BBC Local Live: Northamptonshire on Tuesday, 19 July 2016

Summary

Updates on Tuesday, 19 July 2016
Trial begins of man accused of rape and murder of India Chipchase
Man with links to Corby on UK fraud wanted list
Temperatures soar across Northamptonshire
News, sport, travel and weather updates resume from 08:00 on Wednesday

Live Reporting

Pete Cooper

Proposal for Greyfriars 'a lot better' than the old bus station, says council leaderpublished at 11:30 BST 19 July 2016
Pete Cooper
BBC Local Live
Andrei's views that the Greyfriars site should be a replacement bus station aren't unusual. The leader of Northampton Borough Council, Mary Markham, said yesterday the most popular suggestion during their public consultation was a new bus station.
However, she said it is "never going to a bus station" and that what is a proposed, external is a "a lot better than what was there before".
Is it? What do you make of the plans? Let is know by emailing us.
The past...
The present...
The future?
Image source, NBC
Greyfriars development: 'Northampton needs a PROPER bus station'published at 11:28 BST 19 July 2016
Pete Cooper
BBC Local Live
Yesterday we brought you details of the two schemes, external that will be competing for the development of the Greyfriars site.
You've been getting in touch about it...
What Northampton needs is a PROPER bus station.
It's ridiculous that my 84 year old mother, now has to queue at a town centre bus stop in the Drapery, in all weathers.
Turn the "new" bus station into a taxi rank, with the bus stops leased to the taxi companies & where customers can book & wait for their taxi somewhere civilised & rebuild a modern, bright "airport lounge" style bus-station, complete with shops etc where the old bus-station used to be.
Andrei in Northampton
Yesterday was hot... will today be hotter?published at 10:56 BST 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?
Your hot weather pictures: Great Houghtonpublished at 10:36 BST 19 July 2016
Pete Cooper
BBC Local Live
It is set to be the hottest day of the year and we want to see your weather pictures.
Here is Great Houghton from BBC Weather Watcher 'beeshepherd jnr'.
You can sign-up to be a BBC Weather Watcher or you can email your pictures, including the temperature in your car right now, to us.
Sorry the updates haven't been showingpublished at 10:23 BST 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.
Serious accident on Great Billing Way in Northamptonpublished at 09:29 BST 19 July 2016
BBC Travel
The A5076 Great Billing Way is closed in both directions because of a serious accident at the Blackthorn Road junction.
There are reports the air ambulance is in attendance.
Pollen levels high and UV very highpublished at 08:59 BST 19 July 2016
BBC Weather
With temperatures set to hit the 30s with unbroken sunshine, it's no surprise that UV levels today are very high...
Hayfever sufferers should also be aware that as well as being scorching hot, there's going to be high pollen levels today too across the east of England...
Crime agency puts fraud losses at more than £190bn a yearpublished at 08:39 BST 19 July 2016
BBC News UK
Donald Toon, director of the National Crime Agency's economic crime command, says annual losses to the UK from fraud are estimated to be more than £190bn.
He said criminals have caused "distress and loss to people and businesses up and down the country".
Image source, PA
One of people police want to speak to as part of the NCA's latest appeal is Marius Lucian Anton, who's accused of using card-skimming devices and is said to have links to Corby.
The Crime Survey of England and Wales, which is published on Thursday, is expected to show that fraud is the most prevalent crime in the UK.
UK fraud police release wanted listpublished at 08:28 BST 19 July 2016
BBC News UK
A list of 10 alleged fraudsters accused of owing £20m between them has been published by police in the UK.
Image source, Thinkstock
It includes Marius Lucian Anton, 31, a Romanian national with links to Northamptonshire and in particular Corby, who is wanted by Cheshire Constabulary for allegedly committing multiple cash machine fraud offences across the country.
You can see the rest of the names on the list here.
Weather: A hot, sunny daypublished at 08:06 BST 19 July 2016
Kate Kinsella
BBC Look East weather
Hot, dry and rather humid across the region, with strong, summer sunshine persisting through the day, and a high of 32C (90F).
There are more details on the BBC Weather website.
A very hot Tuesdaypublished at 08:00
Pete Cooper
BBC Local Live
It's shaping up to be the hottest day of the year so far.
Already there is blue sky and sunshine across Northamptonshire. We'll have the full forecast in a moment, but here is Northampton at 06:00 this morning taken by BBC Weather Watcher 'H's view'...
And as always, stay with us until 18:00 as we'll bring you the rest of the day's news, sport and travel for the county.