Careless driver guilty over boy's deathpublished at 13:07 British Summer Time 30 September 2016
A man is found guilty of killing a five-year-old boy through careless driving.
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Careless driver guilty over boy's deathpublished at 13:07 British Summer Time 30 September 2016
Flash, bang, wallop, what a crash!published at 13:06 British Summer Time 30 September 2016
Alex Pope
BBC Local LiveThe main story we've been following for the past few hours has been the planned crash of the Rosetta space probe that was built in Stevenage.
The loss of signal, when it happened, was greeted by muted cheers and handshakes in Hertfordshire and in Mission Control in Germany.
You can read the full report here.
Image source, EsaMission vollendet!published at 12:42 British Summer Time 30 September 2016
The first congratulatory message may have been in English, but the European Space Agency is tweeting "mission complete" in an array of languages from member nations.
Image source, ESA_Rosetta / TwitterAnd it's goodbye from Rosettapublished at 12:34 British Summer Time 30 September 2016
Gareth Lloyd
BBC Three Counties RadioThat's it. Rosetta has done its job and has now crashed.
It was of course built in Stevenage at Airbus Defence and Space where I am currently live on Facebook, external - just click the link to watch.
A long restpublished at 12:30 British Summer Time 30 September 2016
The mission's Twitter account tweets its success with an illustration - that's a fairy tale Rosetta holds for reading material, titled "once upon a time...".
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End of twitter postRosetta probe crash lands on cometpublished at 12:26 British Summer Time 30 September 2016
Alex Pope
BBC Local LiveIt's official. The Stevenage-built Rosetta probe has ended its mission to Comet 67P by crash-landing onto the icy object's surface.
Mission control in Darmstadt, Germany, was able to confirm the impact had occurred when radio contact to the ageing spacecraft was lost abruptly.
The assumption is that the probe would have been damaged beyond use.
Rosetta 'lost signal'published at 12:23 British Summer Time 30 September 2016
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End of twitter postMission overpublished at 12:22 British Summer Time 30 September 2016
Rosetta has ended its mission to a comet. Contact with the spacecraft has been lost, marking the end of its quest.
Rosetta impact imminentpublished at 12:19 British Summer Time 30 September 2016
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End of twitter postRosetta probe collision signal awaitedpublished at 12:19 British Summer Time 30 September 2016
Jonathan Amos
Science correspondent, BBC NewsOfficials are awaiting confirmation of the Rosetta probe's collision into a 4km-wide ball of ice and dust.
The spacecraft should already have hit its target, but confirmation should be received in the next few minutes.
It is sending back pictures as it edges closer to Comet 67P.
European Space Agency scientists say the satellite has come to the end of its useful life and they want to get some final, ultra-close measurements.
Image source, Esa/Rosetta/MPSThe science keeps coming inpublished at 12:16 British Summer Time 30 September 2016
Comet 'art'published at 12:08 British Summer Time 30 September 2016
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End of twitter postStevenage staff await Rosetta 'crash'published at 12:06 British Summer Time 30 September 2016
Kate Bradbrook
BBC Look EastI'm currently in Stevenage at Airbus Defence and Space where the Rosetta probe was built.
Staff have gathered to watch the craft crash, now it's completed its mission.
We won't see or know the full impact of the collision for a short while as it's billions of kilometres away. But we'll bring you news when we get it.
Final rest?published at 11:57 British Summer Time 30 September 2016
The small marker in the bottom right of this photo marks Rosetta's final resting place, if all goes to plan.
Image source, European Space AgencyMission over?published at 11:56 British Summer Time 30 September 2016
Rosetta should have hit the comet, according to space controllers.
We should get confirmation within an hour.
Chesham murder inquiry: Residents pay tributepublished at 11:51 British Summer Time 30 September 2016
Matt Lockwood
BBC Three Counties RadioResidents in Stoney Grove in Chesham have been telling me they are in "shock" after the body of a woman was found in a house in the road.
Susan Cook lives next door to the victim and told me she was a good, nice neighbour "who would do anything for you".
"When I broke my wrist recently, she came around with flowers," she said.
"It's a terrible thing that has happened".
Talvinder Digwa also lives close by. "You don't expect it to happen on your doorstep," she said.
Driver 'not paying attention' in crash that killed five-year-old boypublished at 11:48 British Summer Time 30 September 2016
Simon Oxley
BBC Three Counties RadioAfter the conviction of David Cowell, senior investigating officer Graeme Hughes, external, from Thames Valley Police, said: "Riley had been sitting cross-legged, playing with a ball and talking to a young friend on the driveway his family shared with Cowell.
"Cowell entered the driveway in his vehicle and through his inattention and carelessness, had failed to see Riley and collided with him.
"This is a tragic case which shows what can happen even at relatively low speeds, if you are behind the wheel of a vehicle and not paying full attention. Cowell had clearly not been paying attention.
"I hope this conviction can help the family bring some sense of closure to what must be the most incredibly painful chapter of their lives."
Man convicted after MK boy struck by car on drivewaypublished at 11:46 British Summer Time 30 September 2016
Simon Oxley
BBC Three Counties RadioA Milton Keynes man has been convicted over a fatal crash which killed a five-year-old boy in June 2015.
David Cowell, 42, of Deacon Place, Middleton, was found guilty of causing death by careless driving, external yesterday at a retrial at Aylesbury Crown Court.
Riley Ferguson was killed when the car Cowell was driving pulled onto a driveway he shared with the victim's family in Wood Spring Court, Monkston, and hit the child.
Riley was taken to hospital but died four days later.
He's due to be sentenced on 21 October.
Image source, GoogleInto the final momentspublished at 11:39 British Summer Time 30 September 2016