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Who is Marie-France Van Heel? Meet UK PM Andy Burnham's wife, once the 'coolest girl in college', who worked at Sky Digital and MTV Europe and beat breast cancer risk

Marie-France van Heel, wife of Prime Minister Andy Burnham, has a notable career. She met Burnham at Cambridge and worked in marketing for major companies and was the 'coolest' girl in college. Van Heel also underwent a preventative double mastectomy due to family history. She helped design her husband's campaign…

The Economic Times

Study Finds Most of 39 Common Sweeteners Changed Gut Bacteria, With Stronger Effects Alongside Medications

Cambridge researchers tested 39 sweeteners on 25 gut bacteria species and found 75% altered microbial growth. Mixing with duloxetine was especially disruptive. Here's what the research shows.

Medical Daily

King Charles hails ‘Europe’s first eco mosque’ during Cambridge visit

Charles, 77, was told about the environmental credentials of Cambridge Central Mosque as he toured the place of worship

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King impressed by design of ‘Europe’s first eco mosque’

Charles, 77, was told about the environmental credentials of Cambridge Central Mosque as he toured the place of worship.

Evening Standard

Meet Anderson Taylor, the 9-year-old dinosaur lover who turned his fossil collection into a museum and became the world’s youngest curator

Anderson Taylor, aged nine, became the world's youngest male museum curator. He opened the Cambridge Natural History Museum in Illinois in August 2024. The museum showcases fossils, minerals, and natural history specimens collected over years. A visit to Scotland inspired Anderson to pursue his lifelong passion for dinosaurs. He now…

The Times of India

Dinosaur-loving nine-year-old boy recognised by Guinness World Records as youngest museum curator

Anderson Taylor of Cambridge, Illinois has officially been recognised by Guinness World Records as the youngest museum curator in the world.

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The 16th century lesbian poet who could be Scotland’s answer to Gentleman Jack

Marie Maitland, a 16th-century Scottish gentlewoman, has for centuries been recognised as the likely scribe of the Maitland Quarto. This important manuscript, now held in the Pepys Library of Magdalene College, Cambridge, is an anthology of Scottish poetry by members of the noble Maitland family and their associates.

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Diane Morgan: ‘If I was middle-class and I’d been to Cambridge, people would have had more confidence in me’

THE SATURDAY INTERVIEW: The deadpan genius behind Philomena Cunk and Mandy is back with yet another comedy creation in BBC One’s ‘Ann Droid’. She talks to Lauren Morris about growing in confidence, the changing TV landscape, and why she won’t be joining the cast of ‘Amandaland’ any time soon

The Independent UK

No UK Trial for US Airman Accused of Exposing Himself To British Teenage Girl After US Military Claimed Jurisdiction

A US airman accused of indecent exposure in Cambridgeshire avoided UK prosecution after the case was transferred to US military jurisdiction.

International Business Times UK

US airman accused of exposing himself to 16-year-old girl avoided British trial

Hannes Marschalek, who allegedly exposed his penis to four other women in Cambridgeshire, tried via US court martial

The Guardian - UK

Boy hurt in crocodile enclosure faces more surgeries as £25,000 raised

The parents said they have been ‘living at the hospital’ since the incident at Johnsons of Old Hurst, in Cambridgeshire, on June 18.

Evening Standard

Zoo owners praise actions of those who helped boy injured in crocodile enclosure

The incident occurred at Johnsons of Old Hurst, in Cambridgeshire, last month.

Evening Standard

3-Year-Old Boy Rescued From UK Zoo Crocodile Enclosure Faces 'Extremely Challenging' Recovery

A three-year-old boy is recovering in hospital after a crocodile attack at a Cambridgeshire wildlife park. His family thanks rescuers and hospital staff, while investigations into the incident continue.

International Business Times UK

UK 'Alien Capital' Claim: Cambridge Tops a New UFO Sightings Ranking But the Numbers Come With Caveats

Cambridge leads UK cities in police-recorded UFO sightings, with a '1 in 400 lifetime chance' claim. However, the data reflects reports, not confirmed encounters, and lacks a disclosed timeframe.

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Family of boy injured in Cambridgeshire crocodile enclosure thank zoo staff who rescued him

Three-year-old remains in hospital after undergoing multiple surgeries but is now in a stable condition

The Guardian - UK

Cambridgeshire police face questions over decision to hand sexual assault case to US military

Jacob Wulfson, who strangled woman he met online, was allowed to be tried at airbase court martial instead of facing UK justice

The Guardian - UK

US control of case of pilot who strangled woman in UK ‘concerning’, says No 10

Downing Street expresses disquiet that Sarah Steele’s case, which was heard at airbase court martial, did not reach CPS

The Guardian - UK

Cambridge hospital staff investigated over accessing records of boy hurt in crocodile pit

About 40 members of staff reported to have looked at information of boy, three, who ended up in zoo enclosure

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A nearly 200-year-old cemetery comes alive after dark, where the dead share space with frogs, toads, and the scientists listening to them

Citizen scientists are lending their ears to a crucial cause, listening for frog calls in Cambridge's historic Mount Auburn Cemetery. This initiative, part of FrogWatch USA, gathers vital data to track amphibian populations, which are facing global extinction threats from climate change and disease. The program highlights how ordinary individuals…

The Guardian - UK

Which 16th-century artist painted on an upside down shopping list? Find out in the Art Fund museum of the year quiz

In the fourth of five quizzes, curators at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge set 10 fiendish questions to test your knowledge of their collections

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What a Cancer Researcher Removed From Her Kitchen Forever

What if some of the foods sitting in your kitchen right now are the same foods a cancer researcher refuses to eat? Most people assume dangerous foods are easy to identify. But the reality is far more surprising. Many products marketed as convenient, healthy, or even essential have become part…

The Independent UK

Cambridge University students jump from bridge into river after Trinity May Ball

It is an informal tradition for students to do so as part of their post-ball antics, though it is said to be discouraged.

The Independent UK

Father of Saudi student stabbed in Cambridge condemns rise in ‘hateful rhetoric’ in UK

Yousef Algasim warns about the rise of ‘racist and hateful rhetoric’ in Britain after his son Mohammed was murdered in Cambridge last year, adding that a tourist or student who ‘does not feel safe will see no reason to stay’

International Business Times UK

Stranger Accused of Throwing 3-Year-Old into Crocodile Pit Freed on Bail, Deemed Unfit for Interview

A three-year-old boy is critically injured after falling into a crocodile enclosure at a Cambridgeshire zoo. A man was arrested but released on bail, leaving the family seeking answers.

The Guardian - UK

Man released on bail after boy, three, critically injured in zoo crocodile enclosure

Cambridgeshire police say 30-year-old man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder is not fit to be interviewed

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