40 h. ago Church accountant sacked by Catholic diocese after 'witch hunt' for being an atheist wins £60k payout

Cambridge University-educated Janet Parker, 55, fell out with her female boss after she asked for leave to care for her newly adopted daughter.

Economics

41 h. ago Cambridge University professor, 64, accused of deliberately flunking IQ and memory tests in bid for £1million NHS compensation claim

Dr Mohamed Atef Hakmi scored a 'very bad' 84 on a pre-trial IQ test as part of the case - putting him well below the UK average, despite continuing to teach at Cambridge, a London's High Court heard.

Economics

43 h. ago Cambridge professor accused of faking poor IQ test to boost £1m brain injury compensation claim

Dr Hakmi is a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons and an affiliated assistant professor at Cambridge University

Economics

44 h. ago Influencer who spent £1MILLION on plastic surgery claims she's now been kicked off dating apps for being 'too beautiful'

The Brazilian model previously revealed she spent almost £1million on plastic surgery in a bid to become the world's 'most perfect woman'.

Economics

45 h. ago In a dangerous era for journalism – a powerful new tool to help protect sources

Today, the Guardian, in collaboration with the University of Cambridge, launches Secure Messaging, a world-first from a media organisationToday, the Guardian launches a unique new tool for protecting journalistic sources. Secure Messaging is an important new technological innovation that will make it easier for people to share confidential information with us.Blowing the whistle on wrongdoing has always taken bravery. As threats to journalists around the world increase, so does the need to protect confidential sources. One of the most dramatic global shifts against whistleblower safety comes as part of the Trump administration’s continued assault on the free press. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Blood test for Alzheimer’s could soon be available on the NHS

New study shows test is 95 per cent accurate in picking up people with memory problems

Events

1 week ago Don King confirms successful $1.1million purse bid for Kubrat

Don King has won the right to promote Kubrat Pulev’s WBA regular heavyweight title clash with Michael Hunter. The winner of the bout will face whoever comes out on top of Fabio Wardley’s fight with Justis Hunt

Economics

1 week ago AP PHOTOS: Harvard students celebrate graduating amid a legal battle with the White House

America's oldest and wealthiest school, Harvard University, held its commencement Thursday. The ceremony, attended by thousands of people, came as the university takes the lead on defying the White House in federal court to defend higher education.

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1 week ago Sandi Toksvig and Gina Miller hoping to become first female Cambridge chancellor

The University of Cambridge has published the final list of candidates for the election of the institution’s formal and ceremonial head.

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2 w. ago Judge blocks Trump administration’s ban on Harvard accepting international students

Ivy league had filed suit saying the ban was unconstitutional retaliation for defying White House’s demandsUS politics live – latest updatesUS university scholars and international students: are you considering working or studying elsewhere?A US federal judge on Friday blocked the government from revoking Harvard University’s ability to enroll foreign students just hours after the elite college sued the Trump administration over its abrupt ban the day before on enrolling foreign students.US district judge Allison Burroughs in Boston issued the temporary restraining order late on Friday morning, freezing the policy that had been abruptly imposed on the university, based in nearby Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Thursday. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Senior doctor admits 'doubting his own judgement' after a teenage girl died from sepsis

Professor Richard Thompson is accused of numerous failings in his treatment of Martha Mills, 13, at London 's King's College Hospital two days before she died in August 2021.

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2 w. ago Improved breast screening could detect extra 3,500 cancers a year in UK – study

During a clinical trial using additional scans, an extra 85 cancers were found.

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3 w. ago Patient of suspended hospital surgeon says she wants answers

Chloe Humphries, of Newmarket, Suffolk, said that in 2015 surgeon Kuldeep Stohr operated on her knee.

Science

4 w. ago JD Vance’s ‘British Sherpa’ claims UK has more free speech offences than Putin’s Russia

A Cambridge University professor whom JD Vance described as his "British Sherpa" has claimed that "more people have got into trouble in the UK for free speech offences" than in Vladimir Putin's Russia.

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4 w. ago The NHS needs a complete change of culture to deal with medical mistakes

Editorial: The public accounts committee points out that the health service pays out nearly 2 per cent of its annual budget to compensate for clinical negligence. But that does not deal with the underlying cause of the problem

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