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A scorching summer: The Heatwave of 1976 in 25 photos

The early morning sun shines down on these tennis fans at Wimbledon on July 3, 1976

Nostalgia | Gallery

Ben Craske

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With UK temperatures soaring and today set to be the hottest day of the year so far, today we are stepping back in time to another sweltering summer - the heatwave of 1976.
Frog bones uncovered in Bar Hill, Cambridgeshire

Heritage

Over 8,000 amphibian bones weighing nearly 700kg unearthed in village

Daniel Mason

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Queen Elizabeth, the future Queen Mother, inspecting Lancaster bomber crews on a visit to RAF Warboys.

Royal Family

Exclusive look at royal photograph taken at RAF Warboys

Alan Davies

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A 13-metre table that has been made from a 5,000-year-old fossilised black oak tree arrived at Ely Cathedral on May 9.

Ely Cathedral

Table made from 5,000-year-old oak tree arrives at Ely Cathedral

Katie Woodcock

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The Empire Theatre, Wisbech, an Art Deco gem of a building, barely altered since it opened in 1932.

Nostalgia | Gallery

90th birthday for historic Art Deco theatre

John Elworthy

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Rehanging: The largest known painting by John Constable RA has been transformed after over 270 hours

Arts & Culture | Gallery

Artist’s largest painting displayed back in Cambridgeshire in its full...

Katie Woodcock

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Fire damaged building remains cordoned off in Wisbech

Fenland District Council

'We'll help you all we can' council tells owner of fire gutted building

John Elworthy

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Part of a Romano-British cemetery, here shown in the early stages of its excavation

Heritage | Gallery

Romano-British burial site unearthed in Fen town

John Elworthy

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Gothic House, Cottenham, which was subject of enforcement action four years ago

South Cambridgeshire District Council

'Bubble wrap' Gothic House an eyesore say villagers

John Elworthy

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XH648 in the Conservation Hall at IWM Duxford, where it was last in 2016 before work began on the aircraft in Hangar 5.

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Last remaining Victor aircraft of its kind to be displayed at IWM Duxford

Alan Davies

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