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Two women were attacked and every window of their car smashed after they left a drive-through fast food chain in Buckinghamshire.

Veteran British comedian and television host Bob Monkhouse died today at his Bedfordshire home, his manager said.

THAMES Valley Police have warned pub-goers to remain vigilant on nights out during the party season as the force launches a new campaign to prevent rape.

A man from Hertfordshire has been charged in an Australian court with the murders of his British father and his sister.

A paranoid schizophrenic who stabbed a teenager to death in Bedford has been sent to a mental hospital indefinitely.

A man with what is believed to have have been a firearm attempted to rob a 56-year-old woman in a house in Newton Road, Rushden this morning.

The British attorney general is under intense pressure to order a wider series of police investigations into British complicity in torture after one of the world's leading human rights organisations said there was clear evidence of British government involvement in the torture of its own citizens.

The plea of murdered teenager's mother after mentally ill man is given an indefinate hospital order A man with a history of mental illness has been given an indefinite hospital order by Luton Crown Court after murdering Bedford teenager Boris Reavey.

General Motors Co. said Thursday it will not close its Vauxhall plant in Ellesmere Port, England, and doesn't expect job cuts there as part of its restructuring of European operations.

EWOOD Park could provide training facilities for some of the stars of world football if Englanda s bid to host the 2018 World Cup is successful.

Two firms have been fined a total of 126,000 after the death of a workman at a hotel in Buckinghamshire.

A five-year-old Buckinghamshire boy who died last weekend had contracted swine flu, tests revealed.

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.

Microsoft Office gets Cloud Makeover by RealTech Solutions; A unique proposition; Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2007 now available in the cloud.

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.

Horror flick shot in Luton and Toddington Film lovers can catch a sneak preview of an independent sci-fi horror flick which is being filmed in Luton and Toddington.

A MAN from Hitchin died after the car he was driving crashed into a railway viaduct in Welwyn Garden City last night.

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I will guarantee you that the Pilgrims didn't worry about which wine to drink with their first New World turkey.

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The rise of connected devices and Internet radio are laying the foundations for multi-room networked audio, according to a new strategic report from Futuresource Consulting.

A TORY MP has been accused of mud-slinging after she claimed on Twitter that a Scots Labour rival sexually harassed her three years ago.

Passengers were warned not to travel on the Great Northern route for First Capital Connect on Sunday because of a lack of available train drivers.

Man arrested as scores of plants found One policeman suffered a broken wrist and another officer was bitten on the hand during a dawn raid on a cannabis factory yesterday, November 4. Members of the Beds Police Safer Neighbourhood Team burst into the house in Eaton Valley Road, Luton, and found 187 cannabis plants in various stages of growth.

An inquest into the death of a a former Leighton Buzzard woman who died in a Spanish holiday resort after reportedly falling as she tried to climb into her apartment has been opened and adjourned.

"It is an opportunity for people to lay crosses in memory of their loved ones. The mayor also laid a cross on behalf of the community as a whole" Sue Homer Communities have begun to pay their respects to those who died in war, during the run-up to Remembrance Sunday.

Scam: Former MEP Tom Wise, 61, siphoned 36,000 of public money into a secret bank account he controlled and spent it on a car and wine A former British MEP who claimed 36,000 in an expenses fiddle was facing jail today after finally confessing during his trial.

Polish duo "relentlessly kicked in the head" 49-year-old man A man was "relentlessly kicked in the head" in the centre of Bedford by two drunk Polish men, a court has heard.

Daisy the Staffordshire Terrier was left barking mad after she squeezed her head into a tiny tumble dryer vent Photo: MASONS Black and white Staffordshire terrier Daisy poked her head into a six inch round hole in the wall normally used for the plastic vent tube in her owners' utility cupboard.

Sandy Road attack by youths last weekend A man was pushed to the floor and kicked repeatedly after refusing to buy a gang of teenagers cigarettes.

Po lice advice for motorists Motorists have been given a winter warning by the police after a sharp rise in thefts of vehicles, and from vehicles, in the last fortnight.

Have-a-go hero Mohammad Baksh was preparing to lock up his Maksud store in Strathmore Avenue at around 10.30pm on Friday, October 23, when a man pointed a gun at him and stole takings from the till.

With the Twilight: New Moon film out later this month, fans are eager for another dose of romance and vampires.

A tenth man charged with conspiracy to burgle homes and steal cars has been jailed for five years and four months.

A garden centre employee is celebrating after clocking up 46 years of service to the business.

A man who punched another man in Luton has been jailed for two and half years after admitting manslaughter.

Schoolchildren who came to the aid of a elderly woman in a mobility scooter when she was assaulted in Milton Keynes are being sought by police.

The doors are due to shut at the UK's last remaining piano manufacturer after nearly 100 years of production.