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Six young poets picked to open Latitude Festival
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 | Cambridge Independent — News · Safetytoday Attempted murder arrest after three-year-old boy injured in crocodile enclosure at Cambridgeshire zoo• Police do not believe the man and child were known to each other. |
BBC News — Cambridgeshire · Planningtoday 'Our service charge has doubled in four years'• Residents on a new housing development say the reasons driving the rising cost are not transparent. |
 | Cambridge Independent — News · Healthtoday Arrested man released on bail after boy, three, injured in crocodile enclosure at zoo• The boy, from Cambridgeshire, remains at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in a critical but stable condition. |
 | Cambridge Independent — News · Educationtoday Will a social media ban for under-16s work? University of Cambridge experts share their verdicts• Cambridge Independent — News: "Will a social media ban for under-16s work? |
CambridgeshireLive (Reach) — Home / all sections · Weathertoday Heatwave warning for Cambridgeshire splits views as some say 'it used to be called summer'• The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued an amber heat health alert for the East of England |
 | CambridgeshireLive (Reach) — Home / all sections · Council and recordstoday Cambridgeshire zoo owner heroine 'jumped in crocodile enclosure' to save 3-year-old boy• A 30-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder |
Cambs Times (Newsquest) — News · Council and recordstoday Zoo owner's wife 'jumped into crocodile enclosure' to save injured boy• A boy seriously injured after he was thrown into a crocodile enclosure at Johnsons of Old Hurst was reportedly saved by the owner's wife. |
Cambs Times (Newsquest) — News · Council and recordstoday Wife of zoo owner jumped into crocodile enclosure to save child from 'serious harm'• A woman jumped into a crocodile enclosure in a desperate attempt to save a child from serious harm. |
 | Cambridge Independent — News · Traveltoday Final milestone reached ahead of Cambridge South station opening• The station will provide better travel options for people travelling to and from the Cambridge Biomedical Campus. |
BBC News — Cambridgeshire · Council and recordstoday Woman who saved boy from crocodile praised• The boy is attacked by at least one crocodile and is saved from the enclosure by a zoo staff member. |
 | Cambridge Independent — News · Weathertoday Amber warning for extreme heat with temperatures set to climb into 30s in Cambridge• Cambridge Independent — News is the weather and warning route to check before relying on today’s conditions. |
 | CambridgeshireLive (Reach) — Home / all sections · Council and recordstoday Zoo keeper praised as 'incredibly strong' after rescuing boy from crocodile enclosure• Tracey Johnson reportedly rescued a young boy from a crocodile enclosure after an incident which saw a 30-year-old man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder |
Cambs Times (Newsquest) — News · Council and recordstoday Attempted murder suspect bailed after boy thrown into crocodile enclosure• A man who was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a boy was thrown into a crocodile enclosure in Cambridgeshire has been bailed. |
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