BBC Local Live: Northamptonshire

Scattered heavy showers and a few thunderstorms are possible this evening with sunny spells. Lows overnight of 9C (48F).

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Sunny spells and scattered heavy showers are expected tomorrow. A few thunderstorms are possible with highs of 18C (64F).

A new principal has been appointed at Daventry's University Technical College (UTC) following the sudden departure of its principal.

David Edmondson had been in charge since the college opened in 2013, but it has recently been struggling with poor exam results and low pupil numbers. In a statement, the UTC says Mr Edmondson has left to "pursue new opportunities".

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An interim principal, Russell Ball (pictured) has been appointed and is meeting parents this evening.

Last year, inspectors reported teaching was inadequate and the college required improvement. The college is only about a quarter full.

This is a bit confusing, but stick with me...

Corby Town were relegated from Conference North last season and were due to return to the Northern Premier League.

However, due to another club, Cinderford Town, not wanting to go into the Southern Premier League - Corby were moved into that division, the same league as Kettering Town.

But then, one of the clubs affected by this, Evesham, appealed the decision to the FA and it has been overturned.

And so Corby Town are back in the Northern Premier League and Kettering remain in the Southern Premier.

Make sense? I hope so.

The new police and crime commissioner for Northamptonshire, Stephen Mold, says all cases of burglaries "have to be attended within something like 48 hours".

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The number of people being arrested for burglary has fallen by almost half in the last three years, despite the number of incidents remaining steady.

He said police are "heading in the right direction, but are not where they want to be yet".

Mr Mold, who was elected last month, said he wanted "more feedback" from victims.

Earlier today Northamptonshire police told us they were taking burglary seriously, despite the falling number of arrest for the crime.

And already today they have issued an appeal for information about a theft in Daventry...of a tortoise

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The two-year-old tortoise, called Target, is believed to have been stolen from a garden in Arnull Crescent, Daventry sometime on Thursday last week.

Do you remember this from last year?

One of those pictured performing illegal u-turns on the M1 at junction 18 was a driver for Reays Coaches. He has now been disqualified from professional driving for nine months.

Mark Ingleton, 35, of Westhaven, Thursby, had his professional driving licence revoked by the North West region’s deputy traffic commissioner, Simon Evans.

The industry regulator concluded Mr Ingleton had let himself, his passengers and his employer down and his "actions were not what the travelling public would expect from a professional driver".

George Ford is set to be rewarded for his performance off the bench in Brisbane with a place in the starting XV for Saturday's second Test against Australia in Melbourne - at the expense of Northampton Saints star Luther Burrell.

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The Bath fly-half was an early replacement for Burrell, setting up two tries in England's 39-28 win. Owen Farrell is expected to move from fly-half to Burrell's position of inside centre.

England will name their team tomorrow.

The officer leading the investigation into the murder of David Miller said police are still keen to speak to anyway one who knew the 56-year-old.

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Det Chief Insp Louise Hemmingway said she was "especially keen to speak to anyone who was in the area of Patterdale Walk or Oasis House in Campbell Street, Northampton town centre, between Friday 10 June evening and Monday 13 June".

She also confirmed there would be a police presence at the Mr Miller's house, where he was found stabbed, for "some time".

The body of a man discovered at a property in Patterdale Walk, in the Boothville area of Northampton, yesterday has been named by police as 56-year-old David Miller, who lived at the address.

A post-mortem examination confirmed Mr Miller died as a result of stab wounds.

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Five people remain in police custody as detectives continue to investigate the murder.

Three men from Northampton, aged 30, 49 and 57, and a woman from Northampton, aged 35, were arrested yesterday on suspicion of murder and remain in police custody.

A 27-year-old woman, from Northampton, was also arrested yesterday on suspicion of assisting an offender and remains in police custody.

Northamptonshire Police have asked motorists to avoid some roads in Corby because of the heavy rain.

These roads are currently inaccessible due to flooding:

• Cottingham Road, by Tesco 
• Gainsborough Road
• Oakley Road
• Rockingham Road
• Blake Road
• Kings Cliffe to Blatherwycke and the A43 Corby bypass between Stanion and Barford Bridge

Some parts of Northamptonshire have been hit by showers this week, while others haven't. So why are these little pockets of, sometimes heavy, rain so difficult to predict?

Tomasz Schafernaker explains...

Comedian Eddie Izzard is at Corby Business Academy to make the case for Remain to the students here in the Stand Up For Europe Remain campaign.

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His visit comes with just over a week to go until the EU referendum. The Booke Weston Trust, which runs the academy, will also be hosting a Brexit event before 23 June.

However, the visit of Eddie Izzard to Corby to urge people to vote Remain is not the most bizarre thing that happened in the EU referendum campaign today.

This morning we heard how the number of arrests for burglary has almost halved over the past three years despite the number of reported offences remaining the same.

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Stephen Mold, the county's new police and crime commissioner is coming into the BBC Radio Northampton studio at 17:00 to talk about plans to make cracking down on burglary a policing priority.

It'll be his first broadcast interview since taking office.

On Friday, England's second string, the Saxons face South Africa A, and there is another start for Northampton Saints prop Kieran Brookes.

England Saxons beat South Africa A 32-24 in the first of their two match series last week.

There is some pretty ominous cloud over Walgrave, as shown in this picture from BBC Weather Watcher 'captkremen'...

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There will be cloud and showers around today, and also there is yellow weather warning in place for rain.

We've heard a lot about bad behaviour among fans in France, so a video posted by Icelandic website RUV brings a little bit of light back into the world of football.

Northampton footie fan Matt Pool - far right below - was among the lads interviewed by the outlet ahead of Iceland's clash with Portugal last night.

They wore Iceland carry bags and sang a version of the now famous Will Grigg's on fire song.

The boys were also captured in the below tweet...

The MP for Kettering Philip Hollobone has said a "few trouble-makers are catching the headlines" after clashes between England supporters and Russian fans last week.

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French authorities are restricting the sale of alcohol and drafting in 4,000 extra police in Lille ahead of England and Russia's next Euro 2016 matches.

Philip Hollobone told the Commons the French authorities "had enough to deal with" preventing any terrorist attacks during the tournament and efforts should be redoubled to make sure the French have "all the intelligence they need".

French authorities are restricting the sale of alcohol and drafting in 4,000 extra police in Lille ahead of England and Russia's next Euro 2016 matches.

It comes after violent scenes before and after England's game against Russia, and the Northants Herald & Post have an account from two England fans from Northampton forced to flee when a group of Russian Ultras attacked supporters in Marseille on Saturday.

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Danny Ion, who turns 23 tomorrow, and Rebecca Clarke, 22, described the experience as "terrifying".