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One person has died and a number of others, including police officers, have been taken to hospital after a fire in a block of flats in Luton. The blaze started at around 4am on Thursday in Green Court, with residents evacuated by emergency services ...

21 Apr 2022 at 12:25

Man ‘fell to his death from burning flat after police arrived to hunt arsonist’

A man fell to his death from a burning high-rise flat after police arrived to hunt a suspected arsonist living there, it has emerged. Detectives had been investigating three attempted arson attacks on local properties in the early hours of ...

22 Apr 2022 at 18:25

Resident describes explosion and aftermath of fire at Bedford flats

A care manager who escaped with his life after an explosion at a block of flats, which killed at least one person, said he counts himself “one of the lucky ones”. Adrian Mazurkiewicz, 27, said he had just sat at his computer to start work ...

05 Jul 2022 at 17:22

Police ‘cautiously optimistic’ of no further victims of Bedford flat explosion

Police are “cautiously optimistic” there will be no more victims of an explosion at a block of flats. Some nearby residents affected by Monday’s blast and subsequent fire at the three-storey building in Redwood Grove, Bedford, have begun ...

07 Jul 2022 at 18:52

Three injured in ‘huge’ gas explosion at block of flats

Firefighters tackling ‘inferno’ after gas blast at flats

Three people including a firefighter have been taken to hospital, one suffering serious injuries, after a gas explosion caused an “inferno” at a block of flats. Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service described the blaze on Redwood Grove, ...

04 Jul 2022 at 17:46

Nadine Dorries to quit Cabinet as Boris Johnson leaves No 10

Nadine Dorries, one of Boris Johnson’s fiercest defenders, is to stand down as Culture Secretary following his departure from No 10. Sources close to Ms Dorries – who was a prominent supporter of Liz Truss during the leadership ...

06 Sept 2022 at 00:30

Common assault arrest after egg ‘thrown in direction of King’ during walkabout

A man in his 20s has been arrested on suspicion of common assault after an egg was allegedly thrown in the direction of the King during a walkabout. Bedfordshire Police said the suspect was in custody for questioning after ...

06 Dec 2022 at 17:39

Sunak faces by-election after Dorries quits as MP amid absence from honours list

The immediate departure of Nadine Dorries as a Tory MP will trigger a crunch by-election for Rishi Sunak, after the former culture secretary’s name did not appear on Boris Johnson’s resignation honours list. The former ...

09 Jun 2023 at 19:26

Nadine Dorries: Staunch Johnson loyalist who took on the jungle

Former culture secretary Nadine Dorries has stood down as MP for Mid Bedfordshire, triggering a by-election. Ms Dorries, who has been an MP since 2005, leaves after she was omitted from Boris Johnson’s resignation ...

09 Jun 2023 at 17:50

Uxbridge, Mid-Bedfordshire and Selby by-elections: Key numbers

The Conservatives are facing the prospect of fighting three by-elections at the same time – but against parties with differing chances of success. Here are the key electoral statistics for the constituencies of ...

12 Jun 2023 at 12:39

Family of Captain Sir Tom Moore told to demolish unauthorised spa pool

The family of Captain Sir Tom Moore has been ordered to demolish an unauthorised spa pool block at their home within three months. Hannah Ingram-Moore and her husband, Colin, lost an appeal against an order to ...

07 Nov 2023 at 13:18

Ministers hope for tourism boost with Bedfordshire Universal Studios resort

Ministers hope they will achieve the “dramatic” change to UK tourism which a new Universal Studios theme park would bring, Sir Chris Bryant has said. The creative industries minister said he wanted to see ...

19 Nov 2024 at 17:59

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