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• What will happen to your finances in 2026 - from interest rates to household bills

  24-12-2025 21:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The past year has been another with its ups and downs for most people's finances, as well as the UK economy as a whole. So, what might 2026 hold when it comes to all things money matters?
  
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• NHS warns to check fingernails and toenails for 'silent killer'

  24-12-2025 20:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  High cholesterol often has no obvious symptoms, but subtle changes to your fingernails and toenails could indicate the condition
  
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• King Charles breaks tradition with Christmas message from Westminster Abbey

  24-12-2025 19:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The King is expected to pay tribute to Britain's war veterans in his Christmas message, as he reflects on the commemorations marking 80 years since VE Day and VJ Day
  
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• Shoppers call Poundland 'ridiculous' after Easter Eggs put on display before Christmas

  24-12-2025 17:10 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  One shopper said it 'spoils it for children' and 'ruins the magic'
  
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• Colourful artwork outside historic Cambridge lido celebrates city's culture

  24-12-2025 17:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The artwork spans 120sqm outside a popular Cambridge lido.
  
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• Dessert served to late Queen contained ingredient that may lower blood pressure

  24-12-2025 15:57 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Tom Parker Bowles shared the story behind a beloved royal dessert
  
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• Cambridge's robotic bins that moved and 'chuckled'

  24-12-2025 15:44 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The bins were accompanied by benches that would pair up together
  
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• Man taken to hospital after taxi crashes on busy Cambridge road

  24-12-2025 15:28 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The driver was taken to hospital after the crash
  
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• Wetherspoons pubs in and around Cambridgeshire that will be open on Christmas day

  24-12-2025 15:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  While some will tuck into their Christmas dinner at home, others may want to visit their local Wetherspoons on December 25
  
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• Men arrested after suspected hare coursers fled from police

  24-12-2025 14:57 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Police officers received several reports of hare coursing.
  
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• Drunk driver who overturned lorry was three times the limit

  24-12-2025 14:21 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The driver blew 94 on the roadside, when the legal limit is 35.
  
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• Full list of McDonald's stores that will be open on Christmas Day

  24-12-2025 14:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  McDonald's has confirmed which UK restaurants will be open on December 25 this year - see full list below to check if your local store is open
  
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• When and where to watch the King's College carol service this year

  24-12-2025 13:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  It will be broadcast from King's College Chapel in Cambridge on BBC Two
  
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• Police issue warning ahead of royal family Christmas visit to Sandringham

  24-12-2025 12:30 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The royal family visits Sandringham on Christmas day every year.
  
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• Disabled people's personal information leaked after council 'error'

  24-12-2025 12:25 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The information, including personal data and council tax information, was sent out by mistake.
  
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• Man robbed children at knife point for phones and e-scooters

  24-12-2025 11:06 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The man has been sentenced to 11 years in prison
  
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• Princess Kate's carol concert teases new addition ahead of ITV broadcast

  24-12-2025 10:25 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Together at Christmas airs on Christmas Eve at 7.25pm on ITV, with Kensington Palace teasing a special piano addition
  
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• Petrol stations that will be open on Christmas Day and Boxing Day

  24-12-2025 10:05 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Planning Christmas travel? Find out which petrol stations stay open during Christmas Day and Boxing Day, including 24-hour locations and pay-at-pump options
  
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• Face of man who filmed himself stealing a van on dashcam

  24-12-2025 09:37 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  When officers discovered the stolen van, they found first aid items and resuscitation dolls strewn around.
  
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• 15 photos through the ages of Cambridge street brimming with independent shops

  24-12-2025 09:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The street has a rich history, and has changed quite a lot over the years
  
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• Woman banned from keeping pets after dead kitten found in kitchen with live cats

  24-12-2025 08:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The animals were found living in 'squalid' conditions by the RSCPA
  
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• DWP update on home visits to help with benefit claims - who qualifies for support

  24-12-2025 06:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The Department for Work and Pensions may send officers to certain homes to help vulnerable people and those with complex needs complete their benefit applications correctly
  
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• A14 closure recap: Main Suffolk bridge reopens after 'police-led incident'

  24-12-2025 01:47 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The Orwell Bridge was closed eastbound between junctions 56 and 57
  
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• A14 closure LIVE: Main Suffolk bridge closed due to 'police-led incident'

  24-12-2025 01:47 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The Orwell Bridge is closed eastbound between junctions 56 and 57
  
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• 470,000 pensioners missing out on benefit that unlocks free TV Licence

  23-12-2025 21:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Around 470,000 pensioners aged 75 and over could save over £174 on their TV Licence through Pension Credit but many are unaware they qualify
  
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• What you need to know about plans to sell former city nightclub

  23-12-2025 20:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The former nightclub hosted celebrations for the turn of the millennium
  
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• What you need to know about plans for Cambridgeshire railway station updates

  23-12-2025 19:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Improvements at the station could include a new pedestrian bridge and better passenger facilities
  
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• The village where a Keira Knightley movie was filmed with an award-winning pub

  23-12-2025 18:30 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  One of its pubs has won multiple awards
  
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• Four more Stagecoach bus strike dates announced for January as dispute continues

  23-12-2025 17:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  If all the planned strikes go ahead, there will be eight days of strike action across December and January
  
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• Long-running roadworks near Cambridge hospital finally completed

  23-12-2025 16:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The project was intended to improve safety and navigation at one of the city's busiest roundabouts
  
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• Cambridge's hidden places that everyone should visit at least once

  23-12-2025 16:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Whether you're looking for cocktails or an art gallery, we've discovered spots you might not have come across.
  
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• Pair stabbed man in the heart in 'senseless' attack amid drugs row

  23-12-2025 15:53 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The victim was left fighting for his life and believed he was going to die after the attack
  
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• Inside Kate Middleton's circle from designer pal to school friends

  23-12-2025 15:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Kate Middleton has a tightknit group of close friends, many of whom she's known since childhood and from the University of St Andrews
  
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• Man arrested after reports of indecent exposure

  23-12-2025 14:11 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The arrest follows five reported incidents of a man exposing himself
  
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• The Cambridgeshire schools and nurseries told to improve in 2025

  23-12-2025 13:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  While some schools saw their Ofsted ratings improve, some were told they need to do more to get a better rating.
  
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• Exact day 24 counties can expect snow as 600-mile 'Beast from the East' approaches

  23-12-2025 12:20 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A new 'Beast from the East' is forecast to hit the UK on New Year's Day, with a 600-mile band of snow showers and freezing air set to move across 24 counties.
  
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• Face of dealer who threw drugs out windows when police came to arrest him

  23-12-2025 12:06 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  He was spotted by police carrying out a suspected drug deal
  
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• Chris Rea's final social media post hours before death days before Christmas

  23-12-2025 12:03 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Chris Rea, the singer behind the Christmas classic Driving Home For Christmas, has died aged 74 following a short illness
  
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• Adenovirus and symptoms explained as cases rise worldwide

  23-12-2025 12:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Common symptoms of adenovirus include nausea, fever, sore throat, frequent sneezing, diarrhoea and vomiting. Cases continue to rise across the globe, though most bouts are mild
  
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• Local slams new speed bumps between Cambridgeshire villages as ‘accident waiting to happen’

  23-12-2025 11:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The resident believes the number of speed bumps needs to be reduced
  
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• Three injured in crash that left busy Cambridge road closed for four hours

  23-12-2025 09:38 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Three people were taken to hospital after the crash
  
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• Toddler dies in A1 crash just days before Christmas

  23-12-2025 09:29 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Five others were taken to hospital with serious injuries
  
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• Christmas supermarket opening times for Tesco, Asda, Lidl, Sainsbury's and Aldi

  23-12-2025 07:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Opening times change throughout the festive period
  
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• DWP payment dates of Christmas and New Year confirmed

  23-12-2025 03:41 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed that some benefit payments will be made earlier than usual due to the upcoming Christmas and New Year bank holidays
  
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• DWP says some Motability users exempt from average £400 cost increase

  22-12-2025 21:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The DWP has confirmed some Motability users will be exempt from the average £400 increase announced in the Budget, with wheelchair-adapted vehicles unaffected by VAT and insurance tax changes from July 2026.
  
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• Man airlifted to hospital after serious crash on A1

  22-12-2025 17:39 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Police are appealing for information after the crash
  
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• Three taken to hospital after emergency services called to crash in Cambridge

  22-12-2025 17:12 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Emergency services rushed to the scene.
  
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• Live updates as emergency services called to crash in Cambridge

  22-12-2025 17:12 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Emergency services are currently at the scene.
  
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• Locals ‘mesmerised’ by couple’s annual Christmas light display

  22-12-2025 17:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The couple put up the lights to raise money for their local school, but also in memory of a relative.
  
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• Brothers jailed after violent rampage outside Cambridge nightclub

  22-12-2025 14:05 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The brothers, and a group of other men, started to fight each other outside a Cambridge nightclub in 2022.
  
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