Patrol discovers lead in car boot
Three men are arrested after police discover half a tonne of lead in the boot of a car stopped for checks in Northamptonshire.

Two held in drugs offences probe
A man and woman are arrested on suspicion of drugs offences after a police community support officer spots a missing tax disc.

Professor calls for end to Ofsted
A leading academic launches an attack on the government and Ofsted over narrow views and neglect of local circumstances.

Abstinence cure to kick addiction
Staff at one centre in the east believe the key to tackling addiction is abstinence, therapy and involvement of families.

Teacher strike over academy plan
Teachers at a Northamptonshire school proposed to be turned into an academy will go on strike in protest.

Stab killer detained indefinitely
A paranoid schizophrenic who killed a teenager from Northamptonshire is sent to a mental hospital indefinitely.

'Firearm used' in robbery attempt
Police officers appeal for information after an attempted robbery at a house in Rushden in Northamptonshire.

Armed man robs Co-op
An armed man with a scarf covering his face robs a Co-op store in Northamptonshire and escapes on a bicycle.

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