Latest updates: East Midlands Live Monday 22 October

Summary

Bus driver reads newspaper behind the wheel
Thieves blow up front of Post Office
Rolf Harris painting stolen
'Pop up' brothel gang jailed for total of 43 years
Escaped Wollaton Park stag 'had to be shot'
Man injured in 'road rage attack'
Late engineering works cause delays on the rails
Three kittens dumped in bag next to busy road
Funeral for oldest referee
Live updates on Monday 22 October

Live Reporting

Gavin Bevis, Amy Woodfield and Nick Smith

Cause of discolouration of River Derwent stoppedpublished at 11:24 British Summer Time 22 October 2018
Amy Woodfield
BBC News
A source of ochre causing the discolouring of the River Derwent was stopped over the weekend.
The Environment Agency has said it's not aware of any impact to the river.
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Police name fatal motorbike crash manpublished at 11:05 British Summer Time 22 October 2018
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
A motorcyclist who died in a crash with a lorry on the A6 Alvaston bypass has been named by police, external.
Jack Gray, from Chaddesden, died in hospital following the crash at about 12:30 on 11 October.
In a brief statement, his family said: "We as a family are more than devastated. We would like privacy at this difficult time."
Image source, Derbyshire Police
Police said they wanted to hear from any witnesses or drivers with dashcam footage.
Funeral to be held for oldest refpublished at 10:38 British Summer Time 22 October 2018
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
Ilkeston is preparing to say goodbye to William 'Harry' Hardy, Britain's oldest football referee, following his death last month at the age of 91.
Mr Hardy began overseeing matches in 1959 and continued until the age of 88.
His funeral is due to take place at St Mary's Church in Ilkeston at 13:00 and his son, Chris, said anyone was welcome to attend.
Image source, Erewash Valley Referee Society
He told BBC Radio Derby: "The more the merrier. It's going to be a celebration.
"People are welcome to come in anything - traditional black or football shirts. He wouldn't mind and we certainly don't."
Griffiths signs new Leicestershire dealpublished at 10:26 British Summer Time 22 October 2018
Leicestershire seamer Gavin Griffiths signs a contract extension until 2020 at the County Championship Division Two club.
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Long delays caused by A46 crashpublished at 10:23 British Summer Time 22 October 2018
Amy Woodfield
BBC News
There's been a crash on the A46 eastbound in Wanlip in towards the Hobby Horse roundabout.
One lane is blocked just past the Birstall turn causing long queues.
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Simon Mayo quits BBC Radio 2published at 10:22 British Summer Time 22 October 2018
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
Broadcaster Simon Mayo has announced he is leaving BBC Radio 2.
The 60-year-old, who started his career at BBC Radio Nottingham, has presented the Drivetime programme for eight years but the addition of Jo Whiley as a co-presenter in June led to a backlash from listeners.
Mayo said he was sad to be leaving but had numerous projects that would be keeping him busy next year.
Jo Whiley is to move to the 7-9 slot, while Mayo will continue presenting his 5 Live film show with Mark Kermode.
Leicester city councillor diespublished at 10:15 British Summer Time 22 October 2018
Ben Truslove
BBC News Online
Mansukhlal Chohan had been a councillor in Leicester since 1999.
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Woman 'punched several times' in street fightpublished at 10:09 British Summer Time 22 October 2018
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
A 32-year-old woman was punched "several times" in the face during an altercation with another woman in Derby, police said.
The alleged assault took place at the junction of Upper Moor Road and Penalton Close at about 15:30 on 11 October.
The woman told police she had been pushed in the chest and forced into the road before being hit in the face a number of times.
Neither woman required treatment and no arrests have been made.
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Wedding ring appeal goes viralpublished at 09:56 British Summer Time 22 October 2018
Amy Woodfield
BBC News
An appeal to find the owner of a wedding ring found in Nottingham has been shared by thousands of people.
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Jonathan Hopkin said his wife found the ring on the floor of Arnold Way about three years ago.
At the time the couple were about to have a baby and didn't get around to putting out an appeal.
Now they have it's been shared by nearly 8,000 people on Twitter.
Jonathan told the BBC: "My wedding ring means so much to me I'd love to get it back to whose it was."
Missing man found safepublished at 09:27 British Summer Time 22 October 2018
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
Police say 56-year-old Peter Draper, who was reported missing from the Matlock area last week has been found safe and well, external.
Post Office blast 'like loudest firework'published at 09:19 British Summer Time 22 October 2018
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
Kev Woolley lives above the Post Office and said he was woken at about 4.30 by a “subsonic bang”, “like the loudest bang on firework night times 100”.
He said the blast knocked over cabinets and units in his flat. He’s waiting to find when the building will be safe enough for him to return. He’s being rehoused tonight at least.
Fire training at Derby shopping centrepublished at 09:17 British Summer Time 22 October 2018
Amy Woodfield
BBC News
You might see a lot of firefighters in an INTU Derby car park tonight - don't panic though, it's just a training exercise.
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Delays on the rails caused by engineering workpublished at 09:12 British Summer Time 22 October 2018
BBC News Travel
Over-running engineering works have caused train delays between the East Midlands and London.
The work was not completed on time at Market Harborough early this morning meaning the line was shut between Leicester and Kettering.
East Midlands Trains said it has now reopened the route but there are "residual delays" between the East Midlands and London as well as some services to Sheffield.
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Man injured in 'road rage attack'published at 08:57 British Summer Time 22 October 2018
BBC Radio Nottingham
A pedestrian was injured in a suspected road rage attack in Sutton-in-Ashfield at the weekend, police said.
The man was taken to the Queen's Medical Centre after he was injured at about 19:00 on Saturday on the A611 at the junction with Balls Lane. His injuries are not thought to be life threatening.
Officers are appealing for help and are keen to trace a dark coloured 4x4 vehicle, possibly a Vauxhall.
Image source, Google
Former England forward Waldrom retirespublished at 08:56 British Summer Time 22 October 2018
Former England, Exeter and Leicester back-row Thomas Waldrom retires from rugby aged 35.
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Post Office explosion investigation under waypublished at 08:46 British Summer Time 22 October 2018
Derbyshire police said the investigation into the explosion at Spondon Post Office is "in the early stages".
A spokeswoman said: "Officers were called to the Post Office on Chapel Street in Spondon this morning to reports of an explosion.
"On arrival it was found that an attempt to steal the ATM machine had been made."
Residents 'shocked' by explosionpublished at 08:39 British Summer Time 22 October 2018
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
Lots of people, including children on their way to school, are stopping to look at the dramatic scene at Spondon Post Office.
Businesses near the explosion are opening as normal, including a small Co-Op and a cafe, where people are sat outside watching police activity in and around the cordon.
One coffee drinker told me it was “very shocking” and “not the sort of thing you normally see round here”.
Another cafe visitor said he’s surprised the blast did not cause more damage to buildings either side of the post office.
Rolf Harris painting stolenpublished at 08:29 British Summer Time 22 October 2018
A 30-year-old man has been summoned to court in connection with the theft of a Rolf Harris painting.
Image source, Nottinghamshire Police
The artwork was stolen along with a TV from a house in Campbell Grove, St Ann's, at some time between 25 September and 9 October.
The limited edition print named Hamersley Red Rocks, was originally bought for around £1,500 and includes a certificate of authenticity.
Prince Harry 'proud' of poppy WW1 tributepublished at 08:19 British Summer Time 22 October 2018
Prince Harry gives his backing to a community project to make 10,000 poppies produce a memorial to the fallen of WW1.
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Weather: Plenty of sunshine to come this morningpublished at 08:14 British Summer Time 22 October 2018
Alexandra Hamilton
BBC weather presenter
It's going to be a fine and dry Monday for most of us today. Here's the full forecast...