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Works gather as a Vauxhall van rolls off the production line in Luton

Last Vauxhall van rolls off Luton production line

The final van to be produced at Luton's Vauxhall plant rolls off the production line.

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A white van in a factory, with glass windows behind it

Production at Vauxhall in Luton comes to an end

It finishes after 120 years of the vehicle-maker being based in the Bedfordshire town.

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Paul and Cass Geary standing in front of the large white Vauxhall factory. They have serious expressions on their faces. Paul has a shaved head and is wearing a navy Vauxhall polo shirt. Cass has brown hair and is wearing glasses and a cream bodywarmer.

Dad and daughter's sadness at end of Vauxhall era

Paul and Cass Geary are part of four generations of their family to have worked at the plant.

The M1 in Bedfordshire, showing one empty carriageway and four other lanes full of traffic

M1 shut for nearly two hours following crash

National Highways says all lanes have fully reopened and it thanked drivers for their patience.

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Google Streetview of Repton Close in Luton. There are a number of light-coloured brick-built houses and several cars parked along the side of the road.

Attempted murder charge after man left critical

A man is left critically injured in hospital following the attack.

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A view of the entrance to Luton Station. You can see the red Luton Station sign and the black external staircase.

Government urged to improve 'embarrassing' station

A councillor calls the railway station a "disgrace", "eyesore" and "a national embarrassment".

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Bryan Field with a shaved head is standing in his garden with a shed behind him.

Man stabbed two people while hunting for wife

One woman was stabbed in the arm with such force the knife's blade broke off, police say.

Sultana smiles at the camera next to her husband Nayeem Ahmad. Their twin girls sit in between them wearing matching pink tops.

'I gave birth to twins while in a coma due to Covid'

Four years on after almost dying from Covid, the mum says she has a newfound appreciation for life.

The Companies House HQ in Cardiff. It is a five-storey red brick building with long rows of windows on each level. There is a multi-storey car park to the right and black gates / fence on both sides of the road into the complex.

Tommy Robinson's ex-wife banned for unaccounted £1m

Jenna Lennon has filed no accounts for Hope & Pride Ltd, which owes an estimated £319,000 in tax.

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