• Dozens of firefighters tackle nature reserve blaze
  The fire, which broke out at about 15:15 BST, is at Holme Fen, south of Peterborough.
• Joe Wicks brings record-breaking crowd to Parkrun
  More than 1,200 runners and walkers descend on a park as fitness coach Joe Wicks tours Parkruns.
• Crews tackle 20 fires within a matter of hours
  Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service says blazes on farmland are the biggest risk at the moment.
• 'I was one of 85 pilots who flew a US spy plane'
  Buz Carpenter marks 50 years since the SR-71 Blackbird spy plane set speed and altitude records.
• Repairs to car-sized sinkhole restart after delay
  A council says a broken sewer that was holding up the work has now been fixed.
• The new flats that have raised ethical questions
  A Cambridge council estate is being knocked down and replaced, potentially without council homes.
• Littering fines draw in almost £100k across county
  New figures reveal which councils in Cambridgeshire have issued the most fines for littering.
• Boiler theft gang jailed for new-build home raids
  Four men are jailed for burgling new-build homes across England.

• Trump tries optimism as foes hold fire and Iran denies peace talks
  Fighting between the US and Iran has been paused since the weekend. While Trump expressed hope for a deal, Iran has remained unmoved.
• 'Big mistake' Australian travellers warned not to make as wildfires burn across Europe
  Devastating wildfires are tearing through Europe at the height of its holiday season.
• Iran claims control of the Strait of Hormuz and rejects peace talks
  Trump stopped a two-week campaign of attacks against Iran to provide an opportunity for negotiations.
• Israeli settlers torch two mosques in West Bank during a deadly surge in violence
  Violence in the Israeli-occupied West Bank has surged since the Gaza war began.
• US and Iran halt bombing for second night as both sides give space to talks
  A temporary halt in fighting comes as military costs rise and fresh regional tensions continue to emerge.
• Berlin Pride attack suspect shot dead by German police
  The suspect had been known to the authorities for a "high number" of previous crimes and was believed to have been radicalised.
• Australia's favourite holiday destination is undergoing a hidden transformation
  Bali's waste crisis is colliding with a boom in tourists, and the Indonesian government has plans to reel in more rich visitors.
• Israel rounds up Palestinians in West Bank village after 'shoot out' involving settlers
  Palestinians in the occupied West Bank buried four men killed during a clash with Israeli settlers.

• Cambridgeshire County Council paid Clare Hall £158,863 after College withdrew busway objection
  The graduate College withdrew its objection to the busway on 29 October last year
• King opens University’s New Whittle Laboratory
  The refurbished facility will comprise two laboratories, the Bennett Innovation Lab and the UK National Centre for Propulsion and Power
• News in Brief: boathouses, Barnard’s Star, and Binface
  A short roundup of this week’s news stories, including a Christ’s student’s model lego boathouse and an outer space discovery
• Gas mains works to cause disruption in Cambridge until 2030
  Urgent gas mains works on major roads may affect travel for students at hill colleges
• Burnham becomes first Cambridge-educated prime minister in 89 years
  The Fitzwilliam graduate is also the first UK prime minister to have studied English at university
• News in Brief: prizes, protests, and poplar trees
  A light-hearted roundup of this week’s stories, including heatwave provisions and a speech from a former ambassador
• Philanthropist donates $34.5m to Cambridge for autism research
  The donation will fund the creation of the K. Lisa Yang Centre for Autism Research, as well as an accompanying clinical centre
• Write for Varsity this Michaelmas
  Now is the ideal time to join the beating heart of student journalism in Cambridge

• Progress on Chisholm Trail cycling route in Cambridge stalled by railway discussions
  It’s already been delayed by nearly three years.
• Discussions ongoing over funding for £162m CSET busway scheme
  GCP no longer has the money “in our own pocket”, meeting hears.
• Planning application submitted for Cambridge 25 employment park near A14
  Lolworth Developments says Cambridge 25 has the potential to provide around 2,900 new jobs.
• 3-year-old boy ‘thrown’ in crocodile enclosure is ‘smiling again’ after 7 surgeries
  The child’s family have thanked people for their support.
• The potholed Cambridgeshire roads that could benefit from £5m spending
  Extra preventative maintenance could be carried out on battered highways.
• Demand for crackdown after thousands of sewage discharges into Greater Cambridge rivers
  Councillors condemn pollution and raise concerns for chalk streams.
• Cambridge Water and Anglian Water hosepipe bans welcomed by Cam Valley Forum
  Hosepipes use 15-17 litres of water per minute.
• In pictures: Grand Arcade launches ‘Grand Depths’, a free, immersive ocean-themed exhibition
  The exhibition is in partnership with the University of Cambridge’s Museum of Zoology.

Cambridge Uni News

• Cambridge’s Ray Dolby Centre recognised in World’s Most Beautiful Universities List 2026 mon, 27 jul 2026 13:24:18 +0000
• Professor Helen Wilson appointed Director of the Isaac Newton Institute mon, 27 jul 2026 09:13:54 +0000
• Study reveals why DNA damage from smoking and UV rays may cause cancer in some people but not others sun, 26 jul 2026 23:01:00 +0000
• Scientists solve mystery behind contradictory behaviours of new weight-loss drugs fri, 24 jul 2026 09:00:00 +0000
• Leadership skills for disabled young people thu, 23 jul 2026 08:33:33 +0000
• Cambridge seeks behaviour change expert to tackle climate crisis as first Hatton Professor of Sustainability tue, 21 jul 2026 08:29:49 +0000
• The King officially opens Cambridge’s New Whittle Laboratory mon, 20 jul 2026 13:13:47 +0000
• British Academy elects Cambridge Professors to Fellowship in 2026 fri, 17 jul 2026 10:15:12 +0000
• Sustained global financial instability requires rethink among business leaders, report argues fri, 17 jul 2026 07:00:00 +0000
• Sweeteners shown to slow growth of important gut bacteria in lab tests thu, 16 jul 2026 09:00:00 +0000
• FIFA and pop superstars should discount tickets to cut the climate costs of 'mega-events' thu, 16 jul 2026 08:56:54 +0000
• Astronomers find nearby planets to be small, strange, and utterly uninhabitable wed, 15 jul 2026 13:53:42 +0000
• Professor Kamal Munir to return to teaching and research wed, 15 jul 2026 09:23:56 +0000
• Cambridge and Oxford join forces to unlock over a million biological records for climate research wed, 15 jul 2026 08:06:00 +0000
• Testing the limits of what’s possible (and what isn’t) with AI tue, 14 jul 2026 09:00:00 +0000