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• Three-week road shutdown criticised for being 'more money wasted'

  02-06-2026 19:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP) says the works on Station Road near Shepreth railway station will provide safer crossings and improved routes for walking, wheeling and cycling
  
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• DWP to review Universal Credit, PIP and State Pension for fraud and error

  03-06-2026 21:11 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The DWP has published its annual Fraud and Error in the Benefit System report for 2025/26, confirming five major benefits — including Universal Credit, PIP and State Pension — are being assessed for fraud and error during 2026/27
  
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• Family of murdered Cambridge student say 'we lost the pillar of our home'

  03-06-2026 20:28 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The sentencing of Chas Corrigan and Peter Corrigan started today
  
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• Locals fears new housing development would cause ‘irreversible loss’

  03-06-2026 19:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Objectors have said that a proposed development would cause 'absolute havoc' for residents
  
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• Major update on Universal theme park to be built near Cambridgeshire

  03-06-2026 17:10 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The name and logo of the UK's Universal theme park in Bedfordshire have been officially unveiled
  
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• New government body will oversee Cambridge East development on 'derelict' land

  03-06-2026 17:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A new organisation will deliver thousands of new homes and jobs, the government has announced
  
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• Lloyds Bank and Halifax app outage hits thousands of customers across the UK

  03-06-2026 14:44 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Lloyds Bank and Halifax customers are unable to access mobile banking or make payments due to an app outage
  
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• More than 10,000 homes set to be built in Cambridge to create 'thriving community'

  03-06-2026 14:20 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The new community will be close to the proposed Cambridge East train station
  
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• Stricter rules could be brought in for HMOs in Cambridge

  03-06-2026 13:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Residents have been calling for action to be taken against the 'overconcentration of HMOs'
  
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• Court update as man accused of killing Ian Huntley in prison sees trial date set

  03-06-2026 12:57 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Ian Huntley was allegedly attacked with a metal bar at a maximum security jail
  
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• A505 crash leaves road blocked for several hours

  03-06-2026 12:44 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Traffic is building after a crash earlier this morning
  
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• Abuser jailed after his controlling behaviour left 'victim living in fear'

  03-06-2026 12:38 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Korsaks also controlled the victim's finances and monitored her movements
  
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• Driver hits road closed sign after cars and motorbike crash

  03-06-2026 12:22 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  One arrest was made in relation to the crash and another two were made in another incident that followed
  
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• Gas leak at Cambridgeshire service station closes surrounding roads

  03-06-2026 11:57 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Emergency services were called to the service station on Tuesday (June 2) evening
  
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• A505 crash live updates as road blocked in both directions

  03-06-2026 11:37 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Traffic is building after a crash earlier this morning
  
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• Police rush to reports of casualty on Cambridgeshire train tracks

  03-06-2026 10:45 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The person was taken to hospital with injuries that are not believed to be life-threatening
  
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• Police name driver who died after car crashed into Peterborough house

  03-06-2026 10:45 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  A woman in her 70s was also seriously injured in the crash
  
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• Two injured in crash on busy Cambridgeshire road

  03-06-2026 10:39 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Motorists are advised to avoid the area
  
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• Man blocks major Peterborough road to collect a pizza

  03-06-2026 09:09 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  He blocked the only current entrance to Cathedral Square with his car
  
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• Cambridge home closure extended after 'months' of antisocial behaviour

  03-06-2026 09:07 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  People who do not live at the property have been committing other criminal offences
  
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• Residents crowd village hall to oppose 'utterly preposterous' train cleaning centre plan

  03-06-2026 08:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  They fear the depot would 'bring about the destruction of the area'
  
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• Hughes announces closing plan for Wisbech store in blow for High Street

  03-06-2026 06:46 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Hughes, which has 18 stores across East Anglia, said it would be closing some of its smaller retail stores in the region
  
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• Plans for new homes to go ahead despite concerns over roads in 'state of disrepair'

  03-06-2026 06:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The homes are to be made available to those aged over 55
  
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• DWP sets out 'special rules for end of life' terminal illness benefits

  03-06-2026 03:27 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The Department for Work and Pensions operates 'Special Rules for End of Life' (SREL), which allow those with a terminal diagnosis to fast-track their benefit payments – but Pensions Minister Torsten Bell has confirmed the rules do not extend to state pension access
  
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• New DWP eligibility verification powers explained for benefit claimants

  02-06-2026 21:17 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The Department for Work and Pensions has published guidance on new Eligibility Verification powers that allow banks to run automated checks on accounts receiving Universal Credit, Pension Credit and ESA — here is what the rules mean for claimants and what banks can and cannot share.
  
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• Convicted murderer took his own life at Cambridgeshire prison

  02-06-2026 17:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  He was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 28 years
  
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• Major Cambridgeshire train company transfers to public ownership

  02-06-2026 16:45 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The train company runs services through Cambridgeshire
  
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• Police release CCTV image of witness after body recovered from river

  02-06-2026 15:47 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The body of Conor Kinlan was recovered from a Cambridgeshire river in January
  
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• Cambridge City Council elects Labour leader after earlier deadlock

  02-06-2026 15:20 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Opposition leaders said they 'were not going to hold the city council ransom'
  
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• 'Dilapidated' building transformed into work and socialising hub in city centre

  02-06-2026 14:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  The Old Station Quarter features a gym, tattoo parlour, and café and wants to create a community to draw more people to the city
  
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