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Updates on Wednesday 18 April 2018
Dedicated live coverage on this page has now ended for today, but some news, sport and travel will continue to be posted automatically overnight.
East Midlands Live returns from 08:00 Thursday morning.
Alex Hamilton
BBC Weather
A dry night to come with long clear spells. Winds will be light, allowing for a few mist patches to develop.
Staying mild with lows of 9C.
Tomorrow it will be generally dry and fine with plenty of warm sunshine and just patches of cloud.
There will be a gentle breeze with temperatures well above average for the time of year. A high of 24C.
Amy Woodfield
BBC News
A 15-year-old boy has been taken to hospital with "slash wounds" following an assault in Nottingham.
Police were called to Ripon Road at around 15:30. They have since arrested a 15-year-old boy.
The teenager's injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.
Eddie Bisknell
Local Democracy Reporter
Four new nurseries are to be set up in Derbyshire for parents who want to give their children 30 hours of free childcare.
The government standard for free childcare for children aged thee to four is 30 hours a week, as of September 2017. This had been doubled from 15 hours a week.
Image source, ReutersTo meet this requirement, the county council is on the hunt for a new provider to set up day care services at four sites. Three are former children's centres in Coton-in-the-Elms, New Tupton and Brimington. The fourth is at a former pupil referral unit at Bolsover.
The council has said there is not currently a shortfall in free childcare places but it is planning ahead with the likelihood of the arrival of more families as a result of housing developments and natural population growth.
Amy Orton
Local Democracy Reporter
Hinckley and Bosworth councillors have put on record their concerns over the "sheer volume" of major development proposals, external currently under consideration in Hinckley and the surrounding areas.
Image source, OpenStreetMap contributorsCouncillor David Bill moved a motion at a Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council meeting highlighting issues surrounding the strategic growth plan. This includes the proposed development of an A46 expressway and a freight depot.
Cllr Bill said that his reasons for raising the motion were concerns over local people not being as aware as they could be of the proposals.
Quote MessageWe know that Leicestershire is a prosperous area and that businesses want to operate here and people want to live here. It is totally understandable. But the people who already live and work here should have the opportunity to have their say when it comes to development. Ultimately, they are the ones affected."
Councillor David Bill, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council
Amy Woodfield
BBC News
A new initiative has launched in Melton Mowbray to help combat loneliness within the elderly population.
Amy Woodfield
BBC News
Hundreds of people with multiple sclerosis have won back more than a total of £500,000 after overturning their benefit assessments.
Citizen's Advice in Nottingham has helped 339 people challenge a decision made on the eligibility of Personal Independence Payments.
The cases were taken to tribunal which overturned the initial decision taken by an assessor.
Quote MessageIn most cases people are believed by tribunal, whereas the assessors are very much looking at what they see in front of them and not considering how the person's illness affects them during the day or during the week."
Simon Mee, Citizen's Advice
Kevin Smitham, from Nottingham, is accused of killing his wife after an argument.
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Gavin Bevis
BBC News
Something to be aware of if you're planning to head north on the M1.
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Gavin Bevis
BBC News
A 30-year-old man has been interviewed under caution following a report of indecent exposure, external at Clumber Park on Monday evening.
Police want to speak to any potential witnesses to the incident, which allegedly happened between 17:00 and 18:00.
Amy Woodfield
BBC News
If you saw the BBC Two programme Hospital last night you might recognise Amaya.
Viewers saw the toddler receive treatment for pneumonia at Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham.
She's quite used to hospital though. She spent 10 months of her life there after being born very prematurely at 24 weeks.
Today she is celebrating her second birthday at home in Nottingham - a time her mum Mel Ibrahim thought she might not see.
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
Theatre bosses say War Horse has proven to be one of the most successful productions ever staged at Nottingham's Royal Concert Hall.
More than 55,000 people went to see the play during its three-and-a-half week run at the venue.
Image source, War HorseSales director Jonathan Saville said: "Without a doubt this was the biggest, most exciting, and best-selling show we’ve had at the Royal Concert Hall in recent memory, possibly in its history."
The National Theatre’s next visit to Nottingham will be in January 2019 when they will bring a new production of Macbeth to the Theatre Royal.
The boss of Intu Derby has revealed plans to create a food court inside the centre’s Eagle Market, external.
Amy Woodfield
BBC News
Police are investigating a fight in Stapleford last night that resulted in a car crashing into the front garden of a house.
Image source, Nottinghamshire PoliceOfficers say three men in a Mercedes clashed with five people on pushbikes wearing balaclavas. It happened at about 17:30 on Whitley Close.
Later, the car is said to have hit one of the bikes in Tevery Close, causing the rider to fall off. The car then mounted the kerb and crashed into the front garden of a house and caused damage to a parked car.
All of those involved left the scene but police have recovered the car.
Amy Woodfield
BBC News
Timmy Mallett will headline the Market Harborough Carnival this summer.
The TV presenter, known for his wacky shirts, colourful glasses and foam mallet, will make an appearance on the main stage and perform a version of his latest show.
Image source, PAAmy Woodfield
BBC News
Initial proposals for the redevelopment of St George’s Barracks in North Luffenham will be published next month.
The leader of Rutland County Council has said this marks the start of an "important conversation" between the council, the Ministry of Defence and Rutland residents.
Image source, Rutland County CouncilAt the moment it's being proposed the former military site be turned into a Garden Village, with up to 3,000 new homes as well as enterprise, leisure and recreation facilities.
People living in the area will be able to see the plans and share their thoughts on them during public exhibitions at Victoria Hall in Oakham and Oakham Library. There will also be a roadshow around Rutland that will take the proposals to communities in other parts of the county.
Bobbie Gordon says she learned of the banana drama after being contacted by a fraud team.
Read MoreGavin Bevis
BBC News
Asda has sent us this tongue-in-cheek response after an online shopper from Sherwood was mistakenly charged £930 for a single banana.
The firm said: “Whoops, looks like we’ve slipped up here. Whilst our bananas are excellent, even we agree that they are not worth that much and clearly there has been a glitch in our system.
"We would like to thank Mrs Gordon for keeping her eyes peeled and flagging this error to us and we are investigating to ensure it doesn’t happen again.”
Image source, Bonnie Gordon
BBC Politics
Harborough MP Neil O'Brien had the first question of today's PMQs and asked Theresa May for an update on the Windrush deportation row.
Theresa May responded there has been a "great deal of concern and anxiety" and that "these people are British, they are part of us".
She said the government had "no intention of asking anyone to leave who has the right to remain here" and offered an apology for anyone whose status in the UK has been challenged.
East Midlands Today
The sun might be shining today but last week was a total wash out - as a result a village in Nottinghamshire flooded twice.
A meeting is being held today to discuss flooding issues in Normanton-on-Soar.
Some people living there have told the BBC it's the worst it's ever been and believe the drains are causing the problems.
The county council, Environment Agency and Severn Trent are due to meet this afternoon to discuss the cause of the problem.
