• King hails design of Europe's first eco mosque
  King Charles says he is impressed with "all the care and attention" on the building in Cambridge.
• Number of thefts falls across county, says report
  The police and crime commissioner says theft from a person fell by 27% in the year to April.
• Man praised for taking on community's gardens
  A man takes on gardening services for free after seeing a negative online post about someone's plot.
• 'We danced our way to 70 years of marriage'
  Victor and Denise Braybrook, who live in Haddenham, mark their platinum anniversary with dancing.
• Thick smoke billows from large barn fire
  Smoke billows from a barn blaze while damage to a water tank in a bin store cuts supplies to homes.
• How can I be sure there is a future for me in farming?
  As Andy Burnham prepares to enter No 10, what do farmers hope to hear from the new prime minister?
• Combine harvester causes large farmland blaze
  Crews from two counties are called to tackle the fire acre blaze.
• Free city centre parking decision due on Tuesday
  Parking could be free in four city car parks on weekdays after 15:00, if scheme is approved.

• 'Ceases to be a nuclear power': The high-stakes deal the new UK PM inherits
  As the UK ushers in a new prime minister, experts are raising questions about how Andy Burnham could impact the AUKUS submarine deal.
• Israel's embassy takes rare swipe at Labor's platform on eve of conference
  The four-page statement drew a shrug from a member of Labor's front bench.
• The Tate brothers' international legal saga: The cases, charges and what comes next
  Self-described misogynist Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan were arrested over the weekend in the US and face charges in multiple jurisdictions.
• Nigel Farage's unusual UK by-election now has an Australian candidate
  When Nigel Farage stands before constituents at the Claction by-election, he'll be facing off against Count Binface and Australian Daniel Pocock.
• 'Impossible': Nauru community detainees say Australian funds not enough to buy food with
  They face a choice between paying for food, water or internet.
• Influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate arrested in US on new charges, face extradition
  The United Kingdom is seeking the extradition of Andrew and Tristan Tate from the US.
• United States launches new strikes on Iran after two US soldiers killed by Iranian attack
  New waves of strikes from the US and Iran have claimed more lives, with both sides taking aim at the Strait of Hormuz again.
• DFAT making urgent inquiries after Australian tackled and handcuffed by ICE at US airport
  The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said it would provide consular assistance to any Australian citizen who requested it.

• 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
• Join Varsity's visual team this Michaelmas
  Now is the ideal time to join the beating heart of student journalism in Cambridge
• Cambridge economics grads earn highest average salary of all graduates nationally after five years
  English literature and performing arts graduates earned the joint lowest salary on average at £35,100
• COVID boosters may give protection beyond COVID-19
  Two new companion studies led by Cambridge researchers point towards COVID booster vaccines offering cross-protection beyond the COVID-19 virus
• News in Brief: summer screenings, swift sanctuaries, and software celebrations
  A light-hearted round-up of this week’s stories, including sanctuaries for swifts and a new Assistant Professorship in Buddhist Studies
• New Cambridge South railway station opens
  The new station, located next to the Biomedical Campus, provides rail services to London, Birmingham, Stansted Airport, and Gatwick Airport 

• King Charles impressed by design of Cambridge Central Mosque during visit
  The mosque’s ‘emphasis on sustainability and high reliance on green energy make this Europe’s first eco-mosque’.
• Three‑way traffic lights and road closure on East Road in Cambridge for emergency gas repairs
  The work follows reports of a smell of gas at the junction of East Road, Mill Road, Gonville Place and Parkside.
• Lost Gardens Cambridge hotel and spa plans revealed for Shire Hall
  Cambridgeshire County Council signed a 250-year lease with the Lamington Group.
• Bridge the Gap walk 2026 route revealed: Six University of Cambridge colleges to feature
  It will raise money for Arthur Rank Hospice Charity and Romsey Mill.
• Rower Jim creates Lego model of Christ’s College boathouse
  10,000 bricks used used in creating boathouse.
• Phil Rodgers: A letter to Andy Burnham to put him in the picture about Cambridge
  Our political correspondent, Phil Rodgers, writes to the incoming PM.
• Kickstarter campaign for ‘The Developer’s Game’ launched by Cambridge architecture practice
  Creators put players in property hot seat.
• University of Cambridge college dropped objection to Cambourne to Cambridge busway after £158,000 agreement
  Clare Hall received the sum from Cambridgeshire County Council.

Cambridge Uni News

• 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
• What price a human kidney? fri, 10 jul 2026 08:00:20 +0000
• First in-human clinical trial results show feasibility of new Parkinson cell therapy thu, 09 jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000
• Spinout developing hardware needed for quantum computing and the next wave of AI applications thu, 09 jul 2026 11:28:01 +0000
• Cambridge releases statistics for use of animals in research in 2025 thu, 09 jul 2026 10:02:38 +0000
• Scientists unravel the fast-moving ‘butterfly effect’ of the deep ocean thu, 09 jul 2026 09:00:00 +0000
• Cambridge astronomers play leading role as world's most ambitious sky survey begins wed, 08 jul 2026 23:28:59 +0000