Summary

  • Updates for Friday 26 June 2015

  • More news, sport, weather and travel updates for the three counties from 08:00 on Monday

  1. Goodnightpublished at 18:01 BST 26 June 2015

    Dani Bailey
    Beds, Herts & Bucks Live

    That's all from the Local Live team in the three counties for this week, thanks for your company, tweets and emails.

    We'll be back with you from 08:00 on Monday 29 June with all the latest news, sport, weather and travel.

    Enjoy the weekend.

  2. Armed Forces Daypublished at 17:57 BST 26 June 2015

    Dani Bailey
    Beds, Herts & Bucks Live

    Just before we go - there's time to mention it's Armed Forces Day tomorrow across the UK - a day for the public to show their support to the men and women who have served and continue to serve the country.

    Armed Forces Day flagImage source, UK MOD Crown Copyright 2015

    There are many different events going on across the three counties, you can check what's going on where you live on the Armed Forces Day website, external.

  3. Warm weather outlookpublished at 17:47 BST 26 June 2015

    Dan Holley
    BBC Look East weather

    A warm and humid evening with large amounts of cloud and some showery outbreaks of rain, perhaps locally heavy with a rumble of thunder. Cloud gradually clearing overnight, to leave largely clear skies by dawn with temperatures falling to 9C (48F).

    Weather graphic

    Saturday will be largely fine and dry with some lengthy spells of sunshine, patchy cloud will build through the day to bring the risk of an isolated afternoon shower.

    Feeling pleasantly warm in the sunshine with a gentle northwesterly wind, temperatures will reach up to 23C (73F).

  4. Tunisia attack: Luton-based Monarch 'closely monitoring'published at 17:36 BST 26 June 2015

    Jane Killick
    BBC Three Counties Radio

    Luton-based airline Monarch says it closely monitoring the situation in Tunisia, after an attack at a resort in Sousse killed 28.

    The RIU Hotel Imperial Marhaba in the small harbour town of Port El KantaouiImage source, EPA

    They say customers who booked directly through Monarch or Cosmos Holidays who are travelling to Tunisia within the next seven days and don't want to travel will be offered a choice of change of date or destination.

  5. Britain First react to failed injunctionpublished at 17:31 BST 26 June 2015

    BBC Three Counties Radio

    Bedfordshire Police has failed to stop the leaders of the far-right group Britain First from coming to Luton.

    Union Flag

    It means they will be able to take part in a protest being held in the town centre tomorrow, but cannot display banners which incite racial hatred and must stick to a designated route.

    "What was on trial... was the right for people in this country to protest without the police picking and choosing which protests are allowed and which aren't", said leader of Britain First Paul Golding outside the High Court.

  6. Adam Fanelli death: Trial date setpublished at 17:27 BST 26 June 2015

    Lee Agnew
    BBC Three Counties Radio

    Two men accused of murdering Adam Fanelli from Dunstable at a travellers site in Buckinghamshire, will stand trial in September.

    Luton Crown CourtImage source, Fairleys

    Thirty-year-old Jemma Price from Bedfordshire, and 33-year-old Addy McAllister from Bolsover in Derbyshire appeared at Luton Crown Court earlier.

    The 31-year-old died from head injuries at the travellers site in Nash, on 17 March.

  7. Busy roads and railspublished at 17:23 BST 26 June 2015

    BBC Travel

    Unfortunately, it looks as though the roads across the three counties are very busy this evening.

    Thameslink, external services are experiencing delays northbound of up to 12 minutes.

  8. Evening news headlinespublished at 16:59 BST 26 June 2015

    Jane Killick
    BBC Three Counties Radio

    The latest news for Beds, Herts and Bucks:

    • Two men accused of murdering Adam Fanelli from Dunstable at a travellers site in Buckinghamshire, will stand trial in September

    • Luton-based Thomson says it's working closely with it's teams and the authorities in Tunisia to provide assistance to those affected in an attack which has killed 28 people

    • Bedfordshire Police has failed to stop the leaders of the far-right group Britain First from coming to Luton

  9. Four in hospital after A1M crashpublished at 16:49 BST 26 June 2015

    BBC Three Counties Radio

    Four patients were taken to hospital following a multiple vehicle collision on the A1M in Hertfordshire earlier.

    Ambulances were called just after 11:00 to J6 for Welwyn on the northbound carriageway.

    A woman in her 20s suffered abdominal pain, and another patient suffered chest pain. None of the injuries are believed to be serious.

  10. Tunisia attack: Luton-based Thomson working with teamspublished at 16:39 BST 26 June 2015

    Jane Killick
    BBC Three Counties Radio

    At least twenty-seven people have been killed in a terrorist attack on a beach in the Tunisian resort of Sousse.

    Thomson head office in Luton, BedfordshireImage source, Google

    A spokesman for the country's interior ministry says those who died are mostly tourists. Police have shot dead one of the attackers.

    Luton-based Thomson says it's working closely with its teams and the authorities in Tunisia to determine exactly what's happened and to provide assistance to those affected.

  11. Burglar caught on CCTVpublished at 16:27 BST 26 June 2015

    Dani Bailey
    Beds, Herts & Bucks Live

    A burglar has been jailed after being caught on CCTV while breaking in to a home in Bedford.

    Daddy Smith caught on CCTVImage source, Bedfordshire Police

    Daddy Smith, 27, of no fixed address, forced entry into a house in Shakespeare Road in May. He looked directly into a CCTV camera in the garden and then turned it away before stealing three handbags.

    The homeowner heard a loud bang and then saw Smith cycling away. He was jailed for two years and four months at Luton Crown Court.

  12. Swansea enquire about Watford strikerpublished at 16:07 BST 26 June 2015

    BBC Sport

    Swansea City have enquired about Watford striker Troy Deeney's availability.

    Troy DeeneyImage source, Getty Images

    Manager Garry Monk is looking to sign another forward before the start of the 2015-16 Premier League season.

    Deeney, 26, scored 21 league goals in 2014-15 to help the Hornets gain promotion from the Championship.

  13. MK railway stationpublished at 15:54 BST 26 June 2015

    Lesley Lavender has emailed in today about the photograph of Milton Keynes Railway Station at the top of our Local Live page.

    The BloomerImage source, Phil Marsh

    She writes: Great picture of MK Rail Station but would have been fantastic if the life size model railway engine had still been there!

    Lesley is of course referring to the Bloomer, external (pictured above), which now resides at Wolverton Works, external.

  14. Congestion on the motorwayspublished at 15:38 BST 26 June 2015

    BBC Travel

    Due to an accident on the M11 northbound at J8 for Bishops Stortford and J9 for Saffron Walden, there's very slow traffic. Vehicles have been moved to the hard shoulder.

    There's slow traffic northbound on the M1 at J11 after an earlier accident involving a lorry and a car.

    On the M25 anti-clockwise there's congestion around J25-J26, again due to an earlier accident.

  15. Bedfordshire Police support Drowning Prevention Weekpublished at 15:20 BST 26 June 2015

    To support Drowning Prevention Week, external 2015, Bedfordshire Police's latest blog post, external is by officers with first-hand experience of dealing with a tragic drowning incident.

    Weir on River Ivel

    Sgt Dick Skinner was one of the first officers on the scene when 15-year-old William Stringer drowned after going for a swim in the River Ivel (pictured) in Biggleswade in August 2013.

    He writes: "It was heart-breaking having to leave the scene when the search was stood own for the night... I couldn't stop thinking about William left alone in the water, but there was nothing we could do until morning."

  16. Glastonbury artist: St Albans producerpublished at 15:06 BST 26 June 2015

    BBC Introducing... Beds, Herts & Bucks

    Remember this name - Bearcubs... he's music producer Jack Ritchie from St Albans who uploaded his work to the BBC Introducing Uploader.

    Bearcubs producer Jack RitchieImage source, Jacob Lindell

    We put him forward to play on the Introducing stage, external at one of the biggest festivals in the UK, Glastonbury, external. And that's where you'll find him tonight at 17:30.

    Send us a photo if you're at the festival and catch his set. If you're not lucky enough to be there, you can can listen to coverage on BBC Radio 1.

  17. More education needed about apprenticeshipspublished at 14:53 BST 26 June 2015

    Jonathan Vernon-Smith
    BBC Three Counties Radio

    Hertfordshire training provider, 3aaa, external, based in Watford, say they're struggling to recruit apprentices, external.

    Tim Keenan from 3aaa in Watford

    They have 80 unfilled vacancies in areas such as accountancy, IT and digital marketing and say it's down to lack of education about apprenticeships.

    "A lot of it is to do with young people not really understanding what apprenticeships can offer, how the qualifications match up to conventional qualifications within a college", spokesman Tim Keenan said. You can see more on our Facebook page, external.

  18. Man to drive from LDN to Japan in double-deckerpublished at 14:34 BST 26 June 2015

    The Comet

    A 25-year-old from Letchworth is leading a team bidding to drive a red double-decker bus from London to Japan, external and back for charity.

  19. This afternoon's weather outlookpublished at 14:25 BST 26 June 2015

    BBC Weather

    Rather cloudy skies are expected for much of the afternoon, though mainly dry for much of the day and feeling quite humid. One or two sharp showers are possible in the evening, with some late sunny spells possible also. Maximum temperature: 23C (73F).

    Elizabeth Rizzini

    Any evening showers will soon die out to leave a dry night with light winds and some long clear spells. Feeling mild with minimum temperatures of 12C (54F).

  20. Woburn Abbey Garden Showpublished at 14:05 BST 26 June 2015

    Nick Coffer
    BBC Three Counties Radio

    I'm broadcasting live from Woburn Abbey, external this afternoon ahead of The Woburn Abbey Garden Show, external this weekend.

    The finishing touches are being made to all of the gardens being exhibited as part of the 'Gardener's Gardening Show'.

    It all takes place within the 28 acres of the Abbey's grounds, which has been home to the Russell family since the early 17th Century.