Our live coverage through the daypublished at 18:00 British Summer Time 31 March 2016
Local live is finished for today but we'll be back tomorrow from 08:00 with all the latest news, weather, sport and travel for Northamptonshire.
The boss of Northampton Hospital says its deficit will increase if it doesn't get 60 new beds
A Northampton woman was welcomed on stage for a selfie by her lookalike, Adele
Wicksteed Park wants people to apply for the chance to be among the last to experience its Pirate Ship ride
More news, sport, travel and weather updates from 08:00 on Friday
Pete Cooper
Local live is finished for today but we'll be back tomorrow from 08:00 with all the latest news, weather, sport and travel for Northamptonshire.
It'll be a dry and chilly night with light winds and clear spells wand temperatures down to 2C (36F).
It will stay dry and mainly bright through tomorrow with a high of 12C (54F).
Sam Read
BBC Radio Northampton politics reporter
A Child Development Expert at the University of Northampton says proposed cuts to the county's children centres would leave work to help children 'severely compromised'.
Dr Eunice Lumsden says the ability to support families and improve long term outcomes is in jeopardy.
Earlier this week, the county council announced plans to close eight and move nine to libraries . The remaining 33 would all face cut backs.
Stuart Ratcliffe
BBC Look East
Northampton Town hope to have the East Stand at Sixfields open by this weekend and Cobblers manager Chris Wilder is one person who, it seems, can't wait...
Sarah Foster
BBC Radio Northampton
Here are our top stories if you're catching up:
Pete Cooper
BBC Local Live
You've been commenting on the fact the Pirate Ship at Wicksteed Park is closing down.
Josie Price writes on Facebook, external: "That noise and then the screams! Unmistakable Wicksteed pirate ship! Great fun".
Stephanie McLean writes, external: "How sad. I squealed like a piggy".
And John Morris says, external: "This is the one I almost fell out of!"
Martin Borley
BBC Radio Northampton
It's the last season for the Pirate Ship ride at Kettering's Wicksteed Park.
The attraction - and the park - have a long history...
Joe Townsend
BBC Radio Northampton sport
Striker Marc Richards expects a "party atmosphere" as Northampton aim to secure promotion from League Two on Saturday.
Chris Wilder's team could potentially win promotion from League Two on Saturday, on the same day Sixfields' new East Stand opens.
"I was here 10 years ago," Richards told me "To see a packed out Sixfields was amazing."
Pete Cooper
BBC Local Live
Dr Matthew Davies, from the Nene Clinical Commissioning Group, says Northampton Hospital's need for extra beds isn't just down to A&E admissions, but also because the NHS "struggles to keep people at home".
Northampton Hospital is seeking funding for 60 extra beds, and Dr Davies told BBC Radio Northampton more needs to be done to "prevent patients, especially older people, going to hospital in the first place".
Martin Borley
BBC Radio Northampton
I spoke to some visitors to Wicksteed Park in Kettering about the planned closure of the Pirate Ship ride and this is what they told me...
Sam Read
BBC Radio Northampton politics reporter
Northampton Hospital's chief executive says its £20m deficit will increase if the hospital can't get funding for 60 new beds before next winter.
Chief executive Sonia Swart says the hospital is well over capacity and extra beds would help create much needed efficiency savings...
A charity is calling for better support for people who find themselves vulnerable, external and without a roof over their head in Kettering.
It's been a bright start across Northamptonshire after a frosty start. Here's a beautiful picture of Yelvertoft this morning from BBC Weather Watcher 'Hello'...
This afternoon should stay largely dry day with plenty of sunny spells, but there is the chance of a scattered showers with a top temperature of 11C (52F).
You can find more details on the BBC Weather website.
Prime Minister David Cameron says the government will do everything it can to secure steel making in Port Talbot calling UK steel a vital industry. But he adds that he doesn't believe nationalisation is the right answer.
David Cameron says the government is "not ruling anything out" as it tries to save thousands of Tata steel jobs. Speaking after chairing crisis talks on Tata Steel's decision to sell its UK business, the PM said the government was "doing everything it can" but there were "no guarantees of success".
The government is "doing everything it can" to save thousands of steel jobs, David Cameron says - but he warns there are "no guarantees of success".
Thousands of jobs nationally are under threat, including around 500 in Corby, after Tata Steel announced it is considering selling its UK operation.
David Cameron says the government is "doing everything it can" to save steel jobs but there are "no guarantees" amid criticism of its handing of the crisis.
Read MoreAn Adele "doppelganger" who posed on stage for a selfie with the singer says she has been inundated with messages from fan groups around the globe.
Emily Bamforth, 27, from Northampton, said her "Instagram had gone insane" after her moment of fame on Tuesday.
Adele, also 27, got her up on stage after Ms Bamforth's fiancé said people claimed she looked like the singer.
Sarah Foster
BBC Radio Northampton
Here are you lunchtime headlines:
Sam Read
BBC Radio Northampton politics reporter
Northampton Hospital is looking to secure a temporary building to reduce the number of patients being cared for in unsuitable parts of the hospital.
The hospital's chief executive Sonia Swart says the need is "urgent" and will save the hospital money...
Pete Cooper
BBC Local Live
In a letter to the Prime Minister, MP for Corby Tom Purglove has said the town "cannot afford to lose" the Tata Steel plant.
In the letter delivered to David Cameron yesterday, he said "nothing should be ruled out" and "short period of public ownership" should be considered "in order to facilitate a buyer".
You can read the full letter on Mr Pusglove's Facebook page, external.