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• 'You felt like you were talking to a friend': Cambridge mental health champion visits Buckingham Palace

  10-10-2017 23:17 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  He was full of praise for one particular member of the Royal Family
  
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• Bogus tax office callers threaten elderly to 'pay up or face jail'

  10-10-2017 21:35 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The fraudsters have been intimidating victims
  
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• NHS crisis: Thousands of private patients use Cambridge hospital beds

  10-10-2017 21:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Report by the Care Quality Commission concludes the NHS is “straining at the seams”
  
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• Meet the 'blue light champions' looking after our emergency service heroes

  10-10-2017 21:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Paul Clarke and Lee-Ann James are there to support the mental well-being of police and fire service officers
  
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• Knifeman threatens shop staff - and then leaves bike behind in bungled robbery

  10-10-2017 21:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  He couldn't get the till open and then left his bike outside the shop
  
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• Cambridge author of H is for Hawk is the subject of a new prime time TV show

  10-10-2017 21:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A multi-award winning author is set to take to TV screens for the next chapter in her remarkable personal story
  
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• Calls for earlier intervention to help children and young people in crisis

  10-10-2017 21:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  There were calls for investment amid fears further cuts would undermine council services
  
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• Royal visitor officially opens new development at Jesus College

  10-10-2017 20:02 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  He opened a brand new lecture theatre and medical suite
  
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• Outcry as police boss 'fails to address cycle safety'

  10-10-2017 18:56 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Campaigners are 'disappointed' by the PCC's response to a police decision to reject 'Operation Close Pass' 
  
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• "I woke up and he was touching me," girl tells court

  10-10-2017 18:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Raymond Daly, 43, from Roebuck Drive, Lakenheath, denies sexually assaulting the child
  
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• "I woke up and he was touching me," 11-year-old tells court

  10-10-2017 18:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Raymond Daly, 43, from Roebuck Drive, Lakenheath, denies sexually assaulting the child
  
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• Range Rover blows tyre after driving into guided busway car trap

  10-10-2017 17:26 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Police were called to the busway in Harrison Way, St Ives
  
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• Beware pickpockets on guided busway after passenger targeted

  10-10-2017 17:23 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A passenger on a guided bus travelling between St Ives and Cambridge had his wallet stolen and bank accounts plundered
  
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• It's going to be balmy in Cambridge this weekend

  10-10-2017 17:07 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The weekend will reward us with sunny skies and temperatures in the low 20s
  
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• Police officer with criminal record keeps his job

  10-10-2017 16:36 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Pc Josh Williams pleaded guilty to gross misconduct
  
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• This pot-bellied pig survived abuse and now he needs your help

  10-10-2017 16:26 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Ten-year-old Buzz was underweight and wounded when the RSPCA rescued him
  
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• Only in Cambridge: You can now get your bike blessed in church

  10-10-2017 16:26 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  'When we do our prayers we will have a ring of bells instead of the traditional amen'
  
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• Libraries 'should not be built because they are outdated'

  10-10-2017 16:24 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Four new libraries are planned for Cambridgeshire, but one councillor says the plans are 'outdated'
  
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• Baby girl who drank herbal oil dies after a nine day battle in intensive care

  10-10-2017 16:23 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The 11-month-old's mother is now warning parents about the dangers of herbal oil
  
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• The two job interview questions that will make you stand out in a sea of applicants

  10-10-2017 15:25 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  These questions will also let you know if you would be happy working for the company
  
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• Families gather at Shire Hall to protest about children's centre closures

  10-10-2017 14:52 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Critics claim it's about saving money, rather than efficiency
  
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• Illegal punt touts in Cambridge to be named and shamed in tough crackdown

  10-10-2017 14:06 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Cambridge City Council may widen the punt tout ban and will hire a new enforcement officer
  
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• This racist threatened to rape children and smashed up his gran's house

  10-10-2017 14:05 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Prolific burglar Jacob O'Dell threatened to rape children and chop off a person’s head with an axe
  
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• Unpopular £1 park and ride charge could be scrapped sooner than you think

  10-10-2017 14:02 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  But one councillor doesn't think it will convince people to use the service again
  
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• How to treat croup, the dangerous barking cough that makes it harder for babies and young children to breathe

  10-10-2017 13:20 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Croup causes children to develop a cough that sounds like a barking seal
  
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• Ryanair flights from Stansted Airport cancelled because of French air traffic control strike

  10-10-2017 12:55 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Check to see if your upcoming flight is affected
  
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• After nearly 40 years, Doctor Who is coming back to Cambridge

  10-10-2017 11:53 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The Time Lord is set to return to the city in a never-before-seen imagining of a classic sci-fi adventure
  
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• Van stopped by police for being 'overweight with cheese'

  10-10-2017 11:42 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The transit van was 41 per cent overweight and was stopped until 1280kg of cheese was "removed or eaten"
  
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• Could this be Cambridge's biggest Christmas event?

  10-10-2017 09:25 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Dozens of Christmas trees - and seven choirs - will fill a city church
  
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• Vandals pour hot oil on tennis court

  10-10-2017 09:12 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The court has been at the same site for more than 20 years and is a well-used community facility
  
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• How hero police dog who survived horrific knife injuries to change the law

  10-10-2017 08:50 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Finn the dog went beyond the call of duty
  
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• Star Wars fans get first glimpse of The Last Jedi with new trailer

  10-10-2017 07:54 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The film opens in UK cinemas on December 14 2017 but tickets are going on sale soon
  
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• 'They're idiots': what readers think of tailgating A14 lorries

  10-10-2017 06:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  People agree with diner owner's accusation that some HGV drivers bully other road users
  
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• Shocking figures reveal the state of our mental health in Cambridge

  10-10-2017 06:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  More than 90 per cent of News readers have been affected by a mental health issue
  
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• New traffic lights at Addenbrooke's roundabout branded a 'nightmare'

  10-10-2017 06:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A council spokeswoman said an engineer was monitoring the situation
  
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• Makers of 250 million player Runescape online game join fight against suicide

  10-10-2017 06:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Cambridge-based Jagex are the creators of the massively multiplayer online role-playing fantasy game
  
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• Homeless people on Cambridge's streets are earning more than £150 a day

  10-10-2017 06:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Kiel Frank, 33, lived as a homeless person in the city for six months
  
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• Cambridge could get 'virtual' parking permits to stop fraud

  10-10-2017 06:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Householders accused others of cashing in on the shortage of parking spaces near the station
  
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• Calls for 'cycle obsessed' council to cut parking charges in Cambridge after residents flog permits

  10-10-2017 06:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The plea comes after it was revealed householders in Tenison Road were fraudulently selling residents’ parking permits for visitors
  
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