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        A heart on a bridge over one of Gothenburg's canals

        The Swedish message to UK congestion charge cities

        Cambridge hopes a congestion charge will cut traffic by 50%. What does Gothenburg have to say?

        • 1da day ago
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        Related content

        • More than 23k respond to city congestion charge plan

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        • More than 23k respond to city congestion charge plan
        Chartwell House

        Council planned to buy home linked to ex-director

        It had proposed to buy a children's home which an ex-executive director's husband had managed.

        • 1da day ago
        • Cambridgeshire
        Jesse Nwokejiobi

        Pair charged in connection with teen murder probe

        Two people are charged with assisting an offender following the death of Jesse Nwokejiobi.

        • 1da day ago
        • Cambridgeshire
        Racegoers at the Grand National

        Dress code dropped at Jockey Club racecourses

        Formal dress codes are being dropped at 15 racecourses owned by the Jockey Club including Newmarket and Huntingdon.

          A catalytic converter being removed from an SUV car

          Catalytic converter thefts surge in county

          An average of two catalytic converters a day are being stolen in Cambridgeshire, say police.

          • 1da day ago
          • Cambridgeshire
          Peterborough town hall

          Council writes off ÂŁ1.6m of irrecoverable debt

          About ÂŁ707,000 is written off after companies went bankrupt or into administration.

            James Mattless

            Man who had stroke aged 27 makes NHS treatment call

            James Mattless was transferred away from his local hospital because the treatment was unavailable.

              Chartwell House

              Council planned to buy home linked to ex-director

              It had proposed to buy a children's home which an ex-executive director's husband had managed.

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              Jesse Nwokejiobi

              Pair charged in connection with teen murder probe

              Two people are charged with assisting an offender following the death of Jesse Nwokejiobi.

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              Racegoers at the Grand National

              Dress code dropped at Jockey Club racecourses

              Formal dress codes are being dropped at 15 racecourses owned by the Jockey Club including Newmarket and Huntingdon.

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                Catalytic converter thefts surge in county

                Peterborough town hall

                Council writes off ÂŁ1.6m of irrecoverable debt

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                    The Swedish message to UK congestion charge cities

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                    Desk-based workers are trialling a 30-hour week on the same full-time pay.

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                    Cambridge scientists are continuing to use volunteers' blood to develop the next Covid-19 vaccines.

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