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Lewis Hamilton takes pole position in an enthralling wet qualifying session for the Hungarian Grand Prix.

Broken items are being saved from landfill and repaired instead to save the environment.

The gang members, all aged 15, are handed life sentences for killing Jacob Abraham in December.

Wycombe Wanderers re-sign promotion-winning forward Randell Williams, after Watford agree to a loan until January.

Teams from all three emergency services are in attendance together with a police helicopter.

Police have released CCTV images of five men after a group of about eight people attacked a man in Hitchin town centre, kicking and punching him in the early hours.

An organisation’s work to improve the ongoing teacher recruitment crisis in Hertfordshire has been recognised at a national level.

A dance school’s summer ball has raised £500 for the charity Kidney Research UK.

Herts Police are warning businessmen and women not to fall prey to a threatening message in which the sender demands a sum of money.

Women are facing long, often anxious, waits for the results of their cervical screening tests, as NHS England admits there is a problem in our area.

Sixty-one pupils enthralled parents and staff in Hitchin at Highover JMI and Nursery School’s annual summer concert.

Garden House Hospice Care is a much-loved pillar in our area. Based in Letchworth, it cares for people with life-limiting illnesses across North Herts and Stevenage.

Fairfield Park Lower School has beaten more than 1,600 others from across the country to win the Big Pedal competition – designed to encourage more pupils to cycle or scoot in each morning.

A mum from Great Offley has walked 50km in the melting heat to help support mental health resilience among schoolchildren.

An increase in the amount of money it can borrow could enable Central Bedfordshire Council to provide more affordable housing.

The family was left "terrified" after the safari park bear "chewed" their car and no help came.

A fire that engulfed a Stevenage garden fence, patio furniture and a sofa is being investigated as arson – and police have today appealed for witnesses.

Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel finishes fastest in second practice at the Hungarian Grand Prix while his title rival Lewis Hamilton is fifth.

A 71-year-old retiree with severe disabilities has castigated North Herts waste contractor Urbaser and accused it of lying after her garden and food waste was uncollected for weeks.

North East Bedfordshire MP Alistair Burt has praised the county’s firefighters as the heatwave continues to pose a constant fire hazard for rural areas.