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• The five secrets to giving the perfect Christmas gift - according to a Cambridge professor

  19-12-2016 20:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Still struggling to think of a present for that one, awkward-to-buy-for relative? Then maybe psychology can help...
  
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• Cambridge band Clean Bandit leading race for Christmas number one

  19-12-2016 19:30 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The band, which formed at Cambridge University's Jesus College, is currently occupying the top of the charts with its single Rockabye.
  
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• Final crossing for lollipop couple as community says farewell to Judith and Chris Betson

  19-12-2016 19:13 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Chris and Judith Betson have completed their final crossing patrol after they were both made redundant from their jobs in Newmarket Road, Cambridge
  
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• Desperate mum searches forest for her "baby boy" one week before Christmas

  19-12-2016 19:06 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The heartbreaking photograph of Corrie McKeague's mother refusing to give up
  
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• 'Mayhem' after unmarked police car parked in Cambridge taxi rank

  19-12-2016 18:37 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Angrytaxi drivers left a note on the car to protest where it had been left         
  
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• Quiz: Is it illegal to drive with snow on your car? And 15 other driving myth questions

  19-12-2016 18:27 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  How well do you know the rules which govern our day-to-day lives behind the wheel?
  
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• Wonky carrots from Cambourne make a festive treat for Rudolph

  19-12-2016 18:01 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Snacks for Father Christmas and his reindeer cost UK families an estimated £13 million
  
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• Calls to improve A505 following 'spate of accidents'

  19-12-2016 17:58 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Cllr Peter Topping says the road will only get busier in the future.
  
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• Job references can contain hidden sexist bias warns Cambridge University professor

  19-12-2016 17:56 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Professor Athene Donald has warned the language used to describe male and female students could reveal hidden biases
  
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• Fears local services could be 'decimated' as county council prepares to cut up to 115 jobs

  19-12-2016 17:49 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The council has reassured people that the number of jobs being cut is relatively small, but some councillors fear the impact on services
  
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• Wrestlers host 'royal rumble' in Littleport for children's charity

  19-12-2016 17:41 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Stars wrestled their way past the £3,000 mark with the charity mash-up
  
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• Junior doctor Rose Polge's Cambridgeshire family slams 'massive levels of anxiety' heaped on NHS staff after inquest verdict

  19-12-2016 16:49 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The 25-year-old from Melbourn, Cambridgeshire, was found drowned after walking into the sea in Torquay having been 'struggling with self-doubt' and under severe emotional strain in her job
  
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• Recap: Latest breaking news, traffic, travel and weather for Cambridgeshire

  19-12-2016 16:30 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Click here for the latest breaking news as it happens for Cambridgeshire
  
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• Will the country's Christmas rail, airport and postal strikes and road delays affect Cambridgeshire?

  19-12-2016 16:05 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Here is our breakdown of all the need to know travel information for the festive period
  
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• Cambridge University refuses to comment on 'spy' conspiracy stories

  19-12-2016 15:37 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Academics have reportedly quit a university organisation fearing it is being targeted by the Kremlin
  
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• 'The situation is becoming desperate': Haverhill Scouts and Guides make plea for volunteer support

  19-12-2016 15:32 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  They need help fundraising for new facilities to replace their 50-year-old buildings
  
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• 'It is unbelievable in 2016 women are still making firsts', QI host Sandi Toksvig tells sell-out Cambridge University audience

  19-12-2016 15:27 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The comedian and writer returned to her former university to receive an award from Newnham College
  
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• ‘Keep a light burning over Christmas’ - police in Cambridge warn that burglars may end up in your home alone

  19-12-2016 15:24 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  New figures reveal that one in four properties will be left empty this Christmas
  
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• Newmarket's Harry Ramsden's closes after 10 months

  19-12-2016 15:05 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The famous fish and chip shop lasted 10 months in Newmarket
  
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• How did Newmarket schools perform in the 2016 SATs? Check out how your children's school did here

  19-12-2016 14:39 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The Department for Education released results from this years SATs
  
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• Protecting EU scientists 'must be a priority in Brexit negotiations', says Cambridge MP Daniel Zeichner

  19-12-2016 14:16 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Daniel Zeichner MP will urge the Government to protect the rights of non-UK EU citizens working in the British science and technology industries
  
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• Cambridge residents spooked as phantom vandal strikes at 'ghost roundabout'

  19-12-2016 13:42 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Who ya gonna call ...?
  
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• Revealed: What prisoners can expect in Cambridge police cells on Christmas Day

  19-12-2016 12:36 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  More than 20 suspects are expected to be banged up for the big day on Sunday
  
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• Missing Corrie McKeague: Family 'cross off' forest from location list after search

  19-12-2016 12:28 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Around 60 volunteers helped in the search for missing Corrie on Saturday
  
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• Police hunt man in cowboy hat who kicked bonnet of Audi near Cambridge

  19-12-2016 11:15 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The bizarre vandal attack is one of seven crimes over 24 hours that police are investigating
  
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• Man in stable condition after sustaining head injury in a fall in St Neots

  19-12-2016 11:02 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The man was taken to Addenbrooke's by land ambulance.
  
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• Warning as it's revealed batch of gravy granules contains paint thinner chemical

  19-12-2016 09:24 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Shoppers have been warned not to let this gravy ruin their Christmas
  
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• LIVE: All the latest news and updates from in and around Cambridge including traffic and road news

  19-12-2016 08:27 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
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• As it happened: All the latest news and updates from in and around Cambridge including traffic and road news

  19-12-2016 08:27 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
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• Top targets for Cambridge's Christmas pickpockets revealed

  19-12-2016 06:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Warning to shoppers as pickpockets go on the prowl in Cambridge
  
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• Great Fen project near Huntingdon could be protected from wind farms

  19-12-2016 06:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Residents asked for views on turbine sites
  
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• Eastern Europeans are being blamed for anti-social behaviour and street drinking because someone's in their bed

  19-12-2016 06:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A flood of complaints has been pouring in from residents about Eastern Europeans having late-night street drinking sessions
  
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• Can we please have some more cycle rings?

  19-12-2016 06:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Ring, ring.... Cheap transport solutions calling!
  
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• What’s the most Christmassy film of all time? Have your say

  19-12-2016 01:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  We analysed the scripts of 25 classic films to find out how festive each of them really are, by looking at how many times characters say the word ‘Christmas’
  
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• WANTED: 'Cowboy' vigilante hunted by police near Cambridge after parking dispute turned to violence

  19-12-2016 01:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The six foot tall man wearing the American-style head gear got into a verbal bust up with a motorist who had parked half on a pavement
  
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