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  1. Our live coverage across the day

    Just before we say goodnight... it seems anything is possible when filming Hollywood films in the UK.

    A star of the new Tarzan film has been talking about how a Hertfordshire studio was transformed into the lush rainforests of the Congo.  

    Alexander Skarsgard,

    The Legend of Tarzan - which was filmed at the Warner Brothers Studios in Leavesden, near Watford, had its London premiere last night.

    Swedish actor Alexander Skarsgard, who plays Tarzan, said: "I was a bit worried when I heard we weren't going to Africa, I was a bit worried that it would be like us actors in a small green box.

    Then I showed up at the Warner Brothers studios at Levesden and it was the most incredible movie set I have ever seen in my life - they recreated Africa there, [with] two massive hangars they turned into jungle sets."

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    That's all for today's live coverage from the three counties, we'll be back tomorrow morning from 08:00.

    Have a good evening.

  2. Weather: Dry overnight... tomorrow patchy drizzle later

    Alex Dolan

    BBC Look East weather

    This evening staying dry with spells of hazy sunshine. Overnight dry with some clear intervals, but generally rather cloudy. Lows of 13C (55F).

    Weather map

    Tomorrow, mainly dry day but rather cloudy with the chance of some patchy drizzle later. Highs of 21C (70F). 

  3. Button and Burridge: On a bicycle made for two

    Katy Lewis

    BBC Local Live

    Staying wtih Formula 1 - well, sort of...

    BBC Look East's James Burridge has been in Milton Keynes this morning - cycling around Willen Lake on a bicycle made for two with racing car driver Jenson Button - as you do. 

    Jenson Button and James Burridge
    Jenson Button and James Burridge

    Button was in the town to help launch a new bicycle rental scheme - based on the Boris-bike project set up in London - but talk quickly turned to this weekend's British Grand Prix.

    As they wobbled round the lake and drove off the track - it was clear that Button should stick to fast cars. He said it was "the most comedy interview I've ever done."

    The racing driver, who competes in his 17th British Grand Prix at the weekend, said: "I know it's going to be difficult weekend in terms of our performance but I will give it my all... my heart and soul."

  4. Can Lewis become a legend at Silverstone?

    Andrew Benson

    Chief F1 writer

    The weather's not great and the place is so flat it feels like you can see the curvature of the earth, but Silverstone remains one of the world's truly great grand prix circuits.

    For Hertfordshire's Lewis Hamilton, it offers a chance to create history this weekend.

    Lewis Hamilton

    On Sunday, the Stevenage driver will attempt to equal Nigel Mansell's British record of four F1 wins at the Northamptonshire circuit.  

  5. Child porn police officer Stephen McMillan sentenced

    A police officer has received a suspended 12-week sentence after pleading guilty to four charges of making child pornography.

    Stephen McMillan, 26, admitted making and distributing indecent images.

    The Metropolitan Police officer, of Viridian Square, Aylesbury, filmed a teenage girl performing a sex act on him and sent it to three friends.

    He was sentenced at High Wycombe Magistrates' Court and placed on the Sex Offenders Register for five years.

  6. Victim of glassing 'an empty shell' since Luton attack

    Kate Bradbrook

    BBC Look East

    A victim impact statement from Nirupa Patel, 56, who was slashed in the face by Tomasz Jaworski in Moon's Newsagents in Park Street, Luton, was read at Luton Crown Court.  

    She said: "My life has completely changed since Christmas Eve. I jump when people are behind me. I am an empty shell of who I was.

    "The feeling of safety I had has completely gone. It's constantly on my mind. The scar on my face will remain. Another reminder every time I look in the mirror." 

    She added: "I refuse to let the person that attacked me make me live the rest of my life as a victim."

  7. Luton shopkeeper attacker presented risk of 'serious harm to the public'

    Kate Bradbrook

    BBC Look East

    Judge Richard Foster, sentencing Tomasz Jaworski to 12 years for attempted murder of a Luton shopkeeper, said Jaworski being under the influence of drink or drugs at the time provides the only sensible explanation for the behaviour.

    He said Jaworski presented a significant risk of serious harm to the public.

    Judge Foster also said Jaworski would be subject to deportation proceedings on release. 

  8. Man attacked Luton shopkeeper and her nephew

    Kate Bradbrook

    BBC Look East

    I've been at Luton Crown Court for the sentencing of Tomasz Jaworski for the attempted murder of Luton shopkeeper Nirupa Patel, 56, on Christmas Eve morning.

    Jaworski has been sentenced to 12 years, plus a five year extension on license.  

    Tomasz Jaworski in Moon's Newsagents

    During sentencing today the court was shown CCTV footage of the attacks both on Mrs Patel and her nephew Jwalant.

    We heard from prosecutor Beverly Cripps who told the court how Jaworski, now 31, had first attacked a man at a bus stop that morning telling him he "wanted to fight someone".

    He then went into the shop owned by the Patel family, saying he wanted to kill someone. He first attacked Jwalant and then threatened Mrs Patel, dragged her by her hair, tried to choke her and then drew a piece of glass down her face from her hairline to her mouth.

    Arrest of Tomasz Jaworski
  9. Widowed Luton shopkeeper thought she would die in attack

    Nic Rigby

    BBC News

    A widowed shopkeeper thought she would die when she was attacked by a bare-chested maniac on the same spot where her husband was murdered six and a half years earlier, a court has heard.

    Nirupa Patel

    Nirupa Patel, 56, was slashed in the face with a shard of glass during a sustained attack by Tomasz Jaworski early on Christmas Eve morning in Moon's Newsagents in Park Street, Luton. 

    Jaworski, 31, continually told her he wanted to kill her, and had grabbed her around the neck so forcefully that twice she felt her eyes would come out of their sockets.

    Tomasz Jaworksi

    He kicked and punched her to the face and jaw, pulled out her hair and beat her on the head repeatedly with beer cans and tins from the shop, Luton Crown Court heard.

    Jaworski, of no fixed address, was sentenced to 12 years after he earlier pleaded guilty to the attempted murder of Mrs Patel and two counts of causing actual bodily harm.

    Mrs Patel's husband Jashbai, 59, who was known as Mr Moon, died in the shop after being stabbed eight times by robber Richard Dettmer on 14 June 2009. 

  10. BreakingMan jailed for 'glassing' 56-year-old Luton shopkeeper

    Nic Rigby

    BBC News

    A 31-year-old man has been jailed for 12 years after attacking a widowed shopkeeper, who was slashed in the face with a shard of glass on the site where her husband was murdered six-and-a-half years ago.

    Tomasz Jaworski, of no fixed abode, attacked Nirupa Patel, 56, early on Christmas Eve morning in Moon's Newsagents in Park Street, Luton.

    He was jailed at Luton Crown Court today.

  11. Iraq War: Deaths from the East of England

    Katy Lewis

    BBC Local Live

    As the independent inquiry into Britain's role in the Iraq war strongly criticises the decision to join the 2003 invasion we've taken a look at how many troops from the East of England were killed in the conflict.

    The Chilcot report - which has taken seven years to produce - says Saddam Hussein didn't pose an imminent threat and peaceful options hadn't been exhausted. It questions the claim Iraq had weapons of mass destruction and identifies a lack of adequate planning.

    29 troops from the East of England were killed in the Iraq War
    29 troops from East of England were killed in Iraq War
  12. Stevenage FC sign third striker

    BBC Sport

    League Two side Stevenage have signed their third striker of the summer by bringing in free agent Jake Hyde.

    Jake Hyde

    The 26-year-old was released by York City after failing to score in 14 appearances last season, but he netted 26 times in 69 appearances in a two-season spell at Barnet between 2012 and 2014.

    He told the club website: "It's about winning games and fingers crossed I can help Stevenage do that this season." 

    Hyde is the Boro's fourth signing of the summer, following left-back Andrew Fox and forwards Matt Godden and Rowan Liburd.

  13. Greg Rutherford: 'I'm risking hearing loss'

    Katy Lewis

    BBC Local Live

    Olympic long jump champion Greg Rutherford has claimed he is risking permanent hearing loss in his left ear by continuing to compete.

    Greg Rutherford

    The 29-year-old from Woburn Sands revealed the whiplash injury he suffered in his last competition - the Birmingham Diamond League a month ago - had caused a severe inner ear condition.

    And he admitted that were it not Olympic year, with the chance in Rio to defend the title he won at London 2012, he would likely be taking time away from the sport to get the problem fixed.

    He said: "If the room falls silent for a moment all I hear is loud white noise, so it's been a struggle to sleep.

    "I don't think there are many long jumpers who can say they have jumped so hard that have lost their hearing, so I've broken new ground there... Hopefully it will come back, but there's a one in four chance it never will fully recover, according to the doctor."

  14. Local football round up

    Simon Oxley

    BBC Three Counties Radio

    Turning to sport and the Milton Keynes Dons squad will head to Ireland today for their week-long training camp which includes three friendlies - against St. James’s Gate, Irish Premiership side Drogheda United and an as yet unnamed side.

    Meanwhile, Luton's latest new signing - forward Jordan Cook from Walsall - has joined the Hatters squad at their training camp in Hungary.

    Jordan Cook
  15. Noah Serra-Morrison death: Mother says she 'never smacked him'

    Katy Lewis

    BBC Local Live

    A mother accused - along with her partner - of murdering her baby boy has told a court she had "never smacked" her child and her partner would not have been violent towards him either.

    Luton Crown Court

    Noah Serra-Morrison was 13-months-old when he died at his mother's home in Crawley Road, Luton, last November. Ronnie Tayler-Morrison and her partner Hardeep Hunjan deny murder and claim the baby injured himself by falling out of his crib.

    Prosecutors at Luton Crown Court have claimed the boy suffered a catalogue of injuries in the weeks before the massive head injury that killed him.

    Ms Tayler-Morrison told the jury that she had never smacked the baby saying: "Sometimes he would make a screeching noise. I would leave him and he would settle down."

    She also told the court that Mr Hunjan was "excellent with Noah" and even though he had been arrested for an assault on a neighbour in Northolt, he "wouldn't have hurt Noah. He wasn't a risk to Noah".

    The trial continues

  16. Man arrested for murder after Marlow body find

    Katy Lewis

    BBC Local Live

    A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman's body was found in Marlow this morning. 

    Ragmans Lane

    Officers were called to a property in Ragmans Lane just after 06:30 where they were confronted by a man who assaulted a police officer. A woman was pronounced dead at the scene, Thames Valley Police said.

    Ch Insp Rebecca Mears said it was an "isolated incident", but the public would see "an increased police presence in the area" and some roads have been closed while inquiries are carried out.

    The police officer was taken to hospital and has since been discharged.

  17. Chilcot report: Did your MP vote against the war?

    Katy Lewis

    BBC Local Live

    It was 13 years ago in March 2003 that MPs were asked to vote on the government motion authorising "all means necessary" for disarming Saddam Hussein.

    Houses of Parliament

    But 139 Labour rebels backed an anti-war motion, along with 15 Tory MPs and 53 Lib Dems - we've dusted off the archives to see who rebelled in Beds, Herts and Bucks.

    Labour's Patrick Hall for Bedford, Kelvin Hopkins for Luton North, Tony McWalter for Hemel Hempstead and Kerry Pollard for St Albans all voted against the government.

    There were joined by the Conservative MPs for Mid-Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire South West Jonathan Sayeed and Richard Page - Jonathan Sayeed also resigned from his position as shadow environment minister.

  18. Luton MP: Iraq was a 'shameful disaster'

    Katy Lewis

    BBC Local Live

    The Labour MP for Luton South tweeted earlier that Iraq was a "shameful disaster" and we must "learn" from Chilcot.

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