Hertfordshire libraries have announced the next phase of reopening plans which will see 13 of the county’s libraries allow customers to browse bookshelves for 15 minutes.

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.