Stuart Bailey
BBC News

Good news for commuters from Bedford, Luton and St Albans after chaos on the trains this week.

Network Rail , externalhas replaced the signalling system which was damaged by a power surge on Tuesday. 

There will still be some alterations to Thameslink services today and a reduced stopping service between Luton and London St Pancras.

But Thameslink , externalis hoping to run a normal service between Bedford and Brighton.

It's worth checking National Rail Enquiries, external before you travel.

Rob McIntosh from Network Rail, said: "I want to thank passengers for their patience while we carried out this complex repair.  

"My team and I are genuinely sorry for the disruption they have faced this week and have worked around the clock to restore services as soon as quickly as possible."    

Stuart Bailey
BBC News

At 101 years old, Wally Randall is very likely to be one of, if not the world's oldest poppy seller. 

You've probably seen him outside Wilkinson's in Leighton Buzzard.

Wally served in the forces during World War Two and was sent to North Africa. He's been selling poppies since the early 1950s and says he has no intention of stopping.

"So many people have been badly injured and many never came back. Their families need supporting".

It's been a busy week for Wally, with appearances in national newspapers and on TV. He admits the attention has been "a bit overwhelming".

A two-minute silence will be observed across the UK at 11:00 to remember the nation's war dead.      

Take a trip back through time with these other photos, taken around the time Stevenage new town opened.

Image source, Stevenage Borough Council

Image source, Stevenage Borough Council

Image source, Stevenage Borough Council

Katy Lewis
BBC Local Live

As the new town of Stevenage grew - so did services.

Image source, Stevenage Borough Council

1955 – 1965: Between these years, a new school opened in Stevenage almost every year

1961: The Locarno Ballroom opened and hosted leading music acts such as The Who, The Rolling Stones, Tom Jones and Jimmy Hendrix

1962: The Stevenage bypass A1(M) was built along the west side of the town

1972: A purpose built hospital for the new town – The Lister – opened

1974: A new swimming pool opened and a leisure centre was built which later included the Gordon Craig Theatre

1980s: The work of the Stevenage Development Corporation had been completed and Stevenage Borough Council took over administration.  By then, the population of had grown to more than 75,000.

Image source, Stevenage Borough Council

Katy Lewis
BBC Local Live

In 1952 the first residents moved into their homes in the Monkswood and Broom Barns estates, but residents had to find work in Stevenage before they could be offered a house.

Image source, Stevenage Borough Council

Teething problems included damp in the houses, shortages of materials and plagues of ants and earwigs.

Local facilities were slower in setting up and new residents had to either make use of mobile shops or walk the mile or so to Old Stevenage.

Image source, Stevenage Borough Council

Katy Lewis
BBC Local Live

Stevenage was designated the first new town on 11 November 1946 and the Development Corporation was set up shortly afterwards.

Image source, Stevenage Borough Council

Its master plan included:

• Housing to the east and industry to the west
• Six neighbourhoods consisting of 10,000 homes, each with their own community centre, pub and shops
• It would also be the first town in the country to have a completely pedestrian town centre

Katy Lewis
BBC Local Live

Of course, today is Armistice Day. But it's also the anniversary of the birth of one of our newest towns.

Seventy years ago on 11 November 1946, Stevenage was chosen to be the site of the first "new town" - one of eight in the Greater London area designed to provide housing for 60,000 people.

The towns were planned due to the bomb damage suffered by London during World War Two, as something needed to be done to ease the housing pressure as bombsites and slums were cleared.

Image source, Stevenage Borough Council

According to the Stevenage Borough Council, external website, this was not a terribly popular decision with the people of the old town of Stevenage, who feared loss of community identity, property and worsening traffic conditions.

Arguments for the new town included the space and freedom for those living in overcrowded London conditions.

For more information about the history of Stevenage, you can visit the council's website, external.

Owain Wyn Evans
Weather presenter, BBC Look North

A chilly start to the day, but it's looking dry and bright with sunny spells developing.

There's a few mist and fog patches towards The Wash.

Light winds, with temperatures reaching 10C (50F).

It will remain dry overnight, with cloud and rain spreading in from the west towards dawn.

Temperatures falling to 4C (39F).

BBC Weather has more details for where you live.

Stuart Bailey
BBC News

Good morning. We'll have regular news, sport, weather and travel updates between now and 18:00.

Coming up we'll be looking at how Armistice Day is being marked in our area.

We'll also have a full weather forecast soon.

It's been a murky start so far, as captured by BBC Weather Watcher "Horace's House" in Kings Langley. But it should be a mostly sunny day...

Image source, BBC Weather Watchers/Horace's House

As the UK's first New Town turns 70, BBC News asks how far the original Utopian vision for Stevenage has been a success.

Take a look back at Stevenage - 70 years after it was chosen as the UK's first New Town.

A man leads an 80-minute chase through two counties after stealing a police car.

Sarah Jenkins
BBC Local Live

Thanks for your company.

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

Any breaking news will be posted here overnight.

Have a good evening.

BBC Sport

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Wasps' Anglo-Welsh Cup campaign has already reached a critical stage after only one game says backs coach Lee Blackett.

Their 17-13 defeat at Sale in their opening pool match leaves Wasps only three more games to try and win the group and qualify for the semi-finals.

Ahead of Saturday's visit to the Ricoh Arena of Worcester Warriors, Blackett knows they cannot afford another loss.

"If we want to progress there has to be a massive focus on this game and I think we're going to probably have to go out there and win. 

"Worcester have got a big squad and they had a good win in their first game against against a more or less Bristol first team. We've got a proud record at home this calendar year and we want to keep it," he told BBC Coventry and Warwickshire.  

Alex Dolan
BBC Look East weather

Heavy showers will gradually die away, to give clear spells. This will lead to mist and fog with a widespread ground frost, as the temperatures could dip to -1C (30F).

Brighter spells developing on Friday as it reaches 9C (48F), but it'll turn cloudy later.

BBC Weather has more details for you.

Tara Gungaphul
BBC Three Counties Radio

In a week where the world has had some monumental news - let's look at the lighter side of political life. 

The Beard Liberation Front is trying to find the Parliamentary Beard of the Year, and the Labour MP for Luton North is in the running.

Kelvin Hopkins does have a very neatly trimmed beard, but his biggest competition is his party leader, Jeremy Corbyn.

Image source, AFP/Getty Images

Let's wait and see if the polls can predict this one.

Sarah Jenkins
BBC Local Live

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Bedfordshire Kathryn Holloway says her "thoughts are with the family of the man involved" in the fatal police shooting in Luton yesterday.

Image source, SBNA

In a statement, she said: "It is for the police watchdog - the Independent Police Complaints Commission - to investigate the circumstances of this incident and review the police actions.

"Both the chief constable and I are committed to ensuring we fully support that investigation."

Kate Bradbrook
BBC Look East

Eyewitnesses say the man who was shot by police in Luton had been involved in a 90-minute stand-off with officers beforehand.

Image source, SBNA

Police were called to Hibbert Street yesterday afternoon, following reports that a woman had been assaulted.

I spoke to Mark Tracey, who lives nearby, and he told me he saw a "distraught" woman being led out of the building and into a police van. 

Mr Tracey says ambulance crews and police officers were "coming and going" for "about an hour" before the man left the building on a stretcher.

The 24-year-old man was later pronounced dead in hospital.

A man who was found dead in a bin in Luton is named by a coroner at the opening of his inquest.

A man who was found dead in a bin in Luton has been named by a coroner at the inquest into his death.

Adim Baba, 49, who is also known as Mohammad Yasin, died of a head injury on 17 October, Ampthill Coroner's Court heard.

Image source, South Beds News Agency

Tabussum Winning (below), 34, who died a week earlier on the same street, was found hanging at her home.

Both deaths, which happened on Essex Close, are being investigated by police as part of a murder inquiry.

Image source, Bedfordshire Police

It is thought Mr Baba and Ms Winning were partners, and the 34-year-old had recently given birth.

A man arrested in connection with the deaths remains on police bail.