Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live

Leicester City has confirmed a pre-season friendly this summer...

Alex Pope
BBC Local Live

The family of a mother who died in a car crash in Ivinghoe, Buckinghamshire, on Sunday have paid tribute to a "beautiful darling daughter" and "loving mummy". 

Ali Mcguigan from Milton Keynes, external has been described as a loving family member and mother to Harvey-Lee who "made us laugh and smile". 

They say she was a "lively, funny girl and so caring to others". 

"She loved her music including dancing round to Ed Sheeran with her son, her younger brother and little sister," the statement said.

Image source, Thames Valley Police

"It's hard to tell a 3-year-old child that mummy has gone to the stars because they needed a new beautiful shining one to brighten all the others like she brightened our days.

"We will tell your darling son of how wonderful his mummy was and how much you love him."

A 22-year-old man arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and driving while unfit through drink or drugs has been released on police bail. 

Alex Pope
BBC Local Live

Crowds are forming in Cardington this afternoon in the hope of seeing the world's longest aircraft, the £25m Airlander 10, take to the skies for the third time. 

The ship has been outside Hangar 1 in Cardington for several weeks now, waiting to resume its test flights after taking a nosedive on only its second flight. 

Image source, Kim Norris

Kim Norris decided to come and have a look today and said "there is lots of ground activity". 

We still don't know when she will take to the skies, but last week Hybrid Air Vehicles, the company behind Airlander, said: "The aircraft is now in flight-ready condition and will fly when the next appropriate weather window arises." 

Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live

The fire service has released more pictures of a blaze at a thatched cottage in Great Gransden yesterday evening.

Image source, Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue

About 55 firefighters attended the blaze on West Street, which started at 22:30. It was eventually under control around 03:15.

Image source, Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue

Station commander Scott Feveyear said the damage to the house was "considerable".

"Crews made several attempts to cut away the thatch to make a fire break but the fire spread rapidly," he said.

"The roof has collapsed into the first floor and the house is structurally unstable. Crews managed to recover a lot of property from inside the house to prevent it from being damaged too, but the house has sadly been lost."

Image source, Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue

The neighbours, who alerted the couple who live in the property to the fire, have been thanked by the service for their "generosity and support".

"They stayed up throughout the night to supply us with a constant stream of tea, snacks and even breakfast.

"This was hugely appreciated by us all and we cannot thank them enough."

Image source, Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue

No-one was injured in the fire. The road remains closed while the building is made structurally safe.

Image source, Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue

Alex Pope
BBC Local Live

A long-awaited road will open in Bedfordshire tomorrow. 

Traffic can begin using the A5-M1 link road and new M1 junction 11A from 06:00 on Thursday.

The 2.8-mile (4.5km) dual carriageway will become part of the A5. 

Image source, Highways England

The new M1 junction 11A will connect the new road to the Woodside Link road which opened a month ago.

UKIP has just announced it will not field a candidate for the Luton North seat in the General Election on 8 June.

Kelvin Hopkins (below), the incumbent MP, was one of a handful of Labour MPs who supported Leave in the EU referendum.

Image source, Labour Party

It follows a spate of moves by UKIP in seats around the UK where it has decided not to stand if a candidate from another party strongly supports Brexit.

It fears that by fielding its own candidate it could split the vote and a Remain-backing candidate could win the seat instead.

Lee Agnew
BBC Three Counties Radio

A police cordon has been lifted in Letchworth after police say a suspected old artillery shell turned out just to be its "metal slug".

The cordon was put in place after an object was discovered in a garden and handed in to the Howard Cottage Housing Association on Norton Way South. 

The EOD (Explosive Ordance Dispostal) unit attended and found it was not an explosive.

Police are now leaving the scene. 

Image source, Google

Lee Agnew
BBC Three Counties Radio

A part of Letchworth has been cordoned off this morning after what's thought to be an old artillery shell was handed in to a housing association. 

Police were called at 09:50 this morning after a Letchworth resident found the shell while gardening.

Officers said he then put the shell in a bag and took it to Howard Cottage Housing Association in Noton Way South, where staff called police. 

Officers are at the scene and the area is cordoned off. 

The Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit has been informed and is on its way.

Trevor Stroud is named as Wycombe Wanderers' new club chairman, replacing the outgoing Andrew Howard.

Alex Pope
BBC Local Live

After reporting that crews were called to a grass fire on the central reservation of the M40, Bucks and MK Fire has now tweeted there is "no sign of fire". 

Alex Pope
BBC Local Live

Eagle-eyed officers spotted the unsupervised learner driver's van hidden beneath a tree.

BBC Sport

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Stevenage haven't wasted any time delving in to the transfer market at the end of the season.

Image source, Huw Evans Picture Agency

The Boro have snapped up striker Alex Samuel from Premier League side Swansea City on a two-year contract.

The 21-year-old was a mainstay of Swansea's under-21s side that won the Professional Development League in 2015, but did not make a first-team appearance for the Swans.

Born in Neath, the Wales under-19 international joined Swansea from Aberystwyth Town in 2014.

Helen Burchell
BBC News

At least 45 firefighters were sent to tackle a blaze at a cottage in West Street, Great Gransden, yesterday evening.

The fire happened in a thatched roof about 22:25.

Crews from Bedfordshire also attended. 

Image source, Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue

There were no reports of injuries.  

Two fire engines remain on the scene today checking for hot-spots and crews are "expected to be there for some time", a fire spokesman said.

Part of West Street remains closed in both directions.

Alex Pope
BBC Local Live

Investigations are continuing into a helicopter crash at Wycombe Air Park, close to High Wycombe, on Friday morning. 

The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) was at the site on Friday and Saturday and the helicopter has now been recovered and taken to Farnborough for analysis.

Investigations will continue there and a report will be published in the future.

Three men who were hurt in the crash were taken to hospital - one with life-threatening injuries. We've contacted the police for an update on their conditions.

Lee Agnew
BBC Three Counties Radio

A 17-year-old boy who was arrested following a fatal crash on the A41 in Hertfordshire has been released on bail until June. 

Two people died and another two were injured in the crash, which involved a car and a van between Tring and Chesham on Sunday night. 

Image source, South Beds News Agency

Ben Nye
BBC Three Counties Radio

Ever wondered what almost 600 tonnes of rubbish looks like?

Our video showing the waste dumped underneath the A40 near Colne Valley Regional Park should give you something of an idea...

Ben Nye
BBC Three Counties Radio

Rubbish including fridges, bathtubs and building materials found dumped under a bridge near Colne Valley Regional Park won't be cleared until the summer.

Highways England, which owns the land the waste has been fly-tipped on, said it would take 100 lorries to clear it.

In a statement it said: "We estimate there is between 500 and 600 tonnes of litter at the site - 100 trucks worth of waste.

"We are working hard to clear this litter as quickly as possible and have installed concrete blocks to restrict further access to the site."

Ben Nye
BBC Three Counties Radio

Regarding the 600 tonnes of rubbish dumped under a bridge near Colne Valley Regional Park, a Buckinghamshire County Council spokesman said a vast amount of waste had been fly-tipped during April.

He said the rubbish had been reported to enforcement officers, who have been working at the site to gather evidence.

He added the council had found enough evidence to run 30 separate investigations.

"We're very grateful to those who reported this to us and fully appreciate their concerns," he added.

Up to 600 tonnes of rubbish has been dumped under a bridge near a regional park.

Buckinghamshire County Council says "a vast amount of waste" was fly-tipped underneath the A40, near Colne Valley Regional Park, in April.

The rubbish includes household and garden waste, fridges, bathtubs and building materials.

A plan is in place to remove the rubbish, the council says, but it will take time due to "technical access difficulties".