Alex Housden admitted sexually assaulting the two teenagers. 

Both attacks carried out by Alec Housden happened in the same quiet road in a town back in 2002. 

Kidnapper who assaulted girls in 21-year cold case warned of jail term

An e-fit has been released of the man police want to find in connection with two serious sexual assaults. 
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Alex Housden, 59, targeted girls aged 16 and 17 in separate attacks just two months apart in 2002.

21-year manhunt comes to end as attacker admits kidnapping teenagers

The flats in Pickford Hill, where a man barricaded himself into a flat.
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Police were called at dawn after a disturbance and found a man who had barricaded himself into a flat.

Scientific evidence has linked the two assaults but despite BBC Crimewatch appeals and a thorough investigation, no one has ever been caught. 

The bus and BMW crashed on 9 April.
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A 28-year-old driver was arrested for driving under the influence of drugs and the bus driver was taken to hospital with life-changing injuries.

The England World Cup final team will be made up of the finest players across the country, including four who attended the same school.


The new Hitchin & Harpenden MP urges the Government in his maiden speech to put more resources into education 

Thieves raided the home of Eric Morecambe’s widow while she was unveiling a new statue of the comedy legend last weekend.

The RSPCA is appealing for information after two bearded dragons were found dumped in a carrier bag at a bus stop in Hertfordshire.

The widow of a Hertfordshire man killed by an elderly driver has told GMB the law needs to be changed.

The family of a man who was killed when he was hit by a car while he was walking in Harpenden last week, say that "he had a heart of gold". 