Calum McKenzie
BBC News

Buying a series of tickets rather than paying an advance fare could save passengers more than £60 between Leicester and Edinburgh.

Image source, AFP/Getty Images

The journey (on 18 May, leaving at 07:52) was highlighted as part of the launch of a public consultation aimed at making ticketing fairer and easier to use.

Split tickets, including advance fares: Leicester to Derby (£6.70); Derby to Sheffield (£8.40); Sheffield to York (£14.10); York to Darlington (£9.10); Darlington to Edinburgh (£45.10). Total £83.40

Advance ticket: £144.10 (73% more expensive).

The Rail Delivery Group (RDG), which represents rail firms, said about 55 million different fares exist in the current system.

The industry admits passengers are not currently always offered the cheapest fare available due to "long-standing anomalies" such as split ticketing.

Gavin Bevis
BBC News

Part of the car park at Nottingham's VIctoria Centre will be closed for up to five weeks from today, external as work is carried out to make it "brighter and more user friendly".

Shoppers have been advised to avoid the Glasshouse Street entrance and head for York Street instead.

Image source, Google

Leicester Mercury

A 'vulnerable' Leicester man went into small shops and post offices as part of a series of bizarre robberies, external.

Gavin Bevis
BBC News

There are plenty of beautiful vantage points across the East Midlands to enjoy the glorious sunny weather - but this perhaps isn't one of them.

BBC Radio Nottingham journalist Rebecca Brice walked past this bench outside the city's Broadmarsh shopping centre a little earlier and pondered the question of whether it was the region's bleakest spot for a sit down?

BBC Derby Sport

Derby County manager Gary Rowett is hoping Fulham are suffering a third place hangover when the sides go head-to-head in the first leg of their Championship play-off semi-final at Pride Park on Friday.

Rowett said: "We've played them twice this season and they're obviously a very good side but you don't know how the disappointment of not quite making it on the last day [will affect them]."

The first leg is at 19:45 on Friday with the second leg is at Craven Cottage at 19:45 on Monday.

Image source, Getty Images

BBC Sport

For the first time in 14 years, Leicester Tigers failed to make the Premiership play-offs, despite a thumping victory over Sale at the weekend.

The club finished level on points with Newcastle, but the Falcons claimed the final play-off spot because they had won one more game.

It's been a tough season for the Tigers, but is this a blip in the record or could the club face longer-term problems?

Image source, Getty Images

Leaders Nottinghamshire clinch a third win in four Division One games, despite Hashim Amla's century for Hampshire.

How a mother of six came to be killed by a convicted murderer who was released from prison.

Gavin Bevis
BBC News

A 51-year-old man was killed when his car crashed near Spondon yesterday morning.

Police said the Honda CRV left the road at the junction of Dale Road and Moor Lane at about 05:10.

They've asked anyone with dashcam footage of the crash to get in touch, external.

Image source, Google

Gavin Bevis
BBC News

Volunteers who run Hough Mill in Swannington got a bit of a shock at the weekend when they discovered a bird nest had been built inside the engine compartment of one of their dumper trucks.

It comes a year after birds built a nest inside a safety helmet at the 19th Century windmill.

After sharing the photos on social media, the team who run the mill joked it was "obviously a waste of time" maintaining 10 acres of nearby woodland for birds in the area.

Image source, Hough Mill

Image source, Hough Mill

It's not the first time birds have been known to eschew trees and bushes in favour of more unconventional nesting spots.

Last week a village postbox on the Isle of Man was temporarily closed after feathered guests took up occupancy inside.

BBC Radio Nottingham

Police are investigating a hit-and-run outside a nightclub which left a pedestrian in hospital.

Two BMWs - one black and the other silver - were seen racing through Nottingham city centre shortly before 1:00 yesterday, Nottinghamshire Police said.

As they passed the Pryzm club on Lower Parliament Street, the silver car hit a 20-year-old man and didn't stop.

The pedestrian was taken to Queen's Medical Centre. His injuries aren't thought to be life-threatening.

Image source, Google

Gavin Bevis
BBC News

It's thought an attempt to break the world record for the largest gathering of people dressed as Robin Hood may have fallen short.

The event was held at Wollaton Park yesterday in aid of the Nottingham Hospitals Charity, which is raising funds for childrens' care.

The record to beat was 1,215 - set by the Camping and Caravan Showground, external at Newark Showground in 2011.

Organiser Nigel Gregory said it didn't look like they had managed to break the record but figures would not be confirmed until later this week.

Chris Doidge
BBC Radio Derby, political reporter

Who will lead Derby now? A wounded Labour party, some of whom can see the benefits of withdrawing from the firing line for a while, or the Conservatives - who had a good election, but didn't win overall control.

The Conservatives seem closer to potential partners the Lib Dems on several issues like the Assembly Rooms, increased neighbourhood working, and the style in which the council should be run.

A deal between them, perhaps including UKIP too, is one option.

Labour has to choose a new leader, and decide whether to try and do a deal, or go into opposition - I understand the leader's likely to be one of Sinfin's Baggy Shanker (pictured) or Darley's Lisa Eldret.

East Midlands Today

The Conservatives on Derby City Council will meet today to decide whether to bid to run the authority.

It's after last week's local elections left Derby in no overall control, meaning no one party has a majority.

In order to challenge Labour for the leadership, the Tories would need the support of the Lib Dems and UKIP - which gained the seat of former council leader Ranjit Banwait.

Alex Hamilton
BBC Weather

A sunny start with a chance of showers this afternoon.

Gavin Bevis
BBC News

A man and a woman suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries, external in this horrendous crash on the A515 in Tissington last night.

Derbyshire Police said the male driver tested positive for cocaine after the smash, which happened at about 19:45.

Image source, Derbyshire Police

Gavin Bevis
BBC News

Hi everyone and welcome to Tuesday's news, sport, travel and weather updates for the East Midlands.