Anglia Northamptonshire

First time buyers in East Anglia are struggling to get on the ladder because house prices are going up faster than wages.

According to housing charity Shelter, in real terms buyers here are paying £60,000 more now for a house.

It also shows average house prices in the East are now 11 times the average wage - compared to just six times- 15 years ago.

Bridge Street in both directions closed due to police incident between A508 Bridge Street / Commercial Street / Kingswell Street and George Row.

Police are investigating an incident that happened through the night.

Reports of one lane blocked and slow traffic due to broken down car on M1 Northbound at J16 A45 / A4500 (Daventry).

Reports suggest lane one is closed on the chevrons at the exit slip road.

Neglected countryside ponds in our region are to be restored, thanks to a £96,000 pound grant for a project working along the River Nene.

Each pond can support hundreds of species, but conservationists say many ponds have been lost, and most of those left are in a poor condition.

Click below to watch a report from ITV News Anglia's Olivia Paterson

Police in Northampton are hunting for a man who subjected a cat to a horrendous attack outside the town's railway station last night.

Members of the public reported to officers that they saw the man "throwing the animal around and lying on top of it."

The assault happened on Black Lion Road shortly before 8pm last night (March 2).

The man is described as being in his 50s and 60s with long grey or dark hair. He was wearing a black leather jacket and jeans.

Police say that there has been no trace of either the man or the cat since the attack.