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• Stansted Airport is getting a huge new Wetherspoons bar

  02-04-2019 20:53 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A new bar will be on its own mezzanine level and have a 30ft window showing planes taking off and landing at the airport
  
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• Watch the traffic chaos outside Cambridgeshire's busiest McDonald's drive-thru

  02-04-2019 20:29 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Queuing traffic and parked cars makes navigating the road pretty tricky
  
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• 'Antisocial' drivers mount pavement to bypass village road closure

  02-04-2019 20:21 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  One resident has shared footage of someone moving the barrier to one side
  
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• Lidl's new ridiculously cheap hot tub rivals Aldi's offering

  02-04-2019 19:58 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Perfect for a summer party
  
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• Police crack down on loutish behaviour in Trumpington

  02-04-2019 19:11 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  "Incidents have included people banging on doors and running away, anti-social drinking and aggressive behaviour."
  
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• Malicious homemade device found on Cambridgeshire railway track

  02-04-2019 17:46 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Another device has been found in Nottinghamshire
  
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• Green light for 'tulip' skyscraper which will be second tallest building in London

  02-04-2019 17:29 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  There were concerns it would impede views of London, but the Tulip has the go ahead
  
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• Cambridge's hidden lakes are getting a makeover and a new name

  02-04-2019 17:26 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  "We just want to make sure people can enjoy it in the long term"
  
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• A14 traffic: Live updates as two-vehicle crash causes 30-minute delays

  02-04-2019 16:57 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The delays are affecting traffic on the M11 too
  
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• Spar recalls sweet treats amid plastic fears

  02-04-2019 16:55 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Retailer has recalled a pack of muffins
  
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• Couple dismissed from charity volunteer roles 'with no explanation'

  02-04-2019 16:48 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Dean Johnson and Calum Godsman want to know why they were told to stop volunteering at the Salvation Army
  
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• Supermarket sales lag but German stores continue to prosper

  02-04-2019 16:42 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Aldi and Lidl continue to see growth while Sainsbury’s sales fall
  
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• Pete Doherty says his band will be 'destroyed' by Brexit

  02-04-2019 16:36 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Former Libertines and Babyshambles frontman says leaving the EU could force The Puta Madres to split
  
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• Is Britain headed now heading straight for no-deal Brexit?

  02-04-2019 15:38 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Extension to Article 50 beyond April 12 would need a 'strong justification' say Europe
  
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• The best April Fools' Day pranks of 2019

  02-04-2019 15:20 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  We've rounded up the best pranks nationwide - did you fall for any of them?
  
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• Dog owner's warning after 'senseless and avoidable death' of pet

  02-04-2019 15:13 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Indira Tuckler warning other dog owners about 'dangerous' rope toys
  
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• Grange Hill Zammo actor cast in EastEnders

  02-04-2019 14:49 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Lee MacDonald rose to fame in the 1980s playing the drug-addicted teenager
  
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• Female cyclist pushed off saddle by man on motorbike

  02-04-2019 14:45 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The unprovoked attack happened on Sunday (March 24)
  
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• Why I'd rather live in Cambridge than in London

  02-04-2019 14:35 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Born-and-bred Londoner Hannah Mirsky gives her take on why Cambridge is a far better home town
  
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• The best devices to soothe a stirring baby or child back to sleep

  02-04-2019 14:35 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Here are the best gadgets to help stirring babies get back to sleep
  
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• Brexit: Leaked no-deal letter warns of a 'worse recession than 2008' and 'police unable to protect public'

  02-04-2019 14:07 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The letter from a high-ranking civil servant also warned that food prices would increase by 10 per cent
  
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• How breakdown of 6 million supporters for Article 50 petition exposes the Brexit divide across the UK

  02-04-2019 13:50 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Six million people signed the petition to revoke Article 50 - here's who they are
  
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• How sex act shame caused Star Wars and Harry Potter actor's life to spiral out of control

  02-04-2019 13:37 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Nicholas Read starred in some of the biggest movies of all time - but he's now a stag do entertainer
  
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• Two dogs snatched following reports of 'suspicious white van' on the prowl

  02-04-2019 13:32 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Police are investigating after the valuable dogs were stolen near St Ives
  
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• Children should be screened for psychopathic behaviour, says killer's doctor

  02-04-2019 13:19 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  One of the psychologists who assessed Alesha MacPhail's killer Aaron Campbell made the claim
  
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• Are you making this recycling mistake? It could be causing more harm than good

  02-04-2019 13:14 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Bad habit with cans could prevent them from being able to be recycled
  
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• Thousands of breast cancer patients eligible for new drug combination on the NHS

  02-04-2019 12:59 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  As many as 4,800 women could benefit from the medication, available on the health service
  
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• A14 traffic: Lane closure causing major traffic delays

  02-04-2019 12:52 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Drivers are being asked to avoid the A14 near the Spittals Interchange and Godmanchester
  
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• Police called on commuter for sitting in first-class zone on packed train

  02-04-2019 12:22 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Edward White was met by officers for sitting in the near-deserted first-class area when standard was full
  
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• Elderly woman who beat her abusive husband to death not guilty of murder

  02-04-2019 12:16 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The frail 73-year-old woman cracked and beat her husband to death with a stick after decades of abuse
  
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• Art dealer settles with Sotheby's over sale of 'forged' painting

  02-04-2019 11:47 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Fake was a supposed 17th Century painting by Dutch Golden Age painter Frans Hals
  
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• British businesses are slowing down amid Brexit uncertainty

  02-04-2019 11:32 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  British Chambers of Commerce calls for clarity over Britain’s relationship with the EU
  
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• Delight as 20ft basking shark spotted off Cornwall coast

  02-04-2019 11:28 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Female shark was swimming in the unseasonably warm waters of Falmouth Bay
  
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• Student found venomous scorpion in her suitcase after a trip to South Africa

  02-04-2019 11:21 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The olive thick tail scorpion had hidden away in her lugagge after a family wedding
  
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• National Minimum Wage rates are changing and this is what you should be getting paid

  02-04-2019 11:14 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The law changed at the start of April 2019
  
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• Cambridge schoolchildren to protest again - this time over education cuts

  02-04-2019 11:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of schoolchildren will protest on April Fool's Day to highlight the Government's 'foolishness'
  
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• James Cracknell opens up about tackling the Boat Race at 46 on BBC Breakfast

  02-04-2019 10:45 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The double Olympic gold medalist is the oldest person to ever compete in the Boat Race between Oxford University and Cambridge University Boat Clubs
  
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• Chances of life on Mars boosted by methane find

  02-04-2019 10:20 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  'Burp' of gas confirmed from the Red Planet in 2013
  
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• Climate change protest hits central Cambridge bringing traffic and bus delays

  02-04-2019 09:37 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The 'swarming road block' has been organised by the Cambridge branch of Extinction Rebellion UK
  
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• Threat of snow as polar snap takes control of UK

  02-04-2019 08:40 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Low pressure from the Arctic will arrive over North Sea
  
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• What I learnt from eating at Wetherspoons every day for a week

  02-04-2019 08:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Robin Murray loved the chain before his week-long challenge. But did he afterwards?
  
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• Children not in school should be put on a national register, says Education Secretary

  02-04-2019 08:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  It'll give a clear picture of where children are if they're not in state-funded or independent schools
  
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• Calls to stop Big Mac-mad motorists blocking road near McDonald's drive-thru

  02-04-2019 08:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  McFlurry of motorists could be down to Monopoly game Controversial scheme could extend to stop the blockers
  
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• £185 bill for mum who had permission to take two of her three children out of school for Spain holiday

  02-04-2019 08:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Her daughter Tinkerbell's school wouldn't give permission, but her other two children were granted the time off
  
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• Benefits cheat who falsely claimed she was single and living alone pocketed £30,000

  02-04-2019 07:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Jackie Sawyer's husband was living with and supporting her
  
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• Simon Dobbin's family say football match will give back to those who helped tragic U's fan

  02-04-2019 01:01 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Simon Dobbin was subject to a violent assault that left him with catastrophic brain injuries
  
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• Brexit: How do people in Cambridge feel about a no-deal outcome?

  02-04-2019 01:01 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  MPs still can't decide what is best for the country and no one knows where it all ends
  
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