The collision took place between Junctions 12 (Flitwick) and Junction 13 (Bedford) News | UK The M1 is experiencing major delays to northbound traffic after a crash between two junctions in Bedfordshire earlier today which occurred between Junctions 12 (Flitwick) and 13 (Bedford) prompted a swift response from emergency services Traffic was brought to a standstill as they worked at the scene National Highways East issued a warning to drivers on X (formerly Twitter) shortly before 11am saying: “Traffic has been stopped on the #M1 northbound between J12 #Flitwick and J13 #Bedford due to a collision.” confirming: “1 (of) 4 lanes are now OPEN on the #M1 northbound between J12 #Flitwick and J13 #Bedford following a collision Emergency services continue to work at scene The crash came on the first day of the May Bank Holiday weekend — one of the busiest travel periods of the year with an estimated 17 million journeys expected across Britain Friday was forecast to be the peak travel day with an estimated 2.9 million drivers taking to the roads RAC Breakdown spokesperson Alice Simpson said: “Although the Easter break was just two weeks ago our figures suggest this weekend will still be hectic on the roads as millions take advantage of another bank holiday “This week’s very warm weather may not last right into the weekend there’s still plenty of opportunity to get out and about it’s best to avoid Friday evening as that’s when leisure traffic will clash with commuter journeys.” She also advised motorists to check their tyres and ensure vehicles have the correct levels of oil London travel news LIVE: Severe delays on the Jubilee and Metropolitan line Armed forces parade overnight through London in VE Day dress rehearsal ‘Dignified silence’ was needed from Harry for reconciliation Meal2Deal: on a mission to make food poverty history The holiday rush has been further fuelled by unseasonably warm weather The Met Office said Kew Gardens in southwest London recorded a high of 29.3C on Thursday 1 May — the warmest start to May on record in the UK Prince Louis steals the show at VE Day parade as he keeps dad William looking sharp and mimics brother George Prince Louis steals show with sweet antics at VE parade Ukraine 'launches stunning Kursk offensive' in major blow for Putin ahead of Victory Day celebrations Ukraine 'launches stunning Kursk offensive' in blow for Putin VE Day 2025 fashion: best looks from the day VE Day 2025 fashion: Princess of Wales to Lady Victoria Starmer New visa crackdown as Home Office plans to restrict applications from nationalities most likely to overstay New visa crackdown as Home Office plans to restrict applications worst and wackiest looks on the red carpet — Rihanna worst and wackiest looks on the red carpet did you know this would make Filius Flitwick a Libra But is the cheery Charms professor anything like his star sign Astronomy and prophecies – all used to make sense of the mysteries of the universe and the great beyond We know Professor Trelawney did touch upon it but do any of our favourite characters happen to display personality traits that are unique to their star sign any similarities may be a total coincidence Why not share this with your Libra friends and see what they think If there’s one thing you can count on, it’s the Head of Ravenclaw But did you know that intellectualism happens to be something often associated with the Libra star sign too Libras are one of the three Air signs which means they are all about the mind They are the thinkers and the intellectuals of the zodiac with a deep love of learning they lead with their brain rather than their heart This sounds a lot like Flitwick to us. Whilst we’re in no way saying he didn’t have a heart (his reaction to Ginny being taken to the Chamber of Secrets certainly showed that) his intellectual prowess was something to be truly admired ‘get everyone through their exams all right’ The professor who came up with the tricky flying key task through the trapdoor he was a wizard who even Gilderoy Lockhart (arguably the most self-centred man in the wizarding world) admired for his spellwork – claiming Flitwick knew more about Entrancing Enchantments than anyone else It is true that Libras are known for their intellect that intelligence is often expressed in a creative way rather than a logical or practical way (like you might find with an Earth sign) often have an artistic flair and are drawn to music Now, Flitwick might not immediately spring to mind when you think of artistic expression, but we have two words for you – Christmas decorations. Every year when Hogwarts was transformed into a winter wonderland Flitwick was one of the professors who was responsible for it It certainly takes some out-of-the-box thinking to come up with the idea of conjuring golden bubbles to use as baubles on the Christmas tree – we know Ron couldn’t tear his eyes away from them Teamwork is something that comes as naturally as breathing to a Libra They are gifted with being able to see and understand different points of view and thrive best when cooperation is involved Flitwick didn’t hesitate to help patrol the maze with his fellow professors did his part and made an excellent team member Astrologers often talk about how those with Libra star signs are extremely cool under pressure unruffled presence – you certainly couldn’t describe them as hot heads And you couldn’t describe Flitwick as one either Flitwick rarely ever seemed to be ruffled and was one of the teachers that always seemed to be in a good mood. Whether he felt like that underneath is another question, but on the surface, he was cool, calm and collected – even when confronted by the odious Umbridge Just look at the way he ignored her attempts at intimidation during those lesson observations of hers treating her like any other guest his classroom – iconic behaviour really those born under the Libra zodiac sign have a strong desire to be as fair as possible they are always striving for balance and create an atmosphere of harmony and ease around them but also reflected in the way his students treated him who was snippy with just about any human in existence replying to him without a hint of sarcasm when Flitwick interrupted their conversation about Harry’s new Nimbus 2000 Looking for Wizarding World? HarryPotter.com is the official home of Harry Potter Brought to you by Wizarding World Digital and its parent company Warner Bros delivering the latest news and official products from the Wizarding World and our partners All characters and elements © & TM Warner Bros Home   Sport   Article Haitel Patel hit 80 as Bishop’s Stortford II thrashed their Flitwick counterparts by 121 runs in Saracens Hertfordshire League The victory means they go into this weekend’s top-of-the-table clash at Potters Bar II seven points clear at the summit Stortford won the toss and elected to bat first at Cricketfield Lane putting 264-7 on the board from their 50 overs Openers Patel and Joseph Bunyan (33) put on 61 together before the former also received the backing of Jonathan Gaffney (45) and Henry Hawkins (41) Patel was eventually caught and bowled for 80 but Richie Heywood added a brisk 31 as the leaders passed the 250 mark with captain Michael Bodo putting up the main resistance with a 31-run knock of his own as they were removed for 143 in 45.4 overs Bunyan got 2-11 and Harry Pigram claimed 2-23 while there was a wicket apiece for Heywood the first team suffered a 65-run defeat at table-topping Harpenden The visitors opted to field on an overcast morning and Sam Davis (2-39) bowled Scott Galloway in the third over That brought overseas batsman and the division’s leading run scorer Cole Briggs to the crease and he sent the ball to all corners of the ground before being caught by Davis off the bowling of Dom Clutterbuck (2-66) for 73 Harpenden were 141-4 at lunch and Andrew Neal and Charlie Mumford added 48 before the latter was caught by Tom Howes for 29 Neal then put on a big-hitting 71-run partnership with Alex Gosling (34) finally being caught by Adam Bassingthwaighte off the bowling of Davis for a well-made 75 Stortford bowled well to restrict the strongest club in the league to 283 all out on a flat wicket as Ben Twohig ended with 3-66 and Callum Sykes got 2-45 The visitors had 37 on the board in reply when Davis was caught by Ben Frazer for 19 Will Cutlan-Smyth joined Howes (27) and they were progressing well when the former was lbw for 16 but Joe Hawkins produced a fine 51 from 53 balls before he was out to leave the score on 152-6 A 10th-wicket partnership between Clutterbuck and Simon Lindop (16no) added 41 before the former was adjudged lbw for 34 as Stortford were removed for 218 Harry Seagrave was the pick of the bowlers with 6-51 The third team hung on to claim a home draw against Farnham in the Tees Herts & Essex Border League The away side batted first and amassed 279-4 from 45 overs thanks to Sam Hyne (100) and B Notley-Griffiths (59) Stortford were looking good in reply as Harrison Barrett (84) and Adrian Wacey (61) scored well but a flurry of wickets left the last pair clinging on for the draw as they closed on 240-9 The fourth team went down by 21 runs at Stansted in Division One The hosts registered 218-9 from their 40 overs as Ben Baker made 47 and Emiel Pronk hit 72 Ant Foster took 3-57 and Daniel Laskey got 3-25 but they were left rueing some dropped catches Stortford openers Jay Ward (52) and Clint Williams (63) gave their side a solid start to the run chase but tight bowling kept them behind the rate and they were unable to accelerate as they ended on 197-7 Ickwell Cricket Club played host to the first of the East Beds Charity Cricket Shield competitions on Wednesday night (5 June) as a Representative XI beat Flitwick Cricket Club in the Butcher Shield final including Headway Bedford and the King’s Arms Project were beneficiaries of a bumper summer of fundraising last year and now the series of charity tournaments has expanded as the East Beds Charity Cricket Shield aims to raise more money in 2024 Read: Local charities benefit from another successful East Beds Shield cricket season The series of competitions have now grown to include a brand new Women’s Knockout Cup featuring Bedford CC Luton Women’s and Girls CC and Luton Town & Indians CC This will feature alongside the main competition the East Beds Shield which has already reached the semi-final stage with Sharnbrook & Bromham CC still involved with the Heritage Cup also at the semi-final stage There is also an Under-18 Knockout competition featuring Bedford Cricket Club and Elstow Cricket Club 16-over a side Butcher Shield final on Wednesday night the Shield’s Representative XI beat Flitwick by 5 wickets at Ickwell Flitwick amassed 141-5 with David Powles top scoring hitting five boundaries and two sixes in a 26-ball 44 while James Howlett’s brace of wickets (2-26) was the stand out with ball in hand for the Representative side Connor Heaps led the Representative XI home with an unbeaten 40 of his own and despite a late flurry of wickets for Rhys Mariu (3-23) the East Beds Shield team reached their target with two balls to spare the fundraising for a series of charities kicked off and with four more tournaments to be completed the East Beds Shield are well set to beat last season’s tally of £7,400 raised in aid of a number of good causes across the county For more information on the raft of charity activity taking place this Summer, please email the competition’s secretary, Ian Smith at cricketsmithy@gmail.com or visit the Competition’s play-cricket page here Flitwick Motorcycles has announced a three-rider lineup to take on this year's Manx Grand Prix The Bedfordshire-based team will field Manxman Joe Yeardsley along with Adam McLean and Lancelot Unissart at next month's meeting on the Snaefell Mountain Course Yeardsley and McLean will be on board the 500cc Royal Enfield machines in the Classic Senior race whilst McLean and Unissart will be involved in the re-introduced Classic Junior event on a 350cc Honda and 350cc Ducati respectively it'll be Yeardsley's debut in the Classic Senior whilst Northern Irishman McLean managed a fifth-place finish in that category in 2023 McLean will also campaign on the hub-centre GTS1000 Yamaha which team owner Steve Linsdell managed a sixth-place finish on in the 1995 Formula One TT Race The 2024 Manx Grand Prix is due to take place from 18-26 August The information on this page is intended for journalists If you click NO you will come back to Mynewsdesk.com community leaders and holiday destination Center Parcs have welcomed a Government announcement of additional money for Network Rail to make Flitwick station fully accessible the elderly and holidaymakers with suitcases will all benefit from a share of an additional £50m of Access For All funding provided nationally to put in a new footbridge with lifts at the station as announced in Wednesday’s budget and detailed by the Department for Transport Thameslink and Great Northern Managing Director Tom Moran said: “More than 1.6 million people use Flitwick station every year and lifts to the platforms will make an enormous difference to everyone who struggles because they use wheelchairs “That is why we have been supporting the campaign to fund lifts and a new footbridge particularly given the 150th anniversary of Flitwick station that we are celebrating this year We will now work with Network Rail and our community stakeholders to help develop a scheme.” Disability campaigners were disappointed when the last five-year round of Access For All funding did not include Flitwick Local MP Nadine Dorris raised the matter in the Commons and new representations were made This latest announcement is an additional sum Principal Programme Sponsor for Network Rail said: “This is a vital project to improve accessibility at Flitwick station and we welcome the announcement that funding for this scheme has been secured the project will make using the station much easier for all passengers and open up travel opportunities for more people “Network Rail will continue to work closely with stakeholders to deliver this scheme which will bring significant benefits for all passengers who use Flitwick station.” chairman of Bedford Commuters' Association said: “I am absolutely thrilled at this news We have lobbied hard and been waiting for many years for this and were very disappointed when it did not make it through the last round of funding This will be so much better for Flitwick passengers.” said: “The Council has worked very closely with Govia Thameslink and Network Rail to secure the necessary funds to deliver full step-free access at Flitwick Station Flitwick is an important gateway into our area and it is essential that everyone wishing to travel here is able to do so via a fully accessible station “We look forward to continuing our work with Thameslink and Network Rail in particular through developing proposals for transport interchanges at both Flitwick and Biggleswade and delivering significant infrastructure improvements for our residents founder of the campaign group Step Free Access said: "We're incredibly pleased at the success of our community's campaign to have lifts and ramps installed at Flitwick station and look forward to being involved in the design stage to ensure that the needs of everyone with mobility problems are accommodated “Meanwhile we will not rest until we have a firm decision from the Government of the day and all parties involved that all stations and all trains are fully step-free.” Centre Parcs runs a courtesy guest shuttle bus between its holiday Village Woburn Forest and Flitwick train station said: “I am delighted that lifts are going to be installed at Flitwick As well as improving access for our guests and staff I anticipate the lifts will encourage more guests to travel by train.” Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) operates Thameslink Southern and Gatwick Express services as follows: www.southernrailway.com, www.thameslinkrailway.com, www.gatwickexpress.com, www.greatnorthernrail.com When you choose to create a user account and follow a newsroom your personal data will be used by us and the owner of the newsroom for you to receive news and updates according to your subscription settings To learn more about this, please read our Privacy Policy, which applies to our use of your personal data, and our Privacy Policy for Contacts which applies to 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