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• Interview with Jade Croucher - sister of missing teen Leah.

  Leah Croucher went missing from her home in Milton Keynes on 15th February 2019.

• Marcus by Goldman Sachs officially opens its MK office today

  Online bank Marcus by Goldman Sachs today opened the doors to its new office in Milton Keynes, with capacity for up to 240 employees.

• Give us access to GPs, say patients

  Patients are having increasing difficulty in getting appointments to see their GP in Milton Keynes, a meeting heard.

• 5G Phone Mast Set for School Site

  A phone mast at a Milton Keynes school is set to be made more than 3m taller to get it ready to provide superfast 5G  internet services.

• Not dead, but dormant… how controversial YourMK might be resuscitated

  An organisation that was stripped of some of its powers in the furore surrounding a council’s controversial regeneration programme is being prepared for possible resuscitation.

• Let the sunshine in! It's the dawning of the age of Aquarius

  When the moon is in the Seventh Houseand Jupiter aligns with Marsthen either this is the start of a horoscope or it’s the news that Hair, The Musical,is on its way to Milton Keynes Theatre!

• The Leighton Buzzard Festival of Fitness is coming!

  The event is at Leighton Buzzard's Energie Fitness on Saturday 3rd August

• Alan Turing: WWII codebreaker revealed as new face of £50 note

  The mathematician is widely considered to be the father of computer science and artificial intelligence.

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MK Dons News

• Rhys Healey returns to MK Dons on a permanent deal

  Milton Keynes Dons have today announced that popular striker Rhys Healey has returned to the club on a permanent deal.

• Four MK College students from one year turn pro with the Dons

  A hat trick plus one of MK College students from a single year group have been awarded professional contracts with MK Dons Football Club.

• MK Dons boss Paul Tisdale provides update on Chuks Aneke

  Milton Keynes Dons manager Paul Tisdale has provided an update on the situation regarding out of contract striker Chuks Aneke.

• Kieran Agard back for another season with MK Dons

  Milton Keynes Dons have today announced that striker Kieran Agard has signed up for another season with the club.

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MK Lightning News

• ‘It’s important the team represents our town’, interview with MK Lightning head coach Lewis Clifford

  ​​​​​​​Milton Keynes Lightning has undergone a swift and significant makeover since the end of the 2018/19 EIHL season concluded.

• Hallden Barnes-Garner becomes latest local prospect to join MK Lightning

  The Milton Keynes Lightning today announced the signing of Hallden Barnes-Garner, another prospect to have progressed through the local hockey system.

• MK Lightning bring in experienced goaltender Brandon Stones

  The Milton Keynes Lightning have today announced the signing of experienced goaltender Brandon Stones ahead of the 2019/20 NIHL season.

• Club legend Grant McPherson returns to MK Lightning

  The Milton Keynes Lightning have today announced that club legend Grant McPherson has returned to the club after more than two years away.

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National News

• Fears for 'isolated' Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe as she is moved to mental health ward

  A British-Iranian woman jailed in Iran has been moved to a mental health ward in hospital, her husband says.

• Labour peers release newspaper advert slamming Jeremy Corbyn over antisemitism

  Labour peers have taken out a newspaper advert accusing Jeremy Corbyn of "failing the test of leadership" by allowing antisemitism to "grow in our party".

• Joey Barton: Fleetwood Town manager charged with ABH after post-match scuffle

  Fleetwood Town manager Joey Barton has been charged with causing actual bodily harm following a scuffle after a match against Barnsley in April.

• Snow Patrol's Chasing Cars crowned the most-played song of the 21st Century

  It may not have topped the UK singles chart, but Snow Patrol's ballad Chasing Cars has been named the most-played song of the 21st Century so far.

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Destination MK

• Les Miserables comes to Milton Keynes Theatre

  See you at the Barricade... The World's favourite musical LES MISERABLES comes to Milton Keynes Theatre

• Destination Milton Keynes and McDonald’s help Keep Up the Clean Up on #LoveMK Day

  The seventh annual #LoveMK Day is being held this year on Thursday 2nd May.

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Sport

• Steve Bruce named Newcastle head coach on three-year deal

  Newcastle have appointed Steve Bruce as head coach on a three-year deal.

• Kieran Trippier: Atletico Madrid agree deal with Tottenham for defender

  Atletico Madrid have agreed a £21.7m (€24m) deal with Tottenham to sign Kieran Trippier, Sky Sports News understands.

• Joey Barton charged with actual bodily harm following Barnsley incident

  Joey Barton has been charged with actual bodily harm after an incident after Fleetwood's match at Barnsley in April.

• Ole Gunnar Solskjaer wants to build around Paul Pogba at Manchester United

  Ole Gunnar Solskjaer still hopes to build his Manchester United team around Paul Pogba - despite the France midfielder admitting he wants a "new challenge".

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Showbiz

• R Kelly refused bail as prosecutor says singer is 'still a danger to young girls'

  A judge in the US has ordered R Kelly to remain behind bars without bail after a prosecutor claimed the singer would still pose a danger to young girls if he was set free.

• Dame Helen Mirren slams 'heartbreaking' move to axe free TV licences for over-75s

  Dame Helen Mirren has joined the fight to save free TV licences for all over-75s - describing the decision to axe the provision as "heartbreaking".

• Snow Patrol's Chasing Cars crowned the most-played song of the 21st Century

  It may not have topped the UK singles chart, but Snow Patrol's ballad Chasing Cars has been named the most-played song of the 21st Century so far.

• Game Of Thrones breaks record for Emmy nominations

  Game Of Thrones has received a record-breaking 32 Emmy Award nominations, beating the drama series record set by NYPD Blue in 1994.

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Strange News

• 'We stand ready': US air force warns against 'raid' on Area 51

  More than one million people who have signed up to raid Area 51 in the hope of seeing evidence of aliens have been warned that the US air force "stands ready to protect America and its assets".

• Wales takes world's steepest street title from New Zealand

  Just days after they lost the Cricket World Cup, New Zealand has suffered a second major blow - this time at the hands of Wales.

• Half a million sign up to raid Area 51 and 'see them aliens'

  Half a million people have signed up to "storm" a US military base that conspiracy theorists say holds alien technology.

• Woman 'hurls snake at driver' in alleged car-jacking caught on camera in South Carolina

  A woman in the US has been charged with carjacking and property damage after she allegedly stole a vehicle by throwing a live snake at the driver - before crashing through barricades set up for a pole-vaulting exhibition.

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Videos

• Fears for 'isolated' Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe as she is moved to mental health ward

  A British-Iranian woman jailed in Iran has been moved to a mental health ward in hospital, her husband says.

• Woman 'hurls snake at driver' in alleged car-jacking caught on camera in South Carolina

  A woman in the US has been charged with carjacking and property damage after she allegedly stole a vehicle by throwing a live snake at the driver - before crashing through barricades set up for a pole-vaulting exhibition.

• Steve Bruce named Newcastle head coach on three-year deal

  Newcastle have appointed Steve Bruce as head coach on a three-year deal.

• Iran 'may have seized' oil tanker that went off radar at weekend

  Iran may have seized a small oil tanker travelling through the Strait of Hormuz after its tracker stopped transmitting its location, a US official has said.

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Business

• London house prices fall at fastest rate in a decade

  House prices in London fell in May at their fastest rate for almost a decade, according to official figures.

• New PM urged to lower migrant worker salary threshold after Brexit

  The Tory leadership hopefuls are facing pressure to lower the salary threshold for migrant workers from £30,000 to £20,000 to avoid skills shortages across the economy after Brexit.

• Labour's John McDonnell pledges to tackle 'scourge' of poverty

  John McDonnell is unveiling a socialist revolution aimed at reducing the "scourge" of poverty, which will be the centrepiece of Labour's manifesto in a general election.

• Fund piles pressure on De La Rue with threat to oust chair

  The banknote and passport printer ‎De La Rue is facing a fresh round of boardroom upheaval amid a threat from a furious City investor to oust its chairman at an extraordinary general meeting.

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Technology

• Facebook to postpone digital currency until regulators happy

  Facebook says it is willing to postpone its digital currency until it has satisfied the concerns of the US treasury and other regulators around the world.

• World Emoji Day 2019: 11 emojis with very different meanings in different countries

  It is said to be the fastest growing language in the UK - and has even had a Hollywood film made about it.

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