Busway firm hits out at critics
A contractor building a £116m guided busway in Cambridgeshire hits out at early publication of a report criticising its performance.
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Today: Wednesday 10th March
The former head of MI5 has claimed US intelligence services "concealed" their mistreatment of terror suspects. And reoffending by thousands of criminals serving short sentences in England and Wales costs up to £10bn a year, a new report has found.
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Busway firm criticised by council
A council criticises a contractor building a £116m guided busway from St Ives to Cambridge over delays in the scheme.
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Tree man cuts chest with chainsaw
A man is in a stable condition in hospital after cutting himself with a chainsaw in Cambridgeshire.
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Where next for the web?
Twenty years after the web was born, Rory Cellan-Jones talks to the scientists who are trying to predict and guide its future.
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Why do women vote differently from men?
Parenting websites, fashion magazines and daytime TV. As the election looms, politicians will pop up in or on them all in the fight for the female vote. But why do women need to be targeted differently and does it work, asks Professor Alison Wolf.
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Victim of caravan collision named
A woman killed in a crash involving a caravan and a van on the A11 in Cambridgeshire is named by police.
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Weak questions put e-mail at risk
Security checks on websites need to be replaced by more complex tests to establish a person's identity, say researchers.
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Woman dies in A11 van collision
A woman is killed and nine people are injured in a crash involving a caravan on the A11 in Cambridgeshire.
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Cambridge University B&B scheme
Plans to provide bed and breakfast accommodation in some of the most historic buildings at Cambridge University are announced.
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The art of science
Despite some reservations, the arts and science can combine and when they do it can create something beautiful.
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Hong Kong tycoon eyes EDF UK firm
Hong Kong's richest businessman Li Ka-Shing plans to bid for the UK arm of French electricity giant EDF Group.
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Head of the River race cancelled
The 75th anniversary of the Head of the River Race in Reading is cancelled amid safety fears.
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Man charged after victim stabbed
An 18-year-old man is charged with attempted murder after a 41-year-old man is stabbed in Suffolk.
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Country profile: India
Details of the key facts, figures and dates.
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Debt, cuts and the ghost of Geddes
Big cuts on the horizon, the media campaigning for an end to waste and those affected bitterly protesting. Sound familiar?
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Hopeful future for rail service
BBC East examines the controversial train service for passengers using First Capital Connect's Thameslink line.
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Teenager arrested over stabbing
An 18-year-old man is arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a 41-year-old man is stabbed in Suffolk.
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The anatomy of a cut
With all parties committed to cuts in public services, how is a cut actually made? Who decides on it, who enforces it and how do the rank-and-file react?
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Job losses as drugs firm closes
A drugs company that funds research into cancer treatments is to close in Cambridge, with the loss of 50 jobs.
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