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Court hears from defendant as rape and kidnap case continues

An Albanian man accused of kidnapping and raping a woman who had come out of a Bedford nightclub told a jury: “I am not a rapist.” Gemti Hyka, 31, denied that she was confused...
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Three men deny charges as court hears Bedford kidnap and rape case

A 23-year-old woman was kidnapped, held prisoner and raped on her first night out in Bedford after the end of covid restrictions, a jury heard.vThe woman was with a friend but lost her...
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Four years in jail for man who sexually assaulted sleeping woman

A man who clambered on top of a sleeping woman friend and sexually assaulted her was today (Monday) jailed for four years. James Stark, now 25 and from Bedford, subjected the victim...
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Restaurant worker caught with indecent images of children given year community order

A Bedford restaurant worker who was caught with indecent images of children was today (Tuesday) ordered to carry out unpaid work and...
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Kempston Challenger Academy

School shotgun sentencing adjourned so accused can have baby

The sentencing of a woman, who looked after a sawn-off shotgun that a 15-year-old boy took into a Kempston school, has been adjourned because she is about to have a baby. Keesha Kalyan...
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Cannabis driver convicted of death by careless driving was two times over legal limit

A van driver who said: “What am I going to say to his parents?” when he crashed and killed his teenage apprentice was today (Wednesday)...
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Luton Crown Court. Image: Thomas Nugent/Geograph

Bedford man faces “immediate custody” after woman woke up with him on top of her

A young woman woke to find a man on top of her as she lay face down in her bed. She told a court how she managed to turn over and he left the room in his boxers and T-shirt, before...
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Inquest opens into death at Bedford Prison

A prisoner on remand at Bedford jail accused of attempting to murder his wife was found hanging in his cell, an inquest heard today. Ezra Tamiem, 39, who had never been in...
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Man charged with murder of Bedford man on Luton street

A 26-year-old man appeared in court today (Fri) charged with the murder of a Bedford man who died earlier this week when he was struck by a vehicle in a Luton street. Karan Soni, of...
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Kempston Challenger Academy

Jury hears evidence after gun found in pupil’s rucksack at Kempston Challenger Academy

A jury has heard how a Kempston headteacher called in the police when a 15-year-old student came to school with a sawn-off shotgun in his rucksack in 2018...
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An entrance to Putnoe Woods in Mowsbury Park showing its Green Flag award Image Bedford Independent

Ancient woodland in Bedford Borough under pressure from national housing targets

Rory Ward of Bedford Blues runs into a tackle against a Blackheath defender

Bedford Blues rising up the table after fourth straight max points win at Blackheath

Drew Richardson celebrates with his Real Bedford teammates after scoring

Second half blitz helps Real Bedford to win over Rushall Olympic

Close up of police car with lights on

Queens Drive collision leaves elderly driver fighting for life in Bedford

Members of the Armed Forces march at the Armistice Day remembrance march across the Embankment in November 2025

Lest we forget: 2026 Armistice Day and Remembrance Day events in Bedford Borough

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