The president of the Prison Governors Association has attacked the government's management of prisons.

Andrea Albutt has written an open letter after two days of disturbances at the Mount prison in Hertfordshire.

Specialist riot-trained officers entered the jail in Bovingdon for the second time yesterday, as prisoners armed with weapons were said to have taken over part of Nash Wing.

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Ms Albutt said the recent unrest in prisons was a cause of "grave concern", with many jails currently in crisis.

She added her members had seen nothing tangible from the Ministry of Justice to ease population pressures and the burden on staff.

The government says it's dealing with long-term challenges in prisons and its "vital" reforms will make them safer.

BBC Weather

Some brightness to start off this morning but we're expecting cloud and rain as the day progresses.

The main band of rain will arrive by the afternoon with a strenghtening southerly wind.

It's going to feel a little cooler today as well, with temperatures reaching a maximum of 18C that's 64F.

The rain will become more persistent this evening and overnight.

BBC Weather has more local forecasts.

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BBC Local Live

The mother and two children from Milton Keynes who died in a car crash in Devon on Monday have been named by police.

Jane Baker-Lockett, 43, and her twin children James and Amy Gaskin, aged 12, died when their white Kia Sportage collided with a lorry travelling in the opposite direction on the A361 near Barnstaple in Devon.

Ms Baker-Lockett's husband and her 14-year-old son were travelling in a separate vehicle and saw the crash unfolding behind them.

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BBC Local Live

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Police have named the three people who were killed in a car crash in North Devon on Monday.

Jane Baker-Lockett, 43, and her children, 12-year-old twins James and Amy Gaskin died when the car they were travelling in was involved in a collision at Landkey Junction.

The family were from the Milton Keynes area and were travelling in a separate vehicle from her husband and her 14-year-old son.

The husband and 14-year-old were not directly involved in the crash. Police are appealing for witnesses.

Rubbish dumped on a country road included cement, gravel, paint and plasterboard.

That's it for live updates for today. We'll be back from 08:00 tomorrow.

Scroll back through today's feed for anything you may have missed.

Any breaking news will appear on this page overnight.

Have a great evening.

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BBC Look East weather

Isolated showers will die away to leave a mostly dry night with clear spells, and high cloud.

Staying mild, with temperatures falling to 11C (52F).

There'll be some bright spells tomorrow, but thickening cloud will bring patchy outbreaks of rain which will turn heavier and more persistent.

South-westerly winds will freshen and become blustery by evening.

Temperatures peaking at 21C (70F).

The Ministry of Justice is confirming there is a second day of trouble at HMP The Mount.

The category C jail, at Bovingdon near Hemel Hempstead, had to have specialist riot officers brought in to bring yesterday's disturbances under control.

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BBC Three Counties Radio

A traveller site near Leighton Buzzard, which has been at the centre of a human slavery scandal, has moved a step closer to being shut down.

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Central Bedfordshire councillors have today backed recommendations to acquire both Green Acres and The Stables, and build a new council-owned traveller site close by.

There will be a public consultation before a final decision is made.

Sarah Jenkins
BBC Local Live

As we are hearing there appears to be more trouble at HMP The Mount prison in Bovingdon near Hemel Hempstead in Hertfordshire.

Yesterday, riot-trained staff were sent to the jail after violence broke out on two of prison's wings.

The "tornado team" arrived at the jail at about 18:30, equipped with shields and batons while fire, police and ambulance crews were on standby outside.

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The Ministry of Justice said late last night the incident had been "resolved" and no staff or prisoners had been injured.

It revealed officers had dealt with an "incident involving a number of prisoners".

Our Home Affairs Correspondent, Danny Shaw, says well-placed sources say there is yet another disturbance at the prison today.

We will bring you more information as soon as we have it.

Danny Shaw
BBC Home Affairs Correspondent

There is more trouble at the HMP The Mount prison in Hertfordshire.

Well-placed sources say prisoners armed with weapons have taken over Nash Wing.

Staff have retreated and Tornado teams are being dispatched to the jail.

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It's thought at least 50 prison cells were damaged in yesterday's disturbances.

The Ministry of Justice has been contacted but has not responded to requests for information so far.

BBC Weather

Despite the dry start, there will be showers for a time this afternoon with the odd heavier one possible, but they should become lighter and more isolated again by this evening.

Maximum temperature: 22C (72F).

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

Jane Killick
BBC Three Counties Radio

Police in High Wycombe have arrested a second boy after a taxi driver was sprayed in the eyes with an unknown substance in the early hours of Sunday morning.

The victim, a 43-year-old man, dropped off three customers in George Street, High Wycombe, at about 01:00.

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A 15-year-old boy from High Wycombe was arrested on suspicion of GBH with intent yesterday, and was released under investigation last night.

Another 15-year-old boy, also from High Wycombe, was arrested on Sunday, and was also released.

The taxi driver remains in hospital in a serious, but stable, condition.

Matthew Lockwood
BBC Three Counties Radio

A petition's been started against plans to reduce the number of fast train services from Bedfordshire into London.

Under the plans, East Midlands Trains which currently stop at Bedford, Luton and Luton Airport Parkway, would be scrapped in peak hours.

They would be replaced by new, less frequent "commuter trains".

The Department for Transport says the proposed changes to the East Midlands Rail Franchise from 2019, will improve passenger journeys.

I spoke to commuters at Bedford station this morning and they told me it would mean their journey time doubling.

One woman said it would be "an absolute nightmare" if the plans go ahead.

Ben Foley started the petition, he lives in Bedford and works in Leicester.

He said: "Luton and Bedford passengers deserve better than to be herded on to cattle trucks, expected to stand for an hour while sniffing someone's armpit."

Andrew Segal
Local Live

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Two children who died with their mother as the result of a road crash on the A361 in Devon were twins, Devon and Cornwall Police have confirmed, external.

Officers were called to the scene near Barnstaple at 08:25 on Monday after the woman's car hit an oncoming lorry.

The 43-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene. Her 12-year-old daughter was pronounced dead on arrival at North Devon District Hospital, and her 12-year-old son, taken to hospital via air ambulance, died shortly after his arrival.

The road was closed for nine hours for a police investigation.

Sarah Jenkins
BBC Local Live

Police have confirmed that the mother and twins who died in a car crash in Devon yesterday morning were from the Milton Keynes area.

The woman's white Kia Sportage collided with a lorry travelling in the opposite direction on the A361 near Barnstaple in Devon at 08:25.

The mother, aged 43, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Her 12-year-old daughter was pronounced dead on arrival at North District Hospital.

Her 12-year-old son was taken to hospital in a helicopter, but died shortly after arriving.

The woman's husband was travelling in a separate vehicle with her 14-year-old son and saw the crash unfolding behind them.

Simon Oxley
BBC Three Counties Radio

Prison officers are calling on the government to tackle staff shortages after disorder at a Hertfordshire jail yesterday.

Riot-trained staff were sent into The Mount prison in Bovingdon near Hemel Hempstead last night after reports of violence on two wings which began in the afternoon.

The Ministry of Justice said the incident was resolved shortly after 22:00 with no injuries to inmates or staff.

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Dave Todd is on the Prison Officers Association's, external National Executive Committee and represents staff at The Mount.

He said: "There is a severe lack of staff.

"Officers can't give prisoners decent regimes, they can't build on professional relationships to influence prisoners to conform.

"It's a massive, massive ask to run short of staff and provide decent, meaningful regimes.

"Officers fear for their safety."

The Ministry of Justice says order has been restored at a jail in Hertfordshire after an incident involving a number of prisoners.

Riot police were sent into the Mount Prison in Bovingdon to deal with the trouble which started yesterday afternoon.

Officers could be seen carrying shields and batons as they entered the prison yesterday evening.

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Two wings of the Category C prison was said to "no longer be in the control of guards".

From outside the walls of the prison, shouting could be heard along with what sounded like stun grenades.

Late last night the Ministry of Justice said that trouble had ended and no staff or prisoners were injured.