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Further arrests made across the country after Yarl’s Wood escape

Police have made six arrests in connection with the recent escape of eight men from the Yarl's Wood immigration removal centre in Bedfordshire. Three of those...

Arrest made after men escape from Yarl’s Wood immigration removal centre

Police searching for eight men who escaped from an immigration removal centre in Bedfordshire this weekend have made an arrest. The man in his 20s was arrested by police in Warwickshire today (Tuesday)...

Monthly column: Police funding formula is stuck in the past

As I reach the end of my second year in office as your Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC), one thing has become quite apparent to me aside from the heroism of our police officers, and that is, the...

Families pay tribute to canoeists who lost their lives at Kempston Weir

Two women who died after getting into difficulty in the River Ouse in Kempston have been named as their families pay tribute. Emergency services were called to the Weir embankment in Water Lane at...

Man charged following Sharnbrook explosion

A man has been charged following a small explosion at a house in Sharnbrook on Easter Monday. Matthew Haydon, 47, was charged this weekend with causing an explosion...

Bedfordshire Police makes first arrests in proactive domestic abuse operation

Bedfordshire Police has made its first arrests in a proactive operation aimed at tackling domestic abuse. On Monday (17 April), the force launched Op Cadbury, a campaign to target perpetrators of domestic...

Bedford man jailed at Old Bailey for Palgrave Road murder of ‘loving, caring boy’

A man who changed his clothing and cleaned the murder weapon to avoid being implicated in a fatal stabbing has been jailed...

Investigation into River Great Ouse deaths has been passed to coroner

Bedfordshire Police has confirmed that its investigation following the deaths of two women in the River Great Ouse near Bedford has been passed to the coroner...

Two bodies recovered from River Great Ouse in Kempston

Bedfordshire Police has confirmed that two bodies have been recovered from the River Great Ouse in Kempston after reports of capsized canoes…

Sharnbrook explosion investigation handed over to major crime unit as locals return home

After the explosion at a house in Loring Road, Sharnbrook, locals who were evacuated from their homes have now been allowed to return. The specialist explosive ordnance...

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