大象传媒

The lunchtime news from across Beds, Herts and Bucks.

Police look at whether smoke from a fireworks display contributed to the crash on the M5. Dr Tom Smith, secretary of the British Pyrotechnics Association, talks to Jessica Cooper.

It's been announced the Olympic torch will pass through a number of areas in the Three Counties on its way to the Olympic stadium next year. Derrick Ashley, chair of the Hertfordshire Ready for Winners partnership which's overseeing Olympic projects in the county, explains which towns are on the list.

Work is well underway to build a guided bus route to link Luton and Dunstable. The project's set to cost nearly 拢90 million. Our reporter is live at the building site in Luton.