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World’s first prisoner of war camp ‘saved for the nation’

The Cambridgeshire site was once home to 7,000 French Prisoners

The Independent UK

Site of first purpose-built prisoner of war camp saved by Historic England funding

Norman Cross prison in Cambridgeshire was home to up to 7,000 inmates during French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars

The Guardian - UK

Napoleonic prisoner of war camp buried under field bought from farmer

Norman Cross, the world’s first purpose-built prisoner of war camp, is located near Peterborough in Cambridgeshire.

Evening Standard

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National Trust’s largest lowland peat restoration a ‘powerful step forward’

Wicken Fen in Cambridgeshire, which has been looked after by the conservation charity since 1899, has undergone six months of various works.

The Independent UK

Runner who died in crash took up sport after fraud charge in US, inquest told

Stephen Chamberlain sustained a traumatic head injury in a collision on the A1123 near Stretham, Cambridgeshire, on August 17 last year.

The Independent UK

England’s water crisis needs more than just new reservoirs – here’s what will help

England is facing a water crisis. The UK government has just announced plans to fast-track two massive reservoir projects in Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire, warning that without them, we could run out of drinking water by the mid-2030s. But as a hydrologist who studies Britain’s often erratic weather patterns, I believe…

The Conversation

Scotland set for 'once in a decade' Northern Lights display this year

The Aurora Borealis stunned the nation last year, with dazzling light displays being visible as far south as Dorset, Essex, Cambridgeshire and…

The National (Scotland)

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Why these are the most important local elections since Boris Johnson won London in 2008

NEWS ANALYSIS: Polls have put Reform UK ahead for months now but these local elections will be the first test of whether the traditional two-party Labour-Tory grip on British politics is under threat, writes David Maddox

The Independent UK

Kemi Badenoch dismisses suggestions Robert Jenrick threatens her Tory leadership

The Tory leader insisted she has a ‘great team’ when asked about reports Mr Jenrick added some 600 people to a WhatsApp group.

Evening Standard

Killer died from head injury in prison, tests show as murder probe continues

John Mansfield, who was jailed for life in 2007 for murder, was found dead at HMP Whitemoor near March, Cambridgeshire, on Sunday.

Evening Standard

Prisoner at HMP Whitemoor arrested on suspicion of murdering convicted killer

Police investigating death of John Mansfield, serving life for murdering woman in 2006, at Cambridgeshire jail

The Guardian - UK

Royal Mail trials postbox with parcel hatch, solar panels and barcode scanner

Five new boxes in Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire enable company to cash in on boom in secondhand selling

The Guardian - UK

Fury Erupts as 150 Male Migrants Housed in Four-Star Hotel—Women Say They No Longer Feel Safe

What used to be a peaceful, much-loved local hangout in Cambridgeshire has become the centre of a heated row after a luxury hotel.

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Man who stole 325 Creme Eggs banned from Cambridgeshire for three months

Deon De Groot, 26, was spotted stuffing eggs worth £220.50 into a duffel bag at a Tesco Express in Peterborough

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‘It’s a bit like PTSD’: Cambridgeshire villagers react after mystery killing of alpacas and sheep

Residents say they are still ‘shocked and horrified’ after farm animals shot dead in East Hatley

The Independent UK

Alpacas shot dead in ‘horrific’ attack

Four alpacas shot dead in ‘senseless’ massacre on Cambridgeshire farm

The Independent UK

Four alpacas shot dead in ‘senseless’ killings on Cambridgeshire farm

Owner decries ‘horrific’ attack on animals as police launch investigation

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Four alpacas shot dead in field in Cambridgeshire

Police investigating after ewe also fatally injured by dog and fifth alpaca received non-fatal gunshot wound to the face

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Evening Standard

Strike a pose: Vinted user goes viral for modelling clothes on Ikea bear

Cara O’Brien, a barista based in Cambridgeshire, uses a bear from Ikea to model her unwanted clothing on Vinted.

The Independent UK

Finger-prick blood tests which quickly detect the deadliest type of stroke could save lives

Blood test likened to a lateral flow test used to detect Covid is being piloted by ambulance crews in Cambridgeshire

The Guardian - UK

Speedy finger-prick tests to diagnose strokes trialled in Cambridgeshire

Kits could allow ambulance crews to identify patients with blood clots in their brain, allowing for quicker treatment

Evening Standard

Murder investigation launched as hunt to find missing woman continues

Julie Buckley, 54, from Christchurch in Cambridgeshire, has not been seen since late January.

The Independent UK

70-year-old man jailed over murder of retired postmistress

Una Crown was found dead at her bungalow in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, in January 2013.

The Independent UK

Straw Bear Festival returns in colourful fashion to streets of Whittlesea

The annual tradition saw Morris dancers donning colourful feathered hats and bright green and yellow attire.

The Independent UK

Ice skaters make most of freezing conditions on flooded Fenland fields

Temperatures dropped low enough for skating on a field near the River Cam at Upware, Cambridgeshire.

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