Graham McKechnie
BBC Radio Northampton sport

Northampton Saints captain Tom Wood has been recalled to the England squad for the autumn internationals.

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It's the first time Wood has been included since Eddie Jones took over as England head coach after last year's Rugby World Cup.

The 29-year-old, who has 42 caps, has been named in the 33-man squad ahead of the Tests against South Africa, Fiji, Argentina and Australia.

He's one of four Saints in the squad - Dylan Hartley, Teimana Harrison and Courtney Lawes are the others.  

Martin Borley
BBC Northampton

A teacher of construction courses at Moulton College says female students are now considering a career in the industry.

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Georgina Burton's comments come after a survey, commissioned by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, suggests one third of young people - male and female - in the East Midlands think the construction industry is likely to be the most sexist and least diverse of all areas of work.

Ms Burton says women in high-powered positions, such as prime minister, are challenging stereotypes.  

Martin Borley
BBC Northampton

The landowners and developers of Prior's Hall Park have gone into administration. The development is one of the biggest in Northamptonshire.

The estate management company, Priors Hall Park Management Limited, continues to operate as normal and is unaffected by the administration.

Martin Borley
BBC Northampton

A spokesman for Prior's Hall Park says the appointment of administrators "is purely a restructuring of site operations and it's very much business as usual".

The statement continues: "The focus is now on opening the community centre and progressing designs for the new village retail centre, with local shops and amenities.

"We are working closely with the administrators to seek a new investor who can continue to deliver the vision."

Martin Borley
BBC Northampton

The leader of Corby Borough Council, Tom Beattie, says news of Bela and Corby Developments calling in the administrators is "of course disappointing".

Mr Beattie says the council will "work hard with all parties involved to ensure further progress on site and ultimately the successful completion of the development".

Mr Beattie adds: "Prior's Hall remains an important part of the borough's regeneration and growth, and we are confident about its future." 

Martin Borley
BBC Northampton

The Northamptonshire Telegraph is reporting, external the developers behind a 5,000-home development in Corby have called in the administrators.

David Soden and Phil Bowers of Deloitte have been appointed joint administrators over the developers of Prior's Hall Park.

The estate management company, Priors Hall Park Management Limited, continues to operate as normal and is unaffected by the administration.

We'll bring you more shortly.

Stuart Bailey
BBC News

This week we've been looking at the pressures facing the NHS in Northamptonshire and why some hospital patients face delays in being discharged.   

There are calls for councils to spend much more money on care home places, so vulnerable people don't have to stay in hospital longer than they need to. 

Northampton-based Avery Healthcare runs residential, nursing and dementia homes across the country - including six in our county - but managing director John Strowbridge says it's got no choice but to prioritise private customers.

"The problem we have is the fees paid by the local authority of around £420 is really about half the price that it actually costs to run a care home bed," he said.

"What care providers have regrettably had to do is start to restrict the number of local authority residents we can accept."

BBC Weather

It's foggy in some parts of the region which will be experiencing visibility problems until about 10:00. 

One or two brighter spells will follow where the sun manages to break through this afternoon. 

Top temperature about 15C (59F). 

BBC Weather, external has more local details. 

Katy Lewis
BBC Local Live

Good morning and welcome to another day of regular live updates of news, sport, weather, travel and more.

Today we'll continue with our look at the pressures facing the NHS in the county and ask why some hospital patients face delays in being discharged.

We'll also see what the weather has in store with a full forecast.

Don't forget you can also keep us posted with your stories via email or Twitter., external

Mariam Issimdar
BBC News

That's it folks for today.

We're back tomorrow from 08:00 unless anything breaks overnight.

Our main news stories today:

• Local MP says committment to using UK steel in Heathrow expansion is 'good news' for Corby
• Corby to Kettering line improvements have been completed after six weeks of closure
• The number of people with Type 2 diabetes in the county has more than doubled
• Too few people wanting to work as carers is possibly aggravating high numbers of bed-blockers at Northampton General Hospital

Have a good evening. 

Alex Dolan
BBC Look East weather

Staying dry overnight with clear spells.  Some mist and fog patches will form, leaving some dense fog patches by the end of the night as the temperature drops to 7C (45F).

The mist will clear in places on Wednesday, but it'll stay quite cloudy through much of the day as it peaks at 16C (60F).

For a full forecast for where you are, visit BBC Weather.

Nic Rigby
BBC News

Sixty eight years ago this month the first International Grand Prix Race held at Silverstone since 1927 was photographed.

It was won by Villoresi of Italy driving for Maserati.   

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Mariam Issimdar
BBC News

The government's commitment to using British steel in the expansion of Heathrow Airport is a welcome boost to Corby, says local MP Tom Pursglove.

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His comments follow the announcement today that a third runway will be built at the airport.

The Conservative MP for Corby and East Northamptonshire, Tom Pursglove, said: "Heathrow's commitment to using British steel is a big boost to the industry and will do much to help support important high quality jobs in the supply-chain.  

"Today's announcement is undoubtedly good news for steel towns like Corby."

Earlier this year the government said public sector bodies, including the NHS and councils, will be required to consider the social and economic impact on the UK before buying steel from abroad.

Corby, which was once a major steel producer, still has a tube works in the town and it employs about 1,000 people. 

Kenji Gorre scored a hat-trick in a 5-4 Cobblers victory, with Joel Byrom and Lawson D'Ath also on target.

The Royal and Derngate Theatre announces plans to launch a new secondary school in Northampton specialising in the arts.

Mariam Issimdar
BBC News

Two planning applications, external come before borough councillors this evening.

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The Rushden Lakes, external project (pictured), which is being put forward by East Northants District Council, includes a cinema, restaurants and shops. 

Northampton borough, which is a consultee of the project, is being asked for its comments on plans to make the development bigger. The first phase of Rushden Lakes is due to open in Spring 2017. 

Meanwhile, additional opening hours are being put forward by developers behind plans for a supermarket on the old Chronicle and Echo site at Upper Mounts in Northampton.

Mariam Issimdar
BBC News

A six-week programme to upgrade the track between Kettering and Corby has been completed and this morning the line was fully open again.

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Network Rail, external has been carrying out the improvements so more trains can run on a new track between Corby and London St Pancras. 

Work on five bridges and viaducts was carried out to support the extra trains that will in future run on a second track, which engineers have been installing for the past year.

Rob McIntosh, from Network Rail, said the upgrades "will allow us to provide a bigger and better railway for passengers in the future".

Northants' opener Ben Duckett is back on his way to Dhaka to join England's cricketer for their next Test match against Bangladesh on Friday. 

England won their first match by just 22 runs, with Duckett making only 14 and 15 on his Test debut.

England great Mike Atherton, who now reports for Sky Sports, reckons Duckett will retain his order of place, external in the team rather than move down. 

Meanwhile, former captain Michael Vaughan told BBC Sport that England's batting needs to improve if they're to beat India this winter.

The number of people with Type 2 diabetes in the county has more than doubled, according to a specialist nurse, with numbers over the last 20 years increasing from 1.4% of the local population to 3.8%. 

The news comes on top of a warning from the charity Diabetes UK, external, which says an epidemic nationally could bankrupt the NHS.

It says 4.5m people with diabetes are costing the health service £10bn a year - nearly 10% of its entire budget - and argues 90% of people have the condition due to their lifestyle and diet.

Katie Seal, external, a senior diabetes nurse specialist for the county, reinforces these findings and says healthcare workers are seeing more young people with the illness.

"There's a significant increase both nationally and locally. We know locally the prevalence of diabetes is about 6% of the population.

"We're better at detecting it so we're catching people earlier, so by default they'll be younger rather than waiting until they're very ill," added Ms Seal. 

Martin Borley
BBC Radio Northampton

A new musical developed with the help of people in Corby will open at the town's Core theatre tomorrow evening. 

Danny Hero is inspired by Corby people, written by professionals and stars Corby actors, singers and dancers. 

It's the result of a three-year £1m project from the Arts Council.

Here's a sneak preview on YouTube...