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Body of newborn baby found in Ipswich prompts murder probe
London train cancellations cause 7 hour delay due to weather damage
Woman wakes to find stranger beside her with trousers round his ankles
UK weather: Heavy rain continues as Met Office issues new warnings
"My mum was killed by my brother over a bacon sandwich"
Latitude Festival 2024: Kasabian & Duran Duran among headliners
Body of newborn baby found in Ipswich prompts murder probe
London train cancellations cause 7 hour delay due to weather damage
Woman wakes to find stranger beside her with trousers round his ankles
UK weather: Heavy rain continues as Met Office issues new warnings
"My mum was killed by my brother over a bacon sandwich"
Latitude Festival 2024: Kasabian & Duran Duran among headliners
Olivia Preston
Olivia Preston
News Reporter

Trainee News Reporter at Luton News.

Olivia is a Journalism graduate from City, University of London. She worked as a Local Democracy Reporter before joining National World.

Articles by Olivia Preston
Icknield Lower School. Picture: Google Maps

Councillor ‘thrilled’ after scheme approved to stop traffic on busy school road

A chip and pin debit console. Photo Illustration  by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Temporary banking hub opens in Bury Park

Santa with children from St Matthew’s Primary School. Picture: Luton Borough Council

DART celebrates countdown to first Christmas with school choir visit

The new restaurant in the town centre. Picture: YouMeSushi

New sushi restaurant opening in Luton - with free food for first customers

The Hat Gardens park on Bute Street. Picture: Luton Borough Council

This park has been named as ‘Project of the Year’ at national building awards

Rachel giving out the certificates. Picture: Rachel Hopkins MP

The 12 businesses handed MP's Small Business Awards 2023

Nightingale House. Picture: Google Maps

Flat tenants fear they could be made homeless after ‘no fault’ eviction served

Montell Neufville and Bedfordshire Police officer engaging with students. Picture: Montell Neufville

First wave of anti-knife crime workshops rolled out in Luton

Schoolchildren take part in garden activity. Picture: Central Bedfordshire Council

Dunstable and Luton schools recognised for their commitment to sustainability

The mayor (far right) turned on the Christmas tree, left. Picture: Houghton Regis Town Council

Houghton Regis mayor switches on Christmas lights

Police representatives at the event at the Link Community Centre. Picture: Tony Margiocchi

Romanians in Luton celebrate national day at community centre

Signage outside a branch of the British high-street retail chain "Wilko". Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images

Luton’s Wilko store reopens this week - with goody bags for first 50 customers

Two officers patrolling Caddington, inset: recovered meat from shoplifters. Picture: Central Bedfordshire Council

Personal alarms handed out after spate of ‘aggressive’ shoplifting

LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 09: A Food Standards Agency rating certificate is pictured in the window of a restaurant on February 9, 2015 in London, England. Claims have been made that some restaurants are ignoring food hygiene standards ratings. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

Food hygiene ratings for businesses published in November

Derrick Kinyua. Picture: Bedfordshire Police

Boy jailed for life after stabbing Luton teenager to death

Abdul Saqib. Picture: Bedfordshire Police

Man jailed for 15 years for ‘ferocious' machete attack at Eid celebration

Evri signs in the window of a Post Office branch. Picture: Mark Dolby

Post Office branches in Luton are now taking Evri parcels

The Langley Street underpass. Picture: Google Maps

Teenage boy tried to rob couple walking through Luton underpass

Bedfordshire Police headquarters.

Former police officer would have been sacked over sexual comments

A homeless person sleeps in the entrance of a property. Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images

Donate to homeless scheme instead of handing out cash, says council

The lamp post in the town centre. Picture: Luton Borough Council

New ‘talking’ signs unveiled to give updates on floods and development plans

Police want to talk to this man. Picture: Bedfordshire Police

Police want to talk to man about attempted burglaries

The M1 near Luton. Picture: Olivia Preston

Motorists told to expect delays as M1 closes overnight

Courts stock image

Man jailed for attack that left Luton Town fan on life support

Image of the takeaway's dirty floor during an inspection. Picture: Luton Council

Luton businesses prosecuted after rat droppings found at Chinese takeaway

What the new shop could look like outside. Picture: Sapphire Signmakers LTD via Central Bedfordshire Council planning portal

Hobbycraft could be moving to this retail park after plans submitted to council

Alison with some fans in the pub. Picture: Alison Taylor

Landlady set to retire after 38 years at iconic High Town pub

Kerry. Picture: Cara Edwards

Thousands raised for family after mum dies a week after brain tumour diagnosis

Police tape. Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Man injured after being attacked with ‘long pole or baseball bat’

Porto Montenegro marina near the coastal town of Tivat, in the Bay of Kotor in Montenegro. Photo by SAVO PRELEVIC/AFP via Getty Images

easyJet announces new route from Luton to Montenegro town starting in spring

It was a night filled with smiles, music and dancing

In pictures: Colourful Ghanaian culture on display at Kente Fest gala

The town hall has never looked better!

Luton's Christmas light switch on dazzles town

Man clenching fist near a woman. Picture: Karolina Grabowska via Pexels

Survivors of male violence share stories as part domestic violence campaign

Police tape. Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Masked men with knives try to rob delivery man's van

Luton Crown Court. Picture: Olivia Preston

Trial date set for man charged with murder of missing woman

The new station - PICTURE: transformingbx

Go from Luton to Brent Cross in just 30 minutes - thanks to new train station

The current shopfront, inset: the shops in the 1860s.  Pictures: Dunstable Town Council and Dunstable and District Local History Society

Restoration works start on historic shop fronts

From left: Jaymi, Steve and Oliver. Picture: The Grove Theatre

EastEnders’ Steve McFadden and Luton’s Jaymi Hensley star in panto

Luton & Dunstable Hospital

Youth workers introduced to support patients at risk of violence in hospital

PCP Luton. Picture: Google Maps

Rehab centre 'requires improvement' after inspection finds 'pest problem'

Extinct in the wild Scimitar-horned oryx being released in Chad– the result of a global collaborative breeding programme. Picture: ZSL

Antelope on ‘brink of extinction’ gets new start at Whipsnade Zoo

Andrew Selous MP shows his fibre splice. Picture: OpenReach

MP meets Openreach engineers as new broadband network rolled out across county

Aled Jones attends the ITV Gala at London Palladium. Photo by Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images

Singer Aled Jones to perform at free festive event

Sarah Owen MP and Rachel Hopkins MP. Picture: UK Government

Luton MPs resign from shadow cabinet over Labour's stance on Gaza ceasefire

Stray dog in a kennel. Picture: RSPCA

Council wins special RSPCA award for stray dog services

One of the stall coming to the town. Picture: Vegan Market Co

Vegan market is coming back to Dunstable this weekend

Donatello's in Dunstable. Picture: Google Maps

Dunstable restaurant makes it to final of Italian food awards

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