The Latest Breaking News from Cambridgeshire

Speedy finger-prick tests to diagnose strokes trialled in Cambridgeshire

Kits could allow ambulance crews to identify patients with blood clots in their brain, allowing for quicker treatment

The Guardian - UK · Mar 9, 2025

Murder investigation launched as hunt to find missing woman continues

Julie Buckley, 54, from Christchurch in Cambridgeshire, has not been seen since late January.

Evening Standard · Feb 15, 2025

70-year-old man jailed over murder of retired postmistress

Una Crown was found dead at her bungalow in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, in January 2013.

The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2025

The most struck railway bridge in Britain ‘with more than nine lives’

Locals regularly post pictures on social media of vehicles damaged on hitting the bridge despite the clear signage

The Independent UK · Nov 20, 2024

Government drops official concerns about council’s four-day week

Conservative ministers had issued South Cambridgeshire District Council with a series of Best Value Notices throughout 2023 and 2024.

Evening Standard · Nov 9, 2024

Parrots that escaped London Zoo found together 60 miles away

Critically endangered blue-throated macaws Lily and Margot flew away a week ago

The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2024

Parrots missing from London zoo found behind Cambridgeshire garden

Escaped blue-throated macaws, named Lily and Margot, were tracked down after numerous sightings

The Guardian - UK · Oct 28, 2024

London Zoo’s flyaway parrots Lily and Margot found in Cambridgeshire

The birds had been at large for six days.

The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2024

London Zoo’s flyaway parrots Lily and Margot found 60 miles away in Cambridgeshire

The critically endangered birds had been at large for six days

Evening Standard · Oct 27, 2024

Remains of Roman town discovered in Cambridgeshire given protected status

Evidence of highly organised urban settlement found during survey work for solar farm near Great Staughton

The Guardian - UK · Sep 18, 2024