Buckinghamshire news

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General news from the BBC web site:

Inmate recaptured in police raid An inmate in Hertfordshire who absconded from prison is recaptured following a "large scale manhunt" and a police raid.

Men jailed for raping schoolgirl Two men who raped a 13-year-old girl in a Buckinghamshire town are sentenced at Oxford Crown Court.

Man injured in hit-and-run crash The driver of a Renault Clio who failed to stop at the scene of an accident in Buckinghamshire is being sought by Thames Valley Police.

Gang smuggled £62m of cannabis A gang of 12 men are found guilty of smuggling in £62m worth of skunk cannabis to the UK hidden in boxes of flowers from Holland.

Accused bomber keeps his faith A convert to Islam accused of planning to blow up planes over the Atlantic says his faith is stronger than ever.

Childminder appeal decision delay A Buckinghamshire childminder must wait for two more cases to be heard before knowing if her name is cleared.

Rise in rape cases over Christmas Figures show a rise in the number of rapes reported to Thames Valley Police over Christmas 2009, compared with the previous year.

Experts to check maternity unit An expert team is being brought in to improve a failing maternity unit run by an NHS hospital foundation trust in Buckinghamshire where two babies died.

Tesla gets ready as electric cars go mainstream Electric car pioneer Tesla is getting ready to build new models as it continues to fight hard to stay ahead of mainstream rivals.

Baby death childminder appeal bid A Buckinghamshire childminder convicted of shaking a baby to death could be innocent an expert tells the Court of Appeal.

Man cleared of garden body murder A man who admitted killing a man whose body was found in a Buckinghamshire garden is acquitted of murder.

PM backs Reading city status bid Gordon Brown throws his weight behind plans by Reading to bid for city status during the Queen's Jubilee year in 2012.

Memorial for jazz star Dankworth A memorial is held for Johnny Dankworth at the theatre he owned in Milton Keynes with wife Dame Cleo Laine.

Large parts of UK on flood alert Large parts of the UK are on flood alert as the country is clipped by a deadly storm sweeping across western Europe.

Summer house bid for Oasis star Ex-Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher applies to a council to build a summer house in the grounds of his Buckinghamshire home.

Two flood warnings following rain Two flood warnings are issued by the Environment Agency for Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire following heavy rainfall.

Inmate absconds from open prison An inmate in Hertfordshire who has absconded from prison could return to the town in which he committed his crimes, police say.

Does filling the empty nest make financial sense? Websites are offering to match guests with people whose children have moved out and have spare rooms.

Council approves psychiatric unit Councillors decide to press ahead with plans for a new psychiatric unit on a cricket ground in Oxford.

Expansion for electric car scheme A scheme providing charging points for electric vehicles across the north-east of England is expanded with a £2.9m grant.

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