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Face of girl, 16, thought to be one of UK’s first Christians is reconstructed

Her remains were discovered at Trumpington Meadows on Cambridge’s southern limits in 2012.

The Independent UK

English philosophers thought they had sloughed off the dead weight of history, but history suggests otherwise

Nikhil Krishnan’s intriguing and charming history, A Terribly Serious Adventure: Philosophy at Oxford 1900-60, is organised around anecdotes rather than arguments. Krishnan is interested not only in “what people thought but what they were like”.

The Conversation

Shout out to honour Cambridge's musical legacy

Which gigs were your favourite?

Newcastle Herald

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Thomas Cromwell’s prayer book found in a Cambridge library

Thomas Cromwell’s personal prayer book has been found in a Cambridge library, where it has been hiding in plain sight for centuries. “The Book of Hours”, which features in Hans Holbein’s portrait of the Tudor statesman, was identified by historians who had discovered that both Anne Boleyn and Catherine of…

The Week

The winning city from Fortune's Best Places to Live for Families list is offering its residents $200 to get to know their neighbors

The city of Cambridge is incentivizing its residents to throw block parties.

Fortune

Proposed Oxford to Cambridge railway line compared with Britain’s bendiest road

The proposed track between Bedford and Cambridge was criticised for being ‘full of twists and turns’.

The Independent UK

Wes Streeting describes struggle coming out as gay, first love and cancer shock aged 38

Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting is releasing a new book at the end of June - Pride month - and in it he shares his experiences of coming out only after he started at Cambridge University

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'Cancer stories hit me differently now': Wes Streeting shares emotional story ahead of new book

The Labour Shadow Health Secretary's searingly honest book, One Boy, Two Bills and a Fry Up, charts his journey from the East End to Cambridge University and Westminster

Daily Mirror

Yorick Wilks obituary

Computer scientist and pioneer of natural language processing – teaching AI to communicate

The Guardian - UK

New build horror as 36 houses face demolition - as neighbours left fearing for homes

Residents in an upmarket housing development close to the centre of Cambridge have been left fearing for their own properties after developers have confirmed that 36 newly built homes will have to be demolished

Daily Mirror

‘Lost’ Tudor book ‘hiding in plain sight’

Thomas Cromwell’s Book of Hours was “thought to be a lost relic of Henry VIII’s court”, said The Times, but “it transpires that it’s been hiding in plain sight for 363 years”. The book, which was immortalised in one of the most famous portraits from Tudor England, has been sitting…

The Week

A nutritionist shares her verdict on the controversial Cambridge Diet plan

It claims to help you lose weight, fast - but is it healthy or sustainable?

Marie Claire

Inside abandoned McDonald's with retro booths and milkshake glasses left behind

Ben James, 32, from Cambridge, took photos inside an abandoned retro McDonald's in Chicago that now looks eerily quiet with glasses, plates and cutlery appearing to have been hurriedly left behind

Daily Mirror

Cambridge city guide: Best things to do and where to stay for a culture-packed UK break

Ancient colleges, leafy spaces and punting on the river abound in this charming English city, but there’s plenty more to it, says Mary Novakovich

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Daily Mirror

Mum slams school for 'allowing son to explode as he's only in lessons 2 hours a day'

Parents have slammed Caldecote Primary School in Cambridge, as they claim that children with special educational needs are treated in a 'dismal way' at the school

The Guardian - UK

Ways of Life: Jim Ede and the Kettle’s Yard Artists by Laura Freeman review – an intimate biography of a life in art

This fabulously detailed biography is a fitting testament to the great collector’s cunning, determination and impeccable taste

The Independent UK

Negotiations must ‘restart’ to prevent graduation delays – Cambridge university

Many students are facing the ‘likelihood that the completion of their degrees and their graduation may be delayed’, acting vice-chancellor says.

Daily Record

Woman hailed for 'genius' buttering hack as she ditches knife for spoon

The 47-year-old, from Cambridge, gained even more attention when she posted a clip of her using a spoon to butter a roll for partner Mark Read, 51.

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Insider UK

Edinburgh attracts increasing number of spin-out firms

Outside of Oxford, Cambridge and London, the Scottish capital is doing well for university-born businesses

The Independent UK

Choir climbs 163ft tower and sings from rooftop in Cambridge college tradition

Each year, members of the choir of St John’s sing the Ascension Day carol from the rooftop.

The Conversation

Hottest days are warming twice as fast as average summer temperature in north-west Europe -- new research

On July 19 2022, the UK experienced its highest ever temperature. At 40.3℃ (Coningsby, Lincolnshire), the temperature surpassed the previous record of 38.7℃ (Cambridge) – a record that had been set a mere three years previously. My new study shows that this is part of a long-running trend of increasing…

Liverpool Echo

Liverpool man's journey from being semi-literate to Cambridge award winner

Cambridge University recognises Liverpool's man’s international contributions and achievements.

Daily Mirror

Terrifying moment Brit couple attacked by killer whales as they sail off coast

Janet Morris and Stephen Bidwell from Cambridge were preparing for their night watch when the pod of orcas attacked and they realised they were sitting ducks on board the boat

The Guardian - UK

Kettle’s Yard: how Britain’s avant garde found a cosy home in Cambridge

A new book celebrates Jim Ede, the patron whose museum-home is a chapel to 20th-century British art – in particular that generation who were driven to search for meaning after the first world war

Daily Mirror

McDonald's customer fuming and 'prepared to go to court' over two car parking fines

Shapour Meftah was given two fines after parking at a McDonald's branch in Cambridge - and following several unsuccessful appeals, he said he is willing to go to court to fight the tickets

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