Katy Lewis
BBC Local Live

The prosecution in the Paul Hemming case told Luton Crown Court he learned his partner Natalie Hemming had been unfaithful to him and was planning to leave him and take the children, so he killed her "in a fit of rage and jealousy".

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Hemming has been found guilty of murdering Miss Hemming at their home in Milton Keynes on 1 May. He denied the charge but admitted manslaughter.

The court heard Miss Hemming had spent the previous night with work colleague Simon Dennis, after he booked a room for them at St Michael's Manor Hotel in St Albans, Hertfordshire.  

It heard the following evening as Hemming questioned her, she eventually told him she had slept with Mr Dennis, which led to the violent attack in their lounge.  

In the days leading up to the murder, Hemming went through his partner's phone and just days before she was killed he told Miss Hemming's mother that if he couldn't have her then no-one else would.

After the killing, Hemming sent text messages to Natalie's phone pretending to be worried about her.

When police officers came to his home on 3 May after her mother had reported her missing, Hemming came out with a false story that Natalie had been raped on the Saturday night and had gone away to "clear her head".

Prosecutor Simon Russell Flint QC, told the court that after Hemming has disposed of the body he "returned home and casually and glibly and convincingly proceeded to lie and lie and lie to everyone who asked - Natalie's family, friends, his own family and friends - as to Natalie's whereabouts".

Katy Lewis
BBC Local Live

At the start of his trial at Luton Crown Court, Paul Hemming (pictured) denied murdering Natalie Hemming but admitted manslaughter, claiming he never meant to cause her harm.

During his trial he claimed her death had been caused when he hurled a £1,000 imitation Faberge egg at her in an effort to stop her leaving the house with their children, but said he hadn't aimed it at her head. 

Nevertheless, he said it struck her, causing her to fall onto a rug by their sofa.

Hemming said by the time he got to her she wasn't breathing and he knew she was dead.  

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"I just thought... I'm in trouble now. How am I going to explain this to the kids upstairs. So then I thought I am going to cover this up," he told the court.

But the prosecution said that account was a lie and Hemming had planned killing her as a "punishment for her infidelity".

Prosecutor Simon Russell Flint QC, said: "By 1 May she had decided to move on. She had found someone else in her life."

The jury was told Natalie hadn't suffered a single strike from the thrown ornament, but repeated blows with a weapon during which she had raised her arm in an effort to protect herself.

Katy Lewis
BBC Local Live

During the trial of Paul Hemming, who's been found guilty of murdering his partner Natalie Hemming, Luton Crown Court heard she suffered a fractured skull and broken arm in the attack, as she tried to ward off blow after blow at their Newton Leys home.

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The court heard the noise of the attack woke their six-year-old son who slipped downstairs. After peeking through a gap in the door, he saw his mother's body which, by then, his father had wrapped in a blanket.

Not realising she had been killed and fearing he would be told off for being up, he then crept back to his bedroom.

The jury was told when the youngster and his two sisters got up the next morning, their father claimed their mother had left the house while they were asleep. He then took them to Whipsnade Zoo for a Bank Holiday day out.

But hours earlier while the children slept, Hemming carried their mother's naked body out of the house, dumped it in the boot of his car and drove to a wooded area he knew 30 miles away in south Hertfordshire.

He dragged her corpse into thick undergrowth and left her face down beneath the trees in Toms Wood, Chandlers Cross near Rickmansworth, where her badly decomposed remains were found three weeks later by a man who had been mowing a meadow nearby.

Katy Lewis
BBC Local Live

Paul Hemming has been found guilty of murdering his partner Natalie Hemming as her children slept upstairs at their Milton Keynes home.  

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Ms Hemming, 31, was found dead in woodland near Chandlers Cross, Hertfordshire, on 22 May, three weeks after she was last seen.

Hemming denied murder but admitted manslaughter at the start of his trial at Luton Crown Court, claiming he never meant to kill her or cause her serious bodily harm.

But the jury agreed with the prosecution, who said he murdered Miss Hemming in a "calculated" attack at their home in Alderney Avenue, Newton Leys, on the night of 1 May. 

Paul Hemming has been found guilty of murdering his partner Natalie Hemming in their Milton Keynes home.

More to follow.

Katy Lewis
BBC Local Live

A 32-year-old man from Bromley in Kent has been charged with attempted murder following a stabbing in Hitchin.

The incident happened in Bunyan Road on 22 October. 

Three others arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender - two women from Hitchin, aged 35 and 26, and a 38-year-old man from Stevenage - have been released on bail.

Katy Lewis
BBC Local Live

A terminally ill man in Milton Keynes who said he's been told he needs to leave his three-bedroom council house has told the BBC the smaller homes he's been offered aren't right for him.

As the MK Citizen, external reported, Vietnam war veteran Robert Lee has only months to live.

This morning Mr Lee told us that while he is well aware of the homeless problem in the town, he says the accommodation he's been offered isn't suitable.

"There are many, many letters in the council folders that tell you what's the point of keeping me in this house when a family could be using it.

"But trust me, if they could have moved me to something that I could have done better in, I would have gone, but at this late stage I just don't see the point in moving me."

Milton Keynes Council says it has offered him a number of smaller homes more suitable for his needs.

Katy Lewis
BBC Local Live

Earlier we told you Alistair Burt - the Conservative MP for North East Bedfordshire who was in the Remain camp - told the Commons yesterday's High Court ruling on Brexit shouldn't be seen as a setback.

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This morning he told BBC Three Counties Radio that the reaction of some of his Conservative colleagues had been "hysterical".

"It does make it more difficult for government in that they will probably have to produce legislation - that is if they don't win their appeal," he said.

"Remember again, part of the British rule of law that the referendum was supposed to be about, the process is being followed."

Katy Lewis
BBC Local Live

A lorry driver has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving after the driver of a van was left in a "critical condition" following a crash on the A5.

The white Ford Connect van collided with a large red HGV towing a trailer at about 21:20 last night in Markyate, Hertfordshire.

The van driver, a man in his 40s, was airlifted to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge.

The lorry driver, a man in his 30s, was not injured.

The road was closed for several hours while investigations took place.

BBC Business News

A new rail franchise combining the current Intercity West Coast mainline with HS2 high-speed services has been announced by the government.

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The new franchise will be called the West Coast Partnership and is scheduled to start on 1 April 2019.

The operator will be responsible for services on both the West Coast mainline from 2019 and running the initial HS2 services in 2026.

Construction of the HS2 track is scheduled to begin next year.

Katy Lewis
BBC Local Live

Bucks Fire and Rescue says it is dealing with a crash between a car and a lorry on the A421 to the east of Buckingham.

It was called shortly after 08:30 and is assisting South Central Ambulance Service and Thames Valley Police.

Katy Lewis
BBC Local Live

While Prime Minister Theresa May is insisting her Brexit timetable won't be delayed by yesterday's High Court ruling, external, the Conservative MP for Hitchin and Harpenden said the decision could be "damaging". 

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Peter Lilley, who was in the Leave camp, said the ruling could force the government to reveal its negotiating position.

"That would clearly be very damaging, if people used the vote to introduce all sorts of amendments, saying you must do at least A, B and C, you know then that those in Europe who want to prevent us leaving will simply not agree with A, B and C," he said.

Katy Lewis
BBC Local Live

Today we're looking at some of the fallout from yesterday's decision by the High Court, external that the process of Brexit cannot begin without parliamentary approval.

Last night on the BBC's Question Time programme in Watford, communities secretary Sajid Javid said there was a lot of anger about the judges' decision.

"This is an attempt to frustrate the will of the British people and it is unacceptable," he said.

But yesterday, the Conservative MP for North East Bedfordshire, Alistair Burt, told the House of Commons that it shouldn't be seen as a setback.

"The government's tone is not necessarily one of disappointment but welcoming the operation of the British rule of law that I thought the referendum was partly about, and it's not a decision to be afraid of, even if the government wishes to appeal," he said.   

Prime Minister Theresa May is expected to underline her commitment to a March deadline for triggering Article 50 when she phones the President of the European Commission Jean Claude Juncker this morning.

Elizabeth Rizzini
BBC Look East weather

A mostly dry and bright day with sunny spells and light winds. 

Scattered showers will affect some areas, especially during the afternoon. It will feel chilly once again with a high of 9C (48F).

Here's my full forecast...

There are more details on the BBC Weather website.

Katy Lewis
BBC Local Live

Good morning and welcome to another day of regular live updates of news, sport, weather, travel and more.

Today we're continuing to look at the fallout from yesterday's decision by the High Court, external that the process of Brexit cannot begin without parliamentary approval.

Plus, we'll see how Greg Rutherford's getting on as he prepares for week seven of Strictly Come Dancing.

But first, we'll check what the weather has in store with a full forecast.

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The deputy leader of far-right group Britain First is convicted of religiously-aggravated harassment after shouting at a Muslim woman.

That's all for our live updates for today - we'll be back at 08:00.

Here are some of the stories we've covered today:

• Suspected arson of shed hits train service
• The deputy leader of Britain First is fined for abuse
• A lawyer is rebuked for sending 'gloating' tweets

A man is charged with the murder of a woman whose body was hidden in waste ground in west London.

Alex Dolan
BBC Look East weather

It will be a cold and rather cloudy end to the day, with the risk of showery rain later this evening and overnight. A milder night than last night, with more cloud cover and a low temperature of 6C (43F).

It will be a rather cloudy start to tomorrow, with the chance of a few spots of showery rain.

Becoming brighter but turning cloudier in the east later, with highs of 11C (52F).

There are more details on the BBC Weather website.

Jane Killick
BBC Three Counties Radio

A 32-year-old man from Bromley has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following a stabbing in Hitchin.

The incident happened in Bunyan Road on 22 October. 

Police have arrested three others on suspicion of assisting an offender - they are two women from Hitchin, aged 35 and 26, and a 38-year-old man from Stevenage.