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• Animals die in blaze at soft play centre

  10-06-2026 13:55 via bbc.com
  
  None of the small animals housed in a jungle-themed soft play centre survived, says the fire service.
  
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• People warned against exploring derelict buildings

  11-06-2026 07:20 via bbc.com
  
  The fire service says it is called to incidents on an almost weekly basis.
  
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• Escaped man hit and killed by train named

  11-06-2026 07:19 via bbc.com
  
  An inquest into the death of James Brandon, 42, from Ware, is opened and adjourned.
  
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• Should patients be worried about their stolen data?

  11-06-2026 07:16 via bbc.com
  
  Two years on from the cyber attack, the extent of the breach is still to be revealed.
  
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• Woman killed ex-partner and hid body for 11 months

  10-06-2026 18:40 via bbc.com
  
  A jury hears Robert Kellett was killed after decades of intimidation and abuse by Cheryl Downs.
  
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• Cyber attack partially closes secondary school

  10-06-2026 16:37 via bbc.com
  
  The headteacher has blamed a malware incident for the disruption to IT systems and communications.
  
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• Watch: Skier tackles Peruvian mountain ridge

  10-06-2026 14:36 via bbc.com
  
  Bedford alpinist Fay Manners reflects on having skied down Mount Ranrapalca's icy south-west ridge.
  
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• Woman had head injury and stab wound, inquest told

  10-06-2026 12:28 via bbc.com
  
  Thames Valley Police is treating the death of hospital doctor Achamma John as murder.
  
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• Biker faces jail after high-speed crash killed brother-in-law

  10-06-2026 11:25 via bbc.com
  
  A crash involving two motorcycles left one rider with a broken thigh and his sister widowed.
  
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• Residents appalled by sudden removal of four trees

  10-06-2026 10:39 via bbc.com
  
  Luton council apologises to residents but says new trees will be installed.
  
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• Long delays after car fire partially shuts M25

  10-06-2026 09:02 via bbc.com
  
  The fire service is at the scene.
  
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• Sleeping Roman soldier statue approved for park

  10-06-2026 07:32 via bbc.com
  
  An artist says the public should be able to see his sculpture from early August.
  
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• Laughing gas explosions cause £4.7m of waste damage

  10-06-2026 06:48 via bbc.com
  
  Contractor Veolia says there has been more than 745 hours of plant outage due to the blasts.
  
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• Wycombe sign goalkeeper Macey on free transfer

  09-06-2026 22:49 via bbc.com
  
  Wycombe Wanderers sign goalkeeper Matt Macey on a free transfer following his departure from Colchester United.
  
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• £48,000 Roman statue to lay in Stevenage

  09-06-2026 18:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Andy Collins asked Labour Councillor Tom Plater why it’s worth spending the money.
  
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• Luton sign promotion-winning Johnston from Bolton

  09-06-2026 17:34 via bbc.com
  
  Luton Town make Bolton Wanderers' promotion-winning captain George Johnston their first signing of the summer.
  
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• Does crash mean a rethink for vintage airshows?

  09-06-2026 09:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An Avro Triplane IV replica got stuck 15m up in a tree at Shuttleworth in Bedfordshire.
  
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• Water voles return to reserve after 40 years

  09-06-2026 08:18 via bbc.com
  
  The town council says the rodent has returned to Batford Springs after 40 years.
  
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• UK's first Mars landing honoured with 13 plaques

  09-06-2026 08:18 via bbc.com
  
  Beagle 2 reached the surface in 2003, but it was not known until 2015, a professor says.
  
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• Watford players getting set for World Cup

  08-06-2026 15:29 via bbc.com
  
  Hornets trio Egil Selvik, Edo Kayembe and Nestory Irankunda will play at the World Cup.
  
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• Wycombe chairman Rice buys 10% stake in club

  08-06-2026 14:35 via bbc.com
  
  Wycombe Wanderers chairman Dan Rice buys a 10% stake in the League One club from owner Mikheil Lomtadze.
  
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• First-team coach Garrido leaves Watford

  08-06-2026 10:42 via bbc.com
  
  Watford first-team coach Alberto Garrido announces his departure after two seasons with the Championship club.
  
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• County faces major shortfall in care home beds

  08-06-2026 07:59 via bbc.com
  
  The council will lease new care homes built by developers and invite care providers to run them.
  
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• Will donation funds lido refurbishment

  08-06-2026 07:28 via bbc.com
  
  Paul Francis says he hopes every swimmer who visits "feels the benefit".
  
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• 'I walked to every pub in Cambridge for my sister'

  08-06-2026 07:13 via bbc.com
  
  Tom Foddy says he wanted to raise funds for a cancer charity and awareness of the role pubs play.
  
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• Gaming centre wins approval despite concerns

  08-06-2026 06:55 via bbc.com
  
  The operator makes security and safeguarding pledges to Bedford Borough Council.
  
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• England's Hatton wins LIV title in Andalucia

  07-06-2026 22:34 via bbc.com
  
  England's Tyrrell Hatton cards a one-under par 70 to seal a two-shot win at LIV Golf Andalucia.
  
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• Hamilton 'feels like I'm reminding people who I am'

  07-06-2026 20:11 via bbc.com
  
  Lewis Hamilton says he "feels like I'm having to remind people who I am" after finishing second in the Monaco Grand Prix.
  
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• Antonelli wins Monaco from Hamilton after dramatic ending

  07-06-2026 19:58 via bbc.com
  
  Kimi Antonelli wins the Monaco Grand Prix from Lewis Hamilton after a chaotic ending that featured two safety cars and a red flag.
  
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• Returned artefact unveiled by Australian sleuth

  07-06-2026 07:22 via bbc.com
  
  The 17th Century wooden panel is back home in Flamstead after being stolen three decades ago.
  
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