23 May 2013 Last updated at 08:03 ET

Egyptian £2m statue in legal battleStatue of Sekhemka

A council wishing to sell a 4,000-year-old Egyptian statue, valued at £2m, is being challenged by the ancestor of its original owner.

Body camera on police uniformPolice officers to use body cameras

Twenty body cameras are issued to police officers in Northamptonshire to record incidents for use as evidence in court cases.

Billing AquadromeFurther tests over lake girl death

Further tests will be carried out on a toddler's body which was pulled from a lake after initial tests failed to determine a cause of death.

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Richard III's head goes on display Model of monarch to visit Northampton Reconstructed face of Richard III

'Haunted' pub set for demolition Campaigners appeal to save 19th Century pub Old Red House pub, Hannington

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Loophole blamed for spoiling village

14:46 UK time, Wednesday, 22 May 2013

The lack of neighbourhood plans is a loophole in the national planning policy framework that's allowing inappropriate developments , says a Northamptonshire MP.

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