Euan Duncan
BBC Local Live

The latest information on the Severn Trent Water chlorine problem, external is that customers in five postcode areas are affected.

The firm's website lists them as DE11, DE15, DE65, DE73 and LE65 and everyone living there should not use their water supply.

The company's stressed that residents shouldn't drink water, flush the toilet or have baths and shouldn't use it in food preparation.

Euan Duncan
BBC Local Live

Perhaps inevitably, we're hearing reports of increased sales of bottled water in areas affected by this afternoon's chlorine issue in parts of Derbyshire and Leicestershire.

Euan Duncan
BBC Local Live

An appeal by Derbyshire Police over a woman whose been missing for a month has been shared hundreds of times online, external.

Anne Collinson, 62, from Repton, travelled to Darwin in Australia before taking a flight to Adelaide from Alice Springs.

The force's appeal for information has been shared more than 1,800 times on Facebook.

Image source, Derbyshire Police

Derbyshire Police said officers in Australia have spoken to a lady who gave her name as Anne Robinson on the number the force holds for Miss Collinson.

There's been more reaction on our Facebook page, external after Severn Trent warned customers in south Derbyshire not to use their water.

I mentioned earlier that Rachel Hambridge posted that she was left with a red brick stain on her bath that needed bleach to clear it ... here's her photograph of how it looked.  

Image source, Rachel Hambridge

Mike O'Sullivan
Reporter, East Midlands Today

A senior care home manager has told a court that they could not foresee the accident that resulted in an elderly resident being found dead under a wardrobe that fell on top of her.

Derby Crown Court heard that there were no industry-wide regulations for fastening furniture to walls or for checking the personal activity monitors. 

The care home partnership which owns the home at Milford denies two health and safety at work charges, following the death of 80-year-old Thomasina Bennett.

The trial continues.  

Derby Telegraph

A new Dr Marten's store, external is to open in Derby next month creating new jobs.

Image source, Derby Telegraph

Euan Duncan
BBC Local Live

Severn Trent Water's website has crashed because of demand for information about the water ban in south-east Derbyshire.

The firm has changed the areas affected to DE11, DE65 and DE73 - covering 3,555 properties.

It says the chlorine problem is at Castle Donington reservoir, where a monitoring systems alarm went off to alert staff.

Police have released video footage of two men they want to speak to after several cars had their windows smashed in Mackworth, external.

The vandalism spree happened in the early hours of Tuesday 26 January.

Facebook

If you'll pardon the pun, reaction has been pouring in on the BBC Radio Derby Facebook page, external following Severn Trent Water's decision to urge its customers in south-east Derbyshire and north-west Leicestershire not to use their water.

Rachel Hambridge posted: "When I emptied my bath I was left with like a red brick stain that was difficult to remove, had to use bleach."

Lindsay Hammond asked: "What happens if you have had a drink of water or had water out of the tap today? Bit worried now."

And Billy, an entrepreneur, says: "Selling showers for £25 per 30 mins. DE15 area."

Euan Duncan
BBC Local Live

Severn Trent Water says it's not sure yet what's caused the water supply for customers in south-east Derbyshire and north-west Leicestershire to register a higher level of chlorine than usual.

A company spokesman said: "Clearly we do use chlorination as part of the normal everyday activities that we do at our reservoirs to make sure there's a great quality of water coming out.

Image source, PA

"It looks like there's been over-chlorination. Once we've got through this incident and we've flushed the water through the system then we can go back and take a look and see exactly what happened."

Euan Duncan
BBC Local Live

Here's a summary of the main stories we're covering this afternoon:

• People in part of Derbyshire are told not to use water due to concern over chlorine levels
• Crimewatch appeal on unsolved Derby rape case, external leads to 40 calls

• And former Rams boss sacked as Newcastle manager

Euan Duncan
BBC Local Live

A Severn Trent Water spokesman has told BBC Radio Derby: "The issue is that we normally add chlorine as part of our normal everyday work at the reservoir to make sure the water is fine for everyone, but we think that there might be a problem with over-chlorination.

"Just to reiterate nobody should use the water at all, so don't use it to flush the toilet, don't use it to drink, don't use it to prepare vegetables, don't use it to wash, nothing at all until we give the go-ahead to actually start using it again."

Euan Duncan
BBC Local Live

A water ban issued by Severn Trent Water affects 3,700 customers in south-east Derbyshire and north-west Leicestershire.

The firm's customers in the area are asked not to use their water for anything because of higher levels of chlorine at a service reservoir.

Image source, Severn Trent Water

A spokesman said: "We have an issue with one of our reservoirs where as a precaution we're asking people in certain postcodes not to use the water."

Euan Duncan
BBC Local Live

The warning from Severn Trent Water to its customers in the DE11, DE73 and LE65 postcode areas, external not to use their water supply covers drinking, preparing food and bathing. 

The firm says: "We’re sorry for the inconvenience this will cause and we’re working hard to isolate the problem and get everything back to normal as quickly as possible.   

"A Do Not Use notice means that customers shouldn’t use their water supply for anything."

Euan Duncan
BBC Local Live

Residents across a large part of south Derbyshire and north-west Leicestershire are being advised not to use their water supply until further notice, external.

The warning affects anyone living in the DE11, DE73 and LE65 postcode areas. 

Severn Trent Water issued the instruction as a precaution while it investigates a problem with higher than normal levels of chlorine at one of its service reservoirs in the Derbyshire area.

BBC Radio Derby

Derby City Council says none of the hackney carriages it inspected in late 2015 was in a good condition.

The authority targets its tests towards those which might have problems.

More than half of those checked had serious issues.

Euan Duncan
BBC Local Live

Police received about 40 calls following a Crimewatch appeal, external about an unsolved Derby rape case.

Det Ch Insp Dave Cox, from Derbyshire Police, said there were several lines of inquiry for officers to follow up from the calls to the studio.

He said: “I would like to encourage the public to contact us with any information they may have in relation to this terrifying incident.

Image source, Derbyshire Police

"We can quickly eliminate people from our inquiry due to forensic evidence that has been gathered previously.”  

Sara Blizzard
BBC Weather

A mix of cloudy skies and sunny spells this afternoon, with light winds and and highs of 9C (48F).

It will remain dry overnight but the cloud is likely to break up which could lead to a frost and some fog, with lows of  2C (36F).

Euan Duncan
BBC Local Live

I imagine tension will be starting to build now at the Pirelli Stadium as League One leaders Burton Albion attempt to finish off the good work that's given the club a four-point lead at the top of the table.

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The Brewers host Fleetwood tomorrow aiming to move a step closer to promotion to the Championship for the first time.