Katy Lewis
BBC Local Live

The Liberal Democrats have confirmed their General Election candidate for Luton South has been suspended from the party over alleged anti-Semitic comments on Twitter.

As reported by the Daily Mail, external yesterday, Ashuk Ahmed (pictured) was due to contest the seat held by Labour's Gavin Shuker. He stood for the Lib Dems in the constituency in 2015 and finished fourth behind Labour, the Conservatives and UKIP. 

A party spokesman said any instance of anti-Semitism by a candidate in the campaign would be dealt with "immediately and robustly".

"We were alerted to anti-Semitic social media posts by Ashuk Ahmed, the Liberal Democrat candidate in Luton South, who was immediately suspended," a spokesman said.

The leader of the Liberal Democrats on Luton Borough Council, David Franks, said: "The allegations are as yet unproven... if they are proved to be correct, then there is no space in the Liberal Democrats for him or that kind of attitude."

I have contacted Mr Ahmed for comment.

Lee Agnew
BBC Three Counties Radio

It has just been confirmed that the Conservative MP for Hitchin and Harpenden, Peter Lilley, will not be standing in the June General Election.

Image source, Conservative Party

The 73-year old has been an MP for 34 years. He was first elected as the MP for St Albans from 1983 to 1997, but following boundary changes in 1997 he became MP for his current constituency.

Andy Holmes
BBC Three Counties Radio political reporter

So now we know that a massive regeneration project is going to start in Milton Keynes, but what are the details and how is it going to work?  

What we do know is for the next year to 18 months, a lengthy consultation will take place with residents to work out how their homes can be updated. 

YourMK, external, which is behind the plans, says on its website: "You do not need to do anything right now. No building or refurbishment work will start straight away. No decisions will be made about your homes or neighbourhoods without residents being fully involved."

Image source, Your MK

This could mean some homes are completely rebuilt or some just refurbished. 

Work will start first at Fullers Slade and letters are being sent to residents this week. 

Early talk suggests it will be a one move policy, where new homes are built and then people are moved into them. 

Andy Holmes
BBC Three Counties Radio political reporter

It's just been announced that out of the seven priority estates earmarked for regeneration in Milton Keynes, it will be Fullers Slade that will be redeveloped first.

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A timetable for the £1bn regeneration of the estates has been announced this morning.

The project will last 15 years and affect 20,000 residents on the Netherfield, Coffee Hall, Tinkers Bridge, North Bradville, Fullers Slade, the Lakes and Beanhill estates.  

The town is celebrating its 50th birthday this year and while it was a pioneering housing development when it was planned in 1967, many estates are now in need of regeneration.

A letter is being sent to everyone who lives at Fullers Slade this week, with further details before consultation to decide on exactly what work will take place.

Come the autumn, focus will shift to the Lakes estate and then in early 2018, North Bradville.

At this stage we're a while away from any building work though, with planners determined to get the regeneration right.

Kate Kinsella
BBC Weather

Showers will be continuing through today across the East, where some will be heavy and possibly thundery with hail.

The west of the region will see fewer showers, with more in the way of sunshine.

Less windy than yesterday, but still cold.

Highs of 8C (46F).

You can get more details on the BBC Weather website.

Katy Lewis
BBC Local Live

Good morning and welcome to another day of live updates from Beds, Herts and Bucks. We'll be here from now until 18:00 bringing you the very latest news, sport, weather and travel.

This morning, a timetable for the £1bn regeneration of seven estates in Milton Keynes will be announced and shortly we'll hear which of the estates will be first in line for redevelopment.

But first, as always, there'll be a full regional weather forecast.

If you want to get in touch, you can do it by email, Facebook, external or Twitter, external. 

A flat screen TV was used as a murder weapon in a frenzied revenge attack, a jury hears.

That's all from the team here today - that's, of course, unless a major story breaks overnight, in which case this feed will be updated.

Before we sign off though, here's a reminder of the stories hitting the headlines across Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire today.

• Stevenage man 'murdered' with flat screen TV ripped from wall, court hears
• Watford heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua will appear in a TV documentary tonight ahead of his clash with Wladimir Klitschko on Saturday
• Hertfordshire Olympian Laura Kenny and her cyclist husband Jason have been awarded CBEs at Buckingham Palace 
• Hertfordshire computer hacker Adam Mudd has been sentenced to two years in a young offenders institution
• Police want to establish if a shooting in Luton yesterday is linked to a road collision in the area

We'll be back here tomorrow from 08:00.

Have a good evening.

Alex Dolan
BBC Look East weather

Sunshine and scattered wintry showers end the day across the BBC East region and they will continue to feed down the North Sea, some heavy with hail and sleet snow possible.  

Some areas may have a dusting of snow first thing tomorrow and there could be some issues with ice during the early hours.  

There will be a widespread frost with temperatures dipping -1C (30F)

Wednesday will be another cold day with sunny spells and scattered showers, some wintry, but the temperature could get up to 8C (46F).

For a more detailed forecast where you are, visit BBC Weather.

Today we've been talking about computer hacker Adam Mudd, who has been jailed for two years for masterminding global online attacks from his bedroom in Hertfordshire.

Mudd was 16 when he developed a programme called Titanium Stresser. He set it up using a false name and an address in Manchester.  

It had 112,000 registered users, who in turn attacked 666,000 IP addresses globally.

The attacks, known as 'distributed denials of service' (DDoS), left companies paying millions to defend themselves against it.

But what is a DDoS?

BBC Technology reporter Chris Foxx explains how some types of DDoS attack work.

A man killed with a flat screen TV was attacked after an "altercation" between the victim and the mother of a man accused of his murder, a trial has been told.

Peter Shickle, 58, was found in his flat on Silam Road, Stevenage, on 6 November. John Jamieson and Graham King, both from the town, were later charged with his murder - which they both deny.

The fatal attack was triggered the week before when Mr Shickle got into an argument with Mr Jamieson's mother while they were drinking in a pub, Luton Crown Court heard.

Prosecutor Martin Mulgrew said: "John Jamieson had settled on a plan for brutal retribution on Peter Shickle. He recruited his good friend Graham King, who was the muscle back-up."

The pair then went out looking for Mr Shickle in two pubs before allegedly warning a barmaid he was a "dead man", the court heard.

Case proceeding.

A flat screen TV was used to kill a man in a revenge attack, Luton Crown Court has heard today.

Image source, South Beds News Agency

The jury heard Peter Shickle, 58, was found lying in a pool of blood in his Stevenage flat last November, after the large TV was ripped from the wall and brandished at him during a brutal assault by two men.

Paramedics were called but they could not save the father of two.

Prosecutor Martin Mulgrew told the jury that head injuries had been caused by the TV hitting Mr Shickle's head - who suffered a fractured jaw, nose, 12 broken ribs and other injuries to his face, body, arms, hands and legs.

John Jamieson, 36, from Wigram Way, Stevenage and Graham King, also 36, from Harrow Court, Stevenage, deny murdering Mr Shickle.

The trial continues.

Jane Killick
BBC Three Counties Radio

Firefighters have revealed how a man was trapped in his car as it was sinking in the Grand Union Canal in Buckinghamshire.

Image source, @BucksFire

Two members of the public jumped into the water in Stoke Hammond on Saturday morning and tried to free him, but the pressure of the water meant they couldn't open the car doors. 

When firefighters arrived at the Fenny Road layby, the car was still sinking with the man inside. 

They were able to rescue him when more water had got into the car and relieved the pressure enough to open a door.

Patrick Byrne
BBC News

East of England MEP Vicky Ford has expressed her regrets that three Conservative MPs have stepped down from constituencies in Essex following the announcement there's to be a general election on 8 June.

"I am sorry to hear that Sir Alan Haselhurst MP [Saffron Walden] has decided to follow Sir Eric Pickles MP [Brentwood & Ongar] and Sir Simon Burns MP [Chelmsford] and will also be standing down from Parliament at the forthcoming General Election," she said.

"Between them they have served the people of Essex for over 90 years. Their knowledge and experience will be greatly missed.

"I know that they will support their successors in their respective constituencies with wise counsel and that this will enable a smooth transition."

Sarah Jenkins
BBC Local Live

A BBC documentary following Watford boxer and IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua airs tonight.

Film crews followed Joshua in the lead up to his heavyweight world title bout against Wladimir Klitschko, which takes place this Saturday at Wembley Stadium.

Anthony Joshua: Road to Klitschko will be broadcast this evening at 22:45 on BBC One, but the team have released a series of short videos to tease ahead to the show.

The first goes behind the scenes of Joshua's GQ cover shoot in London...

The second shows Joshua going back to Finchley ABC boxing club to surprise his old coach with a rather lavish gift...

The third documents Joshua's harsh training regime...

And the final video goes back to April 2016, when the boxer prepared to take on Charles Martin... 

Sarah Jenkins
BBC Local Live

Hertfordshire Olympian Laura Kenny and her cyclist husband Jason have been awarded CBEs for services to cycling by the Princess Royal, at a ceremony at Buckingham Palace.

Laura, a four-time Olympic champion, married six-time Olympic champion Jason Kenny in September 2016 and the couple announced earlier this year they were expecting a baby.  

Here's a happy picture of the couple, and bump, at the palace...

Image source, PA

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Frankie Gonsalves, whose husband punched the shark on the nose to free her, needs urgent trauma care.

The Conservatives say they have shared as much information as possible without breaching anonymity pledges.

Gail Sanderson
BBC Three Counties Radio

Police in Luton are trying to work out if a shooting in Farley Hill yesterday afternoon is linked to an earlier collision involving a car and a moped. 

The collision between a black Nissan Qashqai and a moped at the junction of Whipperley Way and Farley Farm Road happened at about 15:30 yesterday.  

The moped rider and passenger made off from the scene.

Image source, South Beds News Agency

Ten minutes later a man was shot outside a house in Whipperley Ring. He is currently in a stable condition after being airlifted to hospital. 

Bedfordshire Police are investigating whether the two incidents are linked.

They are particularly keen to talk to anyone who saw a dark coloured Audi in the area at the time of the shooting.