Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live

A police officer from Milton Keynes said he had difficulty sleeping after a drink-driver he arrested tried to strangle him.

It comes as new figures show that assaults on officers in the Thames Valley Police area increased by a third last year to more than 900.

The figure rose from 686 assaults in 2014/15.

PC Justin Cohen said that the assaults "are just horrible".

"I'd say that at least two weeks after the assault, I was having nightmares," he said.

"I just could not sleep. I had difficulty wearing collars too.

"Just last week I got spat at and the person who spat at me was laughing saying they had hepatitis and I was going to get it."

Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live

Police were called to deal with a woolly problem in Patmore Heath near Bishop's Stortford this morning, as 40 sheep were loose and roaming the woodland.

They were located near to Albury Road and it seems this officer was a little perplexed as to what to do.

However, it appears that breakfast was the answer, with the video below showing all the sheep being led away...

The police say that the sheep got out after someone left a gate open.

Elizabeth Rizzini
BBC Look East weather

It'll be a largely fine day across the BBC East region, with some sunny spells, especially at first.

However some cloud is expected to bubble up through the day, and whilst this could bring one or two light showers, most places should stay day.

Here's my full forecast:

Keep up-to-date with the latest weather where you are with BBC Weather.

Three former Tesco executives have denied fraud charges in relation to a £326m accounting scandal at the supermarket chain.

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Carl Rogberg, 50, of Chiselhampton, Oxfordshire, Chris Bush, 51, of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, and John Scouler, 49, of St Albans, Hertfordshire, appeared at Southwark Crown Court charged with fraud by abuse of position and false accounting.

The supermarket's former finance chief, managing director and food commercial head pleaded not guilty and were released on bail.

A trial is due to start in September.

Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live

Welcome to live updates for Beds, Herts and Bucks on Friday, 4 August.

We'll be here until 18:00 with the latest news, sport, weather and travel updates from around the county.

Coming up first, a full forecast for the day.

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The offences relate to figures published for the supermarket which inflated its profits in 2014 by £326m.

Slough council agrees to replace the road sign after Twitter users pointed out the extra 'A'.

Kris Holland
BBC News

That's the end of our live updates for Beds, Herts and Bucks - scroll down through the feed to look at today's stories.

We'll be back at 08:00 on Friday - enjoy your evening.

Three brothers and two of their wives from the Milton Keynes area were killed in the Rhinog Mountains crash.

Dan Holley
BBC Look East weather

Mostly dry tonight across the BBC East region, but breezy with a mixture of clear spells and occasional cloud, perhaps bringing an isolated shower.

Staying mild with temperatures only dropping to 13C (55F).

Friday will be quite breezy, but much of the day will be dry with sunny spells and occasional cloud and just the small risk of a shower. Feeling warm in the sun with temperatures peaking at 23C (73F).

Visit BBC Weather for a more detailed forecast where you are.

Signature Flight Support are fined £250k after Suzi Dorbon was crushed in a door.

The Bucks and MK Fire Service say that a blaze in two shipping containers at Court Lane Industrial Estate in Iver, South Buckinghamshire has been extinguished.

About 30 firefighters attended the incident, close to the M25, including crews from Berkshire and London.

The fire involved materials from recycled oil and metal at the site, and was put out at 12:15, around 90 minutes after the fire service arrived.

No casualties have been reported.

Here's a story to make you smile...

Three-year-old labradoodle Mylo has started his first day volunteering at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge.

Along with owner Daisy Hill, he visits staff and elderly patients to perk up their day with the High Wycombe-based Pets As Therapy, external charity, which specially trains animals to visit people in care settings.

Luton Town midfielder Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu signs a new contract until 2020, with the option of a further year.

An inquest into the deaths of five family members killed in a helicopter crash will open at 14:00.

The hearing at Caernarfon Coroner's Court, which is expected to be adjourned for a full inquest later this year, will formally confirm the identities to the coroner of Kevin and Ruth Burke, aged 56 and 49, Donald and Sharon Burke aged 55 and 48, and 51-year-old Barry Burke.

Image source, North Wales Police

The three brothers and two of their wives, from Milton Keynes, were on their way to Dublin on 29 March.

When their privately-owned Twin Squirrel aircraft failed to land in Ireland a search began.

Image source, AIRTEAMIMAGES

Their bodies were found with the wreckage of the helicopter in the Rhinog mountains near Trawsfynydd, North Wales.

An Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) investigation is under way to determine the cause of the crash.

BBC Sport

BBC presenter Nick Owen has stood down as chairman of League Two side Luton Town after nine years in the role.

The 69-year-old was part of the consortium that bought The Hatters after they went into administration.

Owen, who will become a vice-president, said: "I have taken the decision with a heavy heart because of my love of LTFC.

"I have a significant number of other commitments and I feel that I am unable to dedicate the time and effort that I feel the role now deserves."

Lifelong fan Owen, who currently presents BBC Midlands Today, was the public face of the 2020 consortium when they took over the club in 2008 - a time when they were perilously close to extinction and in administration.

BBC presenter Nick Owen stands down from his position as chairman of Luton Town after nine years in the role.

Police spotted the car's headlights travelling towards them on their side of the motorway.

The Bucks and MK Fire Service say officers are tackling a blaze in two shipping containers at Court Lane Industrial Estate in Iver, south Buckinghamshire...

The Court Lane site is next to the M25, just north of Heathrow Airport.

It is believed the fire involves recycled oil and metal and Bucks crews are being assisted by colleagues from Berkshire and London.

Image source, Google

Stuart Bailey
BBC News

A company which sponsors a cycle scheme in Milton Keynes is threatening to pull out because of "extensive vandalism".

The bank Santander backed the project, which allows people to hire bikes and return them at docking stations across the town.

The scheme began last June to provide people an alternative way to get around.

But Santander says, since then, more than £200,000 of damage has been caused by vandals, who've used pickaxes, hammers and even angle grinders.

Chief marketing officer Keith Moor said: "The scheme is in doubt now because of the extensive vandalism.

"We’ve got over half the bikes out of circulation and that’s unsustainable going forward.

"This scheme isn’t paid for by the council out of council tax - we have to fund this scheme ourselves."

The company is now considering the viability of the scheme and has published a list of docking stations, external that have been temporarily closed.