Summary

  • Updates on Friday, 15 July 2016

  • Investigation under way in to school bus crash with car at Oundle

  • Nine children were taken to hospital following the incident

  • Police warning to Pokemon Go players

  1. Northamptonshire v Durhampublished at 10:57 British Summer Time 24 July 2016

    Listen to BBC local radio commentary as Northamptonshire take on Durham in the One-Day Cup.

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  2. 'Carnage' after ATM stolen in ram-raidpublished at 09:49 British Summer Time 24 July 2016

    A cash machine is stolen in a ram-raid which left "carnage" at a shop in Wollaston, Northamptonshire.

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  3. T20 Blast: Yorkshire v Northamptonshirepublished at 19:55 British Summer Time 22 July 2016

    Live BBC local radio commentary of Yorkshire v Northamptonshire in the T20 Blast.

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  4. Killed student 'drunk' outside clubpublished at 17:20 British Summer Time 22 July 2016

    A student who was found raped and murdered after a night out appeared so "drunk she know know what was going on", a court hears.

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  5. Hungarian Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton crashespublished at 16:43 British Summer Time 22 July 2016

    Andrew Benson
    Chief F1 writer

    Hertfordshire's Lewis Hamilton crashed early in second practice as team-mate Nico Rosberg underlined Mercedes' pace at the Hungarian Grand Prix.

    Hamilton lost control at Turn 11 and slid into the barriers on his fourth lap. He limped back to the pits but could not run again, ending up fifth.

    Rosberg was 0.595 seconds quicker than Milton Keynes-based Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo in second.

    Lewis Hamilton in Mercedes racing carImage source, Getty Images
  6. 'Drug ambulance' smugglers jailedpublished at 11:12 British Summer Time 22 July 2016

    Six men are jailed after smuggling "truly colossal" quantities of drugs from Holland to the UK in fake ambulances.

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  7. 'Cars that used to be on the drives, not the bedroom walls'published at 09:36 British Summer Time 22 July 2016

    A classic car show for ordinary family cars is being organised in Northamptonshire.

    The show at Whittlebury Park will feature Morris Marinas, Ford Cortinas and Austin Allegros (pictured).

    Marcus Atkinson is from the organisers of the 'Festival of the Unexceptional' and says that it is for "cars that used to be on the drives, not the bedroom walls".

  8. Pair face multiple drug and sex chargespublished at 23:17 British Summer Time 21 July 2016

    A man and a woman from Northampton are charged with multiple counts of historical drug and sexual assault offences.

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  9. Killed student 'had 30 injuries'published at 16:47 British Summer Time 21 July 2016

    A student who was found raped and murdered had more than 30 fresh injuries, a court hears.

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  10. Posh's Beautyman signs for Cobblerspublished at 15:51 British Summer Time 21 July 2016

    Northampton Town sign midfielder Harry Beautyman from fellow League One side Peterborough United for an undisclosed fee.

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  11. Wood, Harrison & Hill sign Saints dealspublished at 10:27 British Summer Time 21 July 2016

    Captain Tom Wood, flanker Teimana Harrison and prop Paul Hill are among six players to sign new deals with Northampton.

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  12. Unpleasant viewing for studentspublished at 16:54 British Summer Time 20 July 2016

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC Local Live

    Students got to experience the trauma of a road accident through this headset...

    Students wearing headet

    Paul Speight, from Leicestershire Fire and rescue service, said: "These are the sounds and sights and sometimes it's not pleasant but if we can alter anybody's driving behaviour attitude though watching these goggles, then it's money well spent and time well spent."

  13. Students learn the dangers of the roadpublished at 16:37 British Summer Time 20 July 2016

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC Local Live

    Some students in Market Harborough have had a different sort of lesson today- they've been learning about the dangers of driving.

    Students looking at crash wreckage

    They saw what crash wreckage looks like, they heard from a man who killed two of his friends in a car crash and they used virtual reality headsets to experience what it's like to be in a crash.

  14. Killed student 'stumbled into house'published at 15:46 British Summer Time 20 July 2016

    A student was seen stumbling and being led by her arm into a house in which she was later found dead, a court is told.

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  15. Killed barmaid was 'raped and throttled'published at 20:26 British Summer Time 19 July 2016

    A bookkeeper was heard telling a young barmaid outside a nightclub "I'll get you home safe" before she was raped and murdered, a court hears.

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  16. T20 Blast: Northamptonshire v Birminghampublished at 18:03 British Summer Time 19 July 2016

    Listen to live BBC Radio 5 live sports extra commentary as Northamptonshire host Birmingham in the T20 Blast

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  17. Overnight weather: Staying warm and humidpublished at 17:23 British Summer Time 19 July 2016

    Alex Dolan
    BBC Look East weather

    It'll remain hot and sunny this evening and stay warm and humid overnight, with temperatures staying around 20C (68F) for most of the region.

    Wednesday's weather map

    Wednesday will be another hot and sunny day with temperatures reaching up to 30C (86F). It'll stay dry but there'll be a little more cloud in the afternoon, and there's a low risk of an isolated thunderstorm later in the day.

    You can get the full forecast where you live, from BBC Weather.

  18. Giant ice cream in Harboroughpublished at 16:46 British Summer Time 19 July 2016

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC Local Live

    When a "normal" ice cream just isn't enough...

    Giant model ice creamImage source, Leicestershire Police

    Leicestershire Police has dubbed it "the biggest ice cream in Market Harborough".

    I wonder how many calories...

  19. Yesterday was hot... will today be hotter?published at 10:28 British Summer Time 19 July 2016

    Here's BBC Look East's weatherman Dan with the scorchio scores on the doors from yesterday... it's set to get even warmer today.

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    But will the mercury rise higher today?

  20. Sorry the updates haven't been showingpublished at 10:22 British Summer Time 19 July 2016

    We've had technical problems on Local Live this morning - sorry about that.  

    The live updates should start appearing again now. They've also returned below this post.