Snow in the East Midlandspublished at 06:10 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2018
Live updates as snow sweeps across the region, causing travel disruption and school closures.
Read MoreSummary
Snow and cold closes dozens of schools
Non-essential ambulance services cancelled because of weather
Routes closed due to freezing conditions
More snow expected later
Pile up on A1 shuts road in both directions in Notts
Derby terrorist has sentence extended
Updates on Wednesday 28 February 2018
Snow in the East Midlandspublished at 06:10 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2018
Three held over fatal Leicester blastpublished at 21:30 Greenwich Mean Time 28 February 2018
Police investigating a fatal explosion in Leicester arrest three men on suspicion of manslaughter.
Read MoreChristening photo solves camera puzzlepublished at 20:06 Greenwich Mean Time 28 February 2018
An appeal finds a camera's owner - thanks to an eagle-eyed social media user and a priest.
Read MoreM1 fatal crash lorry driver 'felt faint'published at 18:17 Greenwich Mean Time 28 February 2018
Eight people were killed on the M1 shortly after Ryszard Masierak stopped his lorry in the inside lane.
Read MoreMansfield set to appoint Flitcroftpublished at 18:06 Greenwich Mean Time 28 February 2018
BreakingSwindon Town manager David Flitcroft is set to leave the club to take over at League Two rivals Mansfield, BBC Sport understands.
Read MoreOur live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00 Greenwich Mean Time 28 February 2018
Hosted live coverage on this page is now over for Wednesday, but some news, sport and travel will appear automatically overnight.
East Midlands Live returns from 08:00 tomorrow morning.
Authority approves council tax risepublished at 18:00 Greenwich Mean Time 28 February 2018
BBC Radio NottinghamCouncil tax bills across Nottinghamshire are to go up by almost 5% from April.
Image source, PAThe county council approved its budget for the next financial year at a meeting this afternoon.
The rise is made up of a 2% levy to pay for adult social care and a 2.99% increase to base council tax.
Derbyshire schools to close because of snowpublished at 17:59 Greenwich Mean Time 28 February 2018
Calum McKenzie
BBC NewsThere schools will be shut again tomorrow because of the severe weather
- Netherthorpe School, Staveley
- St Josephs Catholic Academy Matlock
- Gilbert Heathcote Nursery and Infant School
- Heritage High School
Council hands over running of libraries to charitypublished at 17:58 Greenwich Mean Time 28 February 2018
East Midlands TodayA charity is to take over the running of ten libraries in Derby.
Image source, Getty ImagesDerby City Council's confirmed that the charity Direct Help and Advice (DHA) will take over the libraries.
The authority added that DHA has been through a robust evaluation process.
A1 still shut after 16-vehicle crashpublished at 17:48 Greenwich Mean Time 28 February 2018
Calum McKenzie
BBC NewsHighways England tweets...
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End of twitter postWill these freakshakes bring all the kids to the Dales?published at 17:43 Greenwich Mean Time 28 February 2018
Maryam Qaiser
BBC NewsHave you ever tried a freakshake?
It is a new type of milkshake topped with a pudding - but it has a whopping 1,700 calories. That's prompted a warning from Derbyshire County Council.
Investigation into police use of forcepublished at 17:38 Greenwich Mean Time 28 February 2018
Amy Woodfield
BBC NewsNottinghamshire Police is being investigated for the way officers used force during an arrest in Sneinton earlier this month.
On 3 February a 44-year-old man was arrested after reports of a disturbance at the junction of Devon Street and Carlton Road.
Image source, GoogleThe man was driven in a police van to Bridewell Police Station - during his detention he was taken for hospital treatment where it was found he had head injuries including a fractured cheek.Nottinghamshire Police referred itself to the Independent Office for Police Conduct, external (IOPC) which is now investigating.
The IOPC would like to hear from anyone who saw or recorded what happened to help them with their investigation.
Football: Stags to poach Robins' boss?published at 17:26 Greenwich Mean Time 28 February 2018
Calum McKenzie
BBC NewsSwindon boss David Flitcroft is the early bookies' favourite to take over as Mansfield Town manager.
Image source, Getty ImagesFlitcroft (pictured right) took over at the Robins in the summer and they currently occupy the final League Two play-off place.
Other names being mentioned by bookmakers for the vacancy include ex-Hull and Southend manager Phil Brown and former Birmingham and Huddersfield boss Lee Clark.
Police work to reopen A1 after multi vehicle crashpublished at 17:08 Greenwich Mean Time 28 February 2018
Amy Woodfield
BBC NewsThe A1 is still closed in both directions near Retford after a 16 vehicle pile-up on the southbound carriageway.
Image source, Highways EnglandFive lorries are among the vehicles involved in the crash that happened at about midday.
Injuries are believed to be minor at this time.
Meanwhile the northbound carriageway is at a standstill because of the weather, police said.
Image source, Highways EnglandNottinghamshire Police has said it is "working hard" to get the road reopened.
Drivers are being asked to avoid the area.
Medals of man 'who could have saved Titanic' for salepublished at 16:51 Greenwich Mean Time 28 February 2018
Medals belonging to a man who "may have unwittingly caused the Titanic to sink" are to be sold.
Image source, Hansons AuctioneersDavid Blair forgot to hand over a key to a crow's nest locker containing binoculars when he was taken off the ill-fated liner at the last minute.
The doomed steamer famously hit an iceberg on its maiden voyage across the Atlantic.
Murray Shaw, who owns the medals, said Mr Blair could have helped steer the ship to safety.
Rugby: Tigers' Owen out for the seasonpublished at 16:51 Greenwich Mean Time 28 February 2018
Mike McCarthy
BBC Radio Leicester Sport
Image source, Getty ImagesLeicester Tigers centre Gareth Owen looks set to miss the rest of the season.
Owen dislocated his shoulder in the second minute of Tigers' Premiership victory at Saracens.
Quote MessageThe medics got it back in at the weekend, but he'll have surgery on that early next week and it'll probably put him out for the rest of the season."
Matt O'Connor, Leicester Tigers head coach
Death of BBC local radio presenter announcedpublished at 16:40 Greenwich Mean Time 28 February 2018
Allen Cook
BBC NewsThe former BBC local radio presenter Jeff Harris has died today.
The news was announced on Facebook this morning by Fab FM, external, a radio station he'd helped to launch in 2014.
Mr Harris, who worked for a number of commercial stations in the Midlands, external, including Mercia FM and Leicester Sound, also presented on BBC Derby and BBC Coventry and Warwickshire.
Plough needed to clear Derbyshire roadspublished at 16:34 Greenwich Mean Time 28 February 2018
Amy Woodfield
BBC NewsDrivers warned to "take care" on the A6 near Taddington.
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End of twitter postSnow causes flights to be cancelled and delayedpublished at 16:33 Greenwich Mean Time 28 February 2018
Amy Woodfield
BBC NewsEast Midlands Airport has reported some disruption to flights because of the snowy conditions.
Flights to and from Glasgow, Guernsey, Edinburgh, Dublin and Amsterdam have been cancelled.
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End of twitter postDerbyshire schools planning to shut because of snowpublished at 16:32 Greenwich Mean Time 28 February 2018
Dozens of schools closed across Derbyshire today with several already announcing they will remain shut tomorrow because of the snow and freezing conditions. They include:
- Highfields School, Matlock
- South Darley Primary School
- Brackenfield School, Long Eaton