David Cameron has said the government is "not ruling anything out" but that he did not believe nationalisation of the Tata Steel's UK business was "the right answer".

Plans to sell the plants have put thousands of jobs under threat nationally - including around 500 in Corby.

The Prime Minister said: "What we want to do is secure a long term future for Port Talbot and for other steelmaking plants in the United Kingdom. This is a difficult situation. There is no guarantee of success."

Northampton Chronicle & Echo

Poachers using boats to steal fish from a Northampton lake in the dead of night are threatening the existence, external of a long-running angling club.

Pete Cooper
BBC Local Live

Emily Bamforth, whose selfie with Adele has gone global, external, told me her fiancé - "six foot eight inches tall" Tom Winkler - is responsible for her ending up on stage.

Image source, Getty Images

She said the couple were just four rows from the front and Adele had finished singing 'Rolling in the Deep' when everyone sat down expect Tom. Adele spotted him because of his height, and asked "what is this? Question time?"

He replied people often say Emily looked like Adele, leading to the singer saying "come on then" and inviting Emily on stage.

Pete Cooper
BBC Local Live

Emily Bamforth, from Northampton, who posed for a selfie on stage with Adele, has told me she didn't think the picture would become such a big story saying it's "crazy" her moment on stage with the singer has spread around the world, external.

Image source, Tom Winkler

She said the moment is "a bit of blur" and she was "shaking with nerves" while on stage on Tuesday night.

Emily, a make-up artist, said she thought the picture posted by her fiancé Tom on Twitter in the early hours of Wednesday, would have "died a death" soon after - but when I spoke to her she had just finished "reading about myself in Australia, external".

BBC News UK

Prime Minister David Cameron is to host crisis talks on the UK steel industry amid mounting pressure on ministers to guarantee the future of Tata Steel's UK business and its 15,000 workers, including around 500 in Corby.

Mr Cameron will meet ministers in Downing Street to co-ordinate the government's response to Tata Steel's plans.

Ministers have downplayed talk of nationalising the works, but said state help could be used to engineer a sale.

Pete Cooper
BBC Local Live

Yesterday evening the Northampton Chronicle & Echo reported, external that a "sink hole" had opened up on Kettering Road.

The good news is that it's now been fixed, as our picture below shows.

It was caused by a burst water pipe, so technically was not a sink hole - which are naturally occurring phenomenon.

Pete Cooper
BBC Local Live

An Adele look-alike from Northampton has been making headlines - not only in the Herald & Post , externalbut now all over the world, external - after being invited on stage during the singers concert, external in Birmingham and posing for a selfie with the star.

Image source, Getty Images

Emily Bamforth, a 27-year-old make-up artist, was at the concert on Tuesday, but came to the world's attention after her fiancé Tom Winkler tweeted the selfie following the sell-out show.

Northants Herald & Post

An Adele superfan and lookalike from Northampton, external had her dream come true during a sell-out concert in Birmingham last night.

Today Programme
BBC Radio 4

Len McCluskey, the secretary general of the UNITE union, is calling for the Government to stand up for British workers as Tata Steel looks likely to sell its UK businesses.

Around 500 jobs are under threat in Corby as a result of the plans.

Image source, PA

Martin Borley
BBC Radio Northampton

Wicksteed Park in Kettering wants people to apply for the chance to be among the last to experience its iconic Pirate Ship fairground ride.

It was installed at the park in 1982 and has since become a favourite with visitors but it'll be replaced at the end of this season.

Elizabeth Rizzini
BBC Look East weather

This morning will be chilly but dry with light winds and some sunny spells but scattered showers will develop during the afternoon with a high of 11C (52F).

You can see my full forecast below or there are more details on the BBC Weather website.

Andrew Radd
BBC Radio Northampton

Here are our top stories:

• Ministers will meet with David Cameron in Downing Street later to discuss how to help the troubled UK steel industry
• Northampton General Hospital's chief executive says its £20m deficit will increase if the hospital can't get funding for 60 new beds before next winter
• Wicksteed Park in Kettering wants people to apply for the chance to be among the last to experience its Pirate Ship fairground ride, external

Pete Cooper
BBC Local Live

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