MK Dons break transfer record for Agardpublished at 16:23 British Summer Time 11 August 2016
League One side MK Dons sign striker Kieran Agard from Bristol City for a club-record transfer fee.
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Milton Keynes taxis 'safer than ever' after driver scandal, licensing boss says
Police commissioner dismisses fatal crash chase reports
Laura Trott sets new world record with pursuit team
Ighalo 'honoured' by new Watford deal
Weather: Sunny and dry, peaking at 26C (79F)
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MK Dons break transfer record for Agardpublished at 16:23 British Summer Time 11 August 2016
BBC Weather Watchers: A peep of blue skypublished at 15:58
The sun and blue sky has managed to break through the clouds in Hertfordshire this afternoon.
Thanks to BBC Weather Watcher "Goggy" for sending us this photograph.
Football fan 'scared' before attackpublished at 15:59 British Summer Time 11 August 2016
A football fan tells a jury he felt "scared and intimidated" by a group of youths before two men he was with were beaten, leaving one in a coma.
Read MoreNew chief constable for Hertfordshire Policepublished at 15:40
Hertfordshire Police have announced their new chief constable will be Charlie Hall.
Image source, Hertfordshire PoliceMr Hall, who is currently deputy chief constable of Norfolk, was confirmed by members of the police and crime panel at a meeting on Tuesday.
Hertfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner David Lloyd said he is "very pleased" that Mr Hall, who he says is "highly experienced and well regarded", will be joining the team in October.
In the papers: Tributes, weeds and a police horsepublished at 15:20
Here are some of the stories making the local papers today:
- The Milton Keynes Citizen has written an article about a police horse, external, who guarded the Queen, being retired
- St Albans Review, external: Residents frustrated with council's lack of weed maintenance across St Albans
- And the Beds on Sunday covers more about tributes, external to the 15-year-old girl killed in a crash in Luton
A34 fatal crash 'massively tragic'published at 14:59 British Summer Time 11 August 2016
A woman and three children from Bedfordshire have died in a crash on the A34 in Berkshire, in what police have called a "massively tragic" incident.
Thames Valley Police closed the northbound carriageway for about 12 hours near East Ilsley, while the southbound carriageway was closed for around five hours.
Speaking at the scene last night Insp Andy Storey said: "It's a big scene, a massively tragic scene and very difficult for officers to deal with.
"The four who died were in the same motor car. The stretch of the road the accident occurred on is an uphill section and we are looking at the speed of the vehicles involved."
FTSE 100 falls but Tui shares rallypublished at 14:38 British Summer Time 11 August 2016
BBC Business NewsTravel company Tui saw it's shares climb this lunchtime, despite the London market trading lower, after the travel group said it was on track to meet full-year profit forecasts.
Image source, AFPThe benchmark FTSE 100 index fell 17.6 points, or 0.26%, to 6,848.80. But Tui shares rose 3.1% to 1044p as it reaffirmed profit forecasts despite a difficult year for the travel industry.
It said third-quarter revenues fell 5.7% due to falling bookings to North Africa and Turkey, and the impact of terror attacks in Europe.
However, the Luton-based company said there had been "no apparent slowdown" in UK bookings following the Brexit vote.
Tui said underlying earnings grew 1% in the quarter and it still expected underlying profits for the full year to grow by at least 10%.
Public help wanted over library graffitipublished at 14:06 British Summer Time 11 August 2016
Image source, Hertfordshire PolicePolice are asking residents in the Hertfordshire village of Cuffley for help in identifying those responsible for this graffiti.
It appeared on the library in Maynard Place and a pharmacy in Station Road on 25 July.
Image source, Hertfordshire PoliceFirefighters rescue Hertfordshire sheeppublished at 13:31 British Summer Time 11 August 2016
A fire crew from Cheshunt came to the rescue of a woolly customer this morning when a sheep became trapped in Broxbourne.
The animal had got it's head stuck in fencing near Winnipeg Way.
Image source, Getty ImagesSorry, this isn't the actual sheep... fleece model's own!
Weather update: Cloud and rain to clearpublished at 13:10
Cloud and patchy rain will soon clear east this afternoon to allow some sunny spells to develop. However, the sunshine will be hazy at times.
Despite the breeze, it will feel warm with a highest temperature of 21C (70F).
A34 crash: Man released on bailpublished at 12:42 British Summer Time 11 August 2016
A man arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving, after a crash in which four people died and 12 were injured, has been released on bail.
Four lorries and four cars collided on the A34 between Chievelet and East Ilsley in Berkshire about 17:10 yesterday.
The woman and three children pronounced dead at the scene are from Bedfordshire, police say.
The northbound carriageway reopened after more than 12 hours, while the southbound carriageway was closed for around five hours.
Luton fatal crash: Building 'being made safe'published at 12:17 British Summer Time 11 August 2016
Luton council say they are working to make a building safe in the town after a fatal crash in which a 15-year-old girl died.
Nessa Lewandoska was travelling in a car that failed to stop for officers before it crashed into a shop on Tuesday night in High Town Road.
Image source, SBNATrevor Holden, the chief executive of Luton Borough Council, says the crash caused extensive damage to the building: "We were working with the police yesterday to make sure the building was safe."
He said that once the building is deemed safe by structural engineers "the problem then falls to the owner of the premises and to their insurers as to what they do with the building".
Luton Airport parking charges 'mean lower airfares'published at 11:55 British Summer Time 11 August 2016
London Luton Airport say car parking charges for passengers were introduced so that they can "benefit from lower airfares".
An RAC report has highlighted the airport's drop-off charge as the most expensive in the UK.
Luton Airport say "charges were introduced in 2010 to help manage traffic flows and ensure only passengers who use this service are charged.
"By passing on fewer costs to our airlines all passengers benefit from lower airfares," a statement read.
The airport points out that passengers are able to park for free for two hours in the long-stay car park and "15 minutes free in the mid-term car park".
RAC warns of overstaying in airport car parkspublished at 11:40
A report by the motoring group the RAC, which highlights London Luton Airport's drop-off charge as the most expensive in the UK, has warned travellers about the penalties for overstaying their time.
The drop-off charge at Luton Airport for 10 minutes, if you stay with your car, is £3 - but if you stay longer it's £1 a minute.
Image source, SBNAIf you want to leave your car to greet someone at arrivals, the airport charges £7 for up to 40 minutes.
The airport say they offer "a range of options for picking up and dropping off passengers".
Luton Airport parking 'most expensive in UK' says motoring organisationpublished at 11:30 British Summer Time 11 August 2016
The drop-off charge at London Luton Airport has been highlighted as the most expensive in the country.
Image source, SBNAPete Williams from the RAC says drivers are always conveying their concerns "about exorbitant parking charges" which led to "a close look at all the short stay parking charges across the UK".
"I'm afraid Luton came out as the most expensive," he said.
The airport, external put the charge of parking up just before the start of the summer holiday period.
Grab a paddle: Etienne Stott's canoeing tipspublished at 11:05 British Summer Time 11 August 2016
BBC BreakfastWe've something of a sporty feel today... and you might need a towel for this bit.
It was back in 2012 when Bedford's Etienne Stott won a gold medal in the men's canoe double Olympic final.
Four years on, he's giving BBC Breakfast's Tim Muffett a few tips at the Lee Valley White Water Centre, external in Hertfordshire...
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End of twitter postGaurika Singh: Meet Rio's youngest Olympianpublished at 10:55 British Summer Time 11 August 2016
BBC World ServiceWe mentioned her the other day... and now we can hear from the lady herself.
Swimmer Gaurika Singh is only 13-years-old and she's already an Olympic athlete.
She's representing Nepal, which is where she was born, but she's grown up in the UK, attends Haberdasher's Askes' School for Girls near Elstree and trains here.
She's been in the spotlight in Rio because she's the youngest person to take part in the Games. Here she is with her dad...
Media caption, 13-year-old Olympian Gaurika Singh swims for Nepal
Max Whitlock claims Olympic bronze: Breakdown of scorespublished at 10:23 British Summer Time 11 August 2016
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BBC Local LiveMax Whitlock won Great Britain's first all-around gymnastics Olympics medal in 108 years last night as he took bronze in Rio.
Whitlock, who's from Hemel Hempstead but now trains in Basildon, has claimed only the ninth medal won by a British gymnast and the first in the men's all-around event since Walter Tysall's silver in 1908.
He scored a total of 90.641, which was 1.625 points behind silver medallist Oleg Verniaiev from Ukraine. Japan's Kohei Uchimura, dominant in the event since 2009, took gold.
Image source, Getty ImagesMax scored 15.200 on his floor routine.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe World Champion in pommel scored 15.875 on his strongest piece of apparatus.
Image source, Getty ImagesHe scored 14.733 on rings.
Image source, AFPOn vault, Max scored 15.133 with a triple twist.
Image source, Getty ImagesHe scored 15.000 on parallel bars.
Image source, Getty ImagesAnd, his lowest score, on horizontal bar was 14.700.
Whitlock said: "My coach and I have been working so hard over the past four years.
"We stepped out of London 2012 and I wanted to prove myself as an all-rounder and I've done that."
Oxford and Luton feats light up EFL Cup first roundpublished at 10:02 British Summer Time 11 August 2016
BBC Sport picks some of the standout moments from the first round of the 2016-17 EFL Cup.
Media caption, Luton plunder, teen debut and epic shootout
Luton feats light up EFL Cup first round
BBC Sport picks some of the standout moments from the first round of the 2016-17 EFL Cup.
Read MoreFour people from Bedfordshire killed in A34 crashpublished at 10:01 British Summer Time 11 August 2016
A woman and three children who died in a crash in Berkshire yesterday were from Bedfordshire, police say.
The crash, just after 17:00 on the A34 near East Ilsley, involved four lorries and four cars.
Image source, Geoff WoadeA 45-year-old woman, an 11-year-old boy and girl, and a 13-year-old boy were pronounced dead at the scene.
One man was flown by air ambulance to the John Radcliffe Hospital, and another 11 had minor injuries.
A 30-year-old man from Andover has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.
