Updates for Thursday 28 January 2016
More news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 on Friday
Euan Duncan
BBC Local Live
Derbyshire non-league side New Mills have finally ended their lengthy losing streak with a 2-2 draw at Witton Albion.
The Millers play in the eighth-tier Northern Premier League Division One North and had lost all of their league and cup games this season.
An appeal for wool to be donated to a children's charity, external has seen more than £1,000 worth handed over at collection points across the area.
Image source, Burton Mail
Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter
Cloud has replaced the early morning sunshine and will linger through the afternoon.
Winds will strengthen with highs of 8C (46F).
A jury is continuing to deliberate over verdicts in the trial of a Burton mother accused of taking her toddler son to Syria to join the so-called Islamic State group.
Tareena Shakil, 26, has admitted travelling to the self-declared caliphate but denied becoming a member of the group.
Euan Duncan
BBC Local Live
Here's a summary of the main stories we're covering this lunchtime.
BBC Travel
An accident's closed a lane on the M1 southbound between J26 for the A610 and J25 for the A52.
Chris Doidge
BBC Radio Derby political reporter
Labour's candidate to be Derbyshire's next police and crime commissioner says he hopes more people will vote in the election this time.
Only one in seven voted in the first PCC election in Derbyshire in 2012.
Hardyal Dhindsa was selected yesterday, and says it's important to get more people to go to the polls.
BBC Radio Derby
A man's been arrested after a woman told officers she was assaulted on a footbridge, external in Derby.
A 28-year-old woman was walking along a bridge that crosses the A38, linking Broadway to the University of Derby grounds, when she was approached by a man who assaulted her at about 18:00 yesterday.
Police say she suffered facial injuries and was taken to hospital for treatment.
A student was taken to hospital after she was allegedly assaulted on a bridge, external in Derby.
Image source, Derby TelegraphEuan Duncan
BBC Local Live
Here's a recap of the main stories we're covering today.
BBC Travel
An accident is partially blocking the A52 Ashbourne Road northbound in Mackworth at the Markeaton Lane junction.
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Euan Duncan
BBC Local Live
Police say concerns are growing for missing 15-year-old, external Ebony Williams, who was last seen at Asda in Long Eaton on Monday.
She's white, 5ft 11ins tall, and of slim build, with straight black shoulder-length hair. She was wearing a grey and black top with writing on, black jeans, black Nike trainers and a black jacket.
Image source, Derbyshire PoliceIt's thought Ebony could be in the Derby area.
Becky Williams, who plays for Derbyshire ladies and coaches at Church Broughton Tennis Club, says Johanna Konta's success at the Australian Open is extremely encouraging.
She said: "We've not had that British lady to look up to in tennis and I think now what we've got to try and do is use Konta to get the next generation playing, get girls playing tennis, because this proves that you can do it, you know, hard work and she's a great role model for British tennis now."
Police are hunting a van driver, external who fled from the scene of an accident in Derby.
Image source, Derby TelegraphA Derbyshire tennis player and coach hopes youngsters will be inspired to pick up a tennis racket after the British success at the Australian Open.
Unseeded Johanna Konta (pictured) finally bowed out of the tournament today at the semi-final stage but it's her legacy that could now reap dividends for the women's game domestically.
Becky Williams plays for Derbyshire ladies and coaches at Church Broughton Tennis Club, and says Konta's made rapid progress since reaching the quarter-finals of the Nottingham Open last year.
The leader of a Derbyshire council has survived an attempt to force him out of office.
Amber Valley's Conservative leader Alan Cox was accused by Labour of a failure of leadership.
But the Conservative majority on the council meant the attempt failed. Mr Cox described the motion as "childish".
Euan Duncan
BBC Local Live
Brian Blessed has been visiting the Peak District to launch a fundraising event to maintain the Monsal Trail, which goes from Buxton to Bakewell.
He said: "I think we all need the wilderness and I think more and more with our technology we can be really servants to it, and we all need 40 days and 40 nights in the wilderness.
"It is of incredible importance, it wakes us up, it opens up the brain it opens up our heart and soul.
"I'm here to protect all that. It's our birthright."
The RSPCA is appealing for information after a young foal was left to die, external in a country lane in Derbyshire.
Owen Bradley
BBC Radio Derby Sport
Paul Clement insists he'll pick his strongest possible Derby County side when Manchester United visit the iPro Stadium in the FA Cup 4th round tomorrow night.
The Rams boss has no new injuries in the squad and a near full compliment of players to choose from.
BBC Radio Derby's coverage kicks off at the iPro Stadium tomorrow night at 18:00.
