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Oxford and Cambridge pushed out of top three UK university rankings for first time

It’s the first time neither have held a place in the top three in the 32 years the Times guide has been running

The Independent UK

London School of Economics named UK's top university as Oxbridge pushed out of top three for first time

London School of Economics held onto the top spot, and Durham was named university of the year 2026

Evening Standard

Public service broadcasters say ministers misunderstand consolidation meaning

Speaking at the Royal Television Society Convention in Cambridge, UK media bosses agreed merging PSB’s would not be a good thing for the UK.

Evening Standard

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BBC News’s chief executive says broadcaster must act as a ‘town square’ for UK

Deborah Turness also said impartial journalism is needed now ‘more than ever’ while speaking at the Royal Television Society Convention in Cambridge.

Evening Standard

Big pharma firms have paused nearly £2bn in UK investments this year

Government’s plans in disarray before Trump talks as MSD, Eli Lilly and AstraZeneca moves prompt job fears

The Guardian - UK

AstraZeneca Puts Cambridge Expansion On Ice Adding Pressure On Starmer Ahead Of Trump Visit

The U.K.-based AstraZeneca Plc (NASDAQ:AZN) paused a planned 200 million pounds ($271.26 million) investment in its Cambridge research site.

Benzinga

AstraZeneca pauses £200m expansion in Cambridge

It comes after the pharmaceutical firm abandoned plans to invest £450 million in a vaccine plant in Merseyside earlier this year.

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Britain’s biggest company AstraZeneca pauses £200m investment into Cambridge site

The investment had been set to create 1,000 jobs

The Independent UK

AstraZeneca pauses £200m investment in Cambridge research site

Decision means none of drugmaker’s much-trumpeted £650m UK investment package is currently proceeding

The Guardian - UK

Man denies murdering Saudi student who was stabbed in Cambridge

Mohammed Algasim, 20, died in Cambridge, where he had come to study English, in August.

Evening Standard

From a spruced-up Big Ben to Cambridge’s crystal doughnut – Stirling prize for architecture shortlist unveiled

Six contenders for the prestigious UK award for excellence in architecture also include two houses, a medical research centre and a college of fashion – but nothing north of the Fens

The Guardian - UK

Hospital pays out compensation after infection outbreak linked to water supply

There were three patient deaths, two of them as a result of complications linked to the outbreak at Royal Papworth Hospital in Cambridge.

Evening Standard

From California to Cambridge – how this family found a new life in an old English home that merges tradition with laid-back West Coast style

An American family has fully embraced an English aesthetic in their Cambridge Arts and Crafts home, which is full of color, pattern and joyous design details

Homes & Gardens

Locks need urgent repair amid threat to future of Cambridge punting – Ed Davey

Sir Ed was speaking after he tried his hand at punting on Friday.

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The Independent UK

Cambridge punting at risk amid £25 million funding crisis

There are grave fears for the century-old pastime

Evening Standard

Future of punting in Cambridge faces threat from locks ‘in danger of collapse’

The collapse of a lock could lower river water levels to a ‘muddle trickle’, experts warned.

The Independent UK

Who are the right-wing politicians and influencers joining JD Vance on his Cotswolds holiday?

JD Vance’s trip to the UK has seen him dine with a number of right wing figures, from Reform leader Nigel Farage to Cambridge academic James Orr

The Guardian - UK

John Hipkin obituary

Other lives: Dedicated teacher and local councilor who served as the mayor of Cambridge

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Evening Standard

Man ‘to deny murder of Saudi student in Cambridge and argue self-defence’

Mohammed Algasim, 20, died in Mill Park, a street near the city’s main train station, late on August 1.

Evening Standard

Family pay tribute to ‘pure of heart’ Saudi student who was stabbed in Cambridge

Mohammed Algasim, 20, was pronounced dead after police were called to Mill Park, a street near the city’s main train station, late on Friday.

Evening Standard

Man charged with murder of Saudi student who was stabbed in Cambridge

Police were called to Mill Park at 11.27pm on Friday following reports of violence.

Evening Standard

Murder probe launched after fatal attack on language school student

The 20-year-old man, who was a student at EF International Language Campuses Cambridge, died after the incident on Friday night.

Euronews

Lost Salvador Dalí painting bought from a London garage for £150 to auction for 200 times the price

The 1966 watercolour, part of a long-lost Arabian Nights series, was authenticated after being rediscovered by an antiques dealer at a garage sale in the UK.

The Guardian - UK

Campaigners targeting dozens of UK councils in push for four-day week

Move comes as South Cambridgeshire becomes first UK local authority to vote to make work pattern permanent

Evening Standard

Former culture secretary Lord Chris Smith elected as Cambridge chancellor

More than 23,000 alumni and staff from the university voted online for the first time to elect the new chancellor.

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