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  • Updates on Friday, 27 October 2017

  1. Lawro's predictions v Anderson & Moeenpublished at 22:03 British Summer Time 28 October 2017

    Mark Lawrenson takes on England cricketers Moeen Ali and James Anderson in the next round of Premier League matches.

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  2. Watford 0-1 Stoke Citypublished at 20:28 British Summer Time 28 October 2017

    Darren Fletcher scores the only goal as Stoke win on the road for the first time this season.

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  3. Man jailed for violent kidnap of womanpublished at 17:39 British Summer Time 27 October 2017

    Joel Nestor was arrested after police were alerted to concerns for the welfare of a woman.

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  4. Hamilton second in Mexican GP practicepublished at 17:36 British Summer Time 27 October 2017

    Britain's Lewis Hamilton is second quickest behind Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas in first practice at the Mexican Grand Prix.

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  5. UK cities bid for European culture titlepublished at 17:32 British Summer Time 27 October 2017

    Five locations submit their bids to be European Capital of Culture in 2023 - despite Brexit.

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  6. MK Dons end eighth tier Hyde's FA Cup runpublished at 17:24 British Summer Time 27 October 2017

    MK Dons produce a convincing performance to beat eighth-tier side Hyde Utd 4-0 and reach the second round of the FA Cup.

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  7. Weekend weather forecastpublished at 17:17 British Summer Time 27 October 2017

    Julie Reinger
    BBC Look East weather

    Tonight will be fine and dry with long clear spells.

    With temperatures falling as low as 3C (37F), a touch of ground frost is possible in rural areas.

    After a chilly start, Saturday will be fine and dry with some sunny spells.

    Cloud will thicken from the north, with some outbreaks of rain and drizzle during the night.

    The temperature is expected to climb to about 15C (59F).

    Weather graphic for Saturday 05:00

    Sunday will be mostly dry, with an odd shower likely in eastern parts of the region.

    It'll feel colder, with temperatures reaching 13C (55F).

    There's likely to be a widespread frost on Sunday night, with temperatures falling as low as -2C (28F) in some areas.

    BBC Weather has more.

  8. Murder charge over chemical splash deathpublished at 15:30 British Summer Time 27 October 2017

    Joanne Rand died in hospital after being burned by a corrosive substance.

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  9. Relive Mexican Grand Prix second practicepublished at 14:59 British Summer Time 27 October 2017

    How Daniel Ricciardo outpaced champion-elect Lewis Hamilton in second practice at the Mexican Grand Prix.

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  10. Pair deny M1 crash death chargespublished at 14:27 British Summer Time 27 October 2017

    Six men and two women died in a crash involving two lorries and a minibus near Newport Pagnell.

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  11. Frank Bruno answers six questionspublished at 13:56 British Summer Time 27 October 2017

    Frank Bruno answers six quick-fire questions on a visit to the BBC office in Dunstable.

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  12. NHS 'sorry' for Private Ambulance Service failingspublished at 11:21 British Summer Time 27 October 2017

    The NHS in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire has apologised to non-emergency patients for the poor service in transporting them to hospitals by the Private Ambulance Service.

    Private Ambulance ServiceImage source, PAS

    The Essex-based company stopped trading at the beginning of this month - just over half way through its year-long contract.

    There were countless complaints from patients about the level of service they received, such as having to wait hours to be picked up and sometimes they did not turn up at all.

    Chair of the Bedfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group, external, Dr Alvin Low, said: "This is not an acceptable service and I do apologise to our patients and public who were affected.

    "This is not the service that we had intended for them, but as soon as we were aware of the problems we then invoked the management processes...

    "I'm unable to predict the future, what I can say is that going forward we've learnt a lot of lessons in terms of how we would manage this differently and we will be looking at a much more robust process of selecting a provider."

    Unison's regional secretary in Luton, Chris Jenkinson, said: "'Sorrys' don't pay the mortgage do they, and they don't pay people's rent.

    "We were saying from the outset that this company are not up to it, they didn't have the capacity to be able to run this contract, they didn't have the experience."

  13. 'No attacks using acid' during fairground incidentpublished at 10:49 British Summer Time 27 October 2017

    Stuart Bailey
    BBC News

    There have been "no reports of an acid attack" at a Milton Keynes funfair, claim police, despite rumours circulating on social media.

    Officers dealt with "an altercation between a large group of people" at Campbell Park last night, Thames Valley Police said.

    Two 15-year-old boys have been arrested, one on suspicion of GBH and the other on suspicion of a public order offence.

    One person was taken to hospital with a hand injury.

    Campbell Park in Milton Keynes.Image source, Geograph/Steve Daniels

    A statement from the funfair organisers said: "The Keith Emmett and Sons Funfair closed early on Thursday 26th October due to a large group of teens causing conflict at the fair.

    "Public safety is paramount to Keith Emmett and Sons, and so the fair was closed and the area cleared quickly without any injury or incident.

    "No serious injuries occurred and contrary to rumour there was no attacks using acid."

  14. Planning laws 'ignored' over Aylesbury housing, claim campaignerspublished at 10:29 British Summer Time 27 October 2017

    Stuart Bailey
    BBC News

    Protesters say they won't give up the fight against the building of 3,000 new homes on the outskirts of Aylesbury.

    They're worried about the environmental impact of building the Hampden Fields development on green belt land and the extra road traffic it will bring.

    Aylesbury Vale District Council approved the plans despite 5,000 letters of objection and only three in favour.

    Phil Yerby has been campaigning for seven years against the development and said: "It's not just the weight of objection, it's the specific nature of the objections.

    "I think they're well founded on planning law and that's being ignored."

    Protest against Hampden fields.

    Cabinet member for growth strategy at Aylesbury Vale District Council, Carol Paternoster, said: "Housing growth, wherever you put it, is always going to be contentious, but what we have to do is try and mitigate the impact of that.

    "When the application came in it was just for a single carriageway road through the development, but that has been worked on and now it's a 40mph dual carriageway."

  15. Friday's weather: Bright and sunny after a chilly startpublished at 09:05 British Summer Time 27 October 2017

    Lucy Martin
    BBC Weather

    After a chilly start, any early mist patches will clear to leave a mostly dry and sunny day, feeling pleasant in light winds.

    However, the odd light shower is still possible along the coast during the morning.

    Top temperature: 14C (57F).

    Afternoon weather chart

    Remaining dry overnight with clear spells and light winds, although it will become chilly, with a grass frost forming in some rural parts and local fog patches.

    Lows of 6C (43F).

    Get a more detailed forecast for wherever you live, from BBC Weather.

  16. Hamilton wants 'right way' to win titlepublished at 21:46 British Summer Time 26 October 2017

    Lewis Hamilton says he wants to clinch his fourth drivers' world title "the right way" by winning Sunday's Mexican Grand Prix.

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  17. Weather: Drizzly tonight, but clearingpublished at 17:56 British Summer Time 26 October 2017

    Alex Dolan
    BBC Look East weather

    Cloudy this evening with some patchy drizzle across the BBC East region.

    Clear spells inland bringing temperatures down to 5C (41F), but coastal cloud will hold the temperatures to a low of 11C (52F).

    Friday will see a few light showers in north east Norfolk, and elsewhere will stay fine with bright or sunny spells, but feeling colder with highs of 14C (57F) in moderate to light north and north westerly winds.

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

  18. Sister killer having affair with husbandpublished at 15:08 British Summer Time 26 October 2017

    Sabah Khan searched for "venomous snakes for sale" and she contacted a "black magic priest".

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  19. Sister killer's lies caught on filmpublished at 14:30 British Summer Time 26 October 2017

    Sabah Khan admitted murdering her sister after having an affair with her husband for four years.

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  20. Hotel claims Monarch stag was Englishpublished at 14:15 British Summer Time 26 October 2017

    The National Galleries of Scotland dispute claims by a Buckinghamshire hotel that the iconic stag was painted there.

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