Search for missing climbers 'not over'
Man guilty of 'horrific' park rape attack
Netflix film 'could hinder Maddie search'
Raleigh confirms relocation plans
Reinstated councillor suspended again over Facebook posts
Down'Ards win Shrovetide game
Peaty signs up for International Swimming League
Updates for Thursday 7 March 2019
Nick Smith
BBC News Online
British Showjumping have bought a Leicestershire farm which they want to turn into their national training centre.
The 120-acre Home Farm, near Holthorpe, is expected to include residential and equestrian facilities and will offer training to members, officials and volunteers.
Image source, British ShowjumpingWe've had ideal conditions for rainbows over the past couple of days. Our Weather Watchers snapped these pics in Leicester, Stretton and Wingerworth.
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Image source, Janice DysonLeicester boss Brendan Rodgers says the "horrendous" burglary at his Glasgow home gave his family a "fright".
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Amy Woodfield
BBC News
Brendan Rodgers has said a break-in at his home in Glasgow will speed up the process of moving his family to Leicester.
"We’re looking to buy a home here and they’ll move down soon. We’ll throw our life into this city and we’re looking forward to doing that," said the new Leicester City boss.
Image source, PAHis wife and stepdaughter are believed to have been inside his East Dunbartonshire home when it was broken into yesterday morning.
He confirmed some of his medals were taken, before adding: "I’ll just have to try and get some more now."
Gerry and Kate McCann say they have not participated in a documentary which is due to air this month.
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BBC News Online
Delays are expected on the M1 northbound after a BMW caught fire approaching junction 23.
The driver and passenger were both unharmed in the fire.
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BBC News Online
Traffic is queuing on the M1 northbound due to a vehicle fire.
Police say the car came to a stop on the hard shoulder about one mile short of J23 Loughborough and the occupants of the vehicle were on the hard shoulder when emergency services arrived.
The fire service are in attendance and two of three lanes have been closed by Highways officers.
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The jury in a murder trial has been shown a video interview by an 87-year-old man who died after being attacked in his home.
Arthur Gumbley gave police an account of the attack from his hospital bed two weeks before he died.
Image source, Family handoutHe said he'd been punched and kicked by intruders who had broken into his home in Sutton Coldfield in November 2017.
Jason Wilsher, 20, from Leicestershire denies murder and conspiracy to rob.
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Two lanes of the M1 have been closed due to a vehicle fire on the northbound carriageway between J22 and J23.
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Bike firm Raleigh has confirmed it is planning to move from its current headquarters in Eastwood.
The company said following strong sales of electric bikes it felt "the time was right to look for premises better suited to the future demands of the business".
Image source, GoogleRaleigh added it had "firm intentions to remain in the Nottinghamshire area".
The firm, which was established in 1887, has submitted an application for the Eastwood site to change from industrial to residential use with a view to selling it for housing.
Nick Smith
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One lane of the M1 southbound near junction 29 is closed due to a broken-down lorry.
Recovery on the scene.
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BBC Radio Nottingham
Conservative peer Baroness Warsi has criticised her party for reinstating an Ashfield councillor suspended last year for sharing Islamophobic posts on Facebook.
Mick Murphy who represents Hucknall North shared several images, including one comparing Muslim dress to bin bags.
He's since been reinstated and in the last week has shared images of Jeremy Corbyn and Dianne Abbott using offensive terms.
BBC Radio Nottingham have contacted Councillor Murphy for comment but had no response.
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Concern is growing for a 14-year-old girl who went missing yesterday.
Veronika Siwak went missing from the Meadows area of Nottingham.
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BBC News
Six men have been arrested on suspicion of child sexual exploitation offences following raids in Nottingham, external.
Police said five properties were searched in the Forest Fields area this morning as part of an ongoing investigation.
Three men, aged 25, 24 and 20, were arrested on suspicion of causing or inciting the sexual exploitation of two 14-year-old girls.
Another three men, aged 28, 24 and 24, were arrested on suspicion of causing or inciting the sexual exploitation of a 14-year-old girl. All six remain in police custody.
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Leicester Tigers head coach has dismissed rumours linking George Ford to Rugby League.
Image source, ReutersThere's been reports that three major clubs are keeping tabs on the fly-half.
Geordan Murphy said "there's always going to be speculation" and that "most of it's not true".
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Police have released images of two men they would like to speak to in connection with a burglary at a pub.
The Cricketers in Wollaton Road, Beeston, was burgled in the early hours of Tuesday 22 January.
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BBC News
A sculpture of Nottinghamshire’s first female MP is being unveiled in Carlton tomorrow.
Image source, Gedling Borough CouncilFlorence Paton represented the Rushcliffe Constituency from 1945-1950. She campaigned for better working conditions in mines as well as improved health services for woman and children.
The stainless steel bust is being installed in the Garden for the Blind on Carlton Hill as part of International Women’s Day celebrations.
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
World famous bike manufacturer Raleigh is reportedly planning to relocate from its current headquarters in Eastwood.
Buoyed by strong sales of electric bikes, the firm hopes to move to a new purpose-built factory elsewhere in the county, the Nottingham Post has said, external.
Image source, GoogleBroxtowe Borough Council confirmed Raleigh had submitted an application to change the use of its Eastwood site from industrial to residential to allow it to be sold for a new housing development.
In a statement, the authority said: "Whilst the council welcomes applications for new homes, it is always disappointing to lose a business in the borough.
"This application has just been received and will be fully considered and consulted on before a decision is made as part of the normal planning process."
Raleigh has not yet responded to the BBC's request for a comment.
Alex Howick
BBC Radio Derby reporter
A teacher is hoping to break a 132-year-old cycling record - by riding a penny farthing.
Richard Thoday, from Matlock, says he hopes to break the world record, which was set by a Victorian teenager, by riding from Land's End to John O'Groats in under five days.
Mr Thoday has been fascinated by the unusual bicycles since he saw a picture of one in The Guardian when he was a child.
He uses his penny farthing to commute to his job at Highfields School and says he loves the reaction he gets from his pupils and people in the street.
