Crime

A man has been charged with attempted murder following an early morning road traffic collision which happened outside Bedfordshire Police headquarters.

EDL founder Tommy Robinson’s claim he was ‘harassed’ by police due to his views when he was ordered from a pub while watching a football match has been rejected, a court heard on Friday.

Organisations across Bedfordshire are urging people to say something if they see something and help combat child sexual exploitation (CSE), as part of National CSE Awareness Day.

Knife arches are being accepted in Bedfordshire schools and are proving an effective deterrent, a meeting was told.

A middle school is mourning a pupil who was tragically found dead at her home on Friday evening.

An unusual celebration is taking place in Henlow on Sunday.

Dozens of children in Bedfordshire were targeted for grooming over an 18-month period, with some as young as 10 falling victim.

The pilot of a light aircraft has pleaded guilty to flying over Luton Airport without clearance from air traffic control, four times in the same day.

Bedfordshire Police’s Assistant Chief Constable believes a partnership approach is crucial to tackling knife crime.

Bedfordshire has lost 8% of its police officers over the last decade, while violent crime levels have soared in the area.

Cases heard at Luton Magistrates court

A man has been jailed for more than four years for drugs supply and dangerous driving offences.

A man from Eyeworth has been jailed for eight years for his part in a smuggling ring transporting people across the Channel.

Police are appealing for witnesses following a break-in a post office in Arlesey in the early hours of Thursday.

Beds Police and Crime Commissioner Kathryn Holloway has kicked back at Leighton-Linslade Town Council after it rejected her request to fund £31,200 for a parish PCSO.

Central Bedfordshire Council is asking people to share their experiences of domestic abuse through a short survey.

The former chairman of Biggleswade Rugby and Squash Club has been cleared of defrauding the club.