Just compare the £2m per year each over 10 years to revive 30 impoverished towns announced as Levelling Up by the Prime Minister with:£162m to build Cambridge CSET busway£230m to build Cambridge C2C busway£277m gift to private company to move the Cambridge WWT into the Green Belt£8bn to build East-West Rail extension to Cambridge! Countryside campaigners say now is the moment to persuade a future government to announce a levelling up agenda which actually delivers on its promises. The inference from Government is that Cambridge is the only UK university delivering life sciences. Those are the places that merit levelling up investment – Cambridge is already on the level. Sources belowhttps://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/may/31/tories-pledge-20m-each-of-levelling-up-funds-to-30-more-townshttps://www.cotonbuswayaction.com/Major transport project to build new Cambridge busway back on track – Cambridgeshire Live (cambridge-news.co.uk)

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Lyme disease is an infectious disease transmitted by the bite of a tick carrying borrelia bacteria which, if not properly treated, may persist in the body for years. Identifying ticksIn California, the western black-legged tick (Ixodes scapularis) is the major carrier of Lyme disease. Tick safety tips from EBRPDWear long pants, long sleeves, and closed-toe shoes. What to do after a tick bitePull the tick gently from the skin using a tissue or tweezers, not with your bare hands. Wash your hands and the tick bite with soap and water; apply antiseptic to the bite.

It was a back-and-forth contest at Merritt College on Thursday night, May 30, but in the end Oakland Soul SC earned all three points versus Pleasanton Rage, thanks to three second-half goals. In the end, Oakland reached the final whistle with a 3-2 victory. Oakland remained aggressive and was rewarded with the next two goals of the match. Fill out our reader Survey and enter for a chance to win a $50 gift certificate! In the 61st minute, Geis got involved again, this time pushing up the left side of the pitch and slotting a pass through the box to Cecilia Gee, who buried the one-timer into the twine to give Oakland a 2-1 lead.

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Fashion is one of the highest polluting industries in the world, and one of its biggest problems is microplastics. These tiny particles are shed from synthetic clothing during washing, and it is estimated there are now trillions of microplastics in our oceans. The DREAM Laboratory at the University of Toronto’s Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering is working to tackle this. Microplastics shed from synthetic clothing end up harming marine life and entering the food chain. The next step for the team’s microplastics work is creating a process suitable for industry use.

She is set to be Mexico’s first female president. Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (right) raises the hand of Claudia Sheinbaum (left), after her swearing-in ceremony as Mexico City mayor on December 5, 2018. Current and former US officials have frequently described the relationship between President Joe Biden and Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador as friendly and professional — and anticipate a productive relationship with Mexico’s next president. But Mexico’s election also comes at a critical time for the Biden administration. One of the considerations in rolling out a new border executive action was doing so after Mexico’s election.

Jadon Sancho faces an uncertain summer as he returns to Manchester UnitedJadon Sancho has bid farewell to Borussia Dortmund ahead of his return to Manchester United this summer. Sancho shone in a half-season spell at Dortmund, from whom he had been signed by United in a £70m deal in 2021. The 24-year-old helped Dortmund reach the Champions League final, although they were beaten 2-0 by Real Madrid in Saturday’s final at Wembley. “I want to congratulate Real Madrid on winning the Champions League. I want to congratulate Real Madrid on winning the Champions League.

Airlines are set to urge aeroplane passengers to wear their seatbelts throughout flights in a new safety push following the death of a 73-year-old Singapore Airlines passenger during extreme turbulence. Safety teams at a number of companies are believed to be considering how best to compel their customers to stay strapped in even if the seatbelt sign is off, according to The Times. Singapore Airlines flight SQ321 from Heathrow on May 21 saw the Boeing 777-300ER aircraft plummet 6,000ft amid terrifying turbulence which left Geoffrey Kitchen, 73, dead and 30 more passengers injured. Singapore Airlines has already tweaked its policy after the May 21 incident - no longer providing hot drinks and meals when the seatbelt sign is on. Seconds before then, with the seatbelt sign turned off, some had got up from their seats to stretch their legs while pleasant and professional crewmembers distributed the refreshments.

There was that time in 2001 when the deputy prime minister, out trying to win votes, punched a constituent who threatened him with an egg. They include former prime minister Theresa May, former deputy prime minister Dominic Raab, and 20 former cabinet members. British prime ministers get to call an election whenever they want, up to the end of their five-year terms. It’s not like the Labour Party under Sir Keir Starmer is on fire with passion and brilliance. Left in limboWorse, some natural Labour voters are furious about leadership’s treatment of Diane Abbott, the first black woman elected to Parliament.

The company that owns the Regional Medical Center of San José says it plans to close the hospital’s trauma center on August 12. The trauma center is the only one of its kind on Santa Clara County’s east side. Now, local leaders, patient advocates, and even some doctors from the hospital want the state to intervene, warning that this closure will have devastating ripple effects on the entire region.

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A new priest has been appointed to help out four East Cambridgeshire parishes. At a celebratory Grunty Fen Group service at Holy Trinity Church Haddenham on Sunday, The Ven Richard Harlow, Archdeacon of Huntingdon and Wisbech, on behalf of Bishop Dagmar, the acting Bishop of Ely, licenced Rev Jill to the post of associate priest in the parishes of Haddenham, Wilburton, Witchford and Wentworth. Jill will continue to work as a SSOM (self-supporting ordained minister). AdvertisementsAdvertisementsJill is also chaplain at the Diocesan of Ely’s new offices at Lancaster Way Business Park.

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A WOMAN visited hospital seven times complaining of slurred speech and extreme tiredness, but kept being told she was just drunk. Called auto-brewery syndrome, the metabolic condition causes fungi in the gut create alcohol through fermentation and makes sufferers seem like they've had a few too many. Over two years, the woman, from Toronto, Canada, visited the emergency department multiple times, complaining of extreme daytime sleepiness and slurred speech. It wasn't until her seventh A&E visit that an emergency doctor thought auto-brewery syndrome might be the cause of the woman's strange symptoms. A brewery worker was recently slapped with a drink-and-drive charge before it was discovered he suffers with ‘auto-brewery syndrome’.