Tributes to man hit by carpublished at 22:50 British Summer Time 24 October 2018
Omar Shafiq's family say in a tribute that the 48-year-old "will always be cherished".
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Couple find racoon trapped in Derbyshire garden
House fire spreads to neighbouring home
Summer baby school delays ‘a lottery’
Thousands of knitted poppies on display
Epileptic swimmer is world's fourth fastest
Two arrests after man stabbed
Live updates on Wednesday 24 October
Tributes to man hit by carpublished at 22:50 British Summer Time 24 October 2018
Dynamic Derby dash Baggies' hopes of top spotpublished at 22:20 British Summer Time 24 October 2018
Derby County win handsomely at The Hawthorns to deny West Bromwich Albion top spot in the Championship.
Read MoreForest break Bolton hoodoo with winpublished at 22:05 British Summer Time 24 October 2018
Goals from Joe Lolley and a Lewis Grabban brace secure Nottingham Forest's first win at Bolton since October 1991.
Read MoreShot man charged with firearm offencepublished at 18:44 British Summer Time 24 October 2018
A 24-year-old man is charged after he was injured when police visited a property in Leicester.
Read MoreCollapsed training firm is wound uppublished at 18:07 British Summer Time 24 October 2018
The firm lost its government contracts and ceased trading after an investigation into its operation.
Read MoreOur live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00 British Summer Time 24 October 2018
Today's updates have now finished.
We'll be back with more news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 on Thursday.
Weather: Dry, cloudy and mildpublished at 17:57 British Summer Time 24 October 2018
Tonight will stay dry with some clear periods, mainly in the first part of the night with cloud cover tending to increase later.
There may be some patchy mist and fog too and temperatures will be fairly mild.
Tomorrow looks cloudier than Wednesday, although there should still be some bright or sunny spells during the day and it should remain dry throughout.
Pension plans could hit police coffers by £5.5mpublished at 17:49 British Summer Time 24 October 2018
Nick Smith
BBC News OnlineLeicestershire Police's chief constable has said new pension plans would cause the force to lose enough funding for 180 officers.
The government wants forces to increase the amount they contribute to officers' pensions.
Chief Constable Simon Cole said: "The problem for Leicestershire is that in the first year that will be about £2.5m and in the second year that will be over £5.5m
“That’s the equivalent to losing around 180 police officers, which is about a tenth of the strength that we have.”
Man charged after being shot in the legpublished at 17:48 British Summer Time 24 October 2018
Ben Truslove
BBC News OnlineA 24-year-old man has been charged with possession of a firearm after he was shot in the leg.
He was injured in a house in Equity Road, Leicester late on Monday evening.
The man, of Halifax Drive, Leicester, has also been charged with possession of ammunition and two counts of possession with intent to supply Class A drugs and is due before Leicester Magistrates' Court tomorrow.
Leicestershire Police said the incident has been referred to the Independent Office for Police Conduct.
Image source, Tom EversMan attacked with hockey stickpublished at 17:17 British Summer Time 24 October 2018
Ben Truslove
BBC News OnlineTwo men have been arrested after a 21-year-old man was hit with a hockey stick in Clifton.
The man was taken to the QMC for treatment for his injuries, which are not thought to be life-threatening, after the attack by a group of people in Southchurch Drive at 13:10 earlier.
Two men aged 28 and 23 were arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm.
Insp Phil Grimwade said: "This incident is not connected to recent incidents of violence in the city but we appreciate it is concerning for residents in Clifton and we will have an extra presence in the area."
Watch: Man punched to the floor at Long Eaton pubpublished at 17:08 British Summer Time 24 October 2018
Gavin Bevis
BBC NewsVideo footage has been released of a man apparently punching another drinker at a pub beer garden in Long Eaton.
The CCTV shows a man being knocked to the floor at The New Inn, in Tamworth Road, at about 17:20 on Thursday 13 September.
Anyone who witnessed the attack has been asked to contact Derbyshire Police, external.
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End of youtube videoTailbacks on M1 after crashpublished at 16:21 British Summer Time 24 October 2018
Gavin Bevis
BBC NewsLong queues are forming on the M1 northbound between junctions 29a and 30 following a crash.
Image source, Highways EnglandChristmas lights go up in Leicesterpublished at 16:17 British Summer Time 24 October 2018
Nick Smith
BBC News OnlineWith exactly two months until Christmas Eve, decorations are being put up in Leicester city centre.
The illuminations, which feature a 15m tree by the Clock Tower, a 4m fir in the Market Square and 16,000 lamps, will take around four weeks to install, ahead of the switch-on next month.
The city council said it's spent an extra £50,000 updating its stock of decorations and replacing worn-out fixtures and fittings.
The extra funding means there will be a brand new look for Church Gate and Loseby Lane this year and, for the first time, there will be decorations on St Martins and Hotel Street, the authority said.
Bar crawl students 'told to be discreet'published at 16:01 British Summer Time 24 October 2018
Older students warned freshers to be "mindful" of what they said about the night, an inquest hears.
Read MoreBurger chain plans restaurant closurespublished at 15:54 British Summer Time 24 October 2018
BBC Business NewsGourmet Burger Kitchen (GBK) says it has earmarked 17 restaurants for closure after running up millions of pounds of losses.
Image source, Gourmet Burger KitchenThe chain, which has outlets in Nottingham and Leicester, has filed for a Company Voluntary Arrangement - an insolvency process that allows struggling firms to close unprofitable stores.
It has not said which restaurants are likely to shut.
Two more arrested following stabbingpublished at 15:52 British Summer Time 24 October 2018
Nick Smith
BBC News OnlineTwo more men have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following a stabbing in Nottingham yesterday.
Police were called to North Sherwood Street just after 14:00.
A 21-year-old man, who suffered life threatening injuries, remains in a critical but stable condition in hospital.
The two men, aged 21 and 20, join an 18-year-old man, in police custody.
'Cannabis farm' found in old bingo hallpublished at 15:34 British Summer Time 24 October 2018
Amy Woodfield
BBC NewsA road in Somercotes is expected to be closed for "the foreseeable future" after a large quantity of cannabis was found at a former bingo hall.
Image source, Emaline TönniesDerbyshire Police has confirmed the drugs were found at the property on Nottingham Road after a raid this morning.
Victoria Street has been closed to the junction with Nottingham Road while the force investigates.
Tens of thousands of knitted poppies in Armistice displaypublished at 15:31 British Summer Time 24 October 2018
Nick Smith
BBC News OnlineCheck out this display featuring just a fraction of 47,000 knitted poppies in preparation for Chesterfield marking the centenary of Armistice Day.
Image source, Rob NashThe town's Combined Ex Services Association have received crocheted flowers from as far afield as the US and Australia, with the majority coming from ex-servicemen and servicewomen.
Rob Nash, from the association said: "We're trying to stop people sending them in but it's like trying to stop a runaway train.
"We've made well over 40 so far and have handed smaller ones out to 37 shops and hanged one made of 2,500 poppies on the Market Hall."
The biggest part of the project will be two cascades draped from either end of Chesterfield Town Hall, each made up of 10,000 poppies and measuring 8m x 6m, which will be installed on 3 November.
Trapped woman cut free from car on A38published at 15:21 British Summer Time 24 October 2018
Nick Smith
BBC News OnlineA woman has been cut free from a car following a two-vehicle crash on the A38 near Alfreton.
The crash involved a lorry and a car, with one woman trapped in the car.
Derbyshire Fire and Rescue tweeted: "Crews removed the roof and extricated the casualty who was placed in the care of ambulance crews."
Image source, Derbyshire PolicePolice have closed the A38 Northbound between A61 Watchorn at Alfreton and the B600.
The air ambulance is also in attendance.
Winding up order made for collapsed firm 3aaapublished at 15:18 British Summer Time 24 October 2018
BBC Radio DerbyA winding up order's been made for the Derby apprenticeship firm 3aaa at London's High Court, meaning its assets can be sold and funds paid to people owed money.
The order was made in Companies Court in London today and comes after the Education and Skills Funding Agency pulled £2m of funding from the apprenticeship firm 3aaa earlier this month.
The Department for Education, which called in the police, says serious wrong-doing was found and it had to take action.
The company's collapse has led to more than 3,000 apprentice training places and 500 jobs being lost.
Image source, 3aaaThe winding up order also, known as compulsory liquidation, is made when a firm can't pay its debts.
The office of the Official Receiver will now start visiting the firm's sites.
