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
Chris Fawcett
BBC News
Some more schools have been added to Derbyshire County Council's closure list, external:
David Blair forgot to hand over a key to a crow's nest locker before he was taken off the ship.
Read MoreA devastated bride is fighting for compensation, external after saying that the company in charge of catering for her big day dished out Asda coleslaw still in the tub and doughnuts still in the wrapper.
Chris Fawcett
BBC News
Derby's "Ramathon" had to change its name to "attract people from further afield", according to organisers.
The event which has attracted over 5,000 runners in recent years, had built a following under the "Ramathon" name but was recently changed to the Derby Half Marathon following a takeover by the Run for All programme.
Stuart Graham, who is in charge of publicising the event, said: "The feedback we've had so far has been positive...we wanted to take the best bits of the Ramathon but also make it more of a national destination for runners and athletes to come here and put something into the city."
The race takes place on 3 June.
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
About 3,000 jobs are at risk after Toys R Us was placed in administration.
The firm has stores in Derby, Nottingham, Leicester, Mansfield and Chesterfield.
Administrators have said they're looking to find a buyer and all stores would remain open until further notice.
Image source, GoogleGavin Bevis
BBC News
A number of homes in the DE6 postcode area of Ashbourne are without water at the moment because of a burst pipe.
Severn Trent says its engineers are working to fix the problem.
Image source, Severn TrentChris Fawcett
BBC News
Derby City Council is taking its plans to reduce air pollution to the government today, after ministers told the authority it needs to create a clean air zone by 2020.
The council won't reveal its proposals until after the meeting, but had previously said it is against the use of charging zones for the most polluting vehicles.
Councillor Asaf Afzal, cabinet member responsible for the proposals, is hopeful their ideas will be "well received".
He said: "We've been working on this for quite a while, we've spoken to residents and businesses to make sure we have a good proposal to take to London."
Chris Fawcett
BBC News
Snow has led to another school in Nottinghamshire to shut:
Chris Fawcett
BBC News
There have been some lovely photos sent in from the Weather Watchers this morning.
Thanks to Nigel 99 for this smiling snowman in Alfreton:
Image source, Nigel 99There's fields of white in Clay Cross, thanks to Marty for this one:
Image source, MartySnow is still falling in Edale this morning, the photo was taken by Peak Centre Don.
Image source, Peak Centre DonIt's not just the kids who're enjoying a snow day, thanks to Granville for the photo in Buxton.
Image source, Granville
Ben Truslove
BBC News Online
Ben Truslove
BBC News Online
The weather has shut another Derbyshire school:
Chris Fawcett
BBC News
Further schools added to the Derbyshire council's closure list, external:
Chris Fawcett
BBC News
The number of schools closed in Derbyshire because of the weather keeps growing:
The A1 between Stamford in Lincolnshire and Peterborough has reopened after the road was closed because of adverse weather conditions earlier on Wednesday.
Jack Tappin, from Highways England, said the organisation "began noticing some stranded vehicles" at about 01:00 and "some jack-knifed lorries".
A 20-mile stretch of the road was fully closed while highways officials and police attempted to recover the vehicles, he added.
"It's been a very big recovery operation across three counties - Cambridgeshire, Leicestershire and Lincolnshire," Mr Tappin said.
Image source, @roadpoliceBCHAlthough the road had been gritted in advance, a number of vehicles became stuck and people were trapped for several hours.
Highways England worked with ambulance staff and police to "ensure the safety and welfare" of people who had become stuck, Mr Tappin said, adding that no injuries had been reported.
Chris Fawcett
BBC News
Even more schools are reported as closed today in Derbyshire, external this morning.
Ben Truslove
BBC News Online
Another school closure in Rutland today:
James Lynn
BBC News, Nottingham
Ben Truslove
BBC News Online
It looks like most schools in Rutland are closed because of the weather. This is the current list according to Rutland County Council, external.
BBC Radio Leicester
Community leaders in Leicester have condemned tweets by the former British National Party Leader, Nick Griffin, linking Sunday night's explosion on Hinckley Road to a 'jihadi bomb factory'.
Image source, TwitterAn hour after the blast at a Polish convenience store, Nick Griffin tweeted that 'Leicester is one of the most colonised cities in England, so a Jihadi bomb factory might have just gone up".
Quote MessageThe tweets are trying to create divisions in the community and don't represent Leicester. People don't appreciate how close knit our community is here."
Fayyaz Suleman, Chairman of Leicester's Faith Group
James Lynn
BBC News, Nottingham
