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Police have released images of a man they would like to speak to in connection with a rape and an attempted rape in Milton Keynes.

Milton Keynes-born football star and England captain Leah Williamson played in both legs as England beat Greece in their first Women’s World Cup play-off.

Community groups, charities, business organisations and parish or town councils in Milton Keynes are being encouraged to put on public events to boost activity on local high streets.

Police are appealing for information following the rape of a teenage girl in Milton Keynes.

Police are appealing for the public’s help to identify a man in connection with a burglary in Olney.

MK Dons boss Paul Warne was left unimpressed after his side suffered a 5-1 home defeat against Reading.

Food delivery app Deliveroo is to trial autonomous delivery vehicles in Milton Keynes.

Organisations from across Milton Keynes have come together as a new Milton Keynes City Climate Partnership, designed to strengthen climate and sustainability action across the city.

Community groups, charities, business organisations and parish or town councils are being encouraged to put on public events, funded by Milton Keynes City Council, to boost activity on local high streets.

Pictured: Councillor Peter Cannon visits the large allotment plot in New Bradwell managed by council colleagues and young people

Organisations from across Milton Keynes have come together as a new Milton Keynes City Climate Partnership, designed to strengthen climate and sustainability action across the city.

Smart City MK CIC is at the front of a consortium that successfully secured government funding from the Robotics Adoption programme delivered by Innovate UK, and part of UKRI IS8 Advanced Manufacturing Programme. The Milton Keynes Robotics Adoption Hub is one of only eight hubs in a national initiative aimed at accelerating robotics in the UK. This prestigious award is further acknowledgement of Milton Keynes and its tech ecosystem as one of the UK’s leading centres for technology innovation.

Milton Keynes City Council has recognised sixty local organisations with its Youth Safe Practice Mark for meeting high standards of youth safety. The achievement highlights growing commitment across the city to creating safe, supportive spaces for children and young people.

Pictured: Councillor Donna Fuller, Cabinet Member for Adults, Health and Communities, in the private garden at Linford Wood Place, as work continues on preparing the building

Residents, businesses and technology experts are being invited to help shape how robots could become part of everyday life in Milton Keynes.

Milton Keynes City Council has set out how it could create up to 600 new council homes with the backing of funding from the Government’s new £39bn, 10-year Social and Affordable Homes Programme.

Romford Raiders 3-2 - Milton Keynes Lightning (SO): Lightning recovered from 2-0 down, but Barret Kirwin’s shootout conversion gave Romford the extra NIHL National point. The post Match Report: Romford Raiders 3-2 – Milton Keynes Lightning (SO) | 11 October 2026 appeared first on Milton Keynes Lightning Ice Hockey.

Milton Keynes Lightning 7-3 - Sheffield Steeldogs: Sean Norris completed a hat-trick as Lightning pulled clear with four third-period goals at Planet Ice Milton Keynes. The post Match Report: Milton Keynes Lightning 7-3 – Sheffield Steeldogs | 10 October 2026 appeared first on Milton Keynes Lightning Ice Hockey.

lifestack MK Lightning are delighted to announce the Halloween Jersey for this season. The special jersey has been designed in partnership with Rhino and the MK Lightning Supporters Club (MKLSC) and will be worn by the team when they face the Peterborough Phantoms on Saturday 31st October.  Match Tickets go on sale this Saturday,  [...] The post lifestack MK Lightning Halloween Jerseys 2026/27 Season appeared first on Milton Keynes Lightning Ice Hockey.

Milton Keynes Lightning beat Solway IHC 5-4 at Planet Ice Milton Keynes. Danny Weight scored twice as Lightning built a 5-2 lead, before Jordan Buesa completed a hat-trick in Solway’s late reply. The post Match Report: Milton Keynes Lightning 5-4 – Solway IHC | 4 October 2026 appeared first on Milton Keynes Lightning Ice Hockey.

After an unexpected 2am visitor flew through his bedroom window, award-winning magician Chris Garside has a spooky real-life story to share ahead of his Halloween show at Stantonbury Theatre.

Midsummer Place and MAPA School of Dancing are calling on people across Milton Keynes to put on their dancing shoes and help attempt to break a world record this November.

The Search for Leah Croucher: A Parents Nightmare airs on U on Wednesday 14th October. Producers spoke to Horizon Radio about the programme.

Residents are being invited to celebrate the official opening of The Sycamores in Bletchley following its refurbishment, with a free community event planned for Saturday 17 October.

Katie Zacharia has left her role as White House press secretary a week after being appointed, saying "it was an honor to work for" Donald Trump.

The family of a five-year-old boy killed in a school shooting in Oregon say they are "broken and lost".

The Metropolitan Police are assessing a social media post referencing support for Palestine Action from Sarah Helm, author and wife of Andy Burnham's national security adviser.

NHS staff may have improperly accessed information about a man killed by a tiger at Yorkshire Wildlife Park.

A man convicted of arson attacks targeting Sir Keir Starmer has been deported, the Home Office said.

A Norwegian teenager who flew to the UK to carry out murder for an Iran-backed gang has been jailed for 20 years.

A British father has been fined €3,000 (£2,500) for causing the death of his two-year-old son who fell from the fourth floor of a hotel in Cyprus.

At least four people have died after Istanbul suffered its worst floods in more than 80 years, Turkish officials have said.

The Metropolitan Police are assessing a social media post referencing support for Palestine Action from Sarah Helm, author and wife of Andy Burnham's national security adviser.

A man convicted of arson attacks targeting Sir Keir Starmer has been deported, the Home Office said.

A Norwegian teenager who flew to the UK to carry out murder for an Iran-backed gang has been jailed for 20 years.

NHS staff may have improperly accessed information about a man killed by a tiger at Yorkshire Wildlife Park.

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.

A "fantasist" who murdered a woman at an Airbnb to exact "brutal and fatal revenge" after she rejected him has been jailed for at least 28 years.

A British father has been fined €3,000 (£2,500) for causing the death of his two-year-old son who fell from the fourth floor of a hotel in Cyprus.

A pipe bomb exploded after being put through the letterbox of a Belfast home while a mother and her children were inside, police have said.

Manchester United boss Michael Carrick insists he is telling the truth when he says the club have moved on from Lisandro Martinez's post-match outburst earlier this week.

Lions player Hyron Andrews has died suddenly in France, where the team were preparing for a Champions Cup fixture.

Manchester United go into Sunday's game at Elland Road in a position they are all too familiar with. Under pressure.

Chelsea captain Reece James is expected to be out for around three months after knee surgery.

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.

RJ Mitte, best known for playing Walter "Flynn" White Jr in Breaking Bad, has died aged 34.

The Pope spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday and urged a truce with Ukraine as he continued his recovery from lung cancer surgery, the Vatican said.

At least four people have died after Istanbul suffered its worst floods in more than 80 years, Turkish officials have said.

People who take illegal drugs are "supporting the horrific events we saw in Waterford", Irish justice minister Jim O'Callaghan has said. 

The prime suspect in the Madeleine McCann case could face a new rape trial after German prosecutors launched a legal bid to overturn his acquittal on a string of sex charges, unrelated to the missing British girl.

OpenAI and Anthropic have promised to take down their AIs if the British secret services show them they are unsafe - activating what some describe as a "kill switch".

Donald Trump says that preparations are underway to launch a "massive" oil, gas ‌and mineral exploration in Greenland.

The UK's leading hospitality businesses have committed to hiring 100,000 young people not in education, employment or training (NEET), it has been announced.

Severe drought has been declared in parts of Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset, East Sussex and West Sussex, the government has said.

Neanderthals were not the unintelligent cave dwellers of popular imagination, but may have been capable of showing both violence and care, researchers who have discovered bones dating back 75,000 years have said.

Severe drought has been declared in parts of Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset, East Sussex and West Sussex, the government has said.

The world's oldest shipwreck has been discovered off the coast of Turkey, according to archaeologists.

A new species of dinosaur has been discovered because of a fossil found on the Isle of Wight that has been "sitting in a drawer" for more than a century.

The Metropolitan Police are assessing a social media post referencing support for Palestine Action from Sarah Helm, author and wife of Andy Burnham's national security adviser.

A ban on pornography depicting strangulation and incestuous relationships - as well as someone pretending to be a child under 16 - will come into effect next month.

Major UK banks have seen their share prices fall after reports the chancellor is set to raise tax on lenders in the budget.

The government is to publish the long-delayed results of probes into Abu Dhabi's failed attempt to buy The Daily Telegraph - a move which risks stoking tensions with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) amid a row over Andy Burnham's links to the owners of Manchester City.

Major UK banks have seen their share prices fall after reports the chancellor is set to raise tax on lenders in the budget.

An investment vehicle set up by Britain's banks in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis is close to striking one of its most unusual deals to date by buying a stake in a supplier of reptile food and associated products.

The owners of ailing Poundland are parachuting in a trio of restructuring experts to its board ahead of a sale or filing for administration which is expected within days.

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