Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00
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Summary
Families expected to demand resignation of Southern Health chief executive over deaths
Hospitals braced for junior doctors' strike
Badly burnt girl gets wig in latest stage of recovery
Midland Road in Beford 'still not safe', six years after murder
Updates for Monday, 11 January 2016
Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00
Weather: Temperatures dip to 1C tonightpublished at 17:52
Dan Holley
BBC Look East weatherMainly dry with clear spells and cloud tonight, perhaps bringing a few isolated showers. Becoming cold with a ground frost in places as temperatures dip to 1C (34F).
Tuesday will see sunny spells and cloud bringing scattered showers, especially in the afternoon.
Temperatures struggling up to 7C (45F).
Man dies after Luton hotel attackpublished at 17:45
Gail Sanderson
BBC Three Counties RadioA Canadian IT engineer who was attacked at hotel in Luton last September has died.
Image source, GoogleAshwin Desai suffered head injuries and never woke up from a coma. He was in the UK on a business trip and staying at the Hampton by Hilton hotel near Luton Airport when he was assaulted. Mr Desai was transferred from Addenbrooks Hospital to a hospital in Canada, where he died.
Reinis Bupolins, 21, from Latvia has been charged with attempted murder and a further count of assault against another man. Investigators are now reviewing the case in conjunction with the Crown Prosecution Service.
The Big Picture: Ampthill town centre signpublished at 17:35
The main image at the top of our live page today shows a sign in Ampthill, external town centre pointing to St Andrews Church.
Thank you to Amy Hake from Central Bedfordshire College for sharing this photograph with us.
Image source, Amy HakeMan arrested after parking meters smashed with hammerpublished at 17:25
A man has been arrested after two touchscreen parking meters were smashed with a hammer at a gym in Hemel Hempstead.
Image source, GoogleThe incident happened in the SportSpace in Park Road on 14 November.
The 49-year-old has been arrested and charged with criminal damage. He's been released on bail and will appear in court on 26 January.
New Year's Day sexual assault victim identifiedpublished at 17:15
Jane Killick
BBC Three Counties RadioPolice have identified the victim of a sexual assault in Aylesbury after a public appeal.
Image source, GoogleThe attack happened on New Year's Day on the Iron Bridge near Station Way.
A 21-year-old man from Aylesbury has been arrested on suspicion of sexual assault and released on police bail.
Councillors meet to discuss improving child sexual exploitation preventionpublished at 17:08
Carol Abercrombie
BBC Three Counties RadioWays to improve the prevention of child sexual exploitation in Buckinghamshire are being discussed by councillors today after failings were revealed following a child sex ring court case.
Last year, six men were jailed after abusing two schoolgirls in the county over a number of years.
Image source, Thames Valley PoliceBuckinghamshire County Council has recognised failings in the way they protect children from becoming victims of sexual exploitation. Recommendations made by a Select Committee inquiry are going to the decision-making body of the council, the cabinet.
Wycombe boss Ainsworth 'inspired Villa draw'published at 17:01
Phil Shepka
BBC SportWycombe midfielder Matt Bloomfield says boss Gareth Ainsworth inspired their FA Cup third-round draw with Aston Villa.
Wycombe trailed 1-0 at half-time, but levelled to take it to a replay.
"He said 'You're 1-0 down but right in this game; 1-0 isn't an easy scoreline for a team that hasn't won a game in as long as them'," Bloomfield said.
Watch: What damage can floodwater cause to your car?published at 16:55
We've already seen today that some roads in the three counties have been flooded by the deluge of heavy rain overnight, and now Hertfordshire County Council, external is asking residents to be cautious and avoid floodwater.
The council says that "even fairly shallow water can cause serious damage" and has asked a local mechanic exactly what that could mean...
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End of youtube videoHospitals prepare for strike tomorrowpublished at 16:46
Hospitals across the three counties are preparing to put in place contingency plans tomorrow as the junior doctors' strike looks set to go ahead.
Image source, GoogleIncreased numbers of people attending Watford Hospital's A&E this winter has already resulted in the suspension of the adults' Minor Injuries service.
"The waiting time in the A&E department on average was seven hours and there were ambulances stacked up in the car park," said Dr Peter Carter, an independent health consultant from Hertfordshire, of Watford General last week.
MK Dons: Carl Baker out until March with ankle injurypublished at 16:37
BBC SportMK Dons midfielder Carl Baker will be out for about seven weeks with an ankle injury suffered in the 1-1 Championship draw with Leeds United.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe 33-year-old has scored five goals in 28 games for Karl Robinson's team this term but ruptured ankle ligaments 15 minutes into the match on 2 January.
"We're devastated to lose Carl for an extended period," said Robinson. , external
Flood alerts in Beds, Herts and Buckspublished at 16:02
There are 28 flood alerts in place across the three counties today.
Image source, Fairley'sBuckinghamshire has 12 alerts, Hertfordshire 11 and Bedfordshire five. These include the River Great Ouse, the River Stort and River Thames.
Check here, external for detailed information about alerts near you.
Travel: Trains disrupted between Bedford and Sevenoakspublished at 15:57
BBC TravelThameslink, external trains are disrupted between Bedford and Sevenoaks due to a faulty train at Bellingham.
Afternoon headlines: Hospitals prepare for strike... Schoolboy remains 'critical'published at 15:28
Jane Killick
BBC Three Counties RadioThe top stories this afternoon:
- Hospitals across the three counties are preparing to put in place contingency plans tomorrow as the junior doctors' strike looks set to go ahead
- A 13-year-old boy is still in a critical but stable condition after a fight with another teenager at a school in Hertfordshire
- Ways to improve the prevention of child sexual exploitation in Buckinghamshire are being discussed by councillors today after failings were revealed following a child sex ring court case
Hertfordshire MP says serving 2015 in office was ‘a real privilege’published at 15:08
South West Herts’ Conservative MP David Gauke has taken a ‘fond’ look back at 2015, external, a year which he says was a ‘real privilege’.
Weather Watchers: Heavy rain means big puddlespublished at 14:53
It's not just been the roads that have suffered due to the heavy rain overnight, it's been footpaths too - just like this one in Dunstable.
BBC Weather Watcher "hettybelle" sent us this photo.
Image source, BBC/hettybelleBBC One's Countryfile features Hertfordshirepublished at 14:18
Katy Lewis
BBC Local LiveIn case you missed it, BBC One's Countryfile programme featured Hertfordshire last night.
Matt Baker met a farming family near Tring who are turning oilseed rape into liquid gold - oil - and visited celebrity chef Jean-Christophe Novelli, who has recognised the product for its health benefits.
Ellie Harrison was at Heartwood Forest, near St Albans, to see how this new woodland is coming on, six years after planting began. She also visited one of Hertfordshire's 70 golf clubs to see how it's working with the local wildlife trust to encourage heathland to return.
Bedford MP vows to tackle Midland Road violencepublished at 14:04
Tony Fisher
BBC Three Counties RadioThe Conservative MP for Bedford, Richard Fuller, has vowed he will do something about the violence on Midland Road.
Six years after the unprovoked murder of her best friend Noel Smith in 2009, Norma Broughton says the area is no safer. There were 916 reported crimes in the area in the last year, 171 of which were violent.
Mr Fuller said: I'm going to do something about it. This isn't going to happen in a day, it's going to happen over time."
Travel: Accident on M1published at 13:53
BBC TravelOne lane is blocked on the northbound M1 between J14 for the A509 at Milton Keynes and J15 for the A45 at Northampton due to an accident.
Flood water receding in Slip Endpublished at 13:40
Neil Bradford
BBC Look EastWater levels on Woodside Road in Slip End are receding as the day goes on but more heavy rain is expected later.
The road remains closed after a motorist got their car stuck in the water in the early hours.
