Lee Agnew
BBC Three Counties Radio

The case of Avni Metra, the double murderer who a judge today ordered should be sent back to his native Albania, will now be sent to the Home Secretary, Amber Rudd.

Metra came to the UK in the 1990s posing as a Kosovan asylum seeker. He was convicted of two counts of murder in Albania in his absence.

Mrs Rudd will make a formal decision on whether he should be extradited. In the meantime, Metra will remain in police custody, the Westminster Crown Court was told.

Lee Agnew
BBC Three Counties Radio

A double murderer who has lost his bid to avoid extradition back to his native Albania had claimed being sent back would contravene his right to a private and personal life.

Labourer Avni Metra had also told Westminister Magistrates' Court he had originally fled to Britain because his life was in danger after a friend was killed.

But today Judge Margot Coleman said: "You called absolutely no evidence to support your assertion that you would be denied the right to a fair trial.

"There are no grounds that have been heard before me to reach that conclusion.

"As far as your family are concerned, you were convicted of assaulting [your wife] and subjected to a restraining order."

Metra is also barred from seeing his children without permission, the court heard.

Lee Agnew
BBC Three Counties Radio

A judge who today ruled Avni Metra can be extradited back to his native home of Albania says his move to Hertfordshire was "based on a lie".

Speaking at Westminster Magistrates' Court, Judge Margot Coleman said: "It's right that you have lived here for some time and that you have a wife and children.

"When you entered this country you did not say you were Avni Metra from Albania. You gave a false name, saying you were seeking asylum from Kosovo.

"It was on that basis you were given leave to remain in this country and subsequently granted a British passport." 

Metra, who was living in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, was arrested by Scotland Yard detectives on June 8 as he drove through Watford, after a tip-off from the Daily Mail.

Lee Agnew
BBC Three Counties Radio

A double murderer who posed as a refugee to enter the UK illegally is to be extradited.

Avni Metra, 53, came to Britain in 1998, one year after he killed two brothers in his native Albania.

He ended up living in Borehamwood for 18 years. 

Metra was convicted in his absence of both murders and possession of firearms, Westminster Magistrates' Court heard.

District judge Margot Coleman told Metra, who had argued he would not get a fair trial abroad, his life in Britain was "based on a lie".

A double murderer who posed as a refugee in order to enter the UK illegally can be extradited to his native Albania, a court rules.

An Albanian double killer who posed as a Kosovan refugee in Hertfordshire to enter the UK illegally is set to be extradited back to his native country after living here freely for almost two decades.

Matt Lockwood
BBC Three Counties Radio

A meeting has been arranged to resolve complaints about an increase in aircraft noise over some Hertfordshire villages, including Sandridge.

Luton Airport, The National Air Traffic Service, parish councils and community groups will attend the discussion on 4 October. 

The airport says it has introduced brand new technology to improve and narrow the flight path, while the number of people directly flown over has reduced from about 13,000 to 3,000.

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Matt Lockwood
BBC Three Counties Radio

So just how bad are the noise levels under plane flight paths? "Very bad," according to Sue Oldfield, who lives in the middle of Sandridge.

She is one of a number of residents calling for a review into noise disturbance caused by planes from Luton Airport, and says she's noticed a definite change since the start of the year.

With the airport set to expand from its current 12m passengers per year to 18m by 2020, the campaigners fear things could get worse.

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Matt Lockwood
BBC Three Counties Radio

The MP for Hitchin and Harpenden, Peter Lilley, external, says a review of flight path and noise disturbance over the Sandridge, Wheathampstead and Jersey Farm areas of Hertfordshire is needed.

Residents have contacted him saying there has been a marked change in noise levels in recent months. 

Mr Lilley wants Luton Airport, the Civil Aviation Authority and the National Air Traffic Service to look into the matter.

He said although changes have been made to improve noise levels he's had a "spate of complaints".

He said he's not opposed to airport expansion, but it must be done in a way that "minimises disturbance to the environment" and is "sensitive to where people live".

Matt Lockwood
BBC Three Counties Radio

Calls are being made for a review of flight paths used by aircraft taking off from Luton Airport.

It comes after some residents in the Hertfordshire villages of Sandridge and Jersey Farm contacted their MP, Peter Lilley.

They say there has been a rise in the noise from planes in recent months despite recent measures being brought in to restrict aircraft flying over more inhabited areas.

Alex Pope
BBC Local Live

A man from Milton Keynes has been sentenced to 16 years in jail for sex offences against young girls in the Philippines.

Stuart Goodman, 37, of Williams Close, Hanslope, pleaded guilty at Aylesbury Crown Court to 17 counts, including conspiracy to rape a child under 13 abroad, conspiracy to cause a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity, and distribution and possession of indecent images.

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The offences took place between 1 and 30 April 2011 against girls aged between three and six, who are believed to be from the Philippines.

Lee Agnew
BBC Three Counties Radio

A father-of-four who is facing extradition to his native Albania has claimed he should be allowed to stay in the UK because of his family.

Avni Metra, from White House Avenue in Borehamwood, is wanted in his home country where he was convicted in his absence of two murders and possession of firearms dating back to the 1990s.

The 53-year-old fled to the UK claiming to be a Kosovan asylum seeker. Westminster Magistrates' Court will today decide if he should be extradited.

Hannah Hinton, representing the Albanian government, told an earlier hearing at the court that Metra had little contact with his children owing to a court order. 

She said: "He may wish to have contact with them, but he is having no substantive contact with them here. He is not their carer, he is not an active parent to the four children."

Lee Agnew
BBC Three Counties Radio

Speaking through an interpreter at Westminster Magistrates' Court last week, Avni Metra told the court he fled Albania because "a police friend told me 'leave the country otherwise you are going to be killed - either it'll be by the government or someone else. There is no justice... only corruption".

The Hertfordshire resident's identity was revealed through a Daily Mail investigation. He claimed in court he changed his identity on arrival in the UK because an interpreter told him Abdul "sounded more Kosovan".

The father of four, from White House Avenue, Borehamwood, is fighting his extradition on human rights grounds, claiming his right to a family life in the UK. His legal team also told the court he would not be able to seek legal aid in Albania for his retrial.

Lee Agnew
BBC Three Counties Radio

A double murderer who killed two people in Albania before fleeing to Britain fears he wouldn't get a fair hearing in his home country.

Avni Metra, 53, from White House Avenue, is today due to find out if he will  be extradited. 

Metra entered the UK in the late 1990s, claiming to be a Kosovan asylum seeker named Abdul Mekra. Sine then he's been living as a fugitive in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire. 

He was convicted in Albania in his absence of two murders and possession of firearms dating back to the 1990s, but is entitled to a retrial.

He previously told Westminster magistrates he would not get a fair trial in Albania.

BBC Sport

Charley Hull is tied third, two shots off the lead, after two rounds of the women's Olympic golf.

The Northamptonshire player, who competes at Woburn Gold Club, shot a five-under round of 66 to move to eight under, two adrift of South Korean leader Inbee Park.

American Stacy Lewis produced the best round of the day - an eight-under-par 63. She is one shot behind Park at the halfway stage.

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Ever wondered what happens behind the scenes when somebody dials 999? 

The East of England Ambulance Serivce has just started a 24-hour "Twitterthon" from around the region, so you can follow all the action in real time. 

Head over the service's Twitter page here., external

Georgina Burnett
BBC Weather

Today will start cloudy, with outbreaks of rain throughout the day. These will ease off towards evening with some brighter spells possible. 

It'll be breezier than of late. 

Maximum Temperature: 19C (66F). 

BBC Weather has a more detailed forecast where you live.  

Lee Agnew
BBC Three Counties Radio

A double murderer from Albania, who lived in Borehamwood for 18 years, is due to find out today if he's to be extradited back to his home. 

Avni Metra, 53, from White House Avenue, was granted asylum in the UK after posing as a Kosovan refugee called Abdul Mekra. 

He was convicted of the double murders after he left Albania in the 1990s 

Alex Pope
BBC Local Live

Good morning and welcome back to regular news, sport, travel and weather updates from Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire. 

We'll be live today from now till 18:00. 

In a moment we'll have a full weather report but the story we'll be looking at first is if a Hertfordshire man, who's been convicted of a double murder in Albania, will find out if he's being extradited back to his home country.