Martin Borley
BBC Northampton

Police have revealed that a man suffered a fractured skull during a serious assault in Northampton's Bridge Street. 

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The attack happened between 01:35 and 01:45 on Thursday, 28 July, but the details have only just been released.

Detectives say he was punched in the face by another man and knocked unconscious in the middle of the road.

He suffered a fracture to the back of his skull and needed 12 stitches for a cut lip.

His attacker is believed to have run towards Gold Street with two men, who had originally been involved in an argument with the victim.

The three men are described as slim with short, dark hair. One wore a blue denim-style shirt and blue denim jeans. Another wore a grey hoodie and dark slouch-style jeans. The man who allegedly attacked the victim wore a red T-shirt, skinny dark jeans and black shoes.

Alex Winter
BBC Radio Northampton sport

There will be no play until after lunch due to rain.

Sigh...

Follow live text and radio commentary as Glamorgan face Northamptonshire in the County Championship.

Alex Winter
BBC Radio Northampton sport

There's no play yet in Swansea.

When it does get under way, we'll have live commentary.

Alex Winter
BBC Radio Northampton sport

Northants have six games to save their season in the County Championship. They have failed to win a game so far and sit bottom of the table. 

It's a little damp at Swansea this morning so the start has been delayed.

Northants have come in for criticism having prioritised one-day cricket to such an extent that their first choice XI has not once been picked for a Championship game this season. Injuries also have played their part.

But Northants will say their policy has paid dividends with two one-day quarter-finals.

There is live coverage here when the match begins.

Martin Borley
BBC Northampton

Staff at Northampton's BHS store, which has opened for the last time today, say they're "devastated" that it's closing.

The store first opened in Abington Street in the 1950s.

One member of staff, who wishes to remain anonymous, told BBC Radio Northampton: "We were going along fine but suddenly our jobs were pulled away from us."

Martin Borley
BBC Northampton

Northampton town centre's BHS store is opening for the last time today.

It's been a fixture on Abington Street since the 1950s.

This morning, staff were removing crates of mannequins from the store.

Across the UK, more than 11,000 jobs are being lost after the retailer was wound up earlier this year. 

There have been calls that former owner of the store chain, Sir Philip Green, should "write a cheque" to cover BHS' £571m pension deficit. The billionaire says he is in discussions with the Pensions Regulator to try and find a solution.

The BHS Home & Kids shop at St James' Retail Park, Northampton, will close later this month. 

Martin Borley
BBC Northampton

Network Rail and East Midlands Trains say a "near normal service" is running today after a road bridge partially collapsed on Monday.

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Yesterday, a replacement bus service was introduced serving Northamptonshire stations on the Midland Mainline.

The bridge collapsed near Barrow Upon Soar in Leicestershire. Network Rail says the cause of the collapse is being investigated.

Sarah Foster
BBC Radio Northampton

The chief executive of Travis Perkins, John Carter, says the vote to quit to the EU has created "significant uncertainty".

The builders' merchant has seen like-for-like sales slow in the second quarter, "owing to a number of factors, including the deferral of projects ahead of the EU referendum," Mr Carter said.

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Meanwhile, in the national news today, a leading economic forecaster says the UK has a 50-50 chance of falling into recession within the next 18 months following the Brexit vote.

Sarah Foster
BBC Radio Northampton

Northampton-based builders' merchant Travis Perkins says it's been hit by the uncertainty of Brexit. 

The company says it's suffered from weaker demand as a result of the EU referendum, but cautioned that it is too early to say what the full impact will be.

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The company's results for the first half of the year saw sales rise overall 5.8% to £3.1bn, with pre-tax profits rising 10.7% to £176m. But the firm saw a noticeable slowdown in sales in the second quarter.

Georgina Burnett
BBC Weather

A dry start for many with sunny spells, as cloudier conditions soon clear to the south. 

Becoming generally bright and breezy later, with plenty of sunny spells and an outside chance of a fleeting shower.  

Temperatures reaching 24C (75F). BBC Weather has more details. 

Nic Rigby
BBC News

Good morning and welcome to the live page for Northamptonshire.

We'll be bringing you all the latest news, sport, weather and travel for the area from now until 18:00.

We've got news from a Northampton-based builders merchant which says it's being hit by the uncertainty of Brexit.

And The Friends of Northampton Castle are very far from happy about changes to the plan for the area near the historic site.

But first, we'll see what the weather has in store.

That is all from us.

You can read more on Edward Tenniswood, who was jailed over the rape and murder of India Chipchase, and the rest of today's news by scrolling down.

We will be back with rolling news tomorrow from 08:00, but this feed will be updated overnight with any further items of interest.

See you then.

BBC Weather

It'll be cloudy with a few outbreaks of rain or drizzle continuing across the region during the evening. But these will gradually ease overnight, with some clearer skies developing after midnight. 

Still warm at 17C (63F).

Tomorrow the cloud will continue to break, with some prolonged and warm sunny spells developing. Top temperature of 23C (73F). 

BBC Weather has more details.

Mousumi Bakshi
BBC Look East

Following Edward Tenniswood's sentencing, Det Sgt Kim Jackson read a statement on behalf of India Chipchase's family outside Birmingham Crown Court.

"The police's guidance and support has been outstanding. India's friends have also been a bedrock of support for us. Everyone has gone out of their way to help us," he said.

"We would also like to thank Northampton's community for their positive attitude and respect towards us. This has been a high profile case, with coverage across the world, but our fellow townspeople have respected our privacy and given us the space to grieve as a family, and with our friends. 

"We are still only part way through this process and we are grateful that justice has been done."

Mousumi Bakshi
BBC Look East

Earlier at Birmingham Crown Court, Mr Justice Saunders said of Edward Tenniswood, jailed for the murder and rape of India Chipchase, that he "picked on" the 20-year-old "because she was obviously drunk and obviously so drunk that she was unable to care for herself".

He said Tenniswood didn't take her home in a taxi as he told her he would. "Instead he took her to his house and there he raped and killed her."

The judge continued: "The killing was in my judgement entirely deliberate." He added that Tenniswood's defence, often gratuitous in detail, had "no doubt added to the anguish of the family".

The judge said: "While I cannot be sure he went to the nightclub to try and find a vulnerable woman that he could use for his own satisfaction, I am satisfied that as soon as he saw India he formed that intention. 

"I have no doubt that he was very persuasive and convinced India in her befuddled state to come with him, promising her that she would be safe.

"I am satisfied that he did intend to kill and while he does present as a strange man, I have no evidence that there was some mental illness that might lessen his responsibility for this awful crime."

Pete Cooper
BBC Local Live

The chief operating officer of Northampton General Hospital says she is "disappointed", after one of the county's health commissioners described plans for a new 60-bed ward as a "worrying development".

The Nene Clinical Commissioning Group believed spending money in that way would mean less cash to help move people out of hospital who don't need to be there.

Deborah Needham from the hospital said it needed to work with the CCG "to make sure patients get discharged when they are fit to go home".

But she added that her "priority" was to "make sure there enough beds for everyone attending A&E".

Jeremy Chipchase, father of murdered India Chipchase, has spoken with emotion about how he would "never walk India down the aisle" in a victim impact statement.

Joe Townsend
BBC Radio Northampton sport

I've been to see Northampton Town manager Rob Page, ahead of the club's League One campaign.

Page told me he expects to sign a central defender on loan in the next 24 hours, following the departure of Ryan Cresswell.

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However, despite that potential new signing, Page told me he knows his starting XI for the opening match against Fleetwood Town on Saturday at Sixfields.

Pete Cooper
BBC Local Live

Our rolling updates from the trial of Edward Tenniswood, who has been convicted and jailed for the rape and murder of India Chipchase in Northampton, have now finished.

Here's the full story if you want a read.

We'll now take a look at some other news from around Northamptonshire.