00:00This is your morning update for Friday, the 22nd of August, 2025.
00:07Brought to you by Luton today.
00:10Affordable housing scrapped from Luton FC's Power Court plan.
00:15Luton Town Football Club is committed to its new stadium project for the long term
00:20and not aiming to make a quick buck.
00:23A meeting heard as councillors approved scrapping affordable housing from the plans.
00:30Picture shows bedroom damage after blaze inside Houghton Regis' home.
00:35A room in Houghton Regis' house was engulfed in flames yesterday after a fire started on the first floor.
00:43Months of uncertainty end as Luton's Wondon Park boundary row closed.
00:48A long-running boundary dispute at Wondon Park has been brought to an end
00:52after Luton Borough Council confirmed no further action will be taken
00:57against residents accused of encroaching on its land.
01:02Luton's trip to Blackpool is postponed due to international call-ups.
01:07Town will head to Bloomfield Road later in the season.
01:13Gang jailed after stolen jewellery found inside Luton Airbnb.
01:17Four gang members are behind bars after they were caught in Luton
01:21with more than 500 pieces of jewellery and thousands of pounds in different currencies.
01:28Rent in Luton rises 8% in past year.
01:32It comes after separate data from the Office for National Statistics
01:36showed rent affordability has worsened in England
01:39as people earning a median salary are expected to spend
01:43more than 30% of their income on an average-priced rented home.
01:48Deliberate fire started in Houghton Hall Park.
01:54Firefighters tackled a blaze in a wooded area of Houghton Hall Park this week.
02:00For more news go to lutontoday.co.uk
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