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The lunchtime news from across Beds, Herts and Bucks.

One miner has been found dead at a colliery near Swansea and the search continues to find three men who're still trapped. The Welsh Secretary and MP for Chesham and Amersham, Cheryl Gillan, talks to Jessica Cooper.

From next year, all six year olds in England will have to take a test to assess their understanding of simple words and letters. Jaz Ampaw-Farr from Milton Keynes, the director of Which Phonics who trains teachers in schools, is on the programme.

The Royal British Legion has been accused in the Commons of failing to support its club in Princes Risborough. Councillor Alan Turner, the chairman of the branch's action committee, explains why.