The Local Newspaper

Jeff Hughes scores an injury-time winner as Notts County beat Stevenage in Keith Curle's first game in charge.

A teenage girl is raped in an alleyway in Milton Keynes, prompting an investigation by Thames Valley Police.

Saracens awarded new contracts to six players, including Owen Farrell, Mouritz Botha and Ernst Joubert.

Luton Town boss Gary Brabin says his side will continue to chase automatic promotion, despite falling 14 points adrift of leaders Fleetwood.

Former brewing giant Whitbread has carved out a huge new business with coffee shops and budget hotels after turning its back on beer.

The mother of a missing Hertfordshire man is backing calls for a change in the law to make it easier for families of missing people to deal with their affairs.

Two teenagers were shot dead in a dispute over a drug "turf" in Buckinghamshire, a court hears.

Researchers at the University of Bedfordshire believe they have found a way of harvesting power from radio waves.

Alex-Ray Harvey hits the only goal as Luton lose ground in the Blue Square Bet Premier promotion race with defeat at Barrow.

Dean Bowditch scores twice as MK Dons come from behind to strengthen their play-off ambitions by beating Bury.

A woman stabbed to death outside her parents' home in Bedfordshire was terrified after a call from her husband, a court hears.

A girl left severely brain damaged by complications after her premature birth is awarded £7.3m.

Stevenage chairman Phil Wallace says their FA Cup replay at Tottenham will hasten the club's development, but will not change their future plans.

Same-sex couples in Suffolk and Milton Keynes are being encouraged to adopt because of a shortage of would-be adoptive parents.

A Buckinghamshire town holds what is thought to be the world's oldest pancake race.

A man thought to have carried out 37 frauds totalling £9,000 at branches of the DIY store Wickes is being sought by police.

Wycombe complete loan deals for midfielders Craig Eastmond and Chris Hackett from Arsenal and Millwall respectively.

Late Kick Off looks at how plans to reform the academy system will affect Crystal Palace and Watford.

Watford sign Manchester United keeper Tomasz Kuszczak on loan until the end of the season.

Derby County boss Nigel Clough declines to welcome the appointment of a director of football, rumoured to be Watford's Ross Wilson.