Bedfordshire
Coverage of Bedfordshire in the Nexus archive.
- NHS mental health trust plans £25m in cuts to jobs and services
An NHS mental health trust in east London and Bedfordshire plans to cut £25m in jobs and services to address financial shortfalls, a move criticized as 'unfathomable and unacceptable' despite rising demand for mental health care.
- Man charged with Bedfordshire murder of his wife and daughters after arrest in South Africa
Ndodana Mkhanyisi Tshuma, a British citizen of Zimbabwean heritage, was arrested in South Africa on Friday in Kensington, Johannesburg, following charges related to the murder of his wife and daughters in Bedfordshire.
- Red warning for south-east England after record June heat, as France braces for more stifling temperatures – Europe heatwave live
The UK Met Office issued red heat warnings for three consecutive days in south-east England, a first, as Paris bans public alcohol consumption due to hospitals reaching saturation. Scientists attribute the European heatwave to the climate crisis, calling it the worst on record.
- UK government to pay £1.3bn to help fund Universal Studios theme park in Bedfordshire
The UK government will provide £1.3bn in funding to support Universal Studios' first European theme park in Bedfordshire. The deal is expected to create tens of thousands of jobs in construction, hospitality, creative, and technology sectors.