Cambridgeshire County Council is considering using ANPR cameras to enforce school streets, which restrict car movements at drop-off and pick-up times to reduce pollution and encourage walking and other active travel methods

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CambridgeshireLive readers have heard that Cambridgeshire County Council is considering using cameras to enforce school street restrictions, which limit vehicle access during school drop off and pick up times. The measures are designed to reduce traffic and pollution around schools while encouraging walking and other forms of active travel.

The council’s highways and transport committee has been asked to approve a report setting out plans to use cameras to enforce traffic restrictions. Officers said “initial planning work” had already begun on installing Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras to enforce turning restrictions on roads including Downing Street.

They are also exploring whether the same technology could be used to enforce school streets, although further assessment would be needed before any decision is made.

Cllr Darren Green, who represents Romsey, said he was “very, very happy” that the council was considering the move. He said: “We know already that school streets can be very fragile and rely on a lot of volunteer work, and best practice would be to back this all up with a camera system. “I hope going forward, once this is in place, that we can prioritise using cameras on school streets.”

However, Cllr Alex Beckett, chair of the committee, stressed that volunteers would continue to play an important role even if cameras were introduced. He said seeing members of the community volunteering to protect their local school can have a greater impact than relying solely on cameras operated by the council. He added that volunteers at some school streets had faced harassment, meaning cameras could ultimately prove a better option in those locations.

Commenter Poppythecat thinks: “This is a very sensible move, ANPR cameras should also be monitoring cycle lanes and fining any drivers driving in or parking on them. They should be sent a copy of the highway code with every fine handed out.”

Dragon33 disagrees: “I don’t get it. There is a swing gate in Norfolk st near St Matthew’s that stops cars going through anyway during school drop off isn’t there? So why have ANPR cameras? Seems like another Vinery Rd LTN in the making.”

Cotonboy48 adds: “In principle this is a good thing, but it will need greater resources to administrate any enforcements and will they be mandatory? Where is the financing coming from? The County Council seems to have little money for urgent road matters, let alone for another scheme. Perhaps have offenders’ cars impounded?”

Click2018 says: “So can you get in touch with my employers and tell them I won’t be in work till 10am and that all front line calls need to be on hold?! Ever think parents have to work and schools have strict drop off times? No, OK I’ll claim housing benefit from the council when I’m jobless!”

Lycralad90 suggests: “Why not get them to walk to school? If they need dropping off in a car you live too far from the school and your kids are in the wrong catchment area.”

Throatwobblermangrove thinks: “Another foregone decision masquerading as safety improvements. Monitoring school drop-off and pick-up times is one thing. But how long before the cameras and restrictions are quietly imposed 24/7, to feed the council’s mindless crusade against convenient transport?”

Tartan53 agrees: “Are the council up to their usual smoking mirror routine? Surely this is the first step in getting the hardware installed for a future congestion charge?”

Marty S adds: “Won’t be long before you’re having to pay just to pick your kids up from school in your car.”

Dominic G asks: “What is the legal basis for ‘school streets?’ I believe there isn’t one? So how can restrictions be enforced if they are not legal?”

Emma W replies: “Schools can apply to the council to close the street for a short while for drop off and pick up time. Usually monitored by either school staff or volunteer parents. Obviously the streets are not through roads. My previous school applied and as they were towards the beginning of a cul-de-sac, it was approved. Residents were able to go in and out, but tended to avoid the closed times just to make it easier for everyone.”

Cambridgeshire Live readers, what do you think? Should cameras be used to enforce school streets, or is this just another way of penalising parents who need to drive their children to school? Have your say in our comments section.

MINAB, Iran (AP) — This will never be a school again.

Its bright blue gate is still painted with the symbols that once welcomed children: Iran’s map, oversized pencils and portraits of legends in science and literature.

But now, the walkway beyond it guides visitors past rows of photographs. They show children busy living, at birthday parties and more. Then come the same small faces on black banners of mourning.

This is the emerging memorial to the schoolchildren killed in the attack in the earliest moments of the war that the United States and Israel began across Iran on Feb. 28. Strikes hit the Shajareh Tayyebeh school in Minab.

Iranian officials said more than 100 students were killed. Months later, the Trump administration still has not directly accepted responsibility for the strike or released the Pentagon’s findings, even as an Associated Press investigation found evidence that at least one U.S. missile hit the school.

Attention turned to Minab again in the past week when a new round of U.S. strikes along Iran’s southern coast struck a wedding and other areas, sending some of the injured to a hospital in the community.

The AP visited the badly damaged two-story building whose classrooms remain frozen mid-lesson, with desks half buried and ceilings collapsed.

There have been calls to preserve the ruins as a historical record. Hormozgan Gov. Mohammad Ashouri Taziani has said the building would be turned into a war museum and memorial.

Nearby, a section of Minab’s cemetery has been dedicated to those killed. Families and others move quietly across the grave-marked artificial grass.

Residents said three bodies still have not been found.

EXCLUSIVE We go inside the mind of Liam Gallagher as he gives thoughts on a range of subjects in Disney+ documentary Don’t Look Back In Anger

The new Oasis film gives fans a real insight in Liam Gallagher ’s mind in a way they have never seen before – giving his verdict on dancing, drinking and even going to bed early. The 53-year-old is always highly entertaining on social media platform ‘X’ but his opinions are often laced in humour.

In Don’t Look Back In Anger sat alongside his brother Noel, the singer gives his views on a range of issues. Giving some life rules to younger Oasis fans, Liam says: “You ain’t gonna get through this f**king life, by not making mistakes. Because you are not f**king robots, d’you know what I mean?

“So go out and have fun, get up in the morning, do your day’s graft and don’t be a c***. And if you are going to be a c*** be a funny one. Live your life and have a good f**king time. Try not to listen to those the doom gloomers, like the politicians and that. Some people can’t be helped. That is what life is about.

“If there is any of that to come from it[the tour] I’m all for it. But the main thing is put the phones down, that’s a start. Sing your hearts out and have a good time. Get drunk and fall over and p**s your pants. Who gives a s**t.

“There is always tomorrow to clean that mess up. Y’know what I mean?”

However, despite telling younger people to party hard, Liam’s days of drinking to those levels of excess seem to be mainly beyond him. He gave up cigarettes for the 2025 tour.

When Noel says he can no longer drink Guinness until 4am, Liam says: “The thing is you get sick of the same s*** that comes out of your mouth. Years ago everything that came out of your mouth was mega. Or come out your mate’s mouth was mega.

“After a while a bit you just go ‘Im full of s***, he’s full of s***. He knows I’m full of s*** and I know he’s full of s***. It’s just like ‘I’m going to bed’. I’ve heard these conversations a million times. But when you’re 20 its the gospel.”

Turning to his stage persona and offering his thoughts on another iconic frontman, Rolling Stones singer Mick Jagger, Liam says: “Another little bit of magic is someone goes stand still.

“Because you are gonna be doing this when you’re f**king 60 and you’re gonna have two double hip operations.

“You don’t wanna be doing that Mick Jagger s***. Mick Jagger must sit there and go ‘I can’t be f**king arsed with this Jumping Jack Flash nonsense. I just wanna stand there and of my thing. But he has gotta go out there and do kung fu kicks and splits and all that. He must sit there and go ‘I can’t be arsed tonight’. All I have gotta do is just stand there. It is genius.”

This comment makes his brother crack up laughing, as will some of the cinema audiences no doubt. The pair were also seen laughing and joking again at the weekend in Venice. Noel compares Liam’s life to the opening line of Oasis song Supersonic ‘I need to be myself, I can’t be no one else’. Noel says: “That’s what he lives his life by, he is who he is and that’s the end of that, and he’s not going to change. I forgot how funny he was.”

He later adds: “There’s two Liams, the one that turns up at rehearsals and there’s the guy on stage who bounces a tambourine on his head. And makes it look cool. You know if I did that I’d look like a utter c****. But somehow he does it and it’s the greatest thing I’ve ever seen. I’d forgotten what he means to people.”

Liam also shows a more mature side in the film when he discusses the death of close friend Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield in November. This loss weighs heavily on both Gallagher brothers but it has even made Liam reassess things. He says: “Very sad man, very sad. Makes you realise life is precious. The penny dropped, no more bulls*** anymore.”

Welcome to the Liam Gallagher of 2026. In bed early, protecting his vocal chords between gigs and still as hilarious as ever. Fans – and his brother Noel – will hope things continue and he doesn’t let things slide away again.

* Oasis: Don’t Look Back In Anger opens in IMAX and UK Cinema on September 9.

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The biggest game of the new Premier League so far sees the two London rivals face off in a game which promises early clues to this campaign’s title race. The champions host Xabi Alonso’s new-look side as both put their 100 per cent starts to the season on the line. The Gunners, arguably, have more to lose, but have not tasted defeat against the Blues in five years.

I first heard about Harriet Taylor Mill when reading about her much more famous collaborator and future husband, the British philosopher and politician John Stuart Mill.

Appropriately for someone who remains in the margins of history despite her enormous contribution – including to her husband’s status – Taylor Mill was deeply angered by injustice. Throughout her life, she railed against the way society made it impossible for women to freely develop their individuality, arguing this was important for everybody – not just men.

In Enfranchisement of Women (1851), Taylor Mill’s only solo-authored essay published during her lifetime, she asked why women were still regarded as “mere appendages” to men without interests of their own. Her answer was characteristically blunt: “The only reason which can be given is that men like it.”

More than 20 years before her husband’s best-known work, On Liberty (1859) was published without any credit for her contribution, she had outlined what would become famous in that book as the “harm principle”: “Every human being has the right to all personal freedom which does not interfere with the happiness of some other.”

Her arguments were always on the side of independence, her sympathies with the powerless and oppressed. She astutely diagnosed the key political and economic question posed by the industrial revolution as being whether “the lot of the poor should be regulated for them, or by them”.

Taylor Mill was also a ferocious defender of “the pleasure of self-dependence” and the right to free speech. Her views were summarised in a programme of reform she outlined in the late 1840s that would be radical if instituted today, never mind two centuries ago.

She called for the establishment of secular educational schools and universities, complete freedom of speech, all occupations to be equally open to men and women, radical limits to the amount people could inherit – and for marriage “to be like any other partnership: dissoluble at pleasure”.

With words that were often witty and pithy, Taylor Mill cut to the heart of issues in political thought such as patriarchy, socio-economic justice and freedom. In my view, she is long overdue a more significant place in the canon of western social philosophy.

Vulnerable to abuse and exploitation

In the 1830s, while tending to three young children from her first marriage, Taylor Mill wrote for the Westminster Review on a variety of political and philosophical subjects, from colonialism in Australia to Plato via political biographies. Her critiques were always pro-democratic and anti-aristocratic.

She also wrote many unpublished articles on the social, political and economic structures which rendered women vulnerable to abuse and exploitation by their spouses – and on the ethics of love, marriage and divorce. Her invocation of the principle that “the higher the kind of enjoyment, the greater the degree” foreshadowed Mill’s distinction between higher and lower pleasures in his book Utilitarianism, three decades later.

In the 1840s and ’50s, the Mills co-authored a series of excoriating newspaper articles on violence, especially domestic abuse. They railed at the unwillingness of the judicial system and police to tackle this issue, and the power inequalities which rendered people – especially women and those in subordinate positions – so vulnerable to brutality. Many of these arguments still resonate today.

Perfect equality was Taylor Mill’s ideal – in politics, the workplace and the home. But by this she did not mean equality of outcome. In their writings, the Mills endorsed a merit-based system of reward based on people’s efforts and talents, rather than what they had inherited.

They called for a “higher standard of justice” which would enable everyone to “work according to their capacity, and receive according to their wants”.

Ignored and even denied

Despite her lifelong commitment to fighting injustice and inequality, Taylor Mill’s immense contribution to her own husband’s work has largely been ignored – and even denied.

To be fair, Mill often sought to give authorial credit where it was due. But his earliest attempts were stymied by Harriet’s first husband, who felt it would draw too much attention to the Mills’ unconventional relationship.

When they eventually married in 1851, Mill tried to divest himself of the “power and control” over his wife which their marriage would legally grant him. He wrote: “I put on record a formal protest against the existing law of marriage … [and] repudiate all pretension to have acquired any rights whatever by virtue of [it].”

Later, Mill carefully catalogued in his autobiography how many of the works published as “his” were, in fact, his efforts as “a mediator” between Taylor Mill and the public. He highlighted his “interpretations” of her ideas – often combined with inputs from the many fields in which he was a scholar.

Mill also re-published the celebrated essay Enfranchisement of Women, which had originally been published anonymously, under Taylor Mill’s name – and set correspondents straight about its authorship when they wrote to congratulate him, thinking it was his work.

But curiously, Mill’s desire to sing her praises for her work was used as an excuse to ignore her. According to one 1874 essay, published shortly after Mill’s death: “Men have been blinded by affection and bewitched by womankind … [but] John Stuart Mill out-Herods them all.”

In the view of this and many other critics, Mill’s love for his friend and eventual wife completely clouded his judgment of her intellectual capacities, about which he had been entirely deceived – or, at the very least, been “myopic”.

A hundred years after this “Harriet Taylor Mill myth” emerged, it was given a Freudian twist. Mill was said to have chosen her as a partner because she had the same first name as his mother, but the personality of his father.

This view was echoed as recently as 2022 when a biography argued that Mill – brought up in a “totalitarian micro-state” by his father – needed someone else from whom to take “orders” after his death. Other academics such as Jo Ellen Jacobs have refuted such perspectives as misogynistic.

Taylor Mill may well have expected such shoddy treatment in the years after her death in Avignon, France in 1858. But in the 21st century, it is high time she were recognised as an incisive, influential thinker in her own right.

Three men in their 20s are now in police custody, following an altercation with left several people injured

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Three men have been arrested following reports a number of people were stabbed at a hotel in Essex, police have said.

Emergency services were called to a venue in North Stifford shortly before midnight on Saturday, September 5, “to reports a number of people had received stab wounds”.

The force believe an event was taking place at a hotel on Stifford Clays Road. Attending the scene, officers identified four people with injuries. Two men from Hackney, aged 24 and 25, have been arrested on suspicion of GBH with intent. A 21-year-old man from Enfield has been arrested on suspicion of GBH without intent.

All three are currently in custody, the force added, reports the Express.

In a statement, Essex Police said to believe there were around 100 people at the hotel at the time of the incident.

Appealing for information, the force added: “We need anyone with information about what happened to get in touch.

“If you have any information, CCTV, dash cam or other footage in relation to this incident, then please get in contact with us.

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“Please quote the crime reference number 42/142250/26. You can let us know by submitting a report on our website or by using our online Live Chat service which is available 24 hours-a-day, seven days-a-week.

“Visit our website to find out more about our online reporting services. If you would like to make an anonymous report you can contact independent charity Crimestoppers, by visiting their website or by calling 0800 555 111.”

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Emergency services including the Air Ambulance attended the scene

One man has been taken to hospital after a crash in Co Antrim this morning.

Police received a report of a one-vehicle collision in the Calhame Road area of Ballyclare at around 11.50am today, Sunday, September 6.

The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service, Northern Ireland Air Ambulance, and Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service also attended the scene.

One man was taken onward to hospital for treatment not believed to be serious at this time, police have confirmed. The road was closed earlier today but has since reopened.

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Rehearsals for the upcoming series of Strictly Come Dancing have been thrown into chaos with two professional dancers both reportedly suffering injuries.

Katya Jones and ex-husband Neil were injured in what is being described as a ‘crisis’ on set.

Both dancers joined the BBC competition in 2016, as a married couple. The pair split in 2019, but remain an active part of the series.

Their recent injuries meant that neither Neil, 44, nor Katya, 37, were able to attend several pre-recorded group dances ahead of the new series launching on September 19th.

Which, in turn, may mean that they risk not being paired with one of the new celebrities when the series returns.

With five new professional dancers having joined the show, there is increased competition among the cast to score a celebrity partner.

A source told The Sun: ‘The pro dancers are under the cosh for filming the group dances, which are played throughout the series, and have a hectic schedule.

‘There was a real crisis on set when both Neil and Katya were injured at the same time and there were concerns they wouldn’t be able to recover in time for the series start in two weeks.’

Both Neil and Katya were back on the dance floor by Friday, but by then, the damage had already been done.

‘They were gutted to miss out on the group dances as it guarantees them screen time if they don’t get a partner, which Neil often doesn’t,’ the tabloid’s source continued.

Neil’s last celebrity partner on the show was in 2024, when he was paired with singer Toyah Wilcox.

As for Katya, she danced with Emmerdale star Lewis Cope last year, until his quarter-final exit in 11.

Neil and Katya are among the survivors of this year’s so-called ‘Strictly bloodbath’ which saw five professionals leave the show.

Earlier this year, it was confirmed that Karen Hauer would be leaving the Strictly after a record-breaking 14-years its longest-serving female professional.

Leaving after ten years was Gorka Márquez and Luba Mushtuk, with Nadiya Bychkova not far behind after nine years.

Michelle Tsiakkas has also left, after four years.

Five new professionals were subsequently announced by the BBC – Aleksandra Isaeva, Cristian Priori, Lethabo Monametsi, Maddie Ingoldsby and Mark Karmalita.

Sarah James, Executive Producer, BBC Studios said: ‘Aleksandra, Cristian, Lethabo, Maddie and Mark are all outstanding world class dancers and we can’t wait to see them shine under the Strictly glitterball this September.’

This comes amid a massive overhaul in which three new presenters have been brought in to replace Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly.

Josh Widdicombe and Emma Willis will host the show every Saturday, along with former professional Johannes Radebe.

Together they’ll usher in a new era of Strictly – hopefully far away from the controversies of last year’s competition.

And what of the celebrities? As ever, fifteen famous faces will take to the dancefloor, including soap stars Lacey Turner and Lawrence Robb.

They’ll join the likes of Dani Dyer, Delta Goodrem, Jaime Winstone and Shaun Wright-Phillips in vying for the elusive Glitterball Trophy in 2026.

Strictly returns to BBC One and iPlayer on Saturday, September 19, 2026.

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Many of the students staying there were thought to be in their rooms at the time of the collapse as there were no lessons on Sunday.

A legislative assembly member said at the scene that some of the trapped students had been making calls from under the rubble.

Eyewitnesses told local media that another building beside the hostel had also collapsed.

Chief Minister of Delhi Rekha Gupta said an adjacent building had been evacuated “as a precautionary measure”.

“Every possible effort is being made to safely rescue those trapped,” she added.

Delhi Police said the building had only been 40 or 50 years old.

The owner of a nearby shop told news agency ANI that it was under a 100-year lease and that the leaseholder had undertaken excavation work in the basement to increase their income.

“They strengthened the upper building, but the pillars below were weak,” he said, noting that the construction workers had also been buried.

The National Students’ Union of India called on the government to investigate the cause of the collapse and hold anyone found responsible to account.

“Negligence with the safety of students and common people will not be tolerated at any cost,” it said.

Police are searching for the owner of the building, Times of India reports.

As students prepare for the new academic year, experts warn that overlooking basic laptop security could leave young people vulnerable to cyber threats.

Nick Bunce, a technology expert at AO.com, said: “In the rush of getting ready for school, it’s easy to forget about reviewing how secure our laptops actually are.

“But with laptops often holding much more than school work, like emails, personal details and photos, the risks of not getting security sorted are high.

“Spotting these now and taking action can protect your work and personal data.”

He warned against using the same password across multiple accounts, noting that if one account is compromised, others could easily be accessed.

Mr Bunce said: “Before the new school year starts, it’s worth checking that important accounts such as email, cloud storage and online learning platforms all have unique passwords.

“A password manager can help keep track of them; just make sure this is password protected as well.

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“To add an extra layer of security, it’s also worth enabling multi-factor authentication wherever it’s available.”

He also urged students not to ignore software updates, saying these often contain critical security improvements.

Mr Bunce said: “Making sure your laptop is fully up to date before term starts can help improve security and ensure everything is running smoothly when you need it most.”

While modern laptops have built-in protection, Mr Bunce suggested enabling extra features like fingerprint login, facial recognition, device encryption and security alerts for added peace of mind.

He said: “For additional reassurance, installing antivirus software adds another layer of protection, but the most important step is making sure the security features already available on their laptop are being used.

“Taking a few minutes to review passwords and install updates and back up important work can help protect both personal information and coursework throughout the year.”

The advice comes amid wider concerns about digital safety for children, including the risks of sharing images online.

Recent warnings have highlighted how photos posted on social media can be misused by criminals using artificial intelligence to create child sexual abuse material.

Parents are being encouraged to think carefully about what they share online and to talk with children about privacy and consent.

The Internet Watch Foundation and National Crime Agency have launched a campaign offering guidance on protecting children’s images from being exploited.