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• Theresa May dismisses early Article 50 rumours

  13-03-2017 22:48 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The PM's official spokesman dismissed speculation that May will trigger Article 50 this week, rather than at the end of this month.
  
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• Scottish IndyRef2 'might not go as smoothly as Nicola Sturgeon hopes' says Cambridge academic

  13-03-2017 22:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  As the UK awaits the triggering of Article 50, it looks like Scotland is set to reconsider how it feels about being part of the UK
  
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• Twitter implodes as Cambridge student Monkman returns to University Challenge

  13-03-2017 21:47 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Social media's beloved Cambridge student Eric Monkman has once again caused a bit of a stir on Twitter tonight, as his team took on Warwick University.
  
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• Addenbrooke's A&E remains 'challenging' as squeeze on beds impacts waiting times

  13-03-2017 21:27 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Beds have been 99 per cent full for several months which Addenbrooke's bosses say is a 'massive priority'
  
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• Are Happy Mondays coming to Cambridge during their greatest hits tour?

  13-03-2017 21:04 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  'Madchester' alt-rock band Happy Mondays are back on stages in the UK and Ireland for their 30th anniversary tour.
  
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• Man jailed after horrific broken bottle attack on friend outside nightclub

  13-03-2017 20:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Ciaran Cafferkey used a “virtually lethal weapon” as he struck the man from behind with the bottle before jabbing him in the face with the broken glass
  
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• Why are these firefighters doing the "BA shuffle"?

  13-03-2017 19:48 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  This clip shows firefighters doing an unusual move to music - but they're not just having a boogie
  
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• Paedophile texted numbers at random in a bid to groom young girls

  13-03-2017 19:15 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Judge David Farrell said a sexual harm prevention order (SHPO) was “essential to protect the public, especially children”
  
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• How local experts will work out how to make Cambridge a better city

  13-03-2017 18:55 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Experts will discuss the city's place in the world and what can be done to improve it
  
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• Cambridgeshire man's paw-fect pet scoops award at Crufts 2017

  13-03-2017 18:51 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A furr-tunate pooch from Stow-cum-Quy has delighted his owner after winning the Best Breed award at the world-famous dog show.
  
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• “It’s awful, everyone should be entitled to at least one go” - Dismay at proposed cuts to NHS-funded IVF treatment in Cambridgeshire

  13-03-2017 18:39 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  People are now being asked their view on the proposals which are planned to save £1million
  
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• Researchers reveal the top 15 words that have disappeared since the 90s

  13-03-2017 18:05 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A massive survey of conversational English is aiming to compile 11 million words by the end of the year
  
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• 'Should I have 45 kids in a class?': Cambridgeshire headteacher on the impact of Brexit and funding reforms on her school

  13-03-2017 17:31 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The small Cambridgeshire primary school is struggling against new financial constraints
  
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• Cambridge is among the top 20 best places to live in Britain - find out where we rank

  13-03-2017 17:25 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Cambridge is described as a 'boom town for the brainy' and a 'honey-coloured hotspot'
  
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• Cambridge is among the top 20 best places to live in Britain, according to new report

  13-03-2017 17:25 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Cambridge is described as a 'boom town for the brainy' and a 'honey-coloured hotspot'
  
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• Cambridge scientific breakthrough could lead to cures for devastating diseases

  13-03-2017 17:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  More than 50 years after the structure of DNA was uncovered, scientists have shed new light on the process at the heart of the creation of life
  
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• Why the cost of a pint in Cambridge's Wetherspoons is set to rise

  13-03-2017 15:54 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The pub giant, which runs The Regal, is hiking prices on some of its popular meal deals
  
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• Road rage racist told kind-hearted driver to 'go home to his own country’

  13-03-2017 15:33 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Police are appealing for witnesses to the incident in which a man, who was with a young child and two dogs, launched the abuse at the victim
  
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• MPs prepare to vote on lords' amendment to Brexit bill, but what is Article 50 and when will it be triggered?

  13-03-2017 15:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Article 50 could be triggered as early as this week
  
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• A14 road rebuild gives jobless a chance of a new career

  13-03-2017 14:11 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Out-of-work people in Cambridgeshire have hit the road to a new career – thanks to the £1.5 billion revamp of the A14.
  
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• The perfect Mother's Day gift: Actor Tom Hardy returning to CBeebies Bedtime Stories

  13-03-2017 14:01 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The heartthrob will read 'There's a Bear on my Chair' on Mother's Day
  
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• How the A14 helped Ed Sheeran become the star he is today

  13-03-2017 14:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran mentions the A14 in one of his new songs
  
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• Check your pockets - these loose coins could be worth a fortune

  13-03-2017 13:26 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Do you have any of these unusual coins in your possession? 
  
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• Could we be getting an EXTRA bank holiday this year?

  13-03-2017 12:30 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  We could be in store for a special royal celebration in June
  
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• Parking rage: woman attacked on doorstep during double yellow lines row

  13-03-2017 11:56 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The incident happened after the woman knocked on the window of the car parked outside her home
  
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• Stunning Renaissance Virgin Mary portrait shines again after painstaking restoration by Cambridge experts

  13-03-2017 10:27 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The painting is part of the new 'Madonnas and Miracles' exhibition at the Fitzwilliam Museum
  
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• Boaty McBoatface set to take to the ocean for first Antarctic mission

  13-03-2017 09:17 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The research vessel, which was named following a public vote, will help Cambridge scientists understand the changing conditions in some of the most inhospitable parts of the planet
  
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• Cambridge Live: traffic and travel updates for Monday, March 13

  13-03-2017 08:03 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  It's a new week, and we're back to bring you everything you need to know
  
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• Punt tout complaints increase despite ban sparking calls for tougher measures

  13-03-2017 06:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The number of complaints is higher than it was a year ago, before the ban was implemented
  
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• Only 13 bike theft cases in Cambridge were punished last year

  13-03-2017 06:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  92.7 per cent of investigations into thefts were closed without police even identifying a suspect
  
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