M'Baye Niang scores one goal and makes another on his Watford home debut as 10-man Burnley's miserable away record continues.

Alex Pope
BBC Local Live

That's it for this week from all of us here at Local Live for Beds, Herts and Bucks. 

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

We hope you have a great weekend.

Education publishing firm Pearson is moving its 300 Harlow-based staff to a new building on the KAO Park in the Harlow Enterprise Zone.

Image source, Invest Essex

Pearson, which is at present based in Edinburgh in the town, will occupy 28,000 sq ft of the new KAO Two office building where the company has agreed a 10 year lease. 

Pearson’s move, due in the summer, is part of a £25m long term investment and will continue an association with Harlow that goes back over 40 years.

Rod Bristow, president of Pearson UK, said: "KAO Park has a long history of scientific and technological breakthroughs.

"Having Pearson in the campus is befitting as this site is best suited for any business looking to place itself firmly at the forefront of research and innovation.”

Bedford College will merge with Tresham College this summer, and according to Bedford's principal and chief executive, Ian Pryce, it will create "one of the most exciting colleges in the UK". 

He added once "due diligence and consultation has been completed", all staff, assets and liabilities will transfer to Bedford College Corporation. 

Image source, Bedford College

The college states that "students and staff at the colleges will continue as usual, and current courses will not be affected".   

Alex Pope
BBC Local Live

Police say they're growing "increasingly concerned" for a missing "vulnerable" 15-year-old boy with autism. , external

They say Ben Thomas was last seen at a shop on Oxford Road, Stokenchurch, at 15:15 on Monday. 

Sgt Matthew Jones, from Thames Valley Police, believes he "has his bus pass so he might be travelling around the local area by bus".

He added: "Ben, if you are reading this, please make contact with your family or police so we know you are safe and well."

Image source, Thames Valley Police

Alastair Cook wasn't caught out today when he collected his CBE from the Prince of Wales. 

We do think he might have been bowled over though!

Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live

Those are just some of the 312 hoax and inappropriate calls our region's paramedics had to deal with between April and December last year.

Some of the calls included...

• A woman who needed an escort home to breastfeed, claiming there was too much traffic.
• A man who was bitten by a rat the day before. He was advised to go to his GP.
• A man who had broken his toe nail.

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The county breakdown of hoax and inappropriate calls to the East of England Ambulance Service is:

• Bedfordshire – 43
• Cambridgeshire – 72
• Hertfordshire – 42
• Essex – 74
• Norfolk – 46
• Suffolk – 35

Gary Morgan, from the ambulance service, said: "We'd urge the public to remember that the ambulance service is for emergencies."

Alex Pope
BBC Local Live

It shows that if you don't ask, you don't get...

Fourteen pupils from Castle Newnham School in Bedford recently visited the site after a member of the student news team, Duncan, asked if they could visit Hybrid Air Vehicles to see what goes on behind the massive hangar doors. 

Image source, Sheridan Carlile

They found out it's called the Airlander 10 as it has the ability to carry 10 tonnes of cargo.

Teacher Ms Carlie, said: "No-one had realised it was quite so big."

Image source, Sheridan Carlile

She also confirmed the visit sparked their interest, as Duncan is now "determined to follow a similar career path".

But they couldn't get any confirmation on when it will be back in the skies - only that it will be "soon". 

Alex Pope
BBC Local Live

Testing has started on the Airlander 10 aircraft, after it was damaged in a crash landing on its second test flight in August. 

The world's longest aircraft, which was built at Cardington Airfield, has now been repaired. 

Image source, Hyrid Air Vehicles

The fixed flight deck (know as the mission module) is now back in place...

Image source, Hybrid Air Vehicles

the pilot's consoles have now been installed...

Image source, Hybrid Air Vehicles

and the mission module is now reattached to the hull.   

Image source, Hybrid Air Vehicles

It's not yet known when the Martha Gwyn (as it's also known) will return to the skies over Bedfordshire, but I have been told it will be this year. 

It's not only the men's Six Nations that kicks off this weekend. The women's equivalent gets under way, too, with Scotland hosting Ireland this evening,followed tomorrow by Wales v Italy and - arguably the pick of the ties - England v France at Twickenham. 

The women's game is really taking off across the UK, so watch England full-back Danielle Waterman explain her love of rugby and the different versions you can play - and if you're inspired to pick up the oval ball yourself, check out our Get Inspired guide.

England Women v France Women kicks off at 19:35 GMT on Saturday, with live coverage on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra, plus highlights of all three matches on BBC Two at 22:45 GMT.

Katy Lewis
BBC Local Live

It's a David and Goliath match, a minnows versus giants game, and any other big and small football cliché you can think of... 

This weekend Broxbourne Borough continue their amazing FA Cup exploits as they play their fifth round tie in the Youth Cup.  

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The U18 side has outperformed the likes of Manchester United and Arsenal to reach this stage in the competition and are playing Aston Villa at Villa Park on Saturday.

Coach Roy Bleau has told the BBC that training was going "really well" and the boys were "looking good" - but what is the secret of their success?

"I keep saying to people, the secret is really like most things in life - hard work," he said.

"We've been working hard at it, the boys are obviously talented because you can't get this far if you're not, [but] they've bought into everything that we've done with them.

"On certain occasions you need a bit of luck here and there, which we've had, but fundamentally they're good players and they've been playing to their potential."

Katy Lewis
BBC Local Live

At the end of an emotional week for the Hornets, former Watford player and manager Sean Dyche said he must leave his sense of attachment to the club "parked" when his Burnley side play at Vicarage Road on Saturday.

The match takes place three days after the funeral of Graham Taylor, who was Watford's chairman when the former Hornets centre-back Dyche was promoted from coaching staff to his first managerial job in 2011.

Image source, PA

He has already stressed the respect he has for Watford, even after being dismissed as manager by the new Italian owners after one season.

He said: "The fact is I had some very good years at that club, including with Graham for a year when I was manager.

"So there is a lot of attachment - but it is parked before we play them on Saturday, I can assure you."

Dyche, who attended the funeral, said of Wednesday's service: "They are not easy affairs, of course, for anyone, and not when you have got someone who is so big for what he has done in the game.

"I thought it was handled fantastically well by all."

Alex Pope
BBC Local Live

You can lead a horse to water, but can you help it back into its field safely? 

This was the challenge set to officers in Wycombe when they were trying to return loose horses in Wooburn Green. 

Image source, TVP Wycombe

Luckily some local residents were on hand to help...

Image source, TVP Wycombe

and the horses were returned to their field safe and sound. 

Image source, TVP Wycombe

Katy Lewis
BBC Local Live

Alastair Cook, who was appointed a CBE by the Prince of Wales, said Prince Charles chatted to the cricketer about the farm run by his wife's family in Bedfordshire, where he helps out.

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The prince runs Duchy Home farm in Gloucestershire. 

Speaking after the Buckingham Palace investiture ceremony, which he attended with his wife Alice (above), Cook said: "We spoke a little bit about the cricket, a little bit about the farming, and he wished me good luck.

"We're about to start lambing so we'll get busy now, but unfortunately work and training has to come first, but if I have any spare moments I'll try and help out."

Katy Lewis
BBC Local Live

England cricket captain Alastair Cook has been appointed a CBE by the Prince of Wales.

The Essex batsman and former Bedford School captain was at Buckingham Palace with his wife Alice.

He described it as a "very proud moment".

"This is a very special moment, not just for me, obviously, but my family and friends," he said.

Image source, PA

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Pete Cooper
BBC Local Live

Earlier we mentioned two colleges in Northamptonshire and Bedfordshire were joining forces.

Once the merger between Tresham and Bedford College is complete, Tresham will dissolve and its staff, assets and liabilities will transfer to Bedford College.

Bedford College principal and chief executive, Ian Pryce, said: "The combined college will have the size and scale to ensure strong support services and financial security."

It's hoped the larger college will raise standards at Tresham.

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Students and staff will continue as normal and current courses won't be affected. The new merged college will have an income of £60m and a total number of 15,000 students.  

The demolition of Tresham college's campus at Wellingborough has begun, external, but it will no longer be building a replacement due to financial issues, with courses switched to Corby.

Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live

Anglian Water has announced £425m of investment over the next year that it says is needed to keep taps running in one of the UK's driest areas.

Part of the investment is a brand new storage tank at Grafham Water, which will hold the equivalent of 16 Olympic-sized swimming pools of water. 

Construction on the mega structure is now finished, with the tank set to be in use by early March.

We were given access yesterday, before the lid was sealed shut...

Image source, Anglian Water

Image source, Anglian Water

Image source, Anglian Water

Image source, Anglian Water

The "resilience tank" took a year and a half to construct. It's held up by 90 pillars and stands at 5m (16ft) tall - about the height of a double decker bus.

Anglian Water says bills will rise by about 2% to cover the cost of the investment.

However, a spokesman for the company says bills are still lower than they were four years ago.

BBC Sport

Former Watford and Northampton Town boss Aidy Boothroyd has been confirmed as manager of the England Under-21 team.

The Under-20 boss replaces Gareth Southgate, who vacated the role to become England manager after the departure of Sam Allardyce.

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Boothroyd, 45, took charge for the U21 side's final two Euro 2017 qualifiers and secured qualification for this summer's finals in Poland.

"I've been at the FA three years; this is the logical next step," he said.

Boothroyd was in charge of Watford for three seasons from 2005, initially saving the club from relegation to the third tier before leading them to the top flight in 2006. The Vicarage Road side finished bottom of the Premier League the following season.

He later took charge of Northampton Town in November 2011 with the side bottom of League Two. Boothroyd guided them to safety, and the play-offs the next season, before being sacked in 2013 with the club once again last in the fourth tier.

After his sacking from the Cobblers he joined the FA's coaching staff.

Lee Agnew
BBC Three Counties Radio

Police in Milton Keynes have arrested four more people in connection with the death of a man, whose body was found near Great Linford Co-op last month.

Two 36-year-old men, a 32-year-old man and a 30-year-old man, all from Milton Keynes, have been arrested on suspicion of murder and bailed. 

Image source, South Beds News Agency

Four people have already been charged with the murder of 32-year-old Suren Sivananthan, from Canada, and are due to stand trial in July.

Dani Bailey
BBC Local Live

A driver has narrowly escaped a falling tree in the Bedfordshire village of Eversholt.

CCTV footage below shows there was just 10 seconds between the car going past and a tree collapsing on the road...

Thanks to local resident Emrys Williams for the footage that was recorded on Tuesday.