Updates for Wednesday 8 June 2016
More news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 on Thursday
Live updates for Derbyshire and East Staffordshire have finished for the day, but we'll be back from 08:00 on Thursday with the latest news, sport, travel and weather.
Kaye Forster
Weather Presenter
It will stay dry through the night but there will be some low cloud and mist creeping in. Overnight lows of 10C (50F).
Euan Duncan
BBC Local Live
These are the main stories we're covering today:
Euan Duncan
BBC Local Live
England's Derby-born rugby centre Jonathan Joseph says he believes a series victory in Australia would be a bigger achievement than the recent Six Nations Grand Slam.
If you're ever caught short in Amber Valley it might be handy to know that some offices or pubs have 'public toilets' in them.
It was in response to the number of public loos dropping from 16 to only one during a ten-year period.
BBC Radio Derby
The number of days lost to bed blocking has increased by 20% in East Midlands hospitals over the past four years.
The figures were revealed at the GMB congress in Bournemouth. In Derby the figure has increased by more than 2,000.
Bed blocking is when someone stays in hospital because there is no other suitable place where they can go to be looked after.
Euan Duncan
BBC Local Live
Just as well it was a refuse vehicle which was hindered and not the emergency services.
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The warm spell will be welcomed by Download, external festival-goers, but I wouldn't fancy lugging a tent and sleeping bag in this heat.
Image source, Chris PalmerEuan Duncan
BBC Local Live
A man's been found guilty, external of trying to kill 50-year-old Mohammed Aziz, from Burton, who remains in hospital in a coma after being hit by a car in July.
Nadeem Akhtar, 37, from Burton, was convicted of attempted murder but found not guilty of grievous bodily harm with intent.
Image source, Staffordshire PoliceMohammed Zufeer, 27, also from Burton, was found guilty of assisting an offender. Both men will be sentenced at a future date.
Euan Duncan
BBC Local Live
Here's a reminder of the main stories we're covering this afternoon:
Euan Duncan
BBC Local Live
An original Dalek from the 1960s sold at auction in Derby today for a whopping £32,000.
A spokeswoman for auctioneers Bamfords said it's the highest amount for a single item at the film memorabilia auction so far.
Euan Duncan
BBC Local Live
Here's the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency response to complaints from some residents at Alvaston.
"We can confirm that we have received complaints from residents on Colwell Drive. We try to avoid using this street and have encouraged local instructors to do the same.
"There are no rules in place to stop instructors from using the street. But we will issue an email alert and ask them to refrain from using Colwell Drive."
Euan Duncan
BBC Local Live
There's no stopping Derbyshire's cricketers at the moment as yesterday's seven wicket defeat of Durham Jets in the One-Day Cup was their third win in five days.
Image source, Getty ImagesOpener Ben Slater scored his first limited overs century for the Falcons.
A motorist has reported to police how a car crashed into the back of hers, external and then drove off.
Euan Duncan
BBC Local Live
The administrators of Courtaulds in Belper say they aren't confident a buyer will be found for the hosiery firm where 320 jobs were lost last month.
Despite four businesses expressing an interest in the company, administrators RSM Restructuring Advisory say the scale of its losses mean any sale is unlikely.
It wasn't just the traffic causing queues around the Download Festival, external site today ... the event opened its doors at midday.
Image source, Tony Brown
Facebook
Our Facebook post about residents upset by the number of learner drivers, external using their road to practice has provoked a reaction.
Gill Haddick said: "Everyone has to learn to drive somewhere. The estate where I live has been used as 'learner land' for years. Seriously there are more important things in life to get upset about."
And Aisha Khaliq posted: "We were all learners once upon a time. Don't be so ridiculous. People can drive wherever they want. Do you own the road? No."
BBC Travel
A broken down vehicle has closed a lane on the M1 southbound between J25 and J24.
Euan Duncan
BBC Local Live
So we've had residents unhappy about flies... now we'll hear about some people in Derbyshire being driven crazy by learners, external using their road.
Residents on Colwell Drive in Alvaston say the road and their drives get blocked.
Euan Duncan
BBC Local Live
It's a familiar site in recent weeks... a plague of flies. This time it's at Duckmanton where residents are blaming a local landfill site.
A petition calling for action collected 300 signatures in less than 24 hours.
