Airlines told to review summer schedules after half-term chaos
The Government and the Civil Aviation Authority stated that earlier cancellations are ‘better’ than axing flights on the day of departure. Evening Standard – Luton…
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Luton: Police make arrest following fatal car crash
Robert Duggan, 60, died after being struck by a car on Axe Close in Luton Evening Standard – Luton…
Software failure grounds 200 easyJet flights
The disruption has left holidaymakers stranded abroad and complaining about the lack of notice they were given. Evening Standard – Luton…
Crafters pick up crochet hooks to decorate post boxes ahead of Queen’s Jubilee
The decorations can take the creators weeks to complete. Evening Standard – Luton…
Man ‘fell to his death from burning flat after police arrived to hunt arsonist’
Police had been called to the flat to find a suspected arsonist when it went up in flames. Evening Standard – Luton…
Man dead and police officer in hospital after fire near top of tower block
Bedfordshire Police said the man, in his 50s, was declared dead at the scene in Green Court. Evening Standard – Luton…
Footage shows driver hitting 150mph during 80-mile police pursuit
Syed Reza was jailed after the chase which started in Luton and ended in Birmingham. Evening Standard – Luton…
Summer flight bookings exceeding pre pandemic but travel chaos continues
EasyJet said more bookings were made during the past six weeks than in the same period in 2019. Evening Standard – Luton…
End of free tests for NHS will impact patient care, GP warns
Dr Nishant Joshi told the PA news agency he worries staff will be ‘treating some of our most vulnerable patients like sitting ducks once again’. Evening Standard – Luton…
Man, 23, and woman, 19, killed in horror smash on country lane near Luton
A young man and woman have been declared dead after a horror smash on a narrow country lane on the outskirts of Luton. Evening Standard – Luton…