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• Dive-bombing hawk taken for retraining

  05-04-2025 07:12 via bbc.com
  
  A falconer is now working to rehabilitate the bird that terrorised villagers for a month.
  
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• Luton weren't good enough against Blackburn - Bloomfield

  12-04-2025 20:09 via bbc.com
  
  Luton Town boss Matt Bloomfield says his side were "not clinical enough" after the relegation strugglers lost at home to Blackburn Rovers.
  
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• Tesco van driver arrested after biker crash death

  12-04-2025 15:02 via bbc.com
  
  The 22-year-old biker was taken to hospital but died later, police say.
  
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• Motorway reopens following lorry fire

  12-04-2025 14:14 via bbc.com
  
  National Highways says firefighters have attended the scene.
  
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• Man jailed for murdering brother-in-law

  12-04-2025 07:23 via bbc.com
  
  Police say Zaheer Abbas groomed and manipulated his cousin into murdering Amjad Hussain.
  
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• YouTube's theme park super fans on Universal UK

  12-04-2025 07:22 via bbc.com
  
  The people in the know explain why Universal's new UK project matters.
  
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• Plans for former brickworks site evolving - owners

  12-04-2025 07:22 via bbc.com
  
  The development site is close to land where Universal is planning on building a theme park.
  
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• Smugglers hid £8m of cocaine in foie gras

  11-04-2025 19:25 via bbc.com
  
  Four men have been jailed for importing drugs worth about £8m.
  
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• Watford sell keeper Bond to Houston Dynamo

  11-04-2025 17:21 via bbc.com
  Watford goalkeeper Jonathan Bond joins Major League Soccer side Houston Dynamo for an undisclosed fee.
  
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• Tommy Robinson appeals for early prison release

  11-04-2025 15:36 via bbc.com
  The far-right activist, who is serving a jail term for breaching a court order, says his health is suffering in prison.
  
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• Double-decker bus crashes into display board

  11-04-2025 15:18 via bbc.com
  Stagecoach says it is investigating the circumstances.
  
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• Missing black kite chased from home by wild birds

  11-04-2025 13:40 via bbc.com
  Tango is a "real sweet bird that is no threat to anybody", his trainers say.
  
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• Mum found guilty of murdering two-year-old daughter

  11-04-2025 12:54 via bbc.com
  The woman from Hertfordshire is due to be sentenced on 23 April.
  
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• "We don't have any financial problems" claims senior Central Bedfordshire councillor - Bedford Today

  11-04-2025 12:03 via news.google.com
  "We don't have any financial problems" claims senior Central Bedfordshire councillor  Bedford Today
  
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• "Put bureaucracy in the bin" says Central Bedfordshire councillor in debate over moving hedge on cycle path - Biggleswade Today

  11-04-2025 11:22 via news.google.com
  "Put bureaucracy in the bin" says Central Bedfordshire councillor in debate over moving hedge on cycle path  Biggleswade Today
  
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• EFL Preview: Silverware and survival at stake

  11-04-2025 09:05 via bbc.com
  Titles and relegations could be confirmed in the EFL on Saturday with five games remaining in the regular season.
  
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• Youth group hosts workshops after Adolescence drama

  11-04-2025 07:13 via bbc.com
  The Swan Youth Project hopes to tackle issues around social media and misogynist influencers.
  
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• Museum damaged in electrical fire reopens

  11-04-2025 07:03 via bbc.com
  A team of volunteers has worked to restore interactive areas of the museum damaged by the fire.
  
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• The ambitious Bedfordshire projects that never came to be

  11-04-2025 07:02 via bbc.com
  As the county looks set to welcome a Universal theme park, it could have been home to so much more.
  
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• Pair in court after police find huge cannabis haul

  10-04-2025 18:31 via bbc.com
  Two men are remanded in custody after the drugs farm was found by police near Hertford.
  
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• Tate 'pointed gun at woman', court documents claim

  10-04-2025 16:42 via bbc.com
  
  Details of the case against Tate brought by four UK women are seen for the first time by BBC News.
  
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• Police seize 272 vehicles in crackdown

  10-04-2025 15:16 via bbc.com
  
  More than 100 vehicles were seized for having no tax and 49 from people without a driving license
  
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• Luton forward Adebayo out for rest of the season

  10-04-2025 13:37 via bbc.com
  
  Luton Town forward Elijah Adebayo has undergone surgery on a knee injury and will miss the rest of the Championship season.
  
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• Royal Mail trials postboxes for small parcels

  10-04-2025 13:36 via bbc.com
  
  The trial gives "our iconic postboxes a new lease of life", says Royal Mail chief Emma Gilthorpe.
  
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• Trust in Central Bedfordshire Council’s ability to act on residents' concerns at their lowest levels ever - Bedford Independent

  10-04-2025 12:55 via news.google.com
  Trust in Central Bedfordshire Council’s ability to act on residents' concerns at their lowest levels ever  Bedford Independent
  
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• Watch: Drone video shows Universal theme park site

  10-04-2025 11:09 via bbc.com
  
  The 476-acre complex on a former brickworks near Bedford will also include a hotel and shops.
  
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• Drone video shows scale of site

  10-04-2025 11:09 via bbc.com
  The 476-acre complex on a former brickworks near Bedford will also include a hotel and shops.
  
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• Central Bedfordshire Council agree schools plan but questions remain on scrutiny - Bedford Independent

  10-04-2025 10:26 via news.google.com
  Central Bedfordshire Council agree schools plan but questions remain on scrutiny  Bedford Independent
  
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• Rare World War Two medals sell for £24k at auction

  10-04-2025 07:27 via bbc.com
  
  Luton-born Flt Lt Edward Ellis was one of only seven people to have been awarded this collection.
  
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• 'Mum was gagged, handcuffed and bludgeoned to death'

  10-04-2025 07:13 via bbc.com
  
  A family and Thames Valley Police appeal for information on the 30th anniversary of a cold case murder.
  
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