Latest updates: East Midlands Live Thursday 10 May

Summary

'Taxi driver' rapist found guilty
MP's aide quits Labour Party over 'plots'
Bin lorry tribute for cancer victim, six
New rules to control dogs at country park
Tigers quartet picked for South Africa tour
Updates on Thursday 10 May 2018

Live Reporting

Gavin Bevis and Calum McKenzie

A1 to stay closed after three-car smashpublished at 14:43 British Summer Time 10 May 2018
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
It looks like the A1 southbound isn't likely to reopen until 16:00 at the earliest.
This X post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser.View original content on X
The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
Skip X post
Allow X content?
This article contains content provided by X. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read X’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’.
The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
End of X post
Women injured in Leicester crashpublished at 14:37 British Summer Time 10 May 2018
Leicester Mercury
Two women were taken to hospital, external after a two-car crash in the Spinney Hills area of the city today.
Power cut hits 185 city homespublished at 14:30 British Summer Time 10 May 2018
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
About 185 homes and businesses have been affected by a power cut in the Sneinton area of Nottingham.
Western Power Distribution is aiming to have electricity back on by 18:00.
Image source, WPD/Google
Man beaten and robbed in Holmewoodpublished at 14:17 British Summer Time 10 May 2018
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
A 27-year-old man is recovering after being punched, kicked and robbed by two men in Holmewood.
Police said the pair attacked and stole cash from the victim after approaching him near Devonshire Terrace on Monday evening, external.
Image source, Google
'Taxi driver' rapist found guiltypublished at 14:13 British Summer Time 10 May 2018
Calum McKenzie
BBC News
A man who raped a woman twice after she got into his car believing it to be a taxi, has been found guilty of the "horrific" attack.
Image source, Google
Leicester Crown Court heard how the victim got into Robert Halliday's vehicle after a night out in the city.
Halliday, 41, of Oakham, drove her to a secluded area and raped her twice.
The woman got out of the car at a fast food restaurant in Wigston and raised the alarm.
Halliday drove back to Oakham and tried to remove any evidence that she had been in his car.
Det Con Chris Sherwin said: “Throughout this investigation Halliday has continually denied attacking this woman.
“It is thanks to her courage in coming forward and raising the alarm so quickly that we have been able to build a successful case against him."
He added he hoped the verdict would bring her a degree of closure after the "horrific" events of the night.
Halliday is due to be sentenced on 8 June.
Missing Broxtowe woman foundpublished at 14:01 British Summer Time 10 May 2018
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
Nottinghamshire Police say 70-year-old Janet Gurr, who was reported missing from her home in Broxtowe yesterday, has been located.
Golf course £350,000 revamp completedpublished at 13:42 British Summer Time 10 May 2018
Calum McKenzie
BBC News
A £350,000 renovation of Leicester's Humberstone Heights golf course has been completed.
Image source, Leicester City Council
City mayor Sir Peter Soulsby said he was "very pleased" with the work, which includes a new drainage system, sprinklers and footpath repairs.
He said: "The new signage and footpaths have improved the appearance of the whole site."
Fantasy football success for cricket starpublished at 13:32 British Summer Time 10 May 2018
Calum McKenzie
BBC News
Does Stuart Broad have a career in football management waiting for him when he decides to retire from cricket?
Image source, Instagram/Getty Images
Nottinghamshire and England fast bowler Broad topped the Fantasy Premier League standings for the penultimate week of the competition.
Posting on Instagram, he said: "I enjoyed 8-15 in the Ashes but leading GW37 in #EPL Fantasy Football runs it close as a sporting achievement!"
The most recent figures suggest more than 4,500,000 hopeful managers entered the Premier League game.
This X post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser.View original content on X
The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
Skip X post
Allow X content?
This article contains content provided by X. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read X’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’.
The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
End of X post
Night closures to continue at children's unitpublished at 13:06 British Summer Time 10 May 2018
Kit Sandeman
Local Democracy Reporter
Night closures at the paediatric ward at Bassetlaw Hospital will continue for the "foreseeable future", the trust has said.
In January 2017, it was announced the A3 paediatric ward at the hospital would have to close overnight, seven days a week, due to difficulties in recruiting staff.
Image source, Google
County council elects new chairmanpublished at 13:04 British Summer Time 10 May 2018
Calum McKenzie
BBC News
Nottinghamshire County Council has elected a new chairman.
Sue Saddington, who represents the Farndon and Trent ward, has replaced John Handley.
In her first speech as chairman, Councillor Saddington requested all members respected each other’s comments.
The role of chairman is mainly ceremonial and does not have any extra political power or influence., external
McDonald's unveils plans for 24-hour Nottingham restaurantpublished at 12:52 British Summer Time 10 May 2018
Nottingham Post
A fourth McDonald’s could be opening in Nottingham city centre - in one of intu Victoria Centre’s boarded-up restaurants, external.
Man who lost 13st has pioneering op to remove excess skinpublished at 12:35 British Summer Time 10 May 2018
BBC Radio Nottingham
A Nottinghamshire man who lost half his body weight is thought to be the first in the UK to have pioneering surgery to have all his excess skin removed in one operation.
Jordan Martinez, 22, from Mansfield, had four procedures - normally done in stages - completed by several surgeons at Nottingham's Park Hospital in a single five-hour operation.
Mr Martinez, who slimmed from 25st to 12st, took out a £6,000 loan to pay for the surgery.
He said: "I couldn't exercise very well and it was quite sore. It was difficult to shower and if I jumped it would come down hard, like a tonne of lead on my stomach.
"It was quite debilitating actually. A lot of people say it's just an aesthetic thing but personally it felt like a deformity as it's not a natural thing to have."
Mr Martinez said he now aims to be a personal trainer to help more people in a similar situation to turn their lives around.
Image source, Jordan Martinez
Search for owner of suspected stolen trial bikepublished at 12:20 British Summer Time 10 May 2018
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
Three people have been arrested after being stopped by police while wheeling a suspected stolen trial bike over the bridge between Chaddesden and Pride Park.
Police said the 16-year-old boy and a man and woman, both aged 22, have been released while investigations continue.
The force is now trying to reunite the KTM-branded bike with its rightful owner. Call 101 if you can help.
Image source, Derbyshire Police
Labour peer to give lecture at unipublished at 12:13 British Summer Time 10 May 2018
Calum McKenzie
BBC News
Baroness Shami Chakrabarti is to give a talk at the University of Leicester this evening.
The shadow attorney general will be leading a talk titled "Fighting Gender Injustice in a Changing World".
Next raises profit forecastpublished at 11:49 British Summer Time 10 May 2018
BBC Business News
Could Next defy the High Street slowdown this year? The Enderby-based fashion retailer has upgraded its full-year profit forecast after reporting a rise in first-quarter sales, helped by the warm spring weather.
It now expects a full-year pretax profit of £717m - up from previous guidance of £705m.
The firm, which had been hit by a dip in consumer confidence, saw sales climb 6% in the three months to 7 May, although much of the growth was online.
E-commerce sales jumped 18%, while high street retail sales slipped 4.8%.
Image source, PA
Arrest after attempted restaurant burglarypublished at 11:46 British Summer Time 10 May 2018
Calum McKenzie
BBC News
A man has been arrested following an attempted break-in at a Nottingham restaurant.
Image source, Google
The 31-year-old man was detained in the early hours of this morning on Alfreton Road (pictured).
Two hammers were also recovered nearby, Nottinghamshire Police added.
Having been taken into custody, the man was further arrested on suspicion of two burglaries in the Lenton area on 27 April.
Wildfire that destroyed bird nests 'was arson'published at 11:26 British Summer Time 10 May 2018
A moorland fire that destroyed dozens of bird nests near Buxton at the weekend was started deliberately, the fire service has said, external.
An area about the same size as six football pitches was ruined in the blaze in the Ernwood Reservoir area of Goyt Valley on Sunday evening.
Curlew, grouse, pipit, short-eared owl, and duck nests were all destroyed, according to a local gamekeeper.
Steve Wells, group manager at Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service, said: "This fire is believed to have been started deliberately, causing untold damage to the local ecosystem."
Image source, Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service
Image source, Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service
Diversions in place after three-car crash on A1published at 11:23 British Summer Time 10 May 2018
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
Here's the latest from Highways England:
This X post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser.View original content on X
The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
Skip X post
Allow X content?
This article contains content provided by X. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read X’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’.
The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
End of X post
MP's aide quits Labour Party over 'plots'published at 11:04 British Summer Time 10 May 2018
Calum McKenzie
BBC News
A woman who was being considered as a prospective parliamentary candidate for Labour has quit the party.
Image source, Ashfield Independents/Twitter
Melanie Darrington, who was on the shortlist for Mansfield, has joined Ashfield Independents.
She said: "The Labour Party spend their time plotting against each other. That is no way to behave in any political party."
Ms Darrington also worked as Gloria De Piero's agent.
Labour lost control of Ashfield District Council last month following a vote of no confidence in its leader and a series of defections.
Crash death driver namedpublished at 10:42 British Summer Time 10 May 2018
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
A driver who died in a crash in Ockbrook earlier this week has been named by police, external.
Mark Minkley, 51, from Hucknall, was killed when his Honda CRV left the road near the junction of Dale Road and Moor Lane on Monday morning.
Police have appealed for witnesses and dashcam footage of the crash.
Image source, Google