Moores agrees new Nottinghamshire dealpublished at 11:16 British Summer Time 24 October 2018
Nottinghamshire wicketkeeper Tom Moores has been rewarded for his fine 2018 season by being handed a new three-year contract.
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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
Moores agrees new Nottinghamshire dealpublished at 11:16 British Summer Time 24 October 2018
Attempted murder arrest after Nottingham stabbingpublished at 10:53 British Summer Time 24 October 2018
Gavin Bevis
BBC NewsAn 18-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, external following a stabbing in Nottingham yesterday.
A 21-year-old man suffered life-threatening stab wounds to his leg in North Sherwood Street yesterday afternoon.
Nottinghamshire Police said he was currently in a critical but stable condition.
Image source, GoogleThe arrested teenager remains in custody while investigations continue into the stabbing, which the force said was not thought to be linked to a murder in Forest Fields and another stabbing in the Arboretum area.
House fire affecting two propertiespublished at 10:52 British Summer Time 24 October 2018
Amy Woodfield
BBC NewsFirefighters are dealing with a fire affecting two houses in the Evington area of Leicester.
"Multiple calls" were made to the emergency service regarding the blaze at the first property on Homeway Road.
These were followed by more calls stating the fire was affecting a second property.
More on this as we get it.
Child asylum seekers 'assessed as adults'published at 10:52 British Summer Time 24 October 2018
Sandish Shoker
BBC NewsDerby City Council says it has been left with a "burden" of child asylum seekers who were left in their care after being wrongly assessed as adults.
An accommodation centre for adults seeking asylum opened in Derby in February - one of nine initial accommodation centres nationally - but 17 people sent there were under 18.
The authority said it could cost £600,000 a year to take the children into social care, which "was not anticipated".
The government said it has "robust processes" to handle age dispute cases.
Image source, GoogleCouncil leader, Chris Poulter, said they were not warned of the "extra burden" they would face when the centre opened or potential issues with age assessments.
"Adult and children's social care budgets are already under significant pressures, so any level of increase in responsibilities and resources needed is a serious concern to us," he said.
The city council said it is still waiting for a response from the Home Office to their request for extra cash.
Mountain rescuers carry injured woman for four hourspublished at 10:39 British Summer Time 24 October 2018
Gavin Bevis
BBC NewsMountain rescuers spent four hours carrying a woman on a stretcher after she broke her ankle in Kinder Scout yesterday.
Members of Kinder, Buxton and Edale rescue teams worked together to move the woman from a remote area in Crowden Head after low visibility prevented a coastguard helicopter landing.
Image source, GoogleThe injured woman, who was with nine other adults and three children, had been kept warm by a passing walker who offered up his tent and sleeping bag.
She was eventually loaded into a waiting ambulance at Upper Booth. Rescuers also helped walk the rest of her party to safety.
Derbyshire couple find raccoon in their gardenpublished at 10:29 British Summer Time 24 October 2018
Gavin Bevis
BBC NewsA couple from Alfreton got a big surprise when they discovered a raccoon stuck between their shed and greenhouse.
Gordon Skelton and his wife Joan were alerted to the stripy-tailed animal by a neighbour and helped to keep it calm while they waited for RSPCA inspectors to arrive.
The animal charity said it was likely to have been an escaped exotic pet.
Image source, RSPCAMr Skelton said: “I have only ever seen them on television or in books and certainly not something I would expect to come across in Derbyshire.
"We called the RSPCA who told us to keep an eye on him from a safe distance until an inspector arrived. He was a lovely creature and seemed happy enough."
Raccoons are on the EU's list of invasive alien species, due to the risk they pose to native wildlife. There are strict restrictions on keeping them and they can no longer be legally bred or sold.
Image source, RSPCAThe RSPCA said it was now trying to trace the owner of the raccoon.
Three charged over car wash 'slavery'published at 10:22 British Summer Time 24 October 2018
The offences, which took place between 2016 and 2017, relate to businesses in Carlisle and Penrith.
Read MoreNottingham Strictly show will have full set of judgespublished at 10:08 British Summer Time 24 October 2018
Gavin Bevis
BBC NewsAll four Strictly Come Dancing judges are to appear together on the arena tour for the first time, it has been announced.
Craig Revel Horwood, Dame Darcey Bussell and Bruno Tonioli will star alongside head judge Shirley Ballas - who makes her debut on the live tour - for 29 performances around the country in January and February.
The show will be at Nottingham's Motorpoint Arena on 5-6 February.
New blood donation clinic opens in Leicesterpublished at 09:45 British Summer Time 24 October 2018
Gavin Bevis
BBC NewsA new blood donation centre has opened in Leicester today.
About 16,000 people give blood in the city each year and health bosses are hopeful the new facility, in Guildhall Lane, could lead to thousands more signing up.
Summer baby school delays ‘a lottery’published at 09:32 British Summer Time 24 October 2018
Sonia Kataria
BBC NewsParents who want to delay their child's first year of school have varying success rates depending on where they live, a BBC investigation has found.
Thousands of families in England with summer-born babies are applying each year amid fears younger children do not perform as well as older classmates.
But while some councils have approved 100% of requests, others have turned down more than half.
Image source, Getty ImagesNottingham City Council had rejected more than half of the 17 requests made over the last two years while Nottinghamshire County Council did not refuse any of the 138 requests.
Leicester City Council approved all four requests while Leicestershire approved all but eight of the 78 applications.
In Derby only three of the 24 requests were turned down while Derbyshire rejected only five of the 87 applications.
Rutland allowed all nine of the requests.
Campaigners said a consistent approach was needed across the country.
16,000 knitted poppies on displaypublished at 08:56 British Summer Time 24 October 2018
East Midlands TodayKnitters have been busy making thousands of poppies in Mansfield to mark the centenary commemorations of the First World War.
This year, 8,000 have been knitted to add to the 8,000 from last year. They will all go on display in the town.
Kate Allsop, executive Mayor of Mansfield, said: "The project aims to make people think about the war and think about what soldiers went through so we can live as we are now.
"It brings a lump to your throat. It's really moving."
'Don't let epilepsy control you'published at 08:27 British Summer Time 24 October 2018
Chris Waring
BBC NewsImogen Clark, 19, has not let epilepsy stop her winning silver at the European Championships 2018.
Black car found in city centre stabbing probepublished at 08:25 British Summer Time 24 October 2018
Sonia Kataria
BBC NewsDetectives investigating the first stabbing in Nottingham yesterday have found a black car believed to have been used in the attack.
A man in his twenties suffered life-threatening injuries behind flats near North Sherwood Street at about 14:00.
He remains in hospital in a serious condition.
Nottinghamshire Police have found a black car believed to be involved in the assault and inquiries are on-going.
Weather: Fine with cloud and sunpublished at 08:15 British Summer Time 24 October 2018
Alexandra Hamilton
BBC weather presenterIt's going to be a cloudy but fine Wednesday with some sunshine. Here's the full forecast...
Two arrests after man stabbedpublished at 08:09 British Summer Time 24 October 2018
Sonia Kataria
BBC NewsA man was taken to hospital after suffering stab wounds in the Arboretum area of Nottingham.
Officers arrived at 19:30 yesterday to an address on Burns Street following reports of an assault.
Nottinghamshire Police said the man's injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.
Two men have been arrested and a knife has been recovered.
Image source, GoogleThe force said a second person was also taken to hospital for treatment for minor injuries.
It added that officers have been at the scene and were "working to establish the circumstances" surrounding the attack.
It was the second stabbing in the city on Tuesday after a man suffered life-threatening injuries in North Sherwood Street at about 14:00.
Join us for today's live news coveragepublished at 08:02 British Summer Time 24 October 2018
Sonia Kataria
BBC NewsGood morning East Midlands - I'll be writing your live page updates today along with Amy Woodfield and Nick Smith.
We'll have all of Wednesday's news, sport, weather and travel from across the region.
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