Items stolen by a gang are being reunited with their owners after more than 200 claim, police say.
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Minor Counties cricket is to change its name after 124 years to the rebranded National Counties Cricket Association in 2020.
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Blackburn Rovers loan keeper Oliver Byrne to Stevenage for the remainder of the season, including any play-off games.
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More than 100 people try to claim back stolen items after a criminal gang is jailed.
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Josh Pitt shouted "I will kill myself" before trying to attack a police officer, an inquest hears.
Read moreFancy a flavour of FA Cup drama?
#FAPeoplesCup
If the thrills and spills of the FA Cup third-round action have got you excited - how about getting a flavour of it yourself?
The 2019 FA People's Cup is now open for entries.
There's no experience required, it's free and you get the chance to play at St George's Park and lift a trophy during the FA Cup final in May.
Don't take our word for it - have a look at how these players felt about taking part in 2018...
Find out more about the competition and how you can get involved here.
Fancy a flavour of FA Cup drama?
#FAPeoplesCup
If the thrills and spills of the FA Cup third-round action has got you excited - how about getting a flavour of it yourself?
The 2019 FA People's Cup is now open for entries.
There's no experience required, it's free and you get the chance to play at St George's Park and lift a trophy during the FA Cup final in May.
Don't take out word for it - have a look at how these players felt about taking part in 2018...
Find out more about the competition and how you can get involved here.
Fancy a flavour of FA Cup drama?
#FAPeoplesCup
We've seen Pete Wild living the dream, now it's your chance.
If the thrills and spills of the FA Cup third-round action has got you excited - how about getting a flavour of it yourself?
The 2019 FA People's Cup is now open for entries.
There's no experience required, it's free and you get the chance to play at St George's Park and lift a trophy during the FA Cup final in May.
Don't take our word for it - have a look at how these players felt about taking part in 2018...
Find out more about the competition and how you can get involved here.
Teacher Syed Raza is jailed for sending a 15-year-old boy explicit messages over a three-month period.
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Plans include the building of a new chimney to replace the four remaining chimneys on the site.
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After years of "broadcasting" to just his wife, an amateur radio presenter's wish comes true.
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Asha and Jia Kirkpatrick, aged 11 and eight, will have a follow-up meeting with the firm's UK boss.
Read moreBedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service 'effective overall'
Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service has been rated good at keeping people safe, but told it requires improvement in other areas, in the first independent inspection report for 12 years.
Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services has rated services in three major areas - effectiveness, efficiency, and how it looks after staff.
Bedfordshire was rated good in its effectiveness bu the report said it hasn't kept up with the pace of technology, which prevents staff accessing vital information, and it also has too many layers of bureaucracy.
Chief inspector Zoe Billingham said: "While it may be an effective service, we are not convinced that it represents good value-for-money yet.
"Overall, the people of Bedfordshire can be confident that their local fire and rescue service is keeping them safe."
The county's chief fire officer, Paul Fuller, said: "People can be assured the quality of the operational response and the preventative services are good. There are some lessons to learn in other areas and we will be working to take those things forward in the coming months."
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As primary school league tables are published, we reveal how long it will take for poor pupils to catch up.
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Use our tracker to check whether your local services are meeting waiting-time targets for cancer, routine operations, A&E and mental health treatment.
Read moreSearch for man wanted over false imprisonment
Police are searching for a Hyde man wanted in connection with false imprisonment over a domestic incident.
Ian Brewster, 27, is also wanted for malicious communications and harassment two incidents in October.
He is known to have links to the Hemel Hempsted, Hockliffe, Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire areas.
Officers believe that Brewster knows he is wanted and is actively evading arrest.
Funding of £100m for a new children's hospital is announced.
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Domineco Masciopinto, 38, orchestrated a cocaine drug deal on a mobile phone from prison, police say.
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The 12 men stole jewellery, cash, cars and guns worth a total of £2m over the course of 11 months.
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The workers voted to take action as part of their campaign for higher pay.
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More than 130,000 children in Britain will spend Christmas in temporary accommodation, figures show.
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Rail services which are outside the current London fare zones are to be brought into the scheme.
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Supporters hope the sale of Hangar 1 could mean the return of airships to Cardington airfield.
Read moreHappy Bedfordshire Day!
Flags are flying across Bedfordshire day to mark, Bedfordshire Day.
It's a day to celebrate all things from the country, from its beautiful bridges to parks and of course the clanger!
The day was chosen, as it the anniversary of the famous author, John Bunyan, who was born in Elstow.
The local delicacy features a savory filling at one end and a sweet filling at the other end.
Several people on social media are already saying they're going to have one for lunch to get into the spirit of the day.
A local authority plans to spend £450,000 to tackle unauthorised encampments of caravans.
Read moreThe youngsters, aged 11 and eight, have been invited to meet the UK boss of Kellogg's.
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One family researches a "forgotten" relative who died a month before the end of the war.
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The force is the first in the country to ask for - and win - extra cash to deal with the issue.
Read moreThe labrador-cross snuggled up to the woman who was found lying in the road with a head injury.
The Duke of Cambridge said he "felt things" he "never felt before" following 999 calls as a pilot.
Prince William said having his own children had changed how he felt about his former job.
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Parts of the car were due to be sent abroad for a £150,000 restoration project.
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Eight have been found beds in the last two months after extra funding was given to the town.
Read moreChildren in Need: How you've helped
People across the East of England have been doing their bit to help Pudsey Bear raise money for BBC Children in Need. Last year the region raised £5m towards the appeal's £60,750,000 total. The charity supports projects across the UK that help children and young people facing a range of disadvantages.
Donald Kargbo-Reffell was caught through DNA taken at the time of the rape 19 years ago.
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Richard Barker abused his position in his treatment of seven female trainees between 2005 and 2017.
Read moreFormer police sergeant Richard Barker is accused of inappropriate behaviour towards junior officers.
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Campaigners argued that the plant could discharge "toxic metal" into drinking water.
Read moreRichard Barker is alleged to have "abused his position" with several women he trained.
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The three men are accused of murdering Patryk Olowniuk who was shot dead in Bedford on Saturday.
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East of England Ambulance Service has struggled with delayed response times.
Read moreThe gang was responsible for stealing more than £2m of goods from 250 properties.
The woman police constable says having a man drive at her and break her leg was "incomprehensible".
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The number of adult abuse case increases by a third over the last three years.
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Officers were called to Bedford on Saturday night where a shooting victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Jack Mitchell deliberately drove at the officer, breaking her leg, as he tried to evade arrest.
Read moreFears for missing girl last seen at train station
Fears are growing for the welfare of a 14-year-old girl who was last seen getting off a train in south-west London more than a fortnight ago.
Bedfordshire Police released a CCTV image of the last sighting of Elisha Crimmins and said they would like to speak to the two young men pictured with her.
Elisha went missing with friends on 29 September and has not been seen since CCTV cameras captured her at Kingston upon Thames station on 4 October.
She is originally from the Cardiff area but has lived in local authority care at a children's home in Bedfordshire since November 2017.
She also has links to the Croydon area of south London. There has been no phone contact with Elisha since she was last seen in public.
Police poppies to show 'respect'
Poppies that are being places on police cars in across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire are to "show respect" and not "glorify war" according to officers behind the idea.
Vehicles in the BCH Road Policing Unit will feature a poppy on all of their marked patrol vehicles in the build-up to the centennial of the end of World War One.
It was the idea of PC Mark Fairclough and Assistant Chief Constable Paul Fullwood, who both previously served in the forces.
ACC Fullwood said: "This is certainly not a glorification of war.
"We will be supporting the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal as we show our respects on this momentous anniversary."
PC Sanjeev Kalyan is accused of gross misconduct over a 2013 incident where a student was badly hurt.
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