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• DWP issues November payment date update for people who claim benefits

  23-10-2024 21:40 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The DWP has issued a key update for people expecting benefits in the penultimate month of the year
  
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• M1 traffic diversion route as crash between Northampton and Milton Keynes leaves motorway closed

  23-10-2024 20:43 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The southbound carriageway is closed to traffic tonight (Wednesday, October 23)
  
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• M1 traffic updates today as crash in Northamptonshire leaves road closed

  23-10-2024 20:34 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The southbound carriageway is shut between Northampton and Milton Keynes
  
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• Live M1 traffic updates today as crash in Northamptonshire leaves road closed

  23-10-2024 20:34 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The southbound carriageway is shut between Northampton and Milton Keynes
  
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• Three Cambridgeshire attractions recognised in VisitEngland's Accolades

  23-10-2024 17:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  VisitEngland higlight the business that go the extra mile for visitors
  
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• Prince William and Kate Middleton often break 'serious' royal tour rule with Prince George

  23-10-2024 16:50 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Royal tours are always a highlight for the Royal Family, but there are a number of traditions and regulations they must follow when they travel abroad - and one rule has been broken on a number of occasions
  
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• Cambridgeshire road closed due to burst water main

  23-10-2024 16:03 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Police first confirmed the road closure shortly after 2.30pm
  
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• Brits could save £540 or more in run-up to Christmas with saving hack

  23-10-2024 15:41 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Experts breakdown how households could save hundreds of pounds in the leadup to the festive season without clamping down on their lifestyle
  
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• Green light given to village 20mph zone despite concerns drivers will ignore it

  23-10-2024 15:38 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Cambridgeshire County Council has agreed to introduce a 20mph zone in Willingham.
  
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• Birmingham Airport evacuated today due to 'suspicious vehicle'

  23-10-2024 15:05 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Passengers are being advised not to go to the airport at this time
  
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• ‘Sinking bridges, damaged roads and broken promises’: Councillors blast ‘negative legacies’ of A14 project

  23-10-2024 14:51 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  'Critical gaps' still being uncovered four years on - with situation slammed as 'unacceptable'
  
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• Toys R Us set to return to Cambridge six years after store closed - but not as you remember it

  23-10-2024 14:01 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The launch of the shop will see giveaways and an appearance from Geoffrey the Giraffe
  
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• Man rescued from vehicle after spending three hours in Cambridgeshire ditch

  23-10-2024 13:44 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A farmer came across the man in a water-filled ditch
  
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• The new toilets making 'massive' difference for people in Cambridgeshire town

  23-10-2024 13:34 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A campaigner said she had been told of people having to change family members' on dirty toilet floors – but that the new facility would provide them with more dignity
  
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• Cambridgeshire driver who was killed after driving wrong way on M6 named by police

  23-10-2024 12:28 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Officers have formally identified the 40-year-old Skoda driver
  
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• Motorcyclist seriously injured in Cambridgeshire village crash

  23-10-2024 12:13 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  No other vehicles are believed to be involved
  
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• Investigation launched after bikes stolen from Wisbech garden centre

  23-10-2024 12:09 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The centre managed to capture images of the suspects on CCTV footage of the suspects on social media
  
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• Live railway updates as blocked lines in Cambridgeshire cause disruption

  23-10-2024 12:03 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Disruption is expected until further notice – live updates
  
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• DWP state pensioner faced year-long ordeal to secure £17,700 she was owed

  23-10-2024 12:03 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of thousands of state pensioners are owed on average £5,000 because of the error
  
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• Blocked railway line in Cambridgeshire causes disruption with hour-long delays

  23-10-2024 12:03 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The line was blocked due to a track defect
  
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• Tribute to 'beloved' sons among five killed in M6 crash after Cambs driver drove the wrong way

  23-10-2024 11:25 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Jaroslaw Rossa, 42, and his sons Filip, 15, and Dominic, seven, died after the Toyota he was driving was in a head-on crash with a Skoda near Tebay services, Cumbria
  
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• Calls for better police funding as people face ‘community safety postcode lottery’

  23-10-2024 11:19 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Councillors said Cambridgeshire had seen a “massive increase” in population, but received some of the lowest funding for police
  
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• Cambridge University student tries SAT exams to see if she's Ivy League standard – and is shocked

  23-10-2024 11:11 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A student from Cambridge University in the UK has taken an American SAT exam to see if she could get into Harvard - and was shocked by the results after answering the questions
  
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• Cambs police officer accused of making 'inappropriate sexual comments' committed gross misconduct

  23-10-2024 09:32 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  He will not be able to work as a police officer again after being barred
  
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• Government urged to act as change this weekend 'will damage health'

  23-10-2024 09:12 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Doctors say scrapping the rule is 'essential for optimal sleep and overall health'
  
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• Man 'held knife to woman's neck and tried to rape her' near Cambridgeshire skate park

  23-10-2024 09:11 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The victim was on her way to work
  
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• Live A14 updates as lane closed and long queues building

  23-10-2024 08:55 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Drivers should avoid the area where possible
  
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• Lane closed on A14 and long delays due to broken down vehicle

  23-10-2024 08:55 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  There was heavy traffic building throughout the morning
  
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• Lonely Planet names 'enigmatic' East Anglia as one of the best regions to visit in the world

  23-10-2024 07:01 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The region was described as offering "a true taste of old England"
  
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• People who are claiming any of these DWP benefits to get bonus payment

  23-10-2024 04:06 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Cash will be arriving in the run-up to Christmas
  
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• The Cambridgeshire schools with the highest unauthorised absence rates

  23-10-2024 04:03 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The rate of school sessions missed due to unauthorised absences has doubled since before the pandemic
  
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