Lawro's predictions v Cram and Fosterpublished at 17:52 British Summer Time 13 August 2017
Mark Lawrenson takes on BBC athletics commentators Brendan Foster and Steve Cram on the opening weekend of the Premier League season.
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Updates on Friday, 11 August 2017
Hippo named after Game Of Thrones character
Elderly man attacked at home by intruders
Rail users group 'concerned' over franchise takeover
Scarecrows invade Herts village
Lawro's predictions v Cram and Fosterpublished at 17:52 British Summer Time 13 August 2017
Watford 3-3 Liverpoolpublished at 16:03 British Summer Time 12 August 2017
Miguel Britos scores a dramatic 93rd-minute equaliser for Watford as Liverpool are held in a thrilling game at Vicarage Road.
Read MoreOur live coverage across the weekpublished at 18:01 British Summer Time 11 August 2017
That's it from the Local Live team for this week, so goodbye and enjoy the weekend whatever the weather brings us.
We'll be back from 08:00 on Monday, bringing you the news, sport, travel and weather updates as they happen.
Man cleared of dangerous driving deathpublished at 17:51 British Summer Time 11 August 2017
The son of two police officers had earlier pleaded guilty to killing a grandmother by careless driving.
Read MoreDo these BBC DJs know their football?published at 17:43 British Summer Time 11 August 2017
Premier League predictions by BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra DJs Charlie Sloth, Adele Roberts, Trevor Nelson, Nick Bright and Chris Stark on the season's opening weekend.
Read More'Special' church murals 'at risk'published at 17:41 British Summer Time 11 August 2017
Water leaking through "completely rotten" roof beams threaten the 12th Century church murals.
Read MoreWeather: Dry night aheadpublished at 17:22 British Summer Time 11 August 2017
Chris Bell
BBC Look East weatherThe weather for this evening and tonight will be mainly dry at first across the BBC East region, but cloud thickening from the west will bring the chance of some patchy light rain.
There will be light to moderate southwesterly winds, which will turn more westerly later.
The temperature will dip to 13-15C (upper 50sF).
Tomorrow it will mainly dry with a mixture of sunny spells and patchy cloud, but thicker cloud could bring one or two isolated showers, mainly across Norfolk.
Highs around 20-22C (near 70F).
World leaders at Scarecrow Festivalpublished at 17:17 British Summer Time 11 August 2017
It seems like the Flamstead Scarecrow Festival, external has gone a little bit political.
There's Lord Buckethead.....
Image source, South Beds News AgencyPresident Macron, or should that be "Macrow"...
Image source, South Beds News Agency...and latest but not least, Putin and Trump.
Image source, South Beds News AgencyMan charged with pulling gun on police in Stanstead Abbottspublished at 17:13 British Summer Time 11 August 2017
Alex Pope
BBC Local LiveYesterday we reported that a police officer had been hurt after a man produced what they suspected to be a gun, before driving away in Stanstead Abbotts near Hertford on Wednesday.
Police have just confirmed a 36-year-old man from Hertford has been charged with using an imitation firearm to resist arrest, escaping from lawful custody and assaulting a police officer.
Thousands to be spent in improving diabetes carepublished at 16:58 British Summer Time 11 August 2017
Some £473,244 has been secured to invest in diabetes care in Bedfordshire.
The county's NHS clinical commissioning group, external says the money will be used to try and keep people well and reduce the cost the disease has on the health service.
They hope they'll be able to educate people to help them manage the condition, reduce the number of amputations by improving referrals to specialist teams and increase the number of specialists to improve early diagnosis rates and access to specialist care.
Image source, ThinkstockScarecrow festival in Flamsteadpublished at 16:37 British Summer Time 11 August 2017
Toby Friedner
BBC Three Counties RadioRather strange sights have been spotted at sites around Flamstead, external near Harpenden.
You can expect to see Paddington Bear.....
A very scared crow..
Jeremy Crowbin...
and Shrek....
They're dotted all around the village for the annual Scarecrow Festival, which runs until Sunday.
The event's been going since 2002, to raise funds for the upkeep of the village church and the Herts Multiple Sclerosis Therapy Centre.
Thousands of people are expected.
11 people convicted after slavery trialspublished at 15:52 British Summer Time 11 August 2017
Breaking
Harry Parkhill
BBC Local Live, LincolnshireEleven people have been convicted after a major police investigation into modern slavery including cases in Lincolnshire.
Those convicted were tried in a series of linked trials at Nottingham Crown Court.
Image source, Lincolnshire Police'Operation Pottery' was one of the largest investigations of its kind in the UK, Lincolnshire Police said.
Eleven people have now been convicted of offences, external including; conspiracy to forced or compulsory labour; conspiracy to defraud; fraud by false representation; theft and converting criminal property.
The UK Human Trafficking Centre said that 18 men were illegally trafficked.
Police say they were often forced to live in "shocking" conditions (pictured above).
Most of those convicted were members of the same family.
They will be sentenced in early September.
Quote MessageTheir living quarters were truly shocking and at times the men resided in site stables next to the dog kennels."
Ch Supt Nikki Mayo, Lincolnshire Police
Under threat village church bid to raise £1mpublished at 13:41 British Summer Time 11 August 2017
Katy Lewis
BBC Local LiveA Hertfordshire church which has rare medieval paintings on its walls will have to be closed within two years unless £1m is raised, according to the priest.
Image source, Geograph/Chris ReynoldsThe money is needed to fix the roof and walls of St Leonard's in Flamstead, near Harpenden, which have been damaged by water.
Vicar Tom Sander said it's becoming harder to raise the money.
"The Heritage Lottery Fund had a specific fund for places of worship like churches which make up about 40% of the listed buildings in the entire country," he said.
"That fund has now been closed and merged into the wider Heritage Lottery Fund and while we're still eligible to apply, the likelihood of us being successful has got a lot smaller."
Fancy a commute with kid-only carriage?published at 12:43 British Summer Time 11 August 2017
A rail operator is trialling family-friendly carriages designed to keep children occupied on journeys.
Chiltern Railways has been laying on board games, toys and craft materials on some services running from Birmingham to London via Warwickshire, Banbury and High Wycombe.
One passenger said travelling was easier without a child "running up and down the train".
Media caption, The train where kids get a carriage to themselves
Whipsnade hippo named after Game of Thrones characterpublished at 12:18 British Summer Time 11 August 2017
Alex Pope
BBC Local LiveThe HBO TV show Game of Thrones, external has inspired the naming of a new hippopotamus at Whipsnade Zoo, external near Dunstable.
The male calf, who was born on 21 July is called Hodor.
His weight at birth was 30kg (66lbs) - the same as an adult Labrador dog.
The zoo told me they were "keen to choose a name that was a blend between the calf's parents Hoover and Lola", but some staff were also massive fans of the show.
"As the hippo will grow to a huge 1,500kg, they felt loveable giant Hodor was a very apt namesake," a zoo spokesman said.
Image source, HBOImage caption, Hodor, played by Kristian Nairn in the HBO series
Image source, ZSL Whipsnade ZooZookeeper Angela Robinson says: "Hodor seems to be a very confident and playful young hippo and, like any youngster, he has taken a liking to winding up his mum by chasing and play-biting at her tail".
Image source, ZSL Whipsnade ZooHe's pictured with his mother, Lola, as you can see they have the same pink skin markings, a natural variation in pigmentation, giving the appearance of wearing socks.
Image source, ZSL Whipsnade ZooThe new calf is part of the European Endangered Species Programme, external, which helps ensure the survival of endangered species in zoos across Europe.
Common hippos are classified as "vulnerable" on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's, external Red List of Threatened Species, but their populations are in decline due to threats including hunting and habitat loss.
How long could your summer holiday flight be delayed?published at 11:02 British Summer Time 11 August 2017
BBC Business NewsFlight data from the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) analysed by the BBC shows that passengers using Luton-based Easyjet had the longest delays of the 10 busiest airlines during the last two summers.
Image source, Getty ImagesAll flyers using EasyJet had an average delay of 24 minutes.
The average delays at airports were worst for passengers flying from Gatwick - with Luton a close second.
Passengers leaving Gatwick waited 27 minutes, while for those at Luton it was 24.
The analysis, by the BBC's data journalism team, is based on the last two years of CAA data for all flights from or to UK airports during June to August.
An EasyJet spokeswoman said: "EasyJet operates the largest number of flights of any UK airline, flying over 78 million passengers per year.
"In 2017, EasyJet will operate 33% more flights than in 2011, with less than 0.8% delayed by more than three hours.
"In fact, despite a number of adverse external factors like increasingly congested airspace, particularly in the London area, and record numbers of air traffic control strikes, over the last year EasyJet has actually reduced the proportion of flights delayed by more than three hours.
"We work hard to minimise disruption and fully comply with all relevant regulations."
Video weather forecast: Mainly dry, but cloudypublished at 10:09 British Summer Time 11 August 2017
Lucy Martin
BBC WeatherSunshine this morning will give way to cloud and rain this evening across the BBC East region.
The weekend will be cloudy, but dry with temperatures peaking at 20C (68F).
Elderly man attacked in Luton homepublished at 09:07 British Summer Time 11 August 2017
Katy Lewis
BBC Local LiveAn elderly man has been attacked by two masked men who broke into his Luton home.
Image source, GoogleThe men left empty-handed after the break-in at about 05:00 in Ashburnham Road.
Bedfordshire Police say the victim has been left extremely shaken and fearful to be in his own home.
Rail user group 'concerned' over change of operatorpublished at 08:43 British Summer Time 11 August 2017
A group representing train passengers in Northampton and Long Buckby has said it's "concerned" about the change of operator announced by the government.
West Midlands Trains Ltd - a joint venture between the Dutch firm Abellio and Japanese partners - will take over the routes currently operated in Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and the capital by London Midland from December.
The new operator is promising extra capacity with new, longer, trains, but Paul Minton from the Northampton Rail Users Group says he fears it's more about saving money.
He said: "We're particularly concerned that Abellio may well put in a cost-cutting paper bid versus London Midland which may have some service ramifications later - recognising that the Department for Transport were probably going to go for what was the lowest cost to run the franchise.
"We've not spotted anything which will give us a lot of faith otherwise at this stage."
West Midlands Trains promise 'improvements from day one'published at 08:29 British Summer Time 11 August 2017
Katy Lewis
BBC Local LiveThe new operators of commuter trains from Milton Keynes and Northampton into London are promising improvements.
Image source, West Midlands RailWest Midlands Trains Ltd will takeover the service from London Midland in December.
The franchise also includes the Bedford to Bletchley, and St Albans Abbey to Watford lines.
Dominic Booth, from West Midlands Trains, said: "From day one we'll start to work on daily punctuality and reliability improvements... [and] compensation when we do get things wrong.
"We're changing that mechanism so that passengers are recompensed automatically for anything longer than a 15-minute delay, so passengers will start to see benefits and our investments coming in very early in the franchise."