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A driver who killed two people after attempting a dangerous overtaking manoeuvre at more than 100mph has been jailed.

Benjamin McDonald, 23, tried to overtake his friend on a blind brow of a hill on the B1040 in St Ives on July 27, last year.

But he smashed head-on into a Toyota Celica travelling in the other direction.

The impact caused McDonald's car to roll across the carriageway and into another car killing the driver Attila Kubanda, 28, and his passenger Katalin Bedo, 31, both of Wolfe Crescent, London.

McDonald, of Oilmills Road, Ramsey Mereside, pleaded guilty to two counts of causing death by dangerous driving at Peterborough Crown Court yesterday.

He was jailed for four years and disqualified from driving for three years.

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The former manager of Peterborough United Mark Wright will be back in the city later today, to help promote foster care. The ex-England defender is a carer himself and will be helping out on a stand at the Queensgate shopping centre.

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A woman charged with stabbing to death three men whose bodies were found in ditches in isolated spots near Peterborough has appeared in court.

Thirty year old Joanna Dennehy, from Peterborough, is accused of three counts of murder after the bodies of Kevin Lee, Lukasz Slaboszewuski, and John Chapman, were discovered in Cambridgeshire.

Appearing at Cambridge Crown Court via video-link, Dennehy did not indicate any plea and was remanded in custody until a hearing on July 17. No application for bail was made.

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“IPSA’s legal proceedings are heavy handed and disproportionate and are clearly intended to bully me into submission. All British citizens are entitled to seek legal adjudication if the State’s actions are unfair or possibly illegal and so I will be forcefully resisting their precipitous litigation. The essence of the dispute is my challenge of the valuations of 2010 and 2012."

"PSA are seeking a cash sum on a so-called capital gain profit on my family home, in which I live and have not sold."

"The money which IPSA is demanding retrospectively is more than the total amount I received when I was claiming mortgage interest and the property is now valued at less than we purchased it for in 2005.

Their assumption is that the value of my property rose by almost 20% over two years whilst house prices fell by 3% in my constituency in the same period."

"At my own expense, I have paid for an accurate recent expert valuation and I have made a reasonable offer to IPSA to settle the matter and reduce the legal costs which will have to be met by the taxpayer."

"My valuation recognises the need for proper recompense to be paid to the taxpayer to reflect their support for my housing costs between 2010 and 2012, in order to fulfil my duties as both a London based legislator and a constituency MP."

IPSA have negotiated with 70 other MPs in a secretive and arbitrary manner but in respect of my case, regrettably, they have refused to negotiate.

I am merely seeking fair play and consistency and will pursue legal action to receive it.”

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Peterborough MP Stewart Jackson is being sued by the parliamentary watchdog for not paying back £54,000, which they say he owes. Now the IPSA has issued High Court proceedings.

It calculated that Mr Jackson owes the capital gains on his 2nd home between 2010 and 2012. In a statement, the MP says the legal proceedings are heavy handed and disproportionate and that the property is now worth less than when he bought it.

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An animal sanctuary near Peterborough that takes in people's unwanted exotic pets is facing the threat of closure because of a lack of funds.

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Organisers of Europe's largest outdoor motorcycle show will be staging a preview event in Peterborough city centre today.

Hundreds of shoppers and motorcycle fans will get a taste of what is in store at the BMF Show, which takes place at the Peterborough Arena from 17 to 19 May.

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