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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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Bedford man among international crime gang jailed

A 30-year-old man from Bedford has been jailed as part of an international organised crime gang that laundered over £4m in cash from human trafficking and the sale of cannabis...
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Bedfordshire Police say over 100 local children could be victims of modern slavery

Bedfordshire Police say they've identified over 100 children in the county who could be victims of modern slavery, as part of their work to crack down on modern slavery, human trafficking...
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Bedford man charged after breaching slavery and trafficking risk order

A man has been charged with breaching a civil order imposed by police to prevent human trafficking. The man in his 30s from Bedford was charged with...
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Bedfordshire Police makes first use of powers to tackle human trafficking

Bedfordshire Police have made use of innovative legislation to crack down on four people suspected of being involved in human trafficking.
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Five arrested in Midland Road for sex industry human trafficking offences

Five people have been arrested on suspicion of human trafficking offences after a major Bedfordshire Police operation targeting a suspected organised...
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