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Aug 27, 2026
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  1. Article · Aug 27, 2026 · Sam Read

    Lightning strike disrupts flights at Luton Airport (opens the original)

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    A lightning strike on air traffic control systems at Luton Airport has affected flight landings and schedules. A spokesperson for the airport said operations were suspended between 17:40 and 19:15 BST, "resulting in a number of cancellations and diversions" to about 30 flights. The disruption had coincided with a "period of severe weather" in the area that had resulted in flash flooding, they added. The airport apologised for any inconvenience and said on Friday it was "open and fully operationa

  2. Article · Aug 10, 2026 · Sam Read

    Northamptonshire Police volunteer helps saves life on first day (opens the original)

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    A volunteer police officer who helped save a man's life on the first day in her role as a special constable said her "fight-or-flight" instinct just kicked in. Sophie Hyde, along with Northamptonshire Police special constables Lorna Montecalvo and Pete Isom, were called to Warmington, at 19:40 BST on 30 July to concerns for the welfare of a man. Hyde spotted him in the River Nene, close to Cambridgeshire, then held a torch out for Montecalvo who swam out to the unconscious man and then towed him

  3. Article · Aug 8, 2026 · Sam Read

    Play keeps spotlight on 'uncaring' Woodhill Prison (opens the original)

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    "I felt anger, disappointment, I even felt some sadness." Linda Stokes is talking about her feelings at reading about the conditions inside HMP Woodhill in Milton Keynes. Her son Chris Carpenter, from Reading, took his own life at the prison in 2018 when she believes living inside was "horrendous". In the last three years, the jail has twice more been put into special measures and Linda, 67, believes those reports show nothing has changed. Chris's story is one of three told in a play about men w

  4. Article · Jul 12, 2026 · Sam Read

    Corby Town of Culture bid can show 'the world how good we can be' (opens the original)

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    The Northamptonshire town of Corby is one of 15 places competing to UK's first Town of Culture 2028. It beat off competition from nearly 400 towns across Britain including its neighbours Northampton, Wellingborough, Kettering and Rothwell. Corby will now begin the process of finalising its entry with the hope of earning the accolade. But what do people in the town think of the shortlist and what makes them stand out? Mark Pengelly, Secretary of the Corby Highland Gathering committee, which is se

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