Premiership preview: Sarries eye hat-trickpublished at 15:21 British Summer Time 6 September 2016
The Premiership rugby union season begins on Friday, with Saracens looking to win the title for a third consecutive year.
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Police investigate reports of dog attack on sheeppublished at 15:21 British Summer Time 6 September 2016
Reports that two dogs attacked sheep in Panshanger Park, Hertford, yesterday are being investigated by police.
Image source, GoogleHertfordshire Police says that the dog owner has been identified and is assisting officers with inquiries.
Ch Insp Gerry McDonald said the force was "taking these allegations very seriously".
Foreign stars set to ignite Premiershippublished at 15:20 British Summer Time 6 September 2016
With the Premiership flush with cash foreign stars have flocked to England - BBC Sport picks out the biggest overseas arrivals on show this season.
Read MoreShefford boys home: Man on trial falls illpublished at 15:20 British Summer Time 6 September 2016
Nic Rigby
BBC NewsA 79-year-old man due to stand trial on charges of abuse against children at an orphanage has been taken to hospital after becoming ill.
Image source, SBNAJames McCann, of Suffield Court, Swaffham, Norfolk, worked at St Francis Boys Home in Shefford, Bedfordshire, during the 1960s and 1970s.
He became ill ahead of the trial at the Old Bailey.
It has been adjourned until Wednesday while the court awaits an assessment from doctors.
RAF Henlow closure affects almost 700 personnelpublished at 15:09 British Summer Time 6 September 2016
Tony Fisher
BBC Three Counties Radio
Image source, Geograph/Nigel CoxI've just spoken to the Ministry of Defence to check time-frames on when RAF Henlow and the golf course will be sold, external.
A press officer told me the site is expected to be sold by the end of 2020, allowing for up to 780 homes to be built.
The closure will affect 350 military and 322 civilian personnel.
All military personnel will be redeployed but there may be some civilian redundancies - the MoD can't confirm how many.
MK shopping centre expansion: Neighbourhood plan 'important'published at 14:56 British Summer Time 6 September 2016
Tony Fisher
BBC Three Counties RadioCampaigners say that sticking to the Neighbourhood Plan for Milton Keynes is important, as plans to extend one of the town's shopping centres go before a public inquiry.
Controversial plans to extend Midsummer Place by 25% go against the wishes of locals who backed the neighbourhood plan last year.
Image source, IntuCampaigner Linda Inoki said if the extension was approved "the entire development strategy for the future of central Milton Keynes will be thrown to the dogs".
She said a precedent would be set by this for future developments in the town, which could be detrimental.
"Any greedy, short-sighted developers could come along and say 'we know this space is protected in the Neighbourhood Plan, but we'll try and build on it anyway'," she said.
Neighbourhood planning, external is designed to allow communities to have a say over the development in their area and preservation of certain spaces. It was introduced through the Localism Act 2011.
Govia Thameslink to attend talks over 'appalling service'published at 14:29 British Summer Time 6 September 2016
Under-fire train company Govia is to attend talks at Hertfordshire County Council on Friday, as the council calls for improvements to services into London.
Image source, PAThe council has invited the company to discuss what it describes as the "appalling levels of service" on the Thameslink and Great Northern routes.
The new rail minister Paul Maynard MP has also been invited to attend.
Two taken to hospital after MK crashpublished at 14:14 British Summer Time 6 September 2016
Two people have been seriously injured in a collision between two cars in Milton Keynes, which closed a main grid road this morning.
It happened just before 05:20 at Babbage Gate near the Waitrose supermarket, closing the H7 Chaffron Way until 09:20.
Thames Valley Police says a man and a woman have been taken to hospital with serious but not life-threatening injuries.
Nearly 800 homes to be built on RAF Henlowpublished at 13:36 British Summer Time 6 September 2016
Dani Bailey
BBC Local LiveRAF Henlow in Bedfordshire is to be sold off so 780 homes can be built in its place, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed.
It's part of a £1bn savings programme, which will also see 12 other sites close.
Image source, GoogleThe government said the homes will be built by 2020 and the golf course on the site will also be sold off.
Earlier BBC Three Counties was told the station commander at RAF Henlow announced to staff the base would shut in 2020. We will try and clarify this to see when personnel will actually move out from Henlow.
Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said the MoD "are getting rid of land we don't need, to build homes that we do".
The government wants to build 160,000 new homes by 2020.
RAF Henlow closure: A round-up so farpublished at 12:27 British Summer Time 6 September 2016
Paul Scoins
BBC Three Counties Radio political reporterRAF Henlow is one of the oldest air force bases in the country.
It opened in April 1918 and became one of the largest maintenance units in the UK, making an "invaluable contribution to the war effort", according to the MoD.
But now it's closing as the Ministry of Defence needs to save £1bn from its estate budget. The sale of the site will provide much needed cash for the government and contribute to more than 17,000 homes across the other 12 sites announced today.
Defence minister and MK MP Mark Lancaster says there will be an impact on civilian and military staff and full details of the closure will be announced later this year.
The BBC understands the station commander at the base told staff this morning Henlow would close in 2020.
It's unclear how many jobs are at risk at the moment, but we are currently trying to find out.
What do we know about RAF Henlow?published at 11:49 British Summer Time 6 September 2016
Image source, Hulton Archive/Getty ImagesRAF Henlow, external dates back to 1918 when the air force was in its infancy.
Lt Col Robert Francis Stapleton-Cotton was the first commanding officer of RAF Henlow in August of that year.
Image source, George W. Hales/Fox Photos/Getty ImagesThe base was built to be an aircraft repair depot. While it was still under construction, it serviced Bristol Fighters and De Havilland aircraft.
Throughout World War Two, RAF Henlow became one of the largest and most important maintenance sites.
Hurricanes damaged during the Battle of Britain were repaired there, as pictured below with former fighter pilot Wing Commander Robert Stanford-Tuck.
Image source, Douglas Miller/Keystone/Getty ImagesAfter the war, the station began to repair radio equipment and develop signals.
Since then, the base has been home to a parachute testing unit, the RAF Technical College, a cadet training unit and several lodger units.
Henlow part of 13 MoD sites closingpublished at 11:30 British Summer Time 6 September 2016
Image source, Geograph/David HowardRAF Henlow is one of 13 Ministry of Defence sites to close.
The closures have been announced in a written statement to parliament by defence minister and Milton Keynes North MP Mark Lancaster.
Details of when the bases will close are to be announced "later this year", the minister writes. But an announcement was made by the station commander at the base this morning saying it would close in 2020.
"I acknowledge that these moves will have an impact upon civilian and military staff," Mr Lancaster said.
RAF Henlow may become housingpublished at 11:20 British Summer Time 6 September 2016
Dani Bailey
BBC Local LiveRAF Henlow is due to close and the suggestion seems to be that the base will be turned into housing.
The Bedfordshire site's closure will contribute to £225m worth of "land release sales", which were set out in the Ministry of Defence's Spending Review last year.
In a written statement to parliament, Defence Minister Mark Lancaster details that "the release of land by the MoD has the potential to provide land for new homes" and that the government will be working with local authorities on how that will work.
RAF Henlow to closepublished at 10:57 British Summer Time 6 September 2016
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Simon Oxley
BBC Three Counties RadioRAF Henlow in Bedfordshire is to close.
The announcement is due to be made shortly in the House of Commons.
Image source, Geograph/Nigel CoxBBC Three Counties has been told that an announcement was made at the base by the station commander at 10:00 today, and it will close in 2020.
The RAF base at Henlow dates back to 1918. We'll bring you more on this as we get it.
John Lewis distribution centres open in MKpublished at 10:45 British Summer Time 6 September 2016
Dani Bailey
BBC Local LiveTwo new John Lewis distribution centres have opened in Milton Keynes today, creating 500 jobs.
The centres, which will help the company keep up with rising demand from online sales and deliveries, are the result of a £150m expansion of Magna Park.
Image source, PAJohn Lewis said demand for deliveries jumped from 4% to 47% in the last 10 years.
During peak shopping periods such as Christmas, the company says the 500 new jobs will double.
The department store chain now lays claim to one of Europe's largest distribution centres, at 2.4m sq ft (222,967 sq m).
Milton Keynes 'must start moving forward'published at 10:22 British Summer Time 6 September 2016
The general manager of a Milton Keynes shopping centre which is proposing expansion says the town has "got to start moving forward".
Image source, GoogleShelley Peppard, from Intu at Midsummer Place, told BBC Three Counties that "footfall is moving away from the city centre" and that they must "start improving what we've got, not preserving everything to fall apart".
"We've put forward some balanced plans and I think the public agree with us," she said.
Campaigners say plans to extend the centre, approved by MK Council, go against a public vote last year.
Police at airport over FGM concernspublished at 09:51 British Summer Time 6 September 2016
Simon Oxley
BBC Three Counties RadioMeanwhile, police officers were also at London Luton Airport last night speaking to families arriving back in the UK about any concerns of female genital mutilation.
Officers want to raise awareness of FGM as part of a national week of action tackling the issue.
Bedfordshire Police say with children returning to school this week, teachers should be aware of the possibility that girls were taken away over the summer holidays to have the procedure carried out.
Luton Airport continues to work with airline despite suspended flightspublished at 09:23 British Summer Time 6 September 2016
Dani Bailey
BBC Local LiveLondon Luton Airport says it will continue to work with a French airline which yesterday announced it was suspending flights between Luton and New York.
La Compagnie said it was halting travel due to the Brexit vote, as it has created an unprecedented level of legal and economic uncertainty.
Image source, London Luton AirportIn a statement, London Luton Airport says it is "disappointed that external factors" led to the suspension of a "popular" route, but adds it will continue to work together so that "services can be resumed".
The French airline runs up to six flights a week, taking business-class passengers only.
The flights end on 25 September and the airport says passengers booked on journeys after that date will be reimbursed or offered alternative travel.
Travel: Crashes block roads in Bierton and MKpublished at 08:35 British Summer Time 6 September 2016
BBC TravelChaffron Way in Milton Keynes is closed in both directions between Brickhill Street and Marlborough Street due to a crash between two vehicles.
Cane End Lane in Bierton, Bucks, is also partially blocked due to a three-vehicle collision near Rowsham Road.
Stay up-to-date here.
Plans to extend MK shopping centre open to publicpublished at 08:14 British Summer Time 6 September 2016
Tony Fisher
BBC Three Counties RadioControversial plans to extend a Milton Keynes shopping centre go before a public inquiry today.
Developers want to increase the square footage in Midsummer Place by a further 25% and add a five screen cinema and dining area over two levels.
Image source, IntuCampaigners say the plans, which were approved by Milton Keynes Council, go against the wishes of locals who voted in a referendum last year as part of the Neighbourhood Plan.
But shopping centre owner Intu says its own independent public consultation showed a majority of people were in favour of the development.
The public inquiry at Christ the Cornerstone Church is due to last until the end of the week.