'Oh my God, it's Rick Astley'published at 12:56 Greenwich Mean Time 15 November 2018
A primary school sent the Never Gonna Give You Up singer numerous tweets and letters.
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Updates for Thursday 15 November 2018
Explosion trial: Shop worker 'knew too much'
Search for masked men who 'chased boy with knife'
Railway blocked after person hit by train
Deer killed after getting bag stuck on head
Suspected thieves caught 'creeping' up driveway
Hand-reared sheep 'killed by dog'
East Midlands misses out on knife crime funding
Used syringe in park stabbed boy, nine
'Oh my God, it's Rick Astley'published at 12:56 Greenwich Mean Time 15 November 2018
East Midlands MPs speak in Commons over Brexit dealpublished at 12:55 Greenwich Mean Time 15 November 2018
BBC NewsIt's been a fiery morning in the House of Commons this morning, with MPs clamoring to speak about the draft EU withdrawal agreement announced yesterday.
Some MPs from the East Midlands seemed less than supportive of the proposal in today's debate.
Labour MP for Nottingham Chris Leslie, a prominent Remainer, said: "It is clear the government cannot find a majority over this deal" and asked whether "staying in the European Union is an option".
Liz Kendall, MP for Leicester West, said it will mean "giving up our current say and influence" over EU laws while Anna Soubry, MP for Broxtowe said the public are "so fed up" because promises "can't be delivered upon", before calling for a second vote.
However, Nicky Morgan, MP for Loughborough, spoke in support of the plan and urged the prime minister to put the deal to the House irrespective of "how many" resignations she receives.
Image source, HoCFoxes urged to snub donation to league boss's £5m giftpublished at 12:42 Greenwich Mean Time 15 November 2018
BBC SportFootball fans have urged top flight clubs not to contribute to a £5m farewell gift for outgoing Premier League chairman Richard Scudamore.
All 20 PL clubs - including Leicester City - were asked by Chelsea chairman Bruce Buck for a £250,000 contribution.
Image source, PA"Fans strongly oppose the 'golden handshake'," said the Football Supporters' Federation (FSF).
It said: "We urge clubs not to make a decision which is hugely unpopular with supporters."
Explosion trial: CCTV shows man running from buildingpublished at 12:31 Greenwich Mean Time 15 November 2018
Caroline Lowbridge
BBC News OnlineCCTV footage shown to jurors showed Leah Reek and Shane Ragoobeer arriving at the rear of the building shortly before the explosion.
In the final footage of them before their deaths, Leah can be seen using either a torch or mobile phone to find her way to the flat in the dark, while Shane appears to be carrying a case in his hand.
Image source, Graeme Hudson/Getty ImagesA minute later, at 18:56, the CCTV footage shows a man running from the building. The prosecution say this was Mr Ali, who had poured petrol in the basement of the building and was “in a hurry” to get away as he knew it was about to explode.
He and two other men on trial deny murder, manslaughter and conspiracy to commit fraud by false representation. The trial continues.
Explosion trial: Passerby caught in shop explosionpublished at 12:25 Greenwich Mean Time 15 November 2018
Caroline Lowbridge
BBC News OnlineScotty Ragoobeer, 15, was rescued from the rubble by emergency services before fire engulfed the building.
Jurors at Leicester Crown Court were shown video footage of him talking to police from underneath the rubble.
Image source, EPADavid Herbert QC, prosecuting, said: “A voice shouting for help could be heard from within the rubble and a teenager who was young Scotty Ragoobeer, who had been in the flat with his family, was pulled out from the debris."
Jurors have also been shown video footage of a passerby lying unconscious in the street.
He was caught in the explosion when he was walking past the shop and was seriously injured.
All three men on trial deny murder, manslaughter, and conspiracy to commit fraud by false representation. The trial continues.
Explosion trial: Shop worker 'knew too much'published at 12:22 Greenwich Mean Time 15 November 2018
Caroline Lowbridge
BBC News OnlineCCTV has shown Aram Kurd, Hawkar Hassan and Arkan Ali were all in the area of Hinckley Road at the time of the shop explosion but did not go to help.
The defendants are accused of plotting to cause the explosion in order to make about £300,000 from insurance that had been taken out for the shop, which was called Zabka.
The prosecution say the fire was started by petrol which was poured in the basement of the building by Mr Ali.
The petrol was then allegedly lit by either Mr Ali himself or Mr Kurd, who was the shopkeeper, while Mr Hassan acted as the getaway driver.
The prosecution say Miss Ijevleva, the shop worker killed in the blast, conspired with the three men but was left to die in the explosion and fire because she “knew too much”.
David Herbert QC, prosecuting, said: “If they were responsible for the explosion and fire they had ample opportunity to warn her but they can’t have done. Despite the fact they had ample opportunity, nobody did.
"Kurd, in fact, had taken her mobile phone, removing her link to Arkan Ali or anybody. So they left her, effectively.”
All three men deny murder, manslaughter, and conspiracy to commit fraud by false representation. The trial continues.
Man charged with burglarypublished at 12:18 Greenwich Mean Time 15 November 2018
Nick Smith
BBC News OnlineA man has been charged following a burglary in Broxtowe.
The 52-year-old is due to appear at Nottingham Magistrates' Court today relating to a burglary in Lindfield Road on Tuesday.
Police were called to reports of a burglary in progress at an address in the street at 21:48 and arrested a man shortly afterwards.
Image source, GoogleExplosion trial: Couple arrived minutes before blastpublished at 12:17 Greenwich Mean Time 15 November 2018
Caroline Lowbridge
BBC News OnlineA murder trial has heard how a young couple who were killed in a “massive explosion” that destroyed a shop and flat had arrived only six minutes before.
Leah Reek and Shane Ragoobeer arrived at the flat in Hinckley Road, Leicester, at 18:55, and the whole building exploded at 19:01.
Image source, Leicestershire PoliceThe couple were killed along with Shane’s mother Mary Ragoobar, his brother Sean Ragoobeer and shop worker Viktorija Ijevleva.
The other son, 15-year-old Scotty Ragoobeer, was rescued from the rubble before fire engulfed the building. Jurors at Leicester Crown Court were shown video footage of him talking to police from underneath the rubble.
Aram Kurd, Hawkar Hassan and Arkan Ali deny murder, manslaughter, and conspiracy to commit fraud by false representation.
The trial continues.
Deer killed after getting bag stuck on headpublished at 11:48 Greenwich Mean Time 15 November 2018
Amy Woodfield
BBC NewsA deer found dead by a roadside in Newark is thought to have wandered into traffic after getting a bag stuck on its face.
The muntjac was found with a broken neck by the side of Bowbridge Road last week. It's thought it may have been pregnant.
Image source, Newark and Sherwood District CouncilNewark and Sherwood District Council said the animal's death brought the dangers of discarded plastics to the environment "sharply into focus".
Council leader David Lloyd said: "This was a totally avoidable tragedy which demonstrates the ultimate consequences of somebody just dumping a cheap carrier bag and having absolutely no regard for what harm it could cause to wildlife or the environment."
The authority is currently running a Cleaner, Safer and Greener campaign, encouraging locals to take responsibility for disposing of their rubbish properly.
Nottingham teenager still missing after three dayspublished at 11:18 Greenwich Mean Time 15 November 2018
Gavin Bevis
BBC NewsPolice say they're concerned for the safety of a 16-year-old boy who's been missing for three days.
Nana Vandevelde disappeared from the Top Valley area of Nottingham at about 08:00 on Monday.
They've asked people to get in touch, external if they've seen the teenager, who was wearing a black tracksuit when he vanished.
Image source, Nottinghamshire PoliceUsed syringe in park stabbed boy, ninepublished at 11:18 Greenwich Mean Time 15 November 2018
Amy Woodfield
BBC NewsA BBC Investigation has found more than 100,000 dirty syringes have been found on the UK's streets in the last three years.
Leicester was the second worse place in the country with nearly 12,000 syringes removed between 2015/18. Neither Nottingham nor Derby city councils responded to the Freedom of Information request.
In Charnwood alone more than 600 needles have been removed.
Trisha Catterall, from Loughborough, had to take her son Caelan to hospital after he stood on a needle in a park last year.
She said her nine-year-old son was running in and out of bushes with his friends when a needle went through his shoe and into his toe.
She said: "He had to have a booster injection in his thigh, which really hurt, and he broke down during that one because it was so sore. Then he had thee separate course of the Hepatitis B injection."
Luckily Caelan has since been given the all-clear.
Gloucester 24-17 Leicesterpublished at 10:41 Greenwich Mean Time 15 November 2018
Two tries from Henry Trinder help Gloucester beat Leicester at Kingsholm to maintain their unbeaten home record.
Read MoreWatch: Suspected thieves caught 'creeping' up drivewaypublished at 10:13 Greenwich Mean Time 15 November 2018
Amy Woodfield
BBC NewsCCTV footage of a suspected generator theft has been released by police in the hope the suspects will be recognised.The generator was taken from a property on Snelsmoor Lane between Chellaston and Aston.
Pictures released of blaze at derelict buildingpublished at 09:57 Greenwich Mean Time 15 November 2018
Amy Woodfield
BBC NewsFirefighters spent yesterday evening tackling a blaze at a derelict building in Bolsover.
Image source, Derbyshire Fire and Rescue ServiceEmergency services were called to the building on Oxcroft Lane just before 23:30. It's believe the fire is now out but crews are still inspecting the scene to make sure it hasn't reignited.
There will be an investigation to determine the cause of the blaze.
Image source, Derbyshire Fire and Rescue ServiceWatch: Inside Nottingham's 'ice bar'published at 09:46 Greenwich Mean Time 15 November 2018
Amy Woodfield
BBC NewsThis winter you don't need to go to Lapland to enjoy a winter wonderland - you just need to head to Nottingham., external
As well as the usual ice skating rink, you can toboggan down King Street on a brand-new 30ft slide.
If all that sound far too energetic you can just "chill out" in the ice bar.
Edward Mellors is in charge of the Christmas market and has praised the "forward-thinking" city council for bringing "something spectacular" to the city to encourage people to shop on the high street.
He said: "Nottingham has a very unique market square and they're really using it to its full potential. If this brings people in and these people spend in the shops and the hotels, it's got to be good."
Green light for return of free garden waste collectionspublished at 09:35 Greenwich Mean Time 15 November 2018
Gavin Bevis
BBC NewsPlans to bring back free garden waste collections in Derby have been approved by the city council.
The move will mean households in the city no longer have to pay an annual charge for brown bins to be emptied.
The free collections - which residents need to register for, external - are due to begin in April.
Image source, Derby City CouncilSoubry: PM will be considering her positionpublished at 09:22 Greenwich Mean Time 15 November 2018
Gavin Bevis
BBC NewsBroxtowe MP Anna Soubry says the resignation of Brexit secretary Dominic Raab will have left Prime Minister Theresa May "considering her position".
The Conservative member - who has been a vocal critic of Brexit since the referendum - tweeted that Britain now required a "Government of National Unity" but did not elaborate on what that means.
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End of twitter postEast Midlands misses out on knife crime fundingpublished at 09:17 Greenwich Mean Time 15 November 2018
Amy Woodfield
BBC NewsLeicestershire's police and crime commissioner has said he's "shocked" that three police forces in the East Midlands have failed to secure funding to help tackle knife and other serious and violent crime.
Earlier this week the Home Secretary announced 19 forces across England and Wales will receive £17.7m over two years to divert children and young people away from violent crime.
Image source, PAWilly Bach said: "I was absolutely astonished to see that the bid from Leicestershire, alongside those from the Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire forces, had been ignored.
"These are the three biggest police forces in the East Midlands, serving around 3.5m people. They are not exempt from the problem of youth violence, but they have been disregarded."
He's tabled a question to ask why in the House of Lords later today.
Hand-reared sheep 'killed by dog' appealpublished at 08:34 Greenwich Mean Time 15 November 2018
Amy Woodfield
BBC NewsPolice have put out an appeal after a sheep was killed in Buxworth. It's thought the animal was killed by a dog.
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End of twitter postCharity launches 'clothes poverty' campaignpublished at 08:31 Greenwich Mean Time 15 November 2018
BBC Radio NottinghamA Nottingham charity is launching a campaign in a bid to raise awareness of the issues surrounding clothing poverty.
Sharewear, which works like a food bank for clothes, provides emergency clothing, shoes and bedding to people who can't afford to buy them.
The organisation, which claims to be the only registered charity of its kind in the country, said it hopes its campaign, called #nothingtowear, will shed light on what it says is a "hidden issue".
Louise Cooke, from Sharewear, said: "Lack of clothing prevents people accessing the help that is out there.
"They often don't access it because they don't have the right clothes to put on for that appointment or they've only got one outfit that's dirty and their washing machine is broken."