Alex Pope
BBC Local Live

A football player has been treated in hospital after being assaulted at a football match at the weekend.

Police say the incident at Hertford Football Club happened during a match with Beaconsfield Town FC, between 15:45 and 16:00 on Saturday, after a "verbal altercation" took place.

The player, from Hertford FC, suffered a "nasty gash" to his right eyebrow and needed several stitches.

On the club's Twitter account, external, they state the match was "abandoned due to a serious injury to Sam Ruff".

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The daughter of PC Jon Henry - who died after being stabbed during a call out - was invited to be chief constable for the day by Bedfordshire Police.

PC Henry, 36, died in George Street, Luton, on 11 June 2007 after responding to reports of a man stabbing two people with a knife. Together with colleagues, he challenged Tennyson Obih but was stabbed twice in the chest and died shortly after.

Maggie Henry was a baby at the time - now an 11-year-old, she was invited to spend the day at police HQ in Kempston.

Claire Starr
BBC Three Counties Radio

A lavender farm in Hitchin is experiencing a huge growth in visitors from Asia.

Image source, Geograph/Robert Lamb

At Hitchin Lavender, visitors can go to the farm to pick their own lavender or buy products made from the farm's lavender field.

It has had photos of people posing amongst its flowers spread internationally on social media and online. It has even featured on a Chinese tourism website.

Manager Tim Hunter said: "Generally it's a 50/50 split between tourists and locals but certainly this year there's been a big increase in Chinese or Asian [people] in particular.

"Lavender is quintessentially an English flower and I think they want to see something very British and there aren't too many places like this in these parts so I think that attracts them."

BBC Weather

As Kate Kinsella explained, the Met Office has released another a yellow weather warning for the East., external

This means an area of heavy rain will sink slowly southwards across the east and southeast of England during today.

Some transport routes may be affected by localised flooding leading to longer journey times. In addition, flooding of homes and businesses is possible.

The heaviest of the rain should gradually become confined to the extreme southeast of the UK later in the day.

Image source, Met Office

Kate Kinsella
BBC Weather

It will be a cloudy day with outbreaks of rain, occasionally turning heavy and perhaps thundery in places.

Under cloudy skies and with brisk winds, it will feel fairly cool for the time of year.

Maximum Temperature: 18C (64F).

Ben Nye
BBC Three Counties Radio

Campaigners trying to save a Watford respite centre for children with special needs say extra funding has been secured to keep it open for another three months.

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Herts Valleys Clinical Commissioning Group, external had said they would stop paying for Nascot Lawn Respite Centre, external at the end of October but parents with children who go to Nascot Lawn met with health bosses on Monday and said the CCG has come together with East and North Herts NHS Trust, and the county council, to agree funding to keep the centre open until the end of January.

Parents say they will continue to work towards a long term funding solution.

Alex Pope
BBC Local Live

Good morning and welcome back to the Local Live news feed for Beds, Herts and Bucks.

We are here till 18:00 bringing you all your news, sport, travel and weather.

Sadly you will need your wellies and umbrella today, as it's still raining, as this rather gloomy picture of Hithcin from BBC Weather Watcher carlas garden shows.

A brilliant 25-yard strike from Gboly Ariyibi deep into extra-time hands MK Dons a narrow EFL Cup win at Forest Green.

Fulham score twice in the second half to secure their place in the second round of the EFL Cup with victory at Wycombe.

David McGoldrick scores both goals as Ipswich see off League Two side Luton Town in the first round of the EFL Cup.

Tom Elliott scores two second-half goals as Millwall see off League Two side Stevenage in the EFL Cup first-round.

Cars left in residential roads near Luton Airport are vandalised and daubed with graffiti.

Our live updates for Tuesday have come to an end, but we'll be back with more news, sport, weather and travel updates at 08:00 on Wednesday.

Enjoy your evening.

People living near Luton Airport have been talking about what they see as the problems caused by holidaymakers cars being parked on their streets.

There has been a spate of vandalism of vehicles, which are parked legally.

Luton Borough Council says it reviewing whether to introduce parking permits to roads such as Hollybush Road.

Image source, South Beds News Agency

Residents said they believed two youngsters had attacked a Peugeot 307.

Kay Doyle, who lives in the street just yards from the car, said "The car has been here for weeks.

"At first the tyres were let down on it, but then last week - it was the early hours of Thursday morning we looked out of our window to see two kids in hoodies jumping all over it. Then they got on their bikes and rode off."

Another male resident living nearby, who didn't want to be named, said: "I know some people have been getting so fed up with what's been happening that they have been going out and letting down tyres on the cars.

"The problem is that it is so expensive to park at the airport. but people have no right to vandalise these cars.

"It must be awful to arrive home after a long flight and get back to a vehicle that has been smashed up and the tyres let down.

"It's not nice to think that there are people going out at night and attacking cars like this.

"The slightest noise and you are up at the window.

"You don't feel safe."

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One 86-year-old woman said last year she had an unnerving experience when an angry motorist returned to his car to find it had been damaged and put a note through her letterbox which read "I know what you have done to my car. I will get back to you with the bill".

The woman, who lives on her own, said: "He did it just because my home was the nearest property to his car. That was very worrying for me."

Alex Dolan
BBC Look East weather

Heavy, thundery showers will clear north eastwards across the BBC East region.

After some drier weather, a more prolonged period of rain will develop later and the temperature will drop to 12C (54F) overnight.

Wednesday will see more cloud with outbreaks of rain, some heavy at times.

Easing later and becoming drier and brighter across northern and western parts of the region with highs of 17C (63F).

For a more detailed forecast where you are, visit BBC Weather.

Ipswich defender Adam Webster is one of the few members of his team to have played at Kenilworth Road.

Luton will be on a high for tonight's League Cup tie after their 8-2 win over Yeovil, while Ipswich beat Birmingham City in their league opener at the weekend.

Webster (pictured) said: "It's a very hostile ground - the pitch is really tight to the fans and if they're on the front foot it can be a difficult place to play.

"Obviously with their result at the weekend they'll be full of confidence, so we know it won't be an easy game, but we've got to go and do what we do best and hopefully get the right result."

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Both BBC Three Counties Radio and BBC Radio Suffolk are providing commentary on the game via radio, but it will not be streamed online due to rights issues.

Wycombe Wanderers ban a 14-year-old supporter for two years for trying to take two smoke grenades into Adams Park.

Luton Town sign forward Harry Cornick from Premier League club Bournemouth for an undisclosed fee.

Geoff Doyle
BBC Three Counties Radio sport

Luton Town manager Nathan Jones says he needs to "keep everyone's feet on the ground," ahead of tonight's meeting with Ipswich in the League Cup.

The Hatters justified their pre-season favourites tag by beating Yeovil Town 8-2 in their opening League Two game on Saturday.

Image source, Luton Town FC

"Nothing has changed in terms of what we do," Jones told BBC Three Counties Radio.

"The problem for me at the minute is, one keeping everyone's feet on the ground and two, keeping everyone happy.

"With the competition [for places] that we have here, it is about making sure that everyone is focused.

"We come up against a very good Championship side with an excellent, experienced, manager who had a good result at the weekend."

The bird was tracked over 600 miles searching for a mate after it failed to find love in South Yorkshire.