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Sam Read

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I'm a regional reporter for BBC News. Most likely found around Bedfordshire, Milton Keynes or Northamptonshire.
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Police volunteer saves man's life on first day

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By Sam Read Verified, Alex Pope Verified
| Aol Verified
A volunteer police officer who helped save a man's life on the first day in her role as a special constable said her "fight-or-flight" instinct just kicked in. Sophie Hyde, along with Northamptonshire Police special constables Lorna Montecalvo and Pete Isom, were called to Warmington, at 19:40 BST on 30 July to concerns for the welfare of a man.
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Play keeps spotlight on jail where 'they don't seem to care'

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By Sam Read Verified
| Yahoo Canada Verified
"I felt anger, disappointment, I even felt some sadness." Linda Stokes is talking about her feelings at reading about the conditions inside HMP Woodhill in Milton Keynes. Her son Chris Carpenter, from Reading, took his own life at the prison in 2018 when she believes living inside was "horrendous". In the last three years, the jail has twice more been put into special measures and Linda, 67, believes those reports show nothing has changed.
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Remembrance service held for mum and two daughters

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By Mariam Issimdar, Sam Read Verified
| Yahoo Verified
A remembrance service has been held for a mother and her two children believed to have been murdered in their home. Nothabo Zandile Tshuma, 42, and her daughters Natalie, 15, and Nala, five, were found dead in Great Denham, near Bedford, on 6 July, and an inquest which opened into their deaths on Tuesday said they died from head injuries. Ndodana Mkhanyisi Tshuma, 45, arrested in Johannesburg on suspicion of murdering his wife and two children, remains in custody in South Africa.
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