Leicester City 3-1 Arsenalpublished at 23:19 British Summer Time 9 May 2018
Leicester earn a first Premier League win over Arsenal since 1994 as Arsene Wenger's penultimate game ends in defeat.
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Social worker jailed for care home rapes
Drink driver jailed for pavement crash
MP Keith Vaz returns to Commons
Plans to demolish shops for student flats
Thieves steal lectern from chapel
Bid to save original Bramley apple tree
Updates on Tuesday 8 May 2018
Leicester City 3-1 Arsenalpublished at 23:19 British Summer Time 9 May 2018
Meghan Markle in surprise school visitpublished at 21:36 British Summer Time 8 May 2018
Leonora Ncomanzi will also be attending her wedding to Prince Harry later this month.
Read MoreDriver who ploughed into pedestrians jailedpublished at 20:01 British Summer Time 8 May 2018
Bipranjit Singh was over the drink-drive limit when he hit the group in Leicester last year.
Read MoreBanned Albrighton to miss last two gamespublished at 19:17 British Summer Time 8 May 2018
Leicester winger Marc Albrighton will be suspended for the final two matches of the season after accepting a misconduct charge.
Read MoreGirl, 3, freed from vending machinepublished at 18:55 British Summer Time 8 May 2018
Firefighters said "lots of equipment, including the odd cuddle" were used to free the girl.
Read MoreOur live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00 British Summer Time 8 May 2018
East Midlands Live has now ended for Tuesday but some news, sport and travel will continue to be posted overnight.
Dedicated live coverage for this region returns from 08:00 on Tuesday morning.
Sting's play opens in Nottinghampublished at 17:47 British Summer Time 8 May 2018
Dave Wade
BBC NewsSting's said his play - about a shipyard closing down on Tyneside - should resonate with the East Midlands.
Football: Season over for Foxes' Albrightonpublished at 17:44 British Summer Time 8 May 2018
Calum McKenzie
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End of twitter postLarge wood-powered boiler planned for recycling plantpublished at 17:43 British Summer Time 8 May 2018
Eddie Bisknell
Local Democracy ReporterPlans for a large woodburner and 15-metre chimney at a recycling plant are due to be approved by a county council.
Image source, GoogleThe application, put forward for the Peak Waste Recycling plant in Kniveton, Derbyshire, would see 2,500 tonnes of waste wood such as MDF burned in a biomass boiler.
Heat generated from this boiler, which will run seven days a week, would be used for a new waste drying plant.
Planning officers wrote: "I am satisfied that the development would not result in any significant environmental or amenity impacts.
"However, it is recognised that the development would expand the existing facility to a point where it could be considered to be at its limit."
Applications for Trent Bridge world cup tickets openspublished at 17:40 British Summer Time 8 May 2018
Calum McKenzie
BBC NewsOrganisers of next summer's Cricket World Cup have begun taking applications for tickets.
Image source, Getty ImagesTrent Bridge will host five games, external, including England v Pakistan, as part of the 10-team tournament.
Warm weekend sparks concern over hot dogs in carspublished at 17:25 British Summer Time 8 May 2018
Calum McKenzie
BBC NewsAn animal charity received 13 calls about dogs stuck in hot cars across the East Midlands as temperatures soared over the weekend.
Image source, RSPCAThe RSPCA said between Saturday 5 to Monday 7 May it took eight calls from concerned people in Derbyshire, two in Nottinghamshire, two in Leicestershire and one in Rutland.
Holly Barber from the charity said: "Many people think it will be fine just to leave their pets for a minute or two but we know that this is all it takes for temperatures inside a car to soar to dangerous levels."
Social worker jailed for care home rapespublished at 17:15 British Summer Time 8 May 2018
Dean Gathercole, now 53, raped one girl at his mother's home and another at a flat.
Read MorePlans to demolish shops for student flatspublished at 17:07 British Summer Time 8 May 2018
Kit Sandeman
Local Democracy ReporterSeveral vacant shops on Glasshouse Street in Nottingham could be demolished to make way for 92 one-bedroom student flats.
Developers Megaclose Ltd said the retail space has been vacant for more than 10 years, is of "very poor quality and is currently in a bad state of repair".
"In short, it is desperately in need of revitalisation," it said.
The developers added that it hopes to "breathe life back" to Clare Street, which would be the main entrance for a six-storey block.
Image source, GoogleMegaclose Ltd has already built more than 650 student flats in the area.
Planning officers have recommended the development for approval, but said a a noise limit is imposed.
The planning committee at Nottingham City Council will decide on 16 May.
Thieves steal lectern from chapelpublished at 16:21 British Summer Time 8 May 2018
Calum McKenzie
BBC NewsPolice are appealing for information after a cross, candlesticks and a lectern were stolen from a chapel.
Image source, Derbyshire PoliceThe items were taken from the chapel in the grounds of Catton Park near Swadlincote overnight between Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 May.
MP Keith Vaz returns to Commonspublished at 16:08 British Summer Time 8 May 2018
Paul Rowley
BBC Political CorrespondentKeith Vaz has returned to parliament for the first time this year following illness.
The MP for Leicester East is the subject of an inquiry by the Parliamentary Standards Commissioner after he was accused of paying male escorts following a newspaper sting.
The investigation was suspended because of his illness, but it has recently resumed.
Puel urges Leicester's owners to give him more timepublished at 15:49 British Summer Time 8 May 2018
Press AssociationUnder-fire Leicester boss Claude Puel has warned the Foxes to sack him at their peril.
Image source, AFP/Getty ImagesThe Frenchman is under pressure at the Foxes, external after just four wins in their last 19 top flight games.
He took Southampton to eighth in the Premier League last season before he was sacked and the Saints are now only out of the relegation zone on goal difference.
"The Premier League is like a piranha club but the most important thing for me is to build for the future," said Puel, who was only appointed in October.
"It is not possible in six months to have all the possibility to perform like a great team.
"We have to work together with patience and we can build something strong for the future.
"I am pragmatic about this. I finished eighth in the table with Southampton and we can see where they play now."
'Significant' landmarks get extra protectionpublished at 15:41 British Summer Time 8 May 2018
Calum McKenzie
BBC NewsA series of city buildings have been added to a list that recognises their local significance.
Image source, GoogleThe Leicester Heritage Asset Register includes landmarks of local significance that may not meet the strict national criteria for listed status, but are considered important to the city.
The latest additions to the register include Masjid Usman Mosque (pictured), the Foresters Arms public house building and an early-19th Century flood water marker on the Grand Union Canal.
Inclusion on the local list does not offer the same level of protection as listed status.
However, it does ensure that the historical and architectural significance of these landmarks is taken into account when the council considers planning applications.
Witness appeal after cyclist diespublished at 15:38 British Summer Time 8 May 2018
Gavin Bevis
BBC NewsWitnesses are being sought after a man fell off his bike in Derby and died.
Police said the 63-year-old came off the bike near the junction of Warwick Avenue and Arlington Road on the afternoon of Monday 30 April and died in hospital.
It's thought several passers-by stopped to talk to paramedics and police are keen to talk to anyone who saw what happened, external.
Image source, GoogleYour photos: Bank holiday sunpublished at 14:49 British Summer Time 8 May 2018
We had some lovely photos submitted to us over the bank holiday weekend to match the beautiful weather.
These were taken in Brailsford, Belper, Kegworth and Kimberley.
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Image source, Steve A'Roundabout from hell' named among worst in the UKpublished at 14:37 British Summer Time 8 May 2018
A roundabout in Derby which was the scene of ten crashes within 48 hours after it opened to the public has been named as one of the worst in the UK, external.
