The story so far of what happened to £10.25m of council money given to Northampton Town Football Club that seemingly vanished.

Gloucester run in four second-half tries to earn a bonus-point win over Northampton Saints at Kingsholm.

Alex Dolan
BBC Look East weather

It will be a fine end to today with sunny spells.

There will be some clear spells overnight, but generally it will remain rather cloudy with the chance of rain by the end of the night. Lows of 7C (45F).

Saturday will be cloudy and breezy with outbreaks of rain - some heavy - but it will become brighter later. Highs of 16C (43F).

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Northampton Saints' wing George North says some "brutal honesty" in team meetings is what's put them back on track this season.

They go to Gloucester tomorrow afternoon in the Premiership top of the table after four wins in a row.

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Piers Francis will make his debut at Kingsholm; there's a first start for scrum-half Cobus Reinach; and the England captain Dylan Hartley returns from injury.

North (above) starts once more on the right wing.

BBC Radio Northampton is live from Kingsholm tomorrow afternoon - Gloucester v Saints kicks off at 15:00, on 104.2FM.

A man who showed a beheading video to a child has been jailed for six years.

Pharmacist Zameer Ghumra, of Leicester, tried to brainwash primary school-age children into supporting the so-called Islamic State.

Ghumra, 38, who told boys they should kill people who insulted Islam, was convicted at Nottingham Crown Court of disseminating "terrorist propaganda".

Judge Gregory Dickinson QC said it was a "determined effort" to radicalise children and turn them into terrorists.

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During his trial the court heard he had been working as a pharmacist in Oundle and told a customer members of the so-called Islamic State were "not bad people, they're only defending themselves".

Fingers are crossed that there will be enough conkers at this year's World Conker Championships in Southwick.

Organiser St John Burkett says they're "struggling a bit" to find enough as "fruit everywhere did very well this year and conkers have fallen early off the trees, so we're hoping we have enough".

He added that if anyone has any spare they could bring them to the village today, as 3,000 are needed for Sunday's event.

About 230 competitors have signed up to compete from 14 different countries, meaning the event is now full.

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Alex Pope
BBC Local Live

Finedon's very own reverend Richard Coles is sticking with his Northamptonshire roots and favouring a good old pair of classic men's shoes to practice his Strictly routine in.

His welted footwear of choice appears to be a pair of brogues, although there is some debate on social media as some believe they are Oxfords.

I think he's done it to prove he's got plenty of "sole".

He got lost at Dubai airport.

Andrew Benson
BBC Sport’s chief F1 writer in Singaore

Stevenage's Lewis Hamilton was fastest in a rain-hit second practice session at the Japanese Grand Prix, in which only five drivers set a lap time.

The Briton, driving for Brackley-based Mercedes, was 0.799 seconds quicker than Force India's Esteban Ocon.

The Frenchman's team-mate Sergio Perez was third fastest ahead of Williams drivers Felipe Massa and Lance Stroll.

Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel was fastest in the dry morning session, ahead of Hamilton and Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo.

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Craig Lewis
BBC Northampton Politics Reporter

The number of homeless people admitted to Northampton General Hospital with problems relating to drink and drugs has doubled over the past three years.

A Freedom of Information request by the BBC found that in 2014, 20 people were seen with drug issues, but by 2016 that number had risen to 39.

When it comes to alcohol, in 2014 it was 13 and then increased to 28 in 2016.

Kettering General Hospital didn't reply to the request.

The government says: "Tackling homelessness is a complex issue with no single solution, but we're determined to create a country that works for everyone."

"Figures show that drug and alcohol abuse is falling - but we will not be complacent.

"To help local authorities, we are giving them £16bn over the current spending period to deliver these services and reduce health inequalities."

The final public exhibition to find out about plans to upgrade the M1 between junction 13 for Bedford and junction 16 for Northampton is taking place tomorrow.

Highways England, external is behind the project to turn the 23.6-mile (38km) route into a "smart" motorway.

It hopes it will "reduce congestion and improve journey times" with the road at times being four lanes instead of three, but at the loss of the hard shoulder.

It will take place between 11:00 and 15:00 at Collingtree Village Room on the High Street.

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The work is set to start in March and due to be completed by June 2021. It will cost £349m.

The M1 is already a "smart" motorway between junctions 9 and 13 and work is under way to upgrade it between junctions 16 and 19.

Elizabeth Rizzini
BBC Look East weather

It's a rather chilly start, but there will be lots of blue sky and sunshine around today and the winds will be lighter than yesterday.

It is due to stay dry, so should also feel very pleasant in the sunny spells.

Maximum temperature: 15C (59F).

A fine sunny end to the day across the BBC East region, but isolated showers are possible, particularly in north east Norfolk.

It'll be clear overnight with the risk of a touch of ground frost in sheltered spots as it dips to 5C (41F).

Friday will have a cold start followed by sunny spells and the risk of showers feeding in across eastern parts of Norfolk and Suffolk.

The temperature will peak at 14C (57F).

Dinky returns home to the UK after going missing from Dubai Airport.

Listen to BBC Radio 5 live, BBC Radio 5 live sports and BBC local radio commentary from Saturday's rugby union action.

Alex Pope
BBC Local Live

Northamptonshire have appointed former captain David Sales as the club's full-time batting coach.

Sales made more than 500 appearances for the county in all competitions between 1994 and 2014 and scored more than 22,000 runs.

He joined the coaching staff on a part-time basis earlier this year.

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Head coach, David Ripley, said: "We are delighted that the role has grown into a full-time post.

"David obviously has a lot of invaluable experience and will oversee the batsmen from the first team right down through the age groups."

The air quality in some places in Northampton is illegally poor.

A report by Northampton Borough Council , externalfound the areas around Northgate Bus Station, the Drapery, Abington Square, Wellingborough Road and St Edmund's Street have all been identified as exceeding nationally-set air quality objectives.

A single air quality management area for the town centre was approved by the council, to deal with the problem.

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Mike Hallam, councillor from the ruling Conservative group, said it was going to be a "long term focus for the council".

One of the solutions is to "build new roads" he added, as "standing traffic, rather than traffic, actually causes the issue".

Wales wing George North says he is hoping to bounce back from his 'nightmare' summer with the British and Irish Lions.

Alex Pope
BBC Local Live

If you happen to catch a man in just a pair of swimming trunks, complete with cap and goggles and nowhere near the sea, then don't worry.

This is "Speedo Mick, external" who's embarking on a personal challenge to walk 700 miles from Everton FC To Olympique Lyonnaise FC in France, all in aid of the Alder Hey Children's Charity, external, which raises money for the Liverpool children's hospital.

Today he's set off to walk 28 miles from Nuneaton to Northampton. He is also wearing trainers.

Apparently he's known for getting lost, so if you see him going the wrong way, maybe set him off in the right direction...

Alex Pope
BBC Local Live

Gas canisters have been used to explode a cash machine in Crick, near Daventry.

Police say four offenders used crowbars to get into the Co-op store on the High Street at about 02:00 on Wednesday.

They stole cash boxes from the machine and made off towards Yelvertoft and West Haddon in a white Audi hatchback with dark alloy wheels.

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