BBC Local Live: Derbyshire on Tuesday 13 September

Summary

Updates for Tuesday 13 September 2016
News, sport, travel and weather updates resume at 08:00 on Wednesday

Live Reporting

Alex Smith

Peaty yet to accept 'huge honour'published at 09:17 British Summer Time 13 September 2016
Alex Smith
BBC News Online
It's not clear whether Peaty - who is currently away on holiday - will accept the award.
His mum, Caroline, told BBC Radio Derby this morning her son thinks it would be a "huge honour".
But Kalwinder Singh Dhindsa wrote on Facebook, external: "Adam should decline it as a protest. The people of Derby will understand. Our Council leadership is an embarrassment."
Image source, PA
Peaty 'used facilities in Derby'published at 09:00 British Summer Time 13 September 2016
Alex Smith
BBC News Online
Councillor Baggy Shanker said the city helped turn Peaty into a gold medal winner.
"It's here in Derby he's done all his training to get in the position he is now," he said.
Travel: M1 lanes re-openpublished at 08:42 British Summer Time 13 September 2016
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Olympic champion in line for city honourpublished at 08:33 British Summer Time 13 September 2016
Alex Smith
BBC News Online
Olympic swimming champion Adam Peaty could be given the Freedom of Derby.
Council leader Ranjit Banwait, who has put forward the proposal, said: "Some will say we can’t talk about inspiring people without also talking about the swimming facilities in Derby [but] we have made a commitment to build a new pool and we will build a new pool."
What on EARTH could he be talking about, external, I wonder?
Travel: Rush-hour congestion around Derbypublished at 08:20 British Summer Time 13 September 2016
BBC Travel
A further heads-up, commuters...
There's heavy traffic on the A52 Brian Clough Way eastbound in Derby between the Pentagon Island and the A5111 Raynesway junction, heavy traffic on the A38 Kingsway southbound in Derby between Markeaton Island and Kingsway Island.
In addition, there's slow traffic on the A38 southbound in Little Eaton at Little Eaton Island.
Travel: M1 lanes closedpublished at 08:07 British Summer Time 13 September 2016
BBC Travel
Big problems on the M1 this morning - three lanes have been closed on the northbound side between junctions 25 and 26 because of an accident.
Congestion's backed up to junction 24A. Here's how it's looking at junction 25 right now:
Image source, Highways England
Join us for today's live updatespublished at 08:00 British Summer Time 13 September 2016
Alex Smith
BBC News Online
Morning, Derbyshire.
You're joining me for - what I think - is the worst day of the week. We all expect Monday to be bad (and they are) whereas the weekend is on one's mind beyond Wednesday.
What's the worst day of the week, in your opinion? Let me know, via email, Facebook, external or Twitter, external.