The bright weather of the weekend seems to have disappeared today - as these images of Kensworth by  BBC Weather Watcher 'saladfunky' and the rooftops of central Milton Keynes by 'ShaunRhodes' show...

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However, any cloud will continue to melt away this afternoon to leave a warm and sunny day with lighter winds than the weekend. 

Maximum temperature: 15C (59F). BBC Weather has more.

The Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Police Dog Unit has been tweeting about another success for its team in recent weeks.

We suspect the four people police dog Blue detained weren't greeted with the same smiling chops he's displaying here...

Two Hertfordshire schoolgirls have made it to a world championship robotics final in the US next month.

Emily Duffy, 9, and Beth Thomas, 8, from Welwyn Garden City, built Roy the Robot from scratch.

The girls' parents are desperate to raise £5,000 to cover their travelling costs and entrance fee, so they can take Roy to Kentucky to compete with 500 other teams from across the world.

Emily (left) and Beth, who attend Holy Family School, have already won seven awards in UK regional and national contests after building the 15-inch high robot.

Roy took a couple of months to build. Emily said: "I'm very confident we could do well [in America] as we have gone this far."

The  VEX Robotics World Championship elementary school division, external  will see competitors take part in a series of skills challenges and a robot inspection.

Last week's terror attack at Westminster has raised questions over how and why Khalid Masood was radicalised.

Security services currently have no clear indication, but Masood - born Adrian Elms - had spent much of his adult life in and out of jail.

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One  former prisoner, Kevin Lane , who was jailed for shooting dead car dealer Robert Magill in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire in 1994, told the BBC attempts were made to radicalise him while he was in prison.

Lane said he saw many vulnerable inmates pressured to convert and carry out attacks on other prisoners at jails including HMP Woodhill and HMP Frankland.

He said Islamist extremists targeted either influential inmates or those of "lower intellect" who were "easily impressionable".

"I have seen many attacks within the prison system," he said. "One man boiled fat and poured it over someone's head because of an insult to Islam."

A spokesman for the Ministry of Justice said: "The allegations put forward by the former prisoner are historic."

The five paintings being returned to Silsoe's Wrest Park today are "the soul of this building", according to the curator of collections at English Heritage.

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Dr Peter Moore said: "They are crucial in animating this space for today's visitors and give a sense of what the house was like at the time."

English Heritage conservator Rachel Turnbull said the paintings had structural and framing problems and much of the paintwork was in poor condition.

She said: "The most exciting paintings to work on are those in the worst condition because you see real change. It's fantastic to see them all repatriated."

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Five paintings set to return to stately home Wrest Park today depict members of the de Grey family, who established the residence in the early 14th Century. 

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The paintings feature Henry Grey, the 1st Duke of Kent - who in the 18th Century laid out the formal woodland garden - plus his daughter, toddler son and a couple who were relatives of his wife.

They were originally sold 100 years ago, but will now return to the wall on which they were originally displayed. English Heritage bought them at auction for more than £90,000 at Sotheby's in May 2015. 

They will be on public display from Wednesday. 

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A stately home in Bedfordshire will today see the return of treasured family portraits that were sold 100 years ago.

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The  five paintings  from the original collection at Wrest Park in Silsoe had become part of the estate of the late Duchess of Oxburghe, inherited by her great-nephew Bamber Gascoigne.

They will be re-hung after English Heritage bought them in 2015.

Each has been restored by conservation specialists.

Andrew Benson
Chief F1 writer in Melbourne

Lewis Hamilton says he is confident he can beat Sebastian Vettel to the world title this year, despite defeat at the Australian Grand Prix.

Stevenage's Hamilton, driving for Brackley-based Mercedes, finished second to the German in the F1 season opener in Melbourne .

He lost the lead following pressure from the Ferrari driver's superior pace.

Hamilton said: "It is going to be a close race. I truly believe we can beat them. It's great to see Ferrari there.

"It's good we had this close battle. I'm looking forward to the next."

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Pupils in years three and four at Warden Hill Junior School in Luton have been told not to attend until further notice due to a major flood in the lower school.

Videos of the flooding, external  can be seen on the school's website.  

A school spokesman said: "We apologise for any inconvenience caused by the disruption."

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Craig Lewis
BBC News

A motorbike rider was killed near Buckingham on Saturday evening. 

The 31-year-old Milton Keynes man was riding a red and silver Aprilia when it hit a black Skoda Octavia head-on, just outside the town on the A422.

He suffered multiple injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the Skoda, a 62-year-old man from Aylesbury, was treated for shock at the roadside.

Police are appealing for witnesses.

Kate Kinsella
BBC Look East weather

There's a cloudy, misty and murky start to the day for some of us, but the good news is, it'll turn a little brighter later on this morning. 

The low cloud will be quite quick to lift, particularly in the south of the region, but parts of north Norfolk and Suffolk could potentially remain cloudy for much of the day and with the on-shore, north-easterly breeze it's going to struggle with the temperatures, with a maximum of 8C (46F) there.

Away from that, in the sunshine, we could get up to 16C (61F).

Watch my full forecast here:

Christian Wade scores two tries as leaders Wasps move five points clear with a bonus-point win over 14-man Worcester.

Police say a man suspected of murder, robbery and possessing a firearm "should not be approached".

A man painted red lines at a school crossing to help a lollipop lady manage pupils more effectively.

Promotion-chasing Stevenage are held to a draw by Cambridge United in League Two.

Chris Porter's brace helps play-off chasing Colchester beat Luton and deal a blow to their opponents' promotion hopes.

Veteran Notts County striker Shola Ameobi scores as play-off chasing Wycombe Wanderers are beaten at Adams Park.

Port Vale moved to within a point of safety in League One after holding MK Dons to a goalless stalemate.

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