BBC Local Live: Beds, Herts & Bucks

Just before we go - there's time to mention it's Armed Forces Day tomorrow across the UK - a day for the public to show their support to the men and women who have served and continue to serve the country.

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There are many different events going on across the three counties, you can check what's going on where you live on the Armed Forces Day website.

A warm and humid evening with large amounts of cloud and some showery outbreaks of rain, perhaps locally heavy with a rumble of thunder. Cloud gradually clearing overnight, to leave largely clear skies by dawn with temperatures falling to 9C (48F).

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Saturday will be largely fine and dry with some lengthy spells of sunshine, patchy cloud will build through the day to bring the risk of an isolated afternoon shower.

Feeling pleasantly warm in the sunshine with a gentle northwesterly wind, temperatures will reach up to 23C (73F).

Luton-based airline Monarch says it closely monitoring the situation in Tunisia, after an attack at a resort in Sousse killed 28.

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They say customers who booked directly through Monarch or Cosmos Holidays who are travelling to Tunisia within the next seven days and don't want to travel will be offered a choice of change of date or destination.

Bedfordshire Police has failed to stop the leaders of the far-right group Britain First from coming to Luton.

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It means they will be able to take part in a protest being held in the town centre tomorrow, but cannot display banners which incite racial hatred and must stick to a designated route.

"What was on trial... was the right for people in this country to protest without the police picking and choosing which protests are allowed and which aren't", said leader of Britain First Paul Golding outside the High Court.

Two men accused of murdering Adam Fanelli from Dunstable at a travellers site in Buckinghamshire, will stand trial in September.

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Thirty-year-old Jemma Price from Bedfordshire, and 33-year-old Addy McAllister from Bolsover in Derbyshire appeared at Luton Crown Court earlier.

The 31-year-old died from head injuries at the travellers site in Nash, on 17 March.

Unfortunately, it looks as though the roads across the three counties are very busy this evening.

Thameslink services are experiencing delays northbound of up to 12 minutes.

The latest news for Beds, Herts and Bucks:

• Two men accused of murdering Adam Fanelli from Dunstable at a travellers site in Buckinghamshire, will stand trial in September
• Luton-based Thomson says it's working closely with it's teams and the authorities in Tunisia to provide assistance to those affected in an attack which has killed 28 people
• Bedfordshire Police has failed to stop the leaders of the far-right group Britain First from coming to Luton

Four patients were taken to hospital following a multiple vehicle collision on the A1M in Hertfordshire earlier.

Ambulances were called just after 11:00 to J6 for Welwyn on the northbound carriageway.

A woman in her 20s suffered abdominal pain, and another patient suffered chest pain. None of the injuries are believed to be serious.

At least twenty-seven people have been killed in a terrorist attack on a beach in the Tunisian resort of Sousse.

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A spokesman for the country's interior ministry says those who died are mostly tourists. Police have shot dead one of the attackers.

Luton-based Thomson says it's working closely with its teams and the authorities in Tunisia to determine exactly what's happened and to provide assistance to those affected.

A burglar has been jailed after being caught on CCTV while breaking in to a home in Bedford.

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Daddy Smith, 27, of no fixed address, forced entry into a house in Shakespeare Road in May. He looked directly into a CCTV camera in the garden and then turned it away before stealing three handbags.

The homeowner heard a loud bang and then saw Smith cycling away. He was jailed for two years and four months at Luton Crown Court.

Swansea City have enquired about Watford striker Troy Deeney's availability.

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Manager Garry Monk is looking to sign another forward before the start of the 2015-16 Premier League season.

Deeney, 26, scored 21 league goals in 2014-15 to help the Hornets gain promotion from the Championship.

Lesley Lavender has emailed in today about the photograph of Milton Keynes Railway Station at the top of our Local Live page.

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She writes: Great picture of MK Rail Station but would have been fantastic if the life size model railway engine had still been there!

Lesley is of course referring to the Bloomer (pictured above), which now resides at Wolverton Works.

Due to an accident on the M11 northbound at J8 for Bishops Stortford and J9 for Saffron Walden, there's very slow traffic. Vehicles have been moved to the hard shoulder.

There's slow traffic northbound on the M1 at J11 after an earlier accident involving a lorry and a car.

On the M25 anti-clockwise there's congestion around J25-J26, again due to an earlier accident.

To support Drowning Prevention Week 2015, Bedfordshire Police's latest blog post is by officers with first-hand experience of dealing with a tragic drowning incident.

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Sgt Dick Skinner was one of the first officers on the scene when 15-year-old William Stringer drowned after going for a swim in the River Ivel (pictured) in Biggleswade in August 2013.

He writes: "It was heart-breaking having to leave the scene when the search was stood own for the night... I couldn't stop thinking about William left alone in the water, but there was nothing we could do until morning."

Remember this name - Bearcubs... he's music producer Jack Ritchie from St Albans who uploaded his work to the BBC Introducing Uploader.

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We put him forward to play on the Introducing stage at one of the biggest festivals in the UK, Glastonbury. And that's where you'll find him tonight at 17:30.

Send us a photo if you're at the festival and catch his set. If you're not lucky enough to be there, you can can listen to coverage on BBC Radio 1.

Hertfordshire training provider, 3aaa, based in Watford, say they're struggling to recruit apprentices.

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They have 80 unfilled vacancies in areas such as accountancy, IT and digital marketing and say it's down to lack of education about apprenticeships.

"A lot of it is to do with young people not really understanding what apprenticeships can offer, how the qualifications match up to conventional qualifications within a college", spokesman Tim Keenan said. You can see more on our Facebook page.

A 25-year-old from Letchworth is leading a team bidding to drive a red double-decker bus from London to Japan and back for charity.

Rather cloudy skies are expected for much of the afternoon, though mainly dry for much of the day and feeling quite humid. One or two sharp showers are possible in the evening, with some late sunny spells possible also. Maximum temperature: 23C (73F).

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Any evening showers will soon die out to leave a dry night with light winds and some long clear spells. Feeling mild with minimum temperatures of 12C (54F).

I'm broadcasting live from Woburn Abbey this afternoon ahead of The Woburn Abbey Garden Show this weekend.

The finishing touches are being made to all of the gardens being exhibited as part of the 'Gardener's Gardening Show'.

It all takes place within the 28 acres of the Abbey's grounds, which has been home to the Russell family since the early 17th Century.

Three men, who snuck into a coach in France, were arrested yesterday at a school in Ware on suspicion of illegal entry into the UK.

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Police were called to Presdales School just before 16:00 after three men were seen leaving a bus which had returned from a trip to France.

The men, believed to be from Sudan, are 19, 23 and 28-years-old. They remain in custody.

Two men charged with the murder of Adam Fanelli at a travellers site in Buckinghamshire are due to appear in court later.

Adam Fanelli, 31, from Dunstable, was found dead at Nash Park in Nash on 17 March. A post-mortem examination revealed he died from head injuries.

Addy McAllister, 33, of Charlesworth Street, Bolsover in Derbyshire and Jemma Price, 30, from Bedfordshire will appear at Luton Crown Court this afternoon.

A man who was "involved in a collision with a van" following a verbal altercation near J12 of the M1 yesterday remains in hospital.

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The incident happened at about 16:20 on Harlington Road. The man who was hit was the occupant of a black VW Golf and the van involved was a white Ford.

Two men, a 29-year-old from Milton Keynes and a 26-year-old from Caddington, have been arrested and are in police custody. The man suffered serious injuries, but his condition is not believed to be life-threatening.

Bedfordshire Police have told me that 72 suspected illegal immigrants have been detained in Bedfordshire since 1 June.

This figure includes six arrests yesterday - two men, aged 20 and 25, from Kuwait who were arrested near Toddington services and two men and two women, suspected to be from Eritrea, detained in Ridgmont and Brogborough.

There is very slow traffic on the M1 northbound between J12 and J13 because of an accident.

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One lane is closed and the matrix signs have been set to 40mph.

Bedfordshire Police have defended why they applied to the High Court in a bid to ban the leaders of far-right group Britain First from attending a demonstration in Luton tomorrow.

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David Boyle, Ch Supt for local policing at Bedfordshire Police, said they were seeking the injunction "specifically with regards to the behaviour of those two individuals" because "when they've visited Luton in the past [they've] conducted what they call 'mosque invasions'.

"That caused a huge amount of harassment, alarm and distress to our local Muslim communities."

Bedfordshire Police has failed in its bid to stop the leaders of far-right group Britain First from coming to Luton.

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The High Court has rejected the force's application for an injunction which means Paul Golding and his deputy Jayda Fransen (pictured) will be able to give speeches and take part in a protest being held in the town tomorrow.

They've been told they cannot display banners which incite racial hatred and must stick to a designated route from the railway station to the town centre.

The latest news headlines for the three counties:

• Bedfordshire Police are defending today's High Court bid to ban the leaders of far-right group Britain First from attending a demonstration in Luton tomorrow
• Forty school children have escaped uninjured after their coach caught fire on the A1M in Hertfordshire
• Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman was stabbed in Houghton Regis yesterday evening

There are still problems on the A1M northbound - an accident at J6 for Welwyn has closed the main carriageway.

Traffic is being diverted off at J6 and then back on again after the junction.

League Two side Wycombe have re-signed defender Anthony Stewart on a two-year-deal following his release by Crewe.

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Stewart played 10 games for the Railwaymen in League One last season, having signed from Wycombe in January following an initial loan spell.

Former Luton Town striker Ricky Miller is to face a jury trial for a racially-aggravated assault on a taxi driver.

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Mr Miller, 26, of Valence End, Dunstable, was arrested following an alleged incident in Hockliffe, Bedfordshire, last April.

Appearing at Luton Magistrates' Court on Thursday he did not formerly enter a plea to charges including racially-aggravated common assault and assault by beating and will now stand trial at Luton Crown Court in July.

Forty children have escaped unharmed after their coach caught fire on the A1M near Stevenage this morning.

Beds, Cambs and Herts Road Policing tweet: Busy morning - Coach fire on A1(M) Stevenage- students from Uruguay enroute to Cambridge now seeing the sites of Stevenage - new bus soon!

A former teacher at a Bedfordshire upper school has been banned from teaching indefinitely after repeatedly altering a series of sick notes.

A woman was stabbed last night in Houghton Regis, near Dunstable, while walking her dog.

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The incident happened at approximately 19:40 in Dolphin Drive when the woman was approached by a man who stabbed her in the arm.

He is described as black, of medium build, with short black hair and was wearing blue jeans and a grey jacket.

Forty children have been evacuated after a coach caught fire on the A1M at J7 just after 09:20 this morning.

Police and the fire service are on the scene and moving children to a safe place. There are no reported injuries.

Another two suspected illegal immigrants were arrested near Toddington services yesterday.

The two men, aged 20 and 25, suspected to be from Kuwait, were arrested and taken into police custody about 14:00. They are now under the care of immigration officers.

Four others were also arrested on suspicion of immigration offences in Ridgmont and Brogborough. Two males and two females, suspected to be from Eritrea, on the Horn of Africa, are in custody.

I'm sorry for the lack of updates over the last hour - it seems we inherited Carol Beer's computer from Little Britain for a while - and it definitely said 'no'... we tried to explain it wasn't quite time for the weekend just yet.

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Coming up - more news, sport, travel and weather for the three counties.

There is very slow traffic on the A1M northbound at J7 for Stevenage because of a vehicle fire.

A diversion is in place up and over the junction via the exit and entry slip roads.

The deputy leader of Luton Borough Council says the march by the far right group Britain First in Luton tomorrow is more unwanted publicity in the wake of a survey about people's perceptions of the town.

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Labour councillor Sian Timoney said: "It is unfortunate that on the survey people did mention things like that which gave the town a bad image and the press will have a field day on it and again we're in the news for bad reasons - let's get us in the news for good reasons."

MPs on the HS2 Select Committee are making a return to Buckinghamshire this morning to talk to people affected by the proposed route of the high speed line.

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They will be in the north of the county visiting Claydon House, Waddesdon Manor and Commons speaker John Bercow's Buckingham constituency.

Thames Valley Police Roads Policing tweets: PS Hills - Turned out of briefing for a report of illegal immigrants at Newport Pagnell Services. Three in custody.

Hertfordshire-based Tesco says UK sales fell 1.3% for the three months to the end of May - but that's an improvement on the same period a year ago, when UK sales dropped by 4%.

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Cost-saving measures already announced include moving its main headquarters from Cheshunt to Welwyn Garden City.

Police in Bedfordshire say two men have been arrested following an "incident involving two drivers" near to J12 of the M1 yesterday afternoon. One of the men was injured.

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A number of road closures were put in place in the Harlington Road (A5120) area just before 16:30.

Sgt Chris Kent said: "It's certainly not a collision, we're not quite sure what's caused it at the moment or what's led to this incident happening so I can't really clarify too much..."

Today will be rather cloudy compared to yesterday but will feel warm and humid, with some showers spreading towards the east later on.

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Maximum temperature: 24C (75F). Watch the latest forecast with Elizabeth Rizzini.

Bedfordshire Police will be at the High Court today in a bid to place further restrictions on a demonstration by the far right group Britain First in Luton tomorrow.

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If successful, the injunction, under the Anti-Social Behaviour and Crime & Disorder Act 2014, will place restrictions on the behaviour of the group's organisers.

Police say they expect counter demonstrations and have already imposed conditions on the group.

Here are this morning's headlines:

• Bedfordshire Police go to the High Court today in a bid to place further restrictions on a demonstration by the far right group Britain First in Luton on Saturday
• Two men have been arrested following an incident near to J12 of the M1 yesterday afternoon
• MPs on the HS2 Select Committee are making a second visit to Buckinghamshire this morning to talk to people affected by the proposed route of the high speed line

Welcome to today's live page for Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire, where we'll bring you all the latest news, sport, leisure, travel and weather across the three counties until 18:00.

I'll get you started and Dani Bailey will join at 10:00.

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