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Bedford Borough crime victims asked to shape future support services

Victims of crime and antisocial behaviour across Bedford Borough are being asked to share their experiences in an anonymous survey to help reshape local support services and police response...

Fire at Kelpie Marine, Roxton closes A1 in both directions

Both carriageways of the A1 between the Black Cat Roundabout and Tempsford have been closed while emergency services deal with a fire at Kelpie Marine in Roxton...

Bedfordshire Police thank Bedford River Festival crowds and football fans

Bedfordshire Police have thanked football fans and Bedford River Festival visitors for a safe weekend of celebrations, though two people remain in custody following arrests in the town centre...

Tate brothers arrested and charged with 38 new offences following Bedfordshire investigation

Andrew and Tristan Tate have been arrested in Miami following a sexual offences investigation by the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Major Crime Unit...

Bedfordshire Police dismantle Bedford drug network as county line leader jailed

A 24-year-old Bedford man who directed a large-scale county drug line using a network of local runners has been jailed for six years and five months after police raided his property...

Bedfordshire Police deploy facial recognition for 250,000 Bedford River Festival visitors

Bedford expects over 250,000 visitors this weekend for the biennial River Festival. Local councils and police have revealed strict safety rules, including road closures and live facial recognition...

Police charge two men and recover firearm in Bedford vehicle search

Bedfordshire Police's guns and gangs unit charged two men with firearms and drugs offences after officers stopped a vehicle in Bedford last week and recovered a weapon. The Boson team stopped..

Monthly column: Say “no” to Male Violence Against Women and Girls

Male violence against women and girls (MVAWG) blights our society and creates grief, harm and even death for far too many. MVWAG includes a wide variety of crimes, from domestic abuse...

Blunt force trauma caused Great Denham family deaths, post-mortem finds

A forensic post-mortem has revealed a mother and her two children found dead in Great Denham died of blunt force trauma, as a suspect appears in court charged with three counts of murder...

Man arrested in South Africa over Great Denham murders

A triple murder investigation into the deaths of a mother and her two young daughters in Great Denham has led to an international arrest in South Africa, as police work to return...

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