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Woughton Leisure Centre hosted a sold-out Zumbathon on Saturday in aid of the charity.

It is recognition of the council's work building new council homes and making wider improvements at Bletchley's Lakes Estate.

Two watches were stolen in the incident.

A man who wielded a samurai sword and threatened members of the public before assaulting a man who intervened has been sentenced to prison.

It was a holiday that resulted in unimaginable grief, when Lisa Duggan’s 22-year-old son Tiger was involved in a devastating accident in Thailand earlier this year.

West Ashland firefighters were called to the incident earlier this morning.

Storm Austen has been named by the Met Office, and is expected to bring disruptive wind and rain from late Thursday and into Friday.

New Adventures has announced the full cast for the new tour of Matthew Bourne’s Cinderella as it returns for its 30th anniversary.

An MK boxer has fought back against obstacles and is now hoping to pack a punch at his first professional fight.

The funding will enable training for new puppy, Miller.

The City Council has announced it is carrying out roadworks on some sections in the following areas in the coming days.

An Australian MP hit by a car has had both of her legs amputated, her husband has said.

Nigeria has recorded its first case of Ebola during the current outbreak, the country's health ministry has said - as the virus continues to spread internationally. 

Exceeding a key global climate target is now "imminent and unavoidable", United Nations (UN) scientists have warned.

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Elizabeth Gardens proudly celebrated its first birthday on 1 October, marking a full year since the home opened its doors and welcomed its very first residents.

2027 calendar has 22 events scheduled outside of air shows.

FavourJar is the only social favours app, built for an anti-doomscroll generation, less scrolling through other people’s lives, more showing up in them.

Croudace Homes is encouraging buyers looking to make a move ahead of Christmas to consider its The Paddocks development.

Starting a coaching relationship well requires more than enthusiasm, because useful work depends on shared expectations from the beginning.

Plenty of independent shops and cafés around Milton Keynes already hold the start of a mailing list.

Black Friday has a way of making even a perfectly good phone suddenly feel outdated, with every advert nudging you toward the newest model.

Milton Keynes house prices average £325,000. What an extension realistically adds, what it does not, and where the local ceiling sits.

Don't suffer in silence. There are a number of people you can turn to for support with everyday issues and mental health.

The final score at Bloomfield Road was 2-0 to Blackpool.

MK Dons make the near 400-mile round trip to Lancashire for their midweek fixture against Blackpool.

The Dons will host Ian Holloway's side at Stadium MK in November.

The full-time result at Stadium MK was 2-1 to MK Dons against Luton Town.

Having lost two in a row, MK Breakers Men returned to Bletchley Leisure Centre on Saturday evening - and fortunes changed.

This past weekend saw the start of the British Championship Basketball season.

MK Breakers Men knew that a win over COB Rockets last weekend would secure their place in the BCB Trophy Quarter Finals.

MK Breakers Men welcomed Loughborough Riders to Bletchley Leisure Centre on Sunday in their latest BCB Trophy outing.

England Women have confirmed a white-ball tour of Sri Lanka with a T20I and ODI series set to take place in February and March 2027.

Katie Boulter produced a dominant 6-2 6-1 straight sets victory over Viktorija Golubic to book her place in the quarter-finals of the Japan Open in Osaka.

England crumbled to an 87-run defeat in their ODI tri-series opener against Pakistan in Rawalpindi as the batting severely malfunctioned after an excellent start.

Arsenal scored a Premier League-high 25 non-penalty set-piece goals on their way to winning the title last season. But have 'Set-piece FC' lost their not-so-secret edge?

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Eden could not wait to return to Milton Keynes Theatre last night (14/10) to see the highly anticipated Mamma Mia and here is her full review...

Caroline could not wait to return to Milton Keynes Theatre last night (06/10) to see the highly-anticipated The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and here is her full review...

Caroline could not wait to return to Milton Keynes Theatre last night (21/04) to see the highly-anticipated Single White Female and here is her full review...

The BBC has confirmed it will close BBC Three, BBC Scotland and BBC Radio 4 Extra linear broadcast services in the spring of 2027.

A former soap opera star has been jailed for nine years after fleeing the UK for Spain to avoid facing trial for allegedly conning would-be models out of more than £13m.

The culture secretary has warned she is "minded" to intervene in Sky's £1.6bn deal to buy ITV's broadcast and streaming operations.

Singer Raye has said the sign-up list for her one-off gig at the Royal Albert Hall later this month will be checked "manually" after ticket touts using artificial intelligence bots "overwhelmed" the process.

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Donald Trump's approval rating has fallen to a record low - indicating that next month's midterm elections could be punishing for the Republicans.

The UK's unemployment rate has fallen to 4.7%, in a set of official figures that will support the case for a Bank of England interest rate hike next month.

A man has been arrested after a fire at the town hall of Limoges, according to French media.

Nigeria has recorded its first case of Ebola during the current outbreak, the country's health ministry has said - as the virus continues to spread internationally. 

The UK's unemployment rate has fallen to 4.7%, in a set of official figures that will support the case for a Bank of England interest rate hike next month.

The consortium of Thames Water creditors looking to rescue Britain's largest supplier of its kind has appointed a former senior Labour minister in a bid to help get a deal past government opposition.

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The executive who piloted Virgin Atlantic Airways through the COVID-19 pandemic is taking the helm at a major provider of traffic management services in his biggest role since he left Sir Richard Branson's flagship company.

Exceeding a key global climate target is now "imminent and unavoidable", United Nations (UN) scientists have warned.

Japan launched a spacecraft towards Mars in a ground-breaking mission to bring back samples from the largest of the planet's two moons.

A former OpenAI engineer charged with secretly installing a recording device at its offices was "mere days" away from fleeing to Saudi Arabia before his arrest, prosecutors allege.

An expedition to investigate if an anomaly seen on a satellite image of a remote island in the South Pacific was Amelia Earhart’s missing plane has ended without recovering the wreckage.