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Universal unveils UK theme park name and logo as £7.3bn investment announced

The theme park is expected to attract millions of visitors each year including more than a million additional overseas visitors.

Evening Standard

UK government to pay £1.3bn to help fund Universal Studios theme park in Bedfordshire

Chancellor hails deal saying it will create tens of thousands of jobs in the construction, hospitality, creative and technology sectors

The Guardian - UK

Taxpayers face £1.3bn bill to help Universal build first European theme park just outside London

Construction on Universal United Kingdom Resort in Bedfordshire is expected to begin soon

Evening Standard

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UK government to spend £1.3bn to support ‘spectacular’ Universal theme park in Bedford

The resort set to become the UK’s most popular tourist attraction when it opens in 2031, with millions expected to visit each year

The Independent UK

Police shoot man dead in Bedford after overnight standoff

Man in 40s who was barricaded in property ‘presented weapon’ before officers fired, say Bedfordshire police

The Guardian - UK

Family ‘utterly devastated’ after 13-year-old killed in Flitwick crash is named

Noah Campbell’s loved ones say his death ‘has left a hole in our lives that will remain forever’, as two people are charged in connection with collision

The Independent UK

Angela Rayner 'distressed' by threats to kill, court hears

Elizabeth Harker, 63, of Luton, Bedfordshire, previously pleaded guilty to sending a communication that was ‘grossly offensive or of an indecent, obscene or menacing character’

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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

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

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

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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Evening Standard

‘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.

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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

The Independent UK

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 Guardian - 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

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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 Independent 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 Guardian - 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

Evening Standard

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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