A Covid testing lab at the heart of the UK’s swabbing scheme processed potentially hundreds of contaminated samples every day, an undercover probe has claimed. A BBC Panorama investigation found a number of safety breaches and failings at the Lighthouse Lab in Milton Keynes during the second wave. Lab workers had rushed vital checks, discarded … Read more
That’s MY stick: Tiny dog dangles three feet in the air by her teeth as she tries to steal a snowman’s arm Alice the Jackapoo was walking with her owners in Milton Keynes, Bedfordshire Six-year-old dog is owned by Charlotte Beard, 22, and partner Sam Grogan, 28 Ms Beard said Alice gets excited when confronted … Read more
Man, 46, is arrested on suspicion of murder after woman in her 40s was found dead with ‘significant injuries’ at house in Milton Keynes Tragic woman found dead and injured at address in a leafy suburb of the city Police going house-to-house as they hunt clues and appeal for information Murder suspect remains in custody … Read more
Britain’s biggest coronavirus testing lab is hit by Covid outbreak after worker at Milton Keynes site that is targeted to process 70,000 tests a day claimed safety rules had been broken Milton Keynes Lighthouse Laboratory has seen an outbreak of Covid-19 in staff Three of its four scientific teams are isolating and other staff also … Read more
Britain’s first ‘full-scale’ trial of rental e-scooters has been launched today in Milton Keynes. Locals and visitors will have access to 500 of Lime’s motorised vehicles to use on the road after the Government legalised e-scooter hire services last month. Users will pay £1 via a smartphone app to unlock the machines and 20p a … Read more
Dozens of local authorities are eyeing up a government scheme to rent out e-scooters in the likes of Cambridge, Milton Keynes and towns in the Tees Valley. The Department for Transport launched a new 12 month scheme at the start of July which would make it legal to ride e-scooters on roads – they would, … Read more