Latest updates: East Midlands Live Wednesday 11 July

Summary

Isla Tansey dies from terminal spinal cancer
Police warning to football fans
Men convicted of killing amputee father
Millions to be spent on creating new churches
Mahrez joins Man City for record price
Live updates on Wednesday 11 July 2018

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Sandish Shoker and Amy Woodfield

Travel: Bus break down causing delayspublished at 10:10 British Summer Time 11 July 2018
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'Most challenging' two weeks for fire servicepublished at 10:00 British Summer Time 11 July 2018
BBC Radio Derby
Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service says the past fortnight has been among the "most challenging" it has ever faced.
Ten different crews from around the county are still assisting with efforts to bring moorland fires in the Peak District under control and the service has asked people to do their bit in the hot weather to keep call-outs to a minimum.
Image source, Getty Images
Group manager Rob Taylor said: "There's still more work to be done.
"We're using about 60 firefighters a day and it's hot, arduous work with long travel distances to get to where the fires are actually at."
Stones campaign girl Isla Tansey dies 'peacefully'published at 09:40 British Summer Time 11 July 2018
Sandish Shoker
BBC News
Seven-year-old Isla Tansey from Hinckley, who had terminal spinal cancer and started a campaign to paint and hide stones, has died.
Posting on the #islastones Facebook page this morning, family friend Laura Smith said: "It is with a heavy heart and the deepest sadness that our beautiful princess Isla has passed away peacefully yesterday evening.
"We are all devastated."
She said Isla's parents Katherine and Simon had asked for space to be with friends and family and thanked everyone for their love and support.
Earlier this year, Isla asked people to take selfies with any painted stones they found and post them on social media using #islastones.
Some of the stones have been found as far away as America and Australia.
Man wanted in connection with charity box theftpublished at 09:33 British Summer Time 11 July 2018
Sandish Shoker
BBC News
This CCTV image has been released of a man police want to speak to after a charity box was stolen from a coffee shop in Derby's Intu shopping centre.
The Costa Foundation box was pulled from its chain on a drinks stand at the coffee shop some time between 21.00 on 22 May and 10.00 on 23 May.
Anyone who recognises him is asked to get in touch with Derbyshire Constabulary.
Image source, Derbyshire Constabulary
Leicestershire family supporting Croatiapublished at 09:15 British Summer Time 11 July 2018
BBC Radio Leicester
The Fox and Hound pub in Syston is covered in both England and Crotian flags, but the family inside might be the only ones in the area cheering for the opposition tonight.
Sophie Puljic runs the pub which was opened by her father Martin 31 years ago.
"As family we are totally and utterly split between the two," she said.
"We have our Croatian heritage but at the same time it is England's time and we really want them to win."
Her dad, Martin is even flying back to England this afternoon to watch the game with them and his old friends from Syston.
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Police urge people 'not to drink too much'published at 08:49 British Summer Time 11 July 2018
Sandish Shoker
BBC News
Leicestershire Police's Chief Constable Simon Cole has donned his high-vis waistcoat as part of Waistcoat Wednesday, but he has a serious message.
In a video from the force he urged football fans to "behave themselves and avoid drinking to excess".
He said while the majority of fans enjoyed the quarter final against Sweden on Saturday, they made five arrests, and two officers were injured.
Image source, Leicestershire Police
He said: "We absolutely understand most of you just want to watch the football and have a good time and hope and pray that England will win.
“So please look after your mates, please don’t drink more than you can deal with and please, when you’re going home, let’s go home pretty sensibly and so we can get ready to hopefully celebrate the final”.
Who else is donning a waistcoat today?published at 08:38 British Summer Time 11 July 2018
BBC Radio Nottingham
The breakfast team at Radio Nottingham have embraced Waistcoat Wednesday in homage to England manager Gareth Southgate.
Millions to be spent on creating new churchespublished at 08:22 British Summer Time 11 July 2018
Sandish Shoker
BBC News
More than £10m is to go towards setting up new churches in Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire by the Church of England.
The church said it wants to "revive Christian faith in market towns and on housing estates" and money will also be spent on expanding existing churches to add more people to their congregation.
In Leicestershire, the Church of England is planning to establish 20-50 new "worshipping communities" and increase the size of existing churches to accommodate 1,400 people.
In the Southwell and Nottinghamshire Diocese the plan is to develop four churches and 75 "new worshipping communities" by 2023.
The Bishop of Leicester, the Right Reverend Martyn Snow, welcomed the news and said: "Through them we hope to bless our communities and see God’s Kingdom grow, especially in better serving and reaching the 93% of people who are not currently part of any Christian community."
Watch: Today's weather for the East Midlandspublished at 08:04 British Summer Time 11 July 2018
Rich Davis
BBC Weather presenter
Feeling fresher this morning after a cooler night.
Good morning: Join us for today's live updatespublished at 08:00 British Summer Time 11 July 2018
Sandish Shoker
BBC News
The big day is here!
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