The Independent requests donations to fund on-the-ground journalism covering reproductive rights, climate change, Big Tech, and US political developments. The outlet emphasizes reporting without paywalls and serving audiences across the political spectrum. Donations fund sending journalists to speak to both sides of stories. A new Universal Studios theme park is planned in Bedford with an estimated 8.5 million annual visitors and a target opening in 2031. Planning documents show rides up to 377ft, story-themed lands, live entertainment, storytellers and cinemas, plus extensive transport infrastructure including 7,106 parking spaces, 100 coach spaces, 250 cycle spaces, new roads, an expanded railway station, and a 500-room hotel.
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A new British theme park, likely to have rides based on blockbuster films such as Jaws and Jurassic Park, will attract an estimated 8.5 million visitors a year when it opens in 2031, bosses have said. The Universal Studio theme park, which will open in Bedford, will have some of the tallest rides in Europe, with some as high as 377ft, planning documents released show. Split into story-themed lands, the attraction will take visitors on a themed journey with live entertainment, rides, storytellers and cinemas.
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