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BBC-cam

Construction starting on new waste incinerator
Campaigners have opposed it, but MVV Environment says it could employ up to 700 during the build.
What can Greater Anglia passengers expect from nationalisation?
As the company prepares to enter public ownership, we look at the impact it has had on Southeastern.
Two men charged after post office raid
Both men, from Bedford, will appear at Luton Crown Court on 3 November.
Dealer hid crack cocaine and heroin in his pants
Dodou Manneh admits supplying class A drugs and is also found to have a phone linked to a drug line.
UK's first burns bus saves patients long journeys
The bus is driven nearly 30,000 miles to patients - equivalent to 128 flights from London to Paris.
Jumping to 'easier party' won't work, Badenoch tells defectors
A new defector to Reform UK says the Tories are irrelevant, but Kemi Badenoch says change will take time.
Academics trial butterfly project at Jimmy's Farm
Jimmy's Farm is collaborating with Anglia Ruskin University in an attempt to boost its numbers.
Menopause-friendly fire brigade recognised
Menopause is discussed openly at work "without embarrassment or fear of being treated differently".

SBS-World

Greta Thunberg greeted by cheering crowd in Athens after Israel expels flotilla activists
Swedish activist Greta Thunberg has landed in Greece alongside scores of fellow campaigners expelled from Israel after trying to ship aid to Gaza,
'Fighting a war on two fronts': Behind the rise of a new threat in Gaza
Newly released data shows a major spike in intra-Palestinian violent incidents this year, as well as a significant rise in stolen aid packages.
France's new prime minister resigns weeks after his appointment
Sébastien Lecornu's resignation came just hours after he formed his cabinet, whose makeup had sparked controversy.
Australian claims dislocated arm from soldiers in prison called Israel's 'worst'
Ketziot prison — once called the "largest and the worst" of Israel's prisons by Human Rights Watch — sparks welfare concerns for Australians detained there.
'Equals, mates, and now allies': What is the new treaty between Australia and PNG?
Australia has signed its first alliance in 70 years. In a battle for Pacific influence, is it a threat to China?
It's on Australia's 'do not travel' list. But influencers are promoting it anyway
A surge of travel vloggers is putting Afghanistan back on the tourism map, even as the Taliban tightens restrictions on women and security risks remain high.
Zelenskyy criticises world 'silence' after yet another large-scale Russian attack
Five people have died after the Russian military attacked Ukraine overnight with 53 missiles and several waves of drones.
'We do not see any change': Israel pounds Gaza despite Trump's call for end to bombing
There was no let-up in Israeli attacks on Gaza over the weekend as planes and tanks pounded areas across the enclave.

Varsity News
The only independent student weekly newspaper of the University of Cambridge.

Chancellor calls Israel’s actions in Gaza and West Bank ‘intolerable’
Lord Smith said Israel’s conduct ‘amounts to inhumanity and war crimes’ at a Q&A last week
Jensen Huang, Celeste, and Mia Khalifa to speak at the Union
The newly-released Cambridge Union termcard for Michaelmas 2025 features debates on immigration and Palestine, as well as speaker events with the NVIDIA CEO and Chancellor Chris Smith
Gardies officially closes
The kebab shop had operated in Cambridge for 76 years
Doctors accuse CUH of censorship on Gaza
Doctors wrote an open letter criticising 'a persistent culture of censorship' in the trust, as well as the NHS' recent contract with controversial tech firm Palantir
Revealed: richest colleges raised rents most
John’s and Trinity, the University’s wealthiest colleges, rank among the top three for rent hikes, according to FOI requests
Rise in students turned away from hardship fund
Rejections for undergraduate and postgraduate financial aid rose significantly last year, according to a Varsity investigation
Uni clears don accused of 'abhorrent racism'
The University's internal investigation launched last year has dismissed all complaints against Nathan Cofnas, and found his ideas 'represented lawful free speech'
King's to form new women's choir
The new choir, headed by a new Assistant Director of Music, will be the first official all-female choir in the College's history

Cambridge News
Cambridge Independent news feed

Second man arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with suspicious death
An investigation is ongoing.
Where will the multi-million This Land debt end up after local government reorganisation?
Cambridgeshire County Council has loaned £113.85m to This Land.
New residents’ parking zone designed to stop visitors to Cambridge city centre parking for free
Restrictions would apply seven days a week.
$5m seed funding for Hiverge ‘algorithm factory’
Launched by former Google DeepMind research leaders.
More than 2,100 players play Beat the Street game in Cambourne
Monkfield Park Primary School is the top-scoring team so far (by 6 October).
‘Why we tackled Bidwells Cambridge 10k in aid for Muscular Dystrophy UK’
A mum and her two daughters tell of their special motivation for the run.
Paul Kirkley: Queuing in pubs? I’ll drink to that
Paul Kirkley: On queuing for a beer (but not a pint), university rankings, train station parking and the latest Cambridge-based TV sleuth.
Centre 33: Sharing the team’s words of wisdom for young people and their parents
Centre 33 has supported more than 50,000 young people in the last 40 years and the team shares words of wisdom.