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Four arrested after criminal damage
Police are appealing for witnesses after a number of vehicles and the windows of a Royal Mail sorting office were damaged in Luton.
Vandals damaged two cars in Sarum Road in the early hours of Thursday morning. The Royal Mail sorting office was then attacked and a number of windows were smashed.
Four men were arrested at a nearby fast food restaurant on suspicion of causing criminal damage. All four have been released on bail pending further inquiries.
Detectives are appealing for anyone who was in Sarum Road at the time and may have seen anything suspicious.
Northampton Town prepare for play-off final
by Joe Lobo
Northampton Town go into the weekend's crucial League Two play-off final with Bradford City at Wembley confident of causing an upset.
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Help Keano get bone marrow transplant
People living in Milton Keynes are being urged to go to a bone marrow screening session today that could save the life of a young boy.
Eight year old Keano Klein desperately needs a transplant.
He's mixed race making it more difficult to find a donor as there is a big shortage of mixed race people on the register.If you can help the screening session takes place at the community zone at Centre MK between midday and five o'clock.
ROADS: M1 BEDFORDSHIRE
One lane closed due to incident on M1 Northbound at J10 M1 (Luton Airport Spur Road).
RAIL: NORTHAMPTONSHIRE
Delays possible on London Midland between Northampton and London Euston due to overcrowding.Trains are very busy heading to London today due to Northampton vs Bradford Play Off final at Wembley Extra carriage trains will be put in later this morning.
Chloe Smith MP to run 'Race for Life' for her father
Chloe Smith, Member of Parliament for Norwich North, is running 'Race for Life' today at the Norfolk Showground.
Chloe will be running 5km as part of Cancer Research's annual Race for Life event at the Norfolk Showground in Norwich. She speaks out to say that her father beat bowel cancer in the last year, and she will be running in support of him and all those affected by cancer.
She regularly runs Race for Life events and will be joining thousands of other women at the event in Norwich to raise money and awareness of Cancer Research UK.
Chloe is also patron of the Blue Ribbon Foundation, a charity founded by a resident of Old Catton which seeks to raise awareness and encourage dialogue about male cancers, and she is encouraging both men and women to take care of their health and be aware of the signs of cancer.
Chloe comments: "My father beat cancer in the last twelve months, so just as for many other people doing the Race, it's now an important and very personal issue to me.
"I pay tribute to all the hundreds of participants every year and I'm looking forward to running on 19th May. Please sponsor me or any other participant if you are able to, to help Cancer Research UK. But most of all - why not sign up and take part too?"
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Weekend Weather
Saturday:
Cloudy at first with perhaps some rain over Norfolk, but becoming mostly dry through the morning with bright or sunny spells developing during the afternoon. Maximum Temperature 15C.
Sunday:
A mostly dry start but rain will push in from the south later on, although many northern areas will stay dry. Maximum Temperature 14C.
Cambridge peanut study targets allergy labels
Labels on food could be made clearer for allergy sufferers following a new trial into peanuts, scientists said.
The study will examine how much peanut a sufferer can consume before an allergic reaction is triggered.
The "may contain nuts" warning which is put on many non-peanut products is often seen as "unhelpful" researchers said.
It is hoped that the new three-year study, commissioned by the Food Standards Agency (FSA), will make such labelling easier to understand.
The research, led by Dr Andrew Clark, an allergy consultant at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridgeshire, will also look into whether exercise or stress are more likely bring on an allergic reaction.
Banger racing legend Steve Hemmings retires
Indian restaurant's curry creation hopes to fire up football fans
The final countdown to what hopefully will be a remarkable week of sporting success for Northampton is underway.
Next weekend the Saints face Leicester in the final of Rugby's Premiership. But before that it is Northampton Town going for glory when they face Bradford City in the League Two play-off final at Wembley tomorrow.
As you might expect the town is going football crazy.
