Train attacker said 'I am the baddest', trial hears

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        November 3, 2026

Train attacker said 'I am the baddest', trial hears

Good Morning Cambridge — 2026-11-03Police responded to fears about Anthony Williams on a train the day before the attack, jurors hear.
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Train attacker said 'I am the baddest', trial hears
• Police responded to fears about Anthony Williams on a train the day before the attack, jurors hear.
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Cambridge United explores plans for 15,000-seat new stadium at Cambridge East
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Saffron Walden Reporter (Newsquest) — News · Education · yesterday
'Heroic' nurse's final act after devastating MS battle could bring hope to others
• Nurse Linda Robertson, who lived with MS for 17 years, donated her brain for research before her death on October 23.
• Family raises funds for MS research.
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The cosy Cambridgeshire village pubs looking for new owners to run them
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Ely Standard (Newsquest) — News · Local news · yesterday
Knifeman had ‘eyes wide open like he was on something’, court told
• A knifeman who stabbed 10 people on an LNER train has been described by a 14-year-old boy he stabbed the day before as having ‘eyes wide open like he was on something’, a court heard.
Ely Standard (Newsquest) — News · Local news · yesterday
Andy Burnham hails local news as 'critical' as PM backs Journalism Matters campaign
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The Hunts Post (Newsquest) — News · Local news · yesterday
Police want to speak to this man in connection with attempted burglary
• Police have released a CCTV image of a man they want to speak to in connection with an attempted burglary in Cambridge.
Saffron Walden Reporter (Newsquest) — News · Local news · yesterday
Warning to Stansted passengers as airline makes MAJOR rule change
• Ryanair passengers flying from Stansted face new bag drop rules from November 10, with checked luggage facilities closing 60 minutes before departure.
Cambridge News · Local news · yesterday
Man seriously injured in four-vehicle crash on A14
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Cambridge News · Local news · today
What it's like living in the shadow of a hospital set to undergo a huge rebuild
• One local feels 'lucky that the money is there' to secure its future
Cambs Times (Newsquest) — News · Local news · yesterday
Burglar jailed after leaving DNA on beer can at Cambs crime scene
• A burglar who smashed his way into Café Au Chocolat in Cambridge has been jailed after leaving DNA on a beer can at one of the crime scenes.
BBC News — Cambridgeshire · Local news · yesterday
Cambridge United in talks over new stadium
• Work to consider the feasibility of a new site is under way, Cambridge United says.
Cambridge Science Park news RSS feed · Business and development · yesterday
Park Christmas Market to improve sanitation at Ugandan school
• This year's Cambridge Science Park Christmas Market on 3 December will help fund something most of us take for granted.
• A safe, clean toilet.
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Cambridge Independent — News · Local news · yesterday
Cambridge dental wellness studio well:o offers gentler way to care for young teeth during GBT Open Week
• Sponsored feature | Supported by EMS, the week of Guided Biofilm Technology professional cleaning is available for under-16s.
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