Police have released a CCTV image of a man and a woman who officers would like to speak to in relation to an assault in Milton Keynes in January.

The incident happened on Newport Pagnell High Street at around 8.05pm on Wednesday 29 January.

During the incident, a man in his thirties was assaulted by another man, sustaining injuries to his knee.

Thames Valley Police have been carrying out enquiries into this incident since it was first reported to them earlier this year. They are now appealing to anybody who recognises the people in this image to please come forward as they may have vital information to assist with their inquiries.

In addition, the police force that covers Milton Keynes are also appealing to anyone who recalls witnessing this incident or has information that may assist them to please get in touch.

Anyone with information should call 101 or make an online report, via their website, quoting crime reference number 43250048095.

If you don’t want to speak directly with police, you can also call the independent charity Crimestoppers 100% anonymously on 0800 555 111.

Luton Town have announced three new signings, with the Hatters confirming the signings of Nahki Wells, Hakeem Odoffin and Nigel Lonwijk.

The trio of new arrivals were confirmed today (10/07), with Wells, Odoffin and Lonwijk joining Luton’s first team squad at their training camp in Slovenia.

The news sees the trio become the latest arrivals at Luton in the 2025 summer transfer window, making it six new signings after the previously announced arrivals of Kal Naismith, George Saville and Jake Richards in moving to Bedfordshire.

Striker Wells joins on a free transfer after over 5 years with Championship side Bristol City, defender/midfielder Odoffin also arrives on a free after leaving Rotherham United, and fellow defender Lonwijk has joined on loan from Wolves, with the Hatters having an option to make the deal permanent.

Wells has arrived from Ashton Gate, having left Bristol City after 5 1/2 years. The 35-year-old has signed a contract of undisclosed length at Kenilworth Road. He scored 48 goals in 237 appearances for the Robins, with Wells helping Bristol City to reach the play-offs in his final season at the club.

Before then, Wells had spells across the top divisions of English football with Carlisle, Bradford, Huddersfield, Burnley and QPR.

Matt Bloomfield talked up Wells in an arrival interview with the Luton Town website, saying he would provide goalscoring nous and leadership to his remodelled side.

He said, “Nahki is a proven goalscorer, has fantastic experience and good leadership too. He’s someone with extreme know-how and a real desire to still go and score goals, a real desire to go and achieve something and a real desire to be a part of what we are building.

“He is someone who is so highly thought of in the world of football. Some of the references I had about him were just incredible.

“He is someone who is obviously really well-known and liked within the game, highly respected and someone with a real know-how in the penalty area, which is what we’re really pleased to be bringing into the building.”

Odoffin, who can play as either a full-back, centre-back or defensive midfielder, joins after leaving Rotherham United, with the 27-year-old having been voted Player of the Year and Player’s Player of the Year with the Millers last season.

He had joined Rotherham in 2021 from Scottish side Hamilton Academical and has been a regular at Championship and League One level for the side from South Yorkshire. He played over 50 times for Rotherham in all competitions last season.

Bloomfield said, “Hakeem is a real leader and someone I’ve been aware of for a number of years. I know the club have been following him closely as well.

“He knows the level, knows how to win at the level and he can play in a variety of positions in defence and midfield, which absolutely helps. He is someone who we feel can have the personality and character to have a real impact for us.

“He’s a London boy and he’s been away from home for a number of years. When I met him a week or two ago, he’d been home to see his mum and he had a big smile on his face, so it’s nice when it seems to fit at the right stage of his life and his career.”

Lonwijk is the Hatters’ third recruit of the day, arriving at Kenilworth Road on loan from Wolves. The deal is described as a season-long loan with Luton describing the deal as containing, “an obligation to purchase if certain criteria are met within the loan period”.

The Dutchman played for Bloomfield at Wycombe on loan in 2024, with the defender having also had loan spells away from Wolves with Dutch outfit Fortuna Sittard, Plymouth, Swiss side Grasshopper and Huddersfield Town. His CV includes being a regular for Plymouth in the 2022/23 season when they were promoted as League One champions.

Bloomfield said, “We had Nige for a few months at the end of season before last at Wycombe and he was fantastic for us. I tried to get him back last summer but we didn’t have as much money as Huddersfield at that point, so I couldn’t get him, but he’s someone who we think highly of.

“He’s had a bit of a stop-start season last year and he’s not quite hit the heights that we all believe he can get to, but he’s got a really high ceiling and is another great lad.

“He’s got good versatility and can play anywhere in the back four or back five, and has incredible athleticism, he’s really good on the ball and we’re really pleased to give him a home.”

One of Milton Keynes’ MPs and leaders of Milton Keynes City Council have voiced opposition to approval of plans to demolish the Point complex in Central Milton Keynes.

MK City Council had previously voted to reject plans to demolish the Point in July 2024, with the Council receiving plans from developers Galliard Holdings Ltd to replace the site with four buildings that would include retail units and over 480 flats.

In their 2024 rejection, MK City Council said they felt the proposals were too dense and that destroying the now 40-year-old landmark would destroy a part of the heritage of Central Milton Keynes.

However, in a report earlier this month, planning inspectors overruled MK City Council’s rejection and said the proposals should be allowed to go ahead.

The Point opened in 1985, with the mirrored red Pyramid featuring a nightclub, bingo hall, restaurant and pizzeria. The site also featured a 10-screen multiplex cinema, billed as the first of its kind in the UK.

The cinema closed in 2015, with operators Odeon moving to a new multiplex adjacent to the MK Dons stadium, while other primary uses of the site had already shut down. The bingo hall shut down in 2020, with the pyramid’s main use in recent years including a charity shop.

MK City Council leader Cllr Pete Marland said in a statement that he was severely disappointed by the inspector’s decision.

He said, “The decision by the Planning Inspector to overturn the unanimous decision of the cross-party planning committee is very disappointing. While, on occasion, appeals do succeed and that is the way things are, on this occasion we will be asking for legal advice on if the inspector has made any legal errors in their decision.

“It is hard to understand the legal reasoning behind many of the conclusions the inspector has reached. A number appear to be very irrational. However, I am most annoyed by the fact that the inspector gives almost no consideration to the heritage of culture of Milton Keynes.”

“The site of The Point is next to the Grade 2 listed Centre:MK shopping centre and the building itself is locally listed on our New Town Heritage Register. We asked the developer to incorporate the iconic red pyramid frame into the development, but they did not listen.

“We understand the current building is no longer fit for purpose and more could be done with the site, but this proposal is terrible in almost every single way. No affordable homes, bad design, identikit flats and dismissive of the cultural importance to the current building to the people of this city.

“Milton Keynes is pro-housing, pro-development, and pro-growth. We have a housing crisis and want to build the homes that local families so desperately need but, it should not be at the expense of quality design, affordable housing, or the unique heritage of Milton Keynes. Favourable appeal decisions on poor quality schemes like this, on behalf of developers who only pay lip service to the local community, only undermine our effort. However, what it does do is clearly demonstrate and strengthen our argument for CMK to again to designated as a New Town so we can properly plan the high quality, affordable homes people need and ensure they are built.”

Another figure in Milton Keynes politics to criticise the move was Milton Keynes Central MP Emily Darlington, whose constituency includes the Point.

She said, “When it comes to local landmarks in Milton Keynes, the Planning Inspectorate is literally Missing the Point. There’s no trade-off between ambition for our future and respect for our unique urban heritage. Any plans for redeveloping The Point should appreciate the place it holds in our New Town story, and I welcome the Labour Council’s consideration of a legal challenge.”

Galliard said in a statement, “Our plans will transform this prominent site, which has been vacant for nearly 20 years, into a dynamic mixed-use destination. The scheme delivers up to 500 new homes, including Build to Rent and private sale, along with flexible ground floor leisure and retail space.”

Reece Burke has left Luton Town after the defender agreed a deal to join Charlton Athletic.

The deal makes Burke the third player to move from Luton to a Charlton side managed by ex-Hatters boss Nathan Jones this summer, with Thomas Kaminski and Amari’i Bell both moving to The Valley.

The 28-year-old defender moves for an undisclosed fee after four years at Kenilworth Road, with Charlton confirming Burke’s deal in South London is a two year contract with the option for an extra year.

Burke had joined Luton in 2021 from Hull City. He made 101 appearances in all competitions for Luton, scoring four times. This run included 25 appearances as Luton won promotion to the Premier League in the 2022/23 season and 26 during Luton’s Premier League sojourn in 2023/24.

Luton Manager Matt Bloomfield told the club’s official website, “Burkey is another who has been a cornerstone of the club’s success in recent years, and it was so disappointing that we couldn’t have him fit to play more games for us last season as I’m sure he would have had a real influence for us.

“He has a great personality and is a lad of real character; someone I think a lot of despite only working with him for a short period of time. Understandably he wants to compete at the highest possible level and he leaves with our best wishes for future success.”

Charlton boss Nathan Jones told the Addicks’ website, “We’re really pleased to bring Reece in – he’s a wonderful defender and a really good character. He comes to us with plenty of Premier League and Championship experience and will really add to the group.”