Summary

  • Updates for Thursday 10 August 2017

  • Woman's body exhumed in murder probe

  • 'Ancient' Grade II listed windmill damaged and robbed

  • Nursery closed following assault allegation

  • Abandoned kitten rescued twice in one day

  • 'Granny's plate' valued at £60,000

  1. Lawro's predictions v Cram and Fosterpublished at 17:52 British Summer Time 13 August 2017

    Mark Lawrenson takes on BBC athletics commentators Brendan Foster and Steve Cram on the opening weekend of the Premier League season.

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  2. Derby County 0-2 Wolvespublished at 18:05 British Summer Time 12 August 2017

    Barry Douglas and Ivan Cavaleiro score as Wolves win at Derby to record a second straight Championship victory.

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  3. Arsenal 4-3 Leicester Citypublished at 23:00 British Summer Time 11 August 2017

    Olivier Giroud heads in a dramatic winner as Arsenal fight back to beat Leicester in a thrilling start to the new Premier League season.

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  4. Murder arrest as woman's body is exhumedpublished at 10:32 British Summer Time 11 August 2017

    Police originally thought the death of Jennifer Blackwell, 43, in April was "non-suspicious".

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  5. Southampton to host Wolves in EFL Cuppublished at 23:15 British Summer Time 10 August 2017

    Last season's beaten finalists Southampton will host Wolves in the second round of the EFL Cup.

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  6. Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00 British Summer Time 10 August 2017

    That's all from East Midlands Live. Some news, sport and travel will continue to appear through the night until full coverage returns at 08:00 on Friday.

  7. Jennifer Blackwell death: Body exhumation 'relatively unusual'published at 18:00 British Summer Time 10 August 2017

    Calum McKenzie
    BBC Local Live

    Police have confirmed that the post-mortem into Jennifer Blackwell's death will take place later today following the exhumation of her body.

    "To exhume a body is relatively unusual but what is not unusual is that we receive information all the time after people have died," Det Supt Rob Griffin added.

    "It is important that we, the police, react to that information."

  8. East Midlands weather update: A dry nightpublished at 17:53 British Summer Time 10 August 2017

    Anna Church
    Weather Presenter, BBC East Midlands Today

    It will remain dry and fine to end the day with plenty of sunny spells. It will stay dry overnight with clear skies - perfect for viewing the Perseid Meteor Shower.

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  9. Jennifer Blackwell death: 'Wrong to talk' about reason for murder probepublished at 17:53 British Summer Time 10 August 2017

    Calum McKenzie
    BBC Local Live

    Police have said it would be "wrong to talk" about the information they were given that led them to ask to exhume Jennifer Blackwell's body.

    Rob GriffinImage source, BBC East Midlands Today

    "It would be wrong to talk about the information that came to light," Det Supt Rob Griffin told reporters.

    He adds that the information was passed to them after her funeral.

  10. Jennifer Blackwell death: Arrested man 'knew victim', police saypublished at 17:50 British Summer Time 10 August 2017

    Calum McKenzie
    BBC Local Live

    Nottinghamshire Police has confirmed that the 38-year-old man arrested on suspicion of the murder of Jennifer Blackwell (16:17) was known to her.

    However, the police would not go as far as to say if they were related or not.

    The man has been interviewed and will continue to be interviewed throughout the day.

  11. 'Ancient' Grade II listed windmill damaged and robbedpublished at 17:38 British Summer Time 10 August 2017

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC Local Live

    A 220-year-old Grade II listed windmill in Derbyshire has been broken into and had an "almost irreplaceable" item stolen.

    Heage WindmillImage source, The Heage Windmill Society

    Thieves got into Heage Windmill in Belper overnight by forcing their way through the west door.

    Windmill doorImage source, The Heage Windmill Society

    The mill was damaged as well as the undercroft, where there are displays explaining the story of the mill.

    The Heage Windmill Society is particularly upset by the theft of one item - a mill bill used to sharpen the millstones.

    mill billImage source, The Heage Windmill Society

    Not only is the society "distressed" by the loss of the 150-year-old tool, it is also concerned it could be a "potential deadly weapon". It had been chained down at the mill.

    Those behind the break-in even left their stamp on their crime by scrawling in the visitor book.

    Visitor bookImage source, The Heage Windmill Society

    The society has said steps have now been taken to secure the windmill and further safety measures will follow.

  12. Football: Stags preparing to break club record to sign strikerpublished at 17:36 British Summer Time 10 August 2017

    Calum McKenzie
    BBC Local Live

    Mansfield Town boss Steve Evans has said the Stags are preparing a club record bid in an attempt to sign a new striker.

    Steve EvansImage source, Getty Images

    Evans told the club's official website:, external "In the last few days, we've become aware that a player, a type of player that we like, might be available.

    "It won't be a question of whether we can get there on the fee, I know we can get there on the fee.

    "The manager is going to have a chat with that player today and say, 'would you like to have a football chat [with Mansfield]?'"

    The club's current transfer record is thought to be about £150,000.

  13. Appeal following nightclub sexual assaultpublished at 17:35 British Summer Time 10 August 2017

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC Local Live

    Police investigating a sexual assault in a Leicester nightclub are asking for help to identify this man.

    CCTV of wanted manImage source, Leicestershire Police

    In June a woman reported being following into the ladies toilets by a man who touched her inappropriately and exposed himself.

    The woman in her 20s is said to have been shaken by what happened.

  14. Council official storms out of accounts meetingpublished at 17:26 British Summer Time 10 August 2017

    Chris Doidge
    BBC Radio Derby political reporter

    Derby City Council's last two years' worth of accounts still have not been signed off, because auditors have said there are serious errors with them.

    Derby City Council building

    I’ve spent today at the authority’s audit and accounts committee, whose job it is to monitor the problems.

    It began with two senior officials arguing loudly about who could and could not attend the meeting. One briefly stormed out.

    It ended with the chair of the committee attempting (unsuccessfully) to tell its members not to speak to the press afterwards.

    The council has said it is sorting out its accounting problems. But it is clearly still a sensitive subject.

  15. Crane blocks M1 in Derbyshirepublished at 17:26 British Summer Time 10 August 2017

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC Local Live

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  16. Nursery closed following assault allegationpublished at 17:07 British Summer Time 10 August 2017

    Caroline Lowbridge
    BBC News Online

    A nursery school in Leicestershire has been temporarily shut down following allegations that children were mistreated - including one child being "assaulted".

    Child on a tricycleImage source, Getty Images

    Ofsted received a complaint that the manager "dragged" a two-year-old girl across the floor, "swung" her around then "aggressively forced her to sit down on the floor".

    A referral about the child being "assaulted" was made to Ofsted in June by a former member of staff. The facility has been shut until at least 23 August while they investigate.

    The manager denies the allegations.

  17. Leicestershire v Derbyshirepublished at 17:01 British Summer Time 10 August 2017

    Follow BBC local radio commentary as Leicestershire host Derbyshire in the T20 Blast.

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  18. Abandoned kitten rescued twice in one daypublished at 16:57 British Summer Time 10 August 2017

    Calum McKenzie
    BBC Local Live

    What a day today has been for this kitten.

    Eight-week-old ginger and white kitten Astra was first found abandoned in a box along with four littermates in Nottingham.

    But after being handed into the RSPCA, he jumped out of the box and under a parked Vauxhall Astra.

    Staff from the charity tried to get him out, but he had climbed in the car's engine.

    He was only rescued when the fire service came out and took off one of the wheels.

    cat engineImage source, RSPCA
    Astra the catImage source, RSPCA
    Fire service rescue catImage source, RSPCA
  19. Crash closes Ashbourne roadpublished at 16:27 British Summer Time 10 August 2017

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC Local Live

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  20. Exhumation and murder probe 'distressing' for familypublished at 16:26 British Summer Time 10 August 2017

    Calum McKenzie
    BBC Local Live

    Investigators are currently "hard at work" to try to learn more about the circumstances surrounding Jennifer Blackwell's death, police have said.

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    Det Supt Rob Griffin, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: "Jennifer's family have been, and will be, kept updated and supported throughout this extremely distressing time and have requested privacy as I'm sure you can understand.

    "They are very supportive of the work we are doing and we are accommodating their wishes as part of the very sensitive task at hand.

    "Investigators are currently hard at work to learn what they can about the circumstances surrounding Jennifer's death."