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A new Universal Studios theme park will be built in the UK, the government has confirmed. (Photo: Getty Images for Premier League)

New Universal theme park to be built in UK town

Brewpoint 1000th Tour

Hoppy 1,000th tour – Brewpoint marks milestone with exclusive brewery tour packa...

Former glamour model Lucy Kemp who has had all her fillers dissolved to go back to a more natural look.

Watch: Ex-Playboy model has £80k of cosmetic procedures reversed

John Panayis at fish and chip shop Nick's Plaice in Northampton.

Watch: Britain's oldest chip shop worker, 91, still does 30 hour weeks

A charming thatched cottage packed with 200 years of fascinating history for sale in Bedford

Charming thatched cottage with 200 years of history hits the market

Property sold and for sale signs. Photo: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire

How much the average house costs where you live: all UK regions listed

The scan of a patient diagnosed with prostate cancer

Scientists harness healthy gut bacteria to fight prostate cancer

Scott Paterson confesses to killing Annette Smith.

Watch: Killer confesses to suffocating and dismembering his landlady

85-year-old Paul Swales died following a house explosion and fire in Bedford.

Tribute to 'kind' and 'loving' man, 85, killed in Bedford explosion

West Midlands Railway services have been affected by flooding - and more bad weather awaits

After the deluge... wind warning is issued for Sunday

Dreadzone are just one of 15 picks we’ve made for concerts taking place in Bedfordshire before the end of 2024.

15 concerts coming to Bedfordshire before the end of 2024

Jonathan Debnam, 14, a dedicated army cadet who wanted to work for the Disasters Emergency Committee to help those affected by emergencies. He died after being hit by a bus on Thursday Pictures released by Bedfordshire Police

'Funny, kind and intelligent' teenager killed after being hit by bus

James Hemphill, 67, was once on the FBI’s most wanted list has been convicted of a child sex offence in Kettering.

FBI most wanted: Sex offender convicted in Kettering

There are major delays to some Thameslink and East Midlands Railway services Picture courtesy of Govia Thameslink Railway

Railway death

A visitor takes a selfie at Universal Studios theme park in Orlando, Florida

UK Universal Studios theme park - all we know so far

(Photo: Universal Orlando via Getty Images)

Universal Studios gears up for UK debut as site secured for theme park

Luxury Sussex castle shares the secret of a perfect afternoon tea
For nearly 200 years, we have been enjoying afternoon tea ever since Anna, the seventh Duchess of Bedford, reputedly introduced the concept to avoid that ‘sinking feeling’ between lunch and dinner at 8pm. But what makes a perfect afternoon tea today? Gary Shipton visited Amberley Castle in West Sussex to find out.
Gary Shipton

Teenager dies in skateboarding accident at Center Parcs

Bedford Shire Hall (Historic England Archive/PA Wire)

Little-known building designed by famed architect is finally recognised

Emergency services are at the scene of a major gas explosion in Bedford.

One person dead in ‘huge’ gas explosion that caused ‘inferno’

Mercedes Checkley has vowed not to eat meat again (Photo: Mercedes Checkley / SWNS)

Woman vows to go veggie after finding a foot inside Lidl roast chicken

Holidays in the UK are popular this summer, but it's still possible to get a good deal (Photos: Shutterstock)

How to get the best value UK holidays - our expert's staycation tips

Ministers have not ruled out imposing local lockdowns as the situation deteriorates in pockets of England

Exclusive: the areas of England most at risk of local lockdown restrictions

Matt Hancock urged those eligible for the vaccine to "come forward and get vaccinated"

Matt Hancock frustrated by vaccine hesitancy