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Have a good evening.

Alex Dolan
BBC Look East weather

Low cloud with spread in from the west tonight, turning misty and foggy but not as extensive as last night. 

Mainly dry overnight but the odd spot of drizzle possible. Temperatures down to 3C (34F) across the region.

Any mist or fog will clear tomorrow to leave a rather cloudy but dry day. 

Feeling exceptionally mild, with highs at 12C (54F).

Get your local forecast from BBC Weather.

Willy Gilder
BBC Radio Northampton

The leader of Northampton Borough Council says that David Kennedy, the council's chief executive, is the best person to "drive [the council] forward".

Yesterday Mr Kennedy apologised for mistakes that he and fellow officers made while arranging a £10m loan to Northampton Town FC. The council has now introduced a new system to check major financial decisions.

Jonathan Nunn, who became leader of the Conservative administration in October, said that Mr Kennedy and his fellow officers "know the ins and outs" of the loan to the Cobblers and that he was in "close daily contact" with the chief executive about the loan.

Pete Cooper
BBC Local Live

Transport Secretary Chris Grayling is promising to launch what he calls a "proper, dedicated commuter" rail service linking Kettering, Corby and London by 2020.

He also wants every rail franchise in England to be run by joint management teams, including representatives from both the train-operating company and Network Rail.

Phillip Hollobone, the Conservative MP for Kettering, said he would like to see East Midlands Trains be involved in one of the first of these teams to ease the problems commuters had on the line.

Transport Secretary Chris Grayling said change would start to come when the franchise - currently operated by East Midlands Trains - was renewed in 2018.

He said that rather than passengers from Northamptonshire having to board trains coming from the further north down to London, they would have a service originating from Corby and Kettering.

Pete Cooper
BBC Local Live

A public meeting has been held in Wellingborough to discuss the long-term prospects for the Castle Theatre in the town.

The theatre closed briefly back in June after the company operating it went into liquidation. It was then reopened by Wellingborough Council on an "interim" basis.

Heather Saunders, who chaired the meeting, said: "The message we want to get across is that the Castle is open for business" but admitted those who attended are waiting for the borough council to make a decision on 20 December on how the theatre will be run.

Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live

Composer Benjamin Till has been walking the River Nene to get inspiration for a brand new piece of classical music - to be called Source to the Sea.

And according to Benjamin's Twitter account, he has completed his epic 112-mile (180km) journey.

It appears that he had some company for the final leg...

It all started in Badby in Northamptonshire last Thursday and has ended five days later.  

It's a journey that's taken him from Northamptonshire, through Cambridgeshire, finishing in Lincolnshire close to the Norfolk border where the river enters The Wash.

You can read more about the journey on Benjamin's blog, external.

BBC Weather Watchers

Here are some of the images from BBC Weather Watchers of the scene over the county...

Pete Cooper
BBC Local Live

Elsewhere in Northamptonshire:

• A "long-trumpeted plan" to build 100 council houses together in Northampton is set to be scrapped after it emerged the council might run out of time to get government funding, according to Northampton Chronicle & Echo, external.
• The Northamptonshire Telegraph reports, external that an extraordinary meeting is being held to discuss plans to extend a business park on the outskirts of Raunds.
• And news of another extraordinary meeting is reported in the Daventry Express, external.Councillors have been summoned over the erection of a child’s tree house.

Last night Northampton Borough Council's audit committee discussed the report from internal auditors about the £10m loan to Northampton Town.

The majority of the money has gone missing and as a member of the committee, Conservative councillor James Hill tweeted that some questions were left unanswered...

BBC Weather

It will stay cloudy and cool today, with extensive low cloud and mist, as you can see...

Given the light winds, these conditions may persist in many areas throughout the day, with only limited brighter intervals developing and a high of 8C (46F).

There are more details on the BBC Weather website.

The chief executive of a council which lent £10.25m to a football club apologises for mistakes made in arranging the deal.

Pete Cooper
BBC Local Live

The leader of the Labour opposition on Northampton Borough Council has said that they need to wait for the report from external auditors KPMG and the police investigation to "understand the whole picture" of the loan to the Cobblers.

Last night the borough council's audit committee discussed the internal report into the £10m loan, most of which has gone missing.

At the meeting the authority's chief executive David Kennedy apologised "unreservedly" for the failings identified in the report.

Opposition leader Danielle Stone, who is also on the audit committee said that there were still questions over "the dynamic between officers and politicians" and that she believed the politicians in power at the time of the loan "cannot escape responsibility".

BBC Sport

Mercedes are thinking about signing McLaren driver Fernando Alonso to replace Nico Rosberg, team boss Toto Wolff says.

Rosberg, 31, retired five days after winning the Formula 1 world title.

"You have to consider Fernando," Wolff told Sky Sports. "He is a driver I respect a lot. He combines talent, speed and experience. It's all there."

Image source, PA

A move would reunite 35-year-old Alonso with Lewis Hamilton, whom he partnered at McLaren for one season in 2007.

But the pair had a stormy relationship, leading to the Spaniard leaving the team after agreeing an early release from his contract.

Two-time champion Alonso is entering the final year of his contract, which may force Brackley-based Mercedes to look elsewhere.

The University of Northampton's new £330m Waterside Campus, due to open in 2018, is on time and on budget, according to the project manager.

Northampton Town full-back Brendan Moloney will be out for six to eight weeks after undergoing knee surgery.

Willy Gilder
BBC Radio Northampton

David Kennedy, chief executive of Northampton Borough Council has denied mistakes made over the £10m loan to Northampton Town FC were due to undue pressure from politicians.

The report from the authority's internal auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers said that the loan was rushed through due to "political and management" pressure.

But Mr Kennedy told the council's audit committee last night that "it is no justification to say the organisation was pressured at the time".

He said that at the time of the loan it was a "pressured environment" with several council-led projects on-going, but there was not "pressure from individuals".

Willy Gilder
BBC Radio Northampton

The chief executive of Northampton Borough Council has apologised for mistakes made by him and his fellow officers in setting up a £10m loan to Northampton Town Football Club.

The loan hasn't been repaid and internal auditors say council officers failed to carry out rigorous checks and due diligence.

Chief executive David Kennedy appeared before the council's audit committee last night.

Northamptonshire's Charley Hull has arrived in Dubai for her last event of 2016 - the Ladies Masters, external.

She won her first LPGA title last month in Florida.

Bit different from her home in Burton Latimer this morning...

BBC Sport

With Nico Rosberg announcing his retirement from Formula 1 after winning his first world championship, BBC Sport looks at some of the contenders in line to replace him at Brackley-based Mercedes for 2017.

Andrew Radd
BBC Radio Northampton

There is no place for Northamptonshire's Ben Duckett in England's One-Day and T20 squads to face India in the New Year.

Image source, AP

England coach Trevor Bayliss said that the 22-year-old Northants opener did "extremely well" on his debut in Bangladesh, scoring two fifties in his first three ODIs.

But with the return of Eion Morgan and Alex Hales, Bayliss and the selectors decided to "keep things stable" with the side that had "been successful over the last 18 months to two years".