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Latest News... (Source: BBC News)
BBC Unsung Hero is 'a force to be reckoned with'
George Sullivan has scooped the BBC East Sports Personality of the Year Unsung Hero Award.
House building targets raised by government
Local authorities are tasked with building more homes as part of a new planning policy framework.
Family say crash victim 'radiated positivity'
Irvidas Juskys's father and two sisters pay tribute to the 25-year-old.
Giant mug back in place after Storm Darragh damage
A large decorative mug that blew off a pub is put back in place on the outside of the building.
Villagers object to 'nuisance' nearby car meets
Residents say anti-social driving is disturbing their sleep and turning the area into a race track.
Woman dies after collision with HGV
Cambridgeshire Police is appealing for anyone who witnessed the collision to come forward.
Watch: Drunk man caught driving 'crumpled' BMW
Footage shows the car being driven on to a petrol station forecourt with a badly damaged bonnet.
Netball courts floodlight plan backed by council
More than 60 objections are lodged against the plans and 53 comments made in support.
Van gets stuck under Britain's 'most bashed' bridge
Station Road in Ely has been blocked again after a van became wedged under the railway bridge.
Turner Prize nominee designs new station artwork
Animated digital artwork is also being proposed to support the main installation.
Pope removes clerical status of convicted priest
Lawyers say they welcome the decision, but "no action can fully erase the harm Finbow caused".
'Bingo' drug line dismantled as dealer jailed
Nabil Aziz had only been out of prison for a month when he was caught dealing again, police say.
Not 'enough funds' for school at new housing site
Persimmon Homes says it will provide "£2,000 per dwelling" in funding.
Wine bar and bookshop to open in village
The plans will "contribute to the local economy", the applicant says.
Homelessness up 20% over last 12 months - Shelter
Charity Shelter calls for more social housing to help tackle rising homelessness in the east region.
Cambridge knocked out of EFL Trophy by Cheltenham
Walsall score a dramatic 97th-minute equaliser before beating nine-man Reading on penalties to make it through the EFL Trophy last 16 with Birmingham City and Wrexham among the other winners.
'We need more wins like that' - Cambridge boss Monk
Garry Monk says he is delighted with the response he got from his players in Cambridge's important win over fellow League One strugglers Shrewsbury.
Championship clubs call for vote over RFU leaders
Clubs in English rugby's second tier unite to demand a debate over a vote of no confidence in the leadership of the Rugby Football Union.
Russell v Verstappen - what's going on?
Andrew Benson digs into the ongoing row between F1 world champion Max Verstappen and rival George Russell.
Star baker
Gingerbread Ely Cathedral receives critical acclaim.
Secret Cambridge
How a working class district of Cambridge became a ?dynamic? force for social change.
Hansel and Gretel move to Cambridgeshire
A festive life-sized gingerbread house has appeared in Castle Camps, Cambridge.
Ely's stunning stains
Cambridgeshire's Stained Glass Museum celebrates a major redisplay.
Latest Sports News... (Source: BBC News)
Injury will not end Sayers career
British Olympic javelin thrower Goldie Sayers says she does not want her elbow injury to put an end to her career.
Ahern to face corruption charge
Newmarket jockey Eddie Ahern and ex-West Brom footballer Neil Clement are charged with breaches of racing's rules.
Alfreton Town 1-1 Cambridge
Michael Gash's injury-time penalty secures Cambridge a point at Alfreton Town in the Blue Square Bet Premier.
Ferguson expects Gayle interest
Peterborough boss Darren Ferguson is hoping another club will not sabotage Dwight Gayle's proposed move to London Road.
Cardiff 1-2 Peterborough
Struggling Peterborough secure a deserved win to end Championship leaders Cardiff City’s 100% home record at Cardiff City Stadium.
Injured Barnett returns to Posh
Striker Tyrone Barnett returns to Peterborough after suffering a knee injury during his loan spell at Ipswich.
Berry lay-off blow for Cambridge
Cambridge United midfielder Luke Berry will be out of action for up to 10 weeks following a knee operation.
Pompey extend Mendez-Laing loan
Portsmouth extend the loan period of Peterborough United winger Nathaniel Mendez-Laing until the beginning of January.
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National News Headlines
Parents who caused death of buried boy jailed
Abiyah Yasharahyalah, three, had a "catalogue of injury and disease" when he died, a judge says.
Body found in search for rugby star missing in flood
Police believe Tom Voyce tried to cross a flooded ford and his car was pulled along by the current.
Questions must be answered over Sara murder, PM says
It follows calls to change the law so children like Sara Sharif, suspected to be victims of abuse, cannot be home-schooled.
Noddy Holder saved by UK-first new chemotherapy
The Slade frontman was given six months to live after being diagnosed with oesophageal cancer in 2018.
Psychiatric nurse tried to free patient stuck in window
Jessica Powell, 20, died three days after the incident at a hospital in Yeovil in 2020.
Man jailed after police rammed in stolen car chase
Darrell Duddin stole a car and drove along motorways before being stopped by police in Lincolnshire.
Party pays bill after 'dine and dash' backlash
A Grantham restaurant owner has been reimbursed after six diners left without paying.
'Fairy tale' relationship became 'nightmare' - trial
Kiena Dawes, 23, took her own life after allegedly being driven to despair by an abusive relationship.
Boy, 14, stabbed in the face near McDonald's
A 14-year-old boy who was attacked in Belle Vale, Liverpool, is in a stable condition, police say.
Supermarket shoplifter jailed for £15k spree
Martin Collins stole goods from supermarkets across England and Wales.
'Unnatural element' to driver's motorway death
Alexander Bell Bonnar died when his car veered off the M6 and struck a tree, an inquest hears.
Balaclava-clad man filmed cutting Christmas lights
A man wearing a balaclava is captured on doorbell footage cutting a home's lights in the middle of the night.
Source: BBC News
