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Tree cathedral planted as war memorial restored after ash dieback devastation

Whipsnade Tree Cathedral’s ‘cloister wall’ ash trees have been felled and replaced with resilient wild service trees.

The Independent UK

‘Evil’ man who murdered and dismembered 74-year-old landlady jailed for life

Scott Paterson, 45, suffocated Annette Smith at their shared home in Bedfordshire in November 2023.

Evening Standard

Killer who dismembered landlady and sent Moonpig Christmas cards to cover tracks jailed

Paterson smothered Annette Smith with a pillow and continued to talk to her ‘like normal’ before he dismembered her with a saw and a kitchen knife, a court heard

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Met officer ‘stabbed with large machete by two men on moped’ after robbery outside Luton shopping centre

The off-duty Met officer was injured while confronting two machete-wielding robbers in Luton

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More flooding 'expected' around London commuter belt in wake of torrential rain

Dozens of flood alerts are in place as disruption continues

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Day of London travel chaos as heavy rain submerges parts of capital in floods

Firefighters took 350 calls to floods in London as extreme weather caused travel chaos

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Tornado hits Luton as streets flooded and cars submerged outside London

A small tornado hit Luton as streets were submerged and cars abandoned when heavy downpours battered towns outside London.

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Family pay tribute to ‘loving’ mother and two ‘beautiful’ children found dead in Luton flat

Nicholas Prosper, 18, has been charged with three counts of murder and firearm offences

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Tributes paid to mother and two children found dead in Luton flat

Bedfordshire police believe Juliana Prosper, 48, Kyle, 16, and Giselle, 13, were victims found in flat

The Guardian - UK

Three people dead and 18-year-old arrested over ‘truly appalling’ incident in Luton

A murder investigation has been launched by Bedfordshire Police

The Independent UK

Triple murder investigation launched in Luton after men killed in 'appalling' flat attack

Three people were found with injuries and were all pronounced dead at the scene, Bedfordshire Police said

Evening Standard

Airbus trials prototype space rovers in Bedfordshire quarry

Fitted with robotic arms and navigation cameras, the rovers are being developed for mooted missions to the moon and Mars

The Guardian - UK

Space rovers that could help in search for life on Mars tested in Bedfordshire

The prototypes, named Codi and Charlie, are being tested by aerospace giant Airbus.

The Independent UK

Country diary: Farewell to my local patch, how it is and how it was

Sandy, Bedfordshire: In our 25 years here, the coal tits have gone while egrets have arrived in style. Today, I toast the companionship of the jackdaw

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‘Some absolute gems’: £1.5m appeal to save rewilding haven Strawberry Hill

Crowdfunding aims to protect central England’s largest area of scrubland in heart of intensively farmed Bedfordshire

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Specieswatch: Jersey tiger moth heads north as climate heats up

The farthest north this species used to be seen was the Channel Islands but it is now common in Bedfordshire

The Guardian - UK

Planned Universal theme park in Bedfordshire to ‘bring £50bn to UK economy’

Hollywood group says 200-hectare site will be based around popular film and games franchises and open 365 days a year

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Husband guilty of conspiracy to murder shopkeeper wife in 1981

Allen Morgan hired a hitman to murder his wife before marrying lover

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Captain Tom Moore’s Bedfordshire house on sale for £2.25m

Family lists property where war veteran raised funds during Covid – minus unauthorised spa pool

Evening Standard

Captain Tom’s daughter puts family home on market for £2.25million

The property is a seven-bedroom, Grade II Listed 18th-century building in Bedfordshire

The Guardian - UK

Weapons-obsessed man found guilty over explosion at his Bedfordshire home

Matthew Haydon, 48, had once asked to throw a grenade on the children’s TV show Jim’ll Fix It, court hears

The Guardian - UK

Country diary: A slow and private journey to bearing new life

Woodbury Hall, Bedfordshire: Of the many cattle here, one has taken herself off with her great barrel of a belly, to find a little solitude, if not rest

The Guardian - UK

Country diary: This quarry will once again become the land of the living

Sandy, Bedfordshire: When the ravines and valleys are all carved out, the drumlins and folds created, something miraculous will begin to happen

Evening Standard

Illegal spa pool built by Captain Tom's daughter to be demolished imminently as scaffolding goes up

Scaffolders, in orange hi-vis jackets, could be seen moving metal poles around the unauthorised building in Bedfordshire

Evening Standard

Captain Tom's family's spa pool faces demolition after they fail to issue appeal within deadline

Hannah Ingram-Moore and her husband, Colin, lost an appeal against an order to remove the building in the grounds of the property in Bedfordshire

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