Welcome to live updates for Northamptonshire on Thursday, 13 July.

We'll be here until 18:00 keeping you up-to-date with the latest news, sport, weather and travel as it happens.

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Its status as home to the British Grand Prix is set to end in 2019, but it has been in doubt before.

The body of David Miller was covered in porridge oats as well as the ashes of his own mother.

Kris Holland
BBC Radio Northampton

I'm afraid that's it from your Local Live team today - thanks for your company.

Scroll down to see what we've been covering today - including the harrowing case of David Miller, where four people have been jailed for his killing.

We'll be back again with the latest news, sport, weather and travel for Northamptonshire from 08:00 tomorrow.

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See you again tomorrow.

Alex Dolan
BBC Look East weather

Tonight: Staying dry with further spells of sunshine and patchy cloud across the East. Clear spells and light winds will develop overnight. Expect a little bit of mist in there. Lows of 10C (50F).

Tomorrow: A dry and bright start with sunny spells, but it'll turn cloudier later with the chance of an isolated shower. Winds will be light, south-westerly. Highs of 21C (70F).

Image source, BBC Weather

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Craig Lewis
BBC News

Police have welcomed the sentences passed on four homeless street drinkers who were found guilty of killing David Miller.

As we've been reporting, Michael Hallett, Zena Kane and Joseph Catlin were found guilty of murdering the 56-year-old from Northampton.

Ian Cuthbertson was found guilty of manslaughter.

They have all been jailed.

Det Insp Philip Mills said the force was "satisfied" with the guilty verdicts and sentences.

He said: "David was well-known and well-liked, with vulnerabilities. Those who have been convicted of killing him preyed on those vulnerabilities.

"He was a chap who had taken them in and offered them a bed for the night, and was trying to help keep them safe and ultimately their actions meant he wasn't safe.

"They humiliated his body and degraded him and they attempted to dismember him.

"They caused a lot of harm to David before they killed him and a lot more harm to his body after they killed him."

He said the homeless quartet deserved "no sympathy".

"They have taken David away from his family and loved ones," Mr Mills added.

Craig Lewis
BBC News

Police have sent me this list, and it's quite staggering to say the least.

Here goes...

Michael Hallett:

• 136 previous offences since the 1970s
• 1986 - robbery, assault with intent to rob and possession of a firearm - sentenced to 10 years in prison
• 1994 - possession of a firearm
• 2001 - wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm, for which he was given eight years in prison
• April 2016 - 16 week suspended sentence for sexual assault
• Also had convictions for assault, theft, public disorder, racially aggravated common assault and assaulting a PC

Zena Kane:

• 106 previous offences
• 1999 - handling stolen goods
• 2004 - intimidating a witness and affray
• 2006 - assault occasioning ABH
• 2007 - assault and resisting arrest
• 2015 - threatening behaviour
• Jan 2016 - threatening behaviour
• Feb 2016 - threatening behaviour
• Feb 2016 - battery and assault
• Further convictions for threatening behaviour, thefts and common assaults

Joseph Catlin:

• 22 previous offences
• Includes criminal damage and dishonesty - theft from shops

Ian Cuthbertson:

• 1985 - minor dishonesty
• 2009 - threatening behaviour
• 2016 - assault on a police officer - conditional discharge

Custody photos of the four people that killed David Miller in his home in Northampton have been released by police.

Left to right, they are Michael Hallett, Zena Kane, Joseph Catlin and Ian Cuthbertson.

Image source, Northamptonshire Police

Between them they received sentences for murder and manslaughter, ranging from seven and a half years for Cuthbertson to a minimum term of 23 years for Hallett.

Craig Lewis
BBC News

I've just been to the sentencing of four people over the death of David Miller in Northampton, where three have been convicted of murder and one of manslaughter.

Mr Miller (below) was stabbed multiple times and crude attempts were made to destroy his body during the attack at Patterdale Walk, Boothville, on 14 June 2016.

Image source, Northamptonshire Police

The family of Mr Miller have read the following statement at Northampton Crown Court...

"We are devastated by the horrific murder of our brother David and the appalling things that happened to his body after his death.

"David was a generous, caring, loving person who has never harmed anyone."

And the latest from Northampton Crown Court...

Three of the four people on trial for the murder of David Miller in Northampton have been handed life sentences in the last few minutes.

Ian Cuthbertson, 49, has been convicted of manslaughter - we'll bring you news of his sentence when we get it from Northampton Crown Court.

The balls have been picked out the machine to complete the Checkatrade Trophy group stages, and Peterborough, Cambridge and Northampton have been drawn against an invited under-21 Southampton side.

The group also marks the first time the Cambridgeshire rivals have played competitively against each other since 2001.

It's not yet been confirmed when the matches will be played.

A headstone and bench are planned to remember the cat that made its home in a station for 10 years.

Stuart Bailey
BBC News

Four homeless people have been found guilty of killing a Northampton man in his home.

David Miller, 56, was found dead at his flat in Patterdale Walk in Boothville in June last year.

Northampton Crown Court heard he had been stabbed multiple times and crude attempts were made at disposing of his body, which had been partially dismembered.

Michael Hallett, 37; Joseph Catlin, 30, and Zena Kane, 35, have all been found guilty of murder.

Ian Cuthbertson, 49, was convicted of manslaughter.

They'll be sentenced this afternoon.

• A Northampton man is one race away from his dream of running 100 marathons, writes the Northampton Chronicle and Echo, external.
• A team of 21 cyclists were given a huge welcome after riding 90 miles from Wellingborough to Skegness to raise money for an ill baby, reports the Northamptonshire Telegraph, external.

Sam Read
BBC Radio Northampton politics reporter

The re-opening of Northampton's Delapre Abbey could be delayed again - costing up to £80,000, according to local Conservatives.

The borough council's ruling Tory administration says the delay has been caused by opposition Labour councillors "calling in" the decision to invest more in the project.

Over the last year or so the authority had found an extra £1.5m for the restoration of the 900-year-old abbey.

Then last month the Conservative administration approved half a million pounds on top of that - partly needed to meet building regulations.

Labour opposition councillors "called in" the decision, meaning it must be looked at again at a meeting tonight. They say they want to make sure money is being spent properly.

But the Tories claim this has delayed work and opening could be postponed from August to the autumn.

While the Tories are now obliged to look again at the decision, they are likely to stick with the original plan.

We'll keep you posted on the council's decision.

• Delapre Abbey: A look back at its history

Sarah Jenkins
BBC Local Live

The boss of the Milton Keynes Red Bull team Christian Horner said he was "amazed" Silverstone ended its British Grand Prix contract.

The British Racing Drivers' Club, which owns the Northamptonshire circuit, says it cannot afford to host the race after 2019 unless a new deal is agreed with the new F1 owners.

Image source, PA

Back in 2010, Silverstone agreed a 17-year contract to host the grand prix, but it believes the hosting fee, which has increased by 5% annually, is not sustainable.

Horner said the decision risked the race being moved to a London street track.

BBC Business News

The proposed purchase of Wellingborough-based wholesaler Booker by supermarket giant Tesco is to be subjected to an in-depth probe, UK competition authorities have said.

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) says there are concerns over the proposed £3.7bn tie-up.

The CMA said there are 350 areas where there is an overlap between Tesco shops and Booker-supplied independent stores.

It said the deal could be bad for shoppers in those areas because of reduced competition.

The CMA said if the deal were to go through, potentially Booker could offer inferior wholesale terms to the stores it currently supplies "in order to drive customers to their local Tesco".

Image source, Getty Images

Last month, Hertfordshire-based Tesco and Booker asked the UK competition regulator to fast-track its investigation of their proposed £3.7bn deal, from a basic Phase 1 investigation to a more in-depth Phase 2 inquiry, which has now been confirmed.

• Read more: Tesco-Booker deal to face in-depth competition probe
• What does Booker Group do?

Lucy Martin
BBC Weather

It will be a cloudy and drizzly start, but this will soon thin during the morning as all parts become dry, with long sunny periods throughout the afternoon and evening.

The wind will be mainly light and as a result it will feel much warmer than on Tuesday.

Maximum Temperature: 20C (68F).

BBC Weather has more.

Kris Holland
BBC Radio Northampton

Welcome to live updates for Northamptonshire on Wednesday, 12 July.

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