Summary

  • Search for missing climbers set to resume

  • 'Mindless' fly-tipping found at beauty spot

  • Financial struggle for horse rescue charity

  • Bricks thrown at police car

  • Funeral of former Foxes goalkeeper

  • Updates for Monday 4 March 2019

  1. Rams battle back to beat Laticspublished at 22:10 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2019

    Mason Bennett and Scott Malone score second-half goals as Derby County come from behind to beat Wigan Athletic.

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  2. Council tax to rise an average of 4.5%published at 06:21 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2019

    The Local Government Association said councils had "little choice" in order to protect services.

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  3. Treat knife crime like terrorism, urges MPpublished at 05:36 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2019

    The government should instigate a Cobra meeting to respond to the knife crime "crisis", an MP says.

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  4. Anger as killer boxer back in ringpublished at 00:21 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2019

    Jagdip Randhawa died after being punched by Clifton Ty Mitchell on a night out.

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  5. 100mph police chase driver jailedpublished at 18:42 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2019

    The Audi driver led police on a 14-minute pursuit through residential streets.

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  6. Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:01 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2019

    Nick Smith
    BBC News Online

    Today's updates have now come to an end.

    Join us from 08:00 tomorrow for more news, sport, travel and weather for the East Midlands.

  7. Weather: Evening showers ahead of a chilly nightpublished at 17:51 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2019

    BBC Weather

    We can expect scattered showers at first this evening which will quickly die away to leave a dry night with clear spells.

    Temperatures will be chilly, with a brisk south-westerly wind.

    Tomorrow will be a largely dry day with sunny spells and the chance of the odd isolated shower.

    Cloud will tend to thicken later in the afternoon, with a brisk south-westerly wind expected again.

    Weather
  8. Fly-tipped rubbish spotted near A46published at 17:50 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2019

    Nick Smith
    BBC News Online

    This pile of fly-tipped rubbish was spotted today near Cropwell Bishop, Nottinghamshire, approaching the A46 junction.

    Fly-tipping
  9. Horse sanctuary 'relying on charity' due to rising costspublished at 17:48 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2019

    BBC Radio Leicester

    A sanctuary which cares for 90 horses, has said "there's not a penny left in the bank"

    Pablos, near Melton Mowbray, is surviving thanks to the charity of their local food supplier and vet.

    Owner Carole Fields said: “[The cost of everything] has gone up this year so hay is fetching silly money now because of the shortage.

    “The farmers which supply us and our wonderful vets continue to supply us because they know at some point they’ll get their money.”

    Pablos
  10. Flybe sale approved by shareholderspublished at 17:14 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2019

    BBC News

    Low-cost airline Flybe is moving forward with its sale to Connect Airways.

    Shareholders have voted in favour of the £2.8m deal with the consortium of Virgin Atlantic, Stobart Air and Cyrus Capital.

    The airline operates seven routes from East Midlands Airport.

    FlybeImage source, Getty Images
  11. Police concerned for missing teenagerpublished at 17:13 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2019

    Nick Smith
    BBC News Online

    Concern is growing for Samantha Davies, who was last seen on Saturday evening.

    CCTV footage captured the teenager, from Thurnby Lodge, getting into a car at 21:40 in Fairfax Road, Humberstone.

    A family member had seen her getting off a bus in St George’s Way, close to St George's Retail Park, earlier that evening.

    Samantha DaviesImage source, Leicestershire Police
  12. Watch: The Prodigy at Download Festivalpublished at 17:03 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2019

    Nick Smith
    BBC News Online

    The Prodigy, whose lead singer Keith Flint has died aged 49, headlined Download Festival at Donington Park in 2012.

    Today, the festival shared a clip of the band's performance in tribute.

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  13. Harry unveils Tunisia attacks memorialpublished at 16:57 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2019

    Thirty Britons were among 38 tourists killed in Sousse in June 2015.

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  14. Four to appear at court tomorrow charged with murderpublished at 16:43 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2019

    BBC Radio Derby

    Four people will appear at Derby Crown Court tomorrow charged with the murder of a man.

    Lance Martin, 24, was found in Normanton with serious injuries on Thursday, but later died in hospital.

    Kerian Bareham, 30 and Francesca Butler, 23 - both of Portland Street - and Jamie Butler, 42, and Clara Butler, 21 - both from Marlborough Road - were remanded in custody when they appeared at Derby Magistrates' Court earlier today.

    Lance MartinImage source, Katie Louise Burke
  15. Search finds 'no sign' of missing climberspublished at 16:25 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2019

    Briton Tom Ballard and Italian Daniele Nardi went missing on a peak in Pakistan eight days ago.

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  16. Motorpoint Arena pays tribute to Keith Flintpublished at 15:43 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2019

    Nick Smith
    BBC News Online

    The Motorpoint Arena has paid tribute to The Prodigy singer Keith Flint, who has died aged 49.

    The venue tweeted: "An iconic frontman, we had the pleasure of welcoming him and The Prodigy just a few months ago.

    "It was a tremendous night."

    The band most recently performed in Nottingham in November.

    The ProdigyImage source, Nottingham Motorpoint Arena
  17. Notts boss 'meeting prospective buyers'published at 14:57 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2019

    BBC Radio Nottingham

    The Notts County chairman has said he'll meet with prospective buyers of the club over the next few days.

    Notts CountyImage source, PA

    Alan Hardy claims to have received two formal offers to buy the football club - both, he says, meet his expectations.

    He says he plans to meet with the interested parties and grant one a "period of exclusivity" to carry out due diligence and complete the sale.

  18. Woman threatened with knife in burglarypublished at 14:56 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2019

    Nick Smith
    BBC News Online

    Police would like to speak to this man in relation to an aggravated burglary in Harworth.

    Officers were called to the Sandy Mount area at 04:00 on 28 February to reports that a woman had been threatened with a knife and had cash, jewellery and sentimental items taken from her house.

    CCTVImage source, Nottinghamshire Police
  19. Memorial opened for victims of Tunisia terror attackpublished at 14:47 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2019

    Nick Smith
    BBC News Online

    A memorial to the victims of the two Tunisia terrorist attacks in 2015 has been opened at Cannon Hill Park in Birmingham by Prince Harry.

    Thirty Britons were among 38 tourists killed by a gunman on a beach at Port El Kantaoui, while a UK tourist was one of 22 killed in an attack at a museum in Tunis.

    John Stollery, a 58-year-old social worker from Nottingham, Sue Davey and her partner Scott Chalkley were among those who died in the beach attack.

    Ms Davey's daughter Chloe is the partner of Leicester City winger Marc Albrighton.

    MemorialImage source, Kensington Palace
  20. Watch: Banks' former clubs represented at funeralpublished at 14:42 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2019

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC News

    Goalkeepers Kasper Schmeichel and Joe Anyon carried Gordon Banks' coffin into the Stoke Minster as representatives of his former clubs.

    Banks made 23 appearances for Chesterfield between 1955 and 1959 and 293 for Leicester City between 1959 and 1967.