Bedford
- Jul 19
Andrew and Tristan Tate arrested in Miami on UK extradition warrant, face 59 charges including rape and child pornography
US Marshals detained the controversial influencers Saturday, hours before Andrew Tate was to co-host a bare-knuckle boxing event. The UK Crown Prosecution Service approved 59 charges spanning rape, human trafficking, and child abuse imagery.
- Jun 24
Bedford train crash driver passed red signal, investigators say, as emergency crews describe 'spectacularly quick' response
A preliminary report from the Rail Accident Investigation Branch says the driver of a Corby service, Shaun Burton, passed a danger signal moments before his train struck a stationary Nottingham service near Bedford, killing him and injuring 162 people.
- Jun 20
One driver dead, 89 injured as two EMR trains collide south of Bedford
Emergency services declared a major incident after two East Midlands Railway passenger trains collided on a southbound line near Bedford on Friday evening, leaving one driver dead and 89 people injured, 11 of them very seriously.
