The woman, who was working as a kennel maid, was savaged by the dogs for about half an hour.

Sarah Jenkins
BBC Local Live

I'm afraid that's the end of Tuesday's live updates for Beds, Herts and Bucks.

You can scroll down to catch up on any stories you might have missed, and we'll be back with more news, sport, weather and travel for the region at 08:00 tomorrow.

Have a good evening.

The M11 at Bishop's Stortford on the Essex-Hertfordshire border has reopened, after a crash involving five vehicles.

It was shut between junctions seven and eight earlier, while the air ambulance landed.

Nicola Haseler
BBC Three Counties

The inquest into the death of inmate Thomas Morris at Woodhill jail has also heard from the acting governor of the prison.

Nicola Marfleet said management failures were not to blame for his death.

The 31-year-old was the 18th inmate to take his own life at the jail over the course of four years.

Ms Marfleet accepted that recommendations from previous inquests were only now being implemented.

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She referred to the pressures at Woodhill, a high security jail, saying it was understaffed.

Ms Marfleet said there was a constant "trickle of resignations" and that half the staff were either "on probation or just off probation".

She said they had saved many other lives of prisoners who were at risk of self-harming.

The acting governor explained that making Woodhill safer was the "number one priority".

Ms Marfleet added: "I am at a loss of words to say how we felt when Thomas passed away."

The inquest continues.

An inquest into the death of Thomas Morris hears different decisions about his care may have saved him.

Nicola Haseler
BBC Three Counties

An inquest into the death of an inmate at Woodhill Prison in Milton Keynes has heard how he acted "out of character" when he threw his TV, narrowly missing another prisoner.

Thomas Morris was found hanged in his cell last June.

A drugs recovery worker, Eunace Abuzeki, told the inquest that 31-year-old Thomas Morris had "never presented as violent".

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But Ms Abuzeki said she told the governor that if Thomas was moved off the prison wing it would increase the risk of him harming himself.

She also explained the mental health team needed to assess him before he was moved.

Ms Abuzeki told the inquest, sitting at Christ the Cornerstone church in Milton Keynes, that she only found out the next day that he had been moved into a single cell.

More follows...

Watford band The Hunna say they are basking in their moment as they enjoy the UK festival circuit.

Luton make Barnsley forward Elliot Lee their seventh addition of the summer after signing him on a two-year deal.

Jane Killick
BBC Three Counties Radio

A man has appeared in court charged with making an explosive substance for an unlawful purpose.

It follows reports of a suspected explosive device at a property in Bedford.

A number of houses were evacuated in the town while the bomb squad carried out checks.

The 20-year-old has been remanded in custody by magistrates. He will next appear in court on 12 July, Bedfordshire Police said.

The force said there was no indication the incident was terror-related.

While there can of course only be one Cilla Black, another one has been found.

We're talking about the end of a long search to find somebody to play the Liverpool singer in a musical about her life and career.

Image source, The Ambassadors

Watford-born Kara Lily Hayworth beat thousands of other hopefuls to take the coveted role.

Cilla - The Musical,is a musical adaptation by BAFTA award winner Jeff Pope and will look back at the singer's early life

Cilla, who enjoyed a 50-year showbusiness career, died aged 72 in August 2015.

The musical opens at the Liverpool Empire on 7 September before embarking on a national tour.

Stephen O'Donnell secures a three-year contract with Kilmarnock after the right-back's summer release by Luton Town.

Sarah Jenkins
BBC Local Live

Twenty residents have been led to safety following a roof fire in a three-storey apartment block in Bushey.

Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue was called just after 10:00 to the blaze on Fuller Close, off Bushey Mill Lane.

Six pumps attended the blaze and the aerial ladder was used.

The fire has been extinguished, but emergency services remain at the scene.

No injuries have been reported.

BBC Weather

It will turn drier, brighter and warmer across Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire during the afternoon, with some sunny spells.

Maximum temperature: 23C (73F).

For the full forecast where you are, visit BBC Weather.

Sarah Jenkins
BBC Local Live

Police were led on a chase last night after a suspected teenage drug dealer failed to stop a car for officers.

The vehicle was travelling along the A602 from Stevenage to Hitchin just before 23:00 when police attempted to stop the car.

Image source, @RoadspoliceBCH

The driver did not pull over and instead travelled towards Luton on the A505.

After crashing into a bollard at the Vauxhall Way roundabout, the driver attempted to flee on foot, but was tracked by a police dog in a nearby residential street.

Hertfordshire Police said: "A 16-year-old from Luton has been arrested on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle, dangerous driving, failing to stop for police and possession of Class B drugs with intent to supply."

Kara Lily Hayworth is cast as Cilla Black in a new musical - 17 years after meeting the star.

Sarah Jenkins
BBC Local Live

Fire crews from Beaconsfield, High Wycombe and Amersham tackled a blaze in a field yesterday evening.

About 7,000sqm (1.73 acres) of stubble was alight in the field on Highlea Avenue, Flackwell Heath.

Image source, @Beafirestation

Image source, @Beafirestation

Image source, @Beafirestation

Fire crews have provided no further information, but we'll bring it to you when we get it.

The Barbary macaque's exploits were only revealed after an anonymous letter to the local council.

Sarah Jenkins
BBC Local Live

If you didn't see this story published overnight, it's been revealed a monkey fled its enclosure at Woburn Safari Park three times in one day.

Despite the Barbary macaque's escape bid, the monkey did not leave the Bedfordshire zoo's grounds, just its enclosure.

Woburn Safari Park did not report the incident and the monkey's exploits were only revealed after an anonymous letter to Central Bedfordshire Council, which issues the zoo's licence.

The zoo said the incident had "posed no risk to visitors".

But what are Barbary macaques? Here's some interesting facts about the primates...

• They are the only non-human primates found in Europe
• Most famously found in Gibraltar, but the majority of the population live in Morocco and northern Algeria
• There have been reports of Gibraltar's Barbary macaques behaving aggressively around tourists
• They're also known as Barbary apes due to their lack of a tail, but they are actually Old World monkeys
• They live in troops of as many as 100 members and the males help care for the young
• Last year the primates gained the highest level of species protection at the Cites meeting in Johannesburg

Sarah Jenkins
BBC Local Live

We've just heard back from police regarding the "situation" in Hoddesdon last night, where dozens of police officers and dogs were spotted on Burford Street.

It was all because a group of "anti-social" customers refused to leave a pub.

Image source, @BCHPoliceDogs

Police were called to The Bell Inn at 20:23 after the landlord decided to close and the customers did not leave.

More than 20 officers attended the scene, but the group was "safely dispersed", a police spokesman said.

Image source, Google

Sarah Jenkins
BBC Local Live

This was the dramatic scene in Hoddesdon last night, where dozens of police officers lined a street with dog handlers to "diffuse a situation".

Quite what that "situation" was is not yet clear, but we have calls in to find out - and we'll bring it to you when we know.