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Black people four times more likely to be stopped and searched in Thames Valley

A total of 49 Afghan refugees are now living in Central Bedfordshire - photo PA

Central Bedfordshire has taken in dozens of Afghans fleeing the Taliban

Home Office figures show two firearms licences were revoked by Bedfordshire Police in the year to March – in line with 2021-22. Meanwhile, a further four shotgun licences were revoked last year

Multiple firearms licences revoked in Bedfordshire last year

The four MPs who claimed driving fines on expenses revealed

Prince Harry

Prince Harry loses bid to challenge decision over UK security plans

Queen Elizabeth II: Government forked £162 million on state funeral

Cost of Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral revealed by Government

Men in the UK being offered £10,000 to pose as dads for migrant women’s babies in visa scam

UK men being offered £10,000 to pose as dads in visa scam

CCTV footage shows police storming a couple's Essex pub and seizing their golliwog dolls, saying the toys were a suspected hate crime (Photos: SWNS)

CAMRA makes damning verdict on pub at centre of Gollies row

MI5 has warned ministers of Chinese spies who buy citizenship through third countries to gain access to the UK.

Ministers warned of Chinese spies who slip through the UK

The top 10 UK burglary hotspots have been revealed

List shows top 10 burglary hotspots in the UK

The Bibby Stockholm will house 500 people (Photo: Home Office)

More than 500 asylum seekers to be housed on barge off coast

The Home Office has released photos of the barge, which has 222 rooms on board

Police searching for Madeleine McCann to get extra funding

Martin Lewis has issued guidance to British holidaymakers heading abroad soon

Money Saving Expert team issues passport warning to holidaymakers

Data has revealed how many people are being prosecuted each week for failing to pay their BBC TV licence

TV licence row as thousands prosecuted each week for failing to pay

dangerous domestic abusers will be recorded on the violent and sex offender register under new government proposals (Photo: Adobe)

Domestic abusers could be added to violent and sex offender list

83 people were killed in non-fire incidents attended by Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service in the year to March 2022

Firefighters attend record number of non-fire deaths in Bedfordshire

Passport fees have increased for the first time in five years - here’s how much they now cost

New passport prices for adults & children as fees increase

DNP is used as a ‘slimming pill’ (not pictured) and has killed 33 people in the UK.

‘Slimming pill’ DNP to be classified as poison after 33 deaths

You can renew your UK passport online.

Countdown to passport price hike - how to apply before charge increase

Home Office vows law change to protect victims of sexual assault

British passport prices are set to rise next month

Passport application fees to increase next month

Emirates’ Airbus A3800-800 airliner approaches Heathrow international airport, where Border Force agents discovered a package contaminated with uranium in December

Scotland Yard continue investigations in uranium contaminated package

Detainees are seen inside the Manston holding centre for asylum seekers. Immigration minister Robert Jenrick this week vowed "more radical" policies to counter illegal migration.

Diphtheria confirmed at asylum centre following man’s death

‘Potentially hazardous’ substance found on body dumped in UK street - residents unable to leave their homes

‘Potentially hazardous’ substance found on body dumped in UK street

Britain’s Home Secretary Suella Braverman addresses delegates on the third day of the annual Conservative Party Conference. Credit: Getty Images

Home Secretary plans to crack down on protests with new bill

Home Office figures show Bedfordshire Police recorded 459 assaults on emergency workers in the year to March

Rising number of attacks on emergency workers in Bedfordshire

The latest available Home Office figures show there were the equivalent of 409 full-time firefighters at the Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service as of the end of March last year – 291 whole time and 118 on-call

Dozens of firefighter jobs cut in Bedfordshire over decade

TUI has warned travellers to check the date on their passports before travelling abroad (Photo: Adobe)

TUI issues passport warning to everyone with a holiday booked this year

The largest proportion of false alarms occurred due to faulty equipment, such as broken fire alarms and smoke detectors

Bedfordshire's firefighters attend more false alarms than fires

402 potential cases of modern slavery were flagged to Bedfordshire Police last year

Hundreds of possible slavery victims - including children - identified in Bedfor...

Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service is looking to increase its number of on-call firefighters

Bedfordshire fire service in appeal for more on-call firefighters as crews take ...

Bedfordshire Police recorded 51,862 speeding offences in 2020-21

Nearly a quarter of speeding offences cancelled in Bedfordshire

Asda trials self-ID cameras that verify your age when buying alcohol at self-che...

Home Office data shows 8,313 offences were recorded by Bedfordshire Police in 2020-21 - the equivalent of 12 for every 1,000 people in the area

Domestic abuse soars in Bedfordshire over last six years

Crews were subject to five incidents of physical abuse, had objects thrown at them on seven occasions, had verbal abuse directed at them 31 times, experienced two episodes of harassment and dealt with at least seven other aggressive incidents

Bedfordshire fire crews attacked dozens of times as police vow to use "full forc...

In the year to March, Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service issued 10 formal notifications, including three enforcement notices and five prohibition notices

Nearly a third of public buildings inspected in Bedfordshire found in breach of ...

They fire service were called out 80 times to help animals and 49 times to remove objects from people

Firefighters called out more than 100 times to remove objects from people and re...

Floral tributes in Plymouth

Bedfordshire Police revoke gun licences more than 100 times in 13 years

There is no minimum age to hold a shotgun certificate in England and Wales, but a child must be over 14 to have a firearm certificate

More than a dozen children hold gun licences in Bedfordshire

Messages of support and solidarity were left on the mural of footballer Marcus Rashford in Manchester, after it was defaced following England's Euro 2020 final defeat

Racial hate crime reports increase in Bedfordshire

Fewer people found themselves trapped last year due to the pandemic

Bedfordshire fire crews free people from lifts more than 800 times

Over the course of a decade, fire crews in Bedfordshire were called out to nearly 1,500 deliberate vehicle fires, 87 of them last year

More than 80 vehicles torched deliberately in Bedfordshire

Suspect charged in just one in 20 rapes - why the Guardian got this story wrong

Bedfordshire Police (stock image)

Beds Police boosted with 74 extra officers in its ranks

Many have expressed concerns that the new law will disproportionately impact traveller communities (Photo: Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

New trespassing laws will mean £2,500 fines or 3 months in prison for being on l...

Asylum seekers were housed in ‘filthy’ and ‘cramped’ conditions which made Covid outbreaks ‘virtually inevitable’ (Photo by BEN STANSALL/AFP via Getty Images)

Asylum seekers were housed in ‘filthy’ and ‘cramped’ conditions which made Covid...

In Bedfordshire, 41 per cent of all calls attended over 12 months were false alarms

Thousands of false alarms tackled by Bedfordshire firefighters as malicious call...

The government is working to reach people who are not currently registered with a GP (Photo: Shutterstock)

Here's how to get the Covid vaccine if you're not currently registered with a GP

Domestic abuse rates are up 10% despite an overall drop in crime (Photo: Shutterstock)

Domestic abuse rates are up 10% despite an overall drop in crime

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Here's how many injuries were caused by floods and water incidents in Bedfordshi...

Tasers could become standard issue for all police who want them in England (Photo: Shutterstock)

Tasers could become standard issue for all police who want them in England

The findings raise questions about the efficacy of the watchdog (Photo: Shutterstock)

Fewer than 1 in 10 UK police officers lose their jobs after committing gross mis...

150,000 police records were wiped due to an ‘error’ - including fingerprints and...

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Tory candidate in Bedfordshire PCC election announces plans for 12 week drug and...

UNICEF says the UK should ban the use of tasers and spit hoods on children