Summary

  • Updates for Friday, 3 February 2017

  • Man accused of keeping the murder of his sister-in-law secret for 12 years to face a retrial

  • Bedford College to merge with Tresham College

  • Repair is underway to get Airlander 10 back in the skies

  • Hertfordshire-based Tesco has rationed customers to three iceberg lettuces per visit

  • Bad parking blocks Hertfordshire fire station

  1. Weather: A cloudy and mild daypublished at 08:14 Greenwich Mean Time 30 January 2017

    Kate Kinsella
    BBC Look East weather

    It's a grey start to the week, with a lot of cloud around the BBC East region.

    Feeling rather damp, with the odd spot of drizzle and mist.

    A mild day, with maximum temperatures between 6-8C (42-46F).

    BBC Weather has more details for where you live.

    Media caption,

    Kate Kinsella has the forecast for Monday, 30 January 2017

  2. Welcome back to live updates from Beds, Herts and Buckspublished at 08:00 Greenwich Mean Time 30 January 2017

    Katy Lewis
    BBC Local Live

    Good morning and welcome to the live page for Beds, Herts and Bucks where we'll bring you the latest news, sport, travel and weather until 18:00.

    Amongst the news this morning we'll find out one local MPs reaction to US President Donald Trump's proposed state visit to Britain and we'll see how women in Bedfordshire who've been abused for wearing a face veil are reluctant to go to the police.

    In the courts, the trial of the man accused of author Helen Bailey's murder - her partner Ian Stewart - continues and in Luton, two men accused of killing a man, who died nearly two years after being assaulted, are due to enter a plea.

    In the words of Madness - from their 1981 hit Grey Day - "The sky outside is wet and grey", but will it stay like that? We'll have a full regional weather forecast shortly so you can see what the day is due to bring. 

    Meanwhile, remember, you can contact us at any time via emailFacebook, external or Twitter, external.    

  3. Student, 18, abused 'for wearing niqab'published at 06:13 Greenwich Mean Time 30 January 2017

    A teenage fashion student verbally abused for wearing a niqab asks people what they think of it.

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  4. The immigrants 'bussed' out to schoolpublished at 01:07 Greenwich Mean Time 30 January 2017

    In 1960s and 70s Britain, immigrant ethnic minority children were dispersed across schools in the hope that it would help them integrate.

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  5. Millwall 1-0 Watfordpublished at 15:34 Greenwich Mean Time 29 January 2017

    Steve Morison puts League One Millwall into the last 16 of the FA Cup as his 85th-minute volley knocks out Premier League Watford.

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  6. Highlights: Millwall 1-0 Watfordpublished at 14:31 Greenwich Mean Time 29 January 2017

    Steve Morison sends League One Millwall into the last 16 of the FA Cup as his 85th-minute volley knocks out Premier League Watford.

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  7. Millwall's Morison stuns Watfordpublished at 14:05 Greenwich Mean Time 29 January 2017

    Steve Morison volleys in at the back post to give League One Millwall a shock FA Cup fourth-round victory over Premier League side Watford.

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  8. FA Cup fourth-round commentariespublished at 13:45 Greenwich Mean Time 29 January 2017

    Join BBC local radio for commentary from around the regions as the FA Cup fourth round takes place.

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  9. FA Cup - reaction as Man Utd defeat Wigan 4-0published at 10:05 Greenwich Mean Time 29 January 2017

    Reaction as Manchester United defeat Wigan 4-0 after Sutton defeat Leeds, while Hull and Watford lose to lower-division opposition in the FA Cup.

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  10. Toure & Welbeck star in best fourth-round goalspublished at 22:18 Greenwich Mean Time 28 January 2017

    Watch some of the best goals from the fourth round of the FA Cup, including a neat finish from Arsenal's Danny Welbeck and a stunning free-kick from Manchester City's Yaya Toure.

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  11. Imps exceed 'wildest dreams' on day of shockspublished at 20:24 Greenwich Mean Time 28 January 2017

    Lincoln boss Danny Cowley says his side's exploits are "beyond my wildest dreams", as the Imps headline a day of fourth-round shocks.

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  12. Tottenham Hotspur 4-3 Wycombe Wandererspublished at 18:29 Greenwich Mean Time 28 January 2017

    Son Heung-min scores a stoppage-time winner as Tottenham recovered from twice going behind to League Two Wycombe.

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  13. Stevenage 2-0 Grimsby Townpublished at 18:28 Greenwich Mean Time 28 January 2017

    Stevenage keep their first clean sheet in nine games as they overcome Grimsby Town for their first win in three matches.

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  14. Peterborough United 0-4 Milton Keynes Donspublished at 18:18 Greenwich Mean Time 28 January 2017

    MK Dons deliver a second-half demolition of Peterborough to power to a 4-0 derby triumph over their League One rivals.

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  15. Luton Town 2-0 Cambridge Unitedpublished at 18:03 Greenwich Mean Time 28 January 2017

    Goals from Isaac Vassell and Jordan Cook help Luton Town overcome Cambridge United to moved up to fourth in League Two.

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  16. Watch: Seven-goal thriller last time Spurs played Wycombepublished at 17:39 Greenwich Mean Time 28 January 2017

    Son Heung-min's stoppage-time winner sees Tottenham recover from being 2-0 and 3-2 down to win 4-3 against League Two Wycombe in the FA Cup fourth round.

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  17. Anglo-Welsh Cuppublished at 17:34 Greenwich Mean Time 28 January 2017

    Listen to live local radio commentaries from the Anglo-Welsh Cup.

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  18. Two men sought over hammer attackpublished at 15:28 Greenwich Mean Time 28 January 2017

    CCTV images are released of two men police want to speak to about a claw hammer attack in Harlow.

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  19. Man jailed for stolen police car chasepublished at 13:39 Greenwich Mean Time 28 January 2017

    A handcuffed prisoner with a borderline personality disorder who fled in a stolen police car is jailed.

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  20. Ping pong v table tennis explainedpublished at 10:11 Greenwich Mean Time 28 January 2017

    Ping pong champion Andrew Baggaley on the difference between ping pong and table tennis.

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