A 13 year old boy has been arrested in connection with a rape investigation, after reports that a girl in her teens had been raped in Rye Park on Monday afternoon. Police said they believed it was an isolated incident, with no wider risk to the public. If you witnessed the incident or have any information, please call 101 or speak to any police officer. The boy was arrested on suspicion of rape and released on conditional bail. The victim and her family are being supported by specially trained officers.

A man was taken to hospital after a car in which he was a passenger crashed into a pub in Wooburn late on Tuesday. The driver of the Audi ran away from the crash at the Old Bell pub, and hasn’t been traced. The road was closed all day yesterday because of "substantial" damage to the building, and the pub’s owners said they would be closed till further notice. Police would like to hear from anyone who saw a silver Audi TT in Wooburn around midnight on Tuesday, especially if you have dashcam footage.

Staff from seven care homes in Bucks have each won a box of designer clothing to share with their colleagues, donated by clothing brand Winser London. CEO Kim Winser said they just wanted to reward some hard-working people. Local winners are the Hughenden Gardens Retirement Village in Wycombe, Rock House in Chalfont St Peter, Gold Hill Care Team in Chalfont St Giles and Sunrise Care in Beaconsfield.

Six swimmers from Wycombe District Swimming Club will be taking part in the Swim England National Development Programme later this year. Chloe Adams, Alex Cooper, Rebecca Hayward, George Pearson, Luke Poulton and Alice Weston will join online workshops in October, and pool activity next year.

Weather

Mostly cloudy today with a fair chance of rain but still bright and quite warm, peaking at 27 degrees.

Pollen and UV are both Medium, and the yellow weather warning for thunderstorms is still there for today.

Sunset is 29 minutes past 8.

Tomorrow will be cloudy with perhaps some rain later in the day.

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