals 80% to be dry and degraded.

2 mins

India 'pauses' military action

INDIA has only “paused” its military action and will “retaliate on its own terms” if there is any future terrorist attack on the country, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi said yesterday, in his first public comments since last weekend's United States-brokered ceasefire aimed at halting hostilities between India and Pakistan.

1 min

Pressure is on Putin

RUSSIA must show “without delay” that it is willing to broker peace in Ukraine, Kyiv’s leading European allies have said, after David Lammy insisted President Vladimir Putin must “get serious” about negotiations.

1 min

Nurse strike action is not ruled out

THERE is a determination across the nursing profession in England to “fight for more”, a nursing union leader has said, amid hints that strike action could be on the horizon.

1 min

Starmer says UK at risk of being 'island of strangers'

SIR Keir Starmer said high net migration had caused “incalculable” damage to British society as he set out a series of measures aimed at reducing the number of people coming to the UK.

2 mins

IS fighters 'must face' UK justice says report

FIGHTERS with the so-called Islamic State (IS) group who returned to the UK after killings, attacks and persecution of minorities in Iraq and Syria must face justice, a committee of MPs and peers has said.

2 mins

Public trust over privatisation has been broken

I JUST watched a video by We Own It, inviting Environment Minister Steve Reed to meet with one of his constituents at a football match, alongside campaigners, to discuss public ownership of the water industry.

1 min

Fears over wild rabbit virus risk

I have read about a disease wiping out wild rabbits in the countryside where I live. Do you have any more information? Does it pose a risk to my pair of three-year-old indoor rabbits?

1 min

We've got your back...

Regular breaks and exercises can prepare your body for the physical movements involved in gardening. CAMILLA FOSTER finds out more

3 mins

I realised the world doesn't end if I say no

RADIO AND TV PRESENTER VICK HOPE TALKS TO LAUREN TAYLOR ABOUT HOW SHE GOT BACK TO NATURE, FOUND BALANCE AND LEARNED TO SEE EMOTION AS A STRENGTH

4 mins

A bitter pill to swallow?

CAMILLA FOSTER FINDS OUT IF YOU SHOULD TAKE ANTIBIOTICS FOR A COLD AND WHAT THE IMPACT OF DOING SO MIGHT BE

2 mins

My deafness is one of my superpowers

LOVE ISLAND STAR AND STRICTLY COME DANCING FINALIST TASHA GHOURI TELLS ELLA WALKER HOW SHE REVISITED TOUGH TIMES IN HER NEW SELF HELP GUIDE

5 mins

Double Bafta joy for P.O. drama

MR LOVERMAN actor Lennie James and Industry actress Marisa Abela have won the leading acting prizes at the TV Bafta awards as the ceremony saw drama Mr Bates Vs The Post Office pick up two gongs.

1 min

IT'S GOOD TO TALK

CHANGE YOUR MIND, CHANGE YOUR LIFE WITH MATT AND EMMA WILLIS

1 min

A PAD/LOCH COMBINATION

BUSY MUM SALLY MCLEAN AND PALS FIND A WATERSIDE BOLT-HOLE IN RURAL SCOTLAND

3 mins

CLASSY COROLLA

LONG gone are the days when family motorists wanting an estate car had few choices available with diesel engines predominant and the majority of those being noisy, smelly, emitting horrible blue exhaust smoke and lacking in any kind of performance.

3 mins

Motherhood is the hardest, most thankless job... it's painful to have to act like it's great all the time

In The Uninvited, Elizabeth Reaser plays an actress turned stay-at-home mum grappling with the path her life has taken. She tells RACHAEL DAVIS more

4 mins

Former Pizza Hut owner was £50m in debt

THE company behind Pizza Hut’s restaurants in the UK had debts exceeding £50m when it collapsed, before being rescued, it has been disclosed.

1 min

Virgin Media O2 and Daisy Group set to create IT and comms giant

VIRGIN Media O2 has unveiled plans to form a new communications and IT behemoth, which is anticipated to have a turnover of around £1.4bn.

1 min

Artista can confirm her debut promise to brush aside rivals

ARTISTA can confirm debut promise with victory in the Hurn ‘Confined’ EBF Novice Stakes at Beverley.

2 mins

Leicester coach role for Parling

RUGBY U Leicester have appointed former player Geoff Parling as their new head coach on a long-term deal.

1 min

Kohli calls it a day on his Test career

VIRAT Kohli, the former India captain and one of the most celebrated cricketers ever, has announced his retirement from Tests, saying: “I've given it everything I had.”