Northampton Chronicle & Echo Morning Update 4 August, 2025

The latest headlines from the Chronicle & Echo

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00:00This is your morning update for Monday the 4th of August 2025.

00:05Brought to you by the Northampton Chronicle and Echo.

00:10Murder investigation launched after man found with fatal injury on Bench by River in Northampton.

00:18Police were called by paramedics to the canal footpath behind auctioneers court at around 6.30am on Friday August 1st.

00:26A Northamptonshire police spokeswoman said a man had been found on a bench fatally injured.

00:33Fifteen adorable babies born in Northampton during the month of July 2025.

00:39As we wave goodbye to July and hello to August, it is the time to celebrate a whole month of newborns who will call Northampton their home.

00:48Two people taken to hospital after three-vehicle collision on A45 in Northampton.

00:57The incident happened at about 3.40pm on Thursday, July 31st on the A45 eastbound carriageway between Barnes Meadow and Riverside.

01:10Wigan signed two players in time to face cobblers.

01:13Defender Isaac Mabaya, a 20-year-old right-back, arrives on loan from Liverpool.

01:21Going green, wind farms may fulfil urgent UK energy needs.

01:26The overwhelming majority of people in the UK support more renewable energy, not less.

01:31David Attenborough is back with a groundbreaking new show, What to Expect.

01:39The iconic tones of Sir David Attenborough will be back on our TV screens this weekend.

01:46For more news, go to northamptoncron.co.uk

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