Relegated Luton Town will open the League One season against promoted AFC Wimbledon, while Cardiff City will host Peterborough United a day later. The Hatters, who dropped into the third tier after back-to-back relegations, host League Two play-off final winners AFC Wimbledon on Friday, 1 August (20:00 BST). Plymouth, who were also relegated from the...
Brian Farmer BBC News, Bedfordshire Reporting fromLuton Crown Court Bedfordshire Police Humar and Hannan Mahmood left their victim with a stab wound to the chest Two robbers have been jailed after attacking an off-duty police officer with a machete who confronted them while out shopping. Brothers Hannan Mahmood, 20, and Humar Mahmood, 19, attacked PC...
A man has been discharged from hospital after a vehicle fell from a multi-storey car park at London Luton Airport. Emergency services were called to Car Park One shortly before 11:00 BST on Sunday and one person was taken to hospital. The vehicle involved was believed to have fallen from the third storey. A spokesperson...
Three successive wins against Derby County, Bristol City and Coventry City in the second half of April had revived Luton’s hopes of staying up. Before that run they were second bottom. Coming out of it they were outside of the relegation zone by a point with their fate in their hands on the season’s last...
X Smoke was seen coming from inside Luton’s ground Crews have been tackling a fire in a laundry room at Luton Town Football Club. Pictures shared on social media appeared to show firefighters faced with black smoke billowing from inside the Kenilworth Road stadium. Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service said it was called at 20:08...
Bedfordshire Police Nicholas Prosper was jailed for life and must serve a minimum term of 49 years The Court of Appeal has been asked to review the sentence of a teenager who killed three members of his family and planned a school shooting. Nicholas Prosper, 19, has been jailed for life with a minimum term...
Leeds United boss Daniel Farke has confirmed he will start Karl Darlow in goal for Saturday’s trip to Luton. Number one Illan Meslier has been ever-present in the Championship this season but the 25-year-old’s error gifted Swansea their first equaliser in last Saturday’s 2-2 draw. It was the latest in a series of costly mistakes...
The government has approved plans to expand London Luton Airport. Luton Rising, the airport’s owners, wanted to increase airport capacity from 18 million annual passengers to 32 million by 2043. This would involve building a new terminal, new taxiways and increasing the capacity in the existing terminal. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander approved the proposals despite...
Luton Town should have spent more to try and avoid relegation from the Premier League, the club has admitted. The Hatters published their financial results for the year ending 30 June, 2024, external on Wednesday night, revealing record turnover and profits as a result of being promoted to the Premier League for the first time....