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Parent Power 2024: The Times releases its list of Best UK schools & league table

The Sunday Times releases Parent Power 2024 UK guide

Fireworks illuminate the Hong Kong. Photo by Lam Yik Fei/Getty Images

Central Bedfordshire Council introduces RSPCA-backed rules about fireworks

69 people say they support the wiccan religion in Central Bedfordshire - Stock photo

Halloween surprise as 69 Central Bedfordshire people say they are witches

A weather warning for heavy rain has been issued for much of the south of England. Flood warnings are also in place in the area. Picture: Habibur Rahman.

Flash floods hit the UK - and Storm Ciaran is also on the way

Schools in Central Bedfordshire are in areas with high air pollution - stock picture

49 schools in Central Bedfordshire are exposed to high air pollution

Parts of the UK will experience highs of 26C this weekend, with experts describing the October autumn weather as "unusual". (Credit: Getty Images)

Scotland hit with amber flood warnings as 'heatwave' approaches south

BBC royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell is retiring after 47 years.

‘Awful’ BBC royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell retires

The RNLI has warned that conditions around coasts could be treacherous as Storm Agnes prepares to hit the country. (Credit: Getty Images)

UK braces as Storm Agnes prepares for landfall

Amy and Wes on their boat.

Couple swapped house for £47k narrowboat in bid to ‘quit rat race’

Much of the UK will see more rainy days to come, the Met Office has said.

Met Office: More rain in store before warmer weather returns

Yellow weather warnings in place for thunderstorms in the UK

September has been unusually warm with the month providing the hottest day of the year so far - but it’s not set to last with weather warnings for thunderstorms issued across the UK

England v Argentina: How to watch on TV, kick off time

The roof tops of houses in residential streets. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

Thousands of overcrowded homes in Central Beds - but most are under-occupied

Paul and Karen Smith are taking part in a charity fundraiser in memory of their son Harry (Credit: The Wonky Heart Challenge)

Couple’s suicide awareness fundraiser goes viral on TikTok

The jobs fair will be held at Leighton Buzzard Rugby Club

Charity holds jobs fair in Leighton Buzzard

Car crashes into UK campsite causing serious injuries

Storm Antoni is set to hit parts of the UK with 60mph gusts of wind in parts

‘Biggest storm of the year’ to hit UK today with 60mph winds

'Everyone should have access to affordable good food'. PIC: PA Photo/thinkstockphotos.

Urgent “do not eat” warning issued for supermarket salmon product

This condemned house was so dangerous buyers were advised to ‘view it from a distance’.

House so dangerous viewers told ‘don’t go in’ sells for small fortune

Aldi (logo pictured) and Lidl have some great offers

Aldi making huge change to milk bottles in stores

Original Factory to close 3 more stores this year - when & where

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

Primark customers will be able to order items online and collect them instore

Primark expands online shopping service to 32 more UK stores

Ronnie and Alfie found the 2kg of ambergris on Leven beach (Pic: Ronnie Humphreys)

Father and son duo discover rare ambergris on beach walk

Prince and Princess of Wales with their three children

Reason why Prince Louis is yet to join parents on royal tour revealed

Ryan Giggs

Ryan Giggs retrial abandoned as domestic violence charges withdrawn

More than 60 locations are to open up ‘banking hubs’ in a bid to address the recent rapid closures of high street branches.

Banking hubs: Full list of 67 areas where new sites will open in UK

Video: Mass brawl breaks out on ferry in front of terrified passengers

The mass brawl happened on a Irish Ferries trip from Dublin to Holyhead in Wales on July 8 - with the ferry forced to turn back

Charles & Camilla’s long marriage down to unusual bedroom arrangement

King Charles III

King Charles to receive Scottish crown jewels to mark coronation

Top 20 abandoned breeds: List of dogs most dumped as 50,000 ditched in last three years

Top 20 list of abandoned dog breeds as 50,000 dumped in three years

July money changes you need to be aware of - including energy bills and cost of living payment

Key money changes in July you need to be aware of

Bioluminescent plankton: ‘northern lights of sea’ found on UK coast

Lightning flashes in the night sky over south London. A weather warning is in place for thunderstorms today (Sunday, June 18) across England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Thunderstorms set to sweep UK as Met Office warns of ‘flash flooding’

Queen Camilla

Queen Camilla names horse which will lead Trooping the Colour parade

In this aerial view, a fire engine is seen on the field while smoke rises from the trees on July 19, 2022 in Blidworth, England

Risk of wildfires in England & most of Wales raised to ‘very high’

Denise Welch

Denise Welch to star as late Queen in Princess Diana musical

Top 10 coastal destinations revealed - is your area on the list?

Better known as Prince Andrew, the Duke of York is the second son of Prince Philip (Duke of Edinburgh) and Queen Elizabeth II.

Prince Andrew ‘refuses’ to move out of home during repair work

Upcoming UK bank holiday’s

Bank holidays 2023: When is the next UK bank holiday?

Public trust in the police is “hanging by a thread, the policing watchdog has warned (Photo: Getty Images)

Police told public trust is ‘hanging by a thread’

Prince WIlliam and Kate Middleton

Prince William and Kate’s kind gesture after thieves raid food bank

Nandos has introduced new menu items

Nandos adds 3 new summer items to menu from today

Thirty people could be paid £1,600 a month without any obligation under proposals for the first trial of a universal basic income in England.

Universal basic income of £1,600 a month to be trialled in England

A new alert system will warn people when temperatures reach dangerously high levels (Photo: Getty Images)

UK Weather: Country could bask in ‘record temperatures’ this week

Temperatures have been slowly rising throughout the UK over the last few weeks, and could reach record highs this week according to the Met Office

King Charles is set to give up his Welsh home

King Charles to give up Welsh home in bid to downsize portfolio

The UK could experience the hottest day of the year on Sunday as summer gets underway

Met Office forecast hottest day of the year with 26°C temperatures

Parkdean Resorts has launches a flash sale with cheap summer holidays for families

Parkdean Resorts launches flash sale with £99 family holidays

Accounting stock image

Central Beds Council's latest unaudited accounts now open for public inspection

5 rules drivers could break this summer and be handed a £5000 fine

A man was arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman’s body was found in the river in Wales.

Man arrested after woman’s body found in river

Beach hut in UK listed for eye watering £250,000 - making it more expensive than the average house

Big-budget beach hut listed for an extortionate £250,000

Central Bedfordshire has seen a sharp rise in the number of people claiming universal credit

People on universal credit in Central Bedfordshire at an all time high

The iconic property was used for filming in the BBC series Gavin and Stacey

Iconic house made famous by hit series Gavin and Stacey up for sale

The Prince and Princess of Wales with their three children

Royal tradition involving Prince William to be “done away with”