Police in Northamptonshire say they have rescued 11 people from modern slavery so far this year
Northampton Borough Council to push ahead with £500K plan to claw back £10.25 Cobblers loan
Three constituency Labour parties vote to back Jeremy Corbyn in leadership election
Cobblers sign winger Emmanuel Sonupe until the end of the season
Weather: Sunny and dry, peaking at 26C (79F)
Updates for Friday, 12 August
After a few evening showers, it'll be a largely dry night with clear spells.
Feeling chilly, with temperatures falling to single figures in rural areas.
Image source, BBC WeatherAfter a chilly start, Tuesday will be fine and dry with good spells of sunshine. Thicker cloud could produce a few showers, but many places will remain dry.
temperatures expected to reach 20C (68F).
BBC Weather has more details for you.
Pete Cooper
BBC Local Live
Captain Alex Wakely and all-rounder Steven Crook are back in the Northamptonshire squad to face Middlesex in the T20 Blast quarter-final against Middlesex tomorrow, after missing the county championship win over Glamorgan.
Image source, Getty ImagesBatsman Richard Levi (pictured) is also in squad after missing since the T20 game in Leeds against Yorkshire, along with Sri Lankan all-rounder Seekuge Prasanna.
Pete Cooper
BBC Local Live
A 32-year-old man was assaulted with a piece of wood, causing significant facial injuries, as he walked home from a night out in Willow Brook Road, Corby on Sunday.
The victim was approached by a man who had been riding a bike, and after the assault he returned to his bike and rode off in the direction of Corby town centre.
The incident took place between about 03:00 and 03.20.
Police have appealed for witnesses and posted a description of the offender on their website, external.
"The owners of fighting dogs are being trained using pieces of children’s play equipment on the Danesholme estate," reports the newspaper.
Children’s play equipment installed just a few months ago, external at the Stavanger Close park on the town’s Danesholme estate had been damaged by people using it to strengthen their dog’s jaws, according to a report submitted to Corby councillors last week.
Tracy Whittaker-Smith, the head coach of the GB trampoline team and performance director of the Northamptonshire Trampoline Gymnastic Academy, external, has shared the view from her room in the Olympic Village in Rio.
Her team get bouncing at the end of this week.
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Louise Hubball
BBC Look East
Academics from Sheffield University hope to discover when bones in Rothwell in the bone crypt under the parish church were alive.
Dr Lizzie Craig-Atkins from the university has been given permission by the Church of England to take fragments of the bones and have them radio-carbon dated.
Rothwell bone crypt: Academics hope to date remains
We'll find out the results tomorrow.
Pete Cooper
BBC Local Live
A worker at Kettering General Hospital says taking part in a work-based fitness programme has "changed his life".
Security manager James Donnolly is currently the top UK performer in the Global Corporate Fitness Challenge, external.
He lost 20lbs (9kg) since he started the challenge, and says he averages 88,000 steps a day, compared to the normal amount a person walks, which is 15,000.
Quote MessageI've suffered from insomnia for 30 years, but I've gone from three hours broken sleep to six hours solid sleep. It's changed my life
James Donnolly, Security Manager, Kettering General Hospital
Pete Cooper
BBC Local Live
Staff at Kettering General Hospital are being asked to set a good example by getting fit, especially through walking more.
The hospital is taking part in the Global Corporate Fitness Challenge, external and has two of the top-performing British teams.
Mark Smith from the hospital said being healthy "starts with us" and if the staff can "demonstrate the behaviour you want others to follow" then they can become role models for patients.
Louise Hubball
BBC Look East
Rothwell's bone crypt may have been "well used" according to Dr Jenny Crangell from Sheffield University.
Bones, which have been stored under Rothwell Parish Church, have been radio carbon-dated and the results are being analysed.
It's known the crypt dates from the 13th Century, but it's not clear when the thousands of skulls and thigh bones were placed there.
Rothwell's bone crypt may have been "well used" according to academic.
League One side Northampton Town sign defender Lewin Nyatanga on a season-long loan deal from Barnsley.
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Graham McKechnie
BBC Radio Northampton sport
Rob Page says on-loan Barnsley defender Lewin Nyatanga is a "fantastic addition for the club", adding the club is "delighted to get him".
Image source, Getty ImagesPage said of the 27-year-old Welsh international: ''He has got a wealth of experience at this level and higher and we are delighted to get him.
''We wanted to strengthen in central defence and Lewin is a good left-footer who can also play at full-back.
"He gives us options."
Graham McKechnie
BBC Radio Northampton sport
Northampton Town have signed Barnsley defender Lewin Nyatanga on a season-long loan.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe 27-year-old started his career at Derby Couty, playing the Premier League with the Rams, and has played over 100 games for Bristol City and Barnsley.
He has also played 34 times for Wales.
He'll be unavailable for the Cobblers against his parent club in the EFL Cup tomorrow.
Pete Cooper
BBC Local Live
Northamptonshire's T20 quarter-final opponents Middlesex were hoping to have Brendon McCullum in side for the match on Tuesday.
However, a back injury has ruled out New Zealder McCullum for the tie at Wantage Road.
Image source, Getty ImagesNorthants themselves have injury concerns with captain Alex Wakely, all-rounder Steven Crook and batsman Richard Levi all missing the victory over Glamorgan in the county championship.
Charley Hull is tweeting about her build-up to Rio 2016.
The first round of the women's golf is on Wednesday next week.
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Martin Borley
BBC Radio Northampton
A Corby woman has been turned into a character in a musical which is being performed in Los Angeles.
Michelle Morgan (pictured) has written a number of books about Marilyn Monroe and the play is based on part of her research.
The American actress Samantha Stewart plays Michelle on stage in 'Marilyn!, external'.
Image source, Michael FinnQuote MessageWhen Samantha Stewart was interviewed on the red carpet she was being asked what it was like to play me, and that was just crazy.
Michelle Morgan, Writer
Pete Cooper
BBC Local Live
Seamer Ben Sanderson destroyed Glamorgan with a career-best 7-22 as Northants cruised to a crushing 251-run victory at St Helen's.
Sanderson proved unplayable with a fine display of swing bowling to earn the visitors their first Championship win of the season.
Image source, Getty ImagesSanderson also picked up 10 wickets in a match for the first time.
Northamptonshire are back in action tomorrow in the T20 Blast quarter-final against Middlesex.
Set 347 to win, Glamorgan slipped to 12-4 and never showed the application to survive as they were all out for 95.
Pete Cooper
BBC Local Live
Rob Page, Northampton Town manager, said that he's learnt from his season with Port Vale in League One last season that he has to be "adaptable".
Image source, Getty ImagesNorthampton Town drew their League One opener with Fleetwood Town 1-all and Page said: "We’ve got to be adaptable and you can’t only have one idea of how you want to play, so we might change it again for Tuesday."
The Cobblers travel to Barnsley tomorrow for the EFL Cup and Page added that there were "a lot of tired bodies" following the sides first competitive game.
Pete Cooper
BBC Local Live
The Cobblers started life back in the third tier with a draw.
They took just nine minutes to open their account in League One when David Buchanan's shot was only partially cleared, Alex Revell's effort hit the post and the ball bounced into the net off the diving Fleetwood Town goalkeeper Chris Neal.
Image source, Getty ImagesBut Fleetwood were back on level terms seven minutes into the second half when the Cobblers failed to deal with Conor McLaughlin's cross and Victor Nirennold stole in at the far post to score.
Alina Jenkins
BBC Weather
Today will be mostly dry and bright with some sunny spells, although a few showers might develop by the afternoon with a high of 19C (66F).
Here's my full forecast...
There are more details on the BBC Weather website.
Pete Cooper
BBC Local Live
Good morning - we've had a few technical issues getting the page ready for 08:00, but we're now up and running and ready to bring you all the day's news for the county until 18:00.
Today, we'll be looking at the bone crypt in Rothwell, and how Kettering General Hospital is encouraging it's staff to get active.
We'll also round up the weekend's sport and soon have the all important weather.
