Summary

  • HGV driver jailed for fatal 'porn' crash

  • Birstall house gas explosion 'accidental'

  • Further snow leads to disruption on Peak District routes

  • Broadmarsh car park and bus station plans revealed

  • WW2 relic to be demolished for play area

  • Rugby: Nottingham boss set to join Wasps

  • Live updates on Thursday 14 December

  1. Latest updates: East Midlands Livepublished at 07:57 Greenwich Mean Time 15 December 2017

    The latest news, sport, travel and weather for the East Midlands.

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  2. Your bag's journey through the airportpublished at 00:51 Greenwich Mean Time 15 December 2017

    Handlers deal with more than one million items of luggage a year at East Midlands Airport.

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  3. Killer lorry driver was watching pornpublished at 20:06 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2017

    Felix Gillon is jailed for causing the death of another driver while watching porn on the M69.

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  4. Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2017

    Our live updates have now ended, but some news, sport and travel will continue to appear automatically overnight.

    Dedicated live coverage from East Midlands Live resumes at 08:00 tomorrow.

  5. Weather: Some snow around overnightpublished at 17:58 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2017

    Anna Church
    BBC East Midlands Today weather presenter

    Showers will move in this evening and continue overnight, these will mostly fall as rain and sleet at lower levels.

    BBC weather map

    However some snow is likely for a time over higher ground.

    There will be plenty of clear spells between the showers which will allow temperatures to drop and brings the risk of Ice on untreated surfaces.

    Minimum temperatures of 1C (34F) in urban areas.

  6. Six charged with human traffickingpublished at 17:42 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2017

    Calum McKenzie
    BBC News

    A father and his two sons are among six people who have been arrested on suspicion of running brothels in the East Midlands.

    Woman who has been used as a slave

    Police made the arrests in Derby, Beeston and Strelley on Tuesday, for offences believed to have taken place between 2013-17.

    The group were also charged with human trafficking offences and will appear before Nottingham Crown Court in the new year.

  7. Weather warning issuedpublished at 17:32 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2017

    Anna Church
    BBC East Midlands Today weather presenter

    Once again, there is a yellow weather warning in place for ice across the East Midlands.

    Yellow ice warning

    Ice is likely to be a hazard from now until 11:00 on Friday

  8. Dirty fish and chip shop shut downpublished at 17:19 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2017

    Calum McKenzie
    BBC News

    This filthy fish and chip shop has been closed down because of hygiene failures and claims of food poisoning from customers.

    Messy floorImage source, North West Leicestershire District Council

    Gary and Vincent Bailey, co-owners of Bailey's Fish Bar in Kegworth, admitted nine food hygiene offences and have been banned from operating any kind of food business.

    The pair were both fined £400 and ordered to pay £4,282 in costs.

    Dirty sinkImage source, North West Leicestershire District Council
  9. HGV driver jailed for fatal 'porn' crashpublished at 17:13 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2017

    Calum McKenzie
    BBC News

    A driver, who was watching pornographic material on his mobile phone, has been jailed for causing death by dangerous driving.

    Felix GillonImage source, Leicestershire Police

    Felix Gillon, 56, of Johnson Road, Bedworth, was driving along the M69 in Leicestershire when his HGV crashed into another driver's truck.

    The victim, Kerry Pemberton, had broken down and was waiting for a recovery vehicle on the hard shoulder between junctions one and two.

    After the crash Gillon threw his mobile phone into the fields near the road, police said.

    He was sentenced to eight years in jail for causing death by dangerous driving and for perverting the course of justice.

    Gillon has also been banned from driving for eight years.

  10. British Fed Cup player Rae retirespublished at 17:02 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2017

    British Fed Cup player and Commonwealth Games gold medal winner Jocelyn Rae retires from tennis at the age of 26.

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  11. Retiring Rae 'excited for the future'published at 17:01 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2017

    British doubles Fed Cup player Jocelyn Rae says she is "excited about the future" after retiring from tennis.

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  12. Care home worker jailed for historic child sex abusepublished at 16:40 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2017

    Calum McKenzie
    BBC News

    A man has been jailed for 40 months for historic child sex offences against three young girls.

    Andrew WilsonImage source, Derbyshire Police/BBC

    Andrew Wilson, 62, of Baslow Road, Bakewell, was found guilty of nine offences of sexual assault against the girls who were all under the age of 16 at the time.

    Derby Crown Court heard how Wilson's crimes took place between 1977-85.

    Det Con Nicky Ward, from Derbyshire Police, said: "Andrew Wilson was in a position of trust at the care home which was a position he abused.

    "The girls he assaulted were young and vulnerable."

  13. Travel: Crash causes delays on A52published at 16:31 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2017

    Maryam Qaiser
    BBC News

    Traffic is building up on the A52 near Radcliffe-on-Trent because of an accident.

    There are queues towards the Saxondale Roundabout.

    A52 trafficImage source, Google
  14. Jury sent home at trial of Derby terror suspectpublished at 16:30 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2017

    Calum McKenzie
    BBC News

    The jury in the trial of a couple accused of plotting an Islamic State-inspired attack on Britain with a home-made bomb or deadly ricin poison has been sent home for the night.

    Munir Mohammed and Rowaida El-HassanImage source, Julia Quenzler

    Munir Mohammed, of Leopold Street, Derby and Rowaida El-Hassan, from London, both deny preparing terrorist acts between November 2015 and December 2016.

    The judge, Michael Topolski QC, had sent the jury out to begin its deliberations at 12:45.

  15. Line up for Strictly tour finalisedpublished at 16:01 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2017

    Press Association

    The final celebrities have been announced for next year's Strictly Come Dancing Tour.

    Jonnie Peacock on strictly come dancing

    Loughborough-based paralympian Jonnie Peacock, who trained for the TV series in Leicester, joins Susan Calman, Davood Ghadami, Gemma Atkinson, Alexandra Burke, Joe McFadden and Debbie McGee.

    The tour, which begins in January, visits Nottingham's arena for two shows in early February.

  16. Lane closed on M1 after breakdownpublished at 15:33 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2017

    Gavin Bevis
    BBC News

    This is the scene on the M1 southbound at J26 right now. One lane's closed following a breakdown.

    Highways England said things should be back to normal by 16:00.

    M1 breakdownImage source, Highways England
  17. Emergency road closure in Rainworthpublished at 15:33 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2017

    Gavin Bevis
    BBC News

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  18. BBC man's struggle over alcoholic motherpublished at 15:27 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2017

    The mother of Leicester City commentator Ian Stringer was found at her home weeks after her death.

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  19. Special-needs pupils 'struggle' with new testspublished at 15:23 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2017

    Primary school league tables show pupils with special needs are dropping further behind their classmates.

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