Summary

  • Updates on Friday, 18 August 2017

  • Man dies after accident on A605

  • Repair work to fix damaged rail line after train derailment underway

  • Knife amnesty creating "safer Cambridgeshire"

  • Anti-caravan trench dug at playing field

  • Recycling centre to be built in Peterborough

  1. Global response to moonflower bloom 'amazing'published at 12:41 Greenwich Mean Time 21 February 2021

    Having thousands watch a rare cactus bloom online leaves the team that planted it "overwhelmed".

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  2. Time-lapse film captures moonflower bloompublished at 10:30 Greenwich Mean Time 21 February 2021

    See the bloom of an Amazonian moonflower that captured interest from around the world.

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  3. Moonflower's single bloom is 'UK's first'published at 18:26 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2021

    The plant's first bloom is a "real treat" for thousands waiting to watch it flower online.

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  4. Mansfield Town 0-3 Cambridge Unitedpublished at 18:04 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2021

    Paul Mullin nets twice for League Two leaders Cambridge United in their impressive win at Mansfield Town.

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  5. Global viewers wait for 'UK's first' moonflowerpublished at 09:27 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2021

    Thousands are captivated by a webcam showing a "rare and unusual" cactus that flowers for one night.

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  6. Grant of £1.85m to fund 'new era' for MS treatmentpublished at 17:13 Greenwich Mean Time 19 February 2021

    A new "centre of excellence" will help scientists to find new MS treatments faster, says a charity.

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  7. 'Rare' Roman penis carving found in road upgradepublished at 17:51 Greenwich Mean Time 18 February 2021

    The carving is one of only four known millstones decorated in this way in the UK, experts say.

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  8. Sheffield gardener's 30-year 'jungle' odysseypublished at 17:38 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February 2021

    Simon Olpin started work on his exotic garden after moving from Cambridge to Sheffield in 1987.

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  9. 'Build 420k homes to meet East demand' - analysispublished at 09:43 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2021

    About 145,000 affordable homes need to be built each year, but only about a third are being built.

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  10. 'I thought I was going to lose my dad'published at 07:25 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2021

    A teenager speaks about her dad catching coronavirus and explains how she is coping with lockdown.

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  11. Cambridge United 0-0 Southend Unitedpublished at 17:36 Greenwich Mean Time 13 February 2021

    League Two leaders Cambridge United are held to a goalless draw by Southend United, who climb off the bottom.

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  12. MI5 'had intel that terrorist was planning attack'published at 18:20 Greenwich Mean Time 12 February 2021

    MI5 had intelligence Usman Khan was plotting an attack before his release from jail, a court hears.

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  13. 'UK first' moonflower to bloom - for 12 hours onlypublished at 17:02 Greenwich Mean Time 11 February 2021

    A live webcam feed is giving people the chance to keep an eye on the "rare and unusual" cactus.

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  14. Man jailed for 'senseless' common room murderpublished at 16:41 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2021

    Zac Jackson put his victim through a "prolonged ordeal, as she cried for help", a judge says.

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  15. Salford City 4-1 Cambridge Unitedpublished at 19:58 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2021

    Salford stun League Two leaders Cambridge with a first-half blitz in a thumping 4-1 win at the Peninsula Stadium.

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  16. Hospital halts staff Covid jabs 'to stop waste'published at 17:26 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2021

    A major regional hospital says it could not justify thawing its stock of frozen vaccines.

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  17. Barrow 0-2 Cambridge Unitedpublished at 17:27 Greenwich Mean Time 6 February 2021

    Cambridge United win at strugglers Barrow to extend their lead to three points at the top of League Two

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  18. Man 'obviously mentally unwell' on day of killingpublished at 13:51 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2021

    Zac Jackson strangled a woman to death in their supported living common room, a court hears.

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  19. Cambridge sign Drysdale & Alese on loanpublished at 17:56 Greenwich Mean Time 1 February 2021

    Cambridge United sign centre-backs Declan Drysdale and Aji Alese on loan from Coventry and West Ham respectively.

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  20. Medieval graveyard unearthed at university hallspublished at 15:42 Greenwich Mean Time 1 February 2021

    More than 60 graves are revealed at the site, which archaeologists say has "huge potential".

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