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Much of tonight will be dry with clear spells and small amounts of cloud.

A few mist patches may form later.

It'll turn chilly, with temperatures dropping to 6C (43F) in a light south-westerly breeze.

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It will be a dry and bright morning tomorrow with spells of hazy sunshine.

Increasing cloud will bring a few showers from the west during the afternoon.

There will be light south-westerly winds, with temperatures peaking at 18C (64F).

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It seems like the Duke of Cambridge has unofficially given Airlander 10 - the world's longest aircraft - his royal seal of approval.

The future king met Chris Daniels from the company that operates it at the launch event of the International Festival of Business in London.

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Mr Daniels told me Prince William was aware of Airlander from his time as a pilot for the East Anglian Air Ambulance, and knew its Cardington airfield home was a no-fly zone.

He also revealed the duke said he was "keen to fly it".

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He was then presented with an Airlander 10 stress ball, and apparently said Prince George would "love it".

The moves have been set, the spray tan applied and thousands of sequins glued on.

That can only mean one thing - Strictly Come Dancing is back on Saturday night.

Hertfordshire's very own Brian Conley is getting ready to perfect his Cha Cha Cha... but not before some very impressive arm waving...

Let's have a look at what some of our local papers are covering today...

• The Watford Observer reports that police were called to Watford General Hospital on Thursday night after a fracas erupted between protesters and contractor staff at a demonstration against "poverty pay"
• Wycombe Wanderers are investigating after a pyrotechnic device was let off in the away end after the final whistle at the Chairboys' match against Colchester, reports the Bucks Free Press
• Meanwhile, the Hertfordshire Mercury writes that Hertfordshire County Council has apologised after an "administrative error" saw speed cushions installed in Bishop's Stortford before a public consultation was carried out. It says they now have to be removed.

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Prosecutors have alleged that three former Tesco executives encouraged the manipulation of profit figures, lied to auditors and misled the stock market.

The senior executives were "cooking the books" to secure huge compensation packages, and bullying subordinates into compliance, lead prosecutor Sasha Wass told London's Southwark Crown Court.

"The three defendants on trial are not the foot soldiers," she said. "The defendants in this case are the generals in a position of trust and had huge compensation packages to safeguard the financial health of Tesco."

Christopher Bush, who was managing director of Tesco UK (pictured centre), Carl Rogberg, who was UK finance director, and John Scouler, who was UK food commercial director (not pictured), all deny charges of fraud and false accounting.

If you go down to the woods today, you never know what you might spot.

Neil McCarty was lucky enough to see a very rare sight when he went for a walk on the outskirts of Bedford.

At first he thought it was a cat stuck up a tree, as all he could see was a white ball of fur, but on closer inspection it was an albino squirrel.

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So like every good photographer, he went back the next day "hung around for ages" and caught these amazing images.

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He says it's a bit of a change from his day-to-day job of music photography, as he usually snaps "grungy bands in the dark".

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"The irony is I have snapped some amazing artists passing through Bedford over the last five years, many who have gone on to be huge... and I am going to get my 15 seconds of fame over a squirrel," he said.

The odds of a squirrel being born white is thought to be about one in 100,000.

Yesterday we brought you news that a reprieve had been given a Herfordshire centre for disabled children.

Nascott Lawn in Watford was set to close in October, but that date has been moved to January, according to families.

Herts Valleys Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) claimed the closure was necessary because of its "serious financial situation".

However, it has since been in touch to say it has "set aside its decision" to stop paying for the site after receiving "inaccurate legal advice".

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It will now speak to families and "make a new decision regarding the running of respite services at Nascot Lawn".

Three former executives of Hertfordshire-based Tesco have arrived at Southwark Crown Court to stand trial over their alleged role in a £326m accounting scandal at the retailer.

Former UK finance chief Carl Rogberg, UK managing director Christopher Bush and UK food commercial director John Scouler are charged with fraud by abuse of position and false accounting between February and September 2014.

They have all denied the charges.

The trial is expected to last 13 weeks.

Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel set the pace in second practice at the Malaysian Grand Prix as Stevenage's Lewis Hamilton struggled in his Mercedes.

Vettel headed team-mate Kimi Raikkonen by 0.604 seconds, with the Milton Keynes Red Bulls of Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen third and fourth and Hamilton sixth.

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The Briton, 28 points ahead of Vettel, was a massive 1.416secs off the pace.

The session came to an end early following a major crash involving Haas' Romain Grosjean.