Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00
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Updates for Wednesday, 30 December 2015
More news, sport, travel and weather updates from 08:00 on Thursday
Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00
Weather: A wet evening aheadpublished at 17:50
After a wet evening with some further heavy and persistent rain, it will turn drier overnight but with further scattered showers in places.
Despite this, in any clearer spells it will turn colder than of late. Maximum temperature: 10C (50F).
Pregnant sheep 'butchered' in Dentonpublished at 17:25
Two pregnant sheep were killed and stripped of their meat in a field in Denton, sometime between Monday evening and Tuesday morning.
It's the latest incident of its type in Denton or Brafield-on-the-Green, where such butchery has happened several times over the past 18 months.
Northamptonshire Police are asking you to contact them if you see suspicious vehicle activity in the area, or are offered cheap meat not from a butchers.
M1 U-turn drivers: Your commentspublished at 17:00
Tom Percival
BBC Radio NorthamptonAfter Northamptonshire Police confirmed it won't be prosecuting any motorists caught making a U-turn on the M1 near Crick, you've been having your say on BBC Radio Northampton's Facebook page, external.
Image source, Northamptonshire PoliceJamie Davison said: "Ban them for life from driving ANY motor vehicle on British roads, Then fine £20,000 for their stupidity."
Jane Savage wrote about the police: "They just can't be bothered, they have no time for criminal acts, too much paperwork."
Linda Flynn added: "They could zoom in and see that van number for a start... in fact, all the numbers."
Power cut in the west of the countypublished at 16:18
Western Power Distribution has tweeted that there is a power cut in the west of the county...
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End of X postWest: Saints 'still united'published at 15:50
Graham McKechnie
BBC Radio Northampton sportDespite a poor run of form which included losing to the Premiership's bottom club, London Irish, on Boxing Day, Northampton Saints' forwards coach Dorian West says the side remains united.
Image source, Getty Images"There are improvements to be made everywhere... We've worked really hard this week, we've been very honest with each other," he said.
Saints host Exeter Chiefs at the Gardens on New Year's Day.
Motorcyclist dies in Northamptonshire villagepublished at 15:20
Tom Percival
BBC Radio NorthamptonA 57-year-old Kettering man has died from his injuries after losing control of his motorbike and leaving the road in the village of Grendon.
Northamptonshire Police say he was one of four motorcyclists riding through the village, external towards Wollaston, just before 14:00 yesterday.
Local derby looms for Corby Townpublished at 14:40
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End of X postFailure to prosecute M1 U-turn drivers 'shocking'published at 14:10
Tom Percival
BBC Radio NorthamptonNorthamptonshire Police should have prosecuted drivers filmed performing U-turns on the M1, according to Brake.
Alice Bailey, from the road safety charity, said the decision not to do so is "shocking".
High winds warning as trees come down on roadspublished at 13:45
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End of X postCar rammed and cash stolen at Beckworth Emporiumpublished at 13:20
Tom Percival
BBC Radio NorthamptonA member of staff at Beckworth Emporium, a garden centre and food court near Wellingborough, has been left badly shaken by thieves.
Image source, GoogleThe staff member was locking up just before 19:00 on Monday. Three men rammed his car, then marched him into the office, before stealing cash.
The three men were stocky and spoke with Northampton or Leicester accents. Northamptonshire Police are appealing for information.
Daventry MP... Football referee... Comedian!?published at 12:58
Daventry MP Chris Heaton-Harris is famed (infamous?) for his joke telling on Twitter.
We probably shouldn't encourage him, but this did make us chuckle...
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End of X postPost natal depression was 'absolutely horrible', says campaigning MPpublished at 12:26
Sam Read
BBC Radio NorthamptonSouth Northamptonshire MP, Andrea Leadsom, has been talking about her battle with post natal depression.
Media caption, South Northamptonshire MP Andrea Leadsom talks about her post natal depression.
The BBC Northampton interview was part of a series looking at the life of some of our county politicians away from politics.
The Conservative minister has worked with the Northamptonshire Parent Infant Partnership for 20 years.
Headlines: Motoryclist dies... Busy NYE expected by police... Student's cancer treatment 'going well'published at 12:00
Carroll Weston
BBC Radio NorthamptonHere're our lunchtime headlines on BBC Radio Northampton:
- A 57-year-old man from Kettering has died after losing control of the motorcycle he was riding through Grendon
- Northamptonshire Police say alcohol-fuelled behaviour will mean they're stretched on New Year's Eve
- Northampton-based student Zac Forskitt says his treatment for two different and simultaneous cancers is progressing well
The moment drivers were caught doing U-turns on the M1 at Crickpublished at 11:22
Mariam Issimdar
BBC Norfolk LiveDrivers filmed performing U-turns on the M1 at Crick will not be prosecuted, say Northamptonshire Police.
This is the CCTV footage captured by police back in July...
Media caption, Drivers filmed performing U-turns on the M1 will not be prosecuted
Social media mishaps: When Louise Mensch tweeted her own search history as evidencepublished at 10:44
Another year, another 12 months of social media mishaps - and no such list would be complete without an appearance from former Corby MP Louise Mensch.
She lit up the Twittersphere when she accused supporters of Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn of being anti-Semitic.
But when she posted a picture of her Twitter search bar with what she claimed were auto-completed phrases - giving an indication of what people are talking about - it was quickly pointed out the image revealed her own search history.
She later admitted the error, but stood by her accusations.
Police say they couldn't read number plates of U-turn M1 driverspublished at 10:15
Mariam Issimdar
BBC Norfolk LiveThe decision by Northamptonshire Police not to prosecute any of the drivers caught on film doing U-turns on the M1 at Crick to avoid a serious accident was revealed via a BBC Freedom of Information Act request.
When questioned, PC Dave Lee, of Northamptonshire Police Safer Roads Team, said the CCTV "is not clear enough to read the number plates of most of the vehicles involved and so we have been unable to trace the owners and take the action we would like to".
A coach driver spoken to at the time of the incident resigned shortly afterwards.
'Selfish' M1 drivers 'have got away' with M1 U-turnspublished at 09:36
Mariam Issimdar
BBC Norfolk LiveRoad safety charity Brake said drivers who were filmed doing U-turns on the M1 to avoid a serious accident "seem to have got away" with their "risky behaviour".
Image source, Northamptonshire PoliceBrake spokesman Dave Nichols said the "selfish drivers" put their lives and other people's at risk.
"They seem to have got away with their risky behaviour, despite it being caught on film," he said.
'Ridiculous' drivers will not be prosecuted for M1 U-turnspublished at 09:08
Mariam Issimdar
BBC Norfolk LiveDrivers filmed performing "ridiculous" U-turns on the M1 will not be prosecuted, police have said.
Image source, Northamptonshire PoliceCCTV footage was released showing a succession of vehicles, including a coach, making the manoeuvres near Crick in July.
Northamptonshire Police were unable to trace the vehicles, but said the footage had highlighted "selfish" driving.
Headlines: Boat rescue team working to help flood victims... Police expecting busy New Yearpublished at 08:35
Andrew Radd
BBC Radio NorthamptonHere are this morning's headlines for Northamptonshire:
- A specialist boat rescue team from Northamptonshire is continuing to help people suffering from flooding in Yorkshire
- Northamptonshire Police say they are expecting to be far busier tomorrow night as revellers enjoy New Year's Eve
