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Triple murderer should get whole-life order for ‘exceptional’ crimes, court told

Nicholas Prosper was jailed in March for the murders of his mother, brother and sister in Luton in 2023.

The Independent UK

‘They rewrite the ending’: the knife crime play with its own outreach scheme

Sam Edmunds hopes to help young people with his play The Chaos That Has Been and Will No Doubt Return

The Guardian - UK

The 7/7 Bombings: The complete timeline of the day London was attacked

Today marks 20 years since the devastating attacks of 7/7 shook London to its core. Here, we revisit the timeline of events, tracing the bombers' journey to the city's immediate, courageous response.

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‘Not an attractive place to shop’: how Poundland lost its appeal to shoppers

Budget retailer had a pre-tax loss of more than £51m last year and is struggling to lure back customers amid stiff competition from rivals

The Guardian - UK

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.

Evening Standard

Brenda the buzzard terrorises children at Havering primary school

Pupils told to play indoors because of attacks by bird of prey, which follow strikes by hawk near Luton

The Guardian - UK

My life has changed massively, says Myles Smith

Myles Smith can barely believe how far he's come over the last year.

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‘A plane full of English animals’: Passenger describes horror flight to Ibiza as police intervene

Video footage shows the rowdy British travellers screaming and chanting in the cabin

The Independent UK

Second person charged over fires at Keir Starmer-linked properties

Man, 26, was arrested at Luton airport on suspicion of conspiracy to commit arson with intent to endanger life

The Guardian - UK

Second arrest after suspected arson at properties linked to Keir Starmer

Man, 26, apprehended at Luton airport by counter-terrorism police in connection with fires that included damage to a car

The Guardian - UK

Myles Smith on life after his viral hit ‘Stargazing’: ‘I don’t want to disappear overnight’

INTERVIEW: In less than a year, the singer-songwriter from Luton has amassed 23 million monthly listeners, a Brit award, and a dream gig supporting Ed Sheeran on tour. He tells Annabel Nugent he’s determined not to be another TikTok flash in the pan

The Independent UK

Jail term of Luton triple-murderer to be reviewed after MP’s referral

Shadow justice minister claims Nicholas Prosper’s life sentence with minimum of 49 years is unduly lenient

The Guardian - UK

Triple killer Nicholas Prosper’s sentence referred to Court of Appeal as ‘unduly lenient’

Teenager murdered his family and was planning a school shooting in Luton

The Independent UK

Big airport expansion approved, despite climate protests

Major Luton airport expansion to go ahead after government defies environmental concerns

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Major Luton airport expansion to go ahead after government defies environmental concerns

Exclusive: Chief executive says flights to the Middle East could be on the cards – but one MP has called the decision ‘disastrous’

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Minister gives go-ahead to Luton airport expansion despite advice to reject plan

Luton was the UK’s fifth busiest airport last year, with 16.9 million passengers travelling on 132,000 flights.

The Guardian - UK

Luton airport allowed to double capacity after UK government overrules planners

Transport secretary Heidi Alexander grants consent to London’s fourth-biggest airport to allow potential 32m passengers a year

Evening Standard

Luton airport expansion given green light by Government despite advice to reject plan

Luton was the UK’s fifth busiest airport last year, with 16.9 million passengers travelling on 132,000 flights

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Evening Standard

Vauxhall closes van-making factory in Luton

Parent company Stellantis said it would now transfer ‘machinery and process knowledge’ to its plant in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire.

International Business Times

UK Town Motors On As Historic Vauxhall Plant To Shut

At regular intervals, vehicle transporters exited the front gates of the historic Vauxhall plant in the English town of Luton, loaded with white electric vans straight off the assembly line.

The Independent UK

Nicholas Prosper gives emotionless police interview after murdering family

Nicholas Prosper gave an emotionless “no comment” interview to police after he was arrested for the murders of his mother, Juliana Falcon, 48, and his younger siblings, Giselle, 13, and Kyle, 16, in Luton in September 2024.

Evening Standard

Primary school ‘devastated’ by Nicholas Prosper shooting plan

Prosper, 19, was jailed for life with a minimum term of 49 years after killing three members of his family at their flat on September 13 last year.

Evening Standard

Triple murderer planned killings and school shooting for more than a year

Nicholas Prosper plotted to target the youngest children at St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School in Luton after murdering his mother and two siblings.

The Independent UK

Violence-obsessed teen Nicholas Prosper who shot family and plotted school massacre jailed for 49 years

Nicholas Prosper brutally murdered his mother, brother and sister and plotted to shoot at least 30 schoolchildren

Evening Standard

Triple killer who wanted to 'unleash disaster' with mass school shooting is jailed for life

Nicholas Prosper, 19, from Luton, murdered his mother and two siblings and was plotting a school shooting because he wanted to be famous

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