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• Judge extends order barring 'Travellers' from field

  15-09-2026 14:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The High Court has another hearing after diggers start building on an empty field in August.
  
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• Boy, 13, is new voice of Thomas the Tank Engine

  17-09-2026 06:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A new Thomas series also stars The Gentleman actor Henry Golding.
  
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• MP launches e-scooter summit after city trial

  17-09-2026 06:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Summit will bring together councils, operators and police to discuss the city's e-scooter trial.
  
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• Airliner narrowly misses gliders on approach to Luton

  17-09-2026 06:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Investigators conclude there was "no risk of collision" after training glider is clocked at 5,000ft.
  
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• Teen who died after 999 call suffered neck injury

  16-09-2026 16:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  At an inquest opening, a coroner hears how Harry Wilson had sustained "compression of the neck".
  
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• Boreham Wood sign Solihull forward Wilkinson

  16-09-2026 16:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Boreham Wood sign striker Conor Wilkinson from Solihull Moors on a short-term loan deal until mid-December.
  
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• Teens cleared of attempted murder in playground

  16-09-2026 14:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Five teenagers held in connection with the attack will be sentenced for other offences in December.
  
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• Warne 'not worrying about job' after winless start

  16-09-2026 14:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  MK Dons head coach Paul Warne says he is not worrying about losing his job despite their winless start in League One.
  
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• New retail crime app helps track down shoplifters

  16-09-2026 11:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The platform allows retailers to report crimes directly to police by uploading images of offenders.
  
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• Housing estate to be knocked down in the new year

  16-09-2026 11:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The last leaseholder has accepted an offer to move out, the council says.
  
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• Late business to blame for fitness and form issues

  16-09-2026 09:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Radio Three Counties' Geoff Doyle assesses the Hornets' squad as they head towards the season's first international break.
  
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• Everything we know about Oasis's return to Knebworth

  16-09-2026 07:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  What you need to know about ticket prices, how to avoid traffic and what will happen on the day.
  
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• Ninety-year-old calls for 'acceptable ID' clarity

  16-09-2026 07:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Shirley Dorsett cannot renew her director role as she no longer owns a passport or driving licence.
  
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• Wycombe beat Chelsea Under-21s in EFL Trophy

  15-09-2026 23:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Wycombe Wanderers and Chesterfield beat Premier League Under-21 sides in the EFL Trophy group phase.
  
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• Teenager dies after car crashes into tree

  15-09-2026 18:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police are appealing for any witnesses or those with dashcam footage to contact them.
  
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• Fly-tipping fines increased to £3,000 by council

  15-09-2026 16:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A senior councillor says the move shows the "determination to crack down" on fly-tipping.
  
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• Labour council leader ousted after four months

  15-09-2026 07:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Labour's Tahmina Saleem is replaced by Amjid Ali with a coalition now in charge of a unitary council.
  
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• 'Oasis gigs prove Knebworth is world's best venue'

  15-09-2026 07:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The world-famous Gallagher brothers will return to the scene of their legendary 1996 gigs next year.
  
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• 'Incredible to hear my umbilical cord saved a life'

  15-09-2026 07:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jade Reed's cord was donated in 1996 and transported to Australia in 1998, the blood bank says.
  
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• Four Rubys watch Kaiser Chiefs play Ruby song

  14-09-2026 17:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Three Counties Radio arranged for the world first in Luton.
  
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• Police seize drone from airport restricted zone

  14-09-2026 16:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police at Party in the Park spot a drone being flown illegally near Luton Airport.
  
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• Ex-estate agent jailed over 19 cannabis factories

  14-09-2026 14:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sarfraz Farooq created false tenancy agreements to enable him to grow the drug, court hears.
  
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• £4.5m pavilion redevelopment approved amid row

  14-09-2026 07:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The plan promises a new "welcoming space" but opposition councillors call the spending "outrageous".
  
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• Woman badly hurt in mobility scooter and van crash

  13-09-2026 10:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man was arrested after the incident in which a woman in her 80s was seriously injured, police say.
  
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• Watch: Vets remove garden lantern from fox's head

  13-09-2026 07:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A charity warns people to check their gardens for "anything that could trap or injure curious wildlife".
  
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• Experts identify new apple from decades-old tree

  13-09-2026 07:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Luton Orchards says the unnamed apple is the second to come from the town after Pam's Delight.
  
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• Flooded rail line to shut for nine days for repair

  12-09-2026 07:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Hertford East branch line will see 1km (0.6 miles) of track replaced after severe flooding.
  
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• Pilgrim's trail inspires 81-mile ultra run

  12-09-2026 07:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sarah Groves finds that 46 people were "crazy" enough to take on the challenge.
  
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• Flooded toilets at school blamed on funding gap

  11-09-2026 21:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Wood End Infant and Pre-school says it "dreams" of providing toilets that work for pupils.
  
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• Strike called over train safety concerns suspended

  11-09-2026 17:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Members of the RMT union at East Midlands Railway were due to strike next week.
  
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