Kate Bradbrook
BBC Look East

I've been to meet Bedfordshire chilli farmer Salvatore Genovese who's had a bumper crop of chillies this year due to the hot weather.

Love My Chillies is based in Blunham, and harvests millions of chillies each year, making the Bedfordshire village the chilli capital of England.

You can watch my full report on BBC Look East tonight.

Adam Watt begged neighbours to hold his hand as he bled to death from stab wounds, a court hears.

Katy Lewis
BBC Local Live

Bedfordshire Police have confirmed that a man has died following a collision on the M1 earlier today.

The force was called at about 11:35 to reports of a collision between a man and a vehicle near J11 for the A505.

Emergency services attended but the man was pronounced dead at the scene.

The M1 remains closed at J11 in both directions.

Image source, Highways England

BBC News Travel

The serious accident on the M1, happened just after the J11 exit slip road, and because of this all four lanes are closed.

Traffic is being taken off at the exit slip road and rejoining using the J11 entry slip.

This is causing major delays and drivers are being warned to avoid the area.

Long queues are already forming on the M1 by junction 11, after an earlier accident.

Emergency services are at the scene and Highways England hope that the road will be clear by between 13:30 and 13:45.

The road is currently closed in both directions.

Image source, Highways Agency

Katy Lewis
BBC Local Live

The M1 is currently closed in both directions at J11 for the A505 while emergency services deal with an incident.

Bedfordshire Police said they were called at approximately 11:35 to reports of a collision.

Traffic is being directed off the motorway at J11 before re-joining the motorway in the same direction on the other side.

There is congestion in both directions and delays are expected while the incident is dealt with.

The man in his 70s died at the scene after his Kolb FireFly nosedived into a field.

Sarah Jenkins
BBC Local Live

Investigators are at the scene of yesterday's light aircraft crash in Hertfordshire to examine the wreckage in a field in Luffenhall.

It's been confirmed that the pilot, a man in his 70s from Welwyn Garden City, died at the scene. He was the only person on board at the time.

It's been revealed that a fault was reported with the same aircraft four years ago, when its propeller came off during flight from Hertfordshire.

Image source, South Beds News Agency

Agricultural contractor James Irwin came across the wreckage yesterday and dialled 999.

"I didn't see it come down, but saw it in the corner of my eye as I drove past at about 10:15," he said.

"The engine was still running and petrol was coming out of the tank. I rang for the ambulance and fire brigade. They were here pretty quickly."

Another witness, local resident Peter Broadhurst, said: "I heard a whirring with an increasing pitch and then saw it come down very steeply. It hit the ground with a big whump noise."

Police closed Newell Lane, where the microlight came down, yesterday but the road has now been re-opened.

Justin Dealey
BBC Three Counties Radio

Volkswagen owners are protesting outside the company's headquarters in Milton Keynes this morning.

Hundreds of thousands of cars were recalled by VW after a scandal over emissions.

The scandal involved VW using illegal software to disguise the level of emissions produced by its diesel powered cars.

Drivers say the fix to the illegal software has caused problems with their vehicles.

Volkswagen maintain that there is no evidence of this.

I've been down to the protest where around 30 people gathered with banners saying "It wasn't broke until VW fixed it" and "VW broke out trust, now they've broken our vehicles".

At the protest I spoke to the organiser, Gareth Pritchard, who says the fix is "causing lots of problems".

"We've noticed mechanical failures, people are saying they're struggling with excessive fuel consumption and they're experiencing increased noise and vibration," he said.

"Throughout all this, Volkswagen say none of this is due the fix and these things are just happening.

"We feel like we've been pushed in to this situation where we have to come down to Milton Keynes to raise awareness."

Paul Buckett, head of corporate affairs at Volkswagen, said: "Our customers are our top priority. To date, we have implemented the technical measures in 665,000 vehicles in the UK and the overwhelming majority of affected customers are satisfied.

"As we have said all along, there is no evidence of any adverse impact on the residual value of the affected vehicles as a result of this issue or with their performance following the implementation of the technical measure."

Sarah Jenkins
BBC Local Live

Yesterday we reported a light aircraft had crashed in Luffenhall, Hertfordshire.

Police have now confirmed the pilot, a man in his 70s from Welwyn Garden City, died at the scene.

His next of kin have been informed.

Image source, South Beds News Agency

Parents are reacting to the closure of a care centre for severely disabled children in Watford.

Herts Valleys Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has told them they will close the Nascot Lawn Respite Centre in October.

They say their serious financial situation means they have to focus spending on services they have a legal duty to provide.

Image source, Nikki Lancaster

Nikki Lancaster, whose 10-year-old son Lennon uses the service every month, says she's worried about how the family will cope.

"With no Nascot Lawn, we won't get a break. We will be working and providing medical care 24 hours a day, 365 day a year," she said.

"It's going to be a very rocky road. It's going to be very daunting.

"We have no idea what will happen, whether we'll be forced to put Lennon in to care due to the fact we won't be able to cope without a break," she said.

Kathryn Magson, chief executive officer of Herts Valleys CCG, says: "Our serious financial situation means that we have to focus our spending on health services that we have a legal duty to provide.

"Herts Valleys CCG will continue to fund a range of health services that support the needs of children and young people.

"We appreciate this will be an anxious time for families and we are meeting with parents and carers to explain our decision and next steps."

Find out your team's fixtures in League Two during the 2017-18 season.

Sarah Jenkins
BBC Local Live

The fixtures have just been releases for the 2017/18 football season which begins on 5 August.

Let's have a look at who are local teams are set to play.

Luton Town:

05/08/2017 15:00 Luton Town v Yeovil Town

12/08/2017 15:00 Barnet v Luton Town

19/08/2017 15:00 Luton Town v Colchester United

26/12/2017 15:00 Swindon Town v Luton Town

MK Dons:

05/08/2017 15:00 Milton Keynes Dons v Wigan Athletic

12/08/2017 15:00 Blackpool v Milton Keynes Dons

19/08/2017 15:00 Milton Keynes Dons v Gillingham

26/12/2017 15:00 Milton Keynes Dons v Plymouth Argyle

Stevenage:

05/08/2017 15:00 Stevenage v Newport County

12/08/2017 15:00 Colchester United v Stevenage

19/08/2017 15:00 Stevenage v Grimsby Town

26/12/2017 15:00 Lincoln City v Stevenage

Wycombe Wanderers:

05/08/2017 15:00 Wycombe Wanderers v Lincoln City

12/08/2017 15:00 Port Vale v Wycombe Wanderers

19/08/2017 15:00 Wycombe Wanderers v Notts. County

26/12/2017 15:00 Wycombe Wanderers v Newport County

Find out your team's fixtures in League One during the 2017-18 season.

Kate Kinsella
BBC Weather

The heatwave is set to continue with inland temperatures set to reach 32C (89.6F).

It's going to be a warm and sunny day, and the pollen levels are also set to be high.

Sarah Jenkins
BBC Local Live

It's #FixtureReleaseDay and our local teams are rather excited.

Wycombe Wanderers, MK Dons, Stevenage and Luton Town will find out who they're set to play next season at 09:00.

We'll bring you the fixtures for all teams as soon as we have them.

Sarah Jenkins
BBC Local Live

Good morning and welcome back to Local Live across Beds, Herts and Bucks.

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The full weather forecast will be with you shortly, but it could be a record-breaking day weather-wise.

If temperatures reach 33.9C, it will be the warmest day in any June since 1976 - the classic long hot summer.

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