Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00
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Updates for Wednesday 2 March 2016
News, sport, travel and weather updates resume at 08:00 Thursday
Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00
Weather: Wintry showers fade away tonightpublished at 17:55
Anna Church
Weather Presenter, BBC East Midlands TodayFurther wintry showers are expected this evening, but some snow is possible on high ground.
The showers tend to ease overnight and for most it will be dry, although a patchy frost is expected, with lows of 2C (36F).
Tomorrow will be another chilly day with a few wintry showers possible during the morning, and highs of 7C (45F).
Your photos: Peak District snowfallpublished at 17:52
The snowfall in parts of Derbyshire today has given us a chance to see some more excellent photographs of the local landscape.
Our Weather Watcher Big Al the Blues Man took this photograph of the Cat and Fiddle approach near Buxton.
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Weather: Warning of icy conditions overnightpublished at 17:49
This threat of ice weather warning applies from 19:00 this evening until 09:00 tomorrow morning, and is widespread for untreated roads.
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End of twitter postReds run ended by relegation battlerspublished at 17:42
Nigel Cash
BBC Radio Derby SportAlfreton Town's 10-match unbeaten run, external in National League North is over.
The Reds lost 3-2 at home to Telford last night.
Council gets tough on litter and dog foulingpublished at 17:41 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2016
Council bosses have named and shamed people hauled before the courts for littering and letting their dogs foul, external in East Staffordshire.
Image source, Burton MailBoost for Derbyshire devolution dealpublished at 17:37
Chris Doidge
BBC Radio Derby political reporterNorth East Derbyshire District Council has voted to join the North Midlands devolution deal.
Council leader Graham Baxter told a meeting of the local authority that the Sheffield devolution deal has £6bn to spend, while the project for Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire has £13.5bn.
He asked councillors: "Can we turn our back on that?"
Travel: Accident blocks city roadpublished at 17:27
BBC TravelAn accident is partly blocking Uttoxeter Old Road in Derby.
Final tests for 'smart' stretch of M1published at 17:25
Sandish Shoker
BBC News OnlineIf you've been battling through the M1 traffic for the last two years, the end is in sight ... apparently.
Highways England has started its final testing on the 20-mile stretch between Mansfield and Worksop.
The so-called smart motorway will see the hard shoulder converted into an extra lane, which means there'll be four lanes in both directions.
It's due to go live in April, 10 months later than planned.
Auction lots paint a picturepublished at 17:17
The auction is a fascinating glimpse into the world of the late Dowager Duchess of Devonshire.
About 500 items are up for sale, including her jewellery and furniture, but other pieces reveal her friendships with the artist Lucien Freud and writer Evelyn Waugh.
Image source, Sotheby'sThe Duchess, the last of the fabled Mitford Sisters, also loved Elvis and had a huge collection dedicated to the king of rock ‘n’ roll.
Brideshead momento raises thousands at auctionpublished at 17:05
Euan Duncan
BBC Local LiveWe've been telling you about the auction at Sotheby's today of personal belongings of the late Dowager Duchess of Devonshire.
It's emerged that a rare prepublication copy of Brideshead Revisited, inscribed by Evelyn Waugh to the Duchess, has sold for £42,000.
Woman drugged until unconscious at former hospitalpublished at 16:50
Simon Hare
BBC Inside Out East MidlandsOne woman, known as Margaret, says she was drugged until she was unconscious several times at the former Aston Hall Hospital in Derbyshire.
She said: "I was taken into a room and then the nurse got a bandage and she tied my hands together and then when the vein stood up she put this injection in.
"It took immediate effect. I was conscious. I could hear, I could see, but I don't know if I could blink. I was like a statue."
Snowy Buxton scenepublished at 16:35
Yes, it's back ... snow has been falling in parts of Derbyshire today.
The latest taste of winter seems restricted to some of the higher ground in the county.
Image source, RachelAnother of our Weather Watchers Rachel caught the snow on the rooftops in Buxton between the trees.
Dowager Duchess collection goes under the hammerpublished at 16:22
Euan Duncan
BBC Local LiveJewellery, paintings and other personal belongings of the Dowager Duchess of Devonshire are being auctioned off at Sotheby's now.
Image source, Sotheby'sThe sale of the contents of her final home, the Old Vicarage, includes gifts from her husband, a rare copy of Brideshead Revisited and a collection of Elvis memorabilia.
Historic complaints about former Derbyshire hospitalpublished at 16:08
Simon Hare
BBC Inside Out East MidlandsIt's been revealed a former Derbyshire hospital, which is at the centre of an investigation about the treatment of patients, had complaints made against it more than 20 years ago.
A firm of solicitors is now thought to be representing 20 people with similar accounts of their time at Aston Hall hospital.
Derbyshire Safeguarding Children Board said allegations of abuse at the former Aston Hall hospital have been referred to them and it will now "work closely with partners in police, health, and social services to ensure the allegations are thoroughly investigated".
Travel: Accident shuts A514 at Swarkestonepublished at 15:47 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2016
BBC TravelA two-vehicle accident has closed the A514 Derby Road both ways at Swarkestone between the Station Road junction and the Glenwood Road junction.
Weather: A few wintry showers possiblepublished at 15:30 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2016
Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenterThere will be some occasional showers this afternoon, and the potential for wintry flurries even to lower levels, with highs of 5C (41F).
Further showers are possible through the first part of the night, but these will clear in the early hours, with lows of 1C (34F).
Taylor extends Derbyshire dealpublished at 15:12 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2016
Ed Dawes
BBC Radio Derby SportPromising fast bowler Tom Taylor has signed a one-year extension with Derbyshire keeping him at the club until the end of the 2017 season.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe 21 year old has played 15 first class fixtures.
Devolution back in the spotlightpublished at 14:54 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2016
Chris Doidge
BBC Radio Derby political reporterThe devolution debate for Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire could take a further twist today.
North East Derbyshire and Amber Valley make their minds up this afternoon.
Surely if they were both to reject it, the devolution deal would be dead.
South Derbyshire councillors rejected the proposals for an elected mayor and combined authority on Monday.
'Meet for casual sex' claim during Match.com rape trialpublished at 14:31 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2016
During the trial of Jason Lawrence at Derby Crown Court defence barrister Tracy Ayling asked him about his relationship with each of the victims, and whether the sex or interaction with them was consensual.
On each occasion he answered: "Yes, that's what Match.com is like, you meet for casual sex".
