Council defends £12m consultants
The leader of Peterborough City Council defends the authority spending £12m on consultants in the last 12 months.
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Hospital self-assessment queried
A Panorama investigation finds that 60% of hospitals inspected gave inaccurate information to the government in assessing their own performance.
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Man jailed for path sex attacks
A sex attacker who assaulted and robbed women on a pathway network in Milton Keynes is given an indeterminate prison sentence.
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Hopeful future for rail service
BBC East examines the controversial train service for passengers using First Capital Connect's Thameslink line.
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The anatomy of a cut
With all parties committed to cuts in public services, how is a cut actually made? Who decides on it, who enforces it and how do the rank-and-file react?
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Call-handling probed after death
The police response to a call from a neighbour of a man who died after being found critically ill by officers is to be investigated by the IPCC.
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Homes targeted in arson attacks
Two house fires in Cambridgeshire which took place within minutes of each other are believed to be arson attacks, the fire service says.
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Two flood warnings following rain
Two flood warnings are issued by the Environment Agency for Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire following heavy rainfall.
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Warning as floods hit parts of UK
Heavy rain continues to cause problems in parts of the UK after a woman died when her car was swept away by a swollen river.
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Flood warning in force on river
The Environment Agency places a flood warning on a river in Cambridgeshire following heavy rainfall in the area.
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Water plant for expanding region
Anglian Water turns on the taps at a new multi-million pound treatment works to serve expanding populations in the East.
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Is immigration an election issue?
BBC political correspondent Ben Wright explores how important the issue of immigration will be in the forthcoming general election.
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Wednesday 24th February
MPs have accused News International of "collective amnesia" over the extent of phone-hacking. The chancellor has said he felt "the forces of hell" unleashed against him by Gordon Brown's aides when he predicted the recession. And what music should the London Olympics have as its theme?
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Men sentenced for killing inmate
Three inmates are sentenced for killing a fellow prisoner at a jail in Cambridgeshire.
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Bank raid suspect CCTV voice clue
The voice of an armed robber who raided a Lincolnshire building society is captured on CCTV footage.
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Gas alarms gift to honour victim
A woman whose boyfriend died from carbon monoxide poisoning at his home in Peterborough has raised money for 150 alarms.
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Woman jailed for cyclist's death
A car driver is jailed for 21 months for causing the death by dangerous driving of a cyclist on the A1 in Cambridgeshire.
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Train services 'return to normal'
Train services between Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire and London begin to return to normal following disruption after a worker was injured.
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Centre for homeless faces closure
A day centre where homeless people in Peterborough can get food and clothing may close unless it finds £60,000.
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Fire station site plans redrawn
Cambridge fire station site redevelopment is resubmitted for planning permission after changes are made to the project.
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