Maryam Qaiser
BBC Local Live

A man from Nottinghamshire who was scammed out of £200,000 is backing a campaign to warn against fraud.

He struck up a friendship online with a woman who supposedly lived in Ghana and needed help to secure her inheritance.

The man, who wanted to remain anonymous, lent the money but it turned out to be part of a scamming operation.

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He said: "If that money wasn't paid by the end of 2016, they would keep the gold and the gold was worth £5m and that is when my ears pricked up.

"I make no mistake, I was not interested in 1p of that gold, it was all down to helping these two people get their inheritance from their father."

He is now helping Nottinghamshire Police warn others not to make the same mistake.

Gavin Bevis
BBC Local Live

Hundreds of workers at the Royal Derby Hospital have complained to the city council about the amount of time it takes them to get out of their staff car parks at peak times.

Some staff have said they've spent two hours queueing between the three car parks behind Aldi and the roundabout.

The council says a meeting has been arranged with hospital bosses to try to resolve the issue.

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Maryam Qaiser
BBC Local Live

There are delays to some tram services this morning because of a "medical emergency".

Maryam Qaiser
BBC Local Live

A woman from Nottingham has criticised a hotel which said it would "turn homeless people away" at Christmas despite her offer to pay for their rooms.

Jessica Peters wanted to gift the accommodation to rough sleepers but said Britannia Hotel told her they wouldn't be welcome.

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Jessica from Wollaton said: "I said would they still be accepted, obviously I would be using my card and my money and he said based on experience it would be declined.

"I felt really upset, I thought especially at Christmas, you would have thought everyone would come together. I wasn't asking them to donate rooms to the homeless."

The hotel has not responded to our request for a comment.

Gavin Bevis
BBC Local Live

Four elephants from Twycross Zoo are to move to Blackpool Zoo in the new year to breed.

The female Asian elephants will go to a new £2.5m facility to live alongside a bull elephant, with bosses hoping the move will help to ensure the long-term survival of the endangered species.

Gavin Bevis
BBC Local Live

A burst water pipe in South Luffenham has led to disruption to water supplies for a number of homes in the Oakham area.

Severn Trent says it has a team at the site, external working to get things back to normal as soon as possible.

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Heidi Booth
Journalist, BBC Radio Derby

The three-car crash has happened at the point where Manor Road turns into Warwick Avenue.

One car is on its roof at the side of the road and the back of the car is completely crumpled.

On the other side there's another car that looks like it's hit the garden wall of a house here.

There's also a third car in the middle of the road with its front bumper completely smashed and the bonnet up.

The fire service said it helped to free a woman from one of the cars but we're awaiting more detailed information on injuries.

Maryam Qaiser
BBC Local Live

Three more people have been arrested after a pedestrian was seriously injured in a hit-and-run crash in Eyres Monsell.

A 23-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and two men, 25 and 23, were arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.

Leicestershire Police, external said they were all still in police custody.

Officers were called to the crash on Thurcroft Road on 7 November, which involved a black BMW X5.

The victim, aged in his 20s, remains in a critical condition in hospital.

A 24-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder earlier this month and was bailed pending further enquiries.

Police also arrested a woman, 21, on suspicion of assisting an offender, who was released pending further investigation.

Gavin Bevis
BBC Local Live

Aside from the crash in Littleover there doesn't appear to be any other major problems on roads in the East Midlands right now.

Highways England, external says there are delays on the following routes:

• The A453 northbound between the A42 and the M1
• The A42 northbound between the A453 and the M1
• The A52 westbound between the A606 and the A60
• The A38 northbound exit slip to the A50
• The A38 northbound between the A6 and the A61

Gavin Bevis
BBC Local Live

There are major delays on a busy route into Derby following a crash involving three cars this morning.

Police said a number of people were injured in the collision in Warwick Avenue in Littleover at about 06:15.

Drivers have been advised to avoid the area while the clear-up continues.

Alex Hamilton
BBC Weather

Here's what Thursday has in store for us.

Maryam Qaiser
BBC Local Live

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