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F1 Spanish GP: Verstappen tops FP1 from Perez by 0.7s

Verstappen set his headline time halfway through FP1 as the Red Bulls proved to be on the pace straight away, and looked untouchable in a warning shot to his rivals as they hope to end the Milton Keynes squad's monopoly on race wins in 2023.

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Driverless car rental service Fetch launches in Milton Keynes

Though the vehicles can navigate the roads without a driver in the seat, they are remotely operated by an operator

Evening Standard

McLaren hires top Red Bull engineer Rob Marshall as new F1 technical director

Marshall will leave reigning constructors’ champion Red Bull at the end of the 2023 season, although steps back from his current role with immediate effect, to bring his 17-year stint in Milton Keynes to an end.

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McLaren hires Red Bull engineering chief Marshall as new F1 technical director

Marshall will leave reigning constructors' champion Red Bull at the end of the 2023 season, although he steps back from his current role with immediate effect, to bring his 17-year stint in Milton Keynes to an end.

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You can book a two-day holiday from £89 to visit the world's biggest Primark

The huge Primark on the High Street in Birmingham is a huge draw for shoppers across the country, with one coach firm now offering holidays to the Midlands city from locations including Hartlepool, Bolton, Manchester, Sheffield and Milton Keynes

Daily Mirror

Northern Lights dazzle across Brecon Beacons in super rare solar event

It is rare for the aurora borealis to make an appearance so far south in the UK, with sightings also reported as far as Milton Keynes

Wales Online

Russell to reassess claim Red Bull can win every F1 race after Mercedes updates

After Max Verstappen headed a dominant Red Bull 1-2 over Sergio Perez in the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, while Mercedes chalked fifth and seventh place, Russell said that he expected the Milton Keynes team to “win every single race this season”.

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It's official. Milton Keynes is the best town or city in the UK for green spaces

The Buckinghamshire settlement has far more green spaces than any other urban conurbation in the country

Wales Online

Stella: “No excuses” for F1 teams chasing Red Bull

Stella says that the Milton Keynes outfit has simply done everything better than others and that now it’s a question of trying to match that progress.

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Horner: Red Bull has to “make hay” before rivals catch up

The Milton Keynes outfit has got its 2023 season off to a dominant start by logging 1-2 finishes in the first two rounds of the season.

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Horner: Red Bull has to "make hay" before rivals catch up

The Milton Keynes outfit has got its 2023 season off to a dominant start by logging 1-2 finishes in the first two rounds of the season.

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Christian Horner rates chances of Lewis Hamilton joining Red Bull when Mercedes deal ends

Lewis Hamilton's future in Formula 1 remains in doubt amid talk this year could be his last at Mercedes, and Red Bull's Christian Horner has addressed rumours regarding a move to Milton Keynes

Daily Mirror

Red Bull's F1 rivals sense "duty" to fight back than moan about dominance

With the pace of Red Bull’s RB19 appearing to be well clear of the rest of the field, the Milton Keynes-based squad already looks locked in to win this year’s championships.

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Red Bull’s F1 rivals sense “duty" to fight back than moan about dominance

With the pace of Red Bull’s RB19 appearing to be well clear of the rest of the field, the Milton Keynes-based squad already looks locked in to win this year’s championships.

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Red Bull's 2026 F1 engine "will be competitive" despite taking risks

In the wake of Honda's decision to pull out of F1 in an official capacity at the end of 2021, Red Bull decided to bring engine development in-house at a new division on its Milton Keynes campus.

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Red Bull's 2026 F1 engine will be "competitive" despite taking risks

In the wake of Honda's decision to pull out of F1 in an official capacity at the end of 2021, Red Bull decided to bring engine development in-house at a new division on its Milton Keynes campus.

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Red Bull: F1 advantage will "melt away" as wind tunnel penalty bites

The Milton Keynes-based squad was handed a 10% reduction in aero development time for this season, as well as a $7 million fine, after it was found to have breached the cost cap on its way to helping Max Verstappen win the 2021 drivers’ title.

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F1 wind tunnel punishment helped 'focus' minds at Red Bull

The Milton Keynes-based outfit has emerged from the winter as the team to beat, with its 2023 F1 challenger proving to be a step clear of its main opposition in the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.

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Red Bull: F1 wind tunnel punishment helped 'focus minds'

The Milton Keynes-based outfit has emerged from the winter as the team to beat, with its 2023 F1 challenger proving to be a step clear of its main opposition in the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.

The Independent UK

Woman waiting on rare double hand transplant rejects man’s hands

Kim Smith from Milton Keynes, also turned down hands from a Black donor

Daily Mirror

Mourners hold pink balloons at moving funeral for murdered teen Leah Croucher

Leah Croucher was 19 when she went missing while walking to work in February 2019, before a three and a half year search led to her body being found in a loft at a property in Loxbeare Drive, Milton Keynes

The Independent UK

Mourners line streets to say goodbye to Leah Croucher

Small crowds lined the route in Milton Keynes as the undertaker walked in front of a horse-drawn hearse.

The Independent UK

Mourners to pay respects to Leah Croucher during public funeral procession

The procession through Milton Keynes will be followed by a private service for the friends and family of Leah Croucher.

The Conversation

The cockney dialect is not dead – it’s just called 'Essex' now

As English dialects go, cockney is one of the most influential. Long considered the preserve of working-class communities in east London, it has shaped the way people speak across the country, from Reading, Milton Keynes and even Hull all the way to Glasgow.

Daily Mirror

King Charles had predictable response to anti-monarchy protestors, claims expert

During a visit to Milton Keynes, King Charles came face-to-face with anti-monarchy protestors, who held signs saying "Not My King" - and a body language expert says his response to it was totally predictable

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