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Skynet satellite system extended Skynet 5, the UK's single biggest space project, is to get a fourth satellite to up the bandwidth available to British forces.

Accrington Stanley thriving under local shining knight Accrington Stanley is pushing for promotion to League One after being saved by local multimillionaire Ilyas Khan.

Motorist attacks man in car park A man with a serious heart condition is pushed into a bush and assaulted after he and a reversing car were in collision in a Hertfordshire car park.

Ray Gosling's death confession: Your comments Your comments about Ray Gosling who admitted to smothering his ailing lover to spare the man from "terrible pain".

Illegal fast food staff deported Three illegal workers found by officials at Hertfordshire branches of McDonald's are deported.

The DVD helping mentally ill minorities How an NHS Trust is using patients' stories to encourage ethnic minorities to go for mental health help

MP Follett to repay largest sum Stevenage MP Barbara Follett is ordered to repay the single largest amount of money following the House of Commons expenses audit.

Key points: MP expense repayments The key points of Sir Thomas Legg's audit of MPs expenses claims between 2004 and 2008.

New powers for hospital security Security staff at Hertfordshire hospitals are given special police powers in a bid to cut crime.

UK defends counter-terror 'cuts' Ministers admit they have not been able to spend as much on counter-terrorism in Pakistan as hoped, but say spending is up.

Lead UK force in Helmand changes British forces in southern Afghanistan will be led by 4th Mechanized Brigade from April 2010, the defence secretary says.

Teenagers held after fire death Two teenage girls and two 19-year-old men are arrested on suspicion of murder after the death of a man in a fire in Hertfordshire.

Crashes and disruption after snow Snowfall brings problems across Wales, including a minibus crashing into a house and 750 schools closing.

Wrexham fans dig snow from pitch Wrexham FC fans volunteer to help clear snow from the club's pitch, or risk having an eighth successive game postponed.

Fans asked to dig snow from pitch Wrexham FC asks fans to help clear snow from the club's pitch, or risk having an eighth successive game postponed.

Woman seen being bundled into car There are fears for the safety of a young woman who was seen being bundled into a car in Hertfordshire.

New appeal after fatal accident Police re-appeal for information after a pedestrian was killed in an accident on Christmas Eve in Bedfordshire.

Boy on bike dies after collision A boy dies in hospital after his bicycle and a car collided near an equestrian centre in Hertfordshire.

Sales attract bargain hunters and browsers Thousands of people have descended on Westfield shopping centre in West London for the post-Christmas sales. Have consumers been waiting to snap up bargains or is confidence returning?

Husband in court over stab death A man appears in court charged with the murder of his wife, who died after being found with stab wounds in Hertfordshire.

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