Stevenage make it four home wins in a row by defeating relegation-threatened Cheltenham 2-1 in League Two.

Bury earn another point in their battle for League One survival as they draw 0-0 at home to MK Dons.

Luton are too strong for struggling Hartlepool as they ease to a 3-0 victory at Kenilworth Road in League Two.

Our regular news updates have come to an end for the day - we'll be back at 08:00 on Wednesday.

You can scroll down to see the stories we've brought you today, but here's a quick recap of some of them:

• A traveller is given a 10 year jail term for killing a man from a neighbouring site
• The car manufacturer Vauxhall could be taken over by the French company Peugeot
• Murder trial hears from two neighbours who recalled seeing Helen Bailey on the day she went missing

Have a good evening.

Alex Dolan
BBC Look East weather

A fine end to the day, but turning cloudy during the evening and overnight, with some light and patchy rain possible.

Turning misty during the night and staying frost free. 

Lows of 5C (41F).

Wednesday will start rather cloudy and misty, but it should stay mostly dry with some brighter spells.

Outbreaks of rain reaching us by end of the day and there could be a clap of thunder.

Top temperature: 12C (54F).

Get the full forecast where you live from BBC Weather.

The defence has finished presenting its evidence in the trial of a man accused of murdering the author Helen Bailey on 11 April year.

Her fiance, Ian Stewart, denies that he drugged 51-year-old Ms Bailey with sleeping tablets, and dumped her body and that of her dog in a cesspit under the garage of the home they shared in Royston.

Today the jury at St Albans Crown Court heard from one neighbour, Angela John, who told the court she'd driven past the Electra Brown writer and her dachshund, Boris, between 15:40 and 15:50 on 11 April last year. 

The prosecution say the accused carried out the murder no later than 14.30 that day.

But under cross-examination, Ms John said the woman wore clothing she'd never seen Ms Bailey in and she was initially unsure of when the sighting was made.

The court had earlier heard from a mother and daughter who'd similarly spotted Ms Bailey on the same afternoon, between 13:20 and 14:20.

They said she had a dog on a lead.

Asked if they could have seen Helen Bailey earlier that morning instead, they said "it wouldn't be impossible".

The trial continues. Mr Stewart denies murder, preventing a lawful burial, fraud and three counts of perverting the course of justice.

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Neighbour claims she saw Helen Bailey after the time it is alleged she was killed by her fiance.

During the trial of Christopher McCarthy, the court heard the 21-year-old ran over the victim with his van following an altercation.

Patrick Maloney was dragged along the ground and killed almost instantly.

McCarthy (pictured) fled, leaving Mr Maloney dying in the road surrounded by his family and other residents of the Toddbury Farm travellers site at Little Billington.

Image source, South Beds News Agency

Det Insp Alan Page said: "This is a tragic case in which Patrick Maloney’s life was needlessly and tragically cut short. 

"He leaves behind a wife and three children plus a large extended family and friends, all of whom loved him dearly. 

"I am pleased that justice has today been served and I hope that this brings some comfort to Patrick’s family."

A traveller has been jailed for 10 years for killing a man from a neighbouring site by dragging him beneath his van. 

Described as a "gentle giant" in court, 6ft 4in (1.9m) Patrick Maloney (pictured), 43, died of multiple injuries at Toddbury Farm, near Leighton Buzzard last August. 

Christopher McCarthy, 22, from the nearby Greenacres site, was found guilty of manslaughter at Luton Crown Court. 

McCarthy's bother Thomas was found not guilty of causing actual bodily harm.

The trial heard there had been a long-running dispute between the two families.

Image source, Bedfordshire Police

Returning to Mark Mosley's failure to overturn his conviction for murdering a traveller...

Mosley, 44, of First Drove, Burwell, was found guilty of shooting Jess Smith (pictured), 36, at Burwell Caravan Site on New Year's Day 2015. He was jailed for life.

Image source, Cambridgeshire Police

John Black QC, for Mosley, argued that disturbances ouside the court during the trial was enough to make the jury's verdict "unsafe".

He said members of the Smith family had created an "intimidating atmosphere" which may have affected jurors.

However, Lord Justice Simon, who rejected the appeal, said there had been no disturbance in the court itself, only outside of the building.

"It is not properly arguable that the decision to hold the trial in Cambridge rendered the trial unfair or the verdict unsafe," he said.

"Unless there is specific identified prejudice or substantial risk of prejudice, a disturbance, however severe, doesn't give rise to an arguable ground of appeal.

"There is no real material to suggest that the jury weren't able to carry out their function fairly and properly."

On the day the jury retired to consider its verdict, trouble had escalated, with vehicles damaged and police having to close the road.

Christopher McCarthy has been given a prison sentence of 10 years for the manslaughter of Patrick Maloney at a travellers site near Leighton Buzzard.

More to follow...

James Jones struck a late penalty as rejuvenated Crewe made it back-to-back wins with a 2-1 victory over Sky Bet League Two play-off hopefuls Wycombe.

A Cambridgeshire man, who was jailed for life for the murder of another traveller by shooting him while a bare-knuckle fight was taking place, has had a bid to overturn his conviction rejected at the Court of Appeal.

Mark Anthony Mosley, 44, of First Drove, Burwell, was found guilty of shooting Jess Smith, 36, at Burwell Caravan Site on New Year's Day 2015.

It followed a dispute at a New Year's Eve party in Soham which escalated into a confrontation between two families, which they then decided to settle with a fight between two men.

Image source, Cambridgeshire Police/BBC

Mosley was ordered to serve a minimum term of 30 years for the killing of Mr Smith, of Potton, Bedfordshire, but today took his bid to clear his name to the Court of Appeal.

His lawyers argued that violence between the families outside Cambridge Crown Court during the trial may have skewed the jury's view of the case.

Police had been unable to control those who congregated outside, resulting in what the trial judge described as "pandemonium".

John Black QC, for Mosley, today argued that the chaos in the street was enough to make the jury's verdict "unsafe".

But rejecting the appeal bid, Lord Justice Simon said, if anything, the jury were likely to have been prejudiced against the Smith family if they saw what happened.

Jane Killick
BBC Three Counties Radio

Members of a rare species of antelope, which has become extinct in the wild, have been released in Africa in conjunction with a breeding programme run at Whipsnade Zoo in Bedfordshire. 

Fourteen captive-bred animals have been introduced to a remote area of Chad, on the edge of the Sahara desert.

Image source, Zoological Society of London

The Scimitar-horned Oryx were once widespread across the southern Sahara, but civil unrest in the 1980s and 1990s drove them to extinction. 

They remained in existence in zoos around the world which embarked on a breeding programme. 

In 2014, Whipsnade Zoo sent two female Oryx to Abu Dhabi to contribute to a so-called "world herd" to provide descendants for the re-introduction programme. 

The 14 animals just released are joining an earlier group of 21 which are already said to be thriving in the area.  

During her visit to RAF Wittering, external the Duchess of Cambridge joined air cadets in a team-building exercise.

Image source, PA

The Duchess visited the RAF station in her role as royal patron and Honorary Air Commandant of the RAF Air Cadets. 

She met with cadets from the Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire Wing Air Training Corps, who are taking part in a half-term skills development camp.

Image source, Reuters

The week acts as an initial camp experience for cadets who are in their first six months of membership.  

Jonty Bloom
BBC Business correspondent

The car manufacturer Vauxhall could be taken over by the French company Peugeot. 

The company still has a presence in Luton where it makes Vivaro vans.  

The parent company of Vauxhall, US car giant General Motors, is having merger talks with Peugeot.

Image source, AP

General Motors, which in Europe makes Opal and Vauxhall cars, says it is in advanced talks with PSA, the French company which makes Peugeot and Citroen vehicles.

The two companies already share production of SUVs and mini-vans as a result of a previous collaboration, but this deal could involve General Motors giving up its European operations and PSA taking them over.

That would mean the Vauxhall van plant in Luton and the Ellesmere Port plant near Liverpool would change hands.

Vauxhall employs 4,500 staff directly at the two sites and another 30,000 at showrooms and in its supply chain.

BBC Weather

It will feel less cold this afternoon than on recent days with lighter winds across Beds, Herts and Bucks.

Although probably cloudier than on Monday, it should stay dry throughout with some hazy sunny spells.

Maximum Temperature: 9C (48F)

For the full forecast where you are visit BBC Weather.

The jury has heard today from two neighbours who recalled seeing Hertfordshire author Helen Bailey on 11 April, the day she went missing.

Her fiance Ian Stewart, 56, of Baldock Road, Royston denies murdering her at their home, preventing a lawful burial, fraud, and three counts of perverting the course of justice. 

One neighbour has told St Albans Crown Court they saw Helen walking her dog Boris at 09:30 which coincides with evidence showing a gap in her internet activity between 09:30 and 10:00. 

A second neighbour thought she saw Helen and Boris at lunchtime, although couldn't be sure of the time.

Image source, South Beds News Agency

A consultant neurologost Dr Pinto was cross-examined by the defence and said Mr Stewart's medical condition myasthenia gravis, external would not stop him carrying out any physical activities and that well-treated patients can lead a full and active lives.

Ms Bailey's body was found last July in a cesspit at the home she shared with the defendant. 

The prosecution alleges he drugged the Electra Brown author before suffocating her and throwing her in the pit.

The trial continues.