Pete Cooper
BBC Local Live

Cobblers boss Justin Edinburgh said David Buchanan was a "true professional" and that 100 consecutive games for the club would be a "phenomenal achievement".

Buchanan will reach that achievement tonight at Sixfields if he is selected against Port Vale.

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The 30-year-old defender has started every match since he came from Preston last season.

Edinburgh said: "The way he conducts himself, the way he trains and looks after himself is a great example to any young player." 

Craig Lewis
BBC Sport

Northampton Town defender David Buchanan says it will be a "very proud moment" for him this evening at Sixfields...

If he's picked in the starting line-up, it will be his 100th consecutive game for the club .

He joined in 2015 after being released by Preston and was an integral part of the promotion-winning side last season. 

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The 30-year-old said: "I look after myself well off the pitch and I've stayed injury free. It'll be great achievement for myself."

However, despite the appearances, he has yet to score for the club.

"If I could get myself a goal that would top off everything," he said.

Pete Cooper
BBC Local Live

The Crown Prosecution Service has confirmed it will not be seeking a retrial of PC Declan Gabriel over a charge of misconduct in a public office.

Last month PC Gabriel, 28, was cleared by a jury of raping and sexually assaulting a teenage girl while on duty.

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The Northampton Crown Court jury was discharged over the misconduct allegation after it failed to reach a verdict. Mr Gabriel denied the charge.

The prosecution had 14 days to consider whether to seek a re-trial. That deadline was today, and it's been confirmed prosecutors will no longer pursue it.

Pete Cooper
BBC Local Live

Dan Lucas, a rugby and cricket journalist for The Guardian, has died aged 31.

Raised in Northampton and a Northampton Saints fan, Mr Lucas had been writing for the Guardian since 2013, external .

The Guardian's head of sport, Owen Gibson, said he was "a talented journalist and a much-liked presence around the office".

His father Gary, who took him to his first rugby match - Northampton against Leicester Tigers in 1994 - said: "He did it his own way, and did it the hard way. He kept trying and kept trying."

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Tributes have been paid by friends, family and colleagues, as well as the team he supported, Northampton Saints...

Meanwhile, Lawrence Booth, editor of the Wisden Cricket Almanack and a Daily Mail cricket journalist, said Mr Lucas was a "proud and gifted" over-by-over (OBO) writer...

Pete Cooper
BBC Local Live

Police have confirmed that a woman's body has now been recovered from Pitsford Reservoir.

Emergency services were called at about 09:15 following a report of a body in the water, close to the treatment works and the Grange Lane causeway.

Officers say the woman is aged in her late 50s or early 60s. 

The death is not being treated as suspicious.

Sam Read
BBC Radio Northampton politics reporter

South Northamptonshire Council is urging residents to sign a petition against plans to create a new single council to run services across Oxfordshire.

If Oxfordshire County Council's (OCC) plans for a new unitary authority go ahead, all the county's existing councils would be scrapped. 

That's a problem from South Northamptonshire Council (SNC), as it shares many staff and services with one of those threatened authorities - Cherwell District Council. 

The two authorities share not only a chief executive, but many officers.

Ian McCord (pictured), Conservative leader of SNC, said: "It is not possible to pull one council off the see-saw and jettison the other in the air - OCC must come clean and make their plans clear."  

OCC says its plans could save £100m over five years and are supported by 70% of people in Oxfordshire.

Pete Cooper
BBC Local Live

Elsewhere in Northamptonshire:

• A row has broken out over where Wellingborough's continental market could be held, reports the Northamptonshire Telegraph, external .
• The Northampton Chronicle and Echo says, external a 74-year-old man has vowed to abseil down the National Lift Tower to support rough sleepers.
• A Daventry woman claimed a prestigious prize at Crufts 2017, writes the Daventry Express, external .

David Buchanan is set to start his 100th game having played in every match since signing for Northampton Town.

Northants pair Ben Duckett and Graeme White have arrived in Dubai for cricket's North v South series .

They were selected for the North after scoring highly in the Professional Cricketers' Association's Most Valuable Player rankings last season.

The first two ties of the three-match series take place at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on 17 and 19 March. The Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi will host the third match on 21 March.  

BBC Weather

This afternoon will be mainly cloudy, but some sunny intervals may develop. 

It's going to feel fairly mild, especially in any sunshine, with a high of 14C (57F).

There are more details on the BBC Weather website .

Pete Cooper
BBC Local Live

Police have found a body in the water at Pitsford Reservoir, near to the treatment works and Grange Lane causeway.

Emergency services were called at about 09:15.

The area has been cordoned off, and police and fire and rescue service officers are currently at the scene.

We'll bring you more on this when we can.

Pete Cooper
BBC Local Live

One of the major concerns about the county council's new headquarters is how the 2,000 staff will get to the site.

But Paul Blantern, the authority's chief executive, said it had a "comprehensive travel plan" for the Project Angel building.

He said it was "working with the university and the NHS" on how staff and students will get to and from the town.

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A park and ride service will be operation from the Sixfields / St James area for staff, using the car parks on Edgar Mobbs Way, while Dr Blantern said it was also "working on park and ride for the east" of the town.

He added there would also be 60 car parking spaces for staff who decided to car share, based at the HQ's new underground car park.

Pete Cooper
BBC Local Live

Paul Blantern, the county council's chief executive, said despite delays moving into the new headquarters, people had to "look at the bigger picture", saying "the most important thing is we are making a huge transformation of Northampton".

He said the authority would "move 2,000 people back into the town centre", which had been welcomed by Northampton businesses.

They should also get more footfall once the university's Waterside Campus (pictured) opens in the centre in 2018.

Last month it was revealed  some staff had been told to work either in a library or from home , leading to concerns over confidentiality for people working in fields like social services.

However, Dr Blantern said what it had created was "touch-down points" for people in libraries, which included a confidential space.

He said the authority was "putting in technology to allow people to work all over the county".

Stuart Linnell
BBC Radio Northampton

The chief executive of Northamptonshire County Council has told us it has "constantly communicated with staff" over delays to the opening of its new headquarters in Northampton town centre.

Paul Blantern said managers had "seen staff face-to-face" to explain the situation, after claims some workers only found out about the delays via email.

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The council says staff will start moving into Angel Square in the last two weeks of April, but the move will not be completed until May. 

Staff were meant to be in the building by the end of 2016, but construction problems led to the move-in date being pushed back.

Meanwhile, the existing HQ - John Dryden House - needs to be vacated by the end of March as it has been sold. 

Staff who won't have a desk to move to until May have been told to work in a variety of places, including other council offices, at home and in libraries.

Unison said the delays were causing "high levels of anxiety and stress" among staff.

The union said some people were working two to a desk, while boxes lying around the present offices were creating health and safety concerns and accessibility difficulties, particularly for disabled staff.  

But Dr Blantern said staff were "coping".

Police keep an "open mind" after corpse is found in a river wearing a Six Nations rugby shirt.

BBC Sport

Ross Moriarty believes Wales can go a long way to victory against France on Saturday if they can thwart the threat posed by number eight Louis Picamoles.

Gloucester's Moriarty is set to be the direct opponent to Northampton Saints' Picamoles (pictured).

"We know if we can stop him on the front foot then we have got a good chance," said Moriarty.

"He is a huge man, a very experienced player. Hopefully we can do a job on him."

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Moriarty added: "I have played against him when he has played for Northampton and he is a huge player."

Andrew Radd
BBC Radio Northampton

A man whose body was found in the River Nene in Northampton was an amputee with both legs removed, according to police.

Officers are appealing for help identifying the man, who they say was white and possibly in his 50s or 60s.

He was wearing a Six Nations rugby shirt and officers say it was possible he'd been out watching the England game at the weekend.

The body was found near the Avon headquarters, on Nunn Mills Road yesterday afternoon.

Det Sgt Hayley Thurston, said: "The man had a key in his pocket so it's possible he may have lived nearby.

"We are keeping an open mind, but at this stage there is nothing to indicate foul play."

Kate Kinsella
BBC Look East weather

It's a rather cloudy start perhaps with patchy light rain possible. Through the day some bright or sunny intervals will develop and feeling mild, especially in the sunshine with a high of 14C (57F).

Here's my full forecast...

There are more details on the BBC Weather website .

Pete Cooper
BBC Local Live

Good morning.

We are back with live updates for Northamptonshire.

Between now and 18:00 we'll bring you all the news, weather, sport and travel that you need.

Today we'll have an update on the body found in the Nene in Northampton yesterday, more on the delays moving into the county council's new headquarters and building up to Northampton Town hosting Port Vale in League One tonight.

But first up the full weather forecast.

Pete Cooper
BBC Local Live

Live updates for Northamptonshire have now finished.

We'll be back tomorrow with build up to Northampton Town's game at home to Port Vale and news on the Corby Cube.

Any breaking news will appear here overnight, and we'll see you tomorrow from 08:00.

Have a good evening.