MK Dons centre-back Scott Wootton will be out for up to nine months after rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament.

A 24-hour strike by Southern rail workers has been suspended, but a guards walkout will go ahead. 

RMT union members were due to take action on 7 September over plans to close ticket offices.

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The union said "significant progress" was made in talks yesterday, but confirmed a 48-hour strike on 7 and 8 September in a separate dispute over the role of conductors would go ahead.  

Southern rail, which is run by Govia Thameslink, recently suspended its services from Milton Keynes to south London via Watford.

Hertfordshire Police is continuing to search for a 17-year-old boy who escaped police custody on bank holiday Monday.

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Micheal Casey, from Hemel Hempstead, was arrested on Sunday on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle and driving whilst disqualified.

Police say he was taken to Hatfield Police Station for questioning at about 14:30, but he escaped custody.

He was last seen wearing a grey tracksuit and bright yellow socks with no shoes. He is about 5ft 10in and of medium build.

How Mr Casey managed to escape is being investigated.

Dani Bailey
BBC Local Live

A timelapse video shows the construction of Luton Airport's new pedestrian bridge.

The bridge, which took more than 1,000 hours to build, links the airport with the new multi-storey car park.

Four sections were craned into place and the largest section, at 29m long and weighing 34 tonnes, was lifted into place last week. 

It's expected to open in the next eight to 10 weeks.

Thanks to London Luton Airport for the footage.

BBC Travel

Two lanes are closed on the northbound M1, between J10 for Luton Airport and J11 for the A505, due to a crash between a car and a lorry.

Get the latest updates from BBC Travel.

BBC Weather

It's going to be another fine and dry afternoon, feeling pleasant in the sunshine.

Maximum temperature: 22C (72F).

Lee Agnew
BBC Three Counties Radio

The NSPCC says there's been a large increase in the number of crimes involving indecent images of children. 

Police forces across Beds, Herts and Bucks have recorded a rise in the number of offences.

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The number of cases involving indecent images rose in the Thames Valley from 182 in 2013 to 525 last year. 

In Bedfordshire it's trebled from 34 cases to 116, and in Hertfordshire from 101 to 246.

The NSPCC has criticised social media sites for enabling indecent images to be distributed. 

It's also expressing concern that a significant number of children reported to police may include youngsters who've shared naked selfies.

Gareth Lloyd
BBC Three Counties Radio

If you love sheep, alpacas and bevvies of bovines, then you'll love BBC Three Counties Radio this afternoon...

We're broadcasting live from the Bucks County Show and will be meeting the organisers, the local community, the stall owners plus all the animals at the event.

Here are a few pictures of the furry friends we've met so far:

BBC News England

A £20m fund and a new review board has been unveiled in a bid to improve Southern rail services and "get to grips" with problems on its network.

The government action comes after months of disruption, strikes and a reduced service on rail routes through Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, London and southern counties.

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RMT union members are due to stage a 48-hour strike on 7 and 8 September.

The union is fighting moves to turn conductors on Southern into "on-board supervisors".

The company began imposing the changes earlier in August.

We saw the celebrities taking part in this year's Strictly Come Dancing were part of a red carpet launch on Tuesday night... Today we're seeing more spangly, sparkly pictures.

Woburn Sands' long jump champion Greg Rutherford is pictured below, along with other contestants.

The episode, which was filmed at Elstree Studios, will air on Saturday at 18:50.

Dani Bailey
BBC Local Live

If you're a Bake Off fan, you probably look forward to the GIFs as much as the programme...

We couldn't resist sharing these of Bedfordshire contestant Candice Brown!

We'll put the brakes on Bake Off content for now... We're off for a Viennese whirl...

Dani Bailey
BBC Local Live

The Buckinghamshire jeweller who helped fix Olympic rowing champion Helen Glover's gold medal said "it was a bit of a mission to restore".

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Richard Bull, Bourne End Jewellers' head gold and silversmith, said the Rio gold medal "was damaged on two edges, one quite badly and the other not quite so badly".

"It was a bit of a mission to restore it really," he said.

"It was my pleasure and I was too glad to have helped. I am very pleased with the way it came out and I think Helen Glover is very pleased as well."

Ms Glover and Steve Backshall, who met in 2014, are due to get married later this month.

Roberto Perrone
BBC Three Counties Radio

A jewellers in Buckinghamshire has played its part in the UK's Olympic story, after fixing the gold medal of one of our athletes. 

Bourne End Jewellers got a call about the medal won by the Olympic rowing champion Helen Glover.

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It's emerged that they got a call from the Buckinghamshire resident after her fiance Steve Backshall dropped the medal on a concrete floor.

Richard Bull, the firm's head gold and silversmith, sorted out the medal and said he helped Mr Backshall out of "a sticky situation".

"I could see that it had been dropped and I said to Helen's fiance, who brought it in, that it looked like it had been dropped on concrete," Mr Bull said. "He said that was pretty much what happened.

"He admitted to having dropped it himself."

Dani Bailey
BBC Local Live

Rower Helen Glover has had to have her Olympic gold medal repaired at a jewellers in Buckinghamshire after her fiance dropped it on a concrete floor.

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Presenter and naturalist Steve Backshall took the Olympian's medal to be repaired at Bourne End Jewellers.

Ms Glover spoke about the incident during an interview on BBC Breakfast and later tweeted an apology for "dobbing" on him.

Bedford Borough Council wants to introduce a new bus charge for pensioners and disabled people. 

The standard £1 fare will apply for journeys between midnight and 09:30. There is currently no charge for those with bus passes.

Lib Dem councillor Michael Headley says it would save £100,000 a year, which could be used to protect other services including care for the elderly, but they will listen to the public's concerns as they open a consultation.

"We want to hear about situations where we might need to make exceptions," Mr Headley said. "For instance, if your only bus from the village in the morning leaves at 09:25 then that might be where we would want to make an exception."

TV presenter Steve Backshall has to get fiancee Helen Glover's Olympic gold medal repaired after dropping it on a concrete floor.

Katy Lewis
BBC Local Live

Forget baking - the big question quite literally on the lips in last night's Great British Bake Off was whether Bedfordshire contestant Candice Brown would wear a different shade of lipstick for every round she gets to.

After last week's deep purple, host Mel Giedroyc said she was "loving the pink this week". 

Candice said if she got through to bread week she would wear "red for bread".

So, now we know - who cares what she bakes?

Katy Lewis
BBC Local Live

Spoiler alert! If you're yet to watch this week's episode of the Great British Bake Off... stop reading.

Bedfordshire baker Candice Brown was one of the only contestants in last night's biscuit week who didn't crumble as she walked of with the Star Baker accolade.

After her Salted Caramel, Chocolate Iced Shiny Heart biscuits were deemed by judge Paul Hollywood to "look hideous but taste amazing", she came eighth in the Viennese whirl technical challenge.

But it was her depiction of the pub she lived in as a child in gingerbread as the showstopper which really took her to the top of the pile - even though it almost collapsed.

Versions of her mum and dad were placed behind the door and her brother at the pool table, all on a ginger cake to depict the sticky pub floor - a mixture which left judge Mary Berry saying she would "eat a bit of carpet".

I'll just leave that there.

Simon Oxley
BBC Three Counties Radio

Milton Keynes Dons signed winger Ryan Colclough on loan from Wigan and centre half Jack Hendry, also from the Lancashire club, but manager Karl Robinson told the club's YouTube channel, external he was frustrated at not completing several more deals.

"We've got a list as long as our arm that we've been chasing for two months now," he said.

"I can honestly say we've been treated by one or two people with a bit of disrespect. We've had three players signed in the last few days and for whatever reason it doesn't materialise, and that had nothing to do with finance and nothing to do with the players.

"The players wanted to come, just things a bit underhand being done."