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Police appeal for attack witnesses Detectives in Luton are appealing for information after a 39 year old man was assaulted on Saturday morning .

A man has died in a house fire in Himley Green, Linslade, this morning . Fire crews from Leighton, Dunstable and Toddington fought the blaze.

A five-year-old boy with swine flu has died and his primary school has been closed, it was announced.

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Transport minister published plans for junctions 11 and 12 Plans to reduce congestion on the M1 at junctions 11 and 12 were published this week.

A GRANDMOTHER whose work helped to bring an end to World War Two has been honoured after more than 60 years.

"Imagine you're trying not to spill a glass of water balanced on the dashboard. You must drive as smoothly as you can, and that means not starting and stopping all the time" By Anna Sexton Our Anna takes to the street to cut her emissions and her fuel bill When it comes to travelling the best way to cut your carbon footprint would be to take ...

A man had to be cut out of his Mercedes after a three-car crash on the M1. The 49-year-old suffered minor injuries after the accident at around 5.50pm at J9 on Wednesday evening and was taken to Luton and Dunstable Hospital after being freed by firefighters.

A NEW A 4.5m police helicopter will serve Oxfordshire from August next year. It will replace the existing Chiltern Air Support Unit helcopter, based at RAF Benson, which completed 10,000 flying hours last month after entering service with Thames Valley Police in April 1999.

Two Polish men who kicked a man to death in a "frenzied attack" in Bedford have been found guilty of murder.

Arrests made in Bedford eateries Another two illegal workers have been arrested in Bedford by the UK Border Agency.

Aiden Smith, aged 29, refused to pull over when he almost collided with a passing police car in Billing Road, Northampton at 3.15am on April 4. Northampton Crown Court heard how he sped off through Northampton, along Bedford Road, Rushmere Road, W ellingborough Road, around Abington Park and Christchurch Road before heading onto the A45 towards ...

The loss of the art curator Nick Waterlow, who has been found dead aged 68, has robbed the Australian a ' and international a ' art community of an individual both pastoral and radical.

A DOUBLE killer who took the lives of a mother and her teenage son is being freed from detention to take unsupervised trips around Oxford.

An off-duty ambulance driver who saved the life of a drowning student has been hailed a hero by the girl's parents.

A 17-year-old has died in Buckinghamshire after the motorbike he was riding crashed in front of police.

Council now 'strongly opposes' its own scheme In a bizarre U-turn, plans to build a huge swathe of housing in countryside to the east of Luton have been scrapped by Labour councillors.

A man has been jailed after drowning his partner's dog in the kitchen sink while drunk, the RSPCA said today.

Editor's note: The Right Honourable Richard Bedford Bennett, Canada's 11th prime minister, was born at Hopewell Hill, New Brunswick.

Oil giant Total UK has admitted health and safety breaches in connection with the massive Buncefield oil depot explosion.