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• Former PM takes on hospice ambassador role

  05-04-2025 15:54 via bbc.com
  
  Theresa May will promote the charity's work in providing specialist end-of-life care services.
  
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• Attack on 85 graves treated as Islamophobic crime

  15-04-2025 17:16 via bbc.com
  
  Officers say they were being cautious before treating it as a religiously motivated hate crime.
  
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• Man murdered partner and neighbour on Christmas Day

  15-04-2025 16:55 via bbc.com
  
  Police describe 49-year-old Jazwell Brown's attack on the two women as "brutal".
  
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• Council outlines approach to Universal project

  15-04-2025 16:41 via bbc.com
  
  Bedford Borough Council says it will play a crucial role in the plan to build a Universal theme park.
  
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• Civil case against Tate could be legal first, barrister says

  15-04-2025 16:21 via bbc.com
  
  Four women have accused the influencer of rape, assault and coercive control, which he denies.
  
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• Calls for stricter social media controls in Central Bedfordshire schools in response to Netflix's Adolescence - Biggleswade Today

  15-04-2025 15:40 via news.google.com
  Calls for stricter social media controls in Central Bedfordshire schools in response to Netflix's Adolescence  Biggleswade Today
  
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• Artist brightens Luton’s historic ABC Cinema

  15-04-2025 14:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sarah Hodgkins was commissioned to add murals to the disused cinema on George Street.
  
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• Off-duty PC praised for confronting armed robbers

  15-04-2025 13:17 via bbc.com
  
  The officer was attacked with a machete when he intervened as two men stole an e-bike in a town.
  
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• Bucks man’s van stuck in car park for two years

  15-04-2025 12:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mark Lucas parked his work van in a mechanical stacking car park which broke down.
  
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• Universal theme park: planning to get it right

  15-04-2025 09:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Laura Church, Chief Executive Bedford Borough Council, is interviewed by Nicola Haseler.
  
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• Officer covered up affair with vulnerable colleague

  15-04-2025 06:37 via bbc.com
  
  Former Sgt Paul Pickett filmed himself burning documents sent to him during his misconduct inquiry.
  
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• Artist wants mural on old cinema to convey 'hope'

  15-04-2025 06:35 via bbc.com
  
  A former Art Deco cinema now has a new façade depicting the culture and history of Luton.
  
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• Van still stuck in stacked car park despite repair

  15-04-2025 06:32 via bbc.com
  
  Vehicles remain stuck in Rathbone Square's mechanical car park despite it being repaired last month.
  
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• Carbon capture site could affect habitats - report

  14-04-2025 19:12 via bbc.com
  Proposed plant will prepare emissions taken from an incinerator on site for transport and storage.
  
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• Social media ‘toxic’ for some Herts teenagers

  14-04-2025 15:54 via bbc.co.uk
  A Berkhamsted youth group is highlighting issues raised in the Netflix show Adolescence.
  
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• Wycombe boss Dodds 'happy with four more 1-0 wins'

  14-04-2025 14:10 via bbc.com
  Wycombe boss Mike Dodds says he would be happy with four more 1-0 wins in the League One promotion race following their late goal against Stevenage.
  
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• Real Bedford men and women promoted in same weekend

  14-04-2025 12:56 via bbc.com
  Real Bedford are celebrating a double promotion for their men's and women's teams while talks continue about a possible merger with Bedford Town.
  
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• Historic shopping centre ducks reunited at museum

  14-04-2025 06:32 via bbc.com
  The feathered friends reunite for a limited period at a local museum.
  
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• Man died from drugs and alcohol, inquest finds

  14-04-2025 06:30 via bbc.com
  The hearing into the death of Alex Porter-Harris, 33, hears he had a history of substance misuse.
  
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• Lost Lionesses play 'is coming home', writer says

  14-04-2025 06:29 via bbc.com
  It tells the story of the rebellious, unofficial side that competed in the 1971 Women's World Cup.
  
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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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