Summary

  • Updates on Friday, 19 May 2017

  • Trains delays are expected until the afternoon after signalling problems caused chaos for London commuters

  • Jobs will go in Charles Wells brewery sale

  • Luton Town miss out on League Two play-off final

  1. Mazzarri praises Watford's effortpublished at 23:27 British Summer Time 15 May 2017

    Watford manager Walter Mazzarri praises the efforts of his team in recent weeks, after the 4-3 defeat by Chelsea.

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  2. Chelsea 4-3 Watfordpublished at 23:22 British Summer Time 15 May 2017

    Chelsea skipper John Terry scores on what could be his Stamford Bridge farewell as the Blues celebrate winning the Premier League with a victory against Watford.

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  3. Watford getting the tastepublished at 21:41 British Summer Time 15 May 2017

    Phil McNulty
    BBC Sport chief football writer at Stamford Bridge

    Watford fancy this - one or two murmurs around Stamford Bridge and the imposing presence of Stefano Okaka is roughing up Chelsea's defence.

    Turned into quite a strange game.

    Stefano OkakaImage source, Rex Features
  4. Mazzarri on the warpath againpublished at 21:07 British Summer Time 15 May 2017

    Phil McNulty
    BBC Sport chief football writer at Stamford Bridge

    If this match was meant to be a gentle wind-down and a chance for Chelsea to celebrate the title, no-one has told Watford manager Walter Mazzarri.

    The Italian is very worked up in his technical area - he's even taken his thick black scarf off now.

  5. Mazzarri getting madpublished at 20:35 British Summer Time 15 May 2017

    Phil McNulty
    BBC Sport chief football writer at Stamford Bridge

    Watford manager Walter Mazzarri is fired up about something - he has just made quite an aggressive grab for one of his coaches, manhandling him. The Italian is clearly here to spoil Chelsea's party.

  6. 'Shaken baby' parents 'want to move on'published at 20:32 British Summer Time 15 May 2017

    Craig Stillwell and Carla Andrews are still being visited by social workers despite being cleared of shaking baby Effie.

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  7. What a change in fortunespublished at 20:29 British Summer Time 15 May 2017

    Phil McNulty
    BBC Sport chief football writer at Stamford Bridge

    John Terry was smiling broadly and taking the acclaim of the crowd after putting Chelsea ahead - then it was agony as that wretched header let Etienne Capoue in for Watford's equaliser.

    Football. What a game.

  8. Watford salute the championspublished at 20:01 British Summer Time 15 May 2017

    Phil McNulty
    BBC Sport chief football writer at Stamford Bridge

    Watford's players and tonight's officials form a guard of honour for the newly-crowned Premier League champions Chelsea as they come out of the tunnel.

    And a big cheer for someone who has been a Stamford Bridge misfit for much of this season Michy Batshuayi, who scored the title-winning goal at West Bromwich Albion.

  9. General election 2017: How do I register to vote?published at 19:51 British Summer Time 15 May 2017

    Don't get left outside on polling day. Here are details of what you need and where you need to go to register for the general election on 8 June:  

  10. Terry gets his chancepublished at 19:07 British Summer Time 15 May 2017

    Phil McNulty
    BBC Sport chief football writer at Stamford Bridge

    Chelsea captain John Terry is back to lead them out tonight for his first start since the FA Cup fifth round win at Wolverhampton Wanderers on 18 February.

    This is one of only two more opportunities Terry will have to play for Chelsea in the Premier League  before he leaves the club.

    There is a party atmosphere around Stamford Bridge despite the rain - although the trophy will not be presented until they play Sunderland here on  Sunday.

  11. Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00 British Summer Time 15 May 2017

    Thanks for following us everyone, but I'm afraid we're going to have to leave it there for today.

    Scroll down to read what's been going on in Beds, Herts and Bucks today, and we'll be back with the latest news, sport, weather and travel tomorrow morning from 08:00.

    Hope you'll join us then.

  12. Overnight weather: Largely dry and very mildpublished at 17:35 British Summer Time 15 May 2017

    Julie Reinger
    BBC Look East weather

    It'll be a largely dry night across the BBC East region but there'll also be some outbreaks of light rain and drizzle in places.

    It’ll be very mild and humid with temperatures in some parts no lower than 15C (59F).

    Overnight weather map

    Tuesday is likely to be a rather cloudy, especially in the west, with further outbreaks of showery rain. 

    The best of any brightness is likely in the east of the region. 

    There’ll be a light to moderate south to south-westerly wind and temperatures could reach as high as 22C (72F).

    Get the full forecast where you are from BBC Weather.

  13. New BBC show for Nadiyapublished at 17:05 British Summer Time 15 May 2017

    Stuart Bailey
    BBC News

    Nadiya Hussain is to star in a new two-part BBC One series about her journey to the Hajj.

    The 32-year-old, who grew up in Luton but now lives in Milton Keynes, rose to fame after winning the Great British Bake Off in 2015.

    The Hajj is one of the world's biggest pilgrimages. Any Muslim who is fit and healthy and with the means to do so is expected to make the journey to Mecca at least once. 

    The programme will follow Nadiya from her preparation in England to her arrival and exploration of the city.  

    Nadiya Hussain

    Nadiya said: "The Hajj is one of the most intense and emotional experiences you can undertake and I'm delighted to be sharing my journey with BBC One viewers. 

    "I'm really looking forward to showing first-hand exactly what it is like to be there and meeting some of the other pilgrims and hearing their stories, as well as finding out more about the cultural and historical significance of this incredible event."

    It's not yet known when the programme will be shown.

  14. Stevenage residents in derelict house rowpublished at 16:31 British Summer Time 15 May 2017

    Tony Fisher
    BBC Three Counties Radio

    You may have seen this story we reported on Friday about a derelict house in Stevenage that's causing neighbours grief.

    Well, we've been to take a look at it...

    Media caption,

    Stevenage residents complain about derelict house that has led to vermin infestation

    Residents on Archer Road say rats and mice from the property have spread to their homes and the house has also had problems with squatters recently.

    In 2014 Stevenage Borough Council obtained a compulsory purchase order for the home, but last week the High Court overturned it as the owner's depression wasn't taken into account. 

    William Dennehy, who receives disability benefits, told the court he would struggle to improve his property - deemed in a "poor state of repair" and "far from functionally habitable" by a planning inspector - quickly. 

    The court found an "error in law" in the council's bid to force the 63-year-old to sell, but said it could restart the process giving due consideration to his disability.

  15. Men guilty of flat-screen TV murderpublished at 16:17 British Summer Time 15 May 2017

    Peter Shickle died of 75 injuries, including battery by a flat-screen TV in a "revenge" attack.

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  16. Airlander test flight 'a resounding success'published at 16:09 British Summer Time 15 May 2017

    Stuart Bailey
    BBC News

    We reported earlier that the world's longest aircraft would remain on the ground for at least a week after its first flight in nine months on Wednesday.

    The Airlander 10 - a combination of plane and airship - took off from its base in Cardington, Bedfordshire, during the evening.

    Airlander 10 in flight.

    We've had an update from its developer, Hybrid Air Vehicles. 

    A spokesman said: "Last week’s test was a resounding success.  

    "On any test flight we have a continuous stream of data from around 5,000 individual gauges, sensors and instruments to monitor in real-time and analyse in depth afterwards.  

    "The real-time indications were that Airlander flew extremely well and the main new system we were testing, the Auxiliary Landing System, performed great in the air.

    "We will only fly once we have analysed this data and understood what this means for the next flight."

    The company doesn't announce flight dates for the Airlander ahead of time, so we'll just have to keep our eyes peeled!

  17. Men who used flat screen TV as murder weapon convictedpublished at 15:55 British Summer Time 15 May 2017

    Stuart Bailey
    BBC News

    Two men have been found guilty of a revenge murder in which a large flat screen TV was used as a weapon.

    Peter Shickle (pictured), 58, was found in a pool of blood by a friend in his flat in Stevenage on 6 November. He later died.

    His TV was ripped from the wall and wielded in an attack against the father-of-two, Luton Crown Court heard.

    John Jamieson and Graham King, both 36 and from Stevenage, left him dying with a total of 75 injuries at the property on Silam Road.

    Peter Shickle, 58.Image source, SOUTH BEDS NEWS AGENCY
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    Peter Shickle, 58, was found dying with 75 injuries

    Prosecutor Martin Mulgrew told the jury the catalyst for the attack happened about a week earlier on 28 October.

    He said: "Mr Shickle was out drinking with Christine Jamieson, the mother of the first defendant.

    "They were in the Old Post Office pub in Stevenage. During the evening, they got into an argument and a physical altercation took place.

    "The Crown say this is the spark of events that would lead to the death of Peter Shickle on 6 November.

    "The news got back to John Jamieson, Ms Jamieson's son. He set out looking for Peter Shickle."

    Silam Road, StevenageImage source, Google
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    The body of Mr Shickle was found at a property in Silam Road

    Jamieson, of Wigram Way, and Graham King, of Harrow Court, had denied murdering Mr Shickle, but were convicted after nearly 10 hours of deliberations.

    Sentencing is due to take place on Friday afternoon.  

  18. Road reopens after sinkhole investigationpublished at 15:52 British Summer Time 15 May 2017

    Stuart Bailey
    BBC News

    Earlier we reported that Walton Road in Ware had been closed after reports of a sinkhole. We're told the road is back open again.

    Sinkhole reported in Ware.Image source, South Beds News Agency
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    No update yet on High Street Green in Hemel Hempstead. A section was closed on Friday night for investigations into a sinkhole there. 

  19. Virtual memorial for WW2 code-crackerpublished at 14:55 British Summer Time 15 May 2017

    Bletchley Park code-cracker Bill Tutte has been commemorated by a recreation of the machine he defeated.

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  20. Dogs stolen from stables in Hertfordshirepublished at 14:17 British Summer Time 15 May 2017

    Stuart Bailey
    BBC News

    Police are investigating the theft of two dogs in Frogmore.

    They were taken from a horse stables on Radlett Road between Friday, 10 February and Saturday, 18 February, but the information has only just been made public.

    The owner of the dogs, who doesn't want to be named, said: "Losing your dogs is like losing a family member.

    "I was in hospital very unwell and came out to discover the dogs had been taken.  

    "It was an awful shock. My daughter is devastated. We just want the dogs returned to us."

    Stolen dogs.Image source, Hertfordshire Police

    The four-year-old dogs are described as a cream and white coloured beagle named Beagly and a white coloured bichon frise named Pippa. 

    PC Joel Gill said: "The owner of the dogs has been away for a period of time and they had been left in someone else's care. 

    "She returned to find that the dogs had been stolen. 

    "Understandably they are distraught about what's happened and are extremely keen to find them."