Our live coverage through the daypublished at 18:00
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Updates for Thursday, 3 December 2015
News, sport, travel and weather updates resume at 08:00 on Friday
Our live coverage through the daypublished at 18:00
Weather: Rain clearing and dry tomorrowpublished at 17:59
There will be rain spreading in this evening, along with a strong wind, but it will clear soon after midnight with lows of 5C (41F).
Cobblers' assistant manager says Northwich will be a 'difficult game'published at 17:43
Joe Townsend
BBC Radio NorthamptonNorthampton Town face the lowest-ranked team left in the FA Cup, Northwich Victoria from Division One North of the Northern Premier, in the second round.
Assistant manager Alan Knill told me any changes they make to the side will be enforced.
Image source, Getty ImagesPolice create system to allow people to use sign language to contact thempublished at 17:30
Willy Gilder
BBC NorthamptonNorthamptonshire Police are the first in the country to introduce a scheme enabling deaf people to communicate with the control room using sign language.
Using a webcam or the camera on a tablet or phone, deaf people can call a interpreter and use sign language to communicate. The interpreter would then relay the information to the police control room.
Northampton Town staff fully paid for October and Novemberpublished at 17:22
Pete Cooper
BBC Local LiveStaff at Northampton Town has been paid their wages for October and November the club has confirmed. They hadn't been paid for two months due to the, now dismissed, winding-up petition over unpaid taxes.
Cobblers Chairman Kelvin Thomas said: "It was a priority for us to pay the wages as soon as technically possible for our employees especially in the build up to Christmas."
A45 blocked eastbound at Wilby Waypublished at 17:12
BBC TravelThe A45 is blocked eastbound at before the Wilby Way/A509 roundabout due to a collision, which is causing queuing traffic.
Headlines: Fairline staff unsure of jobs... Police introduce scheme to help the deafpublished at 17:00
Sarah Foster
BBC Radio NorthamptonIf you're catching up here are our top stories:
- Hundreds of workers in Northamptonshire, some who have been laid off or not been paid for ten weeks, are now unsure whether they have jobs to go back to after Fairline Boats went into administration
- Northamptonshire Police are the first in the country to introduce a scheme enabling deaf people to communicate with the control room using sign language.
- Staff at Northampton Town Football Club have been paid their wages for October and November
Saints' Hanrahan happy to 'bide his time' in squadpublished at 16:49
Graham McKechnie
BBC Radio Northampton sportNorthampton Saints fly-half JJ Hanrahan - who joined from Munster over the summer - has featured in five of the seven games so far this season, but has started just once.
He told me he's happy to wait for his chance...
Image source, Getty ImagesMan who died on a 'boys' holiday' could have had drink spiked with heroin, inquest hearspublished at 16:33
Elinor Cross
BBC Radio NorthamptonThe body of Aaron Edwards, 31, from Burton Latimer, who was on a "boys' holiday" in Egypt, was found in another guest's hotel room in Sharm El Sheikh on 7 March 2014.
Image source, EPAA pathologist found he died as a result of heroin use, but his friends insisted he had not taken drugs and there was no evidence of him injecting heroin.
The coroner said it was possible he had come to have heroin in his system through having his drink spiked and returned a narrative verdict.
Northampton Town winger Holmes to return in FA Cup second roundpublished at 16:19
Joe Townsend
BBC Radio NorthamptonCobblers assistant manager Alan Knill says winger Ricky Holmes will return to the team for the first time in almost four months to face Northwich Victoria on Saturday in the second round of the FA Cup.
Image source, Getty ImagesUnite union says Fairline Boats administration is 'devastating news'published at 16:02
Mike Cartwright
BBC Look EastFairline Boats, based in Oundle and Corby, has gone into administration, threatening hundreds of jobs.
Unite regional officer Mick Orpin told me it is "devastating news"...
The loan to Northampton Town will cost more than £10.25m, says councilpublished at 15:48
Northampton Borough Council says the outstanding £10.25m loan to Northampton Town will end of costing them more as they try to recoup the money.
Council leader Mary Markham says the authority asked several times about where the money had gone, but found getting information out of Northampton Town "difficult".
People encouraged to volunteer in Corby by Radio 1published at 13:36
BBC Radio 1's Chris Stark is in Corby today to get people to sign up to Radio 1 and 1Xtra's #1MillionHours campaign.
It's a year-long volunteering campaign where both stations will be asking people to pledge one million hours of time to good causes over the next 12 months.
GP practice in Burton Latimer 'requires improvement' says inspectorpublished at 15:25
Martin Borley
BBC Radio NorthamptonThe Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published a further 34 reports on the quality of care provided by GP practices and have found the Dr Spencer and Partners practice in Burton Latimer "requires improvement".
The CQC says it "expects the practice to take the necessary steps to address the issues". It will reinspect at a later date to check the improvements have been made.
Borough council leader doesn't regret Cobblers loanpublished at 15:10
The leader of Northampton Borough Council, Mary Markham, says she doesn't regret helping Northampton's sports clubs, including with the £10.25m loan to Northampton Town, which remains unpaid....
Weather: Dry until late afternoon rainpublished at 14:53
Georgina Burnett
BBC WeatherIt will be a dry and mild day with some sunny spells, but with rain coming by the late afternoon.
Top temperature today of 13C (55F).
Silverstone says they've had no bid from Jaguar Land Roverpublished at 14:30
Pete Cooper
BBC Local LiveThe British Racing Drivers' Club (BRDC) has said "there has been no formal offer" received from Jaguar Land Rover to buy Silverstone Circuit.
The Financial Times reported that Jaguar Land Rover had prepared a bid, external for the home of the British Grand Prix and a spokesman for the circuit said that "should an attractive offer be received from any party, the BRDC Board would seek a mandate from Club members before progressing it."
Firm behind HS2 rail link criticised for lack of communicationpublished at 14:22
Brackley & Towcester Advertiser
An ombudsman report criticising the company behind the HS2 rail link for a lack of communication has been welcomed by South Northamptonshire MP, external, Andrea Leadsom.
Headlines: Council aim to recoup Cobblers loan... Fairline administration 'devastating'published at 14:10
Andrew Radd
BBC Radio NorthamptonHere are the latest headlines in Northamptonshire...
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Reports that Jaguar Land Rover is considering bid for Silverstone Circuitpublished at 13:58
Pete Cooper
BBC Local LiveThere are several reports suggesting that Jaguar Land Rover, external is considering a bid for the Silverstone Circuit, external.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe company, owned by Indian conglomerate Tata, is is also reported to be looking to set up a base, external at the home of the British Grand Prix.
More on this when we get it.
