Summary

  • Updates for Friday, 2 December 2016

  • Europe presses ahead with Stevenage-built Mars rover

  • House badly damaged by fire in Hertfordshire

  • Man stabbed near Luton train station

  • Woman in critical condition after crash on A10

  1. Robbie Neilson expected to be named MK Dons manager todaypublished at 08:40 Greenwich Mean Time 1 December 2016

    Geoff Doyle
    BBC Three Counties Radio sport

    Milton Keynes Dons are expected to confirm the Hearts head coach Robbie Neilson as their new manager today. 

    The Edinburgh club beat Rangers 2-0 last night to go second in the Scottish Premiership, but it's thought to have been Neilson's last match in charge. 

    Although confirmation has yet to come from the 36-year-old old, he did say it could be "clarified" today. 

    Robbie NeilsonImage source, Getty Images
  2. Rosberg's Formula 1 world title 'well deserved', says Hamiltonpublished at 08:19 Greenwich Mean Time 1 December 2016

    Lewis Hamilton has taken to Twitter to congratulate his team-mate Nico Rosberg after the German secured the Formula 1 World Championship on Sunday.

    He also posted this picture of the two from the beginning of their racing career...

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  3. Weather: Frosty, cloudy but drypublished at 08:11 Greenwich Mean Time 1 December 2016

    Elizabeth Rizzini
    BBC Look East weather

    Early patchy frost, mist and fog will clear to leave a mostly cloudy but dry day. The best of any brighter weather will be further north-east. Lows of 3C (37F).

    Tonight, it will be mainly cloudy but largely dry, occasional clear spells may allow the odd patch of mist or fog to form and perhaps a slight ground frost in places. Highs of 7C (44F).

  4. Man stabbed in centre of Milton Keynespublished at 08:05 Greenwich Mean Time 1 December 2016

    Simon Oxley
    BBC Three Counties Radio

    Two men have been arrested after a man was stabbed in a Milton Keynes shopping centre last night. , external

    Thames Valley Police says it was alerted just after 19:00 to reports that a man was brandishing a knife.

    Minutes later officers arrested two men on suspicion of assault, and one man was taken to hospital suffering from stab wounds. 

    A large part of Central Milton Keynes was cordoned off for investigation work. 

  5. Welcome backpublished at 08:03 Greenwich Mean Time 1 December 2016

    Alex Pope
    BBC Local Live

    Good morning and welcome back to the regular updates for Local Live in Beds, Herts and Bucks. 

    Between now and 18:00 we'll be bringing you all your news, sport, travel and in a moment a full weather report with Elizabeth Rizzini. 

    Stay online for more updates. 

  6. Neilson ready for manager role - Smithpublished at 22:41 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2016

    Alex Smith says former colleague Robbie Neilson has "loved" his time at Hearts but will feel equipped to "do his own things" at MK Dons.

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  7. 'Football is the only time I can be a kid and be free'published at 22:00 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2016

    #GetInspired

    Watford captain Troy Deeney - whose career was disrupted when he was convicted for affray in 2012 - discusses his life in and out of football with former athlete and BBC presenter Darren Campbell.

    Hear the full interview in Darren Campbell's Get Inspired show on Radio 5 live on Thursday, 1 December at 19:30 GMT.

  8. See you tomorrowpublished at 18:00 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2016

    Alex Pope
    BBC Local Live

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

    We're back with regular news, sport, travel and weather updates from 08:00 on Thursday. 

    Any breaking news or travel updates will be put on this stream overnight.

    You can read all our main stories of the day by scrolling down. 

    Red sky over Stevenage

    Our parting shot today is this amazing red sky over Stevenage taken by BBC Weather Watcher "Carlas garden". 

    If you are a shepherd, have a delightful night!

  9. Weather: Dry night with the risk of frostpublished at 17:21 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2016

    Alex Dolan
    BBC Look East weather

    Staying dry with clear spells this evening, but some areas of cloud at times. Not such a cold night as last night but still the risk of a frost.

    Temperatures down to 0C (32F).

    Weather map for the east of England

    Some areas of mist and fog, with some pockets of frost to start the day tomorrow.

    Becoming brighter with sunny spells. Highs of 5C (41F).

    You can find your local forecast at BBC Weather.

  10. Ambulance Live: Time wasterspublished at 17:18 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2016

    Nikki Fox
    BBC Look East

    I’ve not heard of any inappropriate calls today to our ambulance control rooms. 

    However, this year the service says it's had calls from people calling about an injured seagull, an injured squirrel and a hoax call about a "drowning goldfish".

    Say no more. 

  11. Ambulance Live: The ups and downs of being a paramedicpublished at 17:18 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2016

    Martin Barber
    BBC News

    You might remember Larry from this morning. He couldn't apologise enough for "bothering" the East of England Ambulance Service crew after he fell and banged his head on a radiator.

    Patients are not always as nice. 

    Yesterday, John (pictured) was called to a collapse in a cafe toilet. He went to assist and looked over the top of the door to be met by a hail of abuse from a man who was clearly a street sleeper.   

    John the paramedic

    "I'm only sleeping. Why don't you f... off, why do you care when I'm coming out," the person said. 

    He may have only wanted somewhere warm to sleep but of course that took John out of the system.

    So while John was waiting to ensure the man could leave under his own steam, it meant he wasn't available to assist other patients potentially facing a life-threatening situation.

  12. Second laser incident involving aircraftpublished at 17:11 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2016

    A laser has been shone at a second aircraft over the Hertfordshire skies in under two weeks.  

    Police say a green laser was aimed at a helicopter near Elstree aerodrome at about 17:20 on Monday. It distracted the pilot, but didn't cause the flight to deviate.

    A similar incident happened in Bushey on 16 November when a laser was shone at an Emirates plane.

    "Shining lasers at aircraft is a criminal offence which could put the aircraft and those on board in serious danger," said Insp Pete Edwards.

    "Pilots can pinpoint locations to where the light is coming from and direct police resources if required. Those that are caught could be charged with endangering an aircraft and receive up to five years in prison."

  13. Arrest following Luton shootingpublished at 16:56 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2016

    A man in his late 20s has been arrested after a man was left in a critical condition in a shooting in Luton.

    It happened at about 17:00 on Saturday in Marlow Avenue. The victim was shot in the stomach.

    Marlow AvenueImage source, Google
  14. Bucks home of Barry Bennell boarded uppublished at 16:53 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2016

    Alex Pope
    BBC Local Live

    The Milton Keynes home of former football coach Barry Bennell has been boarded up a day after he was charged with child sex offences. 

    Home of Barry BennellImage source, PA

    The 62-year-old is accused of eight counts of sexual assault against a boy under the age of 14.

    The Crown Prosecution Service said it had received a file of evidence from Cheshire Police relating to allegations of historical abuse.

    Mr Bennell is a former youth coach at Crewe Alexandra.

  15. Pedestrian killed in High Wycombepublished at 16:32 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2016

    Jane Killick
    BBC Three Counties Radio

    A woman in her 60s has died after being hit by two cars in High Wycombe on Monday, external.

    Thames Valley Police says the woman was crossing the road at Hughenden Avenue at about 16:45 when she was "struck" by a Peugeot 206 and a Honda Jazz. 

    It's appealing for witnesses. 

  16. Cambridge to Oxford road 'may cost £3.5bn'published at 16:29 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2016

    A proposed "expressway" between Oxford and Cambridge may cost up to £3.5bn, the government says.

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  17. St Albans sinkhole: In picturespublished at 16:25 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2016

    Usman Azad
    BBC Three Counties Radio

    On 1 October 2015 this is what part of Fontmell Close looked like. 

    St Albans sink holeImage source, Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service

    Just a few months ago this was the scene...

    St Albans sinkholeImage source, Herts County Council

    Today it looks a little bit different...

    St Albans road

    It's taken 14 months of repair work to get to this stage. 

    St Albans road

    The road reopened today. 

    St Albans road

    And the final families who were made to move out are expected to return over the next few days. 

    St Albans road
  18. Ambulance Live: Surpassing targetspublished at 16:17 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2016

    Nikki Fox
    BBC Look East

    We often hear about the NHS struggling to meet targets, but that's not the case today.

    The ambulance service has responded to 80.6% of its highest priority R1 calls within eight minutes. 

    That's above the national target of 75%. Those calls include cardiac arrests and patients not breathing. 

  19. Off for a bathpublished at 16:12 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2016

    Kate Bradbrook
    BBC Look East

    There are many pluses and minuses of being a reporter, but if you go to a waste recycling plant full of rubbish, you are going to smell just a bit...

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  20. This update is literally a load of rubbishpublished at 16:07 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2016

    Kate Bradbrook
    BBC Look East

    I'm often told I talk rubbish and today I am!

    I've been to see the brand new Milton Keynes Waste Recovery Park. 

    At the moment it's only in the testing stage, but it's been built to stop 95% of all rubbish put in black bins in the MK area going into landfill. 

    It works by taking out anything that can be recycled or composted and the rest goes through "thermal treatment" that literally makes waste into energy. 

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