East Midlands Today

One of Toyota's top bosses has reiterated that a no-deal Brexit would threaten the future of its British factories, like the one in Derby.

The head of the firm's European Operations has said this scenario would make it "extremely complicated" to build new models at its British plants.

The warning is likely to raise fears over job losses with about 3,000 staff employed at the Burnaston site.

Amy Woodfield
BBC News

It's Shrove Tuesday, and for Ashbourne in Derbyshire that means one thing - the Royal Shrovetide Football game.

It involves two sides competing to move a ball to posts at opposing ends of the town. It can get rough and the shops have been boarded up in preparation.

It takes place across fields, streets, car parks and waterways each Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday.

Last year the game ended in a 1-1 draw between the Up'Ards and the Down'Ards.

Here's what that game looked like.

It's based in Nottingham, where six people died in knife attacks between October 2017 and September 2018.

Amy Woodfield
BBC News

A well known name on the Leicester high street has announced it is closing for good.

Brucciani is a family business that was established in the city in 1937, when Luigi Brucciani opened an Italian coffee shop on Horsefair Street.

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There are now two Brucciani cafes - on Churchgate and Fox Lane​, and a bakery on Bath Lane.

Tom Brucciani is the third generation working with the business. He told the BBC it has "not been an easy decision" but the company will cease trading on 4 May.

The staff have all been told and Tom said "it's a sad day" but admitted it's been months in the making.

He said the bakery needs some renovating and he doesn't want to risk investing money when "we're not as busy as we need to be".

He described the closure a "like a death in the family" saying "it's always been part of our life".

Divisions still exist in Nottinghamshire between those who joined the 1984 strike and those who went to work.

Lee Bowditch sent a teenager an indecent image of himself as well as sexual messages, said police.

Amy Woodfield
BBC News

Police investigating violent disorder outside King Power stadium on the night of the helicopter crash which killed the club's chairman have released images of four men they need help to identify.

A number of people were involved in a fight after the Leicester City and West Ham United match on Saturday 27 October 2018 - about an hour before the tragedy.

Image source, Leicestershire Police

No one reported being injured.

Last month, seven men were arrested in Leicester and in the London area - six were bailed, while one was released with no further action.

An earlier CCTV appeal helped identify two other men who are now "assisting officers with their enquiries".

Police are still trying to identify these four men.

Amy Woodfield
BBC News

A 12-year-old boy from Leicestershire has told the BBC he's afraid not to carry a knife.

Isaiah said: "I'd feel scared because I'd have nothing to defend myself with. If someone pulls out a Rambo or a gun - you've got nothing."

He is one of thousands of children involved in an arts project in Leicester and Leicestershire called Words over Weapons.

Image source, PA

It's funded by the Home Office and uses poetry and videos to teach the dangers of knife crime to young people aged 11-19.

Tyler, another boy involved in the project, told the BBC he carried a knife in the past but the initiative has helped divert him away from gang life.

He said: "I feel like this is a gateway to something else to get you out of it."

Figures show the number of children in England aged 16 and under being stabbed rose by 93% between 2016 and 2018.

Amy Woodfield
BBC News

The railway line between Loughborough and Leicester has now reopened after a person was hit by a train in Sileby.

East Midlands Trains said it is putting the timetable back together, but with crew and trains not in the right place there is still some disruption.

Network Rail has highlighted the charity Samaritans to anyone affected by what happened.

Amy Woodfield
BBC News

Armed police have arrested a man found hiding in a loft in Sandiacre.

They were called just after 22:30 yesterday following a report of "road rage" in Borrowash, where the suspect was believed to have a hand gun.

Image source, Derbyshire Police

The car involved was found outside an address on Goodwin Close with suspected cannabis inside.

At a nearby property officers found and arrested a 24-year-old man on suspicion of possession of a firearm, using a firearm to put in fear of violence and possession of a Class B drug.

He remains in custody.

Briton Tom Ballard and Italian Daniele Nardi went missing on a peak dubbed "Killer Mountain" in Pakistan.

Eddie Bisknell
Local Democracy Reporter

Controversial plans for an amusement arcade , externalin Ashbourne are once again up for approval by Derbyshire Dales District Council.

The application is to be debated at a planning committee meeting to be held on Tuesday 12 March.

Councillors on the district council planning committee had been due to decide on the arcade plans for Ashbourne's former public toilets in January, but deferred the matter so that they could visit the site to get a better idea of the impact the change of use could have.

Image source, Google

They said this could clear up whether the business would negatively impact the town centre or not. Planning officers have again recommended approval.

The application, pitched by Ashbourne pizza chef Benny Morabbi, would see the site, in a part of Union Street known locally as The Channel, filled with slot and quiz machines.

Nearly 80 residents have objected, fearing a rise in anti-social behaviour and that children, who use the route to walk to school, could be encouraged to gamble.

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

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

Amy Woodfield
BBC News

East Midlands Trains says no services are currently running between Leicester and Loughborough (both directions) after a person was hit by a train.

Network Rail are at the scene and the British Transport Police have been contacted.

Journeys on the London St Pancras/Nottingham/Sheffield and Leicester/Lincoln routes are disrupted.

Here are some alternative route suggestions on the railway. Those travelling between Loughborough and Leicester can get a replacement bus.

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

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The RSPCA in Radcliffe on Trent has said work on its new re-homing and education centre is nearly complete.

The redeveloped Nottinghamshire site has been five years in the planning and cost £1m.

The centre will provide training opportunities for student vets and strengthen the charity's work in the community.

Amy Woodfield
BBC News

Happy birthday Harry Maguire - the Leicester City and England player turns 26 today.

Not a bad career so far.

Image source, Getty Images

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Plans for a £7m expansion of the Phoenix cinema and art centre in Leicester have been approved.

Two extra cinema screens will be added along with a new art gallery and spaces for education and learning.

The project will see some of the existing venue's interior reconfigured, and a two-storey extension added to the current building.

Amy Woodfield
BBC News

Prince Harry has opened a memorial to the victims of the two Tunisia terrorist attacks in 2015.

The centrepiece of the memorial in Birmingham is a sculpture made up of 31 individual streams. One for each British tourist who lost their life.

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Scott Chalkley from Derby, Ray and Angela Fisher from Leicester and John Stollery from Nottinghamshire were among 38 holidaymakers killed on a beach in Sousse.

Mr Chalkley's sons Ross and Brad Naylor spoke to Harry after the service and said his "biggest message" was talking "instead of keeping it to yourself".