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Luton-based car manufacturer Vauxhall is facing calls to explain why it has not taken action over claims some of its Corsa models have burst into flames.

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The company was forced to recall 220,000 Zafira B cars in 2015 following a series of fires.

An investigation by the BBC's Watchdog programme now indicates there have also been fires in some Corsa Ds.

Vauxhall said it needs the permission of the insurance company before it can inspect a vehicle.

Katy Lewis
BBC Local Live

Allotment holders from Watford will find out this morning if they have won a High Court battle to save their plots after the judge reserved judgement more than a week ago.

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For the past four years campaigners have been battling the council to save Farm Terrace at the back of Vicarage Road.

In May, the Secretary of State for Communities said that the allotments could be built on as part of the Health Campus scheme which the council says will deliver more than 1,000 jobs and about 750 new homes. The authority says the allotments are needed to ensure the viability of the development.

Campaigners disagree and say the development can happen without the plots being destroyed. They went back to the High Court on 21 October to appeal the government's last decision.

Katy Lewis
BBC Local Live

Police in Hertfordshire are searching for a missing 93-year-old man from Potters Bar, who may be driving a silver Jaguar.

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There are concerns for the welfare of Anthony Flemming who went missing from his home in Billy Lows Lane at 13:00 on Tuesday.

He is described as 6ft 2in (1.9m) tall, of slim build and with grey, balding hair. 

Police say he is believed to be have been driving in his silver V6 S-Type Jaguar on the M1 near Bedford and on the M25 near Dartford.

Katy Lewis
BBC Local Live

A Luton school which was closed yesterday following a shooting is due to reopen this morning.

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Dallow Road Primary School was closed after a wounded man was found in the car park after being shot in the early hours of Tuesday.

The man in his 20s was injured in what Bedfordshire Police has described as a "large scale disturbance". 

Kate Kinsella
BBC Look East weather

After a frosty start, it will be a mainly dry day with long spells of sunshine.

It'll feel colder than late, with a top temperature of 10C (50F).

Catch my full forecast here:

Katy Lewis
BBC Local Live

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

Today, allotment holders from Watford are due to find out if they've won the battle to save their plots, and plans for a £200m rail link from Luton Parkway railway station to London Luton Airport go on public display.

But first, we'll see what the weather has in store with a full forecast. It seems that while the fog has cleared, de-icer sales are set to rise today.

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A 24-year-old man is arrested on suspicion of murdering a woman who went missing after work.

Jeremy Stern
BBC South Today

A former doctor at Stoke Mandeville Hospital has gone on trial accused of 26 child sex offences. 

Michael Salmon, 81, allegedly assaulted 19 victims while working as a consultant paediatrician in Aylesbury in the 1970s and 1980s.

Mr Salmon, who is from Salisbury, denies all of the charges. 

The trial at Reading Crown Court is expected to take six weeks. 

David Keller
BBC News

That's it for Beds, Herts and Bucks Live today. We'll be back again from 08:00 with the latest news, sport, weather and travel for the three counties, but any breaking news will be posted here overnight.

Scroll below to read more about a shooting in Luton, fireworks being thrown at police officers in Cheshunt and engineers carrying out more tests on the damaged Marlow Bridge.

See you again tomorrow.

The threat of strikes by Easyjet pilots over concerns about fatigue has ended after they accepted "new proposals" from the airline, a union has said. 

The British Airline Pilots' Association (Balpa) said its members voted by 68% to 32% to accept the Luton-based carrier's offer.

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In September, a majority voted in favour of industrial action, but talks were held to resolve the row. 

Balpa general secretary Brian Strutton said: "This is a positive outcome... Balpa will now be working closely with Easyjet to ensure this agreement delivers real improvements to pilots' lifestyles."

The exact arrangements have not been disclosed.

Alex Dolan
BBC Look East weather

Skies will clear this evening and overnight, leading to a chilly night with a widespread air frost. Lows of -1 to 4C (30-39F).

Wednesday will start cold and frosty, and stay chilly despite long spells of sunshine. Highs of 10C (50F).

Get a full forecast from BBC Weather.

Jane Killick
BBC Three Counties Radio

A pedestrian killed when he was in collision with a car on Saturday night has been named by Hertfordshire Police as Anthony Michael John Farinaro, who was 30 and from Watford. 

It happened at about 22:25 between Station Road and Bedford Street. 

Sgt Sam Cordingley said: "We know that a motorist slowed down to let the pedestrian cross the road shortly before the collision and I am appealing for that person to come forward as a matter of urgency." 

A man, in his 50s and from Edgware, has been arrested. 

Video of fireworks-related disturbances in Cheshunt last night has been posted on a Facebook account called Spotted in Cheshunt and Waltham Cross, external.

It shows police dealing with what they described as anti-social behaviour involving about 100 youths. 

Image source, Facebook/Spotted in Cheshunt and Waltham Cross

Hertfordshire Police said several arrests were made, with some of those arrested being cautioned or returned to their parents if they were minors.

Gail Sanderson
BBC Three Counties Radio

Hertfordshire Police made a number of arrests last night as up to 100 youths threw fireworks and damaged cars in Cheshunt.

Ch Insp Ian Butler said: "They were just engaged in hi-jinks that they probably see as a bit of fun and laughter. 

"But throwing fireworks in the street where there's people gathered is not fun - it's dangerous."

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Police said four people were arrested -  some youths were cautioned, some were escorted home to their parents and others have spent the day in custody.

A specialist inspection barge has been used to run tests on the bridge in Marlow, Buckinghamshire, which was damaged by a 37-tonne lorry which ignored the three tonne weight limit at the end of September.

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The barge is fitted with an hydraulic hoist to allow ultrasound and magnetic particle tests to be carried out. 

The results of the analysis are expected by mid-November. If it recommends replacing sections of the bridge, it could take up to 12 weeks to receive specially manufactured parts and another eight weeks to install them. 

The cost of repairs is being covered by the lorry company's insurance. 

Fireworks were thrown at officers, parked cars and houses by 100 youths on Halloween, police say.

Witnesses heard shots being fired last night after fighting in the street near a school in Luton. 

Police were called at 01:30 and found a man injured in the car park at Dallow Road Primary School. 

The man, in his 20s, is being treated in hospital for serious, but not life-threatening, injuries. 

Local people say they were "shaking" as trouble flared between two gangs.  

Witnesses have been describing the scene of a shooting in Dallow Road in Luton last night which has left a man in his 20s in hospital with serious, but not life-threatening, injuries. 

"A crowd of people arguing and fighting come outside and then we heard the gunshots from a car," one woman told the BBC.

A second witness said: "We just literally come out, saw a load of crowd, fireworks going off in front of vehicles and then two cars pulled up and then the first car must have pulled his window down and the gunshot just went. And we was literally standing there: they're ducking, some of them were running."

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Up to 100 youths are reported to have been throwing fireworks and causing criminal damage in Cheshunt overnight. 

Police were called to the Rosedale Way and Andrews Lane areas where cars were damaged and fireworks thrown at officers. 

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Police spent several hours dispersing the youths and made several arrests.

Witnesses say fighting between two gangs in Luton last night led to a man being shot.

The man, in his 20s, was found in the car park of Dallow Road Primary School with a suspected gunshot wound. He's being treated in hospital for serious injuries which aren't thought to be life-threatening.

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One local man told the BBC there are a lot of drugs in the area. "People, they are scared. Kids were sleeping and suddenly this happened.This is really bad for our community, you know? We are living together; fighting is no good, man."