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Eau de Bruce - what does Die Hard smell like?
Actor Bruce Willis is the latest celebrity to launch his own signature fragrance, but how do you sum up a personality in a smell? |
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It's payback time for home generation
An effective subsidies system is needed in order to convince people to generate electricity in their own homes. |
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Man disfigured in ear bite attack
A man has half an ear bitten off when he is attacked by a group of men in Bedford. |
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Park murder accused denies charge
A man denies murdering a 46-year-old whose body was found in a park in Watford. |
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Chef charged with killing a swan
A 29-year-old chef appears in court charged with killing a swan on an embankment near a hotel in Bedford. |
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Two remanded after drugs arrests
Two men, one from Essex, are remanded in custody charged with possession with intent to supply cannabis in Bedfordshire. |
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Town centre investment announced
Bedford is set to receive £850,000 for town centre regeneration, the Heritage Lottery Fund announces. |
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Flood risk plan comments invited
People living along the Great Ouse river are invited to comment on long-term plans for managing flood risks. |
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Aristocrat died in road accident
The widow of an aristocrat from Cambridge who died in a road crash in Bedford blames no one for the accident. |
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Fire guts Burger King restaurant
An investigation begins after a branch of Burger King in Bedfordshire is extensively damaged by fire. |
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Appeal over 'running naked man'
People who saw an injured and naked man running in a Bedford street in the early hours are asked to contact police. |
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Sats boycott: Your stories
Hundreds of schools in England are staging a boycott of the national schools tests, known as Sats. |
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Labour hold Esther challenge seat
Labour hold on to Luton South despite the challenge of tv personality Esther Rantzen campaigning over MP's expenses. |
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The tree that shaped Britain
As the House of Commons prepares to welcome hundreds of new MPs, its oak-panelled surfaces are a reminder of the significance of one tree to national identity, says Simon Schama. |
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Shot Briton was unlawfully killed
A British man on a road trip through the US city of Amarillo was fatally shot during an armed raid in a bar, an inquest hears. |
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Proposals to improve Parliament
The main party candidates for the constituency of Bedford outline how they will restore Parliament's standing. |
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Asbo to ban showing pants dropped
A teenager avoids being given an anti-social behaviour order (Asbo) banning him from wearing low-slung trousers. |
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Cameron backs would-be MP Stroud
Tory leader David Cameron defends a candidate who reportedly founded a church which tried to "cure" homosexuality. |
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Candidates clash on health issues
Concerns about health and Bedford Hospital are raised by candidates fighting for the town seat. |
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Parties back East-West rail link
Plans for a new rail line linking the East of England with the west are given the backing of the three main parties. |