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DWP brings forward £345 payments for 1.4 million recipients
The DWP has confirmed that around 1.4 million Carer's Allowance recipients will receive their £345 payment early this Friday due to the late May bank holiday weekend
Family of ‘optimistic’ Cambridge student call for stigma around mental health to ‘improve’
Samay Mahata, from Cambridge, died aged 20 in May 2025
Man held pillow over woman's face to stop her from breathing
The man told the victim, his former partner, that if he was a woman, he would have killed her
Cambridge paedophile found with over 2,000 indecent images of children
DC Andrew McKeane, who investigated, said that the images are the 'worst he's graded' since moving into his role about five years ago
Decade-old Cambridgeshire community with no shops feels ‘left behind’
The area has no shops and no benches in its green spaces
Convicted stalker took inmate hostage in prison and threatened to kill him
The prisoner threatened to slash his fellow inmate's throat
Teachers call for more children’s outdoor facilities on Cambs city estate
One pupil at the local school said he would like the estate to have a football pitch
Cambridgeshire railways to see ‘major disruption’ until end of day
People travelling towards London may face major disruption
Cambridgeshire residents warned of ‘fake parking fine' scam
A warning was issued by the council on Thursday, May 21
Brighton sisters found dead in water had lost their mum in drowning years earlier
Jane Adetoro, 36, Christina Walters, 32, and Rebecca Walters, 31, were found dead in the waters off Brighton in May, as police investigations remain ongoing
Free parking in Cambridgeshire city takes step closer to becoming reality
The introduction of free parking is to bring more people to the city's high street
Heat health warning upgraded for Cambridgeshire with risks for over 65s
The heat could cause "significant impacts" to health and social care services
