Great Northern and Thameslink services between Welwyn Garden City and Stevenage have been disrupted due to a person being taken ill on a train.

The health watchdog has given East and North Herts NHS Trust a ‘requires improvement’ rating for the second year running.

Nearly 80 per cent of staff at the East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust – which serves Lister and the New QEII Hospitals – have reported that they work overtime due to short staffing.

Staff at Stevenage’s Lister Hospital and Welwyn Garden City’s New QEII are taking more and more sick days due to stress.

A body found in woodland near Stevenage has been identified as murdered Hatfield student Joy Morgan, police have confirmed this evening.

One person was taken to Stevenage’s Lister Hospital for further care following multiple crashes on the A1(M) yesterday.

A swimming teacher, who works in Hatfield and lives in Stevenage, has been named the best in her area.

A vehicle crashing into a bridge between Hitchin and Stevenage has delayed train services in the area.

A broken down train at Potters Bar is causing delays for travellers between London and Stevenage.

A number of incidents, including broken down trains, are causing hour long waits from London stations.

Roadworks which started on two major Stevenage roads yesterday have been causing heavy traffic in the town – and delays are set to continue.

Police have named the victim of a car crash in Suffolk as a 21-year-old man from Stevenage.