Simon Oxley
BBC Three Counties Radio

Six people were treated by paramedics after reports of unidentified fumes at student halls in Buckingham early this morning.

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But the pong simply turned out to be burnt cooking that had been placed in a rubbish bin.   

Firefighters were also called to the Verney Park campus in London Road just after 01:00.

Katy Lewis
BBC Local Live

Luton Borough Council has told the BBC that if the family of 10 turn down a formal offer of its last available house, the authority will declare they have been made intentionally homeless and will have to "look after themselves in the private sector". 

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Yesterday the MK Citizen, external reported that Arnold Sube and his family, living temporarily in a three-bedroom home in Milton Keynes, criticised the authorities because a five bedroom home they were offered in Luton wasn't big enough.

They moved to the UK in 2012 from France so Mr Sube could study mental health nursing at the University of Bedfordshire.

Tom Shaw, in charge of the housing portfolio at Luton Borough Council, said the family was asked to view three houses in Luton, and after viewing one said they were all unsuitable. 

The authority will now formally offer them another four-bedroom house, which could be made into five, and if they turn that down the council will no longer be able to help them.

Justin Dealey
BBC Three Counties Radio

More now from my conversation with Arnold Sube, the man who moved from France to Luton to study and reportedly turned down a five-bedroom house for his family of 10 because it wasn't big enough.

I don't shy away from the questions on everybody's lips and when I found out he had a young baby, I asked why he had another child when the current family home was already overcrowded.

Mr Sube told me he "would not like to comment on that" and it was "something that just happened".

I also asked how he would respond to people who said he was taking the mickey out of the UK's system, to which he replied: "I work, I do two jobs, I'm paying taxes, so when you say that I don't understand." 

Justin Dealey
BBC Three Counties Radio

I've been in Bletchley this morning where I caught up with Arnold Sube, who according to reports, external turned down a five-bedroom council house in Luton for his family of 10 because it was too small.

Mr Sube first told me they "haven't refused the property", but were waiting to hear back from the council about its "suitability and affordability".

However, he also admitted he didn't think the house was suitable because "the rooms were really, really small".

He said: "I'm not greedy at all. I want four double bedrooms... [otherwise] it will be overcrowded and will have a detrimental effect on the children."

Katy Lewis
BBC Local Live

Vandals have damaged buildings at a Hertfordshire special school, which means pupils are unable to use the school field to play.

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A netball post was used to damage sheds in the playground of Lakeside School in Welwyn Garden City, on Tuesday evening.

Headteacher Judith Chamberlain said: "This has caused distress for several children, especially those with autism who cannot understand why they are not allowed to play as usual."

Katy Lewis
BBC Local Live

Bedford Hospital, external is urging people to attend A&E only in the case of a "major medical emergency". 

Managers say the hospital is currently under enormous pressure and patients with non-serious ailments are being asked to use alternatives, such as their GP, pharmacist, NHS 111 or Putnoe Medical Walk-in Centre.

The hospital website says: "The hospital is very busy today. Please do not attend our A&E department unless you have a major medical emergency or injury."

Elizabeth Rizzini
BBC Look East weather

It's due to be bright with sunny spells this morning. Turning cloudier this afternoon, with the chance of a shower and feeling fresher.

Maximum temperature: 22C (72F).

BBC Travel

There are still severe delays and queuing traffic on the A1 southbound near Biggleswade because of an accident earlier on.

All lanes have now been re-opened. 

Congestion goes back to Lower Caldecote.  

Katy Lewis
BBC Local Live

Good morning and welcome back to regular live updates of the latest news, sport, weather and travel for Beds, Herts and Bucks.

Yesterday, the MK Citizen, external reported claims that a family of 10 living in Milton Keynes had criticised the authorities because a five bedroom home they were offered was not big enough. Today the story has hit a number of the nationals, including the Daily Mail, external and The Sun, external.

This morning, reporter Justin Dealey is heading to MK to try to talk to the family and we'll let you know if we get a response.

If you'd like to get in touch, you can email us, tweet us, external or contact us via Facebook, external.

A major resurfacing project to reduce sound pollution on large stretches of the M40 begins.

That's it for regular updates from the team here at Local Live for Beds, Herts and Bucks. 

We'll be back with more news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 on Thursday, but any overnight developments will be published here. 

In the meantime, our attention will turn once more to Rio as the Paralympics will officially open later.

The games were, of course, started in 1948 at Stoke Mandeville hospital, external. 

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We have many athletes from the three counties taking part but it's hoped Jeanette Chippington, from Taplow, in Buckinghamshire can make history. 

She's already won 12 medals in swimming, but is now competing as a canoeist as the sport makes its Paralympics debut.

Jane Killick
BBC Three Counties Radio

An elderly woman injured in a car crash in High Wycombe last week has died. 

She was a passenger in a grey Hyundai Tucson which was being driven down Hatters Lane towards the A40 at about 16:20 on Thursday when it left the road and crashed into four vehicles parked in a layby.  

The 88-year-old was taken to the John Radcliffe, but died on Monday.

Chris Bell
BBC Look East weather

Cloud will continue to clear away to the northwest overnight leaving a dry night with lengthy clear spells, but some shallow mist patches are possible later.

Tomorrow will be asunny start to the day across most of the region and staying dry, but variable amounts of cloud spreading in from the west as the day progresses. 

A little breezy with moderate westerly winds and highs 23-26C (mid 70F) in the east of the region, but feeling fresher further west.  

Paul Scoins
BBC Three Counties Radio political reporter

Pupils at Harlington Upper School, external in Bedfordshire who took an IT course will remain ungraded, an exam board has confirmed.  

The OCR Examination Board, external found the pupils had received too much help from teachers when completing their coursework. They cannot appeal the decision. 

The headteacher has told me that his investigation found children had filled in pre-prepared tables and spreadsheets in an IT course, which the exam board found to be too much assistance. 

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All pupils will be given a U, meaning all their coursework is invalid - though their exam results will still count. 

Pupils will be allowed to resubmit the coursework in November or later next year at no cost. A "further investigation" is under way, the school said.

Helen Burchell
BBC News

A police handler has been showing off his dog's impressive control skills. 

BCH Polcing Dogs have tweeted , external about Hertfordshire based Wolf. 

What you can see below is a picture of the dog taking part in a control exercise... he's only allowed to take the toy when he's told to. 

Image source, BCH Police Dogs

He was then challenged to do it again... but with sausages.

Image source, BCH Police Dogs

His handler said Wolf rose to the occasion saying "challenge accepted" and took this photo to prove it. We hope he got a tasty reward.

BBC Travel

BBC Travel

Buses are replacing trains after a fault on a train that runs between Watford Junction and St Albans Abbey, external. 

Journey times are being extended by up to 15 minutes. 

Anna Todd
BBC Look East

In total Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire policing teams have five drones that cost £1,000 each. 

Four will be used regularly, with the fifth held as a spare. 

The drones can travel at 36mph (58km/h), fly in 25mph (40km/h) winds and up to 400ft (122m) in the air. 

They can also travel at a distance of 500m (0.31miles), but only if the pilot can see it to control it. 

Sixteen pilots have been trained to use them from departments including Roads Policing and Armed Policing.

Anna Todd
BBC Look East

The policing teams of Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire have officially unveiled the drones they are now using to help with investigations, operations and keeping the public safe. 

They've been trailed for nine months and their use is now a permanent fixture with the team across the three counties. 

The image below is footage taken from today's press launch at Alconbury in Cambridgeshire.

Let the puns or should that be 'buns' start... as tonight is bread week on the Great British Bake Off. 

Good luck to Candice Brown, who lives in Barton Le Clay and teaches PE at Ashlyns School in Berkhamsted. Let's hope she rises to the challenge and can stay in the competition.

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If you can't watch it live you will knead to record it. It's on BBC One tonight at 20:00... here's a flavour of what's in store.