Video caption: A fire crew were called to tackle a blaze just 60m (200ft) from their base.A fire crew were called to tackle a blaze just 60m (200ft) from their base.
The crew from Royston took four minutes to arrive on the scene.
Overnight weather: Dry at first but some outbreaks of rain later
Dan Holley
BBC Look East weather
There'll be a few clear spells at first
tonight where it will turn a little chilly, but thickening cloud will
eventually bring outbreaks of rain from the west.
Southerly winds will
strengthen during the early hours, with temperatures initially falling to 8C
(46F) but becoming milder by dawn.
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There'll be a sunny start to Saturday morning, with just a few isolated showers, but these will become more
widespread as cloud builds through the day.
Windy with southwesterly winds
gusting 40-50mph during the afternoon, temperatures peaking at 16C (61F).
Get the full forecast where you live from BBC Weather.
University admissions shows a 'shocking' regional bias
The sheer dominance by the top two social classes of Oxford and Cambridge University admissions has been revealed in newly released data.
The data, obtained by David Lammy MP, shows a "shocking" regional bias, with more offers made to Home Counties pupils than the whole of northern England.
The data on admissions by region provided by the universities themselves showed:
The North West, the North East, Yorkshire and the Humber between them received 15% of Oxford offers and 17% of Cambridge offers.
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The research also revealed that 27.9% of pupils in Middlesbrough qualify for free school meals, while only 5.5% qualify in Buckinghamshire.
Road to be closed for eight years for HS2 construction
Stuart Bailey
BBC News
A road in Hertfordshire is to be closed for about eight years for construction of the new HS2 high speed railway between London and Birmingham.
Chalfont Lane in Maple Cross will be shut from 8 November until early 2026.
A new link road between Shire Lane and Hornhill Road will open in early 2018 for diverted traffic and new slip roads will be built to and from the M25 for heavy goods vehicles.
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A spokesperson for HS2 Ltd said: "HS2 is committed to working with residents, local authorities and other stakeholders to ensure that construction impacts are minimised.
"Our aim is to maintain through access on local roads in the Maple Cross area and by redirecting our construction HGVs via temporary slip roads on and off the M25 we significantly reduce impacts on local traffic.
"To help a smooth transition we will advertise and sign the closure in advance and clearly signpost the new diversion once it is implemented."
Opportunity for young people to try their hand at sports reporting
Do you know a youngster who'd like to report on their own sports story at the BBC?
The BBC School Report Sports Reporter scheme is open for 16-18-year-olds, with applications open until 10 November.
What's on offer?
5 day placement within a BBC Local or Nations radio or online sports department
A mentor from your chosen BBC site
The opportunity to share your sports story with BBC audiences
Training with your BBC mentor to provide you with the required skills to tell your story. These could be: interviewing and sports story writing skills; editing skills; script writing and presenting skills of packages for radio and online
What are we looking for?
You'll need to be aged 16-18 before the start of the scheme
You’ll need to be in full-time education*
A proven passion for sport
A fantastic story idea relevant to the location you’re applying to
You don’t need to have any prior journalism experience or training to apply
*Please note this is an opportunity for people studying at school, college or a youth group. This is not a suitable opportunity for university students or apprentices studying at university level.
A section of the clockwise M25 between J23 for South Mimms and J25 for Waltham Cross is expected to reopen shortly but it could take a while for tailbacks to clear.
The Met Police said a car and a lorry collided at about 04:30 before a second lorry collided with the car shortly afterwards.
Highways England said it caused "a large fuel spill" but the operation to the clear the road was nearly finished.
One person was taken to hospital but his injuries are not life threatening.
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Strictly: 'Storm Brian' set to swirl onto the dancefloor
Katy Lewis
BBC Local Live
With Storm Brian set to affect southern Britain on Saturday, it would be remiss of us not to do some kind of link between the meteorological event and Watford entertainer Brian Conley's appearance on Strictly Come Dancing on Saturday night - probably involving a number of puns.
Will he dance up a storm in this week's jive? Will the [low] pressure be on? Will the judges rain compliments upon him? Or will he - as Brian himself has tweeted - just be "wet and windy".
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The North West, the North East, Yorkshire and the Humber between them received 15% of Oxford offers and 17% of Cambridge offers.
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5 day placement within a BBC Local or Nations radio or online sports department
-
A mentor from your chosen BBC site
-
The opportunity to share your sports story with BBC audiences
-
Training with your BBC mentor to provide you with the required skills to tell your story. These could be: interviewing and sports story writing skills; editing skills; script writing and presenting skills of packages for radio and online
-
You'll need to be aged 16-18 before the start of the scheme
-
You’ll need to be in full-time education*
-
A proven passion for sport
-
A fantastic story idea relevant to the location you’re applying to
-
You don’t need to have any prior journalism experience or training to apply
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BBC Look East weather
There'll be a few clear spells at first tonight where it will turn a little chilly, but thickening cloud will eventually bring outbreaks of rain from the west.
Southerly winds will strengthen during the early hours, with temperatures initially falling to 8C (46F) but becoming milder by dawn.
There'll be a sunny start to Saturday morning, with just a few isolated showers, but these will become more widespread as cloud builds through the day.
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BBC News
There's a yellow weather warning in place for Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire tomorrow as Storm Brian moves across the UK.
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University admissions shows a 'shocking' regional bias
The sheer dominance by the top two social classes of Oxford and Cambridge University admissions has been revealed in newly released data.
The data, obtained by David Lammy MP, shows a "shocking" regional bias, with more offers made to Home Counties pupils than the whole of northern England.
The data on admissions by region provided by the universities themselves showed:
The research also revealed that 27.9% of pupils in Middlesbrough qualify for free school meals, while only 5.5% qualify in Buckinghamshire.
You can read the full feature here.
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Luckily it's a tale with a happy ending.
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Road to be closed for eight years for HS2 construction
Stuart Bailey
BBC News
A road in Hertfordshire is to be closed for about eight years for construction of the new HS2 high speed railway between London and Birmingham.
Chalfont Lane in Maple Cross will be shut from 8 November until early 2026.
A new link road between Shire Lane and Hornhill Road will open in early 2018 for diverted traffic and new slip roads will be built to and from the M25 for heavy goods vehicles.
A spokesperson for HS2 Ltd said: "HS2 is committed to working with residents, local authorities and other stakeholders to ensure that construction impacts are minimised.
"Our aim is to maintain through access on local roads in the Maple Cross area and by redirecting our construction HGVs via temporary slip roads on and off the M25 we significantly reduce impacts on local traffic.
"To help a smooth transition we will advertise and sign the closure in advance and clearly signpost the new diversion once it is implemented."
Opportunity for young people to try their hand at sports reporting
Do you know a youngster who'd like to report on their own sports story at the BBC?
The BBC School Report Sports Reporter scheme is open for 16-18-year-olds, with applications open until 10 November.
What's on offer?
What are we looking for?
*Please note this is an opportunity for people studying at school, college or a youth group. This is not a suitable opportunity for university students or apprentices studying at university level.
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BBC News
A section of the clockwise M25 between J23 for South Mimms and J25 for Waltham Cross is expected to reopen shortly but it could take a while for tailbacks to clear.
The Met Police said a car and a lorry collided at about 04:30 before a second lorry collided with the car shortly afterwards.
Highways England said it caused "a large fuel spill" but the operation to the clear the road was nearly finished.
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BBC Local Live
With Storm Brian set to affect southern Britain on Saturday, it would be remiss of us not to do some kind of link between the meteorological event and Watford entertainer Brian Conley's appearance on Strictly Come Dancing on Saturday night - probably involving a number of puns.
Will he dance up a storm in this week's jive? Will the [low] pressure be on? Will the judges rain compliments upon him? Or will he - as Brian himself has tweeted - just be "wet and windy".
There you go - that's all I can manage!