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A man who committed such "vile" child sex abuse other paedophiles called him "a monster" is jailed for 21 years.

Alex Pope
BBC Local Live

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

We'll be back from 08:00 on Monday with more news, sport, travel and weather. 

Now for all your lovers of sequins, spray tan and slinky outfits, Milton Keynes' very own Greg Rutherford will be back on the dancefloor of Strictly Come Dancing at 18:55 on Saturday night. 

He's dancing the Paso Doble, so let's hope it's a case of "ole" and not "adios"!

Dan Holley
BBC Look East weather

Dry for much of tonight with clear spells across the region, but cloud will increase with outbreaks of rain arriving from the west later. 

Chilly initially with temperatures falling to 2C (36F), but turning milder later as the southerly winds strengthen.

Saturday will be rather cloudy and breezy with outbreaks of rain for much of the day, turning drier but quite misty from the west later. 

Feeling cold in the wind and rain, despite temperatures reaching 9C (48F).

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A man convicted of child sex abuse has been jailed for 21 years at Luton Crown Court today.

Paul Scott of Wickenfields, Ware, arranged for groups of men to visit a house in Bedfordshire to rape a young boy on many occasions, a jury was told. 

The 63-year-old had pleaded not guilty to seven charges involving the rape of a child under 13. He was found guilty of six of those offences following a trial in October. 

He also pleaded guilty to possessing indecent images of children and breaching a Sexual Harm Prevention Order. Scott had been jailed in 2011 to three years and nine months in prison for making, possessing and distributing images of child abuse.

During the latest sentencing, Judge Stuart Bridge said: "You were cold, callous and calculating. Some of the men involved finally told you it had to stop and called you a monster. They were absolutely right."

A man who tried to drop mobile phone parts and drugs over the wall of Bedford prison has been jailed for 21 months.

Image source, Rich Tea/Geograph

Petscarr Banya, 40, Swallowfield, Peterborough, pleaded guilty to two charges of attempting to convey articles into prison at Luton Crown Court. 

The package contained thirteen tablets containing illegal drugs and a number of mobile phone batteries and charger cables for Blackberry phones. 

The case comes in the same week when there have been riots in the jail, which was filmed by prisoners with phones.

On sentencing, Judge Michael Kay QC said: "I don't up the sentence because of that, but it's an observation." 

Matt Lockwood
BBC Three Counties Radio

Hertfordshire County Council says the "safety of Hertfordshire residents is of paramount importance" after a car ploughed into a Hemel home for a second time.

It's confirmed it's reviewing the circumstances and is awaiting the details from the police. 

A 23-year-old man, of no fixed address, has been arrested on suspicion of aggravated vehicle taking without owner's consent and has been bailed by police until 17 December.   

Matt Lockwood
BBC Three Counties Radio

A family from Hemel Hempstead have told me they can't believe how lucky they've been to escape mainly unharmed after a car lost control and ploughed into their home.

Becky Tunstall was having a glass of wine when a vehicle came through her kitchen wall on Cattsdell, on the evening of 28 October.

Image source, Becky Tunstall

It's not the first time a car has hit the property. Back in 2002, a teenager died after the car she was travelling in went into the same spot.

It's led to renewed calls from residents for the introduction of traffic calming measures to stop other families going through the same ordeal.  

Alex Pope
BBC Local Live

A year ago Waddesdon Manor, external asked the Biscuiteers, external to create the French Renaissance-style chateau in Buckinghamshire in gingerbread. 

Expert icers Serena and Lorena started off making technical drawings and planning the biscuit architecture.

Image source, Biscuiteers

In September they started baking. 

Image source, Biscuiteers

They lovingly recreated the rich details of some of Waddesdon's most beautiful rooms, including its paintings, furniture and ceramics, each modelled and hand-iced in dazzling and meticulous detail.  

Image source, Biscuiteers

The A10 in Hertfordshire is partially blocked and there's queuing traffic northbound before Hoddesdon, because of an accident.  

This is a creation that may even impress Paul Hollywood...

It's Waddesdon Manor made out of gingerbread. 

Watch it in its full, tasty glory below.

A gingerbread model of Waddesdon Manor in Buckinghamshire has been unveiled by the National Trust, after "biscuit architects, external" took 500 hours to make it.

The 1.5m (5ft) long model used 240 eggs, 216kg (34 stone) of icing and 30kg (4.7 stone) of sugar.

The model even includes miniature porcelain plates, chandeliers, tables and chairs (guess which is the real one - amazing ay?)

Image source, Biscuiteers

Alex Pope
BBC Local Live

It's the news most commuters in and out of London have been waiting for since Tuesday. 

It now looks likes the overhead wires and signalling problems have now been fixed in Luton and trains will now be able to run normally.

Andrew Benson
Chief F1 writer in Austin

Brackley-based Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton got his critical Brazilian Grand Prix weekend off to the ideal start with fastest time in first practice.

To take the title fight to the final race, Hertfordshire's Hamilton must stop team-mate Nico Rosberg winning the race on Sunday.

Image source, Getty Images

Hamilton was 0.230 seconds quicker than the German, who was only third, the two separated by Red Bull's Max Verstappen.

Hamilton was 0.096secs quicker than the Dutchman, whose team-mate Daniel Ricciardo was fourth fastest.

Hamilton was faster on both the medium tyres that the Mercedes drivers ran early in the session - by 0.05secs - and on the softs later on.

Pallab Ghosh
Science correspondent, BBC News

Dr Manish Patel, of the Milton Keynes-based Open University, was among the hundreds of UK scientists who worked on the Beagle 2 mission. 

He agrees with the new evidence that suggests Beagle 2 took lots of scientific data but was unable to send it back.

"If Beagle 2 went into surface operations mode, it could have continued for some time performing the initial pre-programmed operations, happily taking data and waiting for a response from the orbiters," he said.

"It turned out to be a very lonely time for the lander at the surface," he said.

Image source, ESA

The British-built Beagle 2 spacecraft was due to land on the Martian surface on Christmas Day in 2003.

Disappointingly, no signal was received. The search for a response from Beagle 2 continued for several months but the spacecraft was never heard from again.

Pallab Ghosh
Science correspondent, BBC News

Scientists examining pictures from the failed British mission to Mars in 2003 say it came "excruciatingly close" to succeeding. 

They suggest the Beagle 2 spacecraft did not crash-land and may have collected data for several months. 

The mission was led by the late Prof Colin Pillinger, from the Milton Keynes-based Open University.

Urgent repairs to the track are taking place between Broxbourne and Roydon, external, while Network Rail inspects a problem. 

Trains between Broxbourne and Stansted Airport / Cambridge / Hertford East are expected to be delayed by up to 60 minutes. 

A shuttle train service is currently running between London Liverpool Street and Broxbourne, and between Bishop's Stortford and Cambridge.

Sevices are expected to get back to normal by 16:00.

Andrew Benson
Chief F1 writer in Austin

Stevenage's very own Lewis Hamilton says he has "nothing to lose" in Sunday's Brazilian Grand Prix, as he attempts to stop Brackley-based Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg clinching the F1 title.

German Rosberg, who has a 19-point advantage, will seal the championship if he is victorious at Interlagos, where he has won the past two seasons.

Image source, Getty Images

The Hertfordshire champion has never won in Brazil but clinched his first title here in 2008.

"I have had lots of experiences here. It's tough to come here and win, that's the goal," said the world champion.

"I don't really know why I have not won here."

Jodie Halford
BBC News

On a grey day in Stevenage town centre, shoppers mill around and try to keep warm in the cold winds.

The town was the first to be designated a new town on 11 November 1946, with the intention it should have cultural and leisure facilities to create "a new type of citizen - a healthy, self-respecting, dignified person with a sense of beauty, culture and civic pride".

Mother and daughter Elaine and Naomi Rowe, who are out shopping in the town, believe it has achieved some of what the planners set out to do - but not everything.

"It's got a leisure centre and the Fair Valley park, so it's achieved that. The shops are going downhill, but that's the same everywhere. There are no big stores here," said Elaine.

"It's OK to come here shopping but I'd rather there were more make-up shops. A lot of my friends hang around in Stevenage over by the leisure park. A lot of people know a lot of people, kids hang around together," Naomi added.

Premiership club Wasps move to cover their injury problems at prop by signing Ben Harris from Newcastle on loan.