Blunt knives offered to abuse victimspublished at 15:02 British Summer Time 13 June 2019
Police defend a "ludicrous" decision to offer knives with blunt tips to domestic violence victims.
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Blunt knives offered to abuse victimspublished at 15:02 British Summer Time 13 June 2019
Work begins to drain flooded cricket pitchpublished at 14:40 British Summer Time 13 June 2019
Sarah Teale
Reporter, East Midlands TodayLowdham's cricket pitch has been left under four feet of water.
The pitch is designed to take water to save the village from flooding.
The Environment Agency is here and is busy pumping out the excess water back into the brook which overflowed last night.
Teens charged over cycle scheme vandalismpublished at 14:25 British Summer Time 13 June 2019
About 67% of Derby's 200 e-bikes fleet were taken off the road following "unprecedented vandalism".
Read MoreCricket: Play set to resume in Swanseapublished at 14:18 British Summer Time 13 June 2019
BBC Derby SportGood news Derbyshire cricket fans - the County Championship match against Glamorgan WILL resume this afternoon.
The weather must be a bit better in Swansea.
Play finished yesterday with Derbyshire trailing by 173 runs with eight wickets remaining from 48 overs.
Flooding closes bowls club 'until further notice'published at 14:01 British Summer Time 13 June 2019
Amy Woodfield
BBC NewsThe bowls club on Valley Road in Nottingham is closed "until further notice".
It's after the Day Brook flooded last night causing damage to the site.
Image source, Tony BrownDownload conditions 'biblical'published at 13:55 British Summer Time 13 June 2019
David Pittam
BBC News OnlineDownload organisers have described the rain as "biblical" and admitted it had been tough following long delays on the road to get there yesterday.
In an instagram post they said they were now redirecting traffic by another route.
But it's good to see some festival goers haven't lost their sense of humour...
Image source, Instagram/@rawspoaMen rained out of tennis contestpublished at 13:40 British Summer Time 13 June 2019
BBC SportAll the men's singles tennis matches at the Nottingham ATP Challenger Tour have been moved elsewhere.
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End of twitter postDownload: 'We might need a boat'published at 13:28 British Summer Time 13 June 2019
Nick Smith
BBC News OnlineIt's still looking pretty damp and muddy at Download...
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End of twitter postWatch: Download welly warningpublished at 12:33 British Summer Time 13 June 2019
Amy Woodfield
BBC NewsHeading to Download? Hope you packed your wellies... or a canoe?
Van moved from tram trackspublished at 12:32 British Summer Time 13 June 2019
David Pittam
BBC News OnlineThe van which got stuck driving up a Nottingham tram bridge has been moved and the network is moving again.
There are still some delays though on the Hucknall to Toton Lane branch.
Image source, NET TramM1 reopens after lorry firepublished at 12:29 British Summer Time 13 June 2019
Nick Smith
BBC News OnlineGood news for people travelling on the M1 today.
The M1 southbound has reopened between J23 and J22 following a lorry fire.
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End of twitter postLowdham cricket ground floodedpublished at 12:22 British Summer Time 13 June 2019
Sarah Teale
Reporter, East Midlands TodayI think it's fair to say that there’ll be no cricket played at Lowdham Cricket Club this weekend.
Lowdham were due to welcome Kimberley Institute's third team for a match on Saturday, but severe flooding left their pitch underwater.
Flooding forces two day school closurepublished at 12:13 British Summer Time 13 June 2019
Amy Woodfield
BBC NewsOakwood Infant and Nursery school in Derby is closed today and tomorrow because of flood damage.
Image source, GoogleGarden flooded by heavy rainpublished at 12:12 British Summer Time 13 June 2019
Nick Smith
BBC News OnlineDefinitely not what you want to wake up to.
Jodie Ellis, who lives in Ventnor Rise, Nottingham, shared this photo of her garden which flooded this morning.
Image source, Twitter/@JodieEllis10Pitch inspection ahead of planned World Cup matchpublished at 12:07 British Summer Time 13 June 2019
Nick Smith
BBC News OnlineThere's still no decision made on whether today's Cricket World Cup match at Trent Bridge will go ahead.
India are due to play New Zealand but a further pitch inspection has been announced to take place at 12:30.
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Amy Woodfield
BBC NewsThere are issues with Nottingham's tram service this afternoon because of a vehicle blocking the line.
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End of twitter postFlooding disrupts travel across Englandpublished at 11:56 British Summer Time 13 June 2019
Heavy rain is affecting driving conditions and traffic.
Read MoreFlood warnings and alerts across the regionpublished at 11:51 British Summer Time 13 June 2019
Amy Woodfield
BBC NewsThe Environment Agency has several flood warnings and alerts in place for the East Midlands.
Warning
- Day Brook at Ventnor Rise and Athorpe Grove in Old Basford
- Cocker Beck at Lowdham
- River Wreake for mills at Hoby, Thrussington and Ratcliffe
Image source, Environment AgencyAlert
- Lower River Soar in Leicestershire
- River Devon and Smite in Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire
- River Erewash in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
- River Leen and Day Brook in Nottinghamshire
- River Maun in Nottinghamshire
- River Trent in Derbyshire
- River Trent Tributaries in Nottinghamshire
- River Wreake in Leicestershire
- Ryton Oldcotes catchment
- River Anker and River Sence
Lorry fire closes M1 southboundpublished at 11:50 British Summer Time 13 June 2019
Nick Smith
BBC News OnlineThere could be more issues for motorists heading to East Midlands Airport and Download Festival...
A lorry fire has closed the M1 southbound between J23 and J22.
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End of twitter postTravel: Fallen tree blocking railwaypublished at 11:48 British Summer Time 13 June 2019
Amy Woodfield
BBC NewsA fallen tree is blocking a section of the railway near Chesterfield.
We're not sure what caused it to fall but the rain has been causing all sorts of havoc today.
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