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Six arrested in alleged Bedfordshire farm modern slavery probe

Six people have been arrested after 10 suspected victims of modern slavery were found living in a farm building in Bedfordshire.

Olivia Midgley
Editorial Director
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Six arrested in alleged Bedfordshire farm modern slavery probe

Six people have been arrested after 10 suspected victims of modern slavery were found living in a farm building in Bedfordshire. Police officers were flagged down by two men on a rural road on the Bedfordshire...

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