Alex Winter
BBC Radio Northampton sport

Former Northants and West Indies fast bowler Sir Curtly Ambrose is in the county today, to pass on valuable tips ahead of T20 finals day on Saturday.

He took a wicket with his first ball when he joined the county in 1989, and went on to get 28 first-class wickets in nine games that season.

He says the team has always had a good record in one-day cricket, but struggles with the longer form of the game. 

"We've been to a few one-day finals, we've won the Natwest one time, but, in the Championship, something was missing.

"I don't think the guys generally believe enough in themselves."

Northamptonshire's Dylan Fletcher will be bidding for a place on the podium in the Olympic sailing this afternoon. 

With his partner Alain Sign, he's currently lying in fourth place in the 49er class.

Image source, Getty Images

The 28-year-old usually sails with Northampton Sailing Club at Pitsford Water and is taking part in his first Olympic Games. 

Fletcher and Sign took bronze at this year's World Championships.   

Martin Heath
BBC Radio Northampton

The new director of children's services at Northamptonshire County Council says there will have to be redundancies within the management team, to make the department more efficient.

Lesley Hagger joined the authority five weeks ago from Leicestershire County Council. She had a reputation for running the social services department there at a low cost.

Children's services in Northamptonshire were found to be "inadequate" by Ofsted inspectors three years ago.

Ms Hagger says the jobs won't go immediately, but she has to make savings by the end of the financial year and focus resources on front-line services.

BBC Weather Watchers

BBC Weather Watcher "dugjay72" woke up to mist across the fields in Roade, and recorded a temperature of 15C (59F).

The forecast says there'll be more fair weather cloud than we've had recently, but it will still feel warm and stay dry, with a top temperature of 24C (75F).

Get the latest weather forecast on the BBC website.

Alex Winter
BBC Radio Northampton sport

Northants coach David Ripley says he's "full of confidence" as the team prepares for today's 50-over cup quarter final match against Surrey.

Victory for the county would earn them a first semi-final tie since 1997.

The fixture's taking place on the day that fast bowler Sir Curtly Ambrose returns to the County Ground to share some timely advice ahead of this weekend's T20 finals day.

We know, lots of you are very excited having secured the grades you were hoping for... but if you didn't get the A-level results you wanted, you might be thinking of retaking a year.

It probably sounds like the worst thing in the world right now, but it doesn't have to be.

Image source, Thinkstock

The Newsbeat team have been speaking to Finn. He got "terrible" grades (U,U,D,E) so stayed back a year to try to get what he needed. 

Take a look at his guide in full for how to cope, but he says the main things are:

• Work out what went wrong first time round
• Are A-levels really for you?
• Other people are in the same boat
• Don't try to be the cool guy from the year above (you won't make new friends that way)
• You WON'T lose all your old friends
• A year really isn't that long

Martin Heath
BBC Radio Northampton

A group of about 30 travellers' vans are still on a site in Daventry, even though police say there's an order requiring them to leave.

The district sergeant said a notice had been served on the encampment, giving travellers until 09:30 this morning to remove the vehicles.

The move follows what police described as "disgraceful and unacceptable" incidents of antisocial behaviour in the town centre on Tuesday night.

Some of the travellers told me this morning they were unaware of any notice to quit, and they were intending to leave the site on Monday.

Martin Heath
BBC Radio Northampton

Travellers have been given until 09:30 this morning to leave a playing field in Daventry after reports of disorder in the town.

There were about 30 vehicles on the Eastern Way Playing Fields on the edge of the town centre.

Police say there were "disgraceful and unacceptable" outbreaks of disorder on Tuesday night. There were reports of food being thrown around supermarkets, people being stopped from getting to their cars and staff being threatened in pubs.

Legal action will be taken if the travellers don't comply with the order to leave by the deadline.

Georgina Burnett
BBC Weather

Any early mist and low cloud will soon disperse to leave a dry day with some good sunny spells. 

It will feel warm outside too in the light winds. 

Maximum temperature: 25C (77F). 

Dani Bailey
BBC Local Live

...to today's live page for Northamptonshire.

We'll be bringing you the latest news, sport, weather and travel until 18:00.

It is, of course, A-level results day - good luck to everyone finding out what they have. We'd love to hear how you've got on. You can get in touch by email, Facebook , externalor Twitter, external.   

If you'd like to get in touch you can email us here or send us a tweet, external.

Martin Borley
BBC Northampton

Thanks for joining us for the latest news, sport, travel and weather for Northamptonshire.

We've thrown the spotlight onto a shortage of social workers, heard tributes to a Northampton woman who tragically died while swimming in Thailand, and reported about a so-called 'guerrilla gardener' planting vegetables in a Northampton street.

Please join us for more live updates from 08:00 tomorrow. 

Martin Borley
BBC Northampton

Four 'Street Marshals' are being appointed to support the police in making Northampton safer at night.

Image source, Google

Northampton Borough Council says they will "help spot developing issues and intervene early to deal with low level disorder". 

The Marshals are jointly funded by the borough council, Northampton Town Centre BID and Northampton Pubwatch.

Alex Dolan
BBC Look East weather

Staying dry overnight with long clear spells, but they'll be cloud thickening later across southern counties which could bring an isolated shower. Lows of 13C (55F).

A little cloudy across the south tomorrow with the chance of an isolated shower first thing, but generally a fine day with sunny spells. Maximum temperature 24C (75F).

Get the latest forecast where you live via BBC Weather.

Martin Borley
BBC Northampton

Inspections on private hire vehicles and hackney carriages in Northampton have uncovered a high proportion of faults.

Twenty-two private hire vehicles and two hackney carriages were stopped and inspected to check their condition and road worthiness - just six were given the 'all-clear'.

The borough council said among the faults discovered were worn tyres, lighting defects and faulty brakes. Three vehicles were forced to stop operating immediately.

Martin Borley
BBC Northampton

Three further arrests have been made in connection with the shooting of a teenage boy at a traveller site at Braybrooke last month.

The men, aged 24, 29 and 37, have been released on police bail pending further enquiries.

On 10 July, a 17-year-old boy suffered "serious life-changing injuries" during the incident at the Greenfield traveller site. Afterwards, three men, aged 34, 35 and 40, were arrested and released on police bail.

BBC Weather Watchers

BBC Weather Watcher 'Willow' has posted this beautiful photo of sunny Wellingborough.

Image source, BBC Weather Watchers / Willow

The Met Office say it'll be a warm and sunny end to the day, but tomorrow will be cloudier. There will be some breaks in the cloud. Tomorrow's top temperature will be 23C (73F).

Martin Heath
BBC Radio Northampton

A group of travellers have been given until tomorrow morning to leave a public park in Daventry following what police have described as "disgraceful and unacceptable" outbreaks of disorder in the town centre.

Image source, Google

Around 30 vehicles have been camped on the Eastern Way playing fields in Daventry.

More than 20 men, described by police as "violent and drunk", went into pubs and shops and left people feeling frightened and intimidated, according to officers.

Reports of their behaviour include stopping people returning to their cars, throwing food around in supermarkets and fighting in pubs.

Extra police patrols are being put in place and a 48-hour dispersal zone has been set up which gives the police powers to require people to leave the area if their behaviour is unacceptable.

Martin Borley
BBC Northampton

Northampton College, external has received the best possible quality rating for its higher education courses.

The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education commended the way, external the college manages standards, quality and information. It was singled out for the relationship its developed with the University of Northampton.

Sam Read
BBC Radio Northampton

A Northamptonshire charity has made a dream come true for a seven-year-old boy with terminal cancer by involving him in a 'police chase'.

Shire Sporting Bears, external arranged for Jacob Rhodes to ride with officers as they chased around Rockingham Motor Speedway near Corby.The charity offers special experiences for children like Jacob, who has been given five years to live after being diagnosed with a rare form of cancer.

Sam Read
BBC Radio Northampton

Children, many of them ill or with disabilities, have been at Rockingham Motor Speedway today for a 'money can't buy' event.

Sixteen-year-old Sophie Bayliss from Welford, who is severely physically disabled, has experienced a ride in a Batmobile-style car.

Her mum, Cindy, says she loves cars and going fast.

The annual event is organised a charity, the Sporting Bears Motor Club, external.