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Laser shone at police helicopter A man and woman are arrested in connection with two laser attacks on the Bedfordshire Police helicopter.

Funds granted for £80.2m busway The government makes £80.2m available for a new busway linking Luton and Dunstable as councils seek a contractor.

Footballer returns to old school Former footballer John Hartson returns to his old school to raise awareness about cancer, which he has overcome after a year-long battle.

Shop worker threatened with knife A robber armed with a knife threatens a shop assistant in Bedfordshire and makes off with cash from the till.

Guilty verdict over 'scum' chants Two men who shouted "scum, scum, scum" at Muslim demonstrators during a soldiers' homecoming parade in Luton are found guilty of committing a public order offence.

Protester guilty of race attack A man who hit an Asian university student with a banner during a protest march is found guilty of a racist attack.

Doctor unsure over cause of death A pathologist in the Blue Lagoon murder trial in Bedfordshire identifies a pierced artery and internal injuries on the corpse.

Brother 'too scared' to get help A man whose family and girlfriend are accused of killing a man then dumping his body says he was too afraid to help the victim.

Demonstrator denies racist attack A man who admitted assaulting an Asian mayor in Bedfordshire over a Muslim protest against British troops denies being a racist.

Hopeful future for rail service BBC East examines the controversial train service for passengers using First Capital Connect's Thameslink line.

M1 hard shoulder work under way Work begins on a scheme to allow drivers to use a 15-mile stretch of the M1 hard shoulder to cut peak-time congestion.

Rapist jailed for 1980s sex abuse A man is jailed for 13 years for rape and a series of sex offences from the 1980s and 1990s in Bedfordshire.

Sister tells of 'climate of fear' A woman tells a court how her brothers, who are accused of killing a man and dumping his body, created a "climate of fear" in the home.

Abduction of aboriginal whaling rights Commercial and political interests are abusing historical whaling rights of indigenous people.

GM triples Opel investment pledge General Motors says it will spend 1.9bn euros to restructure its European unit Opel - three times more than first pledged.

Post office worker stole £28,000 A former sub postmaster at a village post office in Cambridgeshire admits stealing more than £28,000 from Royal Mail.

Afghan teenager's modern odyssey With increasing numbers of unaccompanied Afghan minors making their way to Europe, one teenager tells the story of how he arrived.

Ex-ranger is jailed for 1989 rape An ex-ranger is jailed for nine-and-a-half years for raping a woman in a Bedfordshire country park more than 20 years ago.

When my mother was also painted gold. A trip to the cinema to see Goldfinger prompted a memory of also wearing little more than gold paint. So why didn't my mother write down her stories before it was too late, writes Lisa Jardine.

Family 'admitted killing slave' A man tells a court how his family admitted murdering their "slave" before chopping up his body and dumping it in a Bedfordshire lake.

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