Tom Barton
BBC Look East political reporter

A rift has widened within the Conservative Party over the role Northampton South MP David Mackintosh played in the £10.25m loan to Northampton Town Football Club.

Conservative Central Office has denied reports it will look "in more depth" at Mr Mackintosh's part in the 2013 loan.

Earlier, Northampton South Conservative Association chairman Suresh Patel told the BBC that Tory HQ had been in touch to say it wished to look "in depth" at Mr Mackintosh's role.

As a result, the local party postponed a confidence vote due to be debated on Friday which expressed "concerns over the conduct" of Mr Mackintosh.

However, Conservative Central Office issued its own statement, reporting that "the Conservative Party is not investigating". It refused to comment further.

The MP has previously denied any wrongdoing.

A £20m motorsport museum is to open at Silverstone with half the money coming from a lottery grant.

Pete Cooper
BBC Local Live

Parliament's authorities are considering rehousing MPs while billions of pounds' of renovations are carried out.

The work is due to start in 2020 and the Conservative MP for Welllingborough, Peter Bone, told the Commons they could come to his constituency... or even go overseas.

Image source, PA

Chris Jones
BBC rugby reporter

The outcome of the Premiership Rugby and RFU investigation into the handling of George North's injury is expected tomorrow.

The Wales and Northampton winger was injured against Leicester on Saturday.

TV replays appeared to show him lying motionless before he recovered to pass a mandatory pitch-side assessment.

Image source, Getty Images

The Saints said they had not had access to full television footage of the incident before allowing North to rejoin the action later in the match.

Premiership Rugby and the RFU have revealed that a Concussion Management Review Group (CMRG) met on Tuesday to assess the incident.  

A statement said the group could decide to issue a warning or even recommend a misconduct charge against the club or an individual.

Martin Heath
BBC Radio Northampton

There has been nothing official about what will happen to the facilities at Daventry University Technical College when it closes next year.

The building itself is less than three years old, and the speculation is that it'll become part of one of the secondary schools, the Parker Academy or DSLV. 

Another option would be Northampton College, which has a campus in Daventry.

Whether Moulton College, the school's main sponsor, or the University of Northampton, another of the sponsors, or indeed Daventry District Council and Northamptonshire County Council, have any interest in the build remains to be seen.

Pete Cooper
BBC Local Live

Daventry District Council says it is "very disappointed" the university technical college (UTC) in the town is to close next year.

Ian Vincent, the authority's chief executive, said: "The UTC was a new concept for providing education and learning for young people in our district and we were keen to see it succeed."

Mr Vincent says the council will do its part to "ensure that following the UTC’s closure in August, the site is brought back into full use for educational purposes".

BBC Weather

This afternoon will be very mild and rather cloudy, with patchy light rain or drizzle at first. The sun will break through later, with a high of 13C (55F).

There are more details on the BBC Weather website.

Zoe Applegate
BBC News

A new Silverstone Heritage Experience is due to open at the Northamptonshire circuit in spring 2019.

It is costing £20m, with £9m coming from the Heritage Lottery Fund.

Here's what it is going to look like.

Image source, Silverstone Heritage

Image source, Silverstone Heritage

Image source, Silverstone Heritage

Northampton Saints have recalled second row Courtney Lawes and flanker Tom Wood, who returns to captain the side.

Both have been on England duty for the past month. The England captain Dylan Hartley and flanker Teimana Harrison are also back from the Autumn internationals and are on the bench.

Northampton take on Leinster tomorrow in the European Champions Cup at Franklin's Gardens.

The Daily Mail

Television bosses who bankroll English club rugby have reacted angrily, external to Northampton's claim they were not provided with footage that would have identified George North being knocked unconscious against Leicester on Saturday.

Pete Cooper
BBC Local Live

Elsewhere in Northamptonshire:

• Children at a Higham Ferrers school are creating an advent calendar with a difference this Christmas, reports the Northampton Telegraph, external. Instead of opening a door and taking something out, pupils at Henry Chichele Primary School are bringing in items to the school every day to give to good causes, and create a reverse Christmas advent
• The Northampton Chronicle & Echo, external has tributes to its former chief photographer Bob Price. Bob, who was aged 82, was with the Chron for 39 years until his retirement in August 1997

Matt Precey
BBC Look East

A statement issued by Northampton South Conservative Association says the leadership of the party nationally "wishes to take a more in-depth look at the several issues" raised by the internal auditor's report on the loan to Northampton Town Football Club.

Specifically it wants to look at "the role played" by David Mackintosh, who is now the Northampton South MP but was leader of Northampton Borough Council at the time of the loan in 2013.

The report by PricewaterhouseCoopers identified a number of issues with the approval and handing over of the loan, and said that due to "political and management pressure" it was not properly checked.

The majority of the £10.25m given to the club, under its previous ownership, has gone missing, external.

For the time being the confidence vote in David Mackintosh, which was to be held by the Northampton South Conservative Association tomorrow, has been set aside until this investigation is completed.

The MP has previously denied any wrongdoing.

Matt Precey
BBC Look East

The Conservative Party leadership is to launch an investigation into the Northampton South MP David Mackintosh.

Mr Mackintosh was the leader of Northampton Borough Council at the time of the £10.25m loan to Northampton Town Football Club for redevelopment work, which has yet to be completed.

Martin Heath
BBC Radio Northampton

University technical colleges (UTCs) take pupils from the age of 14, and that seems to be part of the problem behind the impending closure of Daventry's UTC.

Primary schools help pupil transition into secondary schools, but there is nobody helping pupils change at 14.

Last week the BBC saw a letter that shows the government is considering asking councils to write to parents explaining other schooling options - including UTCs.

The other problem is a historical one, with a poor reputation, among some, for the education in Daventry.

There is a feeling with a proportion of parents, external that they simply should not go for a Daventry secondary education at all.

These two factors combined seemed to have spelt the end of Daventry's UTC.

Martin Heath
BBC Radio Northampton

Daventry's University Technical College, which only opened in January 2014, is to close next year.

The school has struggled to recruit enough students and the trustees have decided it's no longer viable, even though a new principal was brought in earlier this year to try to turn things around.

It has places for 600 students but there are currently only 123 on the roll.

No more students are being accepted, and pupils in years 10 and 12 will be transferred to other schools. 

Pete Cooper
BBC Local Live

Formula 1 World Champion Nico Rosberg says the heritage of motor racing is "massively important" and welcomed plans for a new £20m museum at Silverstone.

The museum, which aims to open in spring 2019, will be housed in the only remaining World War Two hangar on the site.

Rosberg, who won the championship for Brackley-based Mercedes, says he "loves the history of the sport" and that "Silverstone is so important, it's legendary". 

The 31-year-old also described the British Grand Prix at the circuit as "a very special race".

He hopes to go the heritage centre once it's open, and given that he retired from the sport last week, he'll certainly have the time.

Pete Cooper
BBC Local Live

Sir Stirling Moss described Silverstone as a "very special place and a very important part of our history", as the circuit announced plans for a heritage centre.

The centre will cost £20m, with £9m coming from a Heritage Lottery Fund grant.

Sir Stirling, who won several races at the Northamptonshire track, described it as the "home of motor racing" and a "great circuit".

Stuart Bailey
BBC News

The go-ahead has been given for a £20m museum to be built at Silverstone, dedicated to the history of British motor sport. 

It will house dozens of Formula 1 and other racing cars and bikes, along with personal artefacts from drivers including Sir Stirling Moss and Lewis Hamilton. 

Image source, Getty Images

It's taken five years to get the museum approved, but it can finally happen thanks to a £9m grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).   

Sally Reynolds, CEO of Silverstone Heritage Limited, said "We were delighted to hear that our bid has been successful. 

"This means that work on the project can start in the new year and that the Silverstone Heritage Experience can open to the public in spring 2019." 

Sir Peter Luff, chairman of HLF, said: "Silverstone is a place where so many legends of British motor racing have their roots. 

"The speed and the glamour, though, are only part of the success of British motorsport since the late 1940s.

"More of the stories in this exciting heritage can now be told; stories of drivers and sporting glory, yes, but also of the extraordinary creativity of British engineering."

Elizabeth Rizzini
BBC Look East weather

Another very mild day, although it'll be much cloudier than yesterday, and some of us will see some rain this afternoon.

The south-westerly wind will pick up during the day, and there'll be a top temperature of around 12C (54F).

Watch my full forecast here:

Pete Cooper
BBC Local Live

Good morning.

Between now and 18:00 we'll be bringing you all the news, weather, sport and travel for the county.

Today we'll be looking at Corby Borough Council, Daventry UTC and a new development at Silverstone.

If you want to get in touch then you can email me, or tweet us, external.