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The Latest Breaking News from Bedfordshire

Universal’s first UK theme park given green light for Bedfordshire site

The company claims the attraction will create nearly 30,000 jobs in the region

The Independent UK

New railway station confirmed for Universal’s UK theme park

The Bedfordshire train hub will help cater for thrillseekers

The Independent UK

New facial recognition vans rolled out for use by seven more police forces

Police have received new facial recognition vans in Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire, Bedfordshire, Surrey, Sussex, Thames Valley and Hampshire.

Evening Standard

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Facial recognition vans to be rolled out in new areas

The rollout has drawn sharp criticism from civil liberties and anti-racism groups

The Independent UK

Ex-police officer filmed speeding at 166mph down busy main road by his own sister

An ex-police officer was filmed speeding at over 150mph down a busy road in Bedfordshire.

The Independent UK

Birth of rare female eastern mountain bongo ‘significant milestone’ for species

The calf is the first female of the species to be born at Woburn Safari Park in Ridgmont, Bedfordshire, for more than a decade.

Evening Standard

Science buff who choked after garden shed experiment went wrong blamed reaction on potpourri, court told

Harry Whittaker is on trial at the Old Bailey accused of making and possessing explosive substances at his home he shares with his mother in Bedfordshire

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‘Nerdy’ science buff claimed he had caused explosion in garden shed, court told

Harry Whittaker is on trial at the Old Bailey accused of making and possessing explosive substances at his home in Caddington, Bedfordshire.

Evening Standard

Work Starts On 'Augusta Of Europe' Upgrade In Bid To Stage 2035 Ryder Cup

Work has started on a huge upgrade at Luton Hoo in Bedfordshire, with the owners aiming to create an "Augusta of Europe" fit to stage the 2035 Ryder Cup

Golf Monthly

Yelden, Yielden or Yieldon? Decades-long row over village name finally settled

Road signs with three different spellings caused chaos for visitors navigating to the Bedfordshire village

The Independent UK

Ish review – Luton-set urban pastoral in which racial profiling pushes teen friends apart

Police pressure throws into crisis the tenderly portrayed relationship of two young men coming of age in Bedfordshire town

The Guardian - UK

Yellow weather warnings for July thunderstorms that failed to materialise

It was clear forecasters on ITN and BBC late news used different computer models as tracks of storms differed by 50 miles

The Guardian - UK

Tommy Robinson ‘lands in Tenerife’ while police continue St Pancras assault probe

Police said they are seeking to bring a 42-year-old man from Bedfordshire into custody for questioning

The Independent UK

Court quashes conviction of man twice found guilty of Bedfordshire murder

Justin Plummer spent 28 years in jail for killing of Janice Cartwright-Gilbert but always maintained his innocence

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Police probe assault at St Pancras station after Tommy Robinson video emerges

The suspect, a 42-year-old man from Bedfordshire, boarded a flight out of the UK in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

The Guardian - UK

‘We have to move’: historic village of Tempsford reels from plan to swell its 600 residents to 350,000

Bedfordshire village endured the Romans and the Danes – but can it survive housebuilders and a plan to turn it into a railway hub?

The Independent UK

Drug dealer texted police accidentally – then was jailed

Jack Johannesen, 23, from Sandy, Bedfordshire, has been sentenced to two years and 10 months in prison for drug dealing and breaching bail conditions.

The Independent UK

Drug dealer jailed after texting police by mistake

Jack Johannesen, 23, from Stirling Close, Sandy, Bedfordshire, was found guilty in Luton Crown Court on three counts of drug dealing and breaking bail

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Tour of Britain Men stages three and four details announced

Biggest British men's race to visit Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire and Warwickshire after Suffolk start

Evening Standard

Country pub of the week: The Oakley Arms, Harrold, Bedfordshire

The Oakley Arms is historic in more ways than one, says Maggie John

Evening Standard

Man admits murdering his partner’s mother

Jacob Clark, 25, attacked Diane Cleary, 46, and her daughter Caitlin at a property in Luton, Bedfordshire on January 20.

The Guardian - UK

Bedfordshire residents say they have been left out of Universal theme park consultation

Locals welcome plan but fear being pushed out of homes by theme park

Evening Standard

What to expect from Universal's first UK theme park in Bedfordshire

The multi-billion-pound venue, the first such Universal attraction in Europe, will include a 500-room hotel and attractions inspired by top franchises

Evening Standard

Teenage killer case exposes ‘major system failure’ in gun laws

The Government has pledged to urgently look at tightening ‘deep and long-standing weaknesses in the private sale of firearms’.

Evening Standard

Teenager who murdered family wanted to be UK’s worst mass school killer

Nicholas Prosper, 19, from Luton, Bedfordshire, is being sentenced at Luton Crown Court for murdering his mother and two siblings.

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