Summary

  • Updates for Friday, 14 October 2016

  • Murder investigation launched after post-mortem examination on woman's body

  • Teenager assaulted in Beaconsfield

  • Govia Thameslink Rail admits its service has 'not been good enough'

  • Stabbed police dog getting back to his 'old self'

  1. Star Wars production company fined over Harrison Ford injurypublished at 18:10 British Summer Time 12 October 2016

    Foodles Production (UK) Ltd, a subsidiary of Disney, had already pleaded guilty to two charges brought by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after Harrison Ford broke his leg during filming of Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

    At Aylesbury Crown Court today it was fined £1.6m.

    Harrison FordImage source, Getty Images

    The incident happened on 27 June, 2014 during filming at Pinewood studios in Buckinghamshire. 

    At the time, the Han Solo actor was running up a ramp, which was part of the Millennium Falcon. He pressed a dummy button on the wall, but the wall fell on hydraulics, and pushed a door down on top of him.

    This fractured his fibula and tibula, and he needed two operations. 

  2. We spoke too soon... Star Wars production company finedpublished at 18:07 British Summer Time 12 October 2016
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    Foodles Production (UK) Ltd has been fined £1.6m for health and safety breaches after Harrison Ford's leg was crushed by a hydraulic door while filming Star Wars: The Force Awakens at Pinewood Studios.

  3. Goodbye for nowpublished at 18:01 British Summer Time 12 October 2016

    Alex Pope
    BBC Local Live

    That's it from all the team here at BBC Local Live for Beds, Herts and Bucks. 

    We'll be back with regular news, sport, travel and weather updates from 08:00 tomorrow.

    We've yet to hear the outcome of the Harrison Ford case at Aylesbury Crown Court. A production company is being sentenced for being responsible for breaking his leg during the filming of Star Wars at Pinewood Studios. If a result appears later it'll be posted on this page.

    Meanwhile, you can read all the stories we've covered today by scrolling through the feed.

    To end with, a certain dance pro has decided to be a bit of a tease to get us to watch Milton Keynes' Greg Rutherford on Strictly Come Dancing on Saturday. 

    She says she's just had the BEST surprise. I wonder what it could be -  impressive dance moves, or a spray tan that looks realistic? 

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  4. Weather: Cloudy overnight with showers by the morningpublished at 17:20 British Summer Time 12 October 2016

    BBC Weather

    It will remain rather cloudy, with showers developing by the early hours of the morning, bringing a wet start to Thursday. Lows of 5C (41F).

    weather mapImage source, BBC Weather

    The rest of tomorrow will be mostly dry, with highs of 13C (55F). 

    BBC Weather has more details. 

  5. PD Finn on road to recoverypublished at 16:38 British Summer Time 12 October 2016

    Alex Pope
    BBC Local Live

    We've just been sent these photos of Police Dog Finn recovering at home. 

    He suffered the injuries when he was stabbed in Stevenage last week pursuing a suspect. 

    PD FinnImage source, PC Dave Wardell

    He was stabbed twice and had to undergo a four-hour operation to treat the wounds on his head and chest. 

    PD FinnImage source, PC Dave Wardell

    Although the injuries look bad, he's got his appetite back and is eating well.

    PD FinnImage source, PC Dave Wardell

    He's also taken an interest in his toys again. 

    PD FinnImage source, PC Dave Wardell

    It's not yet known if he will return to active duty, but the priority is to get him healthy and fit first. 

  6. Will Norris on penalty saves: 'I do my homework'published at 16:34 British Summer Time 12 October 2016

    Peter Swan
    BBC Radio Cambridgeshire sport

    Cambridge United goalkeeper Will Norris has been saving penalties for fun so far this season.

    The former Royston man has stopped five penalty kicks, including two in the U's past three matches.

    So what's his secret? Listen to the interview below...

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  7. Partner pleads not guilty to children's author murderpublished at 16:33 British Summer Time 12 October 2016
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    Lee Agnew
    BBC Three Counties Radio

    The partner of Hertfordshire children's author Helen Bailey has pleaded not guilty to her murder.

    The Royston writer's body was found in a septic tank at her house along with her pet dog, Boris, after they were both reported missing in April. 

    Helen BaileyImage source, SBNA

    Ian Stewart, 55, pleaded not guilty to murder, fraud, preventing the lawful and decent burial of a dead body and three charges of perverting the course of justice.

    He's due to stand trial on 9 January and was remanded in custody at St Albans Crown Court.

    Helen Bailey created the Electra Brown and Daisy Davenport books for children.

  8. GBBO: Goes back to the pastpublished at 15:30 British Summer Time 12 October 2016

    Alex Pope
    BBC Local Live

    Tudor week on The Great British Bake Off can mean only one thing, Shakespeare puns aplenty! 

    Let's hope it doesn't become a Comedy of Errors for Bedfordshire's Candice Brown, she Measure For Measure's her ingredients properly and will be All's Well That Ends Well for her. 

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  9. Watch: Ye Olde Great British Bake Offpublished at 15:29 British Summer Time 12 October 2016

    Tonight is the quarter-finals of the Great British Bake Off, so can Bedfordshire's Candice Brown make the final four? 

    She'll need to channel her inner Elizabethan as tonight, for the first time, is Tudor week.

    Media caption,

    Hidden under the "ye olde gingham cloth" are ingredients for an unusual Tudor biscuit

  10. More tests to be carried out on damaged bridgepublished at 14:30 British Summer Time 12 October 2016

    Alex Pope
    BBC Local Live

    Further tests are to be carried out on Marlow Bridge after an overweight lorry tried to cross it, causing considerable damage.

    Engineers say they have found seven structural areas that need analysing.

    Bolt on Marlow Bridge underside engineers have marked for further investigationImage source, Buckinghamshire County Council

    More testing will be carried out next week and then it will be decided if steel hangers and pins need to be replaced. 

    The bridge is shut for the foreseeable future.   

  11. Planned strike leaves family stuck on Greek islandpublished at 14:23 British Summer Time 12 October 2016

    Waseem Mirza
    BBC Look East

    It might sound a wonderful turn of events, but it's actually been "awful", according to a couple from Woburn...

    They've had to extend their holiday in Corfu after becoming stranded on the Greek island.

    Their flight home was cancelled ahead of a Greek air traffic controllers' strike, which was then called-off.

    Mark Costello and his wife are having to stay in the Kassiopi area of Corfu until Saturday, but he says the delays have cost him about £1,000. 

    Corfu hotelImage source, Mark Costello

    They've booked and paid for a British Airways flight home as their replacement Easyjet flight won't leave until a few days later.  

    Mr Costello says it's been "awful", because his wife is self-employed and has lost a lot of work because of the cancellation.

    Easyjet has apologised.

  12. HS2 needed 'more now than ever before'published at 13:43 British Summer Time 12 October 2016

    BBC Business News

    Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has been reiterating the government's backing for the controversial High Speed 2 rail-link between London and the north of England.

    At an HS2 conference in London he said "we need HS2 now more than ever, external", despite concerns over damage to the environment and its multibillion-pound cost.

    His comments follow confirmation he plans to make £70m of government funds available to support local communities affected by the line and to improve road safety along the route, which will run through parts of Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire. 

    The first phase of the railway - between London and Birmingham - should be finished by 2026. 

    HS2 graphic

    "We're facing a rapidly approaching crunch-point," said Mr Grayling. 

    "In the last 20 years alone, the number of people travelling on our railways has more than doubled and our rail network is the most intensively used of any in Europe.

    "We need HS2 for the capacity it will bring on the routes between London, the West Midlands, Crewe, Leeds and Manchester, as well as the space it'll create elsewhere on our transport network.

    "We need it for the boost it will give to our regional and national economies," he added.

  13. HS2 will be a 'tremendous blight on the countryside'published at 13:40 British Summer Time 12 October 2016

    Matt Lockwood
    BBC Three Counties Radio

    I've been in Great Missenden talking to local people about their views on building the HS2 rail link, as it's expected to go through the Buckinghamshire town. 

    Many people I've spoken to aren't happy it's set to go-ahead. £70m-worth of local community funding annoucned today by the Transport Secretary Chris Grayling isn't proving to be a sweetener either.

    HS2, Bury It, poster.

    They told me it's "destroying the village", the "wrong investment" and it will be a "tremendous blight on the countryside and ancient woodlands".

  14. Government announces £70m funding for HS2 communitiespublished at 13:39 British Summer Time 12 October 2016

    Elly Zaniewicka
    BBC News

    The government has announced £70m-worth of funding for local communities and road safety along the route of the HS2 rail link.

    The high-speed route will go through parts of Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire.

    HS2 trainImage source, HS2

    Out of this money, £40m is for things like improving community facilities, protecting the environment and access to the countryside. It will also support the economy in areas where business will be disrupted by construction of the link.

    Community groups and charities will be able to bid for that cash from next year.

    Another £30m is being set aside for road safety - things like safer junctions and pedestrian crossings.

    Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has been reiterating the government's backing for the rail link between London and the north of England at conference in London. 

    He said: "We need HS2 now more than ever, external."

  15. Driverless cars given first road testpublished at 13:32 British Summer Time 12 October 2016

    Driverless cars developed by an Oxford firm have been test-driven around the streets of Milton Keynes, bringing hands-free driving one step closer to reality.

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  16. CCG 'welcomes' Mike Penning's lobby for NHS fundingpublished at 12:54 British Summer Time 12 October 2016

    Katy Lewis
    BBC Local Live

    Yesterday we told you government minister and Hemel Hempstead MP Mike Penning had launched an online petition to NHS England campaigning for a new hospital for west Hertfordshire.  

    It followed last week's joint report from Herts Valleys Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and West Herts Hospitals NHS Trust, which appeared to rule out building a new hospital by J20 of the M25 at Kings Langley in favour of redeveloping existing sites in Watford and St Albans.

    The CCG and the trust has responded, saying its "collective view is that a proposal to develop existing hospital sites has a better chance of succeeding than building a new hospital on a new site".

    It said NHS England "will review the plans for our area over the coming months" to determine what funding it will receive.

    But a spokesman also said it "welcomes the fact that Mike Penning is lobbying for funding".

    "Like him, we want the best outcomes for our patients and hope that we can work constructively with him to achieve that," a statement said.

  17. Gopperth signs new contract with Waspspublished at 12:13 British Summer Time 12 October 2016

    Wasps stand-off Jimmy Gopperth signs a new undisclosed-length contract with the Premiership club.

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  18. Golf Pro-Am tournament gets under way at Masters venuepublished at 12:08 British Summer Time 12 October 2016

    Katy Lewis
    BBC Local Live

    Tomorrow sees the British Masters, external golf tournament get under way at The Grove Hotel near Watford.

    Today the venue has seen various sporting legends - and Piers Morgan - take part in the Hero Pro-Am event.

    Here are some of those who've been spotted in action.

    Former cricketer Shane Warne, Luke Donald of England and cricketer Kevin PietersenImage source, Getty Images
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    Former cricketer Shane Warne, golfer Luke Donald and cricketer Kevin Pietersen

    Broadcaster Piers MorganImage source, Getty Images
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    Piers Morgan

    Ex-footballer Kenny Dalglish and snooker star Stephen HendryImage source, Getty Images
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    Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish and snooker player Stephen Hendry

    Robbie FowlerImage source, Getty Images
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    Former Liverpool striker Robbie Fowler

    Swimmer Mark FosterImage source, Getty Images
    Image caption,

    Swimmer Mark Foster

  19. Monarch airlines: 'We have secured our biggest investment in our history'published at 12:06 British Summer Time 12 October 2016

    BBC Business News

    The future of Luton-based Monarch airlines is set to take-off after chief executive Andrew Swaffield told the BBC the company is on the "brink of transformation"...

    Media caption,

    Monarch's chief executive on the airline securing "the biggest investment in its history"

    It comes after the company secured £165m investment from Greybull Capital.

  20. Young swan gets into a flap on motorwaypublished at 11:59 British Summer Time 12 October 2016

    Alex Pope
    BBC Local Live

    A wandering cygnet has been rescued from the M1 in Hertfordshire.

    He was caught by a passing motorist, who managed to get him into his van, with a little help from other motorists. 

    Turner the swanImage source, Hertfordshire Police

    He was taken to Cheshunt Police Station, but wasn't arrested. 

    Officers decided to name him Turner, after the name of the road where the station is. 

    He was then checked over by the Swan Sanctuary. 

    Turner the swanImage source, Hertfordshire Police

    Luckily for him he was uninjured, and as you can see he's now happily getting used to his new home - the Seventy Acres Lake in Lea Valley Park. 

    SwansImage source, Hertfordshire Police