The man was airlifted to hospital after falling from the roof of St Albans City FC's ground.

Four men and one woman have been given jail terms after admitting to conspiring to rob a waterside pub.

Paul Laker-Jones, 36,of St Michael's Close, Ormesby and Mark Leworthy, 54, of St George's Road, Great Yarmouth, had arranged to meet the three others once they'd purchased a rucksack, hammer and gloves from a supermarket.

They met up with 38-year-old Mark Douglas, whose address was given in court as HMP Peterborough, as well as John Boyd, 34, and 24-year-old Michelle Ging, both of Milton Drive in Borehamwood in Hertfordshire.

The five were arrested by firearms officers near their intended target of the Reedcutters pub in Cantley in Norfolk last year.

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They were sentenced at Norwich Crown Court earlier today.

Paul Laker-Jones was given a nine-year jail team, and Mark Leworthy eight years.

Both Mark Douglas and John Boyd receieved nine-year custodial sentences, with a four year extension.

Michelle Ging was sentenced to 14 months in jail.

Patrick Byrne
BBC News

That's the end of Tuesday's live updates but we're looking forward to more live news tomorrow.

Feel free to scroll down and catch up with any stories you may have missed, including:

• Schools shut by demolition of nearby building reopen
• Hopes rise that children's respite care home will continue
• Long-serving supporter falls to death at St Albans FC ground

We'll be back with more news, sport, weather and travel on Wednesday from 08:00.

Have a good evening.

Sara Thornton
BBC Weather

Thunderstorms are expected to cross BBC Look East region through the night with some potentially torrential bursts of rain and frequent lightning in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

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They will be clear and heat will build again in the sunshine and temperatures will reach 30C (86F).

That heat, combined with high humidity, will spark off further thundery showers through the afternoon.

A Met Office Yellow severe weather warning has been issued and lasts until 22:00 tomorrow across the region.

Patrick Byrne
BBC News

In response to the protests over the closure of Nascot Lawn respite care home for children with disabilities, its owner Herts Valleys Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has issued a reply.

In a statement the CCG said: "We are committed to working closely with our colleagues in the county council and Hertfordshire Community Trust so that we continue to move forward together in a way that minimises the impact on families whose children go to Nascot Lawn.

"Although the CCG's financial situation has made it impossible to continue to fund short breaks services at Nascot Lawn after 31 October, we welcome the county council's decision to extend the funding as something that will support the transition to a county council service.

"Parents and carers will now have an opportunity to feed back individually about the needs of their child and their family through the joint health and social care assessments that we are looking to complete over the summer.

"Where the assessments show that children need health related support in any short breaks services we will work with the county council to make sure their health needs are provided for."

Patrick Byrne
BBC News

Hertfordshire County Council's head of children's services has issued a statement expressing her disappointment that the NHS is to close a respite care home for children with disabilities and complex medical needs in Watford.

Herts Valleys Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) said it would close the Nascot Lawn centre to save money and wants the county council to take it on.

"We fully appreciate this is an extremely anxious time for families and are working closely with partners, staff and parents to minimise the impact of this decision," Teresa Heritage, cabinet member for children's services, said.

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"We are disappointed that Herts Valleys CCG has decided to cease their funding contribution to short breaks services, which means we will not be able to move forward with integrated health and social care provision we had been working together to achieve.

"We have taken legal guidance and it is clear from this that there is a shared duty to meet the support needs of disabled children and their families on both the county council and HVCCG, depending on the identified need.

"The county will extend the commissioning of Nascot Lawn services, hopefully in partnership with HVCCG, past 31 October and with funds taken from contingencies, until such time as suitable alternative provision is secured for these families and their children."

Patrick Byrne
BBC News

St Albans FC has just announced the death one of their long-time supporters who fell from a roof at their Clarence Park ground.

In a statement, external the club said it was "with great sadness that the club announce the loss of Clive Churchhouse, one of the St Albans City's longest serving supporters and volunteers who died in an accident at the ground earlier this morning".

Chairman Lawrence Levy added: "We are all completely devastated by the news.

"Clive was a much loved character around the club with a big personality who regularly helped out at the ground and on away trips with the team.

"Our thoughts and prayers go out to his wife Valerie, daughter Sallyann, son Keith and his grandchildren as well as his wide circle of friends at this very sad time."

Tonight's pre-season fixture with Luton Town was cancelled as a mark of respect to Clive and his family, the statement said.

Earlier we reported a man in his 70s was taken to hospital in a critical condition following a fall at the ground this morning.

Police confirmed he was airlifted to St George's Hospital in London but later died from his injuries.

The death is not being treated as suspicious and a file is being prepared for the coroner.

League Two side Stevenage sign former Reading defender Terence Vancooten on an one-year deal.

Patrick Byrne
BBC News

The Health and Safety Executive is visiting two schools in Bedfordshire where a nearby building was bulldozed at the weekend without permission.

Both Robert Bloomfield, external and Shefford Lower School, external, in Shefford, were forced to close for a second day today over safety concerns at the demolition site.

The National Grid confirmed the site was safe today after checking gas supplies and the schools re-opened this afternoon.

Central Bedfordshire Council said it was "appalled" at the "blatant disregard" the developer had shown for its breach of planning regulations and the impact this had on the community.

It is considering what action can be taken against the firm, which has agreed to stop work on the site until further notice.

Yesterday the authority said the demolition had planning permission but the developer failed to notify the council when the bulldozers would move in.

The company behind the work has been contacted for comment.

A man in his 70s has been taken to hospital in a critical condition after falling from the roof at St Albans City's football ground.

Emergency services were called to Clarence Park this morning.

Tonight's friendly between the club and Luton Town has been cancelled and the Hatters will now play away to Hitchin Town.

The blind and partially deaf Labrador was pulled from a waterlogged muddy hole by fire crews.

Patrick Byrne
BBC News

Health bosses in Hertfordshire have decided a respite care home for young people with disabilities should close at the end of October, despite campaigners collecting 14,000 signatures on a petition to keep it open.

However, Hertfordshire County Council told protesters today it was committed to extending the running of the home in Watford beyond the planned closure date set by Herts Valleys Clinical Commissioning Group, external (CCG).

The CCG, looking for ways to save money, decided the services provided at the Nascot Lawn, external home could be provided by the local authority.

This morning a petition against the closure of the centre was discussed by county councillors.

The council hopes that given more time all the children's needs could be assessed and that Herts Valleys CCG would jointly fund their care.

A lawyer representing the families, Alex Rook, said many of the children had complex health needs and families would be devastated if the home closed down.

The CCG said it would release a statement tomorrow.

The woman's eye sockets were fractured when the man she met online punched her to the ground.

Patrick Byrne
BBC News

A man has been jailed over a drunken attack on a Bedford woman which has left her having panic attacks every time she hears a Scouse accent.

The 27-year-old woman suffered two fractures to an eye socket from punches thrown by drunken Liverpudlian Charlie Mulryan, who she met online.

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Mulryan, 33, had travelled from Cambridgeshire to Bedford bus station on 3 June this year to meet the woman, prosecutor Kevin West told Luton Crown Court.

She arranged for him to take a taxi to a friend's home on Hartwell Drive, Kempston, but he turned up behaving in a strange manner and had a bottle of vodka in his pocket.

He became aggressive and was told to leave, but once outside he "squared up" to the woman, swore at her and punched her to the ground.

Blood ran from her head, Mr West said. Mulryan left the house and damaged two cars in the street. He was caught by the owner of one of the vehicles, who knocked him unconscious.

In a victim personal statement, the woman said she now felt "very vulnerable", adding "Scouse accents give me panic attacks".

Mulryan, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm with intent and criminal damage to the cars. He was jailed for three years and 10 months.

He was also found to be in breach of an eight-week jail sentence that was suspended for 12 months by Cambridge magistrates for assaulting a police constable.

He had 49 convictions for 113 offences, which his lawyer Shaun Esprit said "were all minor".

Patrick Byrne
BBC News

A body has been recovered from the river in Bedford this morning.

The alarm was raised by a member of the public who saw the body in the Great Ouse near to the Butterfly Bridge just after 10:15.

We'll bring you more as we get it.

The Met Office warns of thundery showers pushing north from 16:00 through this evening.

There's a chance of localised flooding. Lightning may also be a hazard, with possible disruption to power supplies.

Mariam Issimdar
BBC News

Conductors on Greater Anglia railway services are to be balloted on possible strike action on the issue of driver-only operated trains.

The union, which is concerned about job losses, wants a guarantee from Greater Anglia that when it introduces new driver-only trains in 2019 it will keep conductors on board.

Steve Hedley of the RMT said: "It's become clear at the last meeting that we had with senior management that the government and the Department for Transport are imposing on the company the fact they have to deliver driver-only operation.

"Obviously that's a position that we can't accept and that the drivers' union ASLEF can't accept either."

In a statement, Richard Dean, Greater Anglia spokesman, said: "We have conductors on our Intercity service between Norwich and London Liverpool Street and on our rural routes across East Anglia.

"They are highly-valued colleagues and we have no plans to remove them from our trains. In fact, we have a new conductors' training course starting in August.

"We hold regular meetings with the unions which represent our colleagues. These meetings will continue as we remain available for talks to resolve this issue.”

The union is already involved in a lengthy dispute with Southern Rail over the introduction of driver-only trains.

The Greater Anglia network, external covers Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk and parts of Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire.

Patrick Byrne
BBC News

Part of the High Street in Bedford was cordoned off by police and firefighters last night after reports of a gas leak.

Calls from the public to the emergency services at 19:00 reported a smell of gas near Barclays Bank and local people were told to stay indoors by the police.

Fluctuating levels of gas in the atmosphere were discovered and firefighters monitored its "explosive limits" as National Grid engineers dealt with the leak, the fire service said.

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"Investigation found that there was a gas leak on the end cap of a low pressure main," a spokesman said.

"National Grid engineers secured this and made it safe and the incident was closed at 23:16."

Patrick Byrne
BBC News

A petition signed by 14,000 people campaigning against the planned closure of a respite home in Watford is being discussed at Hertfordshire County Council, external today.

Health bosses have decided to close the Nascot Lawn, external home, which provides care for young people with disabilities.

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The families are trying to get the NHS decision overturned and their lawyer Alex Rook said parents were concerned the service under the local authority would not be adequate.

"The NHS says that the closure is OK because children can go to a local authority respite centre," Mr Rook said.

"But parents and the local authority say that simply is not going to work, because some children have medical care needs that won't be able to be met under that arrangement."

Carol Abercrombie
BBC Three Counties Radio

Two schools in Shefford remain closed this morning after a nearby building was knocked down without the council being notified, sparking fears for pupils' safety.

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About 1,400 pupils at Robert Bloomfield Academy and Shefford Lower missed lessons yesterday due to fears about the presence of asbestos and other concerns.

The Health and Safety Executive has since confirmed the asbestos that was on site was dealt with appropriately.

However, late last night both headteachers informed parents the council was still waiting to confirm that a gas supply had been properly capped off, external, forcing the schools to be shut a second day.

The BBC has contacted Black Horse Residential, which is based in Ampthill, but the developer has yet to comment.