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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...
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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...
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Ndodana Mkhanyisi Tshuma. Image: Supplied by Bedfordshire Police

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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Andrew Tate (R) and his brother Tristan Tate (L) outside the Bucharest Court in Aug 2024 Image LCV Shutterstock

High Court rejects Tate brothers’ bid for accuser names in Bedfordshire Police case

A High Court judge has thrown out a legal challenge from Andrew and Tristan Tate to reveal the identities of their UK accusers. The brothers face 21 charges in the UK following an investigation...
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(l-r) Bennett Ndenkeh and Riaz Miah. Images: Bedfordshire Police custody photo

Judge condemns ‘cowardly murder’ as Bedford teenagers sentenced for bus station stabbing

Two teenagers have been jailed for their roles in the fatal stabbing of 17-year-old Thomas Taylor outside Bedford Bus Station earlier this year. Bennett Ndenkeh, 19, of Midland Road, Bedford, was...
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(l-r) Tristan Tate and his brother Andrew speaking to media outside a Bucharest Court in January 2025. Image: LCV/Shutterstock.com

Bedfordshire Police file leads to CPS charging Tate brothers with rape and trafficking

Prosecutors have confirmed for the first time the complete list of 21 charges Andrew and Tristan Tate will face when they are returned to the UK, including rape, actual bodily harm and...
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Police on the beat on Bedford High Street. Image: Bedfordshire Police/Facebook

Monthly column: My ambitions for a safer and fairer Bedfordshire

When I launched the Police and Crime Plan in October 2024, I reaffirmed my commitment to work to create a safer and fairer Bedfordshire. After nearly a year in office, I am more convinced...
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Elliot Wright. Image: Bedfordshire Police custody photo

Former Bedfordshire Police officer jailed for sexually exploiting teenage girls

A former Bedfordshire police officer, who preyed on two teenage girls by ‘befriending’ them online and then sexually exploiting them has been jailed for 3 and a half years. Elliot Wright, 29, was...
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