Latest updates: East Midlands Live Thursday 14 December 2017

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

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Jockey gets ban for betting breachpublished at 15:17 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2017
BBC Sport
Jockey Hayley Turner has been given a three-month ban by the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) for a breach of betting rules.
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British flat racing's most successful female jockey staked 164 bets - at a profit of £160 - over 18 months.
Turner, 34, from Nottingham, retired in 2015 but kept her licence, so the bets technically placed her in breach of the rules.
A panel said she had a "lax and complacent attitude towards the rules of racing".
Turner made the bets - which had an average stake of £18.62 - before returning to racing on a more regular basis earlier this year, Professional Jockeys' Association chief executive Paul Struthers said before Thursday's BHA enquiry.
He said she initially only retained her licence so she could take part in invitational events and "no longer saw herself as a jockey".
Bombardier signs £100m trains dealpublished at 15:16 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2017
The deal has been called as a victory for workers who campaigned for a future for UK train building.
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Watch: CCTV appeal after mountain bikes stolenpublished at 15:00 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2017
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
Video has been released, external of three men police want to speak to after two mountain bikes were stolen from a shed in Chellaston.
The bikes had been secured to a metal ring attached to the floor by concrete but were taken from the Derby Road property in the early hours of 30 November.
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Church shows off new stained glass windowpublished at 14:39 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2017
East Midlands Today
A specially designed stained glass window in Melton Mowbray has been shown in public for the first time.
The new glass, dedicated and inspired by the town, was unveiled at a service of celebration at St Mary's Church last night.
The church is midway through a major renovation which started earlier this year.
Bombardier wins second major deal in a weekpublished at 14:19 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2017
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
Train maker Bombardier has secured a £100m order from rail firm c2c.
The 60 Aventra carriages will be built in Derby and will run between London's Fenchurch Street and Essex.
It comes days after the firm agreed a £500m deal with West Midlands Trains.
Jury sent out at trial of Derby terror suspectpublished at 13:59 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2017
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
The jury has gone out 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 after meeting on a dating website.
Munir Mohammed, of Leopold Street, Derby, volunteered for a "new job in the UK", in Facebook communications with a man he believed was an IS commander, the Old Bailey heard.
He allegedly enlisted the help of pharmacist Rowaida El-Hassan, from London, drawing on her knowledge of what chemicals were needed to make a bomb.
The pair deny preparing terrorist acts between November 2015 and December 2016
Judge Michael Topolski QC sent the jury out to consider its verdicts at 12.45.
Gritters to be sent out in Leicestershirepublished at 13:52 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2017
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
Quite a precise figure from the county council.
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Your photos: Snowy Derbyshirepublished at 13:43 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2017
BBC Weather Watchers
Still plenty of snow on the ground in north Derbyshire today. Dawn sent us this pic from Bakewell.
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Woman critically injured in Markeaton Island crashpublished at 13:42 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2017
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
A lorry driver has been arrested after a woman suffered life-threatening injuries in a crash in Derby city centre yesterday.
The 53-year-old woman was driving a Kia Rio which hit barriers at Markeaton Island following the collision with the lorry at about 15:00.
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She is now in a serious but stable condition. Her 43-year-old passenger suffered minor injuries.
The 56-year-old lorry driver was arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
The crash led to the road being closed for several hours.
Study uncovers concern over footballers' medical rightspublished at 13:22 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2017
Calum McKenzie
BBC News
Professional footballers' fundamental rights to medical confidentiality are being routinely ignored, according to new research.
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The study, by Loughborough University, undertook interviews with football club doctors and physiotherapists.
Interviewees spoke of difficulty maintaining privacy due to the poor design of medical facilities, dubious contractual arrangements which cajoled players into waiving their right to confidentiality and pressures from managers and coaches to release information given to them in confidence.
The research has also suggested that the Professional Footballers Association and players agents have a greater role to play to protect their clients' rights as patients.
"Breaches in medical confidentiality can seriously undermine a player’s career prospects and future earnings," Dr Dominic Malcolm, who led the study, said.
"But medical ethics also serve a greater good. If players can’t trust their doctors and physiotherapists to act in their best interests, they may withhold information, which may delay their treatment, and so hold back the team’s performance".
Replacements for stolen gifts being delivered to hospitalpublished at 12:39 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2017
BBC Radio Leicester
Christmas presents are being delivered to poorly children at Leicester's Royal Infirmary after the original gifts were stolen.
A train carriage on the Great Central Railway in Quorn, Leicestershire, where the 370 presents were being stored, was broken into in October.
Following the theft, the railway has said it has had "just over 1,000 presents" donated as replacements, meaning it will be able to help more charities with gifts.
Gas leak caused fatal house explosionpublished at 12:18 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2017
The huge blast completely destroyed a house, leaving a woman dead and two men injured.
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Man 'saves piece of Nottingham history'published at 12:14 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2017
Heather Burman
BBC News
A man who rescued Nottingham's coat of arms from being thrown on a rubbish tip has said he plans to take it round schools and care homes to teach people about it.
Michael Stremouch, 55, from West Bridgford, was given the coat of arms for free by the team working on the demolition of the Broadmarsh car park.
He said: "It’s a piece of Nottingham history isn’t it?
"I want to know more about it and I want people to come forward with information to help".
All clear for Notts bowler Fletcherpublished at 12:07 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2017
Nottinghamshire bowler Luke Fletcher is given the all-clear to return to training in January following a head injury.
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Derby train services disruptedpublished at 12:01 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2017
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
Something to be aware of if your plans for today involve catching a train.
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Festive traffic jams predicted for Leicesterpublished at 11:52 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2017
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
Major traffic jams are being predicted for a stretch of the M1 northbound between Luton and Leicester in the hours leading up to lunchtime on 22 December.
Traffic information firm Inrix has been analyising data, including studies of traffic flow during previous festive periods, to pinpoint which roads will be busy at certain times in the lead-up to Christmas.
It says the tailbacks between Luton and Leicester are expected to be at their worst at about 11:00.
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Birstall gas explosion 'accidental,' investigation concludespublished at 11:41 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2017
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Calum McKenzie
BBC News
There will be no criminal charges following a fatal gas explosion at a house in Birstall, emergency services have said.
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A joint investigation by the fire service and police in Leicestershire concluded that the explosion was accidental and caused by the failure of an internal gas pipe joint.
The Health and Safety Executive is now looking into what caused this failure.
Watch: My DIY winter wonderlandpublished at 11:35 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2017
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
Just in case you haven't had your fill of Christmas cheer today, this video should put that right.
Father-of-three Tony McManus has transformed the back garden of his Retford home into a winter wonderland for local families.
Cricketer gets all clear from hospital after head injurypublished at 11:34 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2017
Calum McKenzie
BBC News
Nottinghamshire fast bowler Luke Fletcher has been given the all clear by his hospital consultant to resume full cricketing activities.
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Fletcher, 29, was hit on the head by the ball during a game with Birmingham Bears in July, meaning he missed the rest of the 2017 season.
He has returned to bowling in the nets, but will now be able to resume batting in the new year.
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"It’s very pleasing to finally get the nod to start full training again," Fletcher told the club's official website., external
"I’ve felt pretty good throughout once things settled down, but it’s nice to get the official word that everything is OK".
Henry Royce portrait to go under the hammerpublished at 11:23 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2017
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
A portrait of Rolls-Royce co-founder Henry Royce is expected to fetch up to £1,500 at auction after being found at a house in Derby.
The painting of the famous engineer is thought to date back to 1919.
Auctioneer Charles Hanson said it was brought in after being discovered in a house on the outskirts of Derby and he thought many would like to see it stay in the city.
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He said: "The company is enshrined in Derby’s history - a city renowned for its engineering pedigree. It would be a wonderful addition to a Rolls-Royce boardroom or building."
It's due to be sold on Wednesday with a guide price of between £1,000 and £1,500.