Our live updates across the daypublished at 18:00
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Updates for Thursday, 5 November 2015
More news, sport, travel and weather updates from 08:00 on Friday
Our live updates across the daypublished at 18:00
Weather: Bonfire Night will start cloudy and wetpublished at 17:49
Jim Bacon
BBC Look East weatherBonfire Night will start cloudy, wet and windy. It will dry up later, and we'll see a minimum temperature of 11C (52F).
Friday will be dry at first, but there will be some rain at lunchtime. Maximum temperature: 17C (63F).
Parking charges in Dunstable could risepublished at 17:36
Roberto Perrone
BBC Three Counties RadioCentral Bedfordshire Council is to discuss a proposal to increase parking charges in its car parks in Dunstable, from 50p to £1 for two hours.
The town is still in a fragile position, so much so that even the queen of shops Mary Portas hasn't been able to turn things around.
But Shanaaz Carroll, from the Association of Town & City Management, said: "It's not just about retail, it's about what other things people can do in the town centre."
Image source, GoogleRhythms of the World: Lack of finances means no 'traditional' festival next yearpublished at 17:27
Dani Bailey
BBC Local LiveThe organisers of Hertfordshire festival, Rhythms of the World, external, have said they will not be able to hold a "traditional" ROTW festival next year due to budget shortfalls.
Attendance to this year's festival was much lower than expected, meaning that their current finances don't make them able to run the festival as normal, the charity trustees said.
Next year is the festival's 25th anniversary: "We would like to mark the occasion in some way," said Amy Hopkins, chair of trustees.
Drug dealer and three women jailed for laundering money buried in gardenpublished at 17:17
Lee Agnew
BBC Three Counties RadioA drug dealer and three women from Bedford who dug up cash buried in his garden have been given jail sentences.
Domenico Masciopinto was jailed for 14 years in 2012 for drug dealing, but once inside prison he instructed his wife Giulia, 37, to dig up the money from the garden. She enlisted her mother Caterina De Filippo, 58, and sister Palma De Filippo, 28, to help launder the cash.
Some of the £270,000 had been paid into bank accounts, but thousands were found at their homes in Redhall Close and Harrowden road.
Latest headlines: Luton-based airlines will fly from Sharm tomorrow... Four jailed for buried cashpublished at 17:04
Jane Killick
BBC Three Counties RadioThe top stories for the three counties:
- Two Luton-based airlines, easyjet and Monarch, say they'll be bringing home British tourists from Sharm el-Sheikh tomorrow in a series of flights
- A drug dealer and three women from Bedford who dug up cash that had been buried in his garden have been given jail sentences
Aylesbury crematorium plans: A backgroundpublished at 16:51
Lee Agnew
BBC Three Counties RadioPermission to build a crematorium at Bierton was passed last month, after the developers revised their plans to protect Great Crested newts which live on the site.
Image source, Science Photo LibraryThe original plans had already been contested by the developers of a second crematorium at Watermead, who argued there was no need for another facility just two and a half miles away.
Watermead Parish Council says it's the wrong development, in the wrong place, in full view of homes and public land.
Lard covering M11 slip road to M25published at 16:38
BBC TravelAn "extensive specialist clean-up" is under way on the M11 northbound link road to the M25 clockwise just over the border in Essex after a lorry shed its load of lard.
The incident happened about five hours ago. A diversion is in place via the M25 anticlockwise to J26 to then rejoin clockwise.
Luton-based Easyjet to repatriate Sharm customers tomorrowpublished at 16:32
Dani Bailey
BBC Local LiveLuton-based Easyjet, external has confirmed that it will resume its scheduled flights from Sharm el-Sheikh to bring customers home.
The airline also plans to operate six additional flights tomorrow in order to bring home all the customers affected by the suspension of flying yesterday and today.
Image source, PATwo flights delayed from yesterday will also operate tomorrow.
Family upset Ware memorial bench has been damagedpublished at 16:15
Jane Killick
BBC Three Counties RadioThe family of a man from Ware, Hertfordshire, who drowned in a river four years ago are said to be extremely upset that his memorial bench has been vandalised.
Image source, GoogleThe bench in Priory Park, in an area by the bandstand known as "the island", was covered in love hearts and writing in black marker pen on 25 October.
Police say the black ink is not removable and the bench has been completely ruined.
Shot after police worker added 'informant' to his mugshotpublished at 15:55
Daily MirrorA Bedfordshire police worker who wrote on a drug dealer’s mugshot that he was an “informant” has been jailed after the man was gunned down, external.
M11 link to M25 closed due to lard on carriagewaypublished at 15:45
Dani Bailey
BBC Local LiveFor those travelling further afield from Beds, Herts and Bucks this afternoon - just over the border in Essex the M11 northbound link to the M25 clockwise is closed.
A load of lard has been shed over the carriageway.
Newsreader Jane wins for the best pun: "Is it on the slip road?"
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End of twitter postSixteen racing bikes stolen in Aylesburypublished at 15:30
Sixteen racing bikes have been stolen from a business park in Aylesbury along with clothing and accessories.
The equipment was taken from Space Business Park between 22:00 and 23:15 on 17 October.
Police say two men forced the carp park barrier up, allowing a white Ford Transit van into the site and an hour later the van was reversed into the door of Spirit Bikes.
Open University vote to strike over job lossespublished at 15:10
Jane Killick
BBC Three Counties RadioStaff at the Open University have voted to strike over job losses and the closure of regional offices.
Image source, GoogleThe University and College Union says more than 500 jobs are at risk across the country.
Seven regional centres would close, though the office in Milton Keynes, would be expanded.
Afternoon headlines: Police return memorial plaque to family... Open University vote to strikepublished at 15:00
Jane Killick
BBC Three Counties RadioThe top stories we're looking at:
- Bedfordshire Police say aplaque put up last night at Luton Police Stationin memory of a man who died in custody two years ago will be returned to the family
- Staff at the Open University have voted to strike over job losses and the closure of regional offices
Speed camera enforcement 'may not hit Bedfordshire residents'published at 14:50
Jonathan Vernon-Smith
BBC Three Counties RadioBedfordshire's police and crime commissioner has said plans to consider using M1 speed cameras to strictly enforce the 70mph limit to raise more money may not hit too many local people.
Image source, South Beds News Agency"The advantage of the M1 is that a lot of the people travelling through that stretch of motorway aren't actually from Bedfordshire," Olly Martins told me.
MK Hospital 'Do The Strictly' on It Takes Twopublished at 14:35
Dani Bailey
BBC Local LiveThe video of operating staff in Milton Keynes Hospital, external "Doing The Strictly" is proving very popular over on our Facebook page.
Image source, Carmen ReynoldsIt was even featured on Strictly's It Takes Two programme last night - skip to about 20 minutes in and you can watch them in all their national TV glory.
Knickers Model's Own: 'Pre-loved fashion' sale raises more than £2,600published at 14:20
Katy Lewis
BBC Local LiveCaroline Jones has confirmed this lunchtime the sale of her entire pre-loved collection from her year of wearing charity clothes has raised an "amazing" £2693.25.
Image source, Pennybird and CameraMs Jones, 47, from Harpenden said the event at Harpenden Public Halls - where she also modelled her clothes on the catwalk - was "an incredible night".
"The tills didn't stop ringing and at one point the queue was snaking out of the room... It just goes to show that pre-loved fashion is serious fashion," she said.
Aylesbury crematorium plans in judicial reviewpublished at 14:05
Lee Agnew
BBC Three Counties RadioPlans to build a new crematorium at Watermead in Aylesbury are being taken to a judicial review.
It's the latest in an ongoing row to build two crematoria within a few miles of each other.
Image source, GoogleLuton-based Monarch to operate rescue flights to Egyptpublished at 13:50
Dani Bailey
BBC Local LiveLuton-based Monarch, external will be operating three rescue flights in addition to two scheduled flights to Sharm el-Sheikh on Friday for customers due to fly home today and tomorrow.
Image source, MonarchThe airline have cancelled all flights to and from Egypt until Thursday next week, following government advice. Monarch say they currently have about 3,000 customers in resort.