June Purser lives in one of the 6,000 properties in Ampthill, Clophill and Maulden who've lost their gas supply after builders severed a gas main.

The 75-year-old has the lung condition, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, which means she has to take oxygen if she gets cold inside.

June says having the gas cut off was "[a] little bit scary to start with because I didn't really know what was going on". 

She added: "But it's the cold; I don't like the cold. I can cope with the other things, but not the cold."

June was visited by the Red Cross this morning who told her to put on extra clothes. She's been getting by with an electric heater, an electric shower and by cooking in the microwave.

National Grid says it could be the end of the weekend before gas supplies are restored.

More than 100 engineers have been drafted in from around the country to deal with the problem. They're having to switch off everyone individually at the meter, then switch them all back on again and make sure the gas is flowing as it should.

Mariam Issimdar
BBC News

The Rosie, external Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) in Cambridge is holding a photography exhibition of its 'graduate' babies born prematurely.

Image source, Rosie Neonatal unit, Cambridge

The event is to mark World Prematurity Day, external. 

Families have been invited to a tea party to see their pictures on display and meet some of the key people that cared for them. 

One of those graduates will be Paralympic cyclist, Louis Rolfe, who will be attending with his sister who was also born early. 

Image source, Rosie Neonatal unit, Cambridge

On average, about 77 babies are born prematurely in the East every week.

Most receive care at one of three specialist neo-natal centres in Cambridge, Luton and Norwich.

Two people were taken to hospital after a three cars crashed in succession into a house and a number of parked cars, leaving a trail of damage.

Ex-England and Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard and MK Dons are in contact over their vacant managerial role.

Geoff Doyle
BBC Three Counties Radio sport

Watford should have goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes fit for Saturday's Premier League match against Leicester.

Midfielder Ben Watson could also make the starting eleven.

Image source, Getty Images

Gomes was injured during the Premier League match between Liverpool and Watford at Anfield on 6 November and had to be stretchered off the pitch.

Mariam Issimdar
BBC News

The Justice Secretary Liz Truss has warned that it will "take time" to bring stability to prisons in England and Wales. 

On Sunday, 6 November 230 inmates at Bedford prison started a riot after they got out of their cells, seized keys, broke into medicine stores and started small fires.    

Ms Truss is due to meet members of the Prison Officers Association, external to discuss their concerns, as photos were posted on social media of inmates at a jail near Shaftesbury apparently taking drugs and drinking alcohol. 

Detectives investigating the unexplained death of a woman found in woodland in Naphill, near High Wycombe, have established her identity and informed her family. 

She was 64-years-old and lived in High Wycombe. Her name hasn't been released.

Her body was discovered by firefighters after they were called to Hunts Hill Lane, just outside the Hughenden estate. Following an appeal, a member of the public came forward with information which led to her identification. 

Det Insp Mark Baxter said: "Our investigation examining how the woman died is ongoing and the circumstances of her death remain unexplained at this time."    

Olympic long jump champion and Strictly Come Dancing contestant Greg Rutherford hits the Big Three-Oh.

Figures from the East of England Ambulance Service, external show there's been a 19% increase in reported violence, external against staff, in the year 2015-16.

The service says there were 232 physical assaults, compared to 195 in 2014-15, with criminal sanctions brought against 66 people.

Chief executive Robert Morton said: "It is appalling that some people are violent towards our staff when they are trying to help and provide the best possible care to patients.

"One assault against a colleague is one too many."

Kate Bradbrook
BBC Look East

The National Grid, which is trying to restore gas supplies to 6,000 properties affected after builders severed a gas main in Ampthill, hopes to have everyone reconnected by the end of the weekend.

There are more than 100 engineers working round the clock to get the gas back on in the area around Ampthill, Clophill and Maulden.

National Grid spokesman James Harrison says it has contacted 4,000 of the homes and businesses which were cut off and has been giving out electric heaters to those considered to be vulnerable.

Residents of Dunstable Road in Luton are asking when action will be taken against dangerous drivers in the area, after three cars crashed into their driveways on Monday night.

About 10 cars and up to eight houses were damaged by the cars.

One resident, Josh, told the BBC it's an accident blackspot.

"A few years ago someone was literally taken out (killed) opposite my house," he said.

"A few months back there was a man died over the road. How many more people to get into an accident does it have to take for something to actually happen?"

No-one has been arrested following the crashes on Monday.

People whose homes and vehicles were damaged in Luton say cars were racing down the road before they lost control, mounted the pavement and smashed into their properties.

Bedfordshire Police says it was called to Dunstable Road at 23:08 on Monday after three cars had crashed.

One resident, who wanted to remain anonymous, told the BBC the cars caused extensive damage.

"[The first car] took my wall out, took the whole of the side of my car out, took my fence out, my neighbour's pillar and their front door," he said.

"He smashed into their car which pushed it into the next neighbour's car and both their cars got damaged, plus the neighbour after that.

"Then there was another car that went up and it hit the green Astra and he ended up in their drive. [He's] totally written that car off and the third car went into the neighbour about six doors up, and damaged both their cars, wrote them off, broke their wall and everything."

The Prison Officers Association is meeting Justice Secretary Liz Truss today over claims the service is "in meltdown".

It's after around 200 inmates went on the rampage in Bedford Prison earlier this month.

Jodie Halford
BBC News

The final defendant before the court breaks for lunch is a man who denies stealing two bottles of Champagne from Sainsbury's in Luton on 28 October.

He's pleaded not guilty, so a trial date has been set for January.

With that, we stop for lunch. Out in the lobby, things are very quiet around the rest of the court - and only a few people are still sitting around.

There's not too much due to happen here this afternoon - so I'm going to bid Luton Magistrates' farewell.

Jodie Halford
BBC News

The next defendant up in Luton Magistrates' court two is a 23-year-old man accused of assaulting two people and causing criminal damage on 20 June.

He pleaded not guilty, so a trial has been scheduled to take place at the end of January - a gap of 225 days between the hearing and the alleged offences.

He was released on unconditional bail and will return to court in the new year.

Jodie Halford
BBC News

I did, indeed, speak too soon when I mentioned how smoothly everything was running.

In the last 20 minutes, we've had only one sentencing - Lori Davies, who I mentioned earlier, was fined and given a restraining order for an assault. But since then, it's been slow going.

We've had a few no-shows in the courtroom (defendants who were arrested, bailed and told to appear in court today, but haven't) and now the clerk and prosecutor are sorting out which cases we'll hear for the rest of the day.

This leaves everyone else - solicitors, probation officers, the usher - to have a bit of a breather (and a natter).

Andy Collins is dripping wet after getting too confident during his Grand Union Canal canoeing adventure for Children in Need.

His team says he's fine, just a bit damp.

Jodie Halford
BBC News

The room I'm sitting in here in Luton Magistrates' Court is a hive of activity. 

Everyone is going about their jobs quietly and efficiently, and so far I've not seen any of the delays I've witnessed in other courts - late papers, forgotten laptops, AWOL defendants.

We're passing quickly through the list of defendants, with a mix of guilty and not guilty pleas being entered.

Although now I've said how efficient everything seems, I've probably cursed it to grind to a halt...

Jodie Halford
BBC News

The first case I’ve heard here in Luton Magistrates' Court two is that of Lori Davies, 34, of Wheathampstead, who has pleaded guilty to a charge of assault.

The magistrates heard she attacked her boyfriend’s ex-girlfriend in McDonalds over a family dispute about her boyfriend’s child. She’ll be sentenced later today.

The incident happened on 2 July. When I asked Ms Davies’ defence the reason for the delay in the case being heard in court, he said it could often take this long to get cases heard and he was not surprised by the length of time between the offence and the hearing.