Man's body recovered from river

A body has been recovered from the River Great Ouse in Bedford after a man was seen to jump off the County Bridge, police said.

A rescue operation was started at about 1200 BST by police and Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue, after reports a man was in the river.

A spokesman for Bedfordshire Police said a post-mortem examination would take place later.

He added that no further information was available.